The History of the Woman of Great Faith, Title page – Errata
THE HISTORY OF THE WOMAN OF GREAT FAITH.
Recorded by Saint Matthew, ch. 15. v. 22. &c. and by Saint Mark, ch. 7.24. where three very ſtrong encounters are beaten back by her vnmatchable faith.
Treatiſed and expounded for ſome help to the weake in faith.
By ROBERT HORN, a Miniſter of Ieſus Chriſt.
1 Iohn ch. 5. v. 4.
This is the victory that ouercommeth the world, euen our faith.
LONDON: Printed by T. H. for Philemon Stephens, and Chr. Meridith, at the gilded Lyon in Pauls Church-yard, 1632.
TO The Noble Lady, the Lady Harley, the pious Conſort of that religious Knight, Sir Robert Harley of Brampton in Herefordſhire.
Chriſtian Lady:
I Preſent you (here) with ſome fruits of my age, the root (out of which they ſprung) ſtandeth in that famous hiſtorie of a Woman of rare Faith; and becauſe a Woman, therefore the fitter to be commended to you, and this for the truths ſake that dwelleth in you. This truth is that noble Gueſt that takes vp lodging no where, but in a heart, ſuch as is according to the faith of Gods elect. Such a roome of ſpeciall receit it hath found in you long: a Chamber or roome trimmed for a Daughter of heauen, ſo highly borne: and for this, you are the obſeruation and ſpeech of many, of ſo many as know you, and the grace of God in you: which (though now offered to the eye) is not ſo much to ſhew what you are in a right vnderſtanding, as to ſet you further forward to the prize of that high calling, at which you ayme, and not at things by the way, the ayme of thoſe that delight to be blown vp with the winde of praiſe, for what they doe well. Worthy Madame, you hauehave runne well, few of your ſexe, and ſort better. Keepe on as you doe, there is no ſtanding till you be as your father in heauen would hauehave you to be, perfect as he is, Mat. 5.48. Here are the ſteps of faith in a woman, a Canaanite, treade in them, and you are ſure of your way. In this you goe not alone, and you hauehave a worthy Leader; your deareſt Husband is he, who (being the guide of your life, and to your precious faith a moſt able coadiutor) doth by his godly precedence, chalke you the way for your ſafter going on. And if I ſhall, by the bleſsing of God vponupon that which is here done, bee vouchſafed worthy to adde, though the leaſt graine of improuement to the aright ordering of your ſteps in this way of faith, I ſhall thinke my labour and deſires very happy, and the ſame highly aduanced. And now for this, and for the ſweet children of your body, likewiſe for the Parent of them, your moſt louing Husband, and my moſt kinde Patron, I doe, and ſtill pray, who am
Your good Ladiſhips very greatly bounden for the ſeruice of your faith, Robert Horn. March 27. 1632. from Ludlow.
Errata.
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