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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.
The great God, instead of giving the ungodly any ease will even aggravate their Torments, first, by slighting their perplexities, and by telling of them what they must be thinking of: Remember, saith he, O ye lost Souls, that you had your joy in your life-time, your peace in your life-time, your comforts, delights, ease, wealth health, your Heaven, your Happiness, and your Portion in your life-time.
O miserable state! Thou wilt then be in a sad condition indeed, when thou shalt see that thou hast had thy good Things, thy best Things, thy pleasant Things; for that is clearly signified by these words, Remember that thou in thy life-time hadst thy good things, or all the good things thou art like to have. From whence take notice of another Truth (though it be a dreadful one) which is this; There are many poor Creatures, who have all ⟨p. 68⟩their good, sweet, and comfortable Things in this Life, or while they are alive in this World: Remember, saith h•• that in thy life-time thou hadst thy good things, Psal. 17. 14.
The Wickeds good Things will shortly have an end; They will last no longer with them than this Life, or their Life-••ne. That Scripture was not written in vain, It is like the crackling of Thorns under a Pot, make a little blaze for a sudden, a little heat for a while, but come and consider them by and by, and instead of a comfortable heat, you will find nothing but a few dead Ashes; and instead of a flaming fire, nothing but a smell of smoke.
The Wickeds good Things will shortly have an end; They will last no longer with them than this Life, or their Life-ne. That Scripture was not written in vain, It is like the crackling of Thorns under a Pot, make a little blaze for a suddain, a little heat for a while, but come and consider them by and by, and instead of a comfortable heat, you will find nothing but a few dead Ashes; and instead of a flaming fire, nothing but a smell of smoak.