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The trial & triumph of faithThe tryal & triumph of faith
The trial & triumph of faith: or, An exposition of the history of Christs dispossessing of the daughter of the woman of Canaan Delivered in sermons; in which are opened, the victory of faith; the condition of those that are tempted; the excellency of Jesus Christ and free-grace; and some special grounds and principles of libertinism and antinomian errors, discovered by Samuel Rutherfurd, professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews. Published by authority.The tryal & triumph of faith: or, An exposition of the history of Christs dispossessing of the daughter of the woman of Canaan Delivered in sermons; in which are opened, the victory of faith; the condition of those that are tempted; the excellency of Jesus Christ and free-grace; and some speciall grounds and principles of libertinisme and antinomian errors, discovered by Samuel Rutherfurd, professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews. Published by authority.
London: printed by John Field, 1652
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Oh! are we not in love with our own Dungeon of sin? and do we not bear a kind love to our Father the Devil? We bring in provision for the flesh, and nourish the Old man, as old as since Adam-first sinned: Alas, we never saw our Father in the face, we love the Devil as the Devil fallen in sin, but we see him not as a Devil, but only under the embroideries of golden and silken temptations, we sow to the flesh, we Inn our Crop to the Devil, but we know not our Land-lord; and because sense and flesh is nearer to us then God, we desire more the Liberties of State, free commerce, and peace with the King, then Christs Liberties, the power, and purity of the Gospel, that we may negotiate with Heaven, and have peace with God.
Oh! are we not in love with our own Dungeon of sin? and do we not bear a kinde love to our Father the Devill? We bring in provision for the flesh, and nourish the Old man, as old as since Adam-first sinned: Alas, we never saw our Father in the face, we love the Devill as the Devill fallen in sin, but we see him not as a Devill, but only under the embroderies of golden and silken temptations, we sow to the flesh, we Inne our Crop to the Devill, but we know not our Land-lord; and because sense and flesh is nearer to us then God, we desire more the Liberties of State, free commerce, and peace with the King, then Christs Liberties, the power, and purity of the Gospel, that we may negotiate with Heaven, and have peace with God.
Unclean spirit] This is the quality of this Devil:1 An unclean Devil. Now whether he be called so, because he tempted the Maid to some prodigious acts of uncleanness, or because in general he tempteth to uncleanness of sins; so as uncleanness is but a general Epithet of all the Devils; I profess my ignorance, how ever all devils have this general name, unclean spirits, because of their spiritual uncleanness: Its certain, Devils are, 1. Black, now they being fallen in a smoky Hell, and kept under the power and chains of darkness, they are but lumps of black Hell, and darkness, whereas they are created