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The Letters of Samuel Rutherford

“The nearest thing to inspiration which can be found in all the writings of mere men.” — C. H. Spurgeon

The Letters of Samuel Rutherford are among the most treasured devotional writings of the Reformed tradition — and you can read the complete collection free at any of the trusted sources below.

Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor and theologian — and one of the Scottish commissioners to the Westminster Assembly that produced the Westminster Confession of Faith we still hold to today.

Richard Baxter said of them, “Hold off the Bible, such a book the world never saw.” They are Christ-saturated, tender, and bracing all at once — a balm for the suffering and a summons to love Christ more.

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Where to Read the Letters

Monergism

The complete letters as a clean, modern free ebook — read online or download as PDF, ePub, and Kindle.

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Project Gutenberg

The public-domain Andrew Bonar edition — free to read online, print, and share, in every major ebook format.

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Internet Archive

Scanned public-domain printings of the original nineteenth-century editions — free to read in your browser or download.

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All three are free. Monergism offers a clean modern edition; the Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive copies are in the public domain.

Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.

Psalm 73:25 · ESV

Why we point you to it

Covenant Church is a Reformed church in Burbank standing in the very tradition Rutherford helped shape. We point you to his letters — freely available from the editions above — to lead you to the Christ who is, as Rutherford loved to say, altogether lovely. If they stir your heart, we'd love for you to come and worship with us, or to keep reading with our Bible reading checklist and plans.