vER. 34 — 37. ST. LUKE. 597 hasdescribedtheseas grindingat a mill,becausein their handsrevolvesthe wheel and circleof temporalconcerns. AndwithreferencetothesemattersHe hasrepresentedthem asgrindingtogether,inasmuchastheygivetheirservicesto thebenefitof the Church. The thirdclassare thosewho labourin the ministryoftheChurch as inthefieldofGod. laeachofthesethreeclassesthen thereare two sortsof men,ofwhich theone abidein the Church and aretaken up,theotherfallaway and areleft.AMBROSE. For God is notunjustthatHe shouldseparatein His rewardoftheir desertsmen of likepursuitsin life,and notdifferinginthe qualityof theiractions.But the habitof livingtogether doesnotequalizethe meritsof men, fornot allaccomplish whattheyattempt,but he onlywho shallperseveretothe endshallbe saved.CYRIL.When He saidthatsome should betakenup,the disciplesnotunprofitablyinquire,'Where, Lord?'BEDE. Our Lord was askedtwo questions,where thegood shouldbe taken up,and where the bad left; He gaveonlyone answer,and leftthe othertobe understood, saying,Wheresoeverthebody is,thitherwilltheeaglesbe gatheredtogether.CYRIL.As ifHe said,As when a dead bodyisthrown away,allthe birdswhich feedon human fleshflockto it,sowhen the Son ofman shallcome,allthe eagles,thatis,thesaints,shallhastetomeet Him. AMBROSE. Forthesoulsofthe righteousarelikenedtoeagles,because theysoarhigh and forsakethe lowerparts,and aresaidto livetoa greatage. Now concerningthe body,we canhave no doubt,and above allifwe remember thatJosephre ceivedthebody fromPilate.And do notyou seetheeaglesMatt.28. aroundthe body are thewomen and Apostlesgatheredto getheraroundour Lord'ssepulchre?Do not you seethem then,when IIe shallcome in theclouds,and everyeyeshallRev.i,7. beholdHim ? But thebody isthatofwhichitwas said,My John6,55. fleshismeat indeed;and aroundthisbody are the eagles whichflyabout on thewings of the Spirit,arounditalso eagleswhichbelievethatChristhascome intheflesh.And thisbodyisthe Church,in which by the graceof baptism wearerenewedintheSpirit. EUSEB.Or by theeaglesfeedingon the deadanimals,He hasheredescribedthe rulersof the world,and thosewho