VER. 8— 13. ST. LUKE. 551
Levitesshould be the more abundant in the Church of
Christ,that whereasthey givea tenth,Christiansshould
givea half,as Zaccheusgave of hisgoods,or at leastby Luke
givingtwo tenths,thatis,a fifth,exceedthe payments of19,"'
theJews.
8.And the lordcommended the unjuststeward,
becausehe had done wisely: for the childrenof
thisworld are in theirgenerationwiserthan the
childrenoflight.
9.And I say unto you,Make to yourselvesfriends
ofthemammon of unrighteousness; that,when ye
fail,they may receiveyou into everlastinghabita
tions.
10.He that is faithfulin that which is leastis
faithfulalsoin much : and he thatisunjustin the
leastisunjustalsoin much.
11.Ifthereforeye have not been faithfulin the
unrighteousmammon, who willcommit to your trust
thetrueriches?
12.And ifye have not been faithfulinthatwhich
isanotherman's,who shallgiveyou that which is
yourown ?
13.No servantcan servetwo masters: foreither
he willhatethe one,and lovethe other; or elsehe
willhold to the one, and despisethe other. Ye
cannotserveGod and mammon.
AUG. The stewardwhom hislordcastoutof hissteward-Aug.shipisneverthelesscommended becausehe providedhimselfu **up'
againstthe future. As itfollows,And thelordcommended
theunjuststeward,becausehe had done wisely; we ought
nothoweverto take the wholeforour imitation.For we
shouldneveractdeceitfullyagainstour Lord in orderthat
iromthefrauditselfwe may givealms.
ORIGEN.But becausethe Gentilessay that wisdom isorigcn.in
a virtue,and defineittobe theexperienceofwhat isgood,Pr°v-i.1.