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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.
Certainly they would say, we will accept of grace on any terms in the World, and thank you too, though it cost life and limbs to boot, we will spare no cost, nor charge, if mercy may be had. But poor souls, while they live here they will not part from sin, with hell-bred, devilish sin: No, they will rather lose their souls, then lose their filthy sins.
Certainly they would say, we will accept of grace on any tearms in the World, and thank you too, though it cost life and limbs to boot, we will spare no cost, nor charge, if mercy may be had. But poor souls, while they live here they will not part from sin, with hell-bred, devilish sin: No, they will rather lose their souls, then lose their filthy sins.
But friend, thou wilt change thy note before it be long, and cry, O simple wretch that I am that I should damn my soul by sin!
'Tis true, I have had the Gospel preached to me, and have been invited in: I have been preached to, and have been warned of this; but how have I hated instruction, and mine heart despised reproof? I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me. Prov. 5. 10, 11. O therefore, I say, poor soul! I• there hope? then lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and kiss the dust, and close in with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make much of his glorious mercy, and invite also thy companions to close in with the same Lord Jesus Christ, •est one of you do go to Hell before-hand, and expect with grief of heart, your companions to come after: And in the mean time, with anguish of heart do si•h and say,