702 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII. who are greaterin comprehension. And thischamber must be made ready by the goodman of the house, (thatis,the understanding,)forthe Son of God, and itmust be cleaned, wholly purged of the filthof malice. The master of the house alsomust not be any common person having a known name. Hence He saysmysticallyin Matthew, Go ye tosuch a one. AMBROSE. Now in the upper partshe has a large room furnished,that you may considerhow great were his merits in whom the Lord could sitdown with His disciples, rejoicingin His exalted'virtues. Orig. ORIGEN. But we should know thatthey who are taken up ut8up' with banquetingsand worldlycaresdo not ascend intothat upper part of the house, and thereforedo not keep the Passover with Jesus. For afterthe words of the disciples wherewith they questionedthe goodman of the house, (that is,the understanding,)the Divine Person came into that house to feasttherewith His disciples. 14. And when the hour was come, He satdown, and thetwelveapostleswith Him. 15. And He saidunto them, With desireI have desiredto eatthisPassoverwithyou beforeI suffer: 16. For I say unto you, I willnot any more eat thereof,untilitbe fulfilledinthekingdom of God. 17. And He took the cup, and gave thanks,and said,Take this,and divideitamong yourselves: 18. For I say unto you, I willnot drink of the fruitof the vine,untilthe kingdom of God shall come. CYRIL. As soon as the discipleshad prepared the Pass over,they proceed to eatit; as itissaid,And when thehour was come, $c. BEDB. By the hour of eating the Passover, He signifiesthe fourteenthday of the firstmonth, fargone towards evening,the fifteenthmoon just appearingon the earth. THEOPHYL. But how is our Lord said to sitdown, whereas the Jews eatthe Passoverstanding? They say,that when they had eaten the legal Passover,they sat down, accordingto the common custom, to eat theirotherfood.