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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.
By much praying faith is well breathed: Jacob is stronger in the morning, when he hath prayed a whole night, then at bed-time, Gen. 32.26. The Angel said, Let me go, for the day breaketh: And he said, I will not let thee go, till thou bless me. Then in the dawning he hath ⟨p. 113⟩prayed harder, and used his arms with greater violence then before, by this hunger groweth fatter, sense stronger; its here, Eat and be hungry, pray and desire more strongly to pray. 13. Reasons of Gods not hearing prayer are; 1. Superstitious and false worship, Isa. 16.12. Moab wearied of his high places, comes to his Sanctuary to pray, but prevaileth not. Wildfire §1cannot roast raw flesh. 2. God hears not sinners,§2 Joh. 9.31. Let his prayer be sin, Psal. 109.7. Yea the prayers of Britain are not heard, nor their Solemn Fasts accepted; for iniquity hath separated between God and us, Es. 59.2. 3. God §3heareth not wh•n there's a heart-love to vanity. Psal. 66.18. Job 35.15. 4. God heareth not §4Malignants, nor us, when many are heart-enemies to the Cause, Psal. 18.41. 5. He heareth §5not bloody men, Es. 1.15. Now for the Saints, sense maketh non answering a merciful judgement, its here as in riches: he is rich who thinketh himself rich, and desireth no more: So not to be answered is a plague: but to find you are not answered, and be sad for it, hath much of Christ: The Saints are heavier, because God answereth not, then because the mercy is denied.