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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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Obj. 2. Holiness and walking in the way of holiness contributeth not one jot to Salvation, 1as causes, or as the way thereto, Christ hath done that perfectly. Ans. I pray you consider ⟨p. 143⟩three things here; 1. The Will of Gad to save; yea, and to justify the ungodly. 2. Jus, the Law right to righteousness and salvation. 3. Actual salvation;2 Christs merits are neither cause, nor motive, nor condition moving God to will, to choose, or ordain persons for glory, this is an act of eternal election to glory, which is not from Christs merits: nor doth any external work or condition, either good or evil in Jacob, or Esau, or in the surety Christ, move God to such an act of free liberty. Libertines are ignorant in so speaking; yea, faith is no condition, cause, or motive of such a will. 2. Christs merits, not faith, not holiness in us, must be the cause of our Law-right to righteousness and glory: Christ, his alone gave the price of Redemption for us, no Garments were rolled in blood for a patent and right to Heaven, but his only: his alone trod the Wine-press of Gods Wrath; in those two notions, works of holiness have no footing in the work. But 3. as touching actual salvation, the way to it is holiness, without which none can see God. Its expressly commanded, Be ye holy, as I am holy, 1 Pet. 1.19, 20. and Rom. 6.21. But being now made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit into holiness, and the end life everlasting, 2 Pet. 1.10. If ye do these things ye shall never fall, for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly, unto the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour ⟨p. 144⟩Jesus Christ, Rev. 2.7. To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the Tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God,