The Bruised Reed, Richard Sibbes
The Bruised Reed, Richard Sibbes
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The Bruised Reed

Author: Richard Sibbes

Narrator: Jim Denison

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2016

Synopsis

Richard Sibbes is widely considered to be one of the fathers of Puritanism in the seventeenth century. His passionate sermons and devotional works have persisted throughout the centuries and continue to influence modern-day scholars and people all over the world. Taken from Matthew 12:20, Sibbes explains what it means to be a “bruised reed.” It is a metaphor which exemplifies the way in which God humbles sinners by allowing them to see sin in the way that he sees it—the lesson being that God sometimes wounds before healing, but with the ultimate goal of deepening our love for Christ. Sibbes believed very strongly that “God’s love rests on Christ,” and often spoke of the comfort to be gained by acknowledging this. He preached that the same can be had for those who live in Christ and seek redemption for their sins.

About Richard Sibbes

Richard Sibbes (1577–1635) was an Anglican theologian. He is known as a Biblical exegete, and as a representative, with William Perkins and John Preston, of what has been called “main-line” Puritanism because he ever remained in the Church of England and worshiped according to the Book of Common Prayer. He attended Cambridge and later wrote several devotional works expressing intense religious feeling, including The Saint’s Cordial and The Soules Conflict, as well as a volume of sermons.

About Jim Denison

Jim Denison is an audiobook narrator and voice actor with over thirty years experience in professional public speaking, including five years as a radio personality.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Derek

I think Martin Lloyd Jones' endorsement of this book is a good place to start: "I shall never cease to be grateful to...Richard Sibbs who was balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was overworked and badly overtired, and therefore subject in an unusual manner to the onslaughts of the devil.........more

Goodreads review by Jeff

"A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall not He quench; He shall bring forth judgment unto truth" (Isaiah 42:3; Matthew 12:20). Beginning with this verse in reference to its fulfillment in Christ, Richard Sibbes, in classic Puritan fashion, seeks to extract the essence by explor......more

Goodreads review by Becky

2022: I’m so very grateful for this book. It always encourages my soul to press on and exercise the grace God has freely given me. Excellent.......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

This book sets forth my favorite characteristic of Puritan writing: deep meditation on the beauty of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Christianity has never been about moralism nor about a certain set of codes or behaviors. It is about the beauty of Christ. I know many people think of the Purita......more

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