Sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul discovering from the 16th…

And seeing, besides all this, here my Soul must lie to all Eternity broiling and frying; Seeing I must, whether I will or no, undergo the hand of eternal vengeance, and the rebukes of devouring fi•e; seeing my state is such, that I would not wish a dog in my condition, Send him to my fathers house. It is worthy to be taken notice of, (again) who it is he desired should be sent, namely Lazarus. ⟨p. 84⟩O friend, see here how the stout hearts and stomachs of poor Creatures will be humbled, (as I said before) they will be so brought down, that those things that they disdained and made light of in this world, they would be glad of in the life to come: He who by this man was so slighted, as that he thought it a dishonour that he should eat with the dogs of his flock. What, shall I regard Lazarus? scrubbed, beggarly Lazarus? What, shall I so far dishonour my fair sumptuous and gay house, with such a scabbed creep-hedge as he? No, I scorn he should be entertained under my roof. Thus in his life-time, while he was in his bravery: but now he is come into another world, now he is parted from his pleasures, now he sees his fine house, his dainty dishes, his rich neighbours and companions and he are parted asunder, now he finds instead of pleasures, torments; instead of joy, heaviness; instead of heaven, hell; instead of the pleasures of […], •he horror and guilt of sin: O now send Lazarus.

And seeing, besides all this, here my Soul must lie to all Eternity broyling and frying; Seeing I must, whether I will or no, undergo the hand of eternal vengeance, and the rebukes of devouring fi•e; seeing my state is such, that I would not wish a dog in my condition, Send him to my fathers house. It is worthy to be taken notice of, (again) who it is he desired should be sent, namely Lazaru•. ⟨p. 84⟩O friend, see here how the stout hearts and stomachs of poor Creatures will be humbled, (as I said before) they will be so brought down, that those things that they disdained and made light of in this world, they would be glad of in the life to come: He who by this man was so slighted, as that he thought it a dishonour that he should eat with the dogs of his slock. What, shall I regard Lazarus? scubbed, beggarly Lazarus? What, shall I so far dishonour my fair sumptuous and gay house, with such a scabbed creep-hedg as he? No, I scorn he should be entertained under my roof. Thus in his life-time, while he was in his bravery: but now he is come into another world, now he is parted from his pleasures, now he sees his fine house, his dainty dishes, his rich neighbours and companions and he are parted asunder, now he finds instead of pleasures, torments; instead of joy, heaviness; instead of heaven, hell; instead of the pleasures of , he horrour and guilt of sin: O now send Lazarus.