and design of the parable; secondly, we shall have some words to say upon the two actors in it, whose characters are intentionally so described as to give force to the reasoning; and then, thirdly, we shall dwell upon the power which in the parable is represented as triumphant. I. First, then, consider OUR LORD’S DESIGN IN THIS PARABLE—“Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” But can men pray always? There was a sect in the earlier days of Christianity who were foolish enough to read the passage