It is no anachronism to republish Joseph Alleine's book, A Sure Guide to Heaven, from a day when men were more deeply conscious of the world
to come. When the spiritual history of the Western World in the 20th century is
written, it may well be seen as the epoch of spiritual sloth and slumber.
Eternal realities seemed vaguely-defined and far-removed from daily life, and
conformity to the world took the form of carelessness and neglect of spiritual
issues. Written by a servant of God whose preaching and writing were used to
alarm and awaken many to the concerns of life and death.
