The Letters of Samuel Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford
The Letters of Samuel Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford
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The Letters of Samuel Rutherford

Author: Samuel Rutherford

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 33 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2015


Synopsis

An important collection of inspiring devotionalsThe seventeenth-century devotional letters of Samuel Rutherford, most of which were written during imprisonment for the sake of the gospel, are presented for the edification of a new generation of readers. Published more than 350 years ago, The Letters of Samuel Rutherford have been a source of encouragement and inspiration for Christians throughout the world.

About Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) was a Scottish minister and covenanter best known for his political book, Lex Rex; or, The Law and the Prince, for which he was charged with high treason and imprisoned. The book argued for limited government, as well as limitations on the current idea of the divine right of kings.

About Derek Perkins

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tori on June 29, 2017

For various reasons, it took me awhile to finish this. Normally, I don't like my reading a book to turn into a months' long endeavor, but in this case, stepping into this man's mindset day after day for four months was the best possible thing that could have happened. When you spend that much time r......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on May 09, 2024

What a comforting work to keep in hand through trials of various kinds. Rutherford truly displays what it means to rejoice in suffering, counting it all joy. The way Rutherford writes of the sweetness and excellencies of Christ and his cross grips one’s affections and lifts the eyes of the heart off......more

Goodreads review by Rafael on May 26, 2020

Indeed, this is the best sort of devotional literature the Reformed tradition has to offer. Rutherford's letters brim with the intimacy with Christ that is only bred out of suffering yet it is founded upon the firm foundations of doctrine that shaped the mind of this Westminster divine. Every letter......more

Goodreads review by ValeReads on May 02, 2021

More than anything else I've read (outside of Scripture) in the last couple of years, Rutherford's beautifully written letters have prodded me back toward a trust in God's love for me. To flip one of my pastor's phrases, loveliness bestows love. If Rutherford had majored more on the Father love of G......more

Goodreads review by Beth on June 22, 2022

Samuel Rutherford was a Covenanter minister in Scotland during the 1600s. He was a minister in Anwoth in southwest Scotland, and deeply loved the congregation there. Though he has written many excellent in depth theological works, it is in his letters that we really see his pastoral heart. His love......more


Quotes

“When we are dead and gone let the world know that Spurgeon held Rutherford’s letters to be the nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.” C. H. Spurgeon, Baptist pastor and author

“Each letter [is] full of hope and yet of heartbreak, full of tender pathos of the here and the hereafter.” Andrew Thomson, minister and biographer