15 Facts About Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor and theologian and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.

Samuel Rutherford was born in the parish of Nisbet, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders, about 1600.

Samuel Rutherford demitted that office in 1626 because of an accusation of immoral conduct with Euphame Hamilton, whom he had married earlier that year.

Samuel Rutherford was admitted to Anwoth Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway in 1627, probably without Episcopal sanction.

Samuel Rutherford's wife, Jane Campbell, Viscountess Kenmure, was a regular correspendent and a continuing supporter of him and his work.

Samuel Rutherford was a member of succeeding Assemblies and consistently supported the Covenanting Party therein.

Samuel Rutherford was appointed to Principalship of St Mary's College in St Andrews in 1647 in place of Robert Howie.

Samuel Rutherford was offered in 1648 a Divinity Professorship at Harderwyck in Holland, in 1649 the chair at Edinburgh, and in 1651 he was twice elected to a Professorship at Utrecht, but all these he declined.

Samuel Rutherford was a staunch Protester during the controversy in the Scottish Presbyterian church between the Resolutioners and Protesters in the 1650s.

Samuel Rutherford is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral just west of the bell tower.

Samuel Rutherford is known to have been friendly with James Guthrie.

Not surprisingly, Samuel Rutherford was vehemently opposed to liberty of conscience.

Samuel Rutherford was a strong supporter of the divine right Presbyterianism.

Samuel Rutherford was involved in written controversies over church government with the New England Independents.

New England Congregationalists responding to Samuel Rutherford included not only Thomas Hooker but John Cotton and Richard Mather.