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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
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.
For I have five brethren, that he may testify. Mark, that he may testify unto them; lest they also come into this place of torment.
For I have five brethren, that he may testifie. Mark, that he may testifie unto them; lest they also come into this place of torment.
These words have still something more in them then I have yet observed from them; there are one or two things more that I shall briefly touch upon, and therefore, Mark, he saith, That he may testify unto them, lest, &c. Mark, I pray, you and take notice of the word, Testify. He doth not say, and let him go unto them, or speak with, or tell them such and such things. No, but let him testify, or affirm it constantly, in ⟨p. 126⟩case any should oppose it. Let him testify to them. It is the same word the Scripture useth to set forth the vehemency of Christ his telling of his disciples of him that should betray him, And he testified, saying, One of you shall betray me. And he testified, that is, he spake it so, as to dash, or overcome any that should have said, it shall not be so. It is a word that signifies thus much. That in case any should oppose the things spoken of, yet that the party speaking should still continue constant in his saying. And he commanded them to preach, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the ju•ge of quick and dead. To testify, Mark, that is, to be constant, irresistible, undanted, in case it should be opposed and objected against. So here▪ let him testify to them, lest they come into this place of torment.
These words have still something more in them then I have yet observed from them; there are one or two things more that I shall briefly touch upon, and therefore, Mark, he saith, That he may testifie unto them, lest, &c. Mark, I pray, you and take notice of the word, Testifie. He doth not say, and let him go unto them, or speak with, or tell them such and such things. No, but let him testifie, or affirme it constantly, in