The Bruised Reed
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“Sibbes never wastes the student’s time,” wrote 19th century preacher C.H. Spurgeon, “he scatters pearls and diamonds with both hands.” The Bruised Reed, written by Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) in 1630, lives up to Spurgeon’s words. I can tell a lot about a book by how many pages I’ve dog-eared. In this 128-page book, I found it hard to go more than a few pages without marking a page for future reference.