Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may
apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.—Phil 3.12

Select Writings

of

SAMUEL RUTHERFURD,

Minister of the Gospel

And Commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  1. A Testimony to the Covenanted Work of Reformation.
  2. A Survey of the Spiritual Antichrist.
  3. Christ Dying, and Drawing Sinners to Himself.
  4. Joshua Redivivus: 352 Religious Letters.
  5. Peaceable Plea for Paul's Presbytery in Scotland.
  6. The Trial and Triumph of Faith

A

TESTIMONY

to the

COVENANTED WORK OF REFORMATION,

(From 1638, to 1649,)

IN

BRITAIN & IRELAND.

A   SURVEY

OF THE

SPIRITUAL  ANTICHRIST.

OPENING

The secrets of Familisme and Antinomia-

nisme in the Antichristian Doctrine of John

Saltmarsh, and Will. Del, the present Preachers

of the Army now in England, and of Robert Town,

Tob. Crisp, H. Denne, Eaton, and others.

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A brotherly and free Epistle to the patrons and friends of pretended Liberty of Conscience.

Christ  Dying,

AND

Drawing Sinners to Himself.

OR,

A Survey of our SAVIOUR in His Soul-

Suffering, His Loveliness in his Death,

and the Efficacy thereof

IN WHICH

Some Cases of Soul-trouble in weak Believers,

Grounds of Submission under the Absence of

CHRIST, with the Flowings and Height-

nings of free Grace, are opened.

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261-271

301-312

How Faith is the Condition of the Covenant of Grace.

419-438

484-506

The Doctrine of Universal Atonement Proven False and Anti-Scriptural.

449-437'

517-545

Saving Faith Required of All within the Visible Church.

437'-440'

545-549

Particular Redemption & Discriminating Grace: That Doctrine which most endeareth Christ to a Soul.

440'-443'

549-552

God’s Love Always Effectual.

471'-478'

585-594

Faith the Condition of the Covenant of Grace (Against Crispe)

JOSHUA REDIVIVUS:

OR,

Three Hundred and Fifty Two

RELIGIOUS LETTERS,

By the late Eminently Pious

MR. SAMUEL RUTHERFOORD,

Professor of Divinity, at ST. ANDREWS.

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Desertions, Their Use. Prayers of Reprobates, and How the Gospel Affects their Responsibility (Saving Faith a Duty of Reprobates.)

A

PEACEABLE

AND

TEMPERATE PLEA

FOR

PAVLS PRESBYTERIE

IN

SCOTLAND,

OR

A modest and Brotherly Dispute of

the government of the Church of

SCOTLAND,

Wherein,

Our Discipline is demonstrated to be

the true Apostolick way of divine Truth, and

the Arguments on the contrary are friendly dis-

solved, the grounds of Separation and the Indepen-

dencie of particular Congregations, in defence of

Ecclesiastical Presbyteries, Synods and

Assemblies, are examined and tryed.

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Whether or no some do warrantably teach that a Pastor hath no pastoral power to preach and administrate the Sacraments, without the bounds of his own Congregation? and from whence essentially is the calling of a Pastor?

THE

TRYAL & TRIVMPH

OF

FAITH:

OR

An Exposition of the History of Christs

dispossessing of the daughter of the woman of Canaan.

Delivered in SERMONS;

In which are opened,

The Victory of Faith;

The condition of those that are tempted;

The excellency of Jesus Christ and Free-Grace;

AND

Some speciall Grounds and Principles of Libertinisme

and Antinomian Errors, discovered

BY

SAMUEL  RUTHERFURD, Professor of

Divinity in the University of St. Andrews.

Trial & Triumph of Faith: Complete Text: 27 Sermons

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