Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

Secondly, From a state of darkness, to a Land of Light. You know the grave is a place of darkness; and death, a state of darkness. Thus is it in the Spiritual death. Dead souls are all in darkness, under the power of darkness, Act. 26. 18. The grave for our dead bodies is a place of darkness: but the grave for dead souls, is a place of utter darkness, of everlasting darkness. The grave is Formidable, and deep. You know when a body is dead, it must be buried, that it may not annoy us. God hath provided a grave to bury dead souls in out of his sight; and where do you think that this grave is? Why Hell is the grave for dead souls. The rich man was dead, and was buried, but where was he buried? His soul was in Hell, so some translate this place, And being buried, in Hell he lift up his eyes, Luke, 16. 22, 23. Hell is a place of darkness, and thick darkness. O that is horrible indeed, that is reserved for poor impenitent sinners; the blackness of darkness for ever, Jude 13. He doth not only say darkness, but blackness of darkness for ever. Ah brethren, ⟨p. 306⟩this is that which Christ hath recovered you from, from death to life. If you go down into the grave, and see how the dead do lye in darkness, and silence, how formidable is that! But oh how will it be, to see the grave of hell where dead souls are buried! This was your place before you were sanctified. Ah brethren, what manner of praise, what […] of deliverance should you compass the throne of Gods grace withal, who have such a change wrought upon you?

Secondly, From a state of darkness, to a Land of Light. You know the grave is a place of darkness; and death, a state of darkness. Thus is it in the Spiritual death. Dead souls are all in darkness, under the power of darkness, Act. 26. 18. The grave for our dead bodies is a place of darkness: but the grave for dead souls, is a place of utter darkness, of everlasting darkness. The grave is Formidable, and deep. You know when a body is dead, it must be buried, that it may not annoy us. God hath provided a grave to bury dead souls in out of his sight; and where do you think that this grave is? Why Hell is the grave for dead souls. The rich man was dead, and was buried, but where was he buried? His soul was in Hell, so some translate this place, And being buried, in Hell he lift up his eyes,