706 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXII. and Blood placedon the holyaltars,God, in compassionto our infirmities,poursintothe offeringsthe power of life, changingthem intothe realityof His own flesh,thatthe body of lifemay be found in us,as itwere a certainlife- givingseed. He adds,Do thisin commemorationof Me. Cliryn.CHRYS. Christdidthistobringus toa closerbond offriend- in"Joan.6snip,an^ to Det<>kenHis lovetowardus,givingHimselfto thosewho desireHim, not only to behold Him, but also to handleHim, to eatHim, to embrace Him withtheful nessoftheirwholeheart. Thereforeas lionsbreathingfire do we departfrom thattable,renderedobjectsof terrorto Basil. thedevil.BASIL.Learn theninwhat manner you oughtto Reg82i.eattneBody of Christ,namely,in remembrance ofChrist's c.s.Reg.obedienceevenunto death,thattheywho livemay no more int.172.livein themselves,but in Him who diedforthem,and rose THEOPHYL. Now Luke mentionstwo cups; oftheonewe spokeabove,Takethis,and divideitamong yourselves,which we may sayisa typeof the Old Testament; buttheother afterthebreakingand givingof bread,He Himselfimparts to His disciples.Hence itisadded,Likewisealsothenip aftersupper. BEDE. He gavetothem,ishereunderstoodto Aug.de completethe sentence.AUG. Or becauseLuke has twice fr°n:..Ev-mentionedthe cup,firstbeforeChristgave the bread,then c.l. afterHe had givenit,on the firstoccasionhe has antici pated,ashe frequentlydoes,buton thesecondthatwhichhe hasplacedinitsnaturalorder,he had made no mentionof before.But bothjoinedtogethermake thesame sensewhich we findintheothers,thatis,Matthew and Mark. THEOPHYL. Our Lord callsthe cup the New Testament,as itfollows, Thiscup istheNew Testamentin My blood,whichshallbe shedforyou,signifyingthatthe New Testamenthas itsbe ginningin His blood. For inthe Old Testamenttheblood ofanimalswas presentwhen thelaw was given,butnow the bloodoftheWord ofGod signifiestous theNew Testament. But when He says,foryou,He doesnot mean thatforthe Apostlesonly was His Body given,and His Blood poured out,butforthe sakeof allmankind. And the oldPassover was ordainedtoremovetheslaveryofEgypt; buttheblood ofthelamb toprotectthefirst-born.The new Passoverwas