m. 8— 10. ST.LUKE. 527 8.Eitherwhat woman havingten piecesof silver, ifsheloseone piece,doth notlighta candleand sweep thehouse,and seekdiligentlytillshefindit? 9. And when she hath found it,she callethher friendsand her neighbourstogether,saying,Rejoice withme ; for I have found the piecewhich I had lost. 10.Likewise,I sayunto you,thereisjoy in the presenceof the angelsofGod overone sinnerthat repenteth. CHRYS. By the preceding parable,in which the race ofChrys.mankindwas spoken of as a wandering sheep,we were shewn nu"'""' tobe the creaturesof the most high God, who has made us,Ps.95," and not we ourselves,and we are the sheep of His pasture. But now isadded a second parable,in which the raceof man iscompared to a pieceof silverwhich was lost,by which He shewsthatwe were made accordingto the royallikenessand image,that is to say,of the most high God. For the piece ofsilverisa coin having the impress of the king'simage, as itissaid,Or what woman having ten piecesof silver,ifshe h»e one,$c. GREG. He who is signifiedby the shepherd,Greg. isalsoby the woman. For it isGod Himself,God and the "°Ev'.34' wisdomofGod, but the Lord has formed the nature of angels and men to know Him, and has created them afterHis likeness.The woman then had ten piecesof silver,because thereare nine ordersof angels,but that the number of the electmight be filledup, man the tenth was created. AUG. Aug.de Or by the nine piecesof silver,as by the ninety and nine j;"*'!,2 sheep,He representsthosewho trustingin themselves,pre-qu-88. ferthemselvesto sinnersreturningto salvation.For there isone wanting to nine to make itten,and to ninety-nine tomake ita hundred. To that one He assignsallwho are reconciledby repentance. GREG. And because there isan Greg. imageimpressed on the pieceof silver,the woman lostthe ul8up' pieceofsilverwhen man (who was createdafterthe image of God) by sinning departed from the likenessof hisCreator. And thisiswhat isadded,If 5he loseone piece,doth she not liyhta candle? The woman lighteda candle because the