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.

20. Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, till thou be certified that Iesus, the loue of

God his elect, loueth thee.

IF thou my soule, wouldest proue truly wise to that last day, after which there shall be no day, it were good that thou were carefull in time to be certified of the loue of Iesus thy Sauiour and Maister, as of that first and chiefest thing thou shouldest be carefull to be certified of before all things: so that publickly before God, Angels, and men, and priuately be∣twixt God and thine owne heart, thou mayest say and sing; Blessed be that Iesus who hath loued me, blessed be that Iesus who loueth me still. But heare, ô my soule, three things are wisely to be considered by thee. First, wherefore should this be thy first & chiefest care? Secondly, where∣by is that loue wherewith Iesus hath lo∣ued thee, intimated to thee? Thirdly, how mayest thou be certified that Iesus loueth thee? Let me possesse all the world, ô my soule, if Iesus loue me not, woe vnto me: want what I can, if Iesus loue me, well is me. I want that honour, that wealth, that health, those pleasures which sometime I enioyed, yea I am depriued by death of a louing father, of kind brethren, of true friends, of deare companions: alwayes

Iesus loueth me, Iesus is with me, there∣fore well is me. And must I not be well, ô my soule, hauing him who was the sole solace and desire of that holy man Dauid, who was a man according to the heart of God, for did he not, treading all want vn∣der foote, and triumphing as one posses∣sing all wealth, crie out thus: Whom haue I in the heauens but thee?* 1.1 and I haue desired none in the earth but thee. But, ô my soule, how happened I to bring Dauid before thee, when I was speaking to thee tou∣ching the happinesse of that man, who possesseth Iesus? Was not Iesus, not onely with God his Father, but y^e very daily de∣light of God his Father,* 1.2 when he prepared the heauens and made the earth? Mephi∣bosheth hath a worthie speech vnto Da∣uid,* 1.3 after he returned to Ierusalem: Let Ziba take all, seeing my Lord the King is come home in peace. And wilt thou not be contented to say, ô my soule, O Lord my God, let all that I haue be taken from me, seeing my loue and Lord Iesus is come to me, euen he, in whom thou ô Lord my Father art well pleased with me,* 1.4 euen he, ô Lord, who is my life, my light, and my saluation. This loue wherewith Iesus hath

loued thee,* 1.5 ô my soule, is intimated to thine eares, is sprinkled as it were on thy bodie, is put into thine hand, is presented to thy mouth, yea is as it were, eaten, drunke, and digested by thee. It is inti∣mated to thine eare by the sweetest voyce of the Gospell preached to thee. It is sprinkled as it were vpon thy bodie by that Sacrament of Baptisme, whereby thou wast initiated in the house of God. It is put into thine hand, presented vnto thy mouth, eaten, drunke, and digested by thee, a•• it were by and in that Sacrament of the Lords Supper, administred in broken bread and wine, powred out: tel∣ling thee, ô my soule, that blessed Iesus being that cleane and wholest wheate, was heartily content to be ground be∣twixt the milstones of his Fathers wrath, to the end he might become sweete and pleasant bread to feed thee. Yea that bles∣sed Iesus being that true vine, full of hea∣uenly iuyce and liquor, would be pressed in the wine-presse of his Fathers indigna∣tion, to the end that he might be made a quickening, refreshing, and comforting drinke, to quicken thee, ô my soule, being dead, to refresh thee, ô my soule, being

wearied, and to comfort thee, ô my soule, being cast downe. Thou mayest be per∣swaded, ô my soule, that Iesus loueth thee if thou louest him, for he neuer lo∣ued God,* 1.6 who was not first loued of God. Now thou shalt know if thou louest Ie∣sus,* 1.7 if thou louest his word, if thou be carefull to keepe his commandements, and if thou delight in the societie of such as loue him,* 1.8 and walke in his wayes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Psal. 73. 25.
• * 1.2

  Prou. 8. 26. 27. 30.
• * 1.3

  2. Sam. 19. 30.
• * 1.4

  Mat. 3. 17.
• * 1.5

  Ioh. 8. 12. & 14. 6.
• * 1.6

  Ioh. 4. 10.
• * 1.7

  Ioh. 8. 47. & 14. 15.
• * 1.8

  Psal. 15. 4.