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.

THE CONTENTS OF the first part containing thirtie meditations.

• 1. LEt man behold that vnspeakable loue wherewith God loued him, and that rare accompt his God maketh of him in that shining glasse of the crea∣tion of the world. pag. 1.
• 2. That holy vse man dearely belo∣loued and farre honoured of God should make of that wise order kept by God in bringing forth the worke of crea∣tion. pag. 3.
• 3. Let man remember how he was made to the Image of God, after delibe∣ration as it were, and let him not forget what his God would teach him thereby. pag. 6.
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• 4. That rare heauenly felicitie and more then royall magnificence of man, made in Adam, and standing in Adam by his God; and with this, mans wofull condition, an•• ••ore then slauish pouer∣tie, falling in Adam and with Adam, from God. pag. 10.
• 5. Sinne is a monstrous foule thing defiling euerie thing it toucheth, so that our holy God can vpon no condition ioyne with it. pag. 16.
• 6. Let man consider the fearefulnesse of the dogge of sinne; and if he would not be destroyed by him, let him not sleepe till he haue throwne him out, if he be in; and keepe him out, if he be not en∣tered within his house. pag. 26.
• 7. Let the sense of that death which is the wages of sinne, and of that shame which is the reward of sinne, make man to shunne sinne. pag. 33.
• 8. The bitter temporall and eternall fruite of sinne; with the sweetest tempo∣rall and eternall fruite of righteousnes. pag. 38.
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• 9. Let not man thinke shame to shame himselfe (as men speake) for his sinnes in time, by confessing and forsaking them; if he would eschue that endlesse shame shall lye on him for sinne in eter∣nitie. pag. 42.
• 10. Let man learne to accuse him∣selfe before God for his sinnes to his con∣uersion, lest that accuser of Christs bre∣thren, accuse him vnto God to his con∣demnation. pag. 44.
• 11. Let none beside thy God teach∣ing thee by his written word, be thy Ma∣ster and leader on earth, if thou wouldst walke here before him, and walke here∣after with him. pag. 47.
• 12. Let all sicke in foule because of sinne, to whose eares the sound of the sweete name of that great Physitian Ie∣sus is come, by the meanes of the Gospell seeke to him for medicine, whom they cannot find but in his word. pag. 51.
• 13. That white shining lilie Iesus is not to be found, but among pricking thornes. pag. 57.
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• 14. Sweet, wise, Iesus will crosse thee first, if he be to crowne thee after∣ward. pag. 61.
• 15. Euerie Christian will confesse that the Crosse belongeth to him, and yet euen the best Christians when the Crosse commeth neare them, and lieth on them, are both affraid thereof and murmure vnder it. pag. 66.
• 16. While thou liuest here, desire not to liue, but to that God and for that God, who made thee, and sent thee hither. pag. 76.
• 17. Long not for death, but to the end that thou may ceasse to sin and to be with Christ. If thou wouldest not after the first death die that second death also. pag. 77.
• 18. Let man studie before he die to know of whom he holdeth his life, lest after death he repent, albeit out of time that euer he liued. pag. 80.
• 19. Let man consider how dearely sweete Iesus hath loued him. pag. 83.
• 20. Let no man giue sleepe to his

• eyes, till he be certified that Iesus, the loue of Gods elect, loueth him. p. 88.
• 21. Seeing no sinne is committed be∣hinde his backe, but in his face, who knoweth the thoughts of man a farre off, let no man attempt to commit sinne vp∣pon hope of secrecie. pag. 92.
• 22. Sinne and euill haue euer bene ioyned together, albeit none be hurt by sinne besides man who commits it. p. 101.
• 23. Let man grauely consider that fearefull haruest of most bitter sheaues, which the poysoning seede of sinne bringeth forth. pag. 103.
• 24. Sinne is onely committed against God, and therefore euerie sinner who findeth not Gods mercie pardoning him his sinne; shall find Gods Maiestie, his partie, and aduersarie for sinne. p. 111.
• 25. Let no man communicate with sinne or sinners, who would not be made partaker of that punishment which is due vnto sinne and sinners. p. 115.
• 26. Let Satan vent sinne as he pleaseth, let men couer sinne as they can,

• sonne is a monstrous cruell thing, there∣fore beware to commit it, to continue in it. p. 120.
• 27 〈…〉〈…〉, precious, and forci∣ble beyond measure is that cleane and cleansing bloud of Iesus, blessed for euermore. p. 132.
• 28. Cleane ••osus will not wash thee in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cleane clean••ing bloo••, to the end that thou mayest proue a swine, but a swanne, a fithie dogge, but a cleane turtle loue and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not a bond slaue to sinne and Sa∣tan, but a free king to God his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 father. p. 134.
• 29. Louing, and liberall ••••sus com∣municates all his riches, and privi∣ledges to all his kingly, and cleane members. p. 136.
• 30. H•• whom blessed ••osus hath 〈…〉〈…〉 unto God, to serue his Maiestie for a while; shall also be made by ••esus a King unto God to reig••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him for euer.