Samuel Rutherford's Grave

In October 2009 Gordon and I had a short break in Scotland and for the first time in our lives travelled up the East Coast.  At one small village, we ate take-away-crab out of the shell.  Our special take-away was enjoyed with a view after clambering up a short vertical ladder to the top of the harbour wall.  No, it was not high-tide and yes it was the perfect setting for fresh crab.  Then....after a short drive further North to St Andrews.....the unexpected grave!

We had not idea the Puritan lived here or was buried here with the result when we read the familiar name on the stone, we were totally stopped us in our tracks.

This isn’t our photo;  I would have to go and rummage through our collection of 2 years ago.  If you wish, double-click for an enhanced view of Samuel Rutherford's Grave, St Andrews Cathedral.

M
S . R
Here lyes the Reverend Mr. Samuell
Rutherfoord Professor of Divinity in
The University of St Andrews who died
March the 20 1661.
What tongu what Pen or Skill of Men
Can famous Rutherfoord commend
His Learning justly rasid his fame
True GODliness Adornd His Name
He did converse with things ABOVE
Acquainted with Emmanuels Love
Most orthodox He was And sound
And Many Errots Did confound
For Zions King and Zions cause
And Scotlands covenanted Laws
Most constantly he Did contend
Until His Time was At An End
Than He wan To the Full Fruition
Of That which He Had seen in vision.

The setting:  next to the North Sea.



I’d like to go after 3 of the attributes on Rutherford's grave-stone:

• true godliness,
• knowing Emmanuel’s love
• and growing in knowledge/discernment and courage/love to contend for the faith with my brothers and sisters.
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