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In the godly, holy truths are conveyed by way of a taste gracious men have a spiritual palate as well as a spiritual eye. Grace alters the spiritual taste.

Richard Sibbes

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Richard Sibbes
Age: 58 †
Born: 1577
Born: January 1
Died: 1635
Died: January 1
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In all their jollity in this world, the wicked are but as a book fairly bound, which when it is opened is full of nothing but tragedies. So when the book of their consciences shall be once opened, there is nothing to be read but lamentations and woes.
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Times are bad, God is good.
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