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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68798	A prognosticall iudgement of the great coniunction of the two superiour planets, Saturne and Iupiter, which shall happen the 8. day of Aprill. 1583 the fruite of a godly minde, warning us to be mindfull of the sodaine comming of our Lord and Sauiour Christ to iudgement : a comfortable and most necessary discourse, for these miserable and dangerous dayes.	R. T. (Robert Tanner)	1583 (1583)	STC 23676; ESTC S118135	19,582	64

¶ 〈…〉 sticall iudge ment of 〈◊〉 great coniunction of the 〈◊〉 superiour Planets ●● 〈…〉 〈…〉 which shall hap 〈…〉 1583. The 〈…〉 god●● minde wat●ing of 〈…〉 Sauiour Christ to iudge m 〈…〉 A co 〈…〉 most necessary disco 〈…〉 〈…〉 miserable and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 da 〈…〉 1. Pet. 4. 7. The ende of all thinges is at hande bee yee 〈◊〉 and watch vnto prayer Luke 21 36. VVatch continually and pray that yee may bee wo 〈…〉 nger this shall come 〈◊〉 And 〈…〉 before the Sonne of man 1583. To the right Honorable Lorde Frauncis Earle of Bedforde one of her Maiesties most Honourable priuie Councell Knight of the noble order of the Garter grace and peace with God and man I Oftentimes remembring Right honourable Lorde what accountes I haue to make for the small talent which GOD hath deliuered mee to bee imployed vnto the best and so my duetie that I doe owe vnto my natiue Countrie am of force constrained to diuulgate and set abrod some part of my studies and trauailes in the Sciences Mathematicall trusting thereby my duti● towardes God and my Countrie sha●● be somwhat acquited And as it is th● accustomed maner of all those that se●● forth any booke worthie reading to select and choose out either some person who by reason of learning vertu wisdome such other like ornamēts of the mind is thought a worthie stay in a commōwealth or els such as haue well of them deserued to whom they may yeeld the first fruites of their labors dedicate their works finished In like maner I hauing atchieued this my simple skill in the setting foorth many reasons probable cōiectures from the course of times of these great cōiunctiōs of the 2. superiour Planets Saturne Iupiter in the beginning of waterie Trigon now the same coniūctiōs in the end of the same Trigon is like to happen then turned in to firie Trigon The which euents of the said Planets doeth marueilously agree with the famous prophesie of Elias many other places of scriptures of the latter dayes of the worlds destructiō to be neere at hande that the comming of our Lord Sauiour Iesus Christ to iudgement will not bee long And hauing respect to your Lordships worthinesse in the weale publik also being animated with your beneuolent inclinatiō the manifold benefites towards mee extended doe boldly present and offer the same vnto your Honour desiring your beneuolent heart to vouchsafe to bee Patrone of this my litle boke and if I shal perceiue your good L. heerewith to be pleased I shal hereafter God giuing life be incouraged to set foorth the residue of my studies labours Thus I as one that esteemeth nothing in this world more then your prosperous estate do beseech God to increase you in long life perfect prosperitie Your Lordships most humble to commaund Robert Tanner The Preface PLato the Prince of Philosophers who for his excellent doctrine containing many things agreeable to the holy Scripture was called diuinus amōg many other his precepts in Philosophie giueth vs this lesson Omnia amicorum sunt communia Amongest friends all things are common The which also in olde time was taken in custome of the auncient Christians for I find it written in the Acts of the Aposcies Nemo eorum qui nomina Christo dederunt quicquam suum esse dicebat sed erant illis omnia communia None of those which were named Christians did affirme any thing to be their owne but all things were common amongst them I therefore desiring to bee esteemed among Christians doe thinke it wil be a shamefull thing for me to hide any thing ielously to my selfe yea although it bee neuer so simple wherein I might hope something to profite the common wealth For it is euident that all men cannot offer golde precious stones silke or purple but there are also that doe gratifie shew a thing very thankefull if they giue but a flower or some thing of lesse value for this cause therefore I haue thought it good Christian Reader to publish this my little booke to the vse of all Christians to beholde and marke Gods omnipotencie and goodnesse of diuers tokens warninges not only before time sent but also diuers other tokens by these great coniunctions euents of the Planets is like to ensue The consideration whereof hath caused me for your comfort by writing to place before your eyes such vndoubted signes of his comming although I will not take vpon me to tell the very houre day and yere which is knowen to God alone that easily you will beleeue and persuade your selfe that it will not bee long afore hee come Perhaps there may be some maliu●lue mocking person yet aliue whose only practise is scoffing and scorning yea whom nothing be it neuer so well can content that will finde faulte with our doinges by reason they haue drunke such a deepe draught of despight I wil nothing at al be dismaid for why should I considering I haue written nothing but that which is alreadie tried by the principles of Astronomie vnlesse perhaps there bee some Midas asininis auribus dignus which doth iudge wrongfully of this notable science minding the vtter subuersion of the same And here I shall desire the good Reader that although some man pricked with pride shoulde put in print some peeuishe peece of woorke in dispraise of Astronomie thou wouldest giue no credite vnto his foolishe reasons sith this Science hath heeretofore of the wisest and learnedest men ben honoured And further thou mayest gather that whosoeuer doth attempt the contempt of any one sciēce seemeth to be ignorant not only of the same but also of all good learning For Cicero lib. 3. de ora saith in this wise Omnis ingenuarum humanarum artium doctrina vno quodam societatis vinculo continetur That is to say All Arts liberall and humane are coupled or linked together with one hande of societie But Reader I purpose not nowe to inueigh against those kinde of persons before spoken of considering that it requireth more matter than can conueniently bee rehearsed in a short Prologue Wherefore to conclude thou shalt vnderstande that it is not the taunting toyes of skorners nor the wresting wittes of the arrogant is able to blemish our arte as all auncient monuments of Wryters yea the orders of the Planets themselues which for mans behoofe is the workmanship of God doe manifesty proue And thus I make an ende praying thee to take the paynes to reade this Booke and learne therby to amend thy former wicked lyfe Farewell good Christian Reader By Robert Tanner student in Astronomy Cosmography The verdit of the Booke made in fourme of a Dialougue beetweene the Booke and the Bookes friende F VVhat dost thou think al sorts of men to please B Nay hard it is for one to please ech whight F VVhat men are those whom thou sonest disease B Al fauting fooles that seeke to work their spight