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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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Use 2. If Christ at a nod have such a dominion over Devils, we are under Satan's power in being tempted, more then we need: Certain it is, we improve not Christs power of dominion over Satan to the utmost; Christ can save, Heb. 7.25. [Greek or Hebrew] to the utmost, then he can sanctify to the utmost, for Christ is a Saviour not only by merit, but also by efficacy, as our Divines hold against Socinians and Arminians, & therefore he should give actual strength against temptations; if we should not so carelessly improve that power Christ hath over Satan: I do not mean as Arminians do, that free-will, by order of nature beginneth, first, to resist Satan, & then Gods grace followeth, as a hand-maid, but I intend this, that because Peter is self-strong: & his flesh saith to Christ, that Christ is mistaken, and looketh beside the spirit of prophecy, for Mat. 26.35. He saith, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee: Belike if he had been diffident of his own strength, and watched and trusted in the strength of an intercessor, he should not have been deserted, so as to deny his Lord; we put not Christ to it, to put forth his ⟨p. 450⟩omnipotency in every act, to save us, that we yield not; I deny not, but there is a necessity in regard of Gods wise providence that the Saints must sin, and that they be passive vessels to carry the lustre, & hold forth the rays and beams of pardoning Grace: Yet certain it is, there be hypothetical connections of supernatural Providence in Gods eternal Decree, never put forth in action, because of our laziness: (As if God shall suffer Job to be tempted, and he by grace sin not, as Job 1.22. The Lord shall also strengthen him when he is tempted the second time, not to sin) and (if Abraham be tempted to offer up his only Son for God, and if he yield obedience, God shall surely bless him with the blessing of sanctification promised in the Covenant) as is clear Gen. 22.16.17. Heb. 6.12.13.14. For we see these connections some times put forth in Acts: But other connections are not put forth in Acts,