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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.
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.
3. To put Faith in all its parts, in light, in staying on Christ, in affiance, in adherance, 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 easie 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 Eliphant, there is need of a strong winged soul to believe, especially against hope.
4. To believe Christ, when midnight speaketh §4blackness of wrath, requireth eyes and light of miracles; yea, its a greater work then the very miracles of Christ, John 14.12. But especially when Christ is absent, its with the soul, as with a clock, in which the wheels are broken, the passes or weights are fallen down.
4. To believe Christ, when midnight speaketh §4blacknesse of wrath, requireth eyes and light of miracles; yea, its a greater work then the very miracles of Christ,