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 doubly  enclosed  behind  lips  and  teeth! “If any  man  think  himself to be  religious,  not  bridling  his  tongue,  this  man’s  religion  is  vain” (James i,  26).

Jesus forbade  any  talk  about  His  miracle,  and desired to  stop  all  tokens  of  honour  paid  to  Him. You do  just  the contrary. If you  have  done  any  good  work,  you  let  all  the  town know it. Follow our  Lord’s  example,  and  say  nothing  without necessity that  tends  to  your  own  credit.

EING come  to  the  neighbourhood  of  Caesarea  Philippi  (Fig.  77) Jesus asked  His  apostles,  as  they  went  along,  who  the people said  that  He  was. They replied: “Some ,  John  the  Baptist, others, Elias,  and  others,  Jeremias,  or  one  of  the  prophets.” Wishing to  hear  their  own  opinion,  or,  rather,  to  draw  from them a profession  of  faith,  He  asked:  “But  whom  do  you  say that I am?”

Simon Peter  answered :  “Thou  art  Christ,  the  Son  of  the living God.”  Jesus  said  to  him:  “Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-