VKR.27—31. ST. LUKE. 449 triveda bodilystatureforhimself,but cannotadd even the shortestdelayto the prefixedlimitof histimeof life,why shouldwe be vainlyanxiousabout the necessariesof life? BEDE.To Him then leavethecareof directingthebody,by whoseaidyou seeittocome topassthatyou havea body of sucha stature. ATO. But in speakingconcerningincreasingthe statureAug.de ofthebody,He refersto thatwhich is least,that is,to ' God,tomake bodies. 27.Considerthe lilieshow they grow : they toil not,they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomonin allhisglorywas not arrayedlikeone of these. 28. If then God so clothethe grass,which is to dayin thefield,and to morrow iscastintothe oven ; how much more willHe clotheyou, O ye of little faith? 29.And seeknot ye what ye shalleat,or what ye shalldrink,neitherbe ye ofdoubtfulmind. 30.For all these things do the nationsof the worldseek after: and your Father knoweth thatye haveneedofthesethings. 31. But ratherseek ye the kingdom ofGod; and allthesethingsshallbe added unto you. CHRYS.As our Lord had beforegiveninstructionaboutChrya.food,so now alsoabout raiment,saying,Considertheliliesii ' ofthefieldhow theygrow ; theytoilnot,neitherdo theyspin, thatis,to make themselvesclothing.Now as abovewhen ourLord said,thebirdssow not,He did not reprovesowing, butallsuperfluoustrouble;sowhen He said,They toilnot, neitherdo theyspin,He doesnot put an end to work,butto allanxietyaboutit. EUSEB.But ifa man wishestobe adornedwithprecious raiment,lethim observecloselyhow evendown totheflowers which springfrom the earthGod extendsHis manifold VOL.in. ' 2 G