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A10687 The countrie mans comfort. Or Religious recreations fitte for all well disposed persons. Which was printed in the yeere of our Lord 1588. And since corrected, amended, and enlarged by the same author. I.R. Rhodes, John, minister of Enborne. 1637 (1637) STC 20961; ESTC S103457 26,382 92

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two Sacraments thereof giuen to the Iewes by Almightie God IEhova that great God of heaven gaue to the fathers old A covenant of doing all That in the Law is told Doe this and liue said God to them But no man could do so Wherefore the law sends all to Christ To keepe their soules from woe This covenant was sign'd and seald With two cleere Sacraments The first was Circumcision Withall rights and intents Th' other was the Passeouer Wherein Christ was set out The Lambe of God slaine for our sinnes Of this be out of doubt FINIS The Summe of the new Covenant or Testament with the two Sacraments confirming the same and given both to the Iewes and Gentills by Iesus Christ the sonne of God THe Couenant of Christ with man in the new Testament Is this that we beleeue in him and striue with whole intent To loue and liue as Christ hath done yea beare his crosse and pray That we may doe as we would haue men deale with vs alway This Covenant also is confirmed With holy Sacraments twaine Which like wise set out Christ to vs Who for our sinnes was slaine The first of these is Baptisme Which sets out our new Birth The other the Lords Supper is Which brings vs heavenly mirth And thus one Church is gathered Of Jewes and Gentiles eke Rome therefore is a Harlot found And our Church Catholicke For we stand firmly to Gods word And thereby wil be taught But Papists cheifely by the Pope Which thing great strife hath wrought These Sacraments which Christ set out They like not simple-ly But will have 7. S. to Christs twaine And giue no reason why Consider what absurdities Doe grow of this by them Five covenants more they would confirme Belike from mortall men Their Priests of all men should receiue The Sacraments each one Yet must he not be married For then his Priest-hoods gone Some of these fiue cal'd Sacraments The people may not haue As Orders yea and Marriage too Which some men will not craue Where as the Sacraments of Christ Must be received of all Even as his Law and Covenant Which serues for great and small But I will now contend no more I seeke to teach the Truth And to bewraye Absurdities To aged folke and youth FINIS An instruction of the whole year deuided in 12. Months foure seasons or quarters as also into weekes and daies of the Sabboth or Lords day and what is the true keeping of it Of a Yeare A yeare is that which holds from spring to spring From march to march the fiue twentith day Wherein we sow and reape of euery thing To serue for meat and clothing as we say Of the 12. Monthes in the yeare Twelue monthes there are belonging to each year Into foure quarters we divide the same Thirteen full moons in this space doe appeare And 4 weeks maks vp euery month we name Of the names of the Monthes Cold Ianuary Februarie March Mild Aprill May with Iune and Iuly these Hot August which the corn doth ripe parch September sweet which doth the Ploughman please October and November then takes place The last of all these Months is cald December And they that haue but even a sparke of grace Gods benefits in these they will remember Of the 4. Quarters in the yeare 1 The Quarters foure in all the year are these March twentie fiue is cald our Lady-day Or the Anun-tia-ti-on if you please Of blessed Marie by that man of ioy I meane the Angell Gabriell which did come With newes frō heauē that she shuld mother be Of Iesus Christ Gods deare only sonne Which story in the Scripture all may see 2 The second quarter hapneth still in Iune And Saint Iohn Baptists day we doe it call Or Midsommer in English speach or tune The yeare is then at best as it will fall 3 The third is in the Month we call Septēber And beares the name of glorious Mi-cha-ell Wherein let poore men euermore remember Their yeare or halfe yeares rent to pay downe well 4 The fourth and last falls in December still And Christmas quarter men doe cal the same God grant vs in them all to doe Gods will And so to thriue in body goods and name FINIS A religious Letter shewing how and whom to wooe in the way of Marriage though all men cannot doe or haue it so as is here set downe IN humble wise I doe commend and write these words to you Whom I esteeme as my deare friend neuer to change for new Vnto my words in patience now let your eares incline And that will be some recompence to quit these paynes of mine In younger yeares when strength did grow and nature sought her will I vsed all good meanes that are The same to quench and kill I prayd to God I fasted oft I kept from com-pa-ny I read good bookes to beat downe lust And harlots haunts did fly I labor'd in my calling much I watcht and studied harde Yet as I sat the tempter came With all his band and guard Evill motions he did raise in me With Ona-nizme Sinne But I likte not or gaue consent To ought that he brought in But I would walke abroad sometimes And take some re-cre-ation To put vaine thoughts out of my heart In good and christian fashion And even in this had I respect to every cir-cum-stance Time place and seasons every thing That goodnes might advance Then went I to my worke againe I never made a toyle Of sport or recreation Which should be but as File To get the Mellancholly ruste And filth of flesh away Least Sinne and Sathan should in me As Kings beare rule and sway When none of these things did prevaile But Sathan tempted still I thought vpon mans last refuge Gods lawes for to fulfill I meane the honest Marriage Bed Therein to liue most chast My body which Gods Temple is No way to file or wast My Parents which did bring me vp Gaue learning to mine Art And made me often read Gods word Which I laid vp in heart Thus getting Scripture readily As at my fingers ends I vanquisht world the flesh and Divell Not shaming selfe nor friends This was of God I wrought it not but here all sorts may see Christs yoke is easyer then we judge If good meanes vsed be But if like Cowardes we will yeelde To lust and to affection So oft as Sathan he will tempt In vaine is all direction Where fore such counsell as I reade Such counsell giue will I Resist the Deuill saith Saint Iames And he from thee will flie Or else how did good Iosephhe Susanna and the rest Withstand all filthines of sin and whoredome still detest To passe by this I will proceede and bend my speech more plaine To you whom I respect in heart in which I doe not faine Because I meane to knit my selfe In marriage as I said I did bethinke my selfe where I Might find some honest maid That I might wooe