92 Quotes by 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 brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof.

Proud men are the devil’s pipes, and flatterers the musicians to blow these pipes.

God’s truth always agrees with itself.

Whatsoever God takes away from His children, He either replaces it with a much greater favor or else gives strength to bear it.

A sharp reproof sometimes is a precious pearl, and a sweet balm. The wounds of secure sinners will not be healed with sweet words.

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.

We cannot say this or that trouble will not befall, yet we may, by the help of the Spirit, say, Nothing that does befall will make me do that which is unworthy of a Christian.

It is a destructive addition to add anything to Christ.

The whole conduct of a Christian is nothing else but knowledge reduced to will, affection and practice.