18 THE TREATISES OF CYPRIAN. separatethem one from another,as a shepherd dividethhis sheep from the goats: and He shallset the sheep on His righthand, but the goatson the left. Then shallthe King say unto them that shallbe on His righthand, Come, ye blessedof my Father,receivethe kingdom that is prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was an hungered,and ye gave me to eat: I was thirsty,and ye gave me to drink: I was a stranger,and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothedme : I was sick,and ye visitedme : I was in prison,and ye came to me. Then shalltherighteousanswer Him, saying,Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered,and fed Thee? thirsty,and gave Thee drink? When saw weThee ra stranger,and took Thee in? naked, and clothed Thee ? Or when saw we Thee sick,and in prison,and came unto Thee ? Then shallthe King answer and say unto them, VerilyI say unto you, Insomuch as you did itto one of the leastof thesemy brethren,ye did itunto me. Then shallHe say alsounto thosethatshallbe at His lefthand, Depart from me, ye cursed,into everlastingfire,which my Father hath prepared forthe deviland his angels. For I was an hungered,and ye gave me not to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink: I was a stranger,and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not : sick,and in prison,and ye visitedme not. Then shallthey alsoanswer Him, saying,Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, or athirst,or a stranger,or naked, or sick,or in prison,and ministerednot unto Thee ? And He shallanswer them, VerilyI say unto you, In so far as ye did itnot to one of the leastof these,ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away intoeverlastingburning : but the righteousintolife eternal."1 What more could Christdeclareunto us? How more couldHe stimulatethe works of our righteousnessand mercy, than by saying thatwhatever is given to the needy and poor is given to Himself, and by saying that He is aggrievedunlessthe needy and poor be supplied1 So that he who in the church is not moved by considerationfor his brother,may yet be moved by contemplationof Christ; and 1Matt.xxv.31-46.