55 – 1 St. Peter ii. 23. 56 – St. Matt. xviii. 15. 57 – St. John xviii. 22‒23. 58 – Acts xxv. 10‒11, cf. xvi. 37. 59 – 1 Cor. vi. 7. 60 – The story is given from a Norman-French poem of the time of Henry III, probably by a Westminster monk; see _Lives of Edward the Confessor_, Rolls Series, iii. pp. 53, 207. 61 – _Didache_ 1. It must not be forgotten that both St. John (1 John iii. 17) and St. James (ii. 15‒16) are speaking of helping “a brother” or “sister,” i.e. a fellow-Christian. And in those days there was an immense probability that a member of the Christian society would be one who had character enough to profit by help. But it soon became necessary to “organize charity” by desiring the faithful to give only indirectly through the bishop. 62 – From the days of the sub-apostolic Hermas, who makes the responsibility rest wholly with the recipient of alms. 63 – Overton’s _Life and Opinions of W. Law_, p. 244. 64 – e.g. Job xxxi. 29; Exod. xxiii. 4. 65 – _Lectures on the O.T._ viii. 2, p. 188. 66 – “Disfigure” or possibly “conceal” their faces, so that by a form of dress drawn over the face they may be shown to be persons going about as penitents. 67 – e.g. St. Matt. xvii. 21; St. Mark ix. 29; 1 Cor. vii. 5. 68 – 1 Cor. ix. 27; 2 Cor. xi. 27. 69 – Gal. iv. 6. 70 – Hebr. xii. 22. 71 – It is not improbable, as has been recently suggested by Mr. Chase (see below, p. 135), that this expression, occurring side by side with “this day,” is due to the use of the prayer both morning and evening. In the morning Christians prayed “give us our bread to-day,” and in the evening “give us our bread for to-morrow.” 72 – The difficulty experienced in regard to this clause by the early Christians is well known. I may refer to Mr. Chase’s _Lord’s Prayer in the Early Church_ (Texts and Studies, Cambridge, 1891), pp. 60 ff. Mr. Chase also points out the close resemblance between the “Lord’s Prayer” and our Lord’s own language of prayer or about prayer in the time of the passion. “Father ... Thy will be done....” “Pray that ye enter not into temptation.” “I pray that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.” There are other resemblances perceptible in the prayer recorded in St. John xviii. In the original language used by our Lord “_Lead_ (us not into temptation”) and “_Enter_ (into temptation”) would only be different forms of the same verb. 73 – 1 Cor. iii. 22, 23. 74 – St. John vii. 49. 75 – St. Matt. xviii. 15‒18. 76 – St. John xx. 23. 77 – 1 Cor. v. 78 – 1 Thess. v. 21. 79 – 1 John iv. 1. 80 – Gal. i. 9; 2 John 10‒11. 81 – Rom. viii. 14. 82 – St. Luke vi. 37‒38. 83 – Col. i. 28.