Samuel Rutherford Quotes - Page 5

Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace.

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.

Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.

Heaven is a house full of miracles; yea, of spectacles and images of free grace.

It is comfort to the believer that all things are possible.

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.

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.

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.

My dear friend, venture to take the wind on your face for Christ.

The bloom fell off my branches and joy did cast off its flower

Christ seeketh your help in your place; give Him your hand.

The good Husbandman may pluck His rose & gather in His lily.

He who duly esteemeth Christ, is a noble bidder, and so a noble and liberal buyer.

Live on Christ's love while ye are here, and all the way.

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!.