414 CHAP. XII.GOSPEL ACCORDING TO Chrys. Hom. R. in 2 »d Tim. A than. non occ. Basil. ubi sup. Clirys. Hom. 39, 8.in 1 ad Cor. mightestbe a benefactor? CHRYS. But inthishe errs,that he thinksthosethingsgoodwhichareindifferent.For there are some thingsgood,some evil,some between the two. The good are chastity,and humility,and the like,which when a man chooseshe becomes good. But opposedto theseare the evil,which when a man chooseshe becomes bad; and thereare the nentral,as riches,which at one timeindeedare directedto good,as to almsgiving,at other times to evil,as to covetousness.And in likemanner povertyat one "time leadsto blasphemy,at another to wisdom,accordingtothedispositionoftheuser. CYRIL.The richman thenbuildsbarnswhichlastnot,but decay,and what isstillmore foolish,reckonsforhimselfupon a longlife; foritfollows,And I willsayuntomy soul,Soul, thouhastmuch goodslaidupformany years.But,0 richman, thouhastindeedfruitsin thy barns,but as formany years whence canstthou obtainthem ? ATHAN. Now ifany one livesso as to die daily,seeingthat our lifeis naturally uncertain,he willnot sin,forthe greaterfeardestroysvery much pleasure,butthe richman on thecontrary,promising to himselflengthof life,seeksafterpleasures,forhe says, Rest,thatis,fromtoil,eat,drink,and bemerry,thatis,witli greatluxury. BASIL.Thou artso carelesswith respectto the goodsof the soul,thatthou ascribestthe meats of the body tothe soul. If indeedithasvirtue,ifitisfruitfulin good works,ifitclingsto God, itpossessesmany goods,and rejoiceswitha worthyjoy. But becausethou artaltogether carnaland subjectto the passions,thou speakestfrom thy belly,notfrom thy soul. CHK.YS.Now itbehovesus not to indulgein delightswhich fatteningthe body make leanthe soul,and bringa heavyburdenupon it,and spreaddarkness overit,and a thickcovering,becausein pleasureourgovern ingpartwhichisthesoulbecomestheslave,but thesubject part,namelythe body,rules.But the body isin need not of luxuriesbut of food,thatitmay be nourished,not that it may be racked and melt away. For not to the soul aloneare pleasureshurtful,but to the body itself,because from being a strongbody it becomes weak, from being healthydiseased,from being activeslothful,from beautifulunshapely,and fromyouthfulold.