634 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIX. selfHis kingdom,theministersof theword willreceivetheir deservedpraisesand delightin heavenlyrewards,because theymultipliedtheirtalentby acquiringmore talents,asit is added,Then came thefirst,saying,Lord, thypound has gainedtenpounds. BEDE. The firstservantisthe orderof teacherssenttothecircumcision,who receivedone pound to putouttouse,inasmuchasitwasorderedtopreachonefaith. But thisone pound gainedten pounds,becauseby itsteach ingitunitedtoitselfthepeoplewho weresubjecttothelaw. It follows,And he saiduntohim,Well done,thougood ser vant: becausethou hast beenfaithfulin a very little,$c. The servantisfaithfulina verylittlewho doesnotadulterate theword ofGod. For allthe giftswe receivenow arebut Evagrius.smallincomparisonof what we shallhave.GREEK Ex. Be causehe receivesthe rewardof hisown good works,he is saidto be setoverten cities.And some conceivingun worthilyof thesepromisesimaginethattheythemselvesare preferredtomagistraciesand chiefplacesintheearthlyJeru salem,whichisbuiltwithpreciousstones,becausetheyhave had theirconversationhonestin Christ;so littledo they purge theirsoulof allhankeringafterpower and authority among men. AMBROSE. But thetencitiesarethesoulsover whom he isrightlyplacedwho hasdepositedinthemindsof men hisLord'smoney and theholywords,whicharetriedas Ps.121,a silveristriedin the fire.For as Jerusalemissaidto be builtas a city,so are peace-makingsouls.And as angels haverule,sohavetheywho have acquiredthelifeof angels. It follows,And thesecondcame,saying,Lord,thypound has gainedfivepounds. BEDE. That servantisthe assem blyofthosewho weresenttopreachtheGospeltotheuncir- cumcision,whose pound,thatis,the faithof the Gospel, gainedfivepounds,becauseitconvertedtothegraceofEvan gelicalfaith,thenationsbeforeenslavedtothefivesensesof the body. And he saidlikewiseto him,Be thoualsoover fivecities; thatis,be exaltedtoshinethroughthefaithand conversationofthosesoulswhichthouhastenlightened. AMBROSE. Or perhapsdifferently;he who gainedfive pounds has allthemoralvirtues,fortherearefivesensesof thebody. He who gainedten hassomuch more,thatisto say,the mysteriesof the lawas wellas the moralvirtues.