vER. 12— 19. ' ST. LUKE. 679 ofmen may be troubled,He thereforeaddsfortheirconsola tion,Settleitthereforein yourhearts,fyc.THEOPHYL. For becausetheywere foolishand inexperienced,theLord tells themthis,thattheymight not be confoundedwhen about togiveaccountto the wise. And He adds the cause,For I willgiveyou a mouth and wisdom,which allyour adver sariesshallnotbeabletogainsaynorresist.As ifHe said, Ye shallforthwithreceiveof Me eloquenceand wisdom, sothatallyour adversaries,were theygatheredtogetherin one,shallnot be ableto resistyou,neitherinwisdom,that is,thepoweroftheunderstanding,norineloquence,thatis, excellenceof speech,formany men have oftenwisdom in theirmind,but beingeasilyprovokedtotheirgreatdisturb ance,mar the whole when theirtime of speakingcomes. ButnotsuchweretheApostles,forin both thesegifts,they werehighlyfavoured.GREG. As ifthe Lord saidto HisGreg.disciples,"Be not afraid,go forwardto the battle,itisIut8UP- thatfight;you utterthe words,I am He thatspeaketh." AMBROSE.Now in one placeChristspeaksin His disciples, ashere: in another,theFather;inanothertheSpiritoftheMatt. 1fi 17 Fatherspeaketh.These do not differbut agreetogether.' " Inthatone speaketh,threespeak,forthevoiceoftheTrinity10,20. isone. THEOPHYL. Having inwhat has gone beforedispelledthe fearofinexperience,He goeson towarn them ofanothervery certainevent,which might agitatetheirminds,lestfalling suddenlyupon them,itshoulddismaythem ; foritfollows, And ye shallbe betrayedbothby parents,and brethren,and kinsfolk,and someofyou shalltheycausetobeput to death- GREG. We arethemore galledby thepersecutionswe sufferGreg.ut from thoseofwhose dispositionswe made sure,becauseto-sup' getherwiththe bodilypain,we aretormentedby the bitter pangs oflostaffection.GREG. NYSS. But letus considerthe stateof thingsatthattime. While allmen weresuspected, kinsfolkweredividedagainstone another,eachdifferingfrom theotherinreligion;theGentilesonstoodup thebetrayer of hisbelievingparents,and of hisbelievingson the unbe lievingfatherbecame the determinedaccuser;no age was sparedin the persecutionof the faith; women wereunpro tectedevenby thenaturalweaknessoftheirsex.