668 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XX. with the soulshave done good or evil.But thatisa true lifewhichthejustliveuntoGod, eventhough theyaredead in the body. Now to provethe truthof the resurrection, He might have broughtmuch more obviousexamplesfrom theProphets,but theSadduceesreceivedonlythefivebooks ofMoses,rejectingtheoraclesoftheProphets. Chry*. CHRYS. As the s;iintsclaim as theirown the common Serm"4."Lord of the world,not as derogatingfrom His dominion, buttestifyingtheiraffectionafterthe manner of lovers,who do notbrooktolovewith many, butdesireto expressa cer tainpeculiarand especialattachment; solikewisedoesGod callHimselfespeciallytheGod ofthese,nottherebynarrow ing but enlargingHis dominion; foritisnot so much the multitudeof His subjectsthatmanifestsHis power,asthe virtueof His servants.ThereforeHe does not so delight in the name ofthe God of heaven and earth,as in thatof the God of Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob. Now among men servantsarethusdenominatedby theirmasters; forwe say, 'The stewardof such a man/ but on the contraryGod is culledtheGod ofAbraham. THKOPHYL. But when the Sadduceeswere silenced,the Scribescommend Jesus,for they were opposedto them, sayingto Him, Master,Thou hastwellsaid. BEDE. And sincethey had been defeatedin argument,they askHim no furtherquestions,but seizeHim, and deliverHim upto the Roman power. From which we may learn,thatthe poisonof envy may indeedbe subdued,but it isa hard thingtokeepitatrest. 41. And He saidunto them, How say theythat ChristisDavid'sson? 42. And David himselfsaithinthebook ofPsalms, The LORD saidunto my Lord,SitThou on My right hand, 43. TillI make Thine enemiesThy footstool. 44. David thereforecallethHim Lord, how isHe then hisson? THEOPHYL. AlthoughourLord was shortlyabouttoenter on His Passion,He proclaimsHis own Godhead,audthat