Richard Sibbes Quotes

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.

Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away paradise. Therefore in all temptations consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.

The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God and sleep to God and work to God and talk to God, do all to His glory and praise.

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Times are bad, God is good.

Gospel repentance is not a little hanging down of the head. It's a working of the heart until your sin becomes more odious to you than any punishment for it.

The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.

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.

What the heart liketh best, the mind studieth most.

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

Whatsoever is good for God's children they shall have it, for all is theirs to further them to heaven; therefore, if poverty be good, they shall have it; if disgrace be good, they shall have it; if crosses be good, they shall have them; if misery be good, they shall have it; for all is ours, to serve for our greatest good.

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

God can pick sense out of a confused prayer.

The way to cover our sin is to uncover it by confession.

Self-emptiness prepares us for spiritual fullness.

If we desire to end our days in joy and comfort, let us lay the foundation of a comfortable death now betimes. To die well is not a thing of that light moment as some imagine: it is no easy matter. But to die well is a matter of every day. Let us daily do some good that may help us at the time of our death. Every day by repentance pull out the sting of some sin,that so when death comes, we may have nothing to do but to die. To die well is the action of the whole life.

It is a destructive addition to add anything to Christ

God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires, and accepts what he gives.

Christ does not choose you because you are good, but to make you good.

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

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

This is a life of faith, for God will try the truth of our faith, so that the world may see that God has such servants as will depend upon His bare word.

See a flame in a spark, a tree in a seed. See great things in little beginnings.

It would be a good contest amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.

Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.