The female preacher: or, The woman of Samaria's sermon to the men of the city, John iv. 29. Or, The self humbling and Christ-exalting influence of divine discoveries. : Opened in a sermon preached July 13, 1729, immediately after the celebration of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper at Dumfermline [sic]. /
Erskine, Ralph,1685-1752.
New College (University of Edinburgh),former owner.StEdNL
Edinburgh, : Printed for David Duncan, and sold at his house near the foot of the West-bow, and by John Briggs in the Luckenbooths, Edinburgh, Laurence Millar in Dysart, and Matthew Simson in the Parish of Monzie.,
1735..
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The first edition of a rare sermon by Ralph Erskine (1685-1752). After studying at Edinburgh, Erskine was ordained as Assistant Minister of the Gospel at Dunfermline, later succeeding as Minister of Dunfermline Abbey in 1716. His later career say him follow his somewhat better known brother Ebenezer out of the established Church of Scotland in 1737 into a newly formed Associate Presbytery.
On the value of "self humbling" and "Christ exalting" illustrated by the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well in John IV, 29.
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Withdrawal stamp of New College, University of Edinburgh.
Bible.
Samaritan women
Scotland Edinburgh.