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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.
Verse 24. And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.
Verse 24. And he cryed, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.
You know I told you the 22th Verse, is a discovery of the departure of the godly, and the ungodly out of this life; where he saith, The beggar died, and the rich man also died. The 23. Verse, is a discovery of the proper places, both of the godly, and the ungodly after death; one being in Abraham's Bosom, or in glory, the other in Hell. Now this 24 Verse, is a discovery of part of the too late repentance of the ungodly, when ⟨p. 46⟩they are dropped down into Hell. And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy upon me.]
YOu know I told you the 22th Verse, is a discovery of the departure of the godly, and the ungodly out of this life; where he saith, The beggar died, and the rich man also died. The 23. Verse, is a discovery of the proper places, both of the godly, and the ungodly after death; one being in Abrahams Bosom, or in glory, the other in Hell. Now this 24 Verse, is a discovery of part of the too late repentance of the ungodly, when ⟨p. 46⟩they are dropt down into Hell. And he cryed, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy upon me.]
From these words, And he cried, we may observe, first, What a change the ungodly will have, when they come into Hell. He cried; it is like he was laughing, jesting, jeering, drinking, mocking, swearing, cursing, prating, persecuting of the godly in his prosperity, among his filthy companions; but now the case is otherwise, now he is in another frame, now his proud, flout, currish carriage is come down. And he cried. The laughter of the ungodly will not last always, but will be sure to end in a cry, The triumphing of the wicked is short,