638 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIX.
endowingone man withfasting,anotherwithprayer,another
withmildnessorhumility; but allthesesolongas we watch
strictlyoverourselveswe shallmultiply,but ifwe grow cold
we shallextinguish.He adds of His adversaries,But those
mine enemieswho would not thatI shouldreignoverthem,
Aug. bringthem hither,and slaythembeforeme. AUG. Wherebyubisup.lie(iescri()estne ungodlinessoftheJews who refusedtobe
convertedto Him. THEOPHYL. Whom He willdeliverto
death,castingthem intothe outerfire.But even in this
worldtheyweremostmiserablyslainby theRoman army.
CHRYS. Thesethingsareofforceagainstthe Marcionists.
For Christalsosays,Bring hitherMy enemies,and slay
them beforeMe. Whereas they sayChristindeedisgood,
Matt21,buttheGod oftheOld Testamentevil.Now itisplainthat
*'. boththeFatherand the Son do the same things. Forthe
FathersendsHis army to thevineyard,and the Son causes
His enemiesto be slainbeforeHim. CHRYS. Thisparable
' ^ **isrela^e<l'nLuke isdifferentfrom thatgiveninHat-
Matt25.thew concerningthe talents.For intheformerindeedout
ofone and thesame principalthereweredifferentsumspro
duced,seeingthatfrom the profitsof oue pound received,
one servantbroughtfive,anothertenpounds.But withMat
thew itisverydifferent.For he who receivedtwo pounds,
theretoadded two more. He who receivedfive,gainedas
much again. So therewardsgivenareunlikealso.
28. And when He had thusspoken,He wentbefore,
ascendingup toJerusalem.
29. And itcame to pass,when He was come nigh
to Bethphageand Bethany,at the mount calledthe
mount ofOlives,He senttwo ofHis disciples,
30. Saying,Go ye intothe villageover against
you ; inthewhich atyour enteringye shallfindacolt
tied,whereon yetneverman sat: loosehim,and bring
him hither.
31. And ifany man ask you, Why do ye loose
him ? thus shallye say unto him, Because theLord
hath need ofhim.