The Trial and Triumph of Faith

As John Calvin notes, the healing of the daughter of the Canaanite woman (described in Matthew 15 and Mark 7) shows 'in what manner the grace of Christ began to flow to the Gentiles'. The account also gives us a vivid picture of what true faith in Christ is and how it acts. In Rutherford's words, 'To any seeking Jesus Christ, this text cries, "Come and see".' In twenty-seven eloquent sermons, Rutherford expounds the incident. What he sees in it most of all is the free grace of God: 'Christ, for