Richard Sibbes
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3,163 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 26 Jul
Richard Sibbes’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The least in itself is
Not the least in respect that Christ was born there.
The second temple, Hagi two nine.
Came short of the outward magnificence of the former, yet it was more glorious than the first because Christ came into it.
The Lord of the Temple came into his own temple.
The pupil of the eye is very little, yet sees a great part of the heaven at once.
A pearl, though little, yet is of much esteem.
Nothing in the world is of so good use as the least grain of grace.
Grace is mingled with corruption.
But grace is not only little, but mingled with corruption.
Therefore a Christian is said to be smoking flax.
So we see that grace does not do away with corruption all at once, but some is left for believers to fight with.
The purest actions of the purest men need Christ to perfume them, and this is his office.
When we pray we need to pray again for Christ to pardon the defects of our prayers.
Consider some instances of this smoking flax.
Moses at the Red Sea.
who being in a great perplexity, and knowing not what to say, or which way to turn, groaned to God.
No doubt this was a great conflict in him.
In great distresses we know not what to pray, but the Spirit makes request with sighs that cannot be expressed.
Romans eight twenty six.
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