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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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14. Use. All of us have need of a Devil, one or other, to exercise and humble us: but we go wrong to work when we think to make good our party against the devil by our own strength. This woman yoked Christ and the devil together, and would not yoke with him her alone, and the success is blessed: we go to dispute with temptations our selves by reason, you shall not dispute Satan to hell with all your Logic, nor can Policy, and State-wit calm the Prince of the bottomless pit, who is let loose now in these three Kingdoms to kill with the sword: The Horseman upon the Red and bloody Horse, and his footman Death are posting through the ⟨p. 433⟩Kingdoms, more wrestling by prayer, the putting of Satan in Christs gripes,2 by faith effectual by love, and sincere humiliation should create peace, for peace is a work of Creation: there's but one only can create, I mean God, by, or at the exercise of these graces should create peace: we lye bleeding and dying under our lusts, because Christ was not entrusted with mortification: if we gave in a bill of complaint against our devils, as this woman did, Christ should loose Satan's works and help us.
14. Vse. All of us have need of a Devil, one or other, to exercise and humble us: but we go wrong to work when we think to make good our party against the devil by our own strength. This woman yoked Christ and the devil together, and would not yoke with him her alone, and the successe is blessed: we go to dispute with temptations our selves by reason, you shal not dispute Satan to hell with all your Logick, nor can Policie, and State-wit calm the Prince of the bottomlesse pit, who is let loose now in these three Kingdoms to kill with the sword: The Horseman upon the Red and bloody Horse, and his footman Death are posting through the ⟨p. 433⟩Kingdoms, more wrestling by prayer, the putting of Satan in Christs gripes,2 by faith effectuall by love, and sincere humiliation should create peace, for peace is a work of Creation: there's but one onely can create, I mean God, by, or at the exercise of these graces should create peace: we lye bleeding and dying under our lusts, because Christ was not intrusted with mortification: if we gave in a bill of complaint against our devils, as this woman did, Christ should loose Satans works and help us.