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is seen in his narratiTe of our Lord's baptism, and of the trans- figuration. (Luke iii. 2L and ix. 28, 20.) The Gentiles, for whom St. Luke*s Gospel was especially designed, needed instruction in the duty and benefits of .prayer. Accordingly this subject occupies a prominent place in his Gospel. It is eminently the Gospel of prayer." See Lukevi. 12. ix. 18, 28. xi. 1. xviii. 1. xxii. 41, 40.