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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.
2. For Faith •aileth sometimes with a strong §2tide, and a fair wind; according as the Moon hath an aspect on the Sun, so is it full, or not full, when the wheels are set right to the Sun, the clock moveth and goeth right:1 The fairer and more clear sight that Faith hath of Christ, the stronger are the acts of Faith, it cannot be denied but Faith hath a good, and an ill day: ⟨p. 348⟩because grace is various, its no strong proof that its not grace.
2. For Faith •aileth sometimes with a strong §2tide, and a fair wind; according as the Moone hath an aspect on the Sun, so is it ful, or not ful, when the wheels are set right to the Sun, the clock moveth and goeth right:1 The fairer and more clear sight that Faith hath of Christ, the stronger are the acts of Faith, it cannot bee denied but Faith hath a good, and an ill day: ⟨p. 348⟩because grace is various, its no strong proof that its not grace.
- 1Strength of grace, required in believing.Strength of grace, required in beleeving.
3. To put Faith in all its parts, in light, in staying on Christ, in affiance, in adherence, in self-diffidence, in submissive assenting forth in all its acts, and to lift the soul all off the earth, requireth Christs high Spring-tide; its not easy to put all the powers that do act in Faith a float, especially because a strong faith is a great vessel, and therefore more of Christs tide is required for weighing Anchor, and lancing forth: The wings of a Sparrow should not raise an Eagle off the earth, the limbs of a Pismire could not suit with a Horse or an Elephant, there is need of a strong winged soul to believe, especially against hope.