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Index to Samuel Rutherford

The Letters
      A selection of letters in modern language and with footnotes.

	37	A Letter of Comfort	To Lady Kenmure	Word
	87	Christ Wholly to be Loved	To Elizabeth Kennedy	Word
	88	Christ to be Kept at Every Sacrifice	To Janet Kennedy	Word
	99	Christ's Ways Misunderstood	To William Gordon	Word
	100	Conscientious Acting in the World	To Lady Cardoness	Word
	103	Heavenly Mindedness	To Lady Cardoness	Word
	104	Christ's Prisoner	To Lady Kenmure	Word
	131	His Wisdom in Our Trials	To Jean Brown	Word
	229	The Law	To Hugh McKail	Word
	230	Believers Safe though Tried	To Lady Kenmure	Word
	233	Difficulties in Providence	To Fulk Ellis	Word
	234	The Use of Desertions - The Reprobate	To James Lindsay	Word
	247	The Heavenly Mansions-- The Earth a Shadow	To Janet Kennedy	Word

Download Rutherford's Letters as a Windows HelpFile. Five letters with footnotes, references and additional information. (68K, requires Windows 3.1 or higher.)

A Cross-Reference to the Letters of S.R. A listing of the Letters on Fire and Ice, cross-referenced to the print editions and to the CCEL text file (see Additional Resources, below.) Includes additional information about the other editions.

Sermons

The Weeping Mary at the Sepulcre by Samuel Rutherford. A complete sermon, part of a manuscript found in the 1880's. Andrew Bonar, upon examining it, found the sermons to be genuine and this one the best of the series. Word

The Deliverance of the Kirk of God by Samuel Rutherford. A complete sermon which includes remarks on private religious meetings. Word

Extracts

Be Thankful for the Grace Within You, a short extract from the sermon above on the true value of Arminianism.

Christian Directions Eight short directions from a great heart.

The Language of Samuel Rutherford by Bill Carson. Includes a specimen of an original letter (well, sort of.)

Samuel Rutherford and Some of his Correspondents by Alexander Whyte.

In 1894 Whyte gave a series of lectures which were later collected into a fascinating book. I've read this book over and over, and each time I get more out of it. If the "Rutherford" bug bites you when you read his letters, this book will help you understand them better. Or, if you read this book, you will get bitten.

Download the entire book Samuel Rutherford and some of his Correspondents as a single PDF file, 139 pages, 336K.

Biography of Samuel Rutherford

A Brief Life and Times of Samuel Rutherford by Bill Carson. Short but informative.

Samuel Rutherford by John Howie. A biographical essay from his "Scots Worthies."

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Poems Inspired by Samuel Rutherford

Last Words by Mrs. A. R. Cousin. Based on several of the Letters and S.R.'s last words. It was set to music, and is in the Trinity Hymnal under the title "The Sands Of Time Are Sinking." Here are all the stanzas.

Through Brier and Bush by Faith Cook. A lovely poem based on Letter 131, from her book "Grace in Winter."

Additional Rutherford Resources on the Web

"The Letters of Samuel Rutherford" at http://ccel.wheaton.edu/r/rutherford/letters/letters.txt . This is a 240K text file by Hugh Martin, containing about 70 letters. This file is useful, however most of the letters are abridged and the file is marred by many spelling errors. It also contains a helpful glossary and some biographical notes.

The Presbyterian Reformed Church Many sermons by the Covenanters, including extensive portions of Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself by S.R. (Recommended)

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