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A77813	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.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1658 (1658)	Wing B5516; Thomason E1927_2; ESTC R210338	119,232	307

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 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God Psal 9.17 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire Revel 20.15 London Printed by Ralph Wood for M. Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Bailey 1658. To the Reader IT is sad to see how the most of men neglect their precious souls turning their backs upon the glorious Gospel and little minding a crucified Jesus when in the mean while their bodies are well provided for their estates much regarded and the things of this present life are highly prized as if the darling was of less value then a clod of earth an immortal soul then a perishing body a precious Savior then unsatisfying creatures Yea though they have been often wooed with gracious intreaties glorious promises and fresh bleeding wounds to make choice of the better part that shall never be taken from them yet alas such influence hath this world and the pleasures of it and such is the blindness of their understandings that they continue still to hunt after those things which cannot profit nor be a help to them in the worst hour yea that will prove no better then poyson to their souls and refuse that would be if embraced their happiness here and their glory hereafter such a strange stupidity hath seized upon the hearts of men that they will venture the loss of their immortall souls for a few dying comforts and will expose themselves to endless misery for a moments mirth and short-liv'd pleasures But certainly a barn well fraught a bag well fill'd a back well cloathed and a body well fed will prove but poor comforts when men come to dye when death shall not onely separate their souls from their bodies but both from their comforts What will it then avail them that they have gained much Or what will they give in exchange for their souls Be wise then O Reader to whose sight this may come before it be too late and thou repent when repentance shall be hid from thine eyes else it will be as a dagger to thine heart one day to remember what a Christ what a soul what a heaven thou hast lost for a few pleasures a little mirth a short enjoyment of this present world yea and that after many warnings against many reproofs and notwithstanding the many tenders of a full Christ instead of those empty vanities which thy soul closed with hunted after and would by no means be perswaded to part withall No but thou wouldest take thy time and swim in this worlds delights though thy soul thereby was drowned in perdition and destruction 1 Tim. 6.9 True few there are that will be perswaded that this course they take though their daily conversations do bear witness to it for how much time is spent and how much care is the hearts of men fill'd withall after attaining keeping and increasing these things And how seldom do they trouble their heads to have their mindes taken up with thoughts of the better Cumbring themselves with many things but wholly neglecting the one thing necessary yea whereby do they measure their own or other mens happiness but by the large incomes of this worlds good accounting this the greatest if not the onely blessedness to have their corn wine and oyl increase in abundance and reckoning those that are most serious about and earnest after the world to come men of foolish spirits giddy brains and worthy to be branded in the forehead for simple deluded ones But surely he is the most fool that will be one at last and he that God calls so Luke 12.20 will pass for one in the end yea within a short time they themselves shall change their notes Ask the rich man spoken of in the ensuing Treatise who was the fool he or Lazarus and he will soon resolve the question that he now sees and by wofull experience finds whatsoever his former thoughts were that he not Lazarus was the silly deluded one for he fool like preferred the worse things before the better and refused that which once might have been had but now he hath slipt the time it cannot be gained when this poor man knowing the day of his visitation was making sure of that glory which he now enjoyes and shall enjoy for evermore So that in this Parable if I may so call it thou shalt finde that Scripture confirmed That the triumphing of the wicked is short Job 20.5 Together with that That the temptations or afflictions of the righteous which cause heaviness are but for a season 1 Pet. 1.6 And in this treatise both of those are largely opened and explained Behold here a rich man cloathed in silks fed with delicates and faring deliciously every day but look a little further and so this man cloathed with vengeance roaring under torments and earnestly begging for a drop of water to cool his tongue a sad change On the other hand here thou shalt see a poor but a gracious man with a pinched belly naked back and running soars beging at the rich mans gate for a morsell to feed his belly a sad state yet but short for look again and behold this beggar gloriously carried as in a Chariot of triumph by the Angels into Abrahams bosome shining in glory cloathed with beautiful garments and his soul sat down with Abraham Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the Father his rags are gone his soars healed and his soul filled with joy unspeakable and full of glory the one carried not his costly fare and his gorgeous apparel with him into hell nor the other his course diet mouldy bread filthy rags and ulcerous body into heaven but the happiness of the one and the misery of the other took their leaves at the grave the worldly mans portion was but for his life and the godly mans afflictions lasted no longer For mark the perfect and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace but the end of the wicked shall be cut off Psal 37.37 38. His present comforts his future hopes and his cursed soul together yea though he lives many dayes and rejoyces in them all yet the dayes of darkness will overtake him and his eye shall see no more good in

him yet now let me have some society with him Though the world disregard the society of God children now yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them Nay do but observe those of the Saints that are now most rejected by them even from them shall they be glad of comfort if it might be Send Lazarus he that I slighted more then my dogs he that I could not endure should come into my house but must lye at my gate send him Now Lazarus shall be welcome to me now do I desire some comfort from him but he shall go without it From whence again observe that there is a time coming O ye surly dogged persecutors of the Saints that they shall slight you as much as ever you slighted them You have given them many an hard word told many a lie of them given them many a blow And now in your greatest need and extremity they shall not pitty you Again send Lazarus From whence observe that any of the Saints shall then be owned by you to be Saints Now ye look upon them to be of the sect with Hymeneus and Philetus but then you shall see them to be the Lazarus's of God even Gods dear children Though now the Saints of the Lord will not be owned by you because they are beggerly poor low contemptible among you here yet the day is coming that you shall own them desire their company and wish for the least courtesie from them Send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame Thus shall the souls that abide in their sins cry out in the bitterness of their spirits with wonderful anguish torment of conscience without intermission that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue That he namely the man who before I scorned should eat with the dogs of my flock that before I slighted and had no regard of that I shut out of door send him that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue Now these words that he may dip the tip of his finger in water c. do hold forth the least friendship or favour as much as if he should have said Father now I would be glad of the least mercie now I would be glad of the l●●st comfort though it be but one drop of cold water on the tip of his finger One would have thought that this had been a small request a small courtesie one drop of water what is that Take a pail full of it if that will do the any good But mark he is not permitted to have so much as one drop not so much as a man may hold upon the tip of his finger This signifies thus much that they that fall short of Christ shall be night and day tormented from years end to years end as I may say even as long as eternity lasteth and shall not have so much as the least ease no not so long as while a man may turn himself round not so much leave as to swallow his spittle not a drop of cold water 2. Again consider that though the rebels while they are in this world can turne their backs upon the greatest mercy namely the Grace of God in Christ yet the time will come that they would be glad of the least mercy even a drop of cold water 3. Again observe that those who in their life time do turn their back upon the streams of Gods grace and love when they depart this life they shall not have the priviledge of the least mercy though they would never so willingly O that these things did take place in your hearts how would it make you to seek after rest for your souls before it be too late before the sun of the Gospel be set upon you Consider I say the misery of the ungodly that they shall be in and avoid their vices by closing in with the tenders of mercy lest you partake of the same portion with them and cry out in the bitterness of your souls one drop of cold water and cool my tongue For I am tormented in this flame These words hold forth the reason why the damned do so much request there might be some pitty shewed to them namely because they are under sore and sad affliction for I am tormented in this flame Indeed the reason why the poor world do not so earnestly desire for mercy is partly because they do not so seriously consider the torment that they must certainly fall into if they die out of Christ For let me tell you did but poor souls indeed consider that wrath that doth by right fall to their shares because of their sins against God they would make more haste to God through Christ for mercy then they do Then we should have them say it is good closing with Christ to day before we fall into such distress But why is it said Let him dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue Because that as the several members in the bodie have their share in sin and committing of that so the several members and every member of the body shall at that time be punished for the same Therefore when Christ is admonishing his desciples that they should not turne aside from him and that they should rather fear and dread the power of their God then any other power he saith Fear him therefore that can cast both body and soul into hell And again fear him that can destroy both soul and hody in hell Here is not one member onely but all the body the whole body of which the hands feet eyes eares and tongue are members And I am perswaded that though this may be judged carnal by some now yet it will appear to be a truth then to the greater misery of those who shall be forced to undergo that which God in his just judgement shall inflict upon them O then they will cry one dram of ease for my cursing swearing lying jearing tongue Some ease for my bragging braving flattering threatning dissembling tongue now men can let their tongues run at randome as we use to say now they will be apt to say our tongues are our own who shall controle them But then they will be in another mind Then O that I might have a little ease for my deceitful tongue Methinks sometimes to consider how some men do let their tongues run at randome they cannot tell well how it makes me marvell Surely they do not think they shall be made to give an account for their offending with their tongue Did they but think they shall be made to give an account to him who is ready to judge the quick and the dead surely they would be more wary of and have more regard unto their tongue The tongue saith James is * Jam. 2. an unruly member full of deadly poison

the Lord Jesus Christ and make much of his glorious mercy and invite also thy companions to close in with the same Lord Jesus Christ lest one of you do go to hell before hand and expect with grief of heart your companions to come after And in the mean time with anguish of spirit do sigh and say O send him to my companions and let him testifie to them lest they also come into this place of torment Again I might observe from these words that though men in their life time are so proud and stout that they will not hear nor regard the poor people of God and their exhortations I say in their life time yet the time is coming that they would be glad that the very meanest of all the servants of God should not onely administer comfort to them but also when once they are departed this life that even those whom once they slighted should go and testifie the certainty of eternal damnation to those their companions Vers 29. and that at home at their houses in all plainness amd simplicity of soul But I pass by enlarging upon it as having touched on it already Ver. 29. Abraham said unto him they have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them IN the verses foregoing you see there is a discovery of the lamentable state of the poor soul that dies out of Christ and the special favour of God And also how little the glorious God of heaven doth regard and take notice of their most miserable condition that he will not so much as afford them one drop of cold water that is the least ease or comfort Now in this verse the Lord doth magnifie the word which was spoken to the people by the Prophets and Apostles where he saith They have Moses and the Prophets let them here them As if he should say thou askest me that I should send Lazarus back again into the world to preach to them that live there that they might escape that doleful place that thou art in what needs that have they not Moses and the Prophets have they not had my Ministers and servants sent unto them and coming as from me I sent Enoch and Noah Moses and Samuel I sent David Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Hosea and the rest of the Prophets together with Peter Paul John Matthew James Jude with the rest Let them hear them As if he should say again what they have spoken by divine inspiration I will own whether it be for the damnation of those that reject or the saving of them that receive their doctrine And therefore what need have they that one should be sent unto them in another way Seeing they have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them let them receive their word close in with the doctrine declared by them let them hear them I shall not at this time speak any thing to that word Abraham having touched upon it already but shall tell you what is to be understood by these words They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them The things that I shall observe from hence are these 1. That the Scriptures spoken by the holy men of God are a sufficient rule to instruct to salvation them that do assuredly believe and close in with what they hold forth They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them That is if they would escape that doleful place and be saved indeed from the intollerable pains of hell fire as they desire they have that which is sufficient to counsel them for their going aside from that They have Moses and the Prophets let them be instructed by them be admonished by them let them hear them 2 Tim. 3.16.17 for all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness why that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished to every good work Do but mark the words All Scripture is profitable Mark All take it where you will and in what place you will profitable for what That the man of God or he that is bound for heaven and would instruct others in their progress thither It is profitable to instruct him in case he be ignorant to reprove him in case he transgress to correct him if he hath need of it to confirme him if he be wavering It is profitable for doctrine all this in a very righteous way that the poor soul may not onely be helped but throughly furnished not onely to some but to all good works And when Paul would counsel Timothy to stick close to the things that are sound sure presently he puts him upon the Scriptures saying Thou hast from a child known the Scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation 2 Tim. 3.15 through faith which is in Christ Jesus The Scriptures holds forth Gods mind and will of his love and mercy towards man and also the creatures carriage towards him from first to last so if thou wouldst know the love of God in Christ to sinners Joh. 5.39 Then search the Scriptures for they are they that testifie of him Would thou know what thou art and what is in thy heart then search the Scriptures and see what 's written in them Rom. 3. from 9. to 18. Rom 1.19.30 31 32. Jer. 17.9 Gen. 6.5 ch 8.21 Eph. 4.18 with many others The Scriptures I say they are able to give a man perfect instruction into any of the things of God necessary to faith and godliness if he have but an honest heart seriously to weigh and ponder the several things contained in them As to instance in things more particular for the further clearing up of this And first if we come to the creation of the world Wouldest thou know somewhat concerning that then read Gen. 1. and 2. chap. and compare them with Psal 33. at the 6. Also Isaiah 66.2 Prov. 8. toward the end Wouldest thou know whether he made them of something or nothing read Heb. 11.3 Wouldest thou know whether he put forth any labour in making them as we do in making things read Psal 33.9 If thou wouldest know whether man was made by God corrupt or upright read Eccles 7 26. Gen. 1.10 18 25 31. Wouldst thou know where God did place man after he had made him read Gen. 2.15 Wouldst thou know whether that man did live there all his time or not then read Gen. 3.23 24. If thou wouldest know whether man be still in that state by nature that God did place him in then read Eccles 7.26 and compare it with Rom. 5.16 and Eph. 2.1 2 3. God made man upright but he hath sought out many inventions If thou wouldest know whether the man were first beguiled or the woman that God made an help meet for him read Gen. 3.6 com it with 1 Tim. 2.14 Wouldest thou know whether God looked upon Adams eating of the forbidden tree to be sin or no read Rom. 5.12 13