Samuel Rutherford Quotes

d. 1661 Scotland

Samuel Rutherford (1600?–1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author. He was one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.

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Also known as: Rutherford, Samuel, Lex, Rex

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The only cure for indolence is work; the only cure for selfishness is sacrifice; the only cure for unbelief is to shake off the ague of doubt, by doing Christ's bidding; the only cure for timidity is to plunge into some dreaded duty before the chill comes on.

Like a fool as I was , I suffered my sun to be high in the heavens and near afternoon before I ever took the gate by the end.

I see grace growth best in winter

ye and I might meet with joy up in the rainbow

If you should see a man shut up in a closed room, idoizing a set of lamps and rejoicing in their light, and you wished to make him truly happy, you would begin by blowing out all his lamps; and then throw open the shutters to let in the light of heaven.

Misattributed Was falsely attributed to Rutherford by Joni Eareckson-Tada in Heaven: Your Real Home (2010)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Rutherford (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.