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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 31
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2. Though many may suppose that they do believe the Scriptures, yet if they were but well examined you would find them either by word of mouth, or ⟨p. 194⟩else by conversation, to deny, reject, and slight the holy Scriptures. 'Tis true, there is a notional, and historical assent in the head, I say, In the head of many, or most, to the truth contained in Scripture: but try them, I say, and you shall find but a little, if any, of the faith of the operation of God, in the hearts of poor men to believe the Scriptures and things contained in them. 'Tis true, many, yea most men believe the Scriptures as they believe a fable, a story, a tale, of which there is no certainty; but alas! there are but few do intend, and in truth believe the Scriptures to be the very word of God.
2. Though many may suppose that they do believe the Scriptures, yet if they were but well examined you would find them either by word of mouth, or ⟨p. 194⟩else by conversation, to deny, reject, and slight the holy Scriptures. 'Tis true, there is a notional, and historicall assent in the head, I say, In the head of many, or most, to the truth contained in Scripture: but try them, I say, and you shall find but a little, if any, of the faith of the operation of God, in the hearts of poor men to believe the Scriptures and things contained in them. 'Tis true, many, yea most men believe the Scriptures as they believe a fable, a story, a tale, of which there is no certainty; but alas! there are but few do intend, and in truth believe the Scriptures to be the very word of God.
But you will say, this seems strange to me. Answ. And it seems as true to me, and I doubt not but to make it manifest, and plainly to appear, that there are but few, yea, very few, that do effectually (for that I aim at) believe the Scriptures, and the truths contained in, and spoken of by them. But to make this appear, and that to purpose (if God will) I shall lay you down the several operations that the Scriptures have on them who do effectually believe the things contained in them.