The godly mans iourney to heauen containing ten seuerall treatises. Viz. 1. An heauenly chariot the first part. 2. An heauenly chariot the second part. 3. The blessed chariots man. 4. The lanthorne for the chariot. 5. The skilfull chariot driuer. 6. The gard of the chariot. 7. The sixe robbers of the chariot. 8. The three rocks layd in the way. 9. The only inne Gods babes aime at. 10. The guests of the inne. By maister David Lindsey Minister of Gods word at Leith.
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- The godly mans iourney to heauen containing ten seuerall treatises. Viz. 1. An heauenly chariot the first part. 2. An heauenly chariot the second part. 3. The blessed chariots man. 4. The lanthorne for the chariot. 5. The skilfull chariot driuer. 6. The gard of the chariot. 7. The sixe robbers of the chariot. 8. The three rocks layd in the way. 9. The only inne Gods babes aime at. 10. The guests of the inne. By maister David Lindsey Minister of Gods word at Leith.
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- Lindsay, David, 1566?-1627.
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"The godly mans iourney to heauen containing ten seuerall treatises. Viz. 1. An heauenly chariot the first part. 2. An heauenly chariot the second part. 3. The blessed chariots man. 4. The lanthorne for the chariot. 5. The skilfull chariot driuer. 6. The gard of the chariot. 7. The sixe robbers of the chariot. 8. The three rocks layd in the way. 9. The only inne Gods babes aime at. 10. The guests of the inne. By maister David Lindsey Minister of Gods word at Leith." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05560.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024.
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TO THE TRV∣LY RELIGIOVS AND right noble Ladie ANNA CARR, Ladie BALMERINOTH, Grace, mercie, and peace through Ie∣sus Christ our Lord and onely Sauiour.
SEeing in this last and most dead age of the world (most noble Ladie) there be not a few, liuing not onely vnder the blinding darknesse and corrupting superstition of abhominable Poperie: but also vnder the shining Lanterne of that sauing Gospell, which lea∣deth
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men directly towards that bright morning Starre Christ Iesus, blessed for euermore, who holding this earth for their home do neuer dreame that they must be remoued frō it: & so who cannot be moued so much as to begin to thinke vpon another habitation; but passe by to fit themselues for it. Notwithstanding that none∣sparing sword of death killing daily, without respect of per∣sons, men of all rankes, in euery place may sensibly cleare vnto them the truth of that golden sentence: Here we haue no conti∣nuall citie. I the meanest in all re∣spect, my Lord and Maister hath imployed about the buil∣ding
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of his tabernacle, longing now to be dissolued and to be with him whom my soule lo∣ueth; haue out of the affection which I carrie to all such as call vpon his name, bene bold (o∣uercomming at length manie difficulties) to offer these few lines vnto the view of others; that if it were possible some one simple soule or two might be moued by them (God being happily with them) to loose their affections from things here beneath, and to set them on things which are aboue. I haue dedicated them vnto your Honor whom God hath so happily weaned from the deceitfull milke of all things
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earthly, and so graciously mar∣ried vnto his blessed Sonne; that now your Honor can wise∣ly account of nothing but in so far as it leadeth vnto him, who out of loue gaue himselfe for you. Accept these lines Ma∣dame as a testimonie of that loue & reuerence which I must carrie to that speciall grace of God bestowed happily vpon you, and vpon your religious worthy Lord, set among many yong Noble men, and shining as a most bright light aboue so many, if pietie, prudence, veri∣tie, grauitie, chastitie, ••empe∣rance, may make a yong Lord shine. For the continuance and encrease whereof, I shall neuer
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ceasse to put vp my simple prayers vnto that God who is readie to heare all men, who call to him in truth, and able to keepe your Honor with your truly honorable Lord vnto his euerlasting kingdome.
Your Ladiships in our blessed Sauiour, D. L.
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Heb 13. 14.