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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London :: Printed by R. F[ield] for Robert Bird, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Cheapside,

1625.

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Contents

• title page
• 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.
• THE CONTENTS OF the first part containing thirtie meditations.
• AN HEAVENLY CHARIOT.
  • 1. ehold ô man that vnspeakable loue wherewith God loued thee, and that rare accompt thy God maketh of thee, in that shining glasse of the Creation.
  • 2 Behold that holy vse, man, dearely beloued and farre honoured of God, should make of that wise order kept by God in bringing foorth the worke of Creation.
  • 3 Remember ô man how thou wast made to the Image of God, after delibe∣ration as it were, and forget not what thy God would teach thee thereby.
  • 4. Behold that rare heauenly felici∣tie, and more then royall magnificence of man made in Adam, and standing in Adam by his God: and with this man his wofull condition, and more then slauish pouertie falling in Adam, and with A∣dam, from God.
  • 5. Sinne is a monstrous foule thing, defiling euery thing it toucheth, so that our holy God can vpon no condition ioyne with it.
  • 6 Behold the fearefulnesse of the dog of sinne, and if thou wouldest not be de∣stroyed by him, sleepe not till thou throw him out, if he be in; and keepe him out if he be not entered within thy house.
  • 7. Let the sense of that death which is the wages of sinne, and of that shame which is the reward of sinne, make thee to shunne sinne.
  • 8. Behold, the bitter, temporall, and eternall fruit of sinne, with the swee∣test temporall and eternall fruit of righteousnesse.
  • 9 Thinke not shame to shame thy selfe (as men speake) for thy sinnes, ô man, in time, by confessing and forsa∣king them, if thou wouldest eschue that endlesse shame that shall lye on thee for sinne in eternitie.
  • 10. Learne, ô man, to accuse thy selfe before God for thy sinnes to thy conuer∣sion, lest that bold accuser of Christs brethren accuse thee to God to thy con∣demnation.
  • 12. Let all sicke in soule because of sinne, to whose eares the sound of the sweet 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.
  • 13. That white shining lillie Iesus, is not to be found but amongst pricking sharpe thornes.
  • 14. Sweete, wise Iesus, will crosse thee first, if he be to crowne thee after∣ward.
  • 15. Euery Christian will confesse, that the crosse belongeth to him, and yet euen the best Christians, when the crosse cometh neare to them, and lyeth on them, are both afrayd thereof, and mur∣mure vnder it.
  • 16. While thou liuest here, desire not to liue, but to that God, and for that God, who made thee and sent thee hi∣ther.
  • 17. Long not for death, but to the end that thou mayest ceasse to sin, and be with Christ, if thou wouldest not after that first death die that secōd death also.
  • 18. Endeuor thy selfe, ô man, to know before thou dye, of whom thou holdest thy life, lest after death thou repent, al∣beit too late, that euer thou liuedst.
  • 19. Behold and consider, ô man, how dearely sweet Iesus hath loued thee.
  • 20. Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, till thou be certified that Iesus, the loue of God his elect, loueth thee.
  • 21. Seeing no sinne is committed behind his backe, but in his face who knowes the thoughts of men afarre off, let no man attempt to commit sinne, vpon hope of secresie.
  • 22. Sinne and euill haue euer bene, and shall euer be ioyned together, albeit none be hurt by the euill of sinne, beside man who committeth it.
  • 23. Consider here seriously, that fearefull haruest of most bitter sheaues, that poysoning seed of sinne bringeth out.
  • 24. Sinne is onely committed a∣gainst God, and therefore euery sinner who findeth not Gods mercie pardoning him his sinne, shall finde Gods Maiestie his partie and aduersarie for sinne.
  • 25. Let no man communicate with sinne, nor sinners, who would not be made partaker of that punishment which is due vnto sinne and sinners.
  • 26. Let Satan farde sinne as he pleaseth, let men couer sinne as they can, sinne is a monstrous cruell thing, there∣fore beware to commit it, to continue in it.
  • 27. Honorable, precious, and forci∣ble beyond measure is that cleane and cleansing bloud of Iesus, blessed for euer∣more.
  • 28. Cleane Iesus, will not wash thee, in his cleane clensing bloud, to the end that thou mayest proue a swine, but a swan, a filthie dogge, but a cleane turtle doue, and so not a bond slaue to sinne and Sa∣tan, but a free king to God his and thy father.
  • 29. Louing, and liberall Iesus com∣municates all his riches, and priui∣ledges to all his kingly, and cleane members.
  • 30. He whom blessed Iesus hath made a sonne vnto God, to serue his Maiestie for a while; shall also be made by Iesus a King vnto God, to reigne with him for euer.
• THE SECOND PART OF THAT HEAVENLY CHARIOT:
• TO THE VERY SINCERELY RELIGI∣OVS AND TRVLY HO∣norable, Sir Robert Carr of Ancrame; Gentleman of the Bed-chamber, to Prince CHARLES, Prince of great Britaine, and one of his Highnesse priuie Councell.
• THE CONTENTS OF the second part consisting of twentie foure Meditations.
• THE SECOND PART OF AN HEA∣VENLY CHARIOT.
  • 1. Holy and humble would profane proud man studie to be; if he knew how profane and vile that stable is, which he lodgeth within him, euen his heart.
  • 2. Seeke not that which is Gods, but God himselfe, if thou would possesse Gods blessing here, and heare that voice; Come thou blessed of my Father here∣after.
  • 3. Our God, that Iudge of the world, and Father of his Church, cōmeth vnto men by iudgements, by afflictions, by tentations.
  • 4. The child of God is alwayes rea∣die to suffer euill for well-doing, or for refusing to do euill, but he can no wayes consent to do euill either for losse or gaine.
  • 5. Behold that fountaine out of the which prosperitie and aduersitie do flow with that vse the wise child of God ma∣keth of them when he looketh on this fountaine.
  • 6. Sinne is the onely thing which se∣parateth man from God, and maketh God misknow and denie man.
  • 7. As man from the earth, maketh God to heare and see: so shall God make man at length to heare, to see, and to feele.
  • 8. Our God who neuer sinned nei∣ther can he hurt by sinne, can sigh for the sinnes of man; albeit sinfull man onely hurt by sinne, dare sing to his sinnes, which shall make him at length to weepe for euer.
  • 9. Cursed is he who scattereth him∣selfe from God by sinne, for he shall be scattered by God vnto iudgement: bles∣sed is he who is scattered by man into trouble for righteousnesse, for God shall gather him.
  • 10. There be foure sorts of loue, two most corrupt, and too common, alas, too many: two most pure and heauenly, few, alas, be inriched with it.
  • 11. What tongue can expresse that incomparable honour, and rare dignitie, whereunto Almightie God hath aduan∣ced the flesh of man? albeit, alas, a world of men shame their flesh, presse to shame God, in and by their flesh, to their euerla∣sting shame.
  • 12. Albeit men offend to be compa∣red with the diuell, yet a world of men treade the diuels pathes.
  • 13. Cast thy care vpon thy God, and he will care for thee.
  • 13. Our most mercifull and mightie God hath the hearts of all in his hands; and can alter them as he hath to do with them, for his glorie, the comfort of his children, and the confusion of theirs and his enemies.
  • 15. Satan his cruell taskmaisters sent forth against man to keepe him vnder hellish slauerie here; and in the end to drowne him in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.
  • 16. Learne so to liue that thou giue offence to none by thy life.
  • 17. All men should so liue in the world, that they may amend the world; but chiefly those whom God hath set ouer others.
  • 18. Let not the wise child of God take euill with the crosse here: but let him rather wonder that he is suffered to breath here.
  • 20. Our strongest God whom no∣thing can bind, whom all men and di∣uels cannot bind; is heartily contented to be bound by the prayers of his owne.
  • 21. Our louing, heauenly, holy, wise Father, heareth alwayes the prayers of his owne, and granteth their requests; albeit oftentimes, not as they would haue them heard, yet euermore as God should heare them, and as their will requireth.
  • 22. No person, no thing, can possibly content the sight, the smell, the taste, the touch of that kingly eagle the true Chri∣stian; beside that blessed Iesus, who sometime was dead, but now is liuing blessed for euermore.
  • 23. Man through sinne in Adam being made a foule puddle to Satan, to tyrannize in: through grace in Iesus Christ is made a faire palace to God to reigne in.
  • 24. The last song of Gods child is euer sweetest; and no wonder, conside∣ring that hee sees and feeles before death: and is assuredly perswaded to possesse after death for euer.
• half title
• TO MY VERIE HONORABLE GOOD Lords, IAMES Earle of Arran. GEORGE Earle of Enzie, and IOHN Earle of Cassils: three noble plants happily planted by the right hand of the most High, in that greene and fruitfull garden of his dearest Sonne; of speciall religious, vertu∣ous, and valorous expectation: by whom the true nobilitie of their truly Noble Ancestors is not stai∣ned but beautified; is not lessened but enlarged; through the force of the grace of God, blessing and strengthening their Lordships.
• THE BLESSED CHA∣RIOTS MAN OF THE HEAVENLY CHARIOT.
• THAT LANTERNE MERCIFVLLY, AND wisely prouided by this blessed Spi∣rit, the owner, and leader, director, and keeper, of these babes of God in that heauenly Chariot iourneying towards heauen, is that sacred writ∣ten word of God, contained in the bookes of the old and new Testament.
• THE COACHMAN IN the wise mercie of that blessed Spirit of God, appointed to carrie that Lan∣terne of the written word of God, be∣fore the babes of God soiourning here, is the Minister of God: vnder the Law, now called the Man of God, the Seer, the Watchman.
• THAT GVARD MERCI∣fully and happily prepared by that blessed Spirit, that sole carefull kee∣per and wise leader of the babes of God soiourning here, alwayes to at∣tend, and in euery place to defend them; is that companie of heauenly spirits and celestiall Angels, pitching their tents round about those who be Gods, and feare his name.
• half title
• TO THE SIN∣CERELY RELIGIOVS and truly vpright, Sir GEORGE HAY of Kinphains Knight; great Chancellar of Scotland; Counseller to his most excellent Maiestie in both the kingdomes.
• treatise
  • THE FIRST ROBBER IS the Popish Seminarie obscuring from the child of God, that shining Lan∣terne of Gods written word (presen∣ted before him for leading of him to∣wards the heauens his Fathers house) vnder an vnknowne language.
  • THE SECOND ROBBER is the Popish Seminarie, without con∣science, and with ashameles counte∣nance, blotting cleane, perfect written Scripture; with the foule blot of imperfection and subtiltie, ob∣truding to the babes of God ound Traditions.
  • THE THIRD ROBBER IS the Popish Seminarie, malitiously stealing from the child of God that perfect satisfaction made by blessed Iesus, his sole and full Sauiour, vnto God his Father for all his sinnes, and for all punishment due to him for his sinnes; and cunningly obtruding vn∣to him his owne satisfaction for the temporarie punishment of his sinnes, either here before death, or after death in Purgatorie.
  • THE FOVRTH ROBBER is the Popish Seminarie, malciously stealing from the babes of God that cleane bloudie and onely propitiatorie sacrifice offered vnto God the Father by that blessed hie Priest of our soules Iesus; and subtiltie obtruding to them that vncleane bloudie, and no wayes purging, but alwayes defiling sacrifice of the Masse, offered vp (alas) not vnto God (as the Papist alledgeth) but to the diuell (as he should confesse) by his Masse-Priest.
  • THE FIFTH ROBBER is the Popish Seminarie, subtily stea∣ling from the babes of God that roy∣all, and sweet smelling garment of Christ his righteousnesse put on by faith; and obtruding to them that rotten ragge of iustification by their owne workes.
  • THE SIXTH ROBBER IS the Popish Seminarie, with a shame∣lesse face and bloudie hand, stealing from the child of God the mediation and intercession of that sole Media∣tor God and man, euen the Man Christ Iesus, & putting in his hands the intercession of Saints.
• half title
• TO THE VERY SINCERELY RELIGI∣ous, and truly Noble Lord; DAVID, Lord CARNEGY of Kin∣nard; Lord of his Maiesties priuie Counsell, and Senator of the hono∣rable Colledge of Iustice.
• treatise
  • THE FIRST ROCKE is a grosse abuse of Gods holy Predesti∣nation, and Election; which men of corrupt mindes, vnchast eares, bla∣sphemous mouthes, and vile liues, peruert as they do other Scriptures, to their owne destruction.
  • THE SECOND ROCKE is a foule abuse of the grace of God, which vncleane men turne into vn∣cleane wantonnesse; delighting, alas, to commit sinne, because that good God delighteth to forgiue sinne.
  • THE THIRD ROCRE IS A foolish leaning (without anie ground) to a naked profession of God, with the mouth, without any practise of godlinesse in thy life.
• treatise
• THE INNE WITHIN THE WHICH THE BABES of God carried in this heauenly Cha∣riot, lookes to lodge and alwayes to rest; is that new Ierusalem which is aboue, where there is fulnesse of ioy to be found in Gods presence, and pleasures lasting for euermore at his right hand.
• THE GHVESTS ADMIT∣ted by our wise God (the sole Lord of this heauenly Inne) to enter and to lodge within it; be those alone who being members of his dearest Sonne Iesus Christ, be made in time by him true Christians, and so Pro∣phets, Priests, and Kings vnto God their Father.
  • THE CONCLVSION.