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. Samuel Rutherford More Quotes by Samuel Rutherford More Quotes From Samuel Rutherford I wonder many times that ever a child of God should have a sad heart, considering what their Lord is preparing for them. Samuel Rutherford should-have heart children 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. Samuel Rutherford thrones soul love Show yourself a Christian by suffering without murmuring. In patience possess your soul - they lose nothing who gain Christ. Samuel Rutherford soul christian patience Many are friends to the success of reformation, not to reformation. Samuel Rutherford reformation I exhort you and beseech you in the bowels of Christ, faint not, weary not. There is a great necessity of heaven; ye must needs have it: all other things, as houses, lands, children, husband, friends, country, credit, health, wealth, honour, may be wanted ; but heaven is your one thing necessary, the good part that shall not be taken from you. 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, that were slain with security. Samuel Rutherford letting-go country children 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. Samuel Rutherford sins-not wrath blessed Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will. Samuel Rutherford indulge idols evil Grace will ever speak for itself and be fruitful in well-doing; the sanctified, cross is a fruitful tree. Samuel Rutherford speak grace tree Be not cast down. If ye saw Him who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, ye would wade, not only through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself to be with Him. Samuel Rutherford land courage sea 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. Samuel Rutherford pride self kindness I hang by a thread, but it is (if I may so speak) of Christ's spinning Samuel Rutherford spinning speak may The hope of heaven under troubles is like wind and sails to the soul. Samuel Rutherford soul wind heaven 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. Samuel Rutherford wine feet children Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love hath neither brim nor bottom. Samuel Rutherford his-love may christ Build your nest in no tree here...for the Lord of the forest has condemned the whole woods to be demolished. Samuel Rutherford nests woods tree Christ has no velvet crosses. Samuel Rutherford velvet crosses christ 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. Samuel Rutherford faithful events suffering Oh thrice fools are we who like new-born princes weeping in the cradle know not that there is a kingdom before them then let our Lord's sweet hand square us and hammer us and strike off the knots of pride self-love and world-worship and infidelity that He may make us stones and pillars in His Father's house. Samuel Rutherford pride sweet father You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed. Samuel Rutherford bed heaven lying When the race is ended, and the play is either won or lost, and ye are in the utmost circle and border of time, and shall put your foot within the march of eternity, all the good things of your short nightdream shall seem to you like ashes of a blaze of thorns or straw. Samuel Rutherford race blessing christian
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