616 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XViil. "We havedonewhatThou commandedstus,whatrewardthen wiltThou giveus? And becauseitisnot enough tohave leftallthings,he adds thatwhich made itperfect,saying, And havefollowedThee. CYRIL. It was necessarytosay this,becausethosewho forsakea fewthings,asfarasregards theirmotivesand obedience,areweighedinthesame balance withthe rich,who have forsakenall,inasmuch as theyact fromthelikeaffections,involuntarilymaking a surrenderof allthattheypossess.And thereforeitfollows,VerilyI say untoyou,Thereisno man thathathlefthouse,fyc.who shall not receivemanifoldmore,fyc. He inspiresallwho hear Him withthemostjoyfulhopes,confirmingHis promisesto them withan oath,beginningHis declarationwith Verily. For when thedivineteachinginvitestheworldtothefaithof Christ,some perhapsregardingtheirunbelievingparentsare unwillingto distressthem by comingtothefaith,and have thelikerespectofothersoftheirrelations,whilesome again forsaketheirfatherand mother,and holdlightlytheloveof theirwholekindredin comparisonoftheloveofChrist. BEDE. The sensethen is this;He who in seekingthe kingdom of God has despisedallearthlyaffections,has trampledunder footallriches,pleasures,and smilesofthe world,shallreceivefargreaterin the presenttime. Upon the ground of thisdeclaration,some of theJews buildup the fableof a millenninmafterthe resurrectionof thejust, when allthingswhichwe havegivenup forGod's sakeshall be restoredwithmanifoldinterest,and eternallifebe granted. Nor do theyfromtheirignoranceseem tobe aware,thateven ifinotherthingstheremightbe a fitpromiseof restoration, yetin thematterofwives,who mightbe accordingtosome Evangelistsan hundred fold,itwould be manifestlyshock ing,especiallysinceourLord declaresthatin the resurrec tiontherewillbe no marrying.And accordingtoMark,those thingswhich have been givenup,He declaresshallbe re ceivedatthistimewithpersecutions,whichtheseJewsassert willbe absentfora thousandyears. CYRIL.Thisthenwe say,thathe who givesup allworldly and carnalthingswillgainforhimselffargreater,inasmuchas theApostles,afterleavinga fewthings,obtainedthemanifold giftsof grace,and were accountedgreateverywhere.We