Glorious Freedom
Richard Sibbes's exposition of 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, unfolding the liberty the gospel brings over the bondage of the law. He shows how Christ, 'that Spirit,' gives life to all Scripture and frees the believer, and how by beholding Christ's glory the soul is progressively changed into his image.
Based on The Excellency of the Gospel above the Law (1639), by Richard Sibbes
Puritan quotes
Quotes by Richard Sibbes
“The law is a dead letter; yea, and so is the gospel too without Christ. He is 'that Spirit' which gives life unto all the Scriptures.”
“His fulness of the Spirit is as the fulness of the fountain; ours is but as the fulness of the cistern. He hath grace in the spring; we have it but in the conduit.”
“What is the scope of the whole Scriptures but Christ?”
“In pursuing his calling, Christ will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax, in which more is meant than spoken, for he will not only not break nor quench, but he will cherish those with whom he so deals.”
“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.”
“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.”
“The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy.”
“There can be no victory where there is no combat.”
“The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”
“Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.”
