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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.
4. Consider, the time of thy departure is at hand, and the time is uncertain, and also that for ought thou knowe••, the day of grace may be past to thee before thou diest, not lasting so long as thy uncertain life in this world. And if so, then know for certain, that thou art as sure to be damned, as if thou wert in hell already, if thou convert not in the mean while.
5. Consider, it may be some of thy friends are giving all diligence to make their Calling and Election sure, being resolved for Heaven, and thou thy self endeavourest as fast to make sure of hell, as if resolved to have it: and together with this, consider how it will grieve thee, that while thou wert making sure of hell, thy friends were making sure of Heaven; but more of this by and by.
6. Consider, what a sad reflection this will have on thy soul, to see thy friends in Heaven, and thy self in hell; thy Father in Heaven, and thou in hell; thy Mother in Heaven, and thou in hell; thy Brother, thy Sister, thy Children in Heaven, and thou in hell. As Christ said to the Jews of their relations, according to the flesh, so may I say to thee concerning thy friends, There shall be weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see your Fathers and Mothers, Brethren and Sisters, Husbands and Wives, Children and Kinsfolk, with your friends and neighbours, in ⟨p. 119⟩the Kingdom of Heaven, and thou thy self thrust out, Luk. 13. 27, 28, 29.