vEK. 32—34. ST. LUKE. 453 32.Fear not,littleflock; foritis your Father's goodpleasureto giveyou thekingdom. 33. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselvesbagswhich wax not old,a treasurein the heavensthatfailethnot,where no thiefapproacheth, neithermoth corrupteth. 34.For where your treasureis,therewillyour heartbe also. GLOSS.Our Lord having removed the care of temporalGloss.thingsfrom the heartsof His disciples,now banishesfearncnocc fromthem, from which superfluouscaresproceed,saying, Fearnot,$c. THEOPHYL. By thelittleflock,our Lord signi fiesthosewho arewillingto become His disciples,orbecause inthisworldtheSaintsseem littlebecauseoftheirvoluntary poverty,or becausetheyare outnumberedby the multitude ofAngels,who incomparablyexceedallthatwe can boastof. The name littleour Lord givesto the company oftheelect, eitherfrom comparisonwiththegreaternumber oftherepro bate,orratherbecauseoftheirdevouthumility. CYRIL.But why theyoughtnottofear,He shews,adding, foritisyourFather'sgoodpleasure; asifHe says,How shall lIewho givessuch preciousthingsbe weariedin shewing mercytowardsyou ? For althoughHis flockislittlebothin natureand number and renown,yetthegoodnessoftheFather hasgrantedeventothislittleflockthelotofheavenlyspirits, thatis,thekingdom ofheaven. Thereforethatyou may pos sessthe kingdom of heaven,despisethisworld'swealth. Henceitis added,Sellthatye have,fyc.BEDE. As ifHe says,Fearnot lesttheywho warfareforthekingdom ofGod, shouldbe in want of the necessariesofthislife.But sell thatyehaveforalms'sake,whichthenisdoneworthily,when a man havingonce forhisLord'ssakeforsakenallthathe hath,neverthelessafterwardslabourswithhishands thathe may beablebothtogainhisliving,and givealms. CHRYS.Chrys. Forthereisno sinwhich almsgivingdoesnot availto blot"™1c'u2 out.Itisa salveadaptedto everywound. But almsgiving hasto do not only with.money, but with allmattersalso