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Volume Seven contains more than thirty of Richard Sibbes’ sermons not found elsewhere in other volumes. As a prolific theologian and biblical scholar, Sibbes remained best known for his preaching and his lengthy preaching career at Gray’s Inn. He preached on stories in Scripture—such as the story of Balaam—as well as Jesus’ miracles, the life of Mary, and on theological topics such as grace,...

So a man may know when his soul murmurs, and his fretting is against God himself, or against the instrument of the sinful discouragement of his soul, being over much cast down. Here is no true humiliation, but abundance of corruption, which brings vexation and disquietments. But I hasten to that which I have further to deliver, ‘Why art thou so cast down, O my soul?’ He doth check himself because he was thus cast down and disquieted. Here, then, you see, 1, David’s perplexity; and, 2, the particular
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