A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto

And whereas Scripture plainly intimates, that the Apostate revolted Spirits that fell from God, and kept not their first Stations, were vastly numerous; we have hence scope enough for our thoughts to conceive, that so spacious Regions being replenished ⟨p. 154⟩with intelligent Creatures, always innocent and happy, the delinquents compared with them may be as despicable for their paucity, as they are detestable for their apostasy. And that the horrid Hades, wherein they are reserved to the blackness of Darkness for ever, may be no more in proportion, nay, unexpressibly less, than some little Rocky Island, appointed as a place of punishment for Criminals, in comparison of a flourishing, vast Empire, fully peopled with industrious, rich, sober-minded and unhappy Inhabitants.

And whereas Scripture plainly intimates, that the Apostate revolted Spirits that fell from God, and kept not their first Stations, were vastly numerous; we have hence scope enough for our thoughts to conceive, that so spacious Regions being replenisht ⟨p. 154⟩with intelligent Creatures, always innocent and happy, the delinquents compared with them may be as despicable for their paucity, as they are detestable for their apostacy. And that the horrid Hades, wherein they are reserved to the blackness of Darkness for ever, may be no more in proportion, nay, unexpressibly less, than some little Rocky Island, appointed as a place of punishment for Criminals, in comparison of a flourishing, vast Empire, fully peopled with industrious, rich, soberminded and unhappy Inhabitants.

We might further consider,