It is in some respect greater love in Jesus to sanctify tha… - Samuel Rutherford

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It is in some respect greater love in Jesus to sanctify than to justify, for He maketh us most like Himself, in His own essential portraiture and image in sanctifying us.

Samuel Rutherford

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About Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford (1600?–1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author. He was one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly.

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Alternative Names: Samuel Rutherfoord

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