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Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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2. Suppose that some one that is now a soul in Hell for sin, was
permitted to come hither again to dwell; and that they had a grant
also, that upon amendment of life, next time the dye, to change
that place for Heaven ant Glory; what sayest thou, O wicked man?
would such an one (thinkest thou) run again into the same course of
life as before, and venture the damnation that for sin he had
already been in? Would he choose again to lead that cursed life
that afresh would kindle the flames of Hell upon him, and that
would bind him up under the heavy wrath of God? O! he would not,
he would not; the sixteenth of Luke insinuates it: yea Reason it
self, awake, would abhorr it, and tremble at such a thought.

3. Suppose again, that thou that livest and rollest in thy sin,
and that as yet hast known nothing but the pleasure thereof,
shouldst be by an angel conveyed to some place where with
convenience, from thence thou mightest have a view of Heaven and
Hell; of the Joyes of the one, and the torments of the other; I
say, suppose that from thence thou mightest have such a view
thereof, as would convince thy reason, that both Heaven and Hell,
are such realities as by the Word they are declared to be; wouldest
thou (thinkest thou) when brought to thy home again, chuse to thy
self thy former life, to wit, to return to thy folly again? No; if
belief of what thou sawest, remained with thee, thou wouldest eat
Fire and Brimstone first.

4. I will propound again. Suppose that there was amongst us such
a Law, (and such a Magistrate to inflict the penalty,) That for
every open wickedness committed by thee, so much of thy flesh
should with burning Pincers be plucked from thy Bones: Wouldest
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