708 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII.
and Blood of our Lord isreceivedwhole in all. But the
breakingofthesacredbreadsignifiesthePassion.
21. But, behold,the hand of him that betrayetb
Me iswithMe on the table.
22. And trulythe Son of man goeth,as itwas
determined: but woe unto thatman by whom He is
betrayed.
23. And theybegan to enquireamong themselves,
which ofthem itwas thatshoulddo thisthing.
Aug.de AUG. When our Lord had giventhecup to His disciples,nu cEi ^e again spoke of His betrayer,saying,But, behold,the
hand of him thatbetrayethHe, fife.THEOPHYL. And this
He saidnot onlyto shew thatHe knew allthings,but also
to declareunto us His own especialgoodness,in thatHe
leftnothingundone of thosethingswhich belongedtoHim
todo; (forHe givesus an example,thateven untotheend
we shouldbeemployedinreclaimingsinners;)and moreover
to pointoutthe basenessof the traitorwho blushednotto
chrys.be His guest. CHRYS.Yet thoughpartakingofthemystery,
ne was not converted.Nay, hiswickednessis made only
themore awful,aswellbecauseunderthe pollutionof such
a design,he came to the mystery,as thatcoming he was
notmade better,eitherby fear,gratitude,orrespect.BEDE.
And yet our Lord does not especiallypointhim out,lest
beingso plainlydetected,he might onlybecome the more
shameless.But He throwsthechargeon thewholetwelve,
thattheguiltyone mightbe turnedto repentance.He also
proclaimshispunishment,thatthe man whom shame had
notprevailedupon,mightby thesentencedenouncedagainst
him be broughttoamendment. Hence itfollows,And truly
theSon ofman goeth,fyc.THEOPHYL. Not as ifunableto
preserveHimself,but as determiningforHioiselfto suffer
deathforthesalvationofman.
Chrys. CHRYS. BecausethenJudasinthethingswhicharewritten
inMatt.'ofhim actedwithan evilpurpose,inorderthatno onemight
deem him guiltless,as beingthe ministerof the dispensa
tion,Christadds,Woe untothatman bywhom He isbetrayed.