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It is a destructive addition to add anything to Christ
— Richard Sibbes
Those that look to be happy must first look to be holy.
— Richard Sibbes
Whatsoever God takes away from His children, He either replaces it with a much greater favor or else gives strength to bear it.
— Richard Sibbes
That which is begun in self-confidence will end in shame.
— Richard Sibbes
And there is a proud kind of moderation likewise, when men will take upon them to censure both parties, as if they were wiser than both,
— Richard Sibbes
It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.
— Richard Sibbes
A man may be a false prophet and yet speak the truth.
— Richard Sibbes
Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.
— Richard Sibbes
God will have the body partake with the soul-as in matters of grief, so in matters of joy; the lanthorn shines in the light of the candle within.
— Richard Sibbes
Beauty. We must know for our comfort that Christ was not anointed to this great work of Mediator for lesser sins only, but for the greatest,
— Richard Sibbes
The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.
— Richard Sibbes
What a support to our faith is this, that God the Father, the party offended by our sins, is so well pleased with the work of redemption!
— Richard Sibbes
Providence is the perpetuity and continuance of creation.
— Richard Sibbes
If Christ has once possessed the affections, there is no dispossessing of him again. A fire in the heart overcomes all fires without.
— Richard Sibbes
Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away Paradise. Therefore in all temptations let us consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.
— Richard Sibbes
A sharp reproof sometimes is a precious pearl, and a sweet balm. The wounds of secure sinners will not be healed with sweet words.
— Richard Sibbes
God's truth always agrees with itself.
— Richard Sibbes
The wronged side is always the safest.
— Richard Sibbes
What coward would not fight when he is sure of victory?
— Richard Sibbes
The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy.
— Richard Sibbes
Discouragements, then, must come from ourselves and Satan, who laboureth to fasten on us a loathing of duty.
— Richard Sibbes
God has decreed it so, that where tenderness of heart is, there mercy shall follow ...
— Richard Sibbes
The soul is never quiet till it comes to God ... and that is the one thing the soul desireth.
— Richard Sibbes
There is not a minute of time in all of our life but we must either be near to God or we will be undone.
— Richard Sibbes
Death is only a grim porter to let us into a stately palace.
— Richard Sibbes
A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul.
— Richard Sibbes
God can pick sense out of a confused prayer.
— Richard Sibbes
Perfect refining is for another world,
— Richard Sibbes
It is atheism to pray and not wait on hope.
— Richard Sibbes
Nothing is so certain as that which is certain after doubts. Shaking settles and roots.
— Richard Sibbes
The way to cover our sin is to uncover it by confession.
— Richard Sibbes
Times are bad, God is good.
— Richard Sibbes
Let weak Christians know that a spark from heaven, though kindled under green wood that sobs and smokes, yet it will consume all at last.
— Richard Sibbes
Better to be in trouble with Christ, than in peace without him.
— Richard Sibbes
Live desired in the world, and die lamented.
— Richard Sibbes
The whole conduct of a Christian is nothing else but knowledge reduced to will, affection and practice.
— Richard Sibbes
When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposes us all he can.
— Richard Sibbes
Self-emptiness prepares us for spiritual fullness.
— Richard Sibbes
When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses.
— Richard Sibbes
There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.
— Richard Sibbes
It is Christ's manner to trouble our souls first, and then to come with healing in his wings.
— Richard Sibbes
A curse lies upon those that, when the truth suffers, have not a word to defend it.
— Richard Sibbes
The more we see the grace of God in Christ, the spirit of fear is diminished and replaced by a spirit of love and boldness.
— Richard Sibbes
What do the Scriptures speak but Christ's love and tender care over those that are humbled?
— Richard Sibbes
Possibilitas tua mensura tua'(What is possible to you is what you will be measured by).
— Richard Sibbes
Nothing in the world of so good use, as the least dram of grace.
— Richard Sibbes
If our faith were but as firm as our state in Christ is secure and glorious, what manner of men should we be?
— Richard Sibbes
What the heart liketh best, the mind studieth most.
— Richard Sibbes