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Sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul discovering from the 16th…
Sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul discovering from the 16th of Luke the lamentable state of the damned : and may fitly serve as a warning-word to sinners, both old and young, by faith in Jesus Christ, to avoid the same place of torment : with a discovery of the usefulness of the Scriptures as our safe conduct for avoiding the torments of hell / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for F. Smith, 1666
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When the damned are in this pitiful state, surrounded with fears, with terrors, with torment and vengeance; one thing they shall have, which is this, they shall see the happy and blessed state of Gods Children: he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his Bosom, which as I said before, is the happy state of the Saints, when this life is ended. This now shall be so far from being an ease unto them, that it shall most wonderfully aggravate or heighten their torment, as I said before. There shall be weeping, or cause of lamentation, when they shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven, and themselves thrust out.
When the damned are in this pittiful state, surrounded with fears, with terrours, with torment and vengeance; one thing they shall have, which is this, they shall see the happy and blessed state of Gods Children: he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his Bosom, which as I said before, is the happy state of the Saints, when this life is ended. This now shall be so far from being an ease unto them, that it shall most wonderfully aggravate or heighten their torment, as I said before. There shall be weeping, or cause of lamentation, when they shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven, and themselves thrust out.
2. Observe, those that die in their sins, are far ⟨p. 43⟩from going to Heaven; He seeth Abraham a far off, and Lazarus in his Bosom. And indeed, it is just with God, to deal with them that die in their sins, according to what they have done; and to make them who are far from Righteousness now, to stand far from Heaven to all Eternity. Hearken to this ye stout-hearted, that are far from Righteousness, and that are resolved to go on in your sins; when you die, you will be far from Heaven; you will see Lazarus, but it will be afar off. Again, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his Bosom.
2. Observe, those that die in their sins, are far ⟨p. 43⟩