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They summoned him for treason. He told them he had already been summoned by a higher Judge.

Samuel Rutherford was a country pastor banished to a cold northern city, where exile turned him into one of the most beloved letter-writers in church history. This is the story of the book they burned, the pulpit they took, and the deathbed words that have comforted believers for more than three hundred years.

Scripture echoes: Romans 8:31; John 14:2; Psalm 73:25

Key figure: Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600-1661), Scottish pastor and author of the Letters and Lex Rex.

Read or listen on the blog: https://rodneycoe.com/samuel-rutherford-higher-summons/

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