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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. When God seemeth to sleep, in regard ⟨p. 306⟩§4that his work and the wheels of his providence are at a stand, prayer awaketh God, and putteth him on action, Psal. 7.6. Arise O Lord in thine anger, lift up thy self because of the rage of mine enemies; awake for the judgement thou hast commanded, Psal. 44.23. Awake, Why sleepest thou O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever. Both the words [Greek or Hebrew] Gnurah, and [Greek or Hebrew] Hakitsa, signifieth to awake out of sleep: So prayer putteth God on noble acts of omnipotency, as to bow the Heavens and come down, Isa. 64.1. To shake, & put on work all creatures in Heaven and Earth, for the saving of one poor man, Psal. 18. As when the sick child crieth for pain, all the sons and servants, yea, the Father of the house and Mother, are set on work, and put to business for his health. Hence when David prayed, Psal 18. vers. 6, 7. The earth shook, the foundations of the Hills were moved, for the Lord was wrath, smoke and fiery coals went out of his mouth, he bowed the Heavens and came down, he rode upon a Cherub, and did fly upon the wings of the wind. So it did put the LORD to divide the Red-Sea, to break the Prison doors and Iron chains to deliver Peter, Paul and Silas.
4. When God seemeth to sleep, in regard ⟨p. 306⟩§4that his work and the wheels of his providence are at a stand, prayer awaketh God, and putteth him on action, Psal. 7.6. Arise O Lord in thine anger, lift up thy self because of the rage of mine enemies; awake for the judgement thou hast commanded, Psal. 44.23. Awake, Why sleepest thou O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever. Both the words 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Gnurah, and Hakitsa, signifieth to awake out of sleep: So prayer putteth God on noble acts of omnipotencie, as to bow the Heavens and come down,