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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.
Again, this should admonish us to take time while it is proffered, le•t we repent us of our unbelief and Rebellion, when we are deprived of it. Ah Friends! Time is precious, an hours time to hear a Sermon is precious: I have sometimes thought thus with my self, Set the case the Lord should send two or three of his Servants, the Ministers of the Gospel, to Hell among the Damned with this Commission; Go ye to Hell, and preach my Grace to those that are there: Let your Sermon be an hour long, and hold forth the Merits of my Sons Birth, Righteousness Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and Intercession with all my Love in him, and proffer it to them; telling them▪ that now once more, and but once, do I proffer the means of Reconciliation to them. They who are now roaring, being past hope, would then leap at the least proffer of Mercy: Oh they that could spend whole Days, Weeks, nay Years, in rejecting the Son of God, would now be glad of one Tender of that Mercy. Father, saith he, have mercy on me.
Again, from these words you may observe, that Mercy will be welcome, when Souls are under Judgment: Now his Soul is in the fire, now he is under the Wrath of God, now he is in Hell, there to be tormented; now he is with the Devils and damned Spirits, now he feels the Vengeance of God: Now, oh now, have mercy on me. Here you may see, that Mercy is prized by them that are in Hell, they would be glad if they could have it. Father have Mercy on me; For my poor Souls sake send me a little Mercy.
And send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my Tongue.