To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith.
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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 rewardSamuel 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
Oh my debt of praise, how weighty is it, and how far run up Oh that others would lend me to pay, and teach me to praise
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
Alas, we but chase feathers flying in the air, and tire our own spirits, for the froth and over-gilded clay of a dying life. One sight of what my Lord hath let me see within this short time, is worth a world of worlds.
Samuel Rutherford
Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy.
Samuel Rutherford
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