Lately I have been reading (and enjoying) the works of Edwards, Flavel, Fuller, Owen and Sibbes. Each of these great men contributed something unique, but my own favorite is Sibbes. So far none of his works top Owen's "The Glory of Christ", and his writings lack the clarity and simplicity of Flavel or the profundity of Edwards. Yet, reading Sibbes brings me into the presence of God like none of these other authors. There's something quite wonderful about his style and content that is impossible to put into words.

While I haven't yet read the entire set of his works, I doubt that any of them will top volume 2. This volume contains 5 pieces written by Sibbes. Three of them - two on the Canticles and one titled 'A Breathing After God' - are simply marvelous. Surely nothing outside of Scripture can top these fine pieces. I rank them alongside Owen's 'The Glory of Christ', Andrew Bonar's Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M'Cheyne and Samuel Rutherford's letters. ( )