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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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great experience saith these words take away the wicked from the King and his throne shal be established in righteousnesse Séeing now y● God beginneth so gratiously to worke in Princes who haue not occasion to hope for great increase of prosperity in them for like as when ● Prince delighteth in lies as saith the wise man all his serua● are wicked euen so when the King or Prince is a fauourer and a maintainer of the truth his people shall the more be giuen to the feare of God and I doubt not bu● God this same yeare by the faithfull Ministration of his author●ty in Kings and Princes shall bring noble acts to passe to the great deliuerance of poore people and reformation of the ignorant And let Princes remember that the power which they haue is giuen them of the Lord and the strength from the highest least they being Officers of Gods empire be neg●●gent in kéeping y● law of righteousnes but if they delight in much people let thē loue the light of wisedome which is Gods word for by it they shall gouerne the people and the nations shal be subdued vnto them whosoeuer he be then that loueth not to resist the ordinance of God let him submit himselfe to the authority of his prince and let him not bite his lippe at it Good Ezechias brak● the brasen s●●pent that the Children of Israell worshiped so long and let it not gréeue him that the vertuous King Iosias expelled South-sayers Charmers them that had familiar spirits and the images and the Idols and all the abominations that were espied in the land of Iuda and in Ierusalem to performe the words of the law which were written in the booke that Hilkaah the Priest found in the house of the Lord let euery man rather giue thanks vnto God and be glad that Bel is deliuered i●to Daniels power that the falshood of Bels Priest is come to light and that 〈◊〉 Dragon is deuoured whome the peop●e was 〈◊〉 to worship let no man th●●refore resiste this power of God that 〈◊〉 such acts by the ministration of Pr●nces but let euery man be content to be reformed of his errour to doe well and fear●● for he beareth not the sword for nought for he is the Minister of God to take vengeance on him that doth euill and be yee subiect not because of wrath onely but also for conscience sake and as the wise man saith The wrath of a King is the messenger of death be thou therefore thankfull vnto God and obedient to thy Prince CHAP. 6. Concerning the darkenes of this yeare WHen I consider the corrupt nature of Mercurius how he hath bin is and euer shal be contrary vnot Mars the Sune I find by all experience that he shall be cast a great c. darke for though that the light shine in darknes and be come in the world yet shall they whose works are euill and after the conditions of Mercurius 〈◊〉 the darkenesse more then the light and this darkenesse shall be in the● that liue naughtily and follow their owne abhominations for because they doe euill therefore shall they hate the light and not come to it least their deeds should be reproued and as Paule saith if the Gospell shall 〈◊〉 yet hid it is hid to them that are lost 〈◊〉 whome the God of this world hath ●linded the minde that is of the infidels that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ which is the Image of God should not shine vnto them But where the Children of God are there shall be light and the works of light séeing therefore that the light is with thée yet a little while walke whilste thou hast it that the darkenesse fall not vppon thée for he that walketh in darknesse knoweth not whether he goeth But beléeue thou stedfastly in the light whilst thou hast it that thou mayest be the Child of light and escape the horrible darkenesse of the wicked CHAP. 7. An admonition to euery Christian what they ought dayly to doe and what to leaue vndone FOrasmuch as Almighty God hath charged by Moses that we alwayes should haue his Commaundements in our sight in our minde in our hart and that we should rehearse them continually vnto our Children and should talke of them when as we tarry in the house and as we walke by the way and when we lye downe and when we rise vp and we should binde them for a signe vpon our hands and they should be as frontlets betwixt our eyes and we should write them vpon the posts of our houses and vpon your gates to the intent that we should not forget his word his will and commaundements and least we should follow our owne imaginations therefore good Christians I thought it fruitfull to put thée in remembrance of thy duety and this could I doe no better then by these Godly Textes of holy Scripture which I haue brought héere together specially to the honour la●d praise of God exhorting yée that yet are negligent and forgetfull in kéeping of his lawes to take better hold and goe forward in his waies and turne not aside neither to the right hand nor to the left but beware of such as teach thée ought sauing the Doctrine of God and that thou mayest be sure what thou doest I pray Iesus Christ our onely mediatour obtayne for thée his holy spirit and giue thée a good wholesome new yeare with the true knowledge of his Godly will and encrease of his faith To day if yee will heare his voice harden not your harts euery day it is good to beléeue to learne and to doe that God hath commaunded and so likewise it is good to leaue vndone that God hath forbidden This day it is good to learne Gods word for it is y● vncorruptible séed whereof we are borne anew by y● word of God it is the foode of the soule whereby man liueth the word of God is quick and mighty in operation and sharper then any two edged sword and entreth elen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit and of the ioynts and of the marrow and is discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart it is good indéed to learne Gods word for all good things come to vs with it and innumerable riches there thorow therefore are they blessed that heare the word of the Lord and keepe it it is good to beléeue the word of God for he that beleeueth and is Baptized shal be saued yea God giueth them power to be his children that beléeue in his name wherefore he that cometh vnto God must beléeue for without saith saith the Apostle it is not possible to please God and what soeuer thing is done without faith is sinne it is good to kéepe the word and commaundements of God for he that loueth me saith Christ will keepe my commaundements and my