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There is not a minute of time in all of our life but we must either be near to God or we will be undone.
Richard Sibbes
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Richard Sibbes
Age: 58 †
Born: 1577
Born: January 1
Died: 1635
Died: January 1
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Measure not God's love and favour by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof.
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The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God and sleep to God and work to God and talk to God, do all to His glory and praise.
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It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.
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The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy.
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