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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 22
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and in a moment, that is, before they are aware, go down to the grave. ver. 17. And thus it fared also with the man spoken of in Luke 12.20. the man instead of thinking of death, he thought how he might make his barns bigger: but in the midst of his business in the world, he lost his soul before he was aware: supposing that death had been many years off. But God said unto him, Thou fool, thou troublest thy self abo•t things of this life▪ thou puttest off the thoughts of departing this world, when this night thy soul shall be taken from thee. Or, this night, they, ⟨p. 25⟩that is, the devil will fetch away thy soul from thee. And here it comes to pass, mens not being exercised with the thoughts of departing this life, that they are so unexpected to themselves and their neighbours, taken away from the pleasures and profits; yea, all the enjoyments they busy themselves withal while they live in this world. And hence it is again, that you have some in your towns and cities that are so suddenly taken away, some from haunting the Ale-house, others from haunting the Whore-houses, others from playing and gaming, others from the cares and covetous desires after this world, unlooked for as by themselves, or their companions. Hence it is also, that men do so wonder at such tidings as this, there is such an one dead, such an one is departed; it is because they do so little consider, both the transitoriness of themselves and their neighbours: for had they but their thoughts well exercised about the shortness of this life, and the danger that will befall such as do miss of the Lord Jesus Christ, it would make them more wary and sober, and spend more time in the service of God, ⟨p. 26⟩and be more delighted and diligent in enquiring after the Lord Jesus, who is the deliverer from wrath to come. For as I said before, it is evident, that they who live after the flesh in the lusts thereof, do not really and seriously think on death, and the judgement that doth follow after, neither do they indeed endeavour so to do; for did they, it would make them say with holy Job. 1All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come. And as I said before, that not only the wicked, but also the godly have their time to depart this life. And the beggar died. The Saints of the Lord, they must be deprived of this life also, they must yield up the Ghost into the hands of the Lord their God;