4853. 'And he went up to the shearers of his flock' means some kind of raising up to consult the interests of the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'going up' as being raised up, namely from what is exterior to what is interior, dealt with in 3084, 4539; from the meaning of 'a shearer' as use, dealt with in 4110, and so as the wish that a use be served or a consultation in the interests of this; and from the meaning of 'a flock' as the Church, dealt with in 343, 3767, 3768, 3772.