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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.
Christ is the party here; so Christ hath a seven fold relation: 1. As he is more then a creature, he is the Covenant it self: 2. As he dealeth between the parties, he is the Messenger of the Covenant: 3. As he saw and heard, and ⟨p. 65⟩testifieth all, he is the Witness of the Covenant: 4. As he undertaketh for the parties at variance, he is the Surety of the Covenant: 5. As he standeth between the contrary parties, he is the Mediator of the Covenant: 6. As he signeth the Covenant, and closeth all the Articles; he is the Testator of the Covenant: 7. As he is a side or the half of the Covenant; he is the Party contracting in the Covenant.
Christ is the party here; so Christ hath a seven fold relation: 1. As he is more then a creature, he is the Covenant it self: 2. As he dealeth between the parties, he is the Messenger of the Covenant: 3. As he saw and heard, and ⟨p. 65⟩testifieth all, he is the Witnesse of the Covenant: 4. As he undertaketh for the parties at variance, he is the Surety of the Covenant: 5. As he standeth between the contrary parties, he is the Mediator of the Covenant: 6. As he signeth the Covenant, and closeth all the Articles; he is the Testator of the Covenant: 7. As he is a side or the half of the Covenant; he is the Party contracting in the Covenant.
For the first, Isa. 42.6.1 I gave thee for a Covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles, Isa. 49.8. I will preserve thee, and give thee for a Covenant of the people: Christ, God and man, is all the Covenant: 1. Because he is given to fulfil the Covenant on both sides: 2. He is the Covenant, In abstracto, he is very Peace and Reconciliation it self,