Richard Sibbes

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Richard Sibbes was a prominent early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher, best known for his deeply devotional writings such as "The Bruised Reed" that emphasized God's grace and pastoral comfort.


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instanceOf Anglican clergyman
Christian preacher
English theologian
Puritan
person
alternateSpelling Richard Sibbs NERFINISHED
appointedAs Master of St Catherine’s College, Cambridge in 1626
birthYear 1577
burialPlace St Saviour’s, Southwark NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship England
deathYear 1635
educatedAt St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
genre devotional literature
sermons
influenced English Puritan spirituality
John Owen NERFINISHED
Richard Baxter NERFINISHED
later Reformed pastors and theologians
influencedBy Reformed theology of grace
William Perkins NERFINISHED
knownFor devotional writings
emphasis on God’s grace
pastoral comfort
languageOfWork English
movement Puritanism NERFINISHED
name Richard Sibbes NERFINISHED
notableWork A Breathing After God NERFINISHED
Bowels Opened NERFINISHED
Josiah’s Reformation NERFINISHED
The Bruised Reed NERFINISHED
The Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax NERFINISHED
The Saints’ Cordials NERFINISHED
The Soul’s Conflict NERFINISHED
occupation author
preacher
theologian
placeOfBirth Tostock, Suffolk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Master of St Catherine’s College, Cambridge
lecturer at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge
preacher at Gray’s Inn, London
religion Protestantism
theologicalEmphasis Christ-centered preaching
assurance of salvation
consolation for troubled consciences
theologicalTradition Reformed theology

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William Perkins influenced Richard Sibbes