408 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. Xf. And here we must beware lestthe sin which we supposed extinguishedin us, by our neglectovercome us unawares. But he findshishouse swept and garnished,thatis,purified by the grace of baptism from the stainof sin,yet replen ished with no diligencein good works. By the seven evil spiritswhich he takes to himself,he signifiesallthe vices. And they are calledmore' wicked,because he willhave not only those vices which are opposed to the seven spiritual virtues,but alsoby hishypocrisyhe willpretendto have the virtuesthemselves. Chrys.ut CHRYS. Let us receivethe words which follow,as saidnot only to them, but alsoto ourselves,And thelaststateof that man shallbe worse than the first;for if enlightenedand releasedfrom our former sins we again return to the same course of wickedness,a heavierpunishment willawait our lattersins. BEDE. It may also be simply understood,that our Lord added thesewords to shew the distinctionbetween the works of Satan and His own, that in truthHe iseverhasteningto cleanse what has been defiled,Satan to defilewith still greaterpollutionwhat has been cleansed. 27. And itcame to pass,as He spakethesethings, a certainwoman of the company liftedup her voice, and saidunto Him, Blessedis the womb that bare Thee,and thepaps which Thou hastsucked. 28. But He said,Yea rather,blessedaretheythat heartheword ofGod, and keep it. BEDE. While the Scribes and Pharisees were tempting our Lord, and utteringblasphemiesagainstHim, a certain woman with great boldnessconfessedHis incarnation,as it follows,And itcame topass,as He spake thesethings,a cer tainwoman of the company liftedup her voice,and saidunto Him, Blessedis the womb that bare Thee,fyc.by which she refutesboth the calumniesof the rulerspresent,and the un beliefof future heretics. For as then by blaspheming the works of the Holy Spirit,the Jews denied the true Son of God, so in aftertimes the heretics,by denying that the Ever