GLORIOUS FREEDOM
By Richard Sibbes
Banner of Truth. 194 pages. £2.95
ISBN 0 851 51 7919
This is not an easy read (the text was first published in 1639 and has been reproduced with a minimum of editing) but there are compelling reasons for taking the trouble to spend some time with the 'heavenly Sibbes'.
In its attempt to steer well clear of rampant subjectivism, reformed evangelicalism has often found itself veering down a dangerously anti-experiential road. In response, many have blamed Reformed theology for the dryness in their souls, and have looked elsewhere for spiritual reality. Glorious Freedom is a reminder that before throwing out the baby with the bath water, and getting swept off our feet by the latest fad, we should revisit our Puritan heritage.
