512 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIV. A"R- oxen,and I go to prove them. AUG. The fiveVoke of oxen Serin.112. aretakentobe thefivesensesoftheflesh; intheeyessight, in the earshearing,in the nostrilssmelling,in themouth taste,inallthemembers touch. But theyoke ismore easily apparentinthethreefirstsenses; twoeyes,two ears,twonos trils.Here arethreeyoke. And inthemouth isthesenseof tastewhichisfoundtobe a kindofdouble,inthatnothingis sensibletothetaste,whichisnottouchedbothby thetongue and palate.The pleasureof the fleshwhich belongstothe touch issecretlydoubled. It isboth outwardand inward. But they are calledyoke of oxen,becausethrough those sensesofthefleshearthlythingsarepursued. For theoxen tilltheground,but men ata distancefrom faith,givenup to earthlythings,refuseto believein any thing,but what they arriveat by means of thefive-foldsenseof the body. "I believenothingbutwhat I see." Ifsuchwereourthoughts, we shouldbe hinderedfrom the supperby thosefiveyokeof oxen. But thatyou may understandthatitisnot thede lightofthefivesenseswhich charms and conveyspleasure, but thata certaincuriosityisdenoted,he saysnot,I have boughtfiveyoke of oxen,and go to feedthem, but go to provethem. Greg.in GREG. By thebodilysensesalsobecausetheycannotcom- ?°™v'86-prehendthingswithin,but take cognizanceonlyof what is without,curiosityisrightlyrepresented,whichwhileitseeks toshakeoffa lifewhichisstrangetoit,notknowing itsown secretlife,desiresto dwellupon thingswithout. But we must observe,thatthe one who forhisfarm,and the other who to provehisfiveyoke of oxen,excusethemselvesfrom the Supper of theirInviter,mix up with theirexcusethe words of humility.For when they say,I pray thee,and then disdainto come, the word sounds of humility,hut theactionispride. Itfollows,And thissaid,I havemarried Aug. a wife,and thereforeI cannotcome. AUG. That is,the de.sup' lightofthefleshwhichhindersmany,I wishitwereoutward and not inward. For he who said,I have marrieda wife, takingpleasurein the delightsofthe flesh,excuseshimself from the supper; letsucha one takeheed lesthe diefrom inwardhunger. BASIL. But he says,I cannotcome, becausethat the