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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

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5._o and_o yet_o how_o many_o poor_a soul_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n that_o stand_v in_o so_o much_o awe_n and_o dread_a of_o man_n and_o do_v so_o high_o esteem_v their_o favour_n that_o they_o will_v rather_o venture_v their_o soul_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n with_o their_o favour_n than_o they_o will_v fly_v to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n if_o they_o must_v lose_v their_o favour_n and_o have_v their_o frown_n and_o displeasure_n for_o the_o same_o nay_o though_o they_o be_v convince_v in_o their_o soul_n that_o the_o way_n be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n yet_o how_o do_v they_o labour_v to_o stisle_v conviction_n and_o turn_v their_o ear_n away_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o all_o because_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o a_o opposite_a neighbour_n oh_o i_o dare_v not_o for_o my_o master_n my_o brother_n my_o landlord_n i_o shall_v lose_v his_o favour_n his_o house_n of_o work_n and_o so_o decay_v my_o call_n o_o say_v 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often_o reprove_v heardn_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n prov._n 29.1_o yet_o many_o be_v so_o far_o from_o turn_v though_o they_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o wretched_a state_n a_o hundred_o time_n that_o when_o conviction_n or_o trouble_n for_o sin_n come_v on_o their_o conscience_n they_o go_v on_o still_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n resist_v and_o choke_v the_o same_o though_o remediless_a destruction_n be_v hard_o at_o their_o heel_n 3._o again_o thou_o have_v hear_v say_v unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n joh._n 3.3_o 5_o 7._o and_o yet_o thou_o go_v on_o in_o a_o natural_a state_n a_o unregenerate_a condition_n nay_o thou_o do_v resolve_v never_o to_o turn_v nor_o be_v change_v though_o hell_n be_v appoint_v on_o purpose_n to_o swallow_v up_o such_o isa_n 14.9_o psal_n 9.17_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o forget_v god_n 4._o again_o the_o scripture_n say_v plain_o that_o he_o that_o love_v and_o make_v a_o lie_n shall_v have_v his_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n rev._n 21.8_o 27._o and_o yet_o thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o dread_v it_o that_o it_o be_v thy_o delight_n to_o jest_n and_o jeer_v and_o lie_v for_o a_o penny_n or_o two_o penny_n or_o six_o penny_n gain_v and_o also_o if_o thou_o can_v make_v the_o rest_n of_o thy_o companion_n merry_a by_o tell_v thing_n that_o be_v false_a of_o they_o that_o be_v better_o than_o thyself_o thou_o do_v not_o care_v a_o straw_n or_o if_o thou_o hear_v a_o lie_n from_o or_o of_o another_o thou_o will_v tell_v it_o and_o swear_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o o_o miserable_a 5._o thou_o have_v hear_v and_o read_v that_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v mar._n 16.16_o and_o that_o all_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n 2_o thess_n 3.2_o and_o yet_o thou_o do_v so_o much_o disregard_n these_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v like_a thou_o do_v scarce_a ever_o so_o much_o as_o examine_v serious_o whether_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o no_o but_o do_v content_v thyself_o with_o the_o hypocrite_n hope_v which_o at_o the_o last_o god_n will_v cut_v off_o and_o count_v it_o no_o better_o than_o the_o spider_n web_n job_n 8.13_o 14._o or_o the_o house_n that_o be_v build_v on_o the_o sand_n luk._n 6.49_o nay_o thou_o peradventure_o do_v flatter_v thyself_o &_o think_v that_o thy_o faith_n be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o best_a of_o they_o all_o when_o alas_o poor_a soul_n thou_o may_v have_v no_o save_a faith_n at_o all_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o bear_v again_o and_o make_v a_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 2.17_o 6._o thou_o have_v hear_v that_o he_o that_o neglect_v god_n great_a salvation_n shall_v never_o escape_v his_o great_a damnation_n heb._n 2.3_o compare_v with_o luke_n 14.24_o and_o rev._n 14.19_o 20._o and_o yet_o when_o thou_o be_v invite_v entreat_v and_o 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