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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.
1. Because they do not believe that they are the Word of God, but rather suppose them to be the inventions of men, written by some Politicians, on purpose to make poor ignorant people to submit to some Religion and Government. Though they do not say this, yet their practices testify the same; as he that when he hears the words of the curse, yet blesseth himself in his heart, and saith, he shall have peace, though God saith he shall have none. Deut. 29. 18, 19, 20. And this must needs be, for did but men believe this, that it is the Word of God, then they must believe, that he that spake it is true, therefore shall every word and tittle be fulfilled. And if they come once to this, unless they be stark mad, they will have a care how they do throw themselves under the lash of eternal vengeance. For the Reason why the Thessalonians received the word, was, because they believed it was the Word of God, and not the word of man, which did effectually work in them by their thus believing. 1 Thes. 2, 13, 14.
1. Because they do not believe that they are the Word of God, but rather suppose them to be the inventions of men, written by some Politicians, on purpose to make poor ignorant people to submit to some Religion and Government. Though they do not say this, yet their practices testifie the same; as he that when he hears the words of the curse, yet blesseth himself in his heart, and saith, he shall have peace, though God saith he shall have none. Deut. 29. 18, 19, 20. And this must needs be, for did but men believe this, that it is the Word of God, then they must believe, that he that spake it is true, therefore shall every word and tittle be fulfilled. And if they come once to this, unless they be stark mad, they will have a care how they do throw themselves under the lash of eternal vengeance. For the Reason why the Thessalonians received the word, was, because they believed it was the Word of God, and not the word of man, which did effectually work in them by their thus believing. 1 Thes. 2, 13, 14.