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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.
But poor hearts, they must have a time in which they must be made sensible of their former Behaviours, when the just Judgments of the Lord shall flame about their Ears, insomuch that they shall be made to cry out again with anguish, I am sorely tormented in this flame.
But now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
As if he should say, Now hath God recompensed both Lazarus and you, according to what you sought after, while you were in this World: As for your part, you did neglect the precious Mercy and goodness of God, you did turn your Back on the Son of God, that came into the World to save sinners: You made a Mock of preaching the Gospel; You was admonished over and over, to close in with the loving kindness of the Lord in his Son Jesus Christ. The Lord let you live 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, Years; all which time, you, instead of spending it, to make your Calling and Election sure, Job 21. 29, 30. did spend it in making of Eternal Damnation sure to thy Soul. And also Lazarus, he in his Life-time did make it his business to accept of my Grace and Salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ. When thou wast in the Alehouse, he frequented the Word preached; when thou wert jeering at goodness, he was sighing for the sins of the times, Eccles. 9. 4. While thou wert swearing, he was praying: In a word, while ⟨p. 75⟩thou wert making sure of Eternal Ruin, he, by Faith in the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, was making sure of Eternal Salvation. Therefore, Now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
As if he should say, Now hath God recompenced both Lazarus and you, according to what you sought after, while you were in this World: As for your part, you did neglect the precious Mercy and goodness of God, you did turn your Back on the Son of God, that came into the World to save sinners: You made a Mock of preaching the Gospel; You was admonished over and over, to close in with the loving kindness of the Lord in his Son Jesus Christ. The Lord let you live 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, Years; all which time, you, instead of spending it, to make your Calling and Election sure,