The locusts may have represented the Jewish heretics who denied Christ.

I couldn't have told you that Peter was a disciple, let alone that he had denied Christ.

But he couldn't deny Christ by ignoring his basic relationship with him.

The sinner points out that for all of Peter's virtue, he still sinned by denying Christ.

The king became angry and put her in prison, yet she would not deny Christ.

He hadn't intended to deny Christ, it made him feel sick.

Even Peter had not denied Christ to his face!

Iwon't run like a child and I won't deny Christ.

Look at St. Peter, who denied Christ three times.

Early in 1579 he was cited before Edmund Freke on a charge of denying Christ.