03361cam a2200457 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036040008000077015001900157016001800176020001500194020001800209029002100227029002000248029002100268035002000289050002500309082001900334049000900353100001700362245005300379260004100432300002800473336002600501337002800527338002700555504005700582505073100639520108301370600003702453600006102490600006202551650004202613653003402655653001302689938006902702994001402771999001702785952010102802ocm27678848 OCoLC20210715091409.0930712s1992    stk      b    000 0ceng    aUKMbengcUKMdMSVdPGCdOCLCQdBAKERdNLEdSGBdOCLCFdOCLCQdUKMGBdZAAPA  aGB93102812bnb7 a0087874752Uk  a0851516351  a97808515163561 aNLGGCb1038023551 aNOKb08515163511 aUKMGBb008787475  a(OCoLC)27678848 4aBX9225.R87bC66 199204a285.233092220  aZAAA1 aCook, Faith.10aSamuel Rutherford and his friends /cFaith Cook.  aEdinburgh :bBanner of Truth,c1992.  avii, 157 pages ;c18 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 148-157).0 aSamuel Rutherford : strong-winged eagle -- Marion M'Naught : a woman beloved of God -- John Gordon and his family : my joy and crown -- John Stuart and John Kennedy : faithful in life and death -- David Dickson : he showed me all my heart -- Robert Blair : a sweet majestic-looking man -- Lady Boyd : a rare pattern of Christianity -- Alexander Gordon : witnessing as good confession -- William Gordon : destitute, afflicted, tormented -- George Gillespie : that noble youth -- Jean Brown, Lady Robertland and Barbara Hamilton : far above rubies -- John Livingstone and Lady Culross : a living stone -- James Guthrie and William Guthrie : dying honourably -- Robert M'Ward : Christ's exile -- Conclusion : Rutherford lives on.  aA man may be known by the company he keeps. In this new work, Rutherford's friends are called in to give us a fresh look at the man who has long been held in such high affection by Christian people around the world. Faith Cook first traces how, in the troubled and controversial days in which Rutherford lived, he learned that "God has many flowers, but the fairest of them all is heaven, and the flower of all flowers is Christ." The remaining thirteen chapters provide fascinating stories of some twenty of his correspondents, many notable in their own right. These were days when "a man must either sin or suffer" and most of Rutherford's friends chose the latter course. Two were martyred, two exiled and all paid a high price for allegiance to the truth. Although these short biographies form the bulk of this book, its primary aim is to cast further light on Rutherford's genius as a faithful counsellor and spiritual guide. We are introduced to the depth and beauty of his Letters and brought to share in the wisdom and consolation of his pastoral ministry. - Back cover.10aRutherford, Samuel,d1600?-1661.10aRutherford, Samuel,d1600?-1661xFriends and associates.17aRutherford, Samuel,d1600?-16612fast0(OCoLC)fst00146301 7aFriendship.2fast0(OCoLC)fst009351740 aPresbyterian churchesaClergy0 aScotland  aBaker & TaylorbBKTYc9.00d6.75i0851516351n0002995629sactive  aC0bZAAPA  c51320d51320  00102ddc4070aDAPAbDAPAd2021-07-15l0o285.23 COOpAPA016008r2021-07-15t1w2021-07-15yBK