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A few sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul. Or, An…
A few sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul. Or, An exposition of those words in the sixteenth of Luke, concerning the rich man and the beggar : wherein is discovered the lamentable state of the damned : their cries, their desires in their distresses, with the determination of God upon them. A good warning word to sinners, both old and young, to take into consideration betimes, and to seek by faith in Jesus Christ to avoid, lest they come into the same place of torment. Also a brief discourse touching the profitableness of the Scriptures for our instruction in the way of righteousness, according to the tendency of the said parable. / By that poor and contemptible servant of Jesus Christ, John Bunyan.A few sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul. Or, An exposition of those words in the sixteenth of Luke, concerning the rich man and the beggar : wherein is discovered the lamentable state of the damned : their cries, their desires in their distresses, with the determination of God upon them. A good warning word to sinners, both old and young, to take into consideration betimes, and to seek by faith in Jesus Christ to avoid, lest they come into the same place of torment. Also a brief discourse touching the profitableness of the Scriptures for our instruction in the way of righteousness, according to the tendancy of the said parable. / By that poor and contemptible servant of Jesus Christ, John Bunyan.
London: printed by Ralph Wood for M. Wright, 1658
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Say ye then to the righteous, it shall go well with him, however it goes with him now, a few days will produce a happy change, It shall go ⟨image 6⟩well with him that feareth the Lord, Eccles. 8.12. Go on then (O soul) thou that hast set thy face towards heaven though the east-wind beats upon thee, and thou find trouble and sorrow; these shall endure but for a night, joy will undoubtedly come in the morning: besides those sweet visits thou shalt have from thy precious Saviour in this thy day of darkness, wait but a while, and thy darkness shall be turned into light. When the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire (wherewith he warmed himself) shall not shine, Job 18.5. Grudge not to see the wicked prosper, and their steps washed with butter, but rather put on bowels of mercy, and pity, as the elect of God, knowing that they are set in slippery places, Psal. 73.18. And their day is coming, when fearful horror shall surprise them, and hell be opened to receive them: nor yet be disquieted in thy mind, that ⟨image 7⟩troubles and afflictions do beset thee round: for as a worser thing is reserved for them, so a better is prepared for thee. Do they drink wine in bowls? and dost thou mingle thy tears with thy drink? Do they live in pleasures, and spend their days in wealth? and dost thou sigh and mourn in secret? Well, there is a cup for them in the hand of the Lord, the wine whereof is red, and full of mixture, which they must drink up the dregs, Psal. 75.8. And the Lord hath a bottle for thy tears; Psal. 56.8. And a book fo• thy secret sighs, and ere long thy brin•sh tears shall be turned into the sweetest wine, which thou shalt drink new in the kingdom of the Father, and thy secret sighs into glorious praises, when thy mouth shall be filled with laughter, and thy eyes see the King in his glory.