according
to
my
position^
and
looked
upon
by
the
world
as
Thy
bride
:
but
if
I
lose
my
garments^
it
will
bring
shame
upon
Thee."
"
It
matters
not,
poor
soul
;
thou
must
consent
to
this
loss
also
:
thou
dost
not
yet
know
thyself;
thou
believest
that
thy
raiment
is
thine
own,
and
that
thou
canst
use
it
as
thou
wilt.
But
though
I
acquired
it
at
such
a
cost,
thou
hast
given
it
back
to
me
as
if
it
were
a
re-compense
on
thy
part
for
the
labours
I
have
endured
for
Thee.
Let
it
go
;
thou
must
lose
it"
The
soul
having
done
its
best
to
keep
it,
lets
it
go,
little
by
little,
and
finds
itself
gradually
despoiled.
It
finds
no
inclination
for
anything;
on
the
contrary,
all
is
distasteful
to
it
Formerly
it
had
aversions
and
difficulties,
without
absolute
powerlessness
;
but
here
all
power
is
taken
from
it
:
its
strength
of
body
and
mind
fails
entirely
;
the
inclination
for
better
things
alone
remains,
and
this
is
the
last
robe,
which
must
finally
be
lost
This
is
done
very
gradually,
and
the
process
is
extremely
painful,
because
the
bride
sees
all
the
while
that
it
has
been
caused
by
her
own
folly.
She
dares
not
speak,
lest
she
may
irritate
the
Bride-
