vER. 18—23. ST. LUKE. 609 18.And a certainrulerasked Him, saying,Good Master,what shallI do toinheriteternallife? 19.And Jesus saidunto him, Why callestthou Me good? none isgood,saveone,thatis,God. 20.Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commitadultery,Do not kill,Do not steal,Do not bearfalsewitness,Honour thy fatherand thy mother. 21.And he said,All thesehave I kept from my youthup. 22.Now when Jesus heard thesethings,He said untohim,Yet lackestthou one thing: sellallthat thouhast,and distributeunto the poor,and thou shalthave treasureinheaven: and come, followMe. 23.And when he heard this,he was verysorrow ful: forhe was veryrich. BEDE.A certainrulerhavingheard our Lord say,that onlythosewho would be likelittlechildrenshouldenterthe kingdomof heaven,entreatsHim toexplainto him notby parablebut openlyby what works he may meritto obtain eternallife.AMBROSE. ThatrulertemptingHim said,Good Master,he ought to have said,Good God. For although goodnessexistsin divinityand divinityin goodness,yetby addingGood Master,he usesgood onlyin part,not in the whole.For God _isgood altogether,man partially.CYRIL. Now he thoughtto detectChristin blaming the law of Moses,whileHe introducedHis own commands. He went thento the Master,and callingHim good,saysthathe wishesto be taughtby Him, forhe soughtto tempt Him. But He who takesthewisein theircraftinessanswershim fitlyas follows,Why callestthouMe good? thereis none good,saveGod alone.AMBROSE. He doesnotdenythatHe isgood,butpointstoGod. None isgoodthenexcepthe be fullofgoodness.But shoulditstrikeany onethatitissaid, noneisgood,letthisalsostrikehim, saveGod, and ifthe Son is not exceptedfrom God, surelyneitheris Christ exceptedfrom good. For how isHe not good who isborn fromgood? A good treebringsforthgoodfruits.How isHe Matt.7, VOL.in. 2 u