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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 28
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How many souls hath Bonner to answer for think you? and several filthy ⟨p. 122⟩blind Priests? How many souls have they been the means of destroying by their ignorance, and corrupt doctrine? preaching that that was no better to their souls, than Rats-bane to the body, for filthy lucre's sake.* They shall see, that they, many of them, it is to be feared, will have whole towns to answer for; whole cities to answer for. Ah, Friend, I tell thee, thou that hast taken in hand to preach to the people; it may be thou hast taken in hand thou canst not tell what; Will it not grieve thee to see thy whole parish come bellowing after thee to hell, crying out, this we may thank thee for, this is long of thee, thou didst not teach us the truth; thou didst lead us away with fables, thou wast afraid to tell us of our sins, lest we should not put meat fast enough in thy mouth.2 O cursed wretch, that ever thou shouldest beguile us thus! deceive us thus! flatter us thus. We would have gone out to hear the word abroad, but that thou didst reprove us; and also tell us, that that which we see now is the way of God, was Heresy, and a deceivable doctrine; and wast not contented (blind Guide as thou wert) to fall into ⟨p. 123⟩the ditch thy self, but hast also lead us thither with thee.
How many souls hath Bonner to answer for think you? and several filthy ⟨p. 122⟩blind Priests? How many souls have they been the means of destroying by their ignorance, and corrupt doctrine? preaching that that was no better to their souls, than Rats-bane to the body, for filthy lucres sake.* They shall see, that they, many of them, it is to be feared, will have whole towns to answer for; whole cities to answer for. Ah, Friend, I tell thee, thou that hast taken in hand to preach to the people; it may be thou hast taken in hand thou canst not tell what; Will it not grieve thee to see thy whole parish come bellowing after thee to hell, crying out, this we may thank thee for, this is long of thee, thou didst not teach us the truth; thou didst lead us away with fables, thou wast afraid to tell us of our sins, lest we should not put meat fast enough in thy mouth.