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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.
I might here enlarge very much, but I shall not; only thus much I shall say to you that have much of this World; Have a care that you have not your portion in this world; take heed that it be not said to you hereafter, when you would very willingly have heaven. Remember in your life time you had your good things, in your life time you had your portion, Psalm 17. 14.
And Friend, thou that seekest after this world, and desirest riches, let me ask this question, wouldest thou be content that God should put thee off with a portion in this life? Wouldest thou be glad to be kept out of heaven with a back well clothed, and a belly well filled with the dainties of this world? Wouldest thou be glad to have all thy good things in thy life time, to have thy heaven to last no longer then while thou dost live in this world? Wouldest thou be willing to be deprived of eternal happiness and felicity? If you ⟨p. 8⟩say no, then have a care of the world and thy sins; have a care of desiring to be a rich man, lest thy Table be made a snare unto thee, Psal. 69. 22. lest the wealth in this world do bar thee out of glory. For as the Apostle saith, They that will be rich do fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction, 1 Tim. 6. 9. Thus much in general, but now more particularly.
And Friend, thou that seekest after this world, and desirest riches, let me ask this question, wouldest thou be content that God should put thee off with a portion in this life? Wouldest thou be glad to be kept out of heaven with a back well cloathed, and a belly well filled with the dainties of this world? Wouldest thou be glad to have all thy good things in thy life time, to have thy heaven to last no longer then while thou dost live in this world? Wouldest thou be willing to be deprived of eternal happiness and felicity? If you