Devil Quote by 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…

— Richard Sibbes

Measure not God's love and favour by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the…

— Richard Sibbes

It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.

— Richard Sibbes

The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.

— Richard Sibbes

The tenets of [the Christian life] seem paradoxes to carnal men; as first, that a Christian is the only freeman, and other men are…

— Richard Sibbes

See here, for our comfort, a sweet agreement of all three persons: the Father giveth a commission to Christ; the Spirit furnisheth and sanctifieth…

— Richard Sibbes

God takes a safe course with His children, that they may not be condemned with the world, He permits the world to condemn them,…

— Richard Sibbes

Sin is not so sweet in the committing as it is heavy and bitter in the reckoning.

— Richard Sibbes

What coward would not fight when he is sure of victory?

— 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…

— 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

When a man is to travel into a far country...one staff in his hand may comfortably support him, but a bundle of staves would…

— Richard Sibbes