VEH.28—36. ST. LUKE. 639 32.And they thatwere sentwent theirway, and foundevenas He had saidunto them. 33.And as theywere loosingthecolt,theowners thereofsaidunto them, Why looseye the colt? 34.And theysaid,The Lord hathneed ofhim. 35.And they broughthim to Jesus: and they casttheirgarmentsupon thecolt,and theysetJesus thereon. 36.And as He went,they spreadtheirclothesin theway. Trr.BOST. Becausethe Lord had said,The kingdom of heavenis at hand,they thatsaw Him going up to Jeru salemthoughtthat He was going then to commence the kingdomof God. When then the parablewas finishedin whichHe reprovedthe errorabovementioned,and shewed plainlythatHe had not yetvanquishedthatdeathwhichwas plottingagainstHim, He proceededforthto His passion, goingup to Jerusalem.BEDE. Provingat the same time thattheparablehad beenpronouncedconcerningtheend of thatcitywhich was aboutboth to slayHim, and to perish itselfby thescourgeoftheenemy. Itfollows,And itcameto pass,when He was come nightoBethphage,fyc.Bethphage wasa smallvillagebelongingtothepriestson Mount Olivet. Bethanywas alsoa littletown or hamleton the sideof the samemountain,aboutfifteenstadesfromJerusalem. CHRYS.At thebeginningofHis ministryourLord shewedChry?. Himselfindifferentto the Jews,but when He had giveni^°^alf6' sufficienttoken of His power, He transactseverything withthehighestauthority.Many are the miracleswhich thentookplace. He foretoldto them, Ye shallfindan unbrokencolt. He foretelsalsothat no one shouldhin derthem,but as soon as they heardit,shouldholdtheir peace.TIT.BOST.Here itwas evidentthattherewould be a divinesummons. For no one can resistGod callingfor what isHis own. But the discipleswhen orderedto fetch thecoltrefusednot the officeas a slightone,but went to bringhim. BASIL.So likewiseshouldwe setabouteventhe