VER. 9 — 18. ST. LUKE. C59 peoplerejectedHim, when theysaid,Thisman isnotofGod.i°'1"9, But He was so usefuland soprecious,thatHe was placedas thehead stoneof the corner. CYRIL.But holy Scripture'Pct- comparestoa cornerthemeetingtogetherofthetwonations^fclph.2, theJew and the Gentile,intoone faith.For the Saviour hascompactedboth peoplesintoone new man, reconciling them in one hody to the Father. Of savinghelpthen is thatstoneto the cornermade by it,but to the Jews who resistthisspiritualunion,itbringethdestruction. THEOPHYL. He mentionstwo condemnationsor destruc tionsof them, one indeedoftheirsouls,whichtheysuffered beingoffendedin Christ.And He touchesthiswhen He says,Whosoevershallfallupon thatstoneshallbe shakento pieces.But the otherof theircaptivityand extermination, whichthe stonethatwas despisedby them broughtupon them. And He pointsto thiswhen He says,But upon whomsoeverit shallfall,it shallgrind him topowder,or winnow him. For so were the Jews winnowed throughtie wholeworld,as the strawfrom the threshingfloor.And marktheorderofthings; forfirstcomesthewickednesscom mittedagainstHim, thenfollowsthejustvengeanceofGod. BEDE. Or else,He who isa sinner,yet believeson Christ, fallsindeedupon thestoneand isshaken,forhe ispreserved by penitenceuntosalvation.But upon whomsoeveritshall fall,thatis,upon whom the stoneitselfhascome down be causehe deniedit,itshallgrindhim to powder,sothatnot evena broken pieceofa vesselshallbe left,in which may bedrunka littlewater. Or,He means by thosewho fallupon Him, such as onlydespiseHim, and thereforedo not yet utterlyperish,but areshakenviolentlyso thattheycannot walkupright.But upon whom itfalls,upon them shallHe come in judgment with everlastingpunishment,therefore shallitgrindthem to powder,thattheymay be asthedustft.1,4. whichthewind scattersfrom thefaceoftheearth. AMBROSE. The vineyardisalsoour type. For the hus bandman istheAlmightyFather,thevineisChrist,butwe Johnarethe branches.RightlyarethepeopleofChristcalleda ljl5 vine,eitherbecauseitcarrieson itsfrontthesignofthecross, or becauseitsfruitsaregatheredin the lattertime of the year,orbecausetoallmen, astotheequalrowsofvines,poor 2u2