The way to the city of God described, or, A plain declaration how any man may, within the day of visitation given him of God, pass out of the unrighteous into the righteous state as also how he may go forward in the way of holiness and righteousness, and so be fitted for the kingdom of God, and the beholding and enjoying thereof : wherein divers things, which occur to them, that enter into this way with respect to their inward trials, temptations, and difficulties are pointed at, and directions intimated, how to carry themselves therein ... / written by George Keith in the year 1669 ... : whereunto is added the way to discern the convictions, motions, &c of the spirit of God, and divine principle in us, from those of a man's own natural reason, &c.

The CONTENTS.

CHAP. I. CErtain Doctrinal Principles of the Truth, whereof a man being convinced by the Spi∣rit of God, it contributes much to his making a right entrance into the way of Holiness,

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CHAP. II. That the Soul converting it self unto GOD in the Divine Seed within its self, through the Influence of the Divine Power upon it, for that effect, is the very first thing, that is requisite unto it, in or∣der to its entring into the way of Holiness,

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CHAP. III. How the Soul ought to persist and continue in its conversion towards God and Christ: and of the effects, which follow at first thereupon: as also of the Inward trials and troubles it usually meeteth with therein,

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CHAP. IV. How the Soul, after its converting unto GOD and Jesus Christ, in the Divine Seed, must, in its persisting and continuance therein, stand in great passiveness, stilness and quietness, bearing and forbearing, before it enter upon its operative exercises,

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CHAP. V. How the Soul after its Conversion unto GOD, and continuance therein, in passiveness and forbea∣rance, for some small time, becometh a partaker of the Holy and Divine Life, and the Powers thereof in some measure, through some beginnings of a Spiritual Death and Regeneration, by which it attaineth unto some measure of union with God and Christ, and thereby is put in some capacity for operative exercises of Holiness, unto which it ought to apply; and that any other way of en∣tring upon these exercises is but feigned and hypocritical.

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CHAP. VI. Wherein divers things, needful to be known by them, who do, or would, enter into the way of Holiness, in relation to the nature of Conversion, Regene∣ration, of the Life and Power of Holiness, and

of Vnion with God, are opened, and the gross mistake of most Professors, touching these things, discovered and cleared,

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CHAP. VII. How the Soul is to reflect upon it self, and enter into a trial and examination of it self, whether it hath truly passed through the aforesaid steps of Conversion, and continuance therein, in pas∣siveness and forbearance: and whether it hath attained unto any beginnings of the Divine and Holy Life, and the Powers thereof, before it enter upon other operative Exercises, and how, or by what rule or touch-stone it may infallibly know the same

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CHAP. VIII. Wherein divers Advertisements and Cautions are given unto the Soul, in relation unto its applying it self unto Works, or operative Exercises, in∣ward or outward, through the Holy Life and the Powers thereof,

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CHAP. IX. How that, though Works can have no influence upon the very first beginnings of a Holy Life, that being only received through a receptive Faith, yet they do greatly conduce unto the

growth and continuance thereof; also unto the killing and mortification of the sinful and un∣holy Life with its Powers, more and more, till it be utterly slain: where also the distinction of a two fold property of Faith, viz. Receptive and Operative, is somewhat opened.

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CHAP. X. Of the great influence, that the Coming of our Lord Iesus Christ in the outward, in his birth, life, do∣ctrine, works, sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension, glorification, &c. hath upon our mor∣tification to sin, and regeneration unto holiness, even unto perfection: and how, and after what manner we should improve the same effectually, in order thereunto.

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How to discern the CONVICTIONS, that proceed from the Light of Faith, or Divine Principle in us, from those, that proceed from the Light of Nature, or meer Natural and Humane Rea∣son, assisted by Arguments drawn from Scrip∣ture,

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