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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,...

He married our nature to marry our persons. And therefore if he did it for this end, that we might be near him as our nature is near him, shall not we make it a ground of comfort, that our persons shall be near Christ as well as our natures? As Christ hath two natures in one person, so many persons make up one mystical Christ, so that our persons are wonderfully near to Christ. The wife is not near* the husband, the members are not nearer the head, the building is not nearer the foundation, than
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