ACC ~ James 3 v3

SO GOD TAMES HUMANITY. AUGUSTINE: Note that the comparison is taken from the beasts which we are able to tame. The horse does not tame itself, nor does a man do so. A man is needed in order to tame a horse, and in the same way, God is needed in order to tame a man. COMMENTARY ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT 55.2.

PUTTING BRAKES ON THE MOUTH. BEDE: In other words, says James, how much more appropriate is it to put a brake in our own mouths so that we say only what agrees with the teachings of our Creator, and by controlling our tongues guide our doings in the right way also? CONCERNING THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

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