Others in fine
had monstrous big Vultures perching upon their shoulders, and
sticking their horrid Bills in their Breasts as if they wou'd pull
out their Hearts. Besides all this, the Devils went running over
them with dreadful Scourges lashing and tormenting them, so as that
the poor wretches never ceas'd Crying and Lamenting. All these
Torments (say the Devils to the Soldier) shalt thou suffer, except
thou consent to return from whence thou camest. The Soldier despised
their Threats, and disabled them to do him any harm, by calling upon
the Name of Jesus.
"Quitting then this place, they led the Soldier to the third Penal
Field. This was also full of People of both Sexes, who lay fastened
to the ground with so many Iron Spikes on Fire, fix'd thro' them, and
so thick set in their Bodies, that from Head to Foot there was scarce
any where, the Breadth of a Finger, which had not been pierc'd.
These Wretches cou'd indeed form a voice to cry; but it was such as
Men in the Point of death usually do: They were naked also, like the
rest, and were tortur'd over and above with a cold and burning Wind,
besides what they suffer'd by the Scourges of the Devils. Now when
the Devils wou'd torture the Soldier after this manner, by calling
upon the Name of Jesus he escaped untouched.
"They drag him along to the fourth penal Field, which was full of
great Fires, in which all manner of Torments were to be seen.
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