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Samuel Rutherford Biography

Rev Prof Samuel Rutherford (or Samuell Rutherfoord; c. 1600 – 29 March 1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.

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See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security.

Easy, Eternal, Lying, Pearls, Thinking, Way

You will not get to steal quietly into heaven, into Christ's company, without a conflict and a cross. I find crosses to be Christ's carved work that he marks out for us and that with crosses he portraits us to his own image, cutting away pieces of our ill and corruption. Lord cut - Lord carve - Lord wound - Lord do anything that may perfect thy Father's image in us and make us ready for glory.

Conflict, Cutting, Father, Image, Perfect, Portraits

When the supreme magistrate will not execute the judgment of the Lord, those who made him supreme magistrate, under God, who have under God, sovereighn liberty to dispose of crowns and kingdoms, are to execute the judgment of the Lord, when wicked men make the law of God of none effect.

Judgment, Law, Men, Sovereighn, Supreme, Wicked

There is nothing that will make you a Christian indeed, but a taste of the sweetness of Christ.

Christ, Christian, Nothing, Sweetness, Taste

Build your nest in no tree here. . . for the Lord of the forest has condemned the whole woods to be demolished.

Demolished, Nests, Tree, Woods

The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.

Choicest, Look, Religious, Saints, Secret, Wine

My Lord Jesus has fully recompensed my sadness with his joys, my losses with his own presence. I find it a sweet and rich thing to exchange my sorrows with Christ's joys, my afflictions with that sweet peace I have with himself.

Jesus, Joys, Presence, Sadness, Sweet

Those who can take that crabbed tree handsomely upon their back, and fasten it on cannily, shall find it such a burden as wings unto a bird, or sails to a ship.

Bird, Fasten, Tree, Wings

I had but one joy, the apple of the eye of my delights , to preach Christ my Lord

Apple, Apples, Christ, Eye, Joy, Preach

It is no small comfort that God hath written some Scriptures to you which He hath not to others. Read these, and think God is like a friend who sendeth a letter to a whole house and family, but who speaketh in His letter to some by name that are dearest to Him in the house.

Comfort, House, Letter, Like, Names, Thinking

But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on.

Forgiveness, Hope, Morning, Prayer, Watch, Whereof

Take Christ in with you under your yoke, and let patience have her perfect work.

Christ, Let, Perfect, Under, Work, Yoke

Ye have lost a child--nay, she is not lost to you, who is found to Christ; she is not sent away, but only sent before; like unto a star, which going out of our sight, doth not die and vanish, but shineth in another hemisphere.

Children, Die, Sent, Sight, Star, Stars

In our fluctuations of feelings, it is well to remember that Jesus admits no change in His affections; your heart is not the compass Jesus saileth by.

Jesus, Heart, Feelings, Admits, Compass

I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings.

Adversaries, Lord, Sin, Suffering, Sufferings

Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself.

Delights, Hard, Hard Life, Life Is Hard, Think, Thinking

It is certain that this is not only good which the Almighty has done, but that it is best; He hath reckoned all your steps to heaven.

Almighty, Done, Good, Heaven, Steps

Your heart is not the compass that God steers by.

Christian, God, Heart, Prayer, Steers

The hope of heaven under troubles is like wind and sails to the soul.

Heaven, Sails, Soul, Wind

I see Christ's love is so kingly, that it will not abide a marrow it must have a throne all alone in the soul.

Kingly, Love, Marrow, Soul, Thrones

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