See
how
she
has
fallen
!"
These
words
increase
her
confusion,
because
she
is
well
aware
that
her
Bridegroom
has
dealt
justly
with
her.
She
does
what
she
can
to
induce
Him
to
clothe
her
a
little,
but
He
will
do
nothing,
after
having
thus
stripped
her
of
all,
for
her
garments
would
satisfy
her
by
covering
her,
and
would
prevent
her
seeing
herself
as
she
is.
It
is
a
great
surprise
to
a
soul
that
thinks
itself
far
advanced
towards
perfection
to
see
itself
thus
despoiled
all
at
once.
It
imagines
the
old
sins,
from
which
it
was
once
purged,
must
have
returned.
But
it
is
mistaken
:
the
secret
is,
that
she
was
so
hidden
by
her
garments
as
to
be
unable
to
see
what
she
was.
It
is
a
terrible
thing
for
a
soul
to
be
thus
stripped
of
the
gifts
and
graces
of
God,
and
it
is
impossible
that
any
should
know
or
imagine
what
it
is
without
the
actual
experience
of
it.
