We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience… It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again. – Samuel Rutherford
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. – Samuel Rutherford
Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy. – Samuel Rutherford
Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself. – Samuel Rutherford
Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will. – Samuel Rutherford
I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself. – Samuel Rutherford
See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security. – Samuel Rutherford
Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby. – Samuel Rutherford
To believe Christ’s cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith. – Samuel Rutherford