The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines. 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 purpose suffering jesus Live on Christ's love while ye are here, and all the way. Samuel Rutherford true-love love way 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 sugar cups 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. Samuel Rutherford sin suffering lord 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 flower humility exercise 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 names house thinking Welcome, welcome, cross of Christ, if Christ be with it. Samuel Rutherford welcome crosses christ Christ seeketh your help in your place; give Him your hand. Samuel Rutherford helping giving hands 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 weight soul god Your heart is not the compass that God steers by. Samuel Rutherford prayer christian heart 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 suffering loss sweet Take Christ in with you under your yoke, and let patience have her perfect work. Samuel Rutherford yoke perfect christ Grow as a palm-tree on God's Mount Zion; howbeit shaken with winds, yet the root is fast. Samuel Rutherford zion roots wind 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 sick miracle house Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy Samuel Rutherford infancy-is glory grace 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 waiting way jesus If ye never had a sick night and a pained soul for sin, ye have not yet lighted upon Christ. Samuel Rutherford sick soul night 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 portraiture essentials jesus 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 skins heaven thinking 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 pearls lying thinking
