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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.
Again, Send him to my Fathers house and let him testify to them, lest they come into this place of torment. As if he had said, I• may be he may prevail with them; It may be he may win upon them, and so they may be kept from hence, from coming into this grievous place of torment. Observe again, That there is a possibility of obtaining mercy, if now, I say, now in this day of Grace we turn from our sins ⟨p. 109⟩to Jesus Christ; yea, it is more then possible. And therefore for thy encouragement, do thou know for certain, that if thou shalt in this thy day accept of mercy upon Gods own Terms, and close with him effectually, God hath promised, yea, made many Promises, that thy Soul shall be conducted safe to glory, and shall for certain escape all the evils that I have told thee of; I, and many more then I can imagine. Do but search the Scriptures, and see how full of consolation they are to a poor Soul that is minded to close in with Jesus Christ. He that cometh to me (saith Christ) I will in no wise cast out. Though he be an old sinner, I will in no wise cast him out. Mark, in no wise, though he be a great sinner, I will in no wise cast him out, if he come to me. Though he have slighted me never so many times, and not regarded the welfare of his own Soul, yet let him now come to me, and notwithstanding this, I will in no wise cast him out, nor throw away his Soul, John 6. 37. Again, saith the Apostle. Now (Mark now) is the accepted time, now is the day of Salvation. Now here is mercy good store, now Gods heart is open to sinners; now he will make you welcome; now he will receive any body if they do but come to Christ. He that comes to me (saith Christ) I will in no wise cast out. And why? Because now is the accepted time, now is the day of Salvation, 2 Cor. 6. 2, 3. As if the Apostle had said, If you will have mercy, ⟨p. 110⟩have it now, receive it now, close in with it now.
Again, Send him to my Fathers house and let him testify to them, lest they come into this place of torment. As if he had said, I• may be he may prevail with them; It may be he may win upon them, and so they may be kept from hence, from coming into this grievous place of torment. Observe again, That there is a possibility of obtaining mercy, if now, I say, now in this day of Grace we turn from our sins