vER. 11— 19. ST. LUKE. 587 human form. Now theselepersmust be so put away from theChurch,thatbeing as farremoved as possible,they may withloudshoutscallupon Christ.But by theircallingHim Teacher,I think it is plainlyimplied that leprosyis truly thefalsedoctrinewhich the good teachermay wash away. Now we findthat of those upon whom our Lord bestowed bodilymercies,not one did He send to the priests,save thelepers,for the Jewish priesthoodwas a figureof that priesthoodwhich is in the Church. All vices our Lord , correctsand heals by His own power working inwardly inthe conscience,but the teachingof infusionby means of the Sacrament, or of catechizingby word of mouth, was assignedto the Church. And as theywent,they were cleansed;just as the Gentilesto whom Peter came, having notyetreceivedthe sacramentof Baptism,whereby we come spirituallyto the priests,are declaredcleansedby the infu- siouof the Holy Spirit.' Whoever then followstrue and sounddoctrinein the fellowshipof the Church, proclaim inghimselfto be freefrom the confusionof lies,as itwere a leprosy,yet stillungratefulto his Cleanserdoes not pros tratehimselfwith pious humilityof thanksgiving,is liketo thoseof whom the Apostle says,that when they knew God Rum.1,21. theyglorifiedHim not as God, nor were thankful. Such thenwillremain in the ninth number as imperfect. For thenineneed one,that by a certainform of unitythey may be cemented together,in order to become ten. But he who gave thanks was approved of as a type of the one only Church. And sincethese were Jews, they are declaredto have lostthrough pride the kingdom of heaven, wherein mostof allunityis preserved. But the man who was a Sa maritan,which is by interpretation" guardian,"givingback to Him who gave it that which he had received,according tothe Psalm, My strengthwillI preservefor thee,has kept Ps.59,9. theunityof the kingdom with humble devotion. BEDE. He fellupon his face,because he blusheswith shame when lieremembers the evilshe had committed. And he iscom manded to riseand walk,because he who, knowing hisown weakness,lieslowlyon the ground,is led to advance by the consolationof the divine word to mighty deeds. But if faithmade him whole, who hurried himself back to give