VEH.35 — 40. ST.LUKE. 457 loins,therefore,fromtheprincipalsex,lustissignified.But becauseitisa smallthingnot to do evil,unlessalsomen striveto labourin good works,itisadded,And yourlamps burningin your hands; forwe holdburninglamps in our hands,when by good workswe shew forthbrightexamples toour neighbours.AUG. Or, He teachesus alsoto girdAug.tieourloinsforthe sakeof keepingourselvesfromthe loveof{j^fv' thethingsof thisworld,and to have our lamps burning,q-25. thatthisthingmay be done witha trueend and rightin tention.GREG. But ifa man hasboth of these,whosoeverGreg.hebe,nothingremainsforhim butthathe shouldplacehisublsUP- wholeexpectationon thecoming of the Redeemer. There foreitisadded,And be ye liketo men thatwaitfor their lord,when he willreturnfrom thewedding,fyc. For our Lord wentto the wedding,when ascendingup intoheaven astheBridegroomHe joinedtoHimselftheheavenlymulti tudeof angels. THEOPHYL. Dailyalsoin the heavensHe betrothsthesoulsoftheSaints,whom Paulor anotheroffers2 Cor.toHim, asa chastevirgin.But liereturnsfrom the cele-ll'2' brationof the heavenlymarriage,perhapsto allatthe end ofthewholeworld,when He shallcome fromheaveninthe gloryofthe Father; perhapsalsoeveryhour standingsud denlypresentatthe deathof eachindividual.CYRIL.Now considerthatHe comes fromtheweddingasfroma festival, whichGod iseverkeeping;fornothingcan causesadness totheIncorruptibleNature. GREG. NYSS. Or else,when Greg. thewedding was celebratedand the Church receivedinto""c^,,}1 thesecretbridalchamber,the angelswere expectingthe retuniof the King to His own naturalblessedness.And aftertheirexample we orderour life,thatas they living togetherwithoutevil,arepreparedto welcometheirLord's return,so we also,keepingwatch at the door,shouldmake ourselvesreadytoobey Him when He comes knocking;for itfollows,thatwhen he comethand knocketh,theymay open tohimimmediately. GREG. For He comes when He hastensto judgment,butGreg.He knocks,when alreadyby thepainofsicknessHe denotesubl8Up' thatdeathisat hand; towhom we immediatelyopen ifwe receiveHim withlove. For he who tremblestodepartfrom thebody,has no wish to open to the Judge knocking,and