Samuel Rutherford
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
a Scottish minister and Covenanter, was born in the parish of Nisbet, Roxburghshire, about 1600. He was ordained minister of Anworth in 1627, but was silenced in 1636 for preaching against the articles of Perth. During the Rebellion he was a zealous defender of Presbyterianism, and in 1639 was appointed professor of divinity in the New College, St. Andrew's. He was commissioner to the assembly of divines at Westminster, 1643-47; principal of New College, St. Andrew's, 1649; and shortly after was raised to the rectorship. He died in 1661. Besides other works, he was the author of Exercitationes Apologeticoe pro Divina Gratia, etc. (Amst. 1636, 8vo; Francf. 1651, 1660, 8vo): — Plea for Paul's Presbytrie in Scotland (Lond. 1642): — Due Rights of Presbyteries (1644, 1645, 4to): — Tryal and Triumph of Faith (1645, 4to; Edinb. 1845, 12mo), twenty-seven sermons: — Divine Right of Church Government, etc. (Lond. 1646, 4to): — Christ's Dying, etc. (1647, 4to), sermons: — Survey of the Spiritual Antichrist (ibid. 1648, 2 parts, 4to): — A Free Disputation against Pretended Liberty of Conscience (1649, 4to): Disputatio Scholastica de Divina Providentia, etc. (Edinb. 1649, 1650, 4to): — Life of Grace (1659, 4to): - Joshua Redivivus, or (352) Religious Letters (1664, 2 parts, 12mo; 1671, 8vo; with his dying words and Mr. M'Ward's preface, Glasg. 1765, 8vo; 9th ed. with biographical sketches, edited by Rev. A. Bonar, 1862, 2 vols. 8vo): — A Garden of Spices: — extracts from above by Rev. L.R. Dunn (Cincinnati, 1869, 12mo). See Murray, Life, etc.; Scots Worthies; Livingston, Characteristics; Watt, Bibl. Brit.; Thompson, Biog. Dict. of Eminent Scotsmen; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Scottish divine, born at Nisbet, near Jedburgh; studied at Edinburgh University, became professor of Humanity, but had to resign; studied divinity, and became minister of Anworth in 1627, and was a zealous pastor and a fervid preacher; corresponded far and wide with pious friends by letters afterwards published under his name, and much esteemed by pious people; became at length professor of Divinity at St. Andrews, and represented the Scottish Church in the Westminster Assembly in 1643; wrote several works, for one of which he was called to account, but had to answer a summons on his deathbed before a higher bar (1600-1661).
