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Richard Sibbes ministered during a time when the identity of the Church of England was at stake. Parliament asserted once again that the English monarch would be head of the Anglican church. The use of the Book of Common Prayer in church services was now mandatory. Ministers faced important questions: Would they refuse to conform to the new order? Or would they remain within the church and try to continue to reform it from the inside? What was the right thing to do? As he navigated the fraught context of post-Reformation England, Sibbes sought to apply the theology of the Reformation to his hearers' lives. He emphasized the security of God's covenant, the call for assurance of salvation, and the place of the heart in the Christian life. In The Affectionate Theology of Richard Sibbes, Dr. Mark Dever gives readers a glimpse into the life and theology of this fascinating figure. This book is part of the Long Line of Godly Men Profile series, edited by Dr. Steven Lawson.

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"""Mark Dever introduces us to a Christian who was a faithful friend to many in his day and whose writings have instilled spiritual comfort in many more in succeeding generations, including the great preacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Richard Sibbes soaked strong theology in sweet love for Christ and tender mercy to broken-hearted sinners, making him a stellar example of Reformed experiential Christianity. In an age of division and discord, Sibbes strove for unity while seeking spiritual renewal in the Church of England. Dever's thorough historical research illuminates the life of this moderate Puritan, of whom it was said, 'Heaven was in him before he was in heaven.'""--Dr. Joel R. Beeke ""Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once called Richard Sibbes 'an unfailing remedy' for the troubled of soul. Sibbes was, he wrote, 'balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was overworked and badly overtired, and therefore subject in an unusual manner to the onslaughts of the devil.' And that has been my own experience of 'the heavenly Doctor Sibbes' his heart-melting sermons seem, without fail, to draw my affections to Christ. I am delighted, then, to see this helpful and accessible introduction to Sibbes. May God use it to put many more in the way of Sibbes' rich and affecting ministry.""--Dr. Michael Reeves ""Richard Sibbes, once called 'the sweet dipper of grace, ' is an important, but sadly neglected Puritan writer. Mark Dever's fine book helpfully puts Sibbes into context and the vitality of his theology for his day and for ours.""--Dr. W. Robert Godfrey"

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Dr. Mark Dever is senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. and president of 9Marks. He is author of many books, including Twelve Challenges Churches Face.

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