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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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A FEW Sighs from Hell: OR, The Groans of a damned Soul: OR, An Expo… › Verse 24
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Though the world disregard the society of God children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them. Nay do but observe, those of the Saints that are now most rejected by them, even from them shall they be glad of comfort, if it might be. Send Lazarus; ⟨p. 67⟩he that I slighted more then my dogs, he that I could not endure should come into my house, but must lye at my gate, send him: Now Lazarus shall be welcome to me, now do I desire some comfort from him; but he shall go without it.
From whence again observe, that there is a time coming, O ye surly dogged persecutors of the Saints, that they shall slight you as much as ever you slighted them. You have given them many an hard word, told many a lie of them, given them many a blow: And now in your greatest need and extremity they shall not pity you.
From whence again observe, that there is a time coming, O ye surly dogged persecutors of the Saints, that they shall slight you as much as ever you slighted them. You have given them many an hard word, told many a lie of them, given them many a blow: And now in your greatest need and extremity they shall not pitty you.
Again, send Lazarus. From whence observe, that any of the Saints shall then be owned by you to be Saints. Now ye look upon them to be of the sect with Hymeneus and Philetus, but then you shall see them to be the Lazarus's of God, even Gods dear children. Though now the Saints of the Lord will not be owned by you, because they are beggarly, poor, low, contemptible among you here, yet the day is coming that you shall own them, desire their company, and wish for the least courtesy from them.