Letters of Samuel Rutherford - Volume 1

1 0.1. Preface 2 0.2. Sketch of Samuel Rutherford 3 0.3. List of his Works 4 001. To Marion M'Naught.—Children to be Dedicated to God 5 002. To a Christian Gentlewoman, on the death of a Daughter.—Christ's Sympathy with, and Prop... 6 003. To Lady Kenmure, on occasion of illness and spiritual depression.—Acquiescence in God's ... 7 004. To Lady Kenmure, on death of her infant Daughter.—Tribulation the Portion of God's Peopl... 8 005. To Lady Kenmure, when removing from Anwoth.—Changes—Loss of Friends—This World no abidin... 9 006. To Marion M'Naught, telling of his Wife's illness.—Inward Conflict, arising from Outward... 10 007. To Lady Kenmure.—The Earnest of the Spirit—Communion with Christ—Faith in the Promises 11 008. To Marion M'Naught.—His Wife's Illness—Wrestlings with God 12 009. To Marion M'Naught.—Recommending a Friend to her Care—Prayers asked 13 010. To Marion M'Naught.—Submission, Perseverance, and Zeal recommended 14 011. To Lady Kenmure.—God's Inexplicable Dealings with His People well ordered—Want of Ordina... 15 012. To Marion M'Naught.—God Mixeth the Cup—The Reward of the Wicked—Faithfulness—Forbearance... 16 013. To Marion M'Naught, when exposed to reproach for her principles.—Jesus a Pattern of Pati... 17 014. To Marion M'Naught, in prospect of the Lord's Supper.—Abundance in Jesus—The Restoration... 18 015. To Marion M'Naught.—The threatened Introduction of the Service-Book—Troubles of the Chur... 19 016. To Marion M'Naught.—Proposal to Remove him from Anwoth—Babylon's Destruction, and Christ... 20 017. To Marion M'Naught.—The Prospects of the Church—Arminianism—Call to Prayer—No Help but i... 21 018. To Marion M'Naught, in prospect of the Lord's Supper.—Prayer Solicited—The Church's Pros... 22 019. To Lady Kenmure.—Encouragement to Abound in Faith from the Prospect of Glory—Christ's Un... 23 020. To Lady Kenmure.—Assurance of Christ's Love under Trials—Fulness of Christ—Hope of Glory 24 021. To Lady Kenmure.—Self-denial—Hope of Christ's Coming—Loving God for Himself 25 022. To John Kennedy.—Deliverance from Shipwreck—Recovery from threatened Death—Use of Trials... 26 023. To Lady Kenmure.—Exhorting to remember her Espousal to Christ—Tribulation a Preparation ... 27 024. To Marion M'Naught.—Christ and His Garden—Provision of Ordinances in the Church—Our Chil... 28 025. To a Gentleman at Kirkcudbright, excusing himself from visiting 29 026. To Marion M'Naught, after her dangerous illness.—Use of Sickness—Reproaches—Christ our E... 30 027. To Lady Kenmure.—Love to Christ and Submission to His Cross—Believers kept—The Heavenly ... 31 028. To Lady Kenmure, after the death of a child.—The State of the Church, Cause for God's Di... 32 029. To Marion M'Naught.—Christ with His People in the Furnace of Affliction—Prayer 33 030. To Lady Kenmure.—Rank and Prosperity hinder Progress—Watchfulness—Case of Relatives 34 031. To Lady Kenmure.—A Union for Prayer Recommended 35 032. To Marion M'Naught.—State and Prospects of the Church—Satan 36 033. To Marion M'Naught.—In Prospect of Going to the Lord's Table 37 034. To Marion M'Naught.—Prospects of the Church—Christ's Care for the Children of Believers 38 035. To Lady Kenmure, on the death of a child.—God Measures our Days—Bereavements Ripen us fo... 39 036. To Marion M'Naught.—Choice of a Commissioner for Parliament 40 037. To Lady Kenmure.—On the Death of Lord Kenmure—Design of, and duties under, Affliction 41 038. To Marion M'Naught.—Christ's Care of His Church, and His Judgments on her Enemies 42 039. To Lady Kenmure.—Preparation for Death and Eternity 43 040. To Lady Kenmure.—When Mr. Rutherford had the Prospect of being Removed from Anwoth 44 041. To Marion M'Naught.—The Church's Trials—Comfort under Temptations—Deliverance—A Message ... 45 042. To Lady Kenmure.—The World passeth away—Special Portions of the Word for the Afflicted—C... 46 043. To Marion M'Naught.—When Mr. Rutherford was in difficulty as to accepting a Call to Kirk... 47 044. To Marion M'Naught.—Troubles threatening the Church 48 045. To Marion M'Naught.—In the Prospect of the Lord's Supper, and of Trials to the Church 49 046. To Marion M'Naught.—Tossings of Spirit—Her Children and Husband 50 047. To Marion M'Naught.—Submission to God's Arrangements 51 048. To Marion M'Naught.—Troubles from False Brethren—Occurrences—Christ's Coming—Intercession 52 049. To Marion M'Naught.—Spoiling of Goods—Call to Kirkcudbright—The Lord Reigneth 53 050. To Marion M'Naught.—Christ coming as Captain of Salvation—His Church's Conflict and Cove... 54 051. To Marion M'Naught.—Public Temptations—The Security of every Saint—Occurrences in the Co... 55 052. To Marion M'Naught.—In the Prospect of her Husband being compelled to receive the Comman... 56 053. To Marion M'Naught.—Encouragement under Trial by prospect of Brighter Days 57 054. To Marion M'Naught.—Public Wrongs—Words of Comfort 58 055. To Marion M'Naught.—When he had been threatened with Persecution for Preaching the Gospel 59 056. To Lady Kenmure.—Reasons for Resignation—Security of Saints—The End of Time 60 057. To Marion M'Naught.—In the Prospect of Removal to Aberdeen 61 058. To Lady Kenmure.—On occasion of Efforts to introduce Episcopacy 62 059. To Earlston, Elder.—No Suffering for Christ unrewarded—Loss of Children—Christ in Provid... 63 060. To Marion M'Naught.—When he was under Trial by the High Commission 64 061. To Lady Kenmure, on the evening of his banishment to Aberdeen.—His only Regrets—The Cros... 65 062. To Lady Culross, on the occasion of his banishment to Aberdeen.—Challenges of Conscience... 66 063. To Mr. Robert Cunningham, at Holywood, in Ireland.—Consolation to a Brother in Tribulati... 67 064. To Alexander Gordon of Earlston.—His Feelings upon Leaving Anwoth 68 065. To Robert Gordon of Knockbreck, on his way to Aberdeen.—How Upheld on the Way 69 066. To Robert Gordon of Knockbreck, after arriving at Aberdeen.—Challenges of Conscience—Eas... 70 067. To William Fullerton, Provost of Kirkcudbright.—Encouragement to Suffer for Christ 71 068. To John Fleming, Bailie of Leith.—The Sweetness and Faithfulness of Christ's Love 72 069. To Lady Kenmure.—His Enjoyment of Christ in Aberdeen—A Sight of Christ exceeds all Repor... 73 070. To Lady Kenmure.—Exercise under Restraint from Preaching—The Devil—Christ's Loving-kindn... 74 071. To Mr. Hugh M'Kail, Minister of Irvine.—Christ to be Trusted amid Trial 75 072. To William Gordon of Roberton.—How Trials are Misimproved—The Infinite Value of Christ—D... 76 073. To Earlston, the Elder.—Satisfaction with Christ's Ways—Private and Public Causes of Sorrow 77 074. To Lady Culross.—Suspicions of God's Ways—God's Ways always Right—Grace Grows under Trial 78 075. To John Kennedy, Bailie of Ayr.—Longing after Discoveries of Christ—His Long-suffering—T... 79 076. To Robert Gordon of Knockbreck.—Benefit of Affliction 80 077. To Lady Boyd.—Aberdeen—Experience of himself Sad—Taking Pains to win Grace 81 078. To Lord Boyd.—Encouragement to Exertion for Christ's Cause 82 079. To Margaret Ballantine.—Value of the Soul, and Urgency of Salvation 83 080. To Marion M'Naught.—His Comfort under Tribulations, and the Prison a Palace 84 081. To Mr. John Meine (jun.).—Experience—Patient Waiting—Sanctification 85 082. To John Gordon of Cardoness, Elder.—Win Christ at all Hazards—Christ's Beauty—A Word to ... 86 083. To the Earl of Lothian.—Advice as to Public Conduct—Everything to be endured for Christ 87 084. To Jean Brown.—The Joys of this Life embittered by Sin—Heaven an Object of Desire—Trial ... 88 085. To John Kennedy, Bailie of Ayr.—The Reasonableness of Believing under all Affliction—Obl... 89 086. To Lord Craighall.—Episcopalian Ceremonies—How to Abide in the Truth—Desire for Liberty ... 90 087. To Elizabeth Kennedy.—Danger of Formality—Christ wholly to be Loved—Other Objects of Love 91 088. To Janet Kennedy.—Christ to be kept at every sacrifice—His incomparable Loveliness 92 089. To the Rev. Robert Blair.—God's Arrangements sometimes Mysterious 93 090. To the Rev. John Livingstone.—Resignation—Enjoyment—State of the Church 94 091. To Mr. Ephraim Melvin.—Kneeling at the Lord's Supper a species of Idolatry 95 092. To Mr. Robert Gordon of Knockbreck.—Visits of Christ—The Things which Affliction Teaches 96 093. To Lady Kenmure.—God's Dealings with Scotland—The Eye to be directed Heavenward 97 094. To Lady Kenmure.—The Times—Christ's Sweetness in Trouble—Longing after Him 98 095. To Lady Kenmure.—Christ's Cross Sweet—His Coming to be Desired—Jealous of any Rival 99 096. To Lady Kenmure.—Christ all Worthy—AnwothXCVI.—To the Noble and Christian Lady, the Visc...