’Ihavenodoubt，myyoungfriend，thatyouarewillingtoadmitthatthemostimportantthingwhichahumanbeingpossessesishissoul；itisofinfinitelymoreimportancethanthebody，whichisafrailsubstance，andcannotlastformanyyears；butnotsothesoul，which，byitsnature，isimperishable。Tooneoftwomansionsthesoulisdestinedtodepart，afteritsseparationfromthebody，toheavenorhell；tothehallsofeternalbliss，whereGodandHisholyangelsdwell，ortotheplaceofendlessmisery，inhabitedbySatanandhisgrislycompanions。Myfriend，ifthejoysofheavenaregreat，unutterablygreat，soarethetormentsofhellunutterablyso。Iwishnottospeakofthem，Iwishnottoterrifyyourimaginationwiththetormentsofhell：indeed，Ilikenottothinkofthem；butitisnecessarytospeakofthemsometimes，andtothinkofthemsometimes，lestyoushouldsinkintoastateofcarnalsecurity。Authors，friend，andlearnedmen，arenotaltogetheragreedastotheparticularsofhell。Theyallagree，however，inconsideringitaplaceofexceedinghorror。
MasterEllisWyn，whobythebyewasachurchman，callsit，amongstotherthings，aplaceofstrongsighs，andofflamingsparks。
MasterReesPritchard，whowasnotonlyachurchman，butVicarofLlandovery，andflourishedabouttwohundredyearsago-Iwishmanylikehimflourishednow-speakingofhell，inhiscollectionofsweethymnscalledthe“Welshman’sCandle，“observes，’“Thepooliscontinuallyblazing；itisverydeep，withoutanyknownbottom，andthewallsaresohigh，thatthereisneitherhopenorpossibilityofescapingoverthem。“
’But，asItoldyoujustnow，Ihavenogreatpleasureintalkingofhell。No，friend，no；Iwouldsoonertalkoftheotherplace，andofthegoodnessandhospitalityofGodamongstHissaintsabove。’
Andthentheexcellentmanbegantodilateuponthejoysofheaven，andthegoodnessandhospitalityofGodinthemansionsabove；