"The love of a wife to her husband……" — Richard Sibbes
"The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may love him also for the sweetness of his person; so the soul first loves Christ for salvation but when she is brought to Him and finds what sweetness there is in Him then she loves Him for Himself."
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Richard Sibbes
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61 Quotes by Richard Sibbes
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