The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher…The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher…

She does first of all acknowledge his Deity; and therefore she calls him Lord, O Lord: She does acknowledge his Humanity, and Incarnation; and therefore she says, Thou son of David. Her Faith was rightly planted: here now ye have her Faith in the Mustard-seed; look but down a few verses, and you find it grown up into a great tree, that the birds of the air, and the Saints, may come and build their nests in the branches of her Faith. But here it is planted. She had in her own country, some that by Exorcism did undertake for to cast out Devils: she does not go to them: she had her own gods in her own country, she leaves them, and she singles out Christ, and she singles out that Name, Title, and Attribute of Christ, wherein was most of the Covenant, and most of the Promise: and her faith now, being thus rightly planted, it rises up unto great perfection, she comes on with boldness.

She does first of all acknowledge his Deity; and therefore she cals him Lord, O Lord: Shee does acknowledge his Humanity, and Incarnation; and therefore she saies, Thou son of David. Her Faith was rightly planted: here now ye have her Faith in the Musterd-seed; look but down a few verses, and you find it grown up into a great tree, that the birds of the air, and the Saints, may come and build their nests in the branches of her Faith. But here it is planted. She had in her own countrey, some that by Exorsisme did undertake for to cast out Devils: she does not go to them: she had her own gods in her own countrey, she leaves them, and she singles out Christ, and she singles out that Name, Title, and Attribute of Christ, wherein was most of the Covenant, and most of the Promise: and her faith now, being thus rightly planted, it rises up unto great perfection, she comes on with boldness.

But stay, O woman, a little, Thou art a great sinner, thou art a Canaanite, and so a Dog, and what doest thou coming ⟨p. 202⟩unto Jesus Christ? I know what I do (might she say) I do not come to Peter, I do not come to James, I do not come to John,; but I come to Christ, and I come to Mercy, to Mercy it self. I do not plead mine own Righteousness, or mine own Patience, or my Humility, or Prayer, or Perseverance in prayer; but I plead Mercy, Have mercy on me, O Lord. Behold a Miracle in the midst of a Miracle, (says Chrysostom) The Angels in heaven cover their faces, in beholding the glory of Jesus Christ; and a poor Woman here on earth comes with boldness: the Cherubims, and Seraphims in heaven (says he) fear before Christ; fear above, and faith below; fear in Angels, faith and boldness in a poor woman, she comes with boldness.