Achitophel ij Sam xvii 27  b  28 v c  29  d  30 xiij e  31 September hath .xxx. dayes K L   ij f  1  g  2 x A Solomon / Adonias j. Regum j. 3  b  4 xviii c  5 vii d  6  e  7 xv f  8 iiii g  9  A Ioab / Banaias j. Regum xi 10 xii b  11 i c  12  d  13 ix e  14  f The sonne in libra Equinoctium autuÌ„nale 15 xvii g  16 vi A  17  b SolomoÌ„ / his wyues strauÌ„gers j. reg xi 18 xiiii c  19 iii d  20  e  21 xi f  22 xix g  23  A  24 viii b Roboam Hieroboam j. Regum xii 25  c  26 xvi d  27 v e  28 xiii f  29 ii g  30 October hath .xxxj. dayes K L    A Achab / Iehu ij Regum ix 1 x b  2  c  3 xviij d  4 vij e  5  f  6 xv g  7 iiij A Ezechias / Senacheryb ij Reg. xix 8  b  9 xij c  10 j d  11  e  12 ix f  13  g The sonne in scorpione 14 xvij A  15 vj b Esayas / Ezechias ij Regum xx 16  c  17 xiiij d  18 xij e  19  f  20 xj g  21 xix A Manasses ij Paralypomenon xxxiij 22  b  23 viij c  24  d  25 xvj e  26 v f  27  g  28 xiij A Hieremias / Sedechias Hieremie xxxix 29 ij b  30  c  31 Nouember hath .xxx. dayes K L   x d  1  e  2 xviij f  3 vij g  4  A Danyel Babylonyes Daniel vj. 5 xv b  6 iiij c  7  d  8 xij e  9 j f  10  g  11 ix A The thre kynges Herode Math. ij 12  b  13 xvij c The sonne in sagittario 14 vj d  15  e  16 xiiij f  17 iij g  18  A IohnÌ„ baptyst preestes Ioh. i. 19 xj b  20 xix c  21  d The begynnynge of wynter 22 viij e  23  f  24 xvj g  25 v A IohnÌ„ baptyst Herode Luc. iij. 26  b  27 xiii c  28 ii d  29 x e  30 December hath .xxxj. dayes K L    f  1 xviij g  2 vij A Peter / Iudas IohnÌ„ xiij 3  b  4 xv c  5 iiij d  6  e  7 xij f  8 j g  9  A Barnabas / Ananias Act. iiij 10 ix b  11  c The sonne in capricorno 12 xvij d Solstitium hyemale 13 vj e  14  f  15 xiiij g  16 iij A Peter / Symon magus Act. viij 17  b  18 xj c  19 xix d  20  e  21 viij f  22  g  23 xvj A  24 v b The Natiuite of Chryst Math. ij 25  c Paulus / Elimas magus Act. xiij 26 xiij d  27 ij e  28  f  29 x g  30  A  31 ¶ Otto Brunsfelsius to the chrysten reder desyreth plentye of grace OF this myne almanak here shall I entreate chrysteÌ„ reder moche after an other forme ferre after an other ordre than they which boost themselues to be named connynge Astronomers For whyles they loke for to flatter the affections of some vnstable ê‘sons and so to disceyue them by reason of the influence of the bodyes aboue as they say whiche influence they ê“fesse themselues to knowe thoughe by vncertayne coniectures they do teche to descryue / deuyde or discerne one tyme from an other / and to obserue dayes / monethes / yeres / of this tyme that contynually decayeth Therfore I leanynge to the moost sure worde of god shall begyn this myne almanacke moost true euer for to endure after the wyll of hym which is most myghty maker ruler not onely of starres but of all thynges in heuen erth And for a generall iÌ„troduction in maner I set forth first these thinges to be redde whiche are wryten in Deutronomy .xviij. Whan thou shalte entre in to the lande whiche the lorde thy god shal gyue the beware that thou lerne not to do after the abominacions of those nacions And se that there be fouÌ„de none amonge you that sacryfyeth his sone or doughter drawynge them thorowe the fyre eyther that asketh any thynge of them that vse wytchecrafte / and obserueth dremes / or chatteryng of byrdes / or that is a sorcerer or a charmer neyther ape couÌ„sell of them that speke with a sprite / or a sothsayer or that talketh with them that be deed for to knowe the truthe For all that do suche thynges the lorde dothe abhorre And bycause of such mischeuous synnes he shal dryue them out at thy coÌ„myng in Be perfyte pure therfore with the lorde thy god These nacions that thou shalt conquere possesse their landes gyue eare to wytches and sothsayers but thou art otherwyse taught of the lorde thy god Leuit. xx That ê‘sone whiche turneth vnto wytches sothsayers / playe the hore with them I shal put my face agaynst hym / destroye hym from amongest his people SaÌ„ctifye your selues therfore be holy Hieremye .x. Be not wyllyng to lerne after the wayes of the gentyles / be not afrayde of signes or sterres of the firmameÌ„t whiche gentyles do feare for the lawes and sayenges of people are vayne and nothynge to be regarded Of these sayingê it appereth more clere than the lyght of the mydday that the pronosticacions foresayinges of all astronomers are fouÌ„ded but vpon flowing sande and vnstable whiche the wordes of god beyng of so great efficacite easely destroyeth bringeth them vnto nought By the which wordes of god we knowe also for a suretye according as it is wryten Exod xx I am the lorde thy god a stronge gelous louer that his omnipotent maiesty wyll not admyt nor suffre any of his creatures to reygne or rule with hym For he accordyng to the perfection of his diuyne worde is sole the noble ruler gouernour not onely of this yere but also of al times and of all thyngê that be in heuen in erth and in hell Wytnes not Ptolomey of AlexaÌ„dry Albumaser Haly Meszhulle Hermes suche other but that noble kynge and prophete Dauid in the .xxiij. psalme sayinge The erth is the lordes all that is therin / the rounde worlde all that dwelleth in it A lorde myghty stronge and of great power he is the kynge of glory Also Iosue .ij. The lorde is your god
whiche doth hym seruyce agaynst his people Rede Hieremy xxvij the last ende ¶ That false prophetes whiche teache the liberty of the flesshe are not to be herde ¶ Hiere xxvij Be not wyllynge to heare your prophetes and sothsayers dreame reders augurers enchaunters which saye to you Ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon For they prophecye lyes vnto you that they mought make you farre from your countrey and cast you out and that ye sholde perysshe In the same chapiter Heare not the wordes of your false prophetes c. ¶ Of Antechryst ¶ Euery one that speketh agaynst Chryste and cleueth to the pleasures of this worlde that shortly shall perysshe is Antechryst .j. Iohan .ij. It is sure that there be many Antechrystes But the very hye principall Antechryst is begon to be reueled and declared in these our dayes by holy scriptures / whiche vntyl he be destroyed with the spryte of the mouth of our lorde Iesus Chryst / shall rule and rage cruelly in the worlde Daniel .xj. And there shall fall of them that be well lerned so that they shall be tryed by fyre and chosen out and made whyte vnto the tyme appoynted For yet an other tyme shall be and a kynge shall do after his owne wyll and shall be lyfte vp in pryde and magnyfyed agaynst euery god And shall speke great thynges agaynst the god of goodes and he shall prospere tyll the wrath of god be perfourmed For the diffinicion is so set And he shall not regarde the god of his fathers shall be in the cōcupiscences of women neyther he shal care for any goddes For he shall ryse agaynst al thynges And he shall honoure the god Maozim in his place and shall worshyp a god that his fathers neuer knewe with golde / syluer / precyous stone / other precious thinges ¶ Of the state of religyon and papystes ¶ Math. xv Chryst sayth All the plantacion which my heuenly father haue not planted / shall be plucked vp by the rote The more they shall enforce to defende theyr lyuynge before god abomynable so moche more shall theyr myscheues and symulacions be made open to all the worlde He that hath eares for to heare / let hym heare what are wryten Iohan .v. ¶ Of the reformacion of Chrystes chyrche ¶ Onely god knoweth the christyan chyrche for it is spirituall and knowen onely by the spiryte wherfore to god onely whiche is a spiryte it is entyerly knowen This chyrche as longe as it cleueth fast to the worde of god it can not but stande sure yf not / soone it peryssheth How euer so moche other thynge is constytute and ordeyned in counselles of preestes / bysshoppes / and pryncys of this worlde For as we said before euery plantacion that my heuenly father haue not planted shall be plucked vp by the roote Rede in the Actes .v. and to the Romayns .xiiij. ¶ Of the Iewes ¶ Of the Iewes blyndnes the scripture is full blessed is he that vnderstande it and vnto his ende dothe abyde the grace mercy of god Rom̄ xj My bretherne I wyll not that ye forgete this mysterye leest you be hye mynded or wyse in your owne conceyte For blyndnes chaunced partly in Israell vntyll the fulnes of gentyles shall cōme in / and so the whole Israell shall be saued For god is stronge ynough to graffe them in agayne ¶ Of sygnes of the last daye ¶ Many sygnes of the last daye wherof Chryste maketh mencyon Math. xxiiij are seen and fulfylled all redy Therfore lyfte vp your heades ye chrysten men / for your redempcion draweth nere ¶ The conclusyon THis our pronosticacyon gentyll reader nedeth no declaracyon of phylosophye or astrologye whiche is of mannes inuencyon for it is foūded vpon the onely euerlastynge worde of the omnipotent god / whose power no man may resyst / and vnder whome they bowe and obey that beareth vp this worlde Iob. ix Let no man therfore contempne these thynges / neyther resyst the trewth openly knowen / interpretyng them any otherwyse than our lorde Iesus Chryst hath interpreted oneles we be despoyled of the grace and mercy whiche we haue obteyned by hym .j. Iohan. iij. But rather let hym enforce to applye hym faste from ignoraunce and lyes vnto the trewthe whiche is god hym selfe to whome onely be honour and glory for euer Amen The wyll of the lorde be done Act. xxj ¶ To the chrysten reders LO good reders here may you se what the cause is of all the punyshmentes plages myseryes that god sendeth vpon vs that is bycause we do not obserue the lawes of god / nor do not lyue accordynge to his worde And not as many bothe do thinke and saye that these newe lawes newe lernynges are the causes Is not this newe lernynge the very trewe worde of god Elles let them cōme and proue the contrary But now that lyght is cōme in to this worlde they that haue be brought vp in darknes loue better darknes than lyght / yea rather they hate the lyght and wyll not cōme at it / leest theyr ypocrysye and theyr cerymonyous good workes after the inuencions of men sholde appere nought and worthy to be reproued Those sorte wolde I exhorte to cōme whyles they haue lyght and beleue in it leest remaynynge here in theyr inwarde darknes they be kest in to the outwarde darknes where shall be euer sorowe and mysery ¶ An other sorte there is the more pytye that seme to fauour the lyght of goddes worde and folowe and fauour the preachers therof but they seke the libertie of the flesshe and not of the spirite lyuynge after theyr fleshly lustes and after the noughty fashyon of the worlde in couetousnes / ambicion / pryde with infynyte other euylles / onely sekyng for theyr owne profytes and pleasures / though it be to theyr chrystyan brothers greate detriment This cōmeth of inordynate loue that men haue to them selues whiche is cause of moche other euyll and neuer can bryng forth good frute of fayth / thus contynuynge to the ende of theyr lyfe ledde contynually ferre out of charite through theyr propre loue yet they thynke than to be saued by their fayned fayth Whiche I feare me for lacke of testimony of good workes shall be disalowed at the daye of iudgement whan Chryste shall saye I was hungry / and ye gaue me no meate and so forthe This sorte lette that other sorte from cōmynge to the lyght And it is to be feared that these cōmunycacions in this pronosticacion shall fall vpon vs / not bycause we forsake obedyence to the bysshop of Rome and his lawes whiche hathe ledde vs in to darknes and out of the ryght way to godwarde / nor bycause of this newe preachynge after the very worde of god but bycause the worde is now so often and so playnly preached vnto vs / and we remayne styll after the olde fashyon / as the cityes dyd where Chryst preached Corosayn Betzayda and Capernaum / whome he reproued and cursed bycause they receyued not his wordes so often shewed vnto them The grounde that is well tylled sowen and hath often rayne in season / and yet brynge forth no good frute sayth saynt Paule is cursed of the owner Therfore let vs so heare the trewe worde of god / that we may chaunge our lyuynge / and lyue accordynge vnto his worde and I doubte not we shall obtayne his mercyfull promyses and benedictions that he promyseth to the kepers of his lawes and lyue after his worde by the grace of Chryst by whose merytes and helpe we may bryng all thynges well to passe / and haue not onely these tēporall blessynges / but also spirituall / true fayth / remyssyon of synnes / preseruacion in grace / and assuraūce of the kyngdome of heuen whiche I beseche hym to graunte vs. Amen ¶ This treatyse or pronosticacion is seen redde and examyned by me Iohn̄ Hylsey bysshop of Rochester ¶ Plinius in the .xviij. booke and .xxxiij. chapyter of his naturall hystory AL thynges that are cutte / plucked / slypte or lopped / are best to be done in the latter ende of the moone Meddle not with dunge but in the wane of the moone Moost specyally dunge your lande in the last quarter Gelde your pygges / calues / wether lammes and kyddes in the decrease of the moone Put your egges vnder the henne at the newe moone Make your dyches or holes for to plante in / aboute the full of the moone at nyght Whan it is full moone couer the rootes of your trees In moyst places sowe your sede / betwixt the newe moone and the olde / or aboute foure dayes before or after They wyll also that ye wenowe your corne or sedes and laye them vp aboute the last endyng of the moone And to sowe sedes whyles the moone is ouer the erth and must be pressed whan the moone is vnder the erth ¶ Imprynted at London in Flete strete / at the sygne of the sonne by me Iohn̄ Byddell Cum priuilegio Regali ¶ Iohn̄ Byddell
A very true pronosticacioÌ„ / with a Kalender / gathered out of the moost auncyent bokes of ryght holy Astronomers / for the yere of our lorde M. CCCCC.xxxvj And for all yeres here after perpetuall Translated out of latyn in to Englysshe by IohnÌ„ Ryckes preest Cum priuilegio Regali IohnÌ„ Byddell IUSTICIA Charitas Fides PRUDENCIA SPES Obedientia Patientia ¶ To the ryght noble and godly wyse of the kynges noble couÌ„sell to whom his grace hath assigned to examyne englysshe bookes that are to be imprynted / and to approue those that are catholyke profytable to the christian coÌ„men welthe and other to reproue Aboundaunce of grace and euerlastynge helthe WHan I had red ouer this lytell boke / whiche was founde cast in a corner amonge other pamflets not regarded which boke is named a Pronosticacion / that as is no doubte moost true / and very necessary to be knowen my conscyence moued me though I can but lytel skyl to entreprise suche a thynge for to translate it out of latin iÌ„ to englysshe / for a more coÌ„men welth Pytie I had to se so good a worke / so ê“fytabte a lyght as they say Mat. 5. lu 8. 11. to be hydden vnder a busshell Wherfore vnder your iudgemeÌ„t correction I wyl be glad to put it vpon a candelstycke / that it may be seen to many / gyue light ferre abrode whiche I can not do better than to dedycate it vnto your goodnes / whose godly wysdom lernynge is knowen to be so good circuÌ„specte that it wolde not suffre suche a thynge to go abrode but yf it were for a coÌ„men welthe The coÌ„men pronosticacions that yerely gothe aboute are but tryfles in regarde of this vayne ye after my mynde deceyuable harmefull to not a fewe persones that hath credence in them How can they tel of thingê to coÌ„me / or what shall chauÌ„ce to men here after Iob. 38. Act. 1. It onely depeÌ„deth in the disposicion power of god / whiche ordreth all thingê in tyme place as it pleaseth hym God saith by his ê“phete Esaie xlj Shewe you what thynges are for to coÌ„me we shal knowe you to be goddes And in an other place spekyng to the Babylones Esa 47. Let your Augurers of the firmament stande saue you whiche be holde the sterres nombre the monethes for to shewe by them what thynges are for to coÌ„me c. Deuter 28. God promyseth all thynges to succede and to coÌ„me well to passe vnto all them that byleue purely in hym wyl obserue his lawes And threateth the contrary to miscreauntes euyll doers Wherfore yf they hap somtyme to touche the truthe it is bycause they se by coniecture the coÌ„dicions maners of people by the senteÌ„ce of god in holy scripture to deserue and be worthy eyther peace or warre helthe or sycknes derth or plenty with suche other thynges as they wryte of in their ê“nosticacions / whiche yf they dyd not in auauÌ„syng them selues sekyng prayse vayne glory of the worlde but referrynge all to the worde of god / grouÌ„ded thervpon / and not vpon their vayne aucrours and planets they myght well be herde credence be gyuen vnto them yf they spake not so darkly Therfore that men sholde not spende their tyme in vayne / it is better that they shold leue suche trifles and vncerteyn sayenges / leane sadly to this sure true pronosticacion grounded onely vpon the worde of god moost sure fouÌ„dacion and of most hye auctorite In this a man may somwhat lerne to knowe and feare god / to haue in reuerence the holy scripture / wherin onely is coÌ„teyned all thynges that belongeth to the helth of soules / and to the godly administracion gouernaunce of the coÌ„men welthe / wher vnto god hath called you And for a soÌ„me as coÌ„cernynge suche thinges in scripture there are set forth here in this kalender folowynge in stede of sayntes dayes certayne holy hystoryes wherby they may ê‘ceyue the benignite seuerite / the mercy rygorousnes of god towardes mankynde And agayne the fayth and incredulite / the kyndnes vnkyndnes of men towardes god what are moost specyally to be taken hede of in the scripture of god So that we may lerne also to ascrybe no thyng to our selues but to refer all thingê to almighty god the father thorow Chryst Yf there be fouÌ„de any thynge that is somwhat obscure let them aske counsell of those that be good well lerned And moost specially praye to god entyerly that he wyll open the sence to vs that we may vnderstande the scriptures Luc. 24. Thus I beseche your benignityes to accepte my lytell labour not consyderynge the rude doynge but the zele that I haue to forther the ryght wayes of Chrystyan lyuynge whiche shall be with the helpe of goddes grace if ye thynke it worthy to go abrode to his honour glory whose grace consolacion be euer with you Amen ¶ Of the yere ¶ The yere hathe CCC.lxv dayes / a quarterne / whiche always euery fourth yere maketh one daye / whiche is set in the xxij daye of February ¶ Of the golden nombre ¶ The golden noÌ„bre coÌ„teyneth .xix. thus to be couÌ„ted that eche yere froÌ„ one to .xix. one nombre must be ascrybed / and in the xx yere begyn agayne at one And in euery fourth yere whiche is called Bisextile or leape yere the .xxij. daye of February shall coÌ„teyne also the .xxiij. And that whiche in the kalender is the .xxiij. day / than must be the .xxiiij. wherfore also the dominical lettre must nedes be chaunged ¶ Of the Dominicall lettre ¶ The yere of our lorde M.v. C. .xxxv was C. dominicall lettre The yere M.v. C. and .xxxvj. leape yere / and B. dominicall lettre vntyll saynt Mathyes daye And from thens forth A. shal be coÌ„tynued for dnÌ„icall lettre The nexte yere g Than f. After that e And than d.c leape yere agayne And so contynuynge backwarde euery fourth yere take .ij. lettres for leape yere / rekenynge the fyrst vnto saynt Mathyes daye and the seconde all the yere after And so contynue .xxviij. yeres / as in this table folowynge And than begyn agayne / and so for euer b.g.f.e.d.b.a.g.f.d.c.b.a.f. a. c. e. g. e.d.c.a.g.f.e.c.b.a.g.e.d.c. b. d. f. ¶ Of the inuencion of Ester and other mouable feestes ¶ From the .xxj. day of Marche vnto the xviij daye of Apryll we haue subscribed golden nombres to the lettres of the dayes into this vse Vpon what day so euer the golden nombre of the yere falleth / alway the sonday nexte folowyng shall be Ester day Whiche had ye shall easely fynde coÌ„tynuynge vpward or downward lente or septuagesym The asceÌ„sion or Pentecost ¶ How to fynde the chaunge of the mone ¶ If ye desyre to fynde the coniuÌ„ction or the new mone / we haue ordred so the goldeÌ„ noÌ„bre otherwise than it hath ben in time past in the kaleÌ„ders that
he is the god in heuen aboue in erth benethe Ecclastici .j. There is one most hye maker of all omnipoteÌ„t a myghty kyng and moche to be dredde syttyng vpon his trone a god hauyng dominion .j. to the Corinth .viij. We knowe that an ydoll is nothynge in this worlde / that there is no god but one / to vs onely there is but one god whiche is the father / of whome coÌ„me all thynges / we in hym / and one lorde Iesus Chryste / by whome are all thynges / and we by hym To the Ephe. iiij There is but one lorde / one fayth / one baptysme / one god and father of all / whiche is aboue all / thorowe all / in you all The first of Timo. ij There is one god / and one mediatour bytwene god maÌ„ / whiche is the man Chryst Iesus c. To the Hebrues .xiij. Iesus Chryst yesterdaye and to daye / the same contynueth for euer ¶ Of frutes of the erth ¶ It besemeth not to cloke or hyde the truthe / but rather it is very expedyent to shewe it moost openly to euery man And bycause god hymselfe is the very truthe / let vs gyue eare with attente a diligent mynde vnto his owne wordes In Deutro xxviij it is wryteÌ„ thus If thou wylt herken diligently vnto the voyce of the lord thy god / to obserue do all his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes whiche I coÌ„mauÌ„de that this daye the lorde wyll set the on hye aboue all nacions of the erth And all these blessynges shall coÌ„me on the ouertake the. If thou shalt obey vnto the voyce of the lorde thy god / blessed shalte thou be in the towne / blessed in the feldes / blessed shall be the frute of thy body / the frute of thy grouÌ„de / the frute of thy cattell / the frute of thyne oxen / and thy flockes of shepe / blessed shall thy bernes be thy store blessed shalt thou be whan thou goest out and whan thou coÌ„mest in Leuit. xxvj If ye shall walke iÌ„ myne ordynauÌ„ces kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes do them iÌ„ dede / I wyll sende you rayne in tyme ryght season and your lande shall brynge forth her encrease / the trees of the felde shall gyue theyr frutes And corne thresshynge shall reche vnto the wyne haruest / the wyne haruest shall reche vnto sowynge ryme ye shall eate your breade in plenteousnes ye shall dwell in your grounde peasably Leuiti xxv I am the lord your god / wherfore do after myne ordynaunces kepe my lawes do them that ye may dwell in the lande in safetye without any feare And the lande shall bringe forth her frute ye shall eate your fyll and dwell there in safetye If ye shall say what shall we eate in the seuenth yere in as moche as we shall not sowe nor gather in our encrease I wyl sende my blessynge vpon you in the sixth yere / it shall bryng forth frute for thre yeres / ye shall sowe the eyght yere / eate of the olde frute vntyll the .ix. c. If these thynges were ê“mysed vnto the fore fathers how moche more lykewyse vnto vs christyans For it is the same lorde promyser lyuynge for euer whose sone Iesus Chryst our lorde admonyssheth vs. Math. vj. sayenge Be not careful / saying what shall we eate or what shall we drynke / or wherw t shall we be clad For all these thynges the vnfaythfull nacions seke besyly for Surely your father in heuen knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges Therfore seke first the kyngdom of heuen the iustyce of it / and all these thynges shall be mynystred vnto you And it is wryten in Deutro viij as Chryst saythe Man lyueth not onely by breade / but in euery worde that ê“cedeth from the mouth of god Math. iiij Also Deutro viij Take hede and beware that thou neuer forgete the lorde thy god and doest not regarde his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes lawes ordynauÌ„ces whiche I coÌ„mauÌ„de the this day / oneles after thou hast eaten and fylled the full / hast bylte the goodly houses dwelte therin / hast droues of oxen flockes of shepe plenty of golde and syluer of all thynges than beware leest thyne herte ryseth be proude / forgetest the lorde thy god c. Esaye .j. If ye wyll heare be ruled ye shall haue your pleasure of the best frute of the lande but if ye wyll not ê“uoke me to displeasure / the sworde shall deuoure you Esaye lv All ye that are at hurst coÌ„me to the waters Also you that wante syluer go quyckly bye that ye mought eate go your wayes and bye wyne mylke without money wtout pryce or exchaunge Wherfore do you lay out your money for the fode that fedeth not and spende your labour aboute that thynge that satisfyeth you not And wherfore rather lysten you not vnto me that your soules mought eate of the best / take theyr fyll vpon the fattest delycates Gyue eare to me coÌ„me to me take hede to me and your soules shall be refresshed c. In the .xxij. chap. Hieremy saith vnto the euyll kynge Ioacim Thy father dyd he not eate drynke that is to saye lyued in peace kepte equite iustyce that tyme whan he was in prosperite He iudged the cause of the poore nedy / so that it redowned to his owne goodnes And was it not therfore sayth the lorde bycause he knewe regarded me but thy eyes thy herte is all gyuen vnto auaryce blode shedynge and that of innoceÌ„tes / to iniust vexacion of other ronnyng to euery vnhappy dede Therfore the lorde sayd these thynges vnto Ioacim kynge of Iuda sone of Iosyas Neyther brother nor syster shall bewayle hym and say alas Nor none shall crye to hym sayenge alas lorde / alas noble man He shal be buryed as an asse is buryed putrifyed / cast out of the gates of IerusaleÌ„ Prouerb xiij A iust a good man eateth and fulfylleth his appetyte as moche as he wyll but the bely of an vngodly man shall neuer haue ynough The prophete psal liiij Cast thy carefull mynde vpon the lorde / he shall nourysshe the / shall neuer suffre a rightwise man to wauer or fall Psal xxxvj I haue ben yonge and am coÌ„me to age yet sawe I neuer the ryghtwyse forsaken / or his sede beggyng theyr breade ¶ Of sterilite derth of vytaylles / corne or frutes ¶ Contrary to these thynges god dothe threten Leui. xxvj If ye wyll not herken vnto me nor wyll do all these my coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes / or yf ye shall despyse my lawes and contemne myne ordynauÌ„ces / so that ye wyll not do all thynges as I haue ordeyned but shall breake myne appoyntmeÌ„t than wyll I lykewise do this agayn vnto you Ye shal sowe your sede in vayne for your ennemyes shall deuour
destroy it I wyll make the heueÌ„ ouer you as harde as yron / your lande as harde as brasse so your labour shall be spente in vayne For your lande shal not gyue her encrease Nor the trees of the erth shall gyue theyr frutes I wyll breke the staffe of your breade that .x. wyues shall bake your breade in one ouen / men shall delyuer you your breade agayne by weyght Than shall you eate and not be satisfyed Deutro xxviij And yf thou wylt not herken vnto the voyce of the lorde thy god to kepe and to do all his coÌ„mauÌ„dementes ordynaunces whiche I coÌ„mauÌ„de that this day than all these curses shall coÌ„me vpon the and ouertake the. Cursed shalt thou be in the towne cursed in the felde / cursed shall be thy barne thy store Cursed shall the frute of thy body the frute of thy lande be / the frute of thyne oxen the flockes of thy shepe c. And the heuen that is ouer thy heed shall be brasse / the lande that thou treadest vpon yron And the lorde shall turne the rayne of the lande vnto powder and dust / euen froÌ„ heuen they shall coÌ„me vpon the vntyll thou be brought to nought Thou shalt cast moche sede in to the felde shalt gather but lytell in for the locustes shall destroy it Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde dresse it but shalt neyther drynke of the wyne nor gather of the grapes / for the wormes shall eate it The ê“phete Agge j. cha ye dyd sowe moche caryed in / but lytell ye dyd eate were not satisfyed / ye dranke had not ynough And for what cause saith the lorde bycause my hous is forsaken desolate and you haue hyed euery one to his owne hous And for this the heuens are ê“hibite to gyue dewe vpon you And the erth is forbyddeÌ„ to gyue her encrease And god shall call drought vpon the lande mouÌ„taynes vpon wheate and wyne / and vpon oyle and all thinges that the erth bryngeth forth ¶ Of sycknesses ¶ God sendeth sycknesses vnto men som tyme for theyr synnes / many tymes for to quycken theyr fayth to exercise theyr charite loue to god to their neyghbour To the Hebre. xij The lord chastiseth them whome he loueth correcteth euery sone that he fauoureth Leuit. xxvj If ye wyll not yet be lerned for al this but shall walke contrarywyse vnto me than wyll I also walke coÌ„trary vnto you / wyll punysshe you seuen tymes for your synnes And whan you are fled vnto your cytyes I wyll sende the pestilence among you c. Deutro xxviij If it be so that thou wylt not heare the voyce of the lorde thy god / he shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the / vntyll he hath consumed from the lande whether thou goest for to enioye it the lorde shall smyte the with swellynges / with feuers / colde / hote / burnyng / with corrupt ayre / blastyng and they shall folowe the vntyll thou perysshe the lorde wyll stryke the with the botches of Egypte / with the emorodes / skall maungynesse so that thou shalt neuer be healed therof And the lord shall smyte the with madnes / blyndnes / and dasyng of the mynde The lorde shall smyte the with myscheuous botches in the knees legges / vncurable / euen from the sole of the fote vnto the top of thy heed Excepte ye be diligent to kepe do al the wordes of this lawe that are wryten in this boke / for to feare this gloryous fearful name of the lorde thy god the lorde wyll encrease thy thy plages / smyte bothe the thy seade with wonderfull great plages / of longe contynuaunce / with very euyll sycknesses / and of longe durauÌ„ce More ouer he wyl brynge vpon the all the afflictions of egypte / whiche thou wast afrayde of / they shall cleaue vnto the. Besyde this all maner sycknesses / all maner plages which are not wryten in the booke of this lawe / wyll the lorde brynge vpon the / vntyll thou be coÌ„me to nought all bycause thou wylte not herken vnto the voyce of the lord thy god ¶ Of warre and peace ¶ The very true peace is onely in Chryst but in the worlde / all maner of myschefe IohnÌ„ xvj These thinges haue I spoken saythe Chryst vnto you / that in me ye may haue peace / but in the worlde ye shall haue tribulacion In the worlde is ambicion of honour dominion all desyre of theyr owne profyte of rychesse / inordynate affections of worldly carnall pleasures / wherof do sprynge al stryfe and batayle / whiche god sendeth for the transgressyon of his lawes coÌ„maundementes Esaye j. If ye wyll be stubburne prouoke me vnto displeasure ye shall be deuoured with sworde For so hath god promysed with his owne mouth Deutro xxviij sayth Moyses If thou obserue the lawes coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of the lorde thy god he shall smyte thyne ennemyes that ryse agaynst the before thy face They coÌ„me out agaynst the one waye flee from the seuen wayes And contrarywyse shall he deale with the yf thou be disobedyent Also .xxxij. without forth the sworde shal destroy them / within the hous feare that bothe yonge men yonge women / the suckelynges with men of grey heades Iob. xix The venger of iniquities and of vngracyous lyuynge is the sworde Leuit. xxvi If ye wyll not heare me / I shall enduce vpon you the sworde venger of my couenaunt Loke diligently vpon these chapters of Ieremy ix.xv.xxix.xlij xliij xvj.l And Ezechiel v.vj.vij.xxxviij Osee vij Amos. vij viij Baruc. iij. O Israell what meaneth it that thou art in the lande of thyne ennemyes the answere foloweth Thou hast left the well of wysdom For yf thou haddest walked in the waye of god veryly thou sholdest haue dwelte in peace vpon thyne owne lande ¶ Of kynges and pryncys ¶ All powers are ordeyned by god Rom. xiij wherfore all pryncys ought hyely for to study to apply them selues that they may lyue do seruyce according to the wyll of hym that is kyng of all kynges lorde of al lordes of whom they take their power And not onely kyng kyngdomes / but also princys them that be of the couÌ„sell are ordeyned of god Prouerb viij If they wyll haue their subiectes obedieÌ„t louing to be at rest / it may not be by their owne polycy strong hande or oppression but as Dauid sayth in the psalme Thou art he that subduest my people vnder me For al thinges heuen the worlde auÌ„gels Paule Cephas Appollo the prynce thelemeÌ„tes tyme satan synne deth hell are subiecte vnto vs where we be subiecte vnto god / hauynge no confidence but onely in hym Experience of this they may se in the bokes of Iudicum and of kynges Prouerb xxj As the diuisions
the vngodly their lyght Psal ix The vngodly is trapped in the workes of his owne handes / shall be ouerthrowen in to hell with all them that forgete god Psal lxxiiij god sayth I shal breake the hornes of these vngracyous but the power of the ryghtwyse shall be styll exalted Psal ciij. Let the synners be coÌ„sumed vpon the erth / the vngodly also vntyll none be lefte alyue Psal cxxviij The ryghtuouse lorde shall kytte of the neckes of the vngodly ¶ How that the vngodly persecute the good ¶ He is by ryght called vngodly whiche coÌ„temneth goddes worde wherby fayth coÌ„meth in to vs by the whiche onely we be iustifyed saued Esaye lvij The vngodly saythe the lorde hathe no peace Eccle. xxviij An vngodly man troubleth frendes And amongest them that are in peace / he casteth debate Chryste saythe Ioh. xv As they haue persecuted me / so shall they persecute you ¶ That many with their ryches shall fall and be destroyed for the worde of god / namely whan it is styfly resysted by pertinacite abomynable ¶ Luc. ij Beholde this chylde Chryst is put in to the fall in to the reysyng agayne of many in Israel in to a marke whiche shal be gaynsayd yea thyne owne soule shal be perced with a sworde / so that the preuy cogitacioÌ„s of many mens hertes shall be made open .j. Pet. ij This stone whiche the bylders kest awaye / is made the heed corner stone / a stone of offence / a rocke to stumble vpon to them that are not content with his worde / nor beleue that wheron they were set Math. xxj And he that falleth vpon this stone shall be broken vpon who so euer the stone fall it shall crusshe hym all to peces ¶ Of the state of them that be called spirituall and of the chyrche ¶ The state of the chyrche / whether it be called of spiritual men / of religyous / or of monkes it is no pryncys state or dignite / but a mynystracion or a seruyce or elles theyr parte shall be amongest the kynges of the infydeles Luc. xxij He that is greter amongest you / must be as the yonger he that gothe before / must be as a seruer ¶ The dominyon of vngodly prelates and pastours shall not be stablysshed ¶ Hiere xxiij The lorde sayth Wo be to you pastours that destroye and teare in peces the flocke of my pasture c. Surely bothe prophete and preest are polluted And in my house sayth the lorde I haue fouÌ„de theyr malyce For that cause theyr waye shall be as it were slypper in darknes they shall be threste at fall therin Ezechiel xxxiiij The lorde god saythe these thynges Wo be to the pastours of Israel which fedde them selues c. My flockes haue wandred out of the waye in all mouÌ„taynes there was none that wolde seke for them c. Beholde therfore I my selfe wyll requyre vpon my pastours my flocke out of their handes I shall make them to cease that they shall no more fede my flocke / neyther any more shall suche pastours fede them selues I shall delyuer my flocke out of theyr mouth they shall haue it no more to their meate Loke vpon Esay j. Hiere ij xx IohnÌ„ x. Math. xxj zachari xj Our lorde grauÌ„te that the eyes of their herte may be lyghtened / and they coÌ„uerted and returne to the lorde ¶ Of the coÌ„men sorte of chrystianes ¶ To the coÌ„men chrysten people yf they be of one accorde agre in vnite of fayth and hope in Iesu Chryst onely and his gospell / in fraternall charite al thinges shall succede at theyr desyre But yf they reyse vp them selfe contrary to Chryst his gospell / it can be none otherwyse but the sworde hunger pestilence noysome beestes tyrauntes and all maner of sycknesses shall fall vpon them / they shal be gyuen vp in to the handes of theyr ennemyes Deutro xxviij Leui. xxvj Hebr. x. How moche more suppose you them to deserue worse turmentry whiche treadeth downe the sone of god counteth the blode of the testameÌ„t polluted wherby he was sanctifyed / despyseth the spryte of grace Let all them therfore be of good chere that receyue the worde of god For though they be kepte vnder in this worlde neuertheles in that eternal heuenly couÌ„trey they shall haue glory with ê‘petuall victory triumphe of their ennemyes whan they shall be turmented in fyre of euerlastyng malediction Philip .j. In nothynge be ye afrayde of your aduersaryes / for that which is to them cause of perdicion / is to you cause of saluacion / and that by god ij Corinth iiij If so be our gospell be hydden it is hydden in those that perysh in whiche the god of this worlde hathe blynded the myndes of vnbeleuers / leest the lyght of the gloryous gospell of Chryst whiche is the ymage of god sholde shyne vpon them ij Corinth ij We be a good odoure of Chryste to god bothe amonge them that be saued and amonge them that perysshe ¶ That sedicious persones may loke to haue nothynge prosperous ¶ He is called sedicious whiche setteth vp hym selfe agaynst his prince whome he is bounde to obey thoughe it were so that tyrauntes beare the rowme For all power is ordeyned by god RomÌ„ xiij Prouerb xxiiij Feare the lorde my sone and the kynge / and meddle not with detractours for sodeynly shall theyr perdicion ryse and who can tell the ruyne of them bothe Folowe not euyll men neyther desyre to be with them For theyr mynde is occupyed aboute rapyne and theyr lyppes talkynge fraudes Hieremy .xxviij. Thou hast brokeÌ„ treen setters / and for them thou shalt make fetters of yron Dathan and Abiron and all sedicious were punysshed of the lorde As it appereth Numeri xvj and .iij. reg xvj RomÌ„ xiij He that resysteth power resysteth gods ordynauÌ„ce Math. xxvj All that take the sworde / shall perysshe with the sworde Gene. ix Who so euer shedeth mans blode / shall haue his blode shedde agayne ¶ That no man sholde presume to cast of the burthen whiche is layde vpon hym / oneles he be laden with an heuyer oppressed ¶ Hieremy .xxv. Bycause ye haue not herde my wordes beholde I shall sende and take vnto me all the cognacion of the north sayth the lorde and Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon my seruauÌ„t and I shall brynge them vpon this lande and vpon the inhabyters of it and vpon all the nacions that be aboute it and I shall slee them put them as men that were out of theyr wytte in to contempte and in to desolacion for euer Hieremy .xxvij. And now therfore I haue gyuen all these landes in the hande of Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon my seruaunt .j. Corin. vij Thou art called to be a seruaunt care not for it The Ire punyshment of god was fyerce bycause of the synnes of his people And therfore he stereth vp tyrauÌ„tes