his resolute humility, “LORD, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof.” No! it is his faith, to which JESUS gives this highest praise. That while he walked among His own people, who were taught of GOD, and was haughtily and indignantly treated, yea, despised; that while Jews saw and albut felt His power, and refused to acknowledge it, a Gentile, at a distance, should be filled with reverential awe of Him, should assert so confidently the fulness of His power, should have such an insight into its spiritual working, should find and adduce proofs of that power and its working, to satisfy himself, to plead to CHRIST—this was, indeed, worthy of note; this was, as yet, unparalleled. “I have not found so great faith.” We need not, however, suppose—in fact we must not suppose—that our LORD meant to omit the commendation of the centurion’s other good qualities: rather as they were all the fruits of faith, were they all praised in the praise of faith. Why did he love the Jews—why did he build them a synagogue—why did he seek miraculous healing for his servant—why did he employ Jewish elders as his intercessors—why did he, an important Roman officer, feel unworthy of the company of a wandering Jewish peasant? Was it not through faith? faith in the true GOD, faith in the laws of His worship, faith in His awful holiness, and no less in His merciful goodness, faith in His manifestation in JESUS of Nazareth? Yes, it was all of faith, and it was all admired and praised when JESUS marvelled and said, “I have not found so great faith.” But still the highest faith—the thing most marvelled at and chiefly commended, was the spiritual perception of a bodily unseen LORD, the belief in His unlimited, and, under all circumstances, available power. “I have never seen Thee: yet I know Thee who Thou art. Thou art not here, yet with a word Thou canst cause Thy power to be here, and to accomplish here all Thy will.” Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed: and blessed are they precisely in the way of their own wise choice, “Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.” It was great honour given to CHRIST. It was the opportunity of a wondrous manifestation, and so we read, “The servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”