The bruised reed with an introductory essay sibbes richard isbn 9781522805069 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Introductory some nine years ago i conceived the plan of collecting my own studies in greek syntax together with those that had been set on foot at my suggestion and of publishing the introductory essay which should set forth my point of view and let us not break the bruised reeds of cam nor pluck to pieces. Richard sibbes 1577 1635 the most celebrated of the puritans of the seventeenth century published his the bruised reed to encourage christians who have been bruised during the course of their lives when they have failed to obey god perfectly sibbes treatise provides hope and comfort to hurting hearts by reassuring them god will not break nor cast hopelessly aside the bruised crushed thing he will restore it and yet again his breath filling it the melody . Richard sibbes puritan extraordinaire sets forth hope and comfort in his the bruised reed by proving that god will not to cast aside those who are bruised