vER. 41 — 44. ST. LUKE. 069 tooneitherincautiouslynor boastfully,but with modesty. ForHe putsa questionto them, and havingthrown them intoperplexity,leavesthem to reasonout the conclusion; asitfollows,And He said unto them,How say theythat ChristisDavid'sson? AMBROSE. They arenotblamed here becausetheyacknowledgeHim to be David'sson,fortheLuke blindman forso doing was thoughtworthy to be healed.M ' And the childrensaying,Hosanna to the son of David,21,9. renderedto God the gloryof the highestpraise; but they areblamedbecausetheybelieveHim not to be the Son of God. Hence it isadded,And David himselfsailhin the bookofPsalms,The Lord saiduntomy Lord. Both theP'-HO.'. FatherisLord and the Son isLord,but therearenot two Lords,but one Lord,forthe Fatherisin the Son,and the Sonisinthe Father. He Himselfsitsattherighthand of theFather,forHe iscoequalwith the Father,inferiorto none; foritfollows,SitThou atMy righthand. lieisnot honouredby sittingat the righthand,nor isHe degraded bybeingsent. Degreesofdignityarenot soughtfor,where isthefulnessofdivinity. AUG.By thesittingwe must notconceivea postureoftheAu&-dt humanlimbs,asiftheFathersaton theleftand theSon on adCatech. theright,but therighthand itselfwe must interpretto be '•".e.7. thepowerwhich thatMan receivedwho was takenup into Himselfby God, thatHe shouldcome tojudge,who atfirst cametobe judged. CYRIL.Or,thatHe sitson theFather's righthand provesHis heavenlyglory. For whosethroneis equal,theirMajestyisequal. But sittingwhen itissaidof God signifiesa universalkingdom and power. Therefore He sittethattherighthand oftheFather,becausetheWord proceedingfrom the substanceof the Father,being made flesh,puttethnotoffHisdivineglory. THEOPHYL.He manifeststhenthatHe isnot opposedto theFather,but agreeswith Him, sincethe Fatherresists theSon'senemies,UntilI make ThineenemiesThyfootstool. AMBROSE.We must believethen thatChristis both God andman,and thatHis enemiesaremade subjecttoHim by theFather,not through the weaknessof His power,but throughtheunityof theirnature,sinceintheone theother works.For theSon alsosubjectsenemiestotheFather,in