Samuel Rutherford and His Friends (Cook) Academic “Church history as it should

“Church history as it should always be written—theologically grounded and pastorally applied

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation

“This book illustrates again why Martin Luther remains a nearly inexhaustible resource

Using fresh archival sources

The stories of David and Goliath

Samuel Rutherford and His Friends (Cook) Academic “Church history as it shouldA man may be known by the company he keeps. Here, Faith Cook introduces us to Samuel Rutherfords friends, who are called on to give us a fresh look at the man who has long been held in such high affection by Christian people around the world. The days in which Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600 1661) lived were ones in which a man must sin or suffer, and most of Rutherfords friends chose the latter course. Two were martyred, two exiled and all paid a high