14. right. He promises a fit reward to “white robes,” “that is, an immaculate life, namely, that it may enjoy the sight of God, Who 1s eternal life. For, “” Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God x.”

enter. They who keep the commandments of ithe Lord, Who says, “I am the door; by Me if any man enter in he shall be saved, and “shall go in and out, and find pasture,” that assuredly which is here also promised of the tree of life; these without doubt enter in through the gates into the Church, the gates, namely, of righteousness, which the Psalmist desires to be opened unto himself. But he who endeavours to climb up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber;” and of such also is added that which follows.

15. without. For all the madness of the wicked even mow attack the Church from within. But when the “Master of the house shall have entered in, and as the saints enter with him unto the marriage,” shall have closed the door, “then will they begin to stand without, and knock at the door.”

16. David. Here he expressed the twofold nature of His person, namely, that the same was David’s Maker, according to His divinity, Who “was made of the seed of David, according to the flesh?” And this question the Lord proposes to the Jews in the Gospel 9, namely, how “Christ is the Son of David,” when “David in the Spirit called Him Lord?”

star. For by appearing afier the night of a single - Passion, He shewed to the ages the light of resurrection and of life, by word and example. And of Him it is said to the blessed Job, “Dost thou bring forth Lucifer in his season?”:

17. bride. The Head and the body of the Church exhort each one of the members to faith.

Come. Whosoever has received in his mind the inner light of faith, or of love, let him invite others also to this.

will. So far forth is free-will allowed by saying, “He who will, let him take;” that grace is set forth. immediately in that which follows, The water of life,” with no merits assuredly preceding. For even to will is the gift of God.

18. add. These things he said on account of falsifiers, not on account of those who simply say what they think, without mutilating the prophecy in any respect.

20. testimony. The same Christ gives testimony,. Who announces to the Church that He will come, to Whom after the manner of the Song of Songs - the Church devoutly answers, “Amen; come, Lord Jesus Christ.” And this she cries continually, saying,. %Thy kingdom come;” and in the Psalm, “I will sing, and have understanding in the perfect way, when Thou shalt come unto me.”

21. grace. Let the Pelagians, if they will, be confident in their own virtue, and deprive themselves of the grace of the Lord. But when the Apostle Paul seeks for help, and says, “Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?,” let John make answer, mindful of his own name, and say, The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord” And that the Donatists may not flatter themselves as having a singular gift of God, let them hear that when he imparted the grace of God, as a last farewell he added, “With you all. Amen”

And now that at length so great and hazardous a labour has been completed, I suppliantly and earnestly entreat, that if any shall think this little work of mine worth reading or transcribing, they will also remember to commend unto the Lord the author of the work, inasmuch as “I have not laboured for myself alone, but for them also” May I in return be rewarded by the vows and prayers of those who have the benefit of my toil; and may they, by their good offices, cause me to gain the right to and fruition of the tree of life, the odour and good report of which I have in some measure communicated to them.

Ecclus. xxiv. 47 (34 A.V.); xxiii, 18 (17 A. V.).

P.3 noted, and p. 8. It is not certain that the Exposition of the Apocalypse by Tichonius, which Beda made use of, has:been presexved. There are nineteen. Homilies, entitled, Expositio in dpocalypsim 8B. Fohannis, in the Appendix.ta.the third volume of the Benedictine edition of St. Augustine, col, 159-—182, which have been commonly, supposed. tp be his, But this is. questioned by the editors (c. 159). They were assigned to St. Augustine in the eaglier editions of his warks.

RP. 16, note, ‘ Lebani,” cor. ‘ Libani.”

RB. 33, note, It appears from the. Exposition. of Primasius. thet it was largely made use of by Beda. Primasius was Bishop of Adrumetum, in Africa, apd flourished A.D.556 about a hundred.and sixty years later than Tichomins, whe..was a contemporary of St. Augustine, apd whose date is eirc. A.D, 390.

P. 34. The editions of Beda have “ Duo assignantes,’ ‘a maniest error for 4‘ Dio,” or “Deo,” as it-is in- Rrimasius, from whose Exposition the sentence is taken.

P. 80, note, 1, cor. i=

P. 87, ch. xiii. 1, “this world,” or rather “age,” as secsum is elsewhere commonly translated.

P. 100, ch. xiv. 9, As it were slain.” The editions of Beda, Basil 1563, and Col. Agr. 1612, have caput vetuli occisum,” and Migne’s, Par. 1850, 51, has “vituli.” It is conjectured that the reading may be ‘ veluti,” which is in accordance with ch. xiii, 3.

P. 112, ch. xvi. 12. The punctuation of Dr, Giles’ and the old editions, which connects “ passes over” with “his accustomed manner,” has been altered to make sense of the passage. It is confirmed by a reference to Tichonius (?), in St. Aug.: Ogp., tom. iii. col. 174 c, Append.

P. 132, ch. xviii. 19, “deceitful world,” rather, “age.” See above, on p. 87, ch. xiii. I,

P. 136, ch. xx. 3, ‘““more grievously,” rather, with more pleasure.”

P. 143, ch. xxi. I. The remarks as to the sea are from St. Augustine, De Civ, Dei, bk. xx. ch. 16.

P. 157, L 27, “Topazion.” Pliny describes the supposed site of this island, as stated by Juba, to be in the Red Sea, at a distance of three hundred stadia from the mainland. Nas. Hist, bk. xxxvii. ch. 8.

P, 162, note, Oecumenius was Bishop of Tricca, in Thessaly, probably in the tenth century. Arethas was Bishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, in the tenth century. Andreas was earlier, and most probably was Bishop of Caesarea in the sixth or seventh century.

P. 165, ch. xxii. 2, “in the golden Jerusalem;” “in aurea Hierusalem,” Beda. Compare Bernard de Morlaix, circ. A.D. 1150, De contemptu mundi, p. 43, ed. J. M. Neale, Lond. Hayes, 1863, p43 Urbs Syon aurea, patria lactea, cive decora.

Notes

Marshall’s references, as printed at the foot of each page.

p. 163. 1 St. Johmii. 11.. t Gal. vi. 8. Acts iv. 12. ‘ Prov. iil. 18.

p. 166. Y Ps. ci. 28 (cii. 27 A. V.); Heb. i. 12,.. Isa. Ixvi, 23, Co St. John xiv. 8,.

p. 167. b 2 St. Pet. ii. 19. Gr., ed. Treg., Tisch., r@év wvevudror T@v wpopfirwy; Bed., with Vulg., “spirituum prophetarum; A. V., with Gr., Text, Rec., of the holy prophets.” 4 This interpretation is preserved by Eusebius in his notice of Dionysius, fist. Eccl., bk. vii. ch. 25. He remarks that after Dionysius had gone through the Apocalypse, he subjoined: ‘ Now having completed, so to say, the whole prophecy, the prophet calls all those who keep it blessed, and indeed himself also. For, Blessed,’ he says, is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book; and St. John saw and heard” Dionysius became Bishop of Alexandria, A.D. 248. Namely, the Chiliasm of Cerinthus. See B, F, Westcott, ist. of Canon of N. T., pe i. sec. i. p.254, pt. ii. sec. ii. p. 333, ed. Lond, 1870; Bp. of Lincoln, On the Millennium, u. s. Pref., p. iii,

p. 169. Ysa, xliii, 10. V-8o Gr., Treg., Tisch., paxdpio: of mAs wovres Tas oroAds adrdv; Vulg., “qui lavant stolas suas;” A. V., with Gr., Text. Rec., Blessed are they that do His commandments,” k St. Matt. v. 8.! St. John x. 9. = Ps. exvii, (cxviii, A.V.) 19. St, John x, 1.. St. Luke xiii. 24.

p. 170. ?P Rom. i. 3. 1 St. Matt. xxii. 44. Ps. cix. (cx. A. V.)1. Job xxxviii. 32. Heb., mR; Sept., uafovpdd; Vulg., 4Luciferum;” A. V,, “Mazzaroth;” Marg., ‘“or the twelve signs” of the Zodiac, which, according to the best authorities, ig the true signification,…

p. 171. N Song of Sol. viii. 14. St. Matt, vi. 14. Ps. c, (ci. A.V.) 1,2. Vulg. as Bed.; A. V,, with Sept., I will sing.. « « O when wilt Thou come unto me?’ Y Rom, vii, 24. Vulg.,, with Bed., has, “with you all;” Tisch. has, with all;” Treg, “with the saints;” “Amen” is omitted by both Tisch, and Treg.

p. 174. ‘ Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest!”—p. 27. and p. 46:— O mea, spes mea, tu Syon aurea, clarior auro,: ‘ O mine, my golden Syon! O lovelier A than gold 1”—p. 33.

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