(1600-1661). "Scottish pastor and theologian. He was born of farming stock at Nisbet in Roxburghshire, and gave evidence of grace and of spiritual insight in boyhood; his mind was always sensitive to spiritual impressions. He entered Edinburgh University in 1617, graduated M.A. in 1621, and two years later after a competitive examination was appointed professor of Latin language and literature in the university. puritansermons.com:80
Rev. Samuel Rutherford , a gentleman by extraction, having spent some time at the grammar school, went to the University of Edinburgh, where he was so much admired for his pregnancy of parts, and deservedly looked upon as one from whom some great things www.apuritansmind.com/SamuelRutherford/SamuelRutherfordMa...
Introduction by Jon Roland Sketch of the life of Rutherford Author's Preface Question I Whether government be by a divine law, How government is from God. www.constitution.org/sr/lexrex.htm
Samuel Rutherford , born in the quiet village of Nisbet in the year 1600, appears to have had a rather humble beginning, growing up on a farm in the Scottish lowlands. Nevertheless, he became one of the most notable figures in Scottish church history, kn www.reformed.org/webfiles/antithesis/v2n3/ant_v2n3_salt.html