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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.
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.