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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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Thirdly, look upon thy loss too, which is such, that ten thousand worlds cannot repair thy soul, thy body, thy comforts, thy hopes, thy share in a crucified Jesus, the crown of life, and everlasting Communion with the Father, Son, and Spirit, blessed Angels, and glorified Saints, and a soul-satisfying, soul-saving Christ, who came from the bosom of love, and gave himself to open a way to everlasting glory, by the sacrifice of himself, to whom thou art called, invited, and persuaded to come; whose heart is open, arms spread, and who hath room enough in his bosom to receive thee, grace enough to pardon thee, blood enough to justify thee, treasures enough to enrich thee, pleasures enough to delight thee, Psal. 36.8. And glory enough to ⟨image 11⟩crown thee, In whom it hath pleased the Father, that in him should all fullness dwell, Colos. 1.19. to make them perfectly blessed that come to him; so that there is no need to seek happiness among the creatures, which most do, and thereby lose true happiness, and their souls too; turn in hither, and thou shalt eat of his bread, and drink of the wine which he hath mingled, Prov. 9.4, 5. Wouldest thou fare deliciously every day, and have thy soul delight it self in fatness, Isa. 55.2. Hearken diligently, and come to the wedding, the oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready, Mat. 22.5. I tell thee, whatsoever food thou feedest upon else, will prove no better to thee, then the Prodigals husks, Luke 15.16. That will starve thee whilst thou feedest on them; & if thou drinkest of other wine, it will prove as a cup of wine mixed with poison, which though it be pleasant to the taste, it will be ⟨image 11⟩the death of thy soul. Wilt thou then lose this Christ, this food, this pleasure, this heaven, this happiness for a thing of nought? Wilt thou drink out of a puddle, a broken Cistern, which leaks out the water, and holds nothing but mud? and refuse the fountain of living water, which whosoever tastes of, shall live for ever.