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Samuel Rutherford’s On the Mode of Conversion is a thunderous defense of sovereign, irresistible grace that dismantles every Pelagian and Arminian claim to human autonomy in salvation.
塞缪尔·卢瑟福德的《论归信的方式》（On the Mode of Conversion）是对主权、不可抗拒之恩典的雷霆式辩护，拆毁一切伯拉纠主义者（Pelagian，主张人靠自身能力趋向善与得救者）与亚米念派（Arminian，强调人的自由意志在救恩中作用者）关于人在救恩中自主人格与自主权（human autonomy）之主张。
With theological precision and relentless logic, Rutherford lays bare the folly of any notion that man’s free will cooperates in regeneration.
卢瑟福德以神学的精确与毫不松懈的逻辑，揭露任何认为人的自由意志在重生（regeneration）中与恩典合作之观念的愚妄。
Drawing from Ephesians 1:18–19, he insists that the power that raises the dead sinner to life is the very power that raised Christ from the grave—not a moral persuasion, but the omnipotent, effectual operation of God Himself.
他引自以弗所书1章18–19节，坚持认为，使死在罪中的罪人得生命的能力，正是使基督从坟墓里复活的那同一能力——不是道德劝化（moral persuasion），而是上帝自己全能且有效的运行（effectual operation）。
This is not merely a treatise; it is a theological battering ram against every scheme that would seek to rob God of the glory of converting grace.
这不只是一篇论述（treatise）；它乃是一柄神学的攻城槌（theological battering ram），用以击碎一切企图夺去上帝在使人归信之恩典（converting grace）上荣耀的体系（scheme）。
Rutherford systematically unfolds the mechanics of conversion, proving that though external calls may be resisted, the internal work of the Holy Spirit—what he calls the “special grace of regeneration”—is never thwarted.
卢瑟福德系统地展开归信的运作机理（mechanics of conversion），证明外在的呼召（external calls）虽可能被抗拒，圣灵内在的工作（internal work of the Holy Spirit）——也就是他所称的“重生的特别恩典”（the “special grace of regeneration”）——却从不受挫（never thwarted）。
He marshals Scripture, refutes the objections of Arminians and Jesuits, and establishes that God does not merely invite, but sovereignly and sweetly conquers the will.
他汇聚圣经的证据，驳斥亚米念派（Arminians）与耶稣会士（Jesuits）的反对，并确立：上帝不只是邀请，乃是以主权并且甘甜地征服人的意志。
To say otherwise, Rutherford argues, would not only strip God of His glory but undermine the entire gospel.
卢瑟福德辩称，若非如此说，不但会剥夺上帝的荣耀，也会动摇整全的福音。
This work will stir the soul of any reader who loves the doctrines of grace and wants to stand firm against the theological currents that exalt man’s will over God’s.
这部著作必激动一切爱慕恩典教义（doctrines of grace）、并愿在那些高举人的意志过于上帝旨意的神学潮流（theological currents）面前站立得稳的读者之心。
For those hungry to grasp what it truly means to be born again—not by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God (John 1:13)—On the Mode of Conversion is a vital and soul-stabilizing read.
对那些渴望明白“重生”（be born again）真正含义的人——不是出于血气的意思（the will of the flesh），也不是出于人的意思（the will of man），乃是出于上帝（约翰福音1章13节）——《论归信的方式》（On the Mode of Conversion）是一本至关重要、能使灵魂得稳固的读物。
About the Author:
关于作者：
Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian, and commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.
塞缪尔·卢瑟福德（约 c. 1600–1661）是苏格兰长老会（Scottish Presbyterian）的牧师、神学家，并担任威斯敏斯德大会（Westminster Assembly）的委员（commissioner）。
A fierce defender of the sovereignty of God and the gospel of grace, he is best known for his Letters, Lex, Rex, and uncompromising preaching.
作为上帝主权与恩典福音的坚定捍卫者，他最为人所知的是《书信集》（Letters）、《律法与君王》（Lex, Rex）以及他毫不妥协的讲道。
Persecuted for his convictions and barred from public ministry by the crown, Rutherford remained unshakably committed to the glory of Christ and the salvation of His people.
卢瑟福德因其信念而遭受逼迫，又被王权（the crown）禁止公开事奉（public ministry），但他仍坚定不移地委身于基督的荣耀与祂子民的救恩。
His works continue to bear weight in the church today, especially among those who love deep, Christ-centered theology rooted in Scripture.
他的著作今日在教会中仍有分量（continue to bear weight），尤其在那些喜爱以圣经为根基、以基督为中心的深邃神学的人当中更是如此。