Samuel Rutherford: Westminster Divine (1)

Introduction All students of church history are agreed that from the time of the apostles to today the history of the church of Christ has never seen two greater assemblies than the Synod of Dordt and the Westminster Assembly. It is a surprising thing that they were both held in the first half of the 17th century -- indeed that they were held within 25 years of each other. The times must have been particularly important or dangerous for the church of Christ, for God to give to His people two...