A sermon on occasion of the death of the reverend and learned Mr. Stephen Lobb, who dyed June 3, 1699 by Thomas Goodwin.

USE 1.

Is it so that Satan hath the Power of Death over the Soul, and Conscience of every unbeleeving Sinner: Then every one of you who have not believ'd in Christ tremble at the thoughts of your dismal con∣dition. Seriously reflect upon your present misery, and future danger. What can be more deplorable then your present misery? You are not only under the Tyranny of Sa∣tan, and a base vassal of his dark Empire. You are not onely servilely addicted to his obedience, but you are also expos'd unto all mischeifs which he may and will do you by exercising that power which he hath of Death. He will strengthen and increase that spiritual Death which is in your Souls, for he will prevailingly tempt you to Evil, and

sad experience may convince you, that a Man by continuing in Sin, and frequent commis∣sion of it grows more, and more Insensible, and Dead, and all the powers of his mind are more weaken'd to any Holy or good Action, and the more he Sins, the more he becomes Slave to it. What a dismal consi∣deration is this? And yet this is the woful state of every unbeleever. And now do but look beyond the spaces of Time, and this World and take a due prospect of your fu∣ture danger. If you Dye in this condition, it is not more certain you are now alive then that you will be condemn'd, nay are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 condemn'd already to Eternal Death. The indignation and wrath of a provok'd God will be pour'd out upon you, Rom. 2. 8. 9. And who knows the power of his An∣ger? (Psal. 90. 11.) Who then can bear it?