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These letters will ever be precious to all who are sensible of their own, and the Church s decay and corruptions- The wound and the cure are therein so fully opened out: self is exposed, specially spiritual self. He will tell you, 'There is as much need to watch over grace, as to watch over sin.' He will show you God in Christ, to fill up the place usurped by self. The subtleties of sin, idols, snares, temptations, self-deceptions, are dragged into view from time to time. And what is better still, the cords of Christ are twined round the roots of these bitter plants, that they may be plucked up.
Nor is it otherwise in regard to corruption in public, and in the Church. We do not mean merely the open corruption of error, but also the secret 'gray hairs' of decay. Hear him cry, 'There is universal deadness on that fear of God. O where are the sometime quickening breathings and influences from heaven that have refreshed His hidden ones!' And then he laments, in the name of the saints, 'We are half satisfied with out witherdness; nor have we as much of his strain who doth eight times breathe out that suit, Quicken me!' 'We live far from the well, and complain but dryly of our dryness.' - Andrew Bonar

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April 7, 2006
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5.5 x 1.75 x 8.5 inches
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0851513883
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'the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.'

'but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance...'

'Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.' — Romans 5:3-5

Like John Bunyan in Bedford gaol, Samuel Rutherford did his best work while suffering imprisonment for the gospel.

His opponents had meant to silence him but instead they perpetuated his ministry through the centuries for it was out of this period that most of his famous Letters came.

A priceless letter for every day of the year.

Addressed to high and low they were so prized by the recipients that the first collection by Robert McWard appeared in 1664 just three years after Rutherford’s death. The successive editions contained more letters until they grew to the 365 in Andrew Bonar’s classic edition.

A devotional to be read and valued by every believer.

From this, ‘the most remarkable series of devotional letters that the literature of the Reformed churches can show’, the great leaders in the Church as well as the humblest Christians have drawn strength.

Timeless, essential, and overwhelmingly commended.

‘When we are dead and gone let the world know that Spurgeon held Rutherford’s Letters to be the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.’ — C.H. Spurgeon

‘Surprising though it may seem in a world of large books, of all those owned by our family this may be the one we have most often lent or quoted to friends.’ — Sinclair B. Ferguson

Apart from the Bible, ‘such a book as Mr. Rutherford’s Letters the world never saw the like.’ — Richard Baxter

Letters of Samuel Rutherford

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Carefully selected and produced in a shorter, more accessible paperback format, Banner of Truth's abridged edition contains sixty-nine of Rutherford's letters.

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'When we are dead and gone let the world know that Spurgeon held Rutherford's letters to be the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.' --Charles Spurgeon

'Surprising though it may seem in a world of large books, of all those owned by our family this may be the one we have most often lent or quoted to friends.' --Sinclair B. Ferguson

'Apart form the Bible, "such a book as Mr. Rutherford's Letters the world never saw the like."' --Richard Baxter

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Samuel Rutherford (1600 1661) was a Scottish minister and covenanter best known for his political book, "Lex Rex; or, The Law and the Prince", for which he was charged with high treason and imprisoned. The book argued for limited government, as well as limitations on the current idea of the divine right of kings.

Andrew Bonar (1810-1892) was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Glasgow and was the younger brother of the noted hymn writer Horatius Bonar. He was also the author of a famous biography of Robert Murray McCheyne.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Banner of Truth
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ Facsimile Ed
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 744 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0851513883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0851513881
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.75 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,669,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #42 in Presbyterian Christianity
- #9,910 in Christian Church History (Books)
- #11,928 in History of Christianity (Books)
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'the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.'

'but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance...'

A priceless letter for every day of the year.

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Timeless, essential, and overwhelmingly commended.

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