494 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIII. willin vainimplorethatmercy which theyhave despised. Thereforeit follows,And He willanswer and say to you, Greg. I know you not whence ye are. GREG. For God not to 2.c'V know isforHim toreject,asalsoa man who speaksthetruth isSaidnottoknow how tolie,forhe disdainstosinby telling a lie,not thatifhe wishedto liehe knew nothow, but that fromloveoftruthhe scornstospeakwhat isfalse.Therefore thelightoftruthknows notthedarknesswhichitcondemns. It follows,Then shallye beginto say, We have eatenand drunkinThy presence,&;c.CYRIL.Thisrefersto the Israel ites,who,accordingtothepracticeof theirlaw,when offer ing victimsto God, eat and are merry. They heard also in the synagoguesthe books of Moses,who in hiswritings deliverednot hisown words,but thewords of God. THEO- PHYL. Or itissaidto the Israelites,simplybecauseChrist was born of them accordingto the flesh,and they ateand drank with Him, and heard Him preaching. But these thingsalsoapplyto Christians.For we eat the body of Christand drinkHis blood as oftenas we approachthe mystictable,and He teachesin the streetsof our souls, which are open to receiveHim. BEDE. Or mystically,he eatsand drinksin theLord'spresencewho eagerlyreceives the food of the word. Hence itisadded forexplanation, Thou hasttaughtinour streets.For Scripturein itsmore obscureplacesis food,sinceby being expounded it isas itwere broken and swallowed.In the clearerplacesitis drink,where itistakendown justas itisfound. But at a feastthebanquetdoesnot delighthim whom the pietyof faithcommends not. The knowledgeoftheScripturesdoes notmake him known toGod,whom theiniquityofhisworks provesto be unworthy; as itfollows,And He willsay unto you,I know notwhenceye are; departfrom Me. Basil.reg. BASIL. He perhapsspeaksto thosewhom the Apostleii™.T2S82.describesin his owu person,saying,If I speak with the tonguesof men and of angels,and have allknowledge,and (jiveallmy goods tofeed thepoor,but have not charity, itprofitethme nothing. For whateveris done not from regardto the loveof God, but to gain praisefrom men, obtainsno praisefrom God. THEOPHYL. Observealsothat theyareobjectsofwrath in whose streetthe Lord teaches.