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A57982	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.	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1652 (1652)	Wing R2397A; ESTC R203460	278,378	498

spiritual capacities but for drops of grace Christ is disposed to give grace as a river it s too little to seek corn wine oyl from God he is more willing to give great things then small things to ask a feather a penny from a mighty Prince when he saith Ask what thou wilt to the half of my Kingdom and it shal be granted to thee is the undervaluing of the greatnesse of his Royal magnificence Ask what ye wil saith Christ of my Father in my name and it shall be granted Mens desires run upon removall of the Sword Peace Protection Plenty Traffiquing peaceable Seas Liberties of Parliament Subjects Peers Cities Little are mens desires improved in seeking Christ to dwel in the land and that the Temple of the Lord be builded all these suits are below both the goodnesse of the Lord and spirituall capacity of sanctified affections And God giveth to Carnall men that which their soul lusteth after but in his wrath SERMON XXVII Mar. 7.30 And when she was come to her house she found the Devil gone out and her daughter laid upon the bed BEcause I hast to an end and shall not now refute the dream of Papists from this collecting the lawfulnesse of their bastard confirmation and of confirming children by the unhallowed blessing of the Prelate only observe the case of the child Mark saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cast in a violent manner in a bed for this is not to be a bed of rest and security as some Papists collect but to expresse how violent Satan is in his last farewell as when he is to be cast out Mark 9.20 When the possessed childe is brought to Jesus and when he saw him straightway the spirit tare him and he fell on the ground and wallowed foaming The Devil and the unclean spirits are not thrown out of a person or Land but they must rage and foam 1. The Lord saith Zach. 13.2 I will cut off the names of Idols out of the land and they shal be no more remembred and I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirits to passe out of the land But this cannot be done but with great violence vers 3. The father and the mother shall thrust through with a sword the false Prophet even their own son ere he be put out of the land The Devil will not be removed without blood sweating and great violence when the unclean spirits of men given to curious Arts and the Idoll Diana is preached down in Ephesus Acts 19.18 That whole great City was full of wrath and they cry out Great is Diana of the Ephesians 19. And the whole City was filled with confusion When Christ cometh to the Crown and the Throne Jews and Gentiles the Kings and Rulers of the earth Herod and Pilate with the Gentiles and the people of Israel are gathered together Act. 4.25 26 27. The word Psal. 2.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rageshu it is to make a great tumult as a furious multitude gathered together that maketh a noise as the noise of a troubled sea therefore some not without reason say the sons of Zebedeus are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Benairegesci Sons of Thunder Luke Acts 2. useth the word after the 70. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which Budeus expoundeth of fierce and wilde horse and certainlie Christ is Crowned upon Mount Zion with garments rowled in blood this is a spoiling of and a triumphing over principalities and powers Christ dyed the black Crosse with red blood when he performed this noble act of Redemption Col. 2.14 15. So when Christ entreth in any soul to dwell there he must first binde the Devil And then spoyle his house Mat 12.29 What wonder is it that multitudes of heresies and sects and many blasphemous and false ways arise now when the Lord is to build up Sion Satan when Christ is to saile and his Kingdom a coming Kingdom as we pray raiseth up storms and winds in the broad Lake of Brimstone to drown the Church of God Christ hath not fair weather when he goeth to Sea Mat. 8.23 24. Yet his journey is lawfull When Christ is upon Acts of his Priesthood and standeth at the great high Altar with his Censer of gold to offer up the prayers of the Saints to God he casteth fire with the same Censer down upon the earth and there be then Thundrings Lightnings and Earthquakes and hence followeth terrible judgements upon the earth as hail fire mingled with blood and a mountain burning with fire and the third part of the Sea becomes blood and a clear burning star like a Lampe called Worm-wood making the third part of the Waters bitter doth fall from Heaven which is as much as when Christ is upon Acts of mercy toward his people pestilent Heresies of the Popish Clergy and others darkneth the third part of the Sun and Moon that is of the light of the Gospel Rev. 8.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. Even as when our Lord Jesus standeth to intercede for the people and to pray for fallen Ierusalem which is as a firebrand plukt out of the fire Satan standeth at his right hand his working hand to hinder him Zach. 2.1.2.3 2. This resolveth to many their state Many are free of the Devil I thank God saith one I know not Satan nor any of his works I have peace Satan did never tare me nor cause me to fall to the earth nor doth he torment me But this is a fearful condition 1. It is an Argument of a false peace When the strong man is within the house is in peace not to be tempted of the Devil is the greatest temptation out of Hell and if there be any choise of Devils a raging and a roaring Devil is better then the calme and sleeping Devill when the Devil is within he sleepeth and is silent and the house or soul he is in is silent and there is a Covenant with death and Hell Isa. 28.15 Now Hell keepeth true to a naturall man for a time Cessation of Armes between the soul and Satan is security for a time but it s not peace The Devils warre is better then the Devils peace Carnall hypocrisie is a dumbe and silent thing but its terrible to be carried to Hell without any noise of feet The wheels of Satans chariot are oiled with carnall rest and they go without ratling and noise the Devil carrieth few to hell with shouting and crying suspect dumb holines when the Dog is kept out of doors he howles to be in again the Covenant of Satan to Eve sin and you shall not die standeth with all men by nature till Jesus Christ break peace between us and Satan 2. Contraries meeting such as hot and dry fire and cold and moist water they conflict one with another and where Satan findeth a sanctified heart he tempteth with much importunity as at one time Christ findeth three mighty temptations and he departeth from him onely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉

sins so as uncleannesse is but a generall Epithet of all the Devils I professe my ignorance how ever all devils have this general name unclean spirits because of their spirituall uncleannesse It s certain Devils are 1. Black now they being fallen in a smoky Hell and kept under the power and chains of darknesse they are but lumps of black Hell and darknesse whereas they are created fair Angels 1. Truth is the fairest thing that is obedience to God is truth Ioh. 3.21 Sin is the most ugly and deformed thing in the world and therefore sinners can have no communion with God while they be washed 2. Devils were once pure and clean spirits their understandings were made clear to see God and his beauty now these fair spirits are darkned for their fellow-Angels who sinned not are yet Seraphims and Lamps of light and these Angels saith Christ Mat. 18.10 Do alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in Heaven Then the more Grace of Christ the more clearnesse of saving knowledge and sound reason Grace maketh more solid wisdom then Art or Learning by this David excelled all his Teachers and the Ancient ones In Satans fools the right principle of wisdom is extinguished the Prophet spake it of States-men or rather State fools Jer. 8.9 Lo they have rejected the word of the Lord and what wisdome is in them As there be pollutions of the flesh so are there pollutions of the minde and spirit 2 Tim. 3.8 Men of corrupt minde are men of rotten mindes false opinions of God are rottennesse in the understanding 1 Tim. 1.7 The spirit of a sound minde vers 13. Hold fast the form of sound words There are some words that come from a sick minde as Tit. 1.13 The Apostle holdeth forth that there be some sick of the Faith as there be some sound of the Faith Prov. 2.7 The Lord giveth sound wisdome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 its Essence and being Tushija Pagnin Substantiam R. Levi reservabit rectis id quod est Ra. David saith Because wisdom and the Law of God is an abiding and as Aben Ezra saith A living thing that endureth to eternity whereas indeed humane wisdome and false opinions of God are passing-away things the lye liveth not a long age wisdom is a Tree of Life Psal 119.80 Let my heart be sound in thy Statutes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perfect wanting nothing a fool wanteth the best part of his heart State-wisdom not lying levell to Christs ends but commensurated with carnall projects is but folly Hearing of him What had she heard that Jesus was the Son of God the Messiah of Israel and could and was willing to heal her daughter two things are here observable hearing of Christ drew her to Christ 2. It s good to border with Christ and to be near hand to him There is a necessity that we hear of Christ before we come to him This is Gods way Rom. 10. Faith cometh by hearing Christ is not in us from the womb Faith is not a flower that groweth out of such a sowre and cold ground as nature it s a stem and a birth of heaven 2. None can come to Christ except they heer a good report of him How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard Those who come aright to Christ must have noble high long deep and broad thoughts of Iesus and know the Gospel Now what is the Gospel Nothing but a good report of Christ you must hear a Gospel-report of Christ ere you come to him Ill principled thoughts of Christ keepeth many from him 1 Kin. 8.42 Strangers shall hear of thy great name and of thy strong hand Christ was to be heard by the deaf Gentiles Is. 29.18 In that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book We hear and we hear not because the Lord wakeneth not the ear morning by morning that we may hear as the learned Many hear but they have not the learned ear nor the ear of such as have heard and learned of the Father Many hear of Christ a voice and no more but a voice they know not that Prophesie Isa. 30.21 Thine ears shall hear a word behinde thee saying This is the way walk ye in it There 's another vice in our hearing men do not hear that they may hear Isa. 42.18 Hear ye deaf and behold ye blinde that ye may see That is hear that ye may hear see that ye may see the Lord giveth Grace that he may give Grace and we are to receive Grace that we may receive Grace Grace is the only reward of Grace 3. We hear and we hear not we see but we have no reflect-act upon our seeing Many open their ears to Christ but they hear not they want a spirituall faculty of observing Esa. 42.20 Seeing many things but thou observest not opening the ear but he heareth not 4. Many put Christ in an ear without a bottome or in ear with a hole in its bottom we hear of Christ Heb. 2. but we are as leaking and running-out vessels Esa. 42.23 Who among you will give ear to this and hear for the time to come Physicians give their three causes of Deafnesse 1. When there 's a carnosity on the Tympanum auris the drum this is Extrinsicall the world is another lover and the care of it and that hindereth hearing 2. When the organ of hearing is hurt and distempered as a lame hand cannot apprehend now when there be false fancies principles contrary to the Gospel in the heart the ear cannot hear 3. When there is abundance of humors in the brain and they raise a noise and tumult in tympano in the drum and hinder sounds to be heard When Pride and Principles of Sensuality and vain pleasures make a noise within that neither Christ knocking nor his voice without can be heard men are deaf But why do we not hear and see Christ revealing himself in his wayes and works Reason would say If Hell and Judgement were before our eyes we should hear and come to Christ Suppose we saw with our eyes for twenty or thirty yeers together a great furnace of fire of the quantity of the whole earth and saw there Cain Judas Ahitophel Saul and all the damned as lumps of red fire and they boyling and louping for pain in a dungeon of everlasting brimstone and the black and terrible devils with long and sharp-tooth'd whips of Scorpions lashing out scourges on them and if we saw there our Neighbours Brethren Sisters yea our dear Children Wives Fathers and Mothers swimming and sinking in that black Lake and heard the yelling shouting crying of our young ones and fathers blaspheming the spotlesse Justice of God if we saw this while we are living here on Earth we should not dare to offend the Majesty of God but should hear come to Christ and believe and be saved But the truth is If we believe not Moses and the Prophets