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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.
The new heart is a ⟨p. 435⟩creation, and as its Grace, is framed without tools, agents, art, or service; Grace issueth immediately out of Christs heart, he hath no hire, no payment for it: non-payment, no money is Graces hire, 3. And Heaven is given, not by art, not by merit, not for sweating; But how? Luk. 12.32. Its the Fathers will. And Rev. 21.4. God shall wipe all tears from their eyes. Its the sweeter, that no napkin but his own immediate hand shall wipe my sinful face.
The new heart is a ⟨p. 435⟩creation, and as its Grace, is framed without tools, agents, art, or service; Grace issueth immediately out of Christs heart, he hath no hire, no payment for it: non-payment, no money is Graces hire, 3. And Heaven is given, not by art, not by merit, not for sweating; But how? Luk. 12.32. Its the Fathers will. And Rev. 21.4. God shall wipe all tears from their eyes. Its the sweeter, that no napkin but his own immediate hand shall wipe my sinfull face.
In heaven the vision of him that sitteth upon the Throne is immediate, the mirror or looking-glass of Word and Sacraments; being removed, there is, 1 Cor. 13.12. But a vision of God, face to face, Rev. 21.22. And I saw no Temple therein: If any should ask tidings, and say John what sawest thou in that new City, was there any Temple, any Priest, any Prophets, any Candlesticks there? He should answer, O you know not what you speak: I saw no temple there; I saw a more glorious sight then all the temples of the earth; I saw the Lamb the King, in the midst of them; I saw Christ the fountain of Heaven, and though ye should know Moses, David, Paul, in glory, you shall be so taken with beholding the face of the Lamb for evermore in an immediate vision,