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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.
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,1 that you find no •easure to look over your shoulder to Moses or any other: For the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb are the Temple of it; it must be sweeter, when the sweet immediate hand of Jesus ⟨p. 436⟩Christ shall pluck the soul-delighting Roses of the high Garden, and hold them to your senses, with an immediate touch, so as you shall see, behold, smell and touch his hand with the rose, and when he shall put immediately in your mouth, the Apples of the Tree of life, and the King himself shall make himself (as it were) your Cup-bearer, for there shall be neither need of Pastor, Prophet, or of any Christian brother, but only Christ himself, to hold to your head A Cup of the water of life, Rev. 22.1, 2. And he showed me a pure River of water of life, clear as Crystal, proceeding out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb; be showed me, which He? The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, c. 2• 22. He that talked with me, who had a golden reed to measure the City, v. 15. & v. 10. He who carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great City, the holy Jerusalem descending out of Heaven from God; no created Angel could show to John, The Bride the Lambs Wife; and what is that? He showed me; He made me see; Is that but a naked cast of the eye, or a speculation? No, it is more, He himself who only reveals all the secrets of God, And measures the Temple with a golden Reed; He only gave me a drink of the water of life immediately; for to see in the holy language, is to enjoy,