Why should I tremble at the plough of my Lord, that maketh deep furrows on my soul? I know He is no… — Samuel Rutherford Crops Copy Share Image
“Whenever I find myself in the cellar of affliction, I always look about for the wine.” — Samuel Rutherford Wine Copy Share Image
I bless the Lord that all our troubles come through Christ's fingers, and that He casteth sugar among them and casteth in… — Samuel Rutherford Bless Copy Share Image
In our fluctuations of feelings, it is well to remember that Jesus admits no change in His affections; your heart is not… — Samuel Rutherford Affection Copy Share Image
“[S]how yourself a Christian, by suffering without murmuring; - in patience possess your soul: they lose nothing who gain Christ.” — Samuel Rutherford Christian Copy Share Image
I wonder many times that ever a child of God should have a sad heart, considering what the Lord is preparing for… — Samuel Rutherford Child of god Copy Share Image
Show yourself a Christian by suffering without murmuring. In patience possess your soul - they lose nothing who gain Christ. — Samuel Rutherford Christ Copy Share Image
Set no time to the Lord the creator of time, for His time is always best. — Samuel Rutherford Creator Copy Share Image
When we shall come home, and enter into the possession of our Brother's fair kingdom, and when our heads shall find the… — Samuel Rutherford Brother Copy Share Image
Those who can take that crabbed tree handsomely upon their back, and fasten it on cannily, shall find it such a burden… — Samuel Rutherford Bird Copy Share Image
I hang by a thread, but it is (if I may so speak) of Christ's spinning — Samuel Rutherford Christ Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby. — Samuel Rutherford Christ Copy Share Image
“As our dear Husband, in wooing his [church], received many a black stroke, so his bride, in wooing him, gets many blows,… — Samuel Rutherford Dear Husband Copy Share Image
My dear brother, let God make of you what He will, He will end all with consolation, and shall make glory out… — Samuel Rutherford Brother Copy Share Image
Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy — Samuel Rutherford Glory Copy Share Image
“Do not focus your thoughts among the confused wheels of secondary causes, as -'O if this had been, this had not followed!'… — Samuel Rutherford Beauty Copy Share Image
Every man by nature is a freeman born; by nature no man cometh out of the womb under any civil subjection to… — Samuel Rutherford Born Copy Share Image
I find my Lord Jesus cometh not in the precise way that I lay wait for Him. He hath a manner of… — Samuel Rutherford Jesus Copy Share Image
I find it most true that the greatest temptation outside of hell is to live without temptations; if water stands, it rots;… — Samuel Rutherford Adversity Copy Share Image
Christ and His cross are not separable in this life, howbeit Christ and His cross part at heaven's door, for there is… — Samuel Rutherford Christ Copy Share Image
Howbeit your faith seeth but the black side of Providence, yet it hath a better side, and God shall let you see… — Samuel Rutherford Black Copy Share Image
My Lord Jesus has fully recompensed my sadness with his joys, my losses with his own presence. I find it a sweet… — Samuel Rutherford Affliction Copy Share Image
Let us be faithful and care for our own part, which is to do and suffer for Him, and lay Christ's part… — Samuel Rutherford Being faithful Copy Share Image
It is certain that this is not only good which the Almighty has done, but that it is best; He hath reckoned… — Samuel Rutherford Almighty Copy Share Image
“[T]he Papist and the Arminian on the one extremity, enthroneth Nature, and extolleth proud merit, and abaseth Christ and free grace. The… — Samuel Rutherford Nature Copy Share Image
