ttncl perpetual/ quide. - I other worldly contentments; yet, in deed ~nd . t~uth, yourlife is a life of darkene!fe. Tke god- ,c•r+3'"" of thii World, the Prince of Darkenejfe, ~ath blinded the eye/ ofyo:~r mindes, thA-t your VnderItandings are Epf1e{. 4· xs. , . not tJne!y darkened, but you are Darkeneffe it felfe, IZphe[. ~·~ Eph.5. 8. Yourworkes are the workes of Darkeneffe, yourway is the way af Darkenejfe; you are Prliv. 4.t , ~ fettered and eochained in the pDwer of D~trkenejfe, Coleff.I•.x 3 • Colojf. r~ 13. In the darkeneife of crolfes and afflictions of this life, you fhall be without any - glimpfe oftrue comfort_and refreiliing from the .Lord : upon your Death-9eds, you fuall meete -with nothing but darkeneffe of defpaire and hor– ror: in the Grave, Sathan will guard you with theBarres of the Earth, as in a Bed of hopeletre· Darkenelfe, untill the Iudgement of th~ great . Day. A.nd that Daywill be unto you, 11- Day of zepb.x~xr. J?Jrath, 4 Day of trouhle and hea11inejJe, aDay of deftruftion And defl'latitm, 11 :fJ~ty of Clouds and blacknefl'e: as it is, Zeph. I. I~. And at the Iaft, you are to be caft, body and foule, from the prefence of God~ ~nd joyes of Heaven, into utter Darkendfe, there to be tormented amongft wicked Devils, for ever and ever. This is certainely the !late of all ignoran·t men ; and thofe that will not be enlightened with faving knowledge out of his Word: There is nothing to be expeQ:ed of them, bu~ Darkenelfe, Sorrow, Defpaire, ' and Horror. · A third Vfc of this Doelrine, may ferve for Vfe 3: admonition to all thofe, who by the Light of Admonition eo take the Gods Word have-alreadie found and are entred Word for our (d 3) · into · guide.
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