043 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XIX. astheytakeupon themselvestheword ofGod, and make it torestupon the soulsof theirhearers.They divestthem selvesoftheirgarments,and strewthem in theway,forthe clothingoftheApostlesistheirgood works.And trulydoes the assloosenedby the disciplesand carryingJesus,walk upon the garmentsof theApostles,when itimitatestheir doctrine.Which ofus issoblessed,thatJesusshouldrest upon him ? AMBROSE. For itpleasednot the Lord ofthe worldtobe borneupon theass'sback,savethatina hidden mysteryby a more inwardsitting,the mysticalRulermight takeHis seatin the secretdepthsof men's souls,guiding the footstepsof the mind, bridlingthe wantonnessofthe heart. His word isa rein,His word isa goad. 37. And when He was come nigh,even now at the descentof the Mount of Olives,the whole mul titudeof the disciplesbegan to rejoiceand praise God witha loud voiceforallthe mighty works that theyhad seen; 38. Saying,Blessedbe the King that cometh in the name of the Lord : peace in heaven,and glory in thehighest. 39. And some of the Phariseesfrom among the multitudesaidunto Him, Master,rebuke Thy dis ciples. 40. And He answeredand saidunto them,I tell you that,iftheseshouldhold theirpeace,the stones would immediatelycryout. ORIGEN. As long as our Lord was in the mount His Apostlesonly were with Him, but when He began tobe nearthe descent,then therecame to Him a multitudeof the people. THEOPHYL. He callsby the name of disci plesnot onlythe twelve,or the seventy-two,but allwho followedChrist,whetherforthe sake of the miracles,or from a certaincharm in His teaching,and to them may be addedthechildren,as the otherEvangelistsrelate.Hence itfollows,For allthe mightyworks which theyhad seen.