the words, in the streets and villages, he marks the public places which they selected; and in those, that they may receive honour of men, he marks their motive. Gregory the Great: It should be known, that there are some who wear the dress of sanctity, and are not able to work out the merit of perfection, yet who must in no wise be numbered among the hypocrites, because it is one thing to sin from weakness, another from crafty affectation. Augustine: And such sinners receive from God the Searcher of hearts none other reward than punishment of their deceitfulness; Verily I say unto you, they have their reward, Jerome: A reward not of God, but of themselves, for they receive praise of men, for the sake of which it was that they practised their virtues. References 06:02 Alms in Christianity