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

Now all these, with others of the like sort, will be guilty, not only of their own damnation, but also of the damnation of others. I tell you, that some men have so much been the Authors of the damnation of others, that I am ready to think, that the damnation of them will trouble them, as much as their own damnation. Some Men (it is to be feared) at the Day of Judgment, will be found to be the Author of destroying whole Nations. How many Souls do you think Balaam, with his deceit, will have to answer for? How many, Mahomet? How many, the Pharisees, That hired the Soldiers to say the Disciples stole away Jesus? Mat. 28. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. And by that means stumbled their Brethren to this day; and was one means of hindering them from believing the Things of God ⟨p. 100⟩and Jesus Christ; and so the cause of the damnation of their Brethren to this very day.

Now all these, with others of the like sort, will be guilty, not onely of their own damnation, but also of the damnation of others. I tell you, that some men have so much been the Authors of the damnation of others, that I am ready to think, that the damnation of them will trouble them, as much as their own damnation. Some Men (it is to be feared) at the Day of Judgment, will be found to be the Authour of destroying whole Nations. How many Souls do you think Balaam, with his deceit, will have to answer for? How many, Mahomet? How many, the Pharisees, That hired the Souldiers to say the Disciples stole away Jesus? Mat. 28. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. And by that means stumbled their Brethren to this day; and was one means of hindring them from believing the Things of God ⟨p. 100⟩and Jesus Christ; and so the cause of the damnation of their Brethren to this very day.

How many poor Souls hath Bonner to answer for think you? and several filthy blind Priests? How many Souls have they been the means of destroying, by their Ignorance, and corrupt Doctrine? Preaching, that was no better to their Souls, than Rats-bane to the Body, for filthy Lucre's sake. They shall see, that they, many of them, it is to be feared, will have whole Towns to answer for; whole Cities to answer for. Ah Friend, I tell thee, thou that hast taken in hand to preach to the People, it may be thou hast taken in hand thou canst not tell what: Will it not grieve thee, to see thy whole Parish come bellowing after thee to Hell, crying out, This we may thank thee for, this is long of thee, thou did not teach us the Truth; Thou didst ld us away with Fables, thou wast afraid to tell us of our sin lest we should not put Meat fast enough in thy Mouth. O cused wretch, that ever thou shouldst beguile us thus! deceive us thus! flatter us thus! We would have gone out to hear the Word abroad, but that thou didst reprove us; and also tell us, That that which we see now is the way of God was Heresy, and a deceivable Doctrine and wast no contented (blind Guide as thou wert) to fll into the Ditch thy self, but hast also led us thither with thee.