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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.
SERMON VI.
IN her Prayer, as it is expressed by Matthew, we have, 1. The manner of it, She cried. 2. ⟨p. 53⟩The compellation or party to whom, she prayeth, O Lord, thou son of David. 3. The Petition, Have mercy on me. 4. The Reason, For my daughter is vexed with a Devil.
IN her Prayer, as it is expressed by Matthew, we have, 1. The maner of it, She cryed. 2. ⟨p. 53⟩The compellation or party to whom, she prayeth, O Lord, thou son of David. 3. The Petition, Have mercy on me. 4. The Reason, For my daughter is vexed with a Devil.
She cried: The poor woman prayed (as we say) with good will, with a bent affection. Why is crying used in praying? Had it not been more modesty to speak to this soul-redeeming Saviour, who heareth sometimes before we pray, then to cry out and shout? For the Disciples do after complain, that She crieth so after them: Was Christ so difficile, to be entreated? The reasons of crying; are, 1. Want cannot blush; the pinching necessity of the Saints, is not tied to the law of Modesty: Hunger cannot be ashamed, Psal. 55.2. I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise, saith David, and Hezekiah, Esa. 38.14. Like a Crane, or a Swallow,