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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.
4. Though the woman be a dog in her own eyes,1 and so a sinner; See, O sinner, rich mercy, that Christ should admit of dogs to his Kingdom: O Grace, that Christ should black his fair hands (to speak so) in washing foul and defiled dogs: How unworthy sinners, and so foul sinners, that they should be under Christs table, and eat his bread within the Kings house: What a motion of free mercy, that Christ should lay his fair, spotless and chaste love upon so black, defiled and whorish souls? O what a favour, that ⟨p. 179⟩Christ maketh the Leopard and Ethiopian white for heaven? These two go together, Rev. 1.5. Who has loved us, and washed us: Humble sinners have high thoughts of free-grace; stand not afar off, come near, be washed, for fr•e-grace is not proud, when grace refuseth not dogs; salvation must be a flour planted without hands, that groweth only out of the heart of Christ. Take humble thoughts of your selves, and noble and high thoughts of excellent Jesus to heaven with you: A curse upon the creatures proud merits, if you make price with Christ, and compound with everlasting grace, you shame the glory of the Ransom-payer. Its no shame to die in Christs debt, all the Angels the Cedars of heaven are below Christ; Angels and Saints shall be Christs debtors for eternity of ages, and so long as God is God, sinners shall be in graces compt-book.
4. Though the woman be a dog in her own eyes,1 and so a sinner; See, O sinner, rich mercy, that Christ should admit of dogs to his Kingdom: O Grace, that Christ should black his fair hands (to speak so) in washing foul and defiled dogs: How unworthy sinners, and so foul sinners, that they should be under Christs table, and eat his bread within the Kings house: What a motion of free mercy, that Christ should lay his fair, spotlesse and chast love upon so black, defiled and whorish souls? O what a favour, that ⟨p. 179⟩Christ maketh the Leopard and Ethiopian white for heaven? These two go together,