The Godly Mans Journey to Heaven, Table of contents 2 – Treatise 2
THE CONTENTS OF the second part consisting of twentie foure Meditations.
The summe of the first. HOly and humble would prophane man studie to be; if he knew how prophane and vile that stable is which he lodgeth in, euen his heart. pag. 154
The second. Seeke not that which is Gods, but God himselfe; if thou wouldest possesse Gods blessing here, and heare that voice, Come thou blessed of my Father, hereafter. pag. 163
The third. Our God, that Iudge of the world, and Father of his Church, commeth vntounto man by iudgements, by afflictions, by tentations. pag. 170
The fourth. The child of God is alwayes readie to suffer euill for well-doing, or for refusing to do euill; for he can no wayes consent to do euill, either for losse or gaine. pag. 182.
The fifth. That fountaine out of the which prosperitie and aduersitie do flow, with that vse the child of God maketh of them, while he looketh on this fountaine. p. 187
The sixth. Sinne is the onelyonly thing which separateth man from God, and which maketh God misknow and denie man. p. 206
The seuenth. 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. p. 217
The eighth. Our God, who neuer sinned, neither can be hurt by sinne, can sigh for the sinnes of man: albeit sinfull man onelyonly hurt by sinne dare sing to his sinnes, which shall make him at length to weepe for euer. p. 223
The ninth. Cursed is he who scatters himselfe from God by sinne, for he shall be scattered by God vntounto iudgement: blessed is he who is scattered by man vntounto trouble for righteousnesse, for God shall gather him vp. p. 230
The tenth.There be foure sorts of louelove, two most corrupt, and too common, alas, too many; two most pure and heauenly, few, alas, be inriched with. pag. 237
The eleuenth.What tongue can expresse that incomparable honour and rare dignitie whereunto Almightie God hath aduanced the flesh of man? albeit, alas, a world of men shame their flesh, presse to shame God, in and by, their flesh, to their euerlasting shame. p. 242
The twelfth. Albeit men offend to be compared with the diuell, yet a world of men will tread the diuels pathes. pag. 248
The thirteenth. Cast thy care vponupon God and he will care for thee. p. 251
The fourteenth. Our most mercifull and mightie God hath the hearts of all in his hands, and can so alter them as he hath to do with them: for his glorie, the comfort of his children, and the confusion of his and their enemies. p. 254
The fifteenth. Satan his cruell taskemaisters sent foorth against men, to keepe them vnderunder hellish slauerie here, and in the end to drowne them in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone. p. 259
The sixteenth. Learne so to liue, that thou giuegive offence to none by thy life. pag. 263
The seuenteenth. All men should so liue in this world, that they may amend the world, but chiefly those whom God hath set ouer others. p. 266
The eighteenth. Prepare thy mouth for bitter gall after that God thy Father hath brought his sweetest honey to thee, and yet see that thou offend not with the taste of it. p. 273
The ninteenth. Let not the wise child of God take euill of his crosses here, but let him rather wonder that he is suffered to breath here. p. 276
The twentieth. Our strongest God (whom nothing can bind, whom all men and diuels cannot bind) is heartily contented to be bound by the prayers of his owne. pag. 280
The one and twentieth. Our he…uenly, louing, wise, holy Father heares alwayes the prayers of his owne, and grants their requests; albeit oftentimes not as they would, yet euermore as God should heare them, and as their weale requireth. pag. 286
The two and twentieth. No person, no thing can possibly content the sight, the smell, the tast, the touch of that royall eagle the true Christian, beside that blessed Iesus who sometime was dead, but now is liuing blessed for euermore. pag. 339
The three and twentieth. 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 rule and reigne in. p. 305
The foure and twentieth. The last song of Gods child is euer sweetest, and no wonder, considering that he sees and feeles before death; and is assuredly perswaded to possesse after death for euer. p. 3…0