5GO GOSPEL ACCORDING TO . CHAP. XVI. thy union. For ifothers,much more oughtestthoutobear with and correctthe behaviourof thy wife. And ifsheis 'sentaway pregnantwith children,itisa hard thingtoshut out the parentand keep the pledge; so as to add to the parents'disgracethelossalsooffilialaffection.Harderstill ifbecauseofthemotherthou drivestaway the childrenalso. Wouldestthousufferinthylifetimethychildrentobe under a step-father,or when the mother was aliveto be under a step-mother? How dangeroustoexposetoerrorthetender ageofa young wife. How wickedto desertinoldageone, theflowerofwhosegrowththouhastblighted.Supposethat beingdivorcedshe does not marry,thisalsoought to be displeasingto you,towhom though an adulterer,shekeeps hertroth. Supposeshe marries,her necessityisthycrime, and thatwhichthousupposestmarriageisadultery. But to understandit morally. Having justbeforeset forththatthe kingdom of God ispreached,and saidthat one tittlecouldnotfallfrom theLaw, He added,Whosoever puttethaway hiswife,Sfc. Christisthe husband; whom soeverthenGod hasbroughttoHis Son,letnot persecution sever,norlustentice,norphilosophyspoil,norhereticstaint, nor Jew seduce.Adulterersareallsuchasdesiretocorrupt truth,faith,and wisdom. 19. There was a certainrich man, which was clothedin purple and finelinen,and faredsump tuouslyeveryday : 20. And therewas a certainbeggarnamed Lazarus, which was laidat hisgate,fullofsores, 21. And desiringto be fedwith the crumbs which fellfrom the richman's table; moreover the dogs came and lickedhissores. BEDE. Our Lord had just beforeadvisedthe making friendsoftheMammon ofunrighteousness,which thePhari seesderided.He next confirmsby exampleswhat He had setbeforethem, saying,Therewas a certainrichman,§c. CHRYS.There was,not is,becausehe had passedaway asa