VER. 18— 21. ST. LUKE. 487 isunableto lookup. For whilepursuinghisbaserdesires, hedeclinesfrom the uprightnessof hisstate; orhisheart isbentcrooked,and he ever looks upon thatwhich he unceasinglythinksabout. The Lord calledher and made herupright,for He enlightenedher and succouredher. He sometimescallsbut does not make upright,forwhen weareenlightenedby grace,we ofttimesseewhat shouldbe done,butbecauseofsindo notpractiseit. For habitualsin bindsdown the mind,so thatitcannotrisetouprightness. Itmakesattemptsand fails,becausewhen ithas long stood byitsown will,when thewillislacking,itfalls. AMBROSE.Now thismiracleisa signof the coming sab bath,when everyone who has fulfilledthe law and grace, shallbythemercyofGod putoffthetoilsofthisweak body. Butwhy didHe notmentionany more animals,savetoshew thatthe time would come when the Jewishand Gentile nationsshouldquench theirbodilythirst,and thisworld's heatinthefulnessofthefountainoftheLord,and sothrough thecallingforthoftwo nations,theChurch shouldbe saved. BEDE.But the daughterof Abraham iseveryfaithfulsoul, ortheChurch gatheredoutofbothnationsintotheunityof thefaith.Thereisthe same mysterytheninthe ox or ass beingloosedand ledtowater,asinthedaughterofAbraham beingreleasedfrom thebondageofour affections. 18.Then said He, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereuntoshallI resembleit? 19.Itislikea grainofmustard seed,which a man took,and castintohisgarden; and itgrew,and waxed a greattree; and the fowlsof the airlodgedinthe branchesofit. 20.And againHe said,Whereunto shallI liken thekingdom of God ? 21.It is like leaven,which a woman took and hidin threemeasures of meal, tillthe whole was leavened. GLOSS.While His adversarieswere ashamed, and the peoplerejoiced,at the gloriousthingsthatwere done by