Richard Sibbes
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3,163 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 26 Jul
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How Christ pursues his calling?
This is here said to be done modestly, without making a noise or raising dust by any pompous coming, as princes are accustomed to do.
His voice shall not be heard.
His voice indeed was heard, but what voice?
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden Matthew eleven twenty eight.
He cried, but how?
Ho everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters Isaiah fifty five one.
And as his coming was modest, so it was mild, which is set down in these words A bruised reed shall he not break.
And smoking flax shall he not quench.
We see therefore that the condition of those with whom he was to deal was that they were bruised reeds and smoking flax, not trees but reeds, and not whole but bruised reeds.
The church is compared to weak things.
To a dove amongst the fowls,
To a vine amongst the plants, to sheep amongst the beasts, to a woman which is the weaker vessel.
God's children are bruised reeds before their conversion and oftentimes after.
Before conversion all, except such as being brought up in the church, God has delighted to show himself gracious to from their childhood.
are bruised reeds, yet in different degrees as God sees fit.
And as there are differences with regard to temperament, gifts, and manner of life, so there are in God's intention to use men in the time to come, for usually he empties such of themselves, and makes them nothing, before he will use them in any great services.
What it is to be bruised?
The bruised reed is a man that for the most part is in some misery.
As those were that came to Christ for help.
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