VBR. 45 — 54. ST. LUKE. 421 you,Pharisees,for ye lovethe uppermost seatsin the syna gogues,fyc. CTRIL. By means of thosethingsfor which He blames us He makes us better. For He would have us be freefrom ambition,and not desireaftervain show rather than the reality,which the Phariseeswere then doing. For the greetingsof men, and the rule over them, do not move us to be reallyuseful,forthese things fallto men though they be not good men. Therefore he adds, Woe unto you, who are as graves which appear not. For in wishing to re ceive greetingsfrom men and to exerciseauthorityover them, that they might be accounted great,they differnot from hidden graves,which glitterindeed with outward or naments, but within are fullof alluncleanness. AMBROSE. And like graves which appear not,they deceive by their outsidebeauty,and by theirlook impose upon the passers by ; as it follows,and the men that walk over them are not aware of them ; so much that in truth,though they give outward promise of what is beautiful,inwardlythey enclose allmanner of pollution. CHRYS. But that the Phariseeswere so,cannot be won- ciirys. dered at. But if we who are counted worthy to be the ^3um' temples of God suddenly become graves fullonly of cor ruption,thisisindeed the lowestwretchedness. CYKiL. Now here the apostateJulian says,that we must Cyril. avoid graves which Christ says are unclean; but he knew ju"ian not the force of our Saviour'swords,forHe did not com- lib-10. mand us to departfrom the graves,but likened to them the hypocriticalpeopleof the Pharisees. 45. Then answered one of the Lawyers,and said unto Him, Master,thus sayingThou reproachestus also. 46. And He said,Woe unto you also,ye Lawyers1 forye lade men with burdens grievousto be borne, and ye yourselvestouchnot the burdenswithone of your fingers. 47. Woe unto you ! forye buildthe sepulchresof theprophets,and your fatherskilledthem.