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A90988	The shepherds prognostication fore-telling, the sad and strange eclipse of the sun, which wil happen on the 29. of March this present year 1652. Which eclipse will begin about eight of the clock in the fore-noon, and so continue till past the hour of eleven; which will be is dismallest day that ever was known since the year 33. when our savior Christ suffered on the cross for the sins of mankind. At which time, the seas did roare, the earth did quake, the graves did open, the temple rent from the top to the bottom, Luk. 23. 45. And there was a darknesse over all the land. This prediction also fore-tells of many strange presages and passages which will follow after that horrible eclipse of the sun, and what wil insue. With a perfect way whereby to avoid the insuing danger. By L.P.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1653 (1653)	Wing P3383; Thomason E1351_1; ESTC R209363	3,332	16

THE Shepherds Prognostication Fore-telling The sad and strange Eclipse of the Sun which wil happen on the 29. of March this present year 1652. WHICH Eclipse will begin about eight of the clock in the fore-noon and so continue till past the hour of eleven which will be the dismallest day that ever was known since the year 33. when our Savior Christ suffered on the Crosse for the sins of Mankind At which time the Seas did roare the earth did quake the graves did open the temple rent from the top to the bottom Luk. 23.45 And there was a darknesse over all the Land This Prediction also fore-tells of many strange Presages and Passages which will follow after that horrible Eclipse of the Sun and what wil insue With a perfect way whereby to avoid the insuing danger By L. P. London Printed for Fra. Grove on Snow-hill THE Preface to the Readers and Hearers Beloved Friends and Country-men I Have caused this little booke to bee Printed which I call the Shepherds Prognostication and to be sent abroad into the several parts of England Wales Scotland whereby to give all men forewarning of many strange and wonderfull alterations that will come to passe this present year 1652. and of the great and terrible Ecclipse of the Sun also predicting what will after come to passe Marke peruse and note it well it may through Gods assistance be both for your publick and private good It is no fable for whosoever lives to see the 29. of March shall surely find the matter here written too true except the world be brought to an end before that day comes Mat. 24.29 and immediatly after the tribulation of those daies shall the Sun be darkened and the Moon shall not give her light Our Saviour Jesus Christ in the 24. chapter verse 6 7 concerning the end of the world sayeth thus there shall be Ways and rumors of wars Nation shall rise against Nation the Father shal rise against the Son and the Son against the Father and the like verse 33. when you shall see all these things come to passe know that the Kingdom of God is neer even at your doores And now to go on forwards Concerning these sayings let us proceed further and also consider what hath been seen and knowne amongst us which are called Christians in these our late and sinfull times hath not the Father and the Sonne the Mother and the Daughter yea and the Husbands and Wives been and fallen to great discords about matters of Religion they being of divers and severall opinions And hath not the Lord for our unrepented sins sent many plagues and afflictions amongst us and poured downe his heavy judgements even upon the cheifest of ten thousands Have wee not had the terrible Plague of Pestilence both in England Scotland VVales and Ireland rageing and devouring our people and have wee not heard and felt of Wars and rumours of Warres with much blood shed and slaughters which would never have come to passe if we had never ofended God Are not all these fore-runners which I have named sufficient tokens and evidences to prove that the Lord is angry with us for our sinfull living and that the end of the world is neare at hand then I pray you consider what followes and make good use of your time while yet you remaine alive Here followeth a briefe Description of that dreadfull and horrible Ecclipse of the Sun which will happen upon Monday being the 29th day of March this present yeare 1652. Shewing also By examples of fore-past times what will insue before and after this prodigious ECCLIPSE THE Ecclipse of the Sunne which is here spoken of will bee on Monday March 29. 1652. beginning forty eight minites after eight of the clock in the forenoone and ending seventeene minutes after eleven in which time the Sunne which is the eye and light of the world will suffer such a black Eclipse that it will almost be overcome with darknesse which Eclipse signifieth and betokeneth the fatall over-throw of some great Kings and Princes and men in Authority within the limites of Christian Dominions with many other troubles and sad disasters that will happen this yeare in our Cities and Countries as cruell dealings amongst Neighbours hatred envy and malice Wars and blood-shed house-burnings great Robberyes by Land and Sea violent and forcible deaths to many Famine Plagues and other strange sicknesses It also threatens a mighty disturbance betwixt the inferior people and their Governors together with slaughter and captivity of many great persons the ransaking and sacking of many great Cityes and Townes Moreover this Eclipse signifies alteration of Opinions changes of Magistrates new Religions and a great madnesse raging and terrifying thousands of people Furthermore it foreshews that there will follow unseasonable weathers with strange and prodigeous sights to bee seene in the aire with horrible tempests of thunders and lightnings and blusterous Windes which will destroy the ships at Sea and overthrow many buildings on the Land the Corne will be blasted on the ground and the Cattle of the field will dye of strange diseases And thus loving Friends have I with much diligence and carefulnesse plainly and publikly laid open unto you the manner how this Eclipse of the Sun shall be the time and day when the length of its continuance whilst it is eclipsed and the strange and sad effects that will follow after according to the Scripture and the sense of Astrology Now will I with Gods leave also shew you a way and meanes whereby to avoid those dangerous evills which is like to fall upon the chiefest parts of all Europe of which England is the first to bee spoken of Here followeth the Authors directions being the readiest way of all wayes to escape Gods anger and keep our selves out of danger in the proceeding perilous times and thus it followeth IT is an old saying and worthy of observation how that God governes the starres and the stars governe men but this is a certaine thing that God both can and will govern both stars and men as you may read in the book of Joshua 10.13 How that the Lord God caused the Sunne and the Moon to stand still until such time that the people of God had avenged themselves of their enemies whereby we may well understand and know that God hath a greater power then the Earth and the Sea the Aire and the Firmament the Planets and the Stars the Sunne and the Moon and in a moment of time can the Lord cause them all to alter their properties and to do whatsoever he pleases to have done Looke againe in the booke of Isaiah how Hezekiah was sicke and how the Prophet of the Lord came unto him and bad him set his house in good order and therwithall told him that he should dye and not live then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly and behold the messenger of the Lord returned unto Hezekiah again and said the Lord hath heard thy prayers and seen thy teares and behold hee will adde unto thy daies and thou shalt live yet fifteen years longer and this shall be a sign from the Lord I will bring againe the shadow of the Sun ten degrees backward whereby it is gone down So the Sunne returned ten degrees as the Lord God had promised it should doe Isaiah 28. vers 8. By this we see that the power of the Lord farre exceeds all other powers whatsoever they be or can be Now let us draw into consideration why and for what cause the Lord made the Sun and the Moon to stand still in the time of Joshua and at another time that the Sun should goe back ten degrees in the time of Hezekiah Surely the reason was this Joshua was a righteous man one that served and obeyed the Lord in whatsoever he was commanded to doe moreover Joshua was a Warriour and had promised to fight the Lords battle which he performed with much diligence wherefore the Lord shewed him this wonderfull token of his love and care that hee had over Joshua and his followers by examples of the standing still of the Sun and Moon And as for Hezekiah he lamented he wept and he prayed unto the Lord in so much that the Lord God tooke pitty and compassion upon him and withall prolonged his life and restored him to his former health so that the plague of Pestilence nor any other sicknesses with which his Country was annoyed had no more power over him Now here followes on the Direction LEt us strive to accompany Joshua in his faithfulnesse and with all true obedience keep our promise with God and endeavour our selves to please his divine Maiesty that the Lord may assist us in whatsoever we take in hand and let us with good Hezekiah be sure to set our houses in order for we have no lease of our lives Let us I say call upon the Lord and pray unto his holy name that those extream calamities and dreadfull destinyes which are like suddenly to come upon us may be through the mercifulnesse of our good God turned away from our sinful Nation let every man and every woman be sorry for our time mispent since we all have done amisse And so to conclude let us with speed seeke to amend our lives and that I hold to bee the ready way to preserve us alive It is but a little while and therefore I pray you to looke to it in time And so the Lord be mercifull unto us all Amen FINIS