"I will never cease to be grateful to Richard Sibbes for having been a balm to my soul in a period of my life when I became overworked, very tired, and therefore unusually subject to the devil's attacks. At that time, Richard Sibbes (known in the 17th century as "the heavenly doctor Sibbes") became an exceptional remedy. The Bruised Reed gave me peace, calmed me, comforted me, encouraged me, and healed me." D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Of all Richard Sibbes' works, The Bruised Reed has probably had the most lasting impact. It consists of an exposition of the apostle Matthew's Christian application of Isaiah 42:3's description of the Servant of the Lord (Matthew 12:20). This wonderfully sensitive treatise has ministered to generations of Christians since its first publication in 1630.
