vKR. 24—30. ST. HIKE. 613 perfection,whereasSt.Pauldeclaresthisverythingwithout charityto be imperfect.Theirharmony is shewn in the wordswhichsucceed,And come,followMe, whichbetokensit tobe from love. For hereinshallallmen know thatye areJohnis, My disciples,ifye haveloveonetowardanother.THEOPHYL. Togetherwithpovertymust existalltheothervirtues,there foreHe says,Come,followMe, thatis,inallotherthingsbe My disciples,be alwaysfollowingMe. CYRIL.The rulerwas not ableto containthe new word, butbeinglikean old bottle,burstwith sorrow. BASIL.Basil. Themerchantwhen he goesto the market,isnot lothto partwithallthathe has,inordertoobtainwhat he requires, butthouartgrievedatgivingmere dustand ashesthatthou mayestgaineverlastingbliss. 24.And when Jesussaw thathe was verysorrow ful,He said,How hardlyshallthey thathave riches enterintothekingdom ofGod ! 25.For itis easierfora camel to go through a needle'seye,than fora richman to enterintothe kingdomof God. 26. And theythatheard itsaid,Who then can be saved? 27. And He said,The thingswhich are impossible withmen are possiblewithGod. 28. Then Peter said,Lo, we have leftall,and followedThee. 29. And He said unto them, VerilyI say unto you,Thereisno man thathathlefthouse,or parents, orbrethren,or wife,or children,forthe kingdom of God'ssake, 30. Who shallnot receivemanifoldmore in this presenttime,and in the world to come lifeever lasting. THEOPHYL. Our Lord, seeingthat the rich man was sorrowfulwhen it was toldhim to surrenderhis riches, marvelled,saying,How hardlyshalltheythathave riches enterintothekingdomofGod ! He saysnot,Itisimpossible