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Rh 14. To the priests.) This leprosie signifieth sinne, which though God may and can heale without any mans meanes, yet he doth it not ordinarily but by the Priests ministerie: therfore let no man despise Gods ordinance, nor say that it is enough to confesse to God though he never come at the Priest. Li. de visit. infirm. apud August.

14. As they went.) A man may sometimes be so contrite and penitent, that his sinne is forgiven before he come to the Priest, but then also he must notwithstanding goe to the Priest, as these lepers did: specially whereas we are never sure how contrite we are, and because there is no true contrition, but with desire also of the Sacrament in time and place.

XVIII.

ND he spake also a parable to them that it behoveth alwayes to pray, and not to be weary, saying: There was a certaine judge in a certaine citie, which feared not God, and of man made no account. And there was a certaine widow in that citie, and she came to him, saying, Revenge me of mine adversarie. And he would not of a long time. But afterward he said within himself, Although I feare not God, nor make account of man, yet because this widow is importune upon me, I wil revenge her, lest at the last she come and defame me. And our Lord said: Heare what the judge of iniquitie sayeth. And will not God revenge his elect that crie to him day and night; and wil he have patience in them? I say to you that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Sonne of man comming, ″ shal he finde trow you, faith in the earth?

$a$ And he said also to certaine that trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, this parable: Two men went up into the Temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself, God, I give thee thankes that I am not as the rest of men, extorcioners, unjust, advouterers, as also this Publican. I fast twise in a weeke, I give tithes of al that I possesse. And the Publicane standing a farre off would not so much as lift up his eyes toward Heaven; but he knocked his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I say to you, this man went downe into his house justified more then he: because every one that exalteth himself, shal be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shal be exalted. ✠

* And they brought unto him infants also, that he might touch them. Which thing when the Disciples saw, they rebuked them. But calling them together, said: Suffer children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for the Kingdom of Heaven is for such. Rh