vER.25— 32. ST.LUKE. 543 AUG. He isangryevenalsonow, and stillisunwillingto enter.When then the fulnessof the Gentilesshallhave comein,hisFatherwillgo outatthefittimethatallIsraelRom. alsomay be saved,as itfollows,Thereforecame hisfather",26' outandentreatedhim. For thereshallbe at some time an. opencallingof the Jews to the salvationof the Gospel. Which manifestationofcallinghe callsthegoingoutofthe fathertoentreattheelderson. Next theansweroftheelder soninvolvestwo questions; foritfollows,And he answering taidtohisfather,Lo thesemany yearsdoI servethee,neither transgressedI atany timethycommandment. With respect tothecommandment not transgressed,it at once occurs, thatitwas not spokenof everycommand, but of thatmost essentialone,thatis,thathe was seentoworshipno other God but one,the Creatorof all.Nor is that son to be understoodto representallIsraelites,but thosewho have neverturnedfrom God to idols.For althoughhe might desireearthlythings,yet soughthe them from God alone, thoughincommon withsinners.Hence itissaid,/ was asf».73,22. a beastbeforeThee,and I am alwayswithThee. But who is thekidwhichhe neverreceivedtomake merry upon? forit follows,Thou nevergavestme a kid,AV. Under thename of akidthesinnermay be signified. AMBROSE.The Jew requiresa kid,theChristiana lamb, andthereforeisBarabbasreleasedto them,to us a lamb is sacrificed.Which thingalsoisseenin thekid,becausethe Jewshave lostthe ancientriteof sacrifice.Or theywho seekfora kid,waitforAntichrist.AUG. But I do not see theobjectofthisinterpretation,foritisveryabsurdforhim towhom itisafterwardssaid,Thou arteverwithme,tohave wishedforthisfrom hisfather,i.e.tobelieveinAntichrist. Noraltogethercan we rightlyunderstandany of the Jews whoaretobelieveinAntichristtobe thatson. And how couldhe feastupon thatkidwhich isAntichrist whodidnotbelieveinhim ? But ifto feastupon the slain kid,isthesame astorejoiceatthedestructionofAntichrist, howdoestheson whom thefatherdidnotentertainsaythat thiswasnevergivenhim,seeingthatallthesonswillrejoice athisdestruction?Hiscomplaintthenis,thattheLord Him selfwas deniedhim to feastupon,becauseHe deems him