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A07624 A Christian almanacke Needefull and true for all countryes, persons and times. Faithfully calculated by the course of holy Scripture, not onely for this present yeere 1613, but also for many yeeres to come. Written by J. M. Monipennie, John. 1612 (1612) STC 18019; ESTC S114234 19,444 49

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A CHRISTIAN ALMANACKE NEEDEFVLL AND TRVE FOR ALL Countryes Persons and times Faithfully Calculated by the course of holy Scripture not onely for this present yeere 1612. but also for many yeeres to come Written by I. M. LVKE 21. VER 36. Watch and Pray continually that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which shall come to passe and that you may stand before the Sonne of man LONDON Printed for Iohn Budge and are to be sold at the Great South doore of Pauls and Britaines Bursse 1612. To the Christian Reader OF what moment and importance this Christian Almanacke ensuing may be vnto thee good Christian reader it will easily appeare if thou wilt but vouchsafe the reading thereof and wilt also consider with thy selfe that the daies and times wherein wee liue are very dangerous and sinnefull for that Sathan the common enemie of Mankinde goeth about continually like a roaring Lyon seeking whom hee may deuour and how by all manner of subtilty by the world and the flesh by the commodities pleasures and vanities of them both by prosperity and aduersitie he endeuoureth leauing no meanes vnattempted to the intent that he may destroy vs both body and soule it is high time therefore that wee looke vnto our selues and by a Christian Almanacke recount and Calculate our dayes and with that most holy Arithmetician the prophet Dauid and with Moses the man of God pray vnto the Lord to teach vs so to number our dayes that wee may apply our harts to wisedome that we lay hold on oportunity and make the best vse of our time that we may profit our selues in holy and religious excercises that we may walke as the children of light in the light before that darknes come vpon vs vnawares that wee may not harden our harts in the day of the Lords visitation Oh let vs consider that our life is short and that the lampe thereof is quickly put out before we are aware that our time is precious and therefore to be redeemed irreuocable and being once past cannot be called backe againe it ●s the rarest Iewell and the greatest treasure of all treasures time and tide will not alwaies last it will tarry for no man The children of this world be wiser in their generation then wee who professe our selues to be Christians Who is there of them that maketh not great account of his Almanacke to obserue both dayes times and seasons to follow his affayres for his best profit and vse The Mariner obserueth time winde and tide that he may hoyse vp Saile and be gone the Lawier obserueth the Terme time that he may dispatch his Clients suites for when terme is done there is no more time for their businesse the trauailer hath regard to the weather and season by his Almanacke and if he can learne thereby that he shall haue a faire day he riseth early to be gone away in the morning euery thri●ty husband can make vse of his time obserue his daies houres moneths and weekes for his profit shall not wee then that would be Christians shew our selues more carefull for the spending of our daies times and houres that we may profit in Christianity it is alway terme-time with Christians euery day euery houre requireth a religious imployment for the good of our soules yea this presēt time is our terme-time The neglect of time and oportunitie is a sinne much condemned in the scriptures and especially by our Sauiour Christ whenas he rebuketh the Scribes and Pharisies calling them hypocrites because they could not discerne the face of the Skye but could not discerne the signes of the times And God himselfe by the prophet Ieremy complaineth that the very foule and birdes of the ayre obserued their times and seasons but his people were ignorant And verily of all follies and Ignorances this is the greatest not to know the times seasons after the manner of true Christtians not to know the day of our visitation when God offereth this mercies to vs by the ministry of his word by stretching out his hands all the day long he standeth at the dore of our harts knocking by the sound of his word outwardly and by the motion of his spirit inwardly by threatnings promises mercies iudgments and yet we listen not we care not we are lulled a ●●eepe with ease prosperity and we continually make excuses and delayes through slumbering and sluggishnesse like the spouse in the Canticles notwithstanding her Bridegroomes fer●ent loue towards her waiting all the ●ight long at her doore vntill his lockes were hoary with dew wherefore we ought to be wary and circumspect how wee spend our time for God will require an account of vs for the same and therefore let vs redeeme it with an high estimate let vs looke into our ●aies weekes moneths c. and earnestly ●epent least the Lord surprise vs on the ●uddaine and so call vs to the barre of ●is iudgment let vs make this vse of ●his christian Almanacke that we may ●etter our selues thereby to our eter●all comfort and consolation through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen The contents of this Almauacke CHAP. 1. Concerning the Gouernours of this yeare CHAP. 2. Concerning the increase or growing of fruit e●● and the dearth of the same CHAP. 3. Concerning the Sicknesse and diseases of this yeare CHAP. 4. Concerning the strife and trouble of this year● and the causes thereof CHAP. 5. Concerning the Estates of Kings and Princes and superiour powers CHAP. 6. Concerning the darkenesse of this yeare CHAP. 7. An admonition to euery Christian what they ought dayly to doe and what to leaue vndone A CHRISTIAN ALMANACKE NEEDFVLL AND TRVE FOR ALL Countreyes persons and times faithfully calculated by the course of holy Scripture and especially for this present yeare to come 1612. CHAP. 1. Concerning the Gouernours of this yeare WHEN I looke well and consider the high Master of the Stars in his Doctrine and in writing I finde that this yeare from henceforth vnto the end of the world the Sunne Mars and Mercurius shall raigne Now whereas other men séeke their speculation out of the stars that doe not I respect so much as experience in the Doctrine of Christ and for the exhortation and warning of all estates I will describe the nature and properties of these thrée gouernours the Sunne a mighty Lord ouer heauen and earth is Iesus Christ our onely Redéemer and Sauiour in all things like vnto his heauenly father The brightnes of his glory the image of the inuisible God by whom all things that are in heauen and earth were created things visible and inuisible whether they be Maiesties or Lordships either rulers or powers This Iesus Christ the euerlasting word of his heauenly Father which tooke our nature vppon him he is Alpha and Omega the beginning and the ending which is and which was and which is to come euen the