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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
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11. If Believers be such dependent creatures, what do Libertines and Antinomians teach us: That the soul need not go out to Christ, for fresh supply, but it is acted by the Spirit inhabiting and dwelling in us: also, that it is the way of the Law, not of the Gospel, that we act in the strength of Christ: both these are against the Gospel:2 1. We are commanded to pray, even the sons who in faith calleth God, Our Father which is in Heaven, lead us not into temptation, which God doth no other way then by giving us new supply of Grace to actual resistance: and Christ will have us to pray, Lord increase our faith, the virgins in love with Christ, pray Draw, us. Paul prayeth, that the God of peace would sanctify the Thessalonians wholly, 1 The. 5.23. & for this he boweth his knee, that the believing Ephesians may be strengthened according to the riches of his glory, with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in their hearts by faith, and that with all the Saints ⟨p. 139⟩they may be able to comprehend the transcendent Love of God in Christ, Eph. 3.15, 16, 17, 18, 19. and that Author, Heb. 13.20, 21. That the God of peace may make the Saints perfect in every good work to do his will, working in them, that which is well pleasing in his sight. 2. Its against Christs intercession, whose it is to keep the faith of the Saints from failing, Luk. 22.32. and who finisheth our faith, Heb. 12.2. confirmeth us to the end, 1 Cor. 1.8. advocateth for new grace, 1 Joh. 2.1, 2. appeareth in the presence of God for us, Heb. 9.24. 3. This cannot stand with the promise of perseverance, made in the Covenant of Grace,