Make not Christ a liar in distrusting His promise. Samuel Rutherford More Quotes by Samuel Rutherford More Quotes From Samuel Rutherford 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. Samuel Rutherford purposesufferingjesus Live on Christ's love while ye are here, and all the way. Samuel Rutherford true-loveloveway I bless the Lord that all our troubles come through Christ's fingers, and that He casteth sugar among them and casteth in some ounce withts of heaven and of the spirit of glory in our cup. Samuel Rutherford sugarcupsheaven I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings. Samuel Rutherford sinsufferinglord I know that, as night and shadows are good for flowers, and moonlight and dews are better than a continual sun, so is Christ's absence of special use, and that it hath some nourishing virtue in it, and giveth sap to humility, and putteth an edge on hunger, and funisheth a fairfield to faith to put forth itself, and to exercise its fingers in gripping it seeth not what. Samuel Rutherford flowerhumilityexercise 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. Samuel Rutherford nameshousethinking Welcome, welcome, cross of Christ, if Christ be with it. Samuel Rutherford welcomecrosseschrist Christ seeketh your help in your place; give Him your hand. Samuel Rutherford helpinggivinghands There is nothing left to us but to see how we may be approved of Him, and how we may roll the weight of our weak souls in well-doing upon Him, who is God omnipotent. Samuel Rutherford weightsoulgod Your heart is not the compass that God steers by. Samuel Rutherford prayerchristianheart 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!. Samuel Rutherford sufferinglosssweet Take Christ in with you under your yoke, and let patience have her perfect work. Samuel Rutherford yokeperfectchrist Grow as a palm-tree on God's Mount Zion; howbeit shaken with winds, yet the root is fast. Samuel Rutherford zionrootswind You must take a house beside the Physician. It will be a miracle if ye be the first sick that Christ hath put away uncured. Samuel Rutherford sickmiraclehouse Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy Samuel Rutherford infancy-isglorygrace I find my Lord Jesus cometh not in the precise way that I lay wait for Him. He hath a manner of His own. Oh, how high are His ways above my ways Samuel Rutherford waitingwayjesus If ye never had a sick night and a pained soul for sin, ye have not yet lighted upon Christ. Samuel Rutherford sicksoulnight It is in some respect greater love in Jesus to sanctify than to justify, for He maketh us most like Himself, in His own essential portraiture and image in sanctifying us. Samuel Rutherford portraitureessentialsjesus Through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God ... It is folly to think to steal to heaven with a whole skin. Samuel Rutherford skinsheaventhinking 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. Samuel Rutherford pearlslyingthinking
