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 servants of old. Amongst a vast number of explained texts, we select the following, as worthy of special notice:

In the Advent Homilies, Joel iii. 18, a prophecy of the Incarnation (Hom. I.); Hos. xiii. 14, the spoliation of Hades; Eph. i. 18, the reparation of Heaven; Isa. lxi. 1 fully commented on; 2 Sam. xxii. 36 applied to our Blessed Lord (Hom. II.); Ps. cxlviii. 6, universal service of God by creation (Hom. ILL.); Ps. xxxix. 3, the fire that burned, that of contrition.

In the Lenten Homilies, Heb. ix. 10, the " reformation," as of the Jew; Prov. i. 8, the " mother " is Holy Church (Hom. I.); Rev. xvi. 13, the frogs are spirits of detraction (Hom. IV.); Job xvi. 22, the walk of death (Hom. V.); Ezek. xxviii. 16, interpreted of a devil (Hom. VI.); Ps. xxxi. 21, the "shining city" is the City of God; Isa. xxxi. 9, fire and furnace symbols of charity (Hom. VII.); S. John xiv. 30, our Blessed Lord walking dryshod over the sea of this world; Exod. xxxv. 30 gives the twelve breads with which our Lord feeds the faithful (Hom. VIII.); Zech. ix. 11, the deliverance of the Saints from Hades (Hom. IX.); Job iv. 12, the mental word (Hom. X.); Coloss. i. 30, recruiting of the Heavenly Ones (Hom. XII.)

In the Easter Homilies is noted Ex. xii. 21, Numb. ix. 3 -5, Jos. v. 10, the three mystical Passovers (Hom. I.); Cant. ii. 12, flowers are the splendour of the Lord's glorified Body; S. Matt, xxviii. 2, the earthquake a leaping of the earth for joy (Hom. II.); Ezek. xxxvi. 25, clean water of Holy Baptism (Hom. III.); Jer. xi. 19, our Blessed Lord the Lamb brought to the slaughter (Hom. V.); Ezek. iv. 14, the Lord feeding His flock (Hom. VI.); Judges ii. 1 proves sadness of this present world; Nah. i. 13 applied to eternal