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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.
Beware of Pride, the Elephants neck and knees that cannot bow, God must break: God knoweth the proud afar off, 1Psal. 138.6. the word [Greek or Hebrew] Gavoah is the high man, the Scripture word, Jam. 4.6. is [Greek or Hebrew] the proud man is an appearance, not a real thing, and an appearance more then enough: the Phrase importeth two: 1. Its borrowed from men, who see ⟨p. 196⟩things near hand, before they see things afar off, and so more of their eyes is fixed on that which is near hand, and so its more delighted in; we see things a far off with less delight to the sense. Lorinus, Quasi in transitu videre, and with contempt. The humble man lieth near Gods eye, the proud man is further from his eye, and seen in the by, and with contempt by God. 2. A man seeth his enemy a far off, and loveth not to come near to him; God hath an old quarrel against pride, as one of the oldest enemies born in heaven, in the breast of the fallen Angels, and thrown out of heaven, and it seeketh to be up at its own element, and country, where it was born, as proud men are climbing and aspiring creatures: But God a far off, resisteth the proud, and denieth grace, or any thing of heaven, to the proud Pharisee. When God first seeth a proud man, he saith, Behold my enemy: the lowly man is Christs friend.
Beware of Pride, the Elephants neck and knees that cannot bow, God must break: God knoweth the proud afar off, 1Psal. 138.6. the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Gavoah is the high man, the Scripture word, Iam. 4.6. is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the proud man is an appearance, not a reall thing, and an appearance more then enough: the Phrase importeth two: 1. Its borrowed from men, who see