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Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish theologian and writer whose works had a profound impact on religious and political fields, particularly within the Protestant movement. He is known for his contributions to Christian ethics and political theory.

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Famous Samuel Rutherford Quotes

“Madam, when you are come to the other side of the water, and set down your foot on the shore of glorious eternity, and look back to the water and to your wearisome journey, and shall see in that clear glass of endless glory nearer to the bottom of God's wisdom, you shall then be forced to say, "If God had done otherwise with me than He hath done, I had never come to the enjoying of this crown of glory.”

Suffering Gratitude Providence

Book:Letters of Samuel Rutherford

Source: Letters of Samuel Rutherford

“The worst things of Christ, His reproaches, His cross, are better than Egypt's treasures.”

Suffering Christ Discipleship Reproach Cross Treasures

Book:The Letters of Samuel Rutherford

Source: The Letters of Samuel Rutherford

“[S]how yourself a Christian, by suffering without murmuring; - in patience possess your soul: they lose nothing who gain Christ.”

Christian Suffering Patience Murmuring

Book:A Selection from His Letters

Source: A Selection from His Letters

“I desire now to make no more pleas with Christ; verily, he hath not put me to a loss by what I suffer; he oweth me nothing; for in my bonds, how sweet and comfortable have the thoughts of him been to me, wherein I find a sufficient recompense of reward!.”

Desire Suffering Christ Loss Sweet Comfortable Rewards Sufficient Recompense

Book:Letters

Source: Letters

“My dear brother, let God make of you what He will, He will end all with consolation, and shall make glory out of your suffering.”

Ends Suffering Brother Letting Go Glory Dear Consolation Dear Brother

Author:Samuel Rutherford

“There is as much in our Lord's pantry as will satisfy all his children and as much wine in his cellar as will quench all their thirst. Hunger on, for there is meat in hungering for Christ; go never from him, but seek him who is yet pleased with the importunity of hungry souls until he fills you; if he delays, yet do not go away, even if you faint at his feet.”

Ifs Children Soul Suffering Christ Lord Feet Wine Hunger Hungry Meat Going Away Thirst Affliction Delay Our Lord Cellars Quench Pantry

Author:Samuel Rutherford

“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.”

May Suffering Father Heaven Christ Perfect Company Lord Pieces Cutting Ready Conflict Glory Crosses Mark Ill Corruption Wounds Stealing Portraits Affliction

Author:Samuel Rutherford

“It is the Lord's kindness that he will take the scum off us in the fire. Who know how needful winnowing is to us and what dross we have before we enter the kingdom of God? So narrow is the entry to heaven that our knots, lumps of pride, self-love, idol-love, and world-love must be hammered off us, that we may stoop low and creep through into that narrow entry.”

“O, what I owe to the file, the hammer, and the furnace of the Lord Jesus! I know that he is no idle husbandman - he purposes a crop.”

Knows Purpose Suffering Jesus Lord Idle Affliction Hammers Files Crops Furnaces

Author:Samuel Rutherford

“When we shall come home, and enter into the possession of our Brother's fair kingdom, and when our heads shall find the weight of the eternal crown of glory, then we shall look back to pains and sufferings and then we will see life and sorrow to be less than one step or stride from a prison to glory. Our little inch of time-suffering is not worthy of our first night's welcome-home to heaven.”

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

Suffering Sin Lord Advantage Adversaries

Book:Joshua redivivus: or, three hundred and fifty two religious letters ... To which is added, the Author's testimony to the covenanted work of reformation, between 1638 and 1649 ... As also, a large preface and postscript ... by the Rev. Mr. McWard. The tenth edition

Source: Joshua redivivus: or, three hundred and fifty two religious letters ... To which is added, the Author's testimony to the covenanted work of reformation, between 1638 and 1649 ... As also, a large preface and postscript ... by the Rev. Mr. McWard. The tenth edition

“Show yourself a Christian by suffering without murmuring. In patience possess your soul - they lose nothing who gain Christ.”

Soul Shows Christian Suffering Christ Loses Gains Patience Your Soul Murmuring

Book:Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford

Source: Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford

“Our little time of suffering is not worthy of our first night's welcome home to Heaven.”

Firsts Littles Home Christian Night Suffering Heaven Worthy Welcome Coming Home Little Time Not Worthy Welcome Home

Book:Joshua redivivus, or, three hundred and fifty-two religious letters: to which is added a testimony to the convenanted work of Reformation between 1638 and 1649

Source: Joshua redivivus, or, three hundred and fifty-two religious letters: to which is added a testimony to the convenanted work of Reformation between 1638 and 1649

“There is no sweeter fellowship with Christ than to bring our wounds and our sores to him.”

Suffering Christ Wounds Affliction Fellowship

Book:Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford

Source: Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford

“I find it most true that the greatest temptation outside of hell is to live without temptations; if water stands, it rots; faith is the better for the sharp winter storm in its face and grace withers without adversity. The devil is but God's master fencer to teach us to handle our weapons.”

Ifs Faces Suffering Water Teach Hell Grace Masters Weapons Devil Adversity Winter Storm Handle Temptation Affliction

Author:Samuel Rutherford

“Keep God's covenant in your trials; hold you by His blessed word, and sin not; flee anger, wrath, grudging, envying, fretting; forgive a hundred pence to your fellow-servant, because your Lord hath forgiven you ten thousand talents: for, I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings.”

Source: Joshua redivivus: or, three hundred and fifty two religious letters ... To which is added, the Author's testimony to the covenanted work of reformation, between 1638 and 1649 ... As also, a large preface and postscript ... by the Rev. Mr. McWard. The tenth edition

“Let us be faithful and care for our own part, which is to do and suffer for Him, and lay Christ's part on Himself, and leave it there; duties are ours, events are the Lord's.”

Care Suffering Christ Lord Events Duty Lays Faithful Being Faithful

Book:Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford

Source: Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford