Alleine was imprisoned several times in the short time that followed. "His wife tells us how, with true Puritan spirit, his thought turned to the possibility of missionary work in Wales, or even China." "Never, Murray goes on, "did the evangel of Jesus Christ burn more fervently in any English heart " Due to his sufferings for the gospel, and incessant labours he died on the 17th of November 1668 aged thirty-four. This book has been through many editions up to the present day, and was instrumental in the conversion of multitudes, including George Whitefield and Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Indeed Whitefield carried copies of it constantly with him in order to give to awakened sinners who sought his help
