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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
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7. Its great Faith to pray, and persevere, and watch unto praying, as this woman did, when Christ seemeth to forbid to pray; as he both ⟨p. 365⟩reproached this woman in her praying, as if it had been but the crying of a Dog, and said he was not sent for her: When the promise and Christ seem to look away from you, and to refuse you, yea, to forbid you to believe; then to believe is great Faith, actions in nature going on in strength, when contrary actions doth countermand them, must be carried with prevailing strength: Its strength of nature that the Palmtree groweth under great weights, its prevalency of nature that mighty Rivers when they swell over banks doth break over all oppositions: Satan hath a Commission to burn and slay; a strong Faith quencheth all his fiery darts, Eph. 6.16. Let me alone, (saith the Lord to Jacob, Gen. 32.25.26.) Pray no more; Jacobs strong faith doth meet with this commandment: thus, I will not let thee alone, I must pray on till thou bless me: strong Faith beateth down misapprehensions of promises, or of Christ, and layeth hold on Christ under his mask of wrath, Lam. 3.9. And covered with a cloud.
7. Its great Faith to pray, and persevere, and watch unto praying, as this woman did, when Christ seemeth to forbid to pray; as hee both ⟨p. 365⟩reproached this woman in her praying, as if it had been but the crying of a Dog, and said hee was not sent for her: When the promise and Christ seem to look away from you, and to refuse you, yea, to forbid you to beleeve; then to beleeve is great Faith, actions in nature going on in strength, when contrary actions doth countermand them, must be carried with prevailing strength: Its strength of nature that the Palmtree groweth under great weights, its prevalency of nature that mighty Rivers when they swell over banks doth break over all oppositions: Satan hath a Commission to burne and slay; a strong Faith quencheth all his fierie darts,