A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.

12. December

called of the Latins, December. Graecians, Posetdo••, Hebrews, Sisleu, and is their 9. moneth. hath 31 dayes.

1	f	Calends.	The 15. of this moneth Antiochus placed an abo∣minable Idoll vpon the al∣tar of the Lord, 1 Macc. 1. 57.
2	g	Nones of De∣cember. 4 3
3	A
4	b	Day before the No.
5	c	Nones of Decemb.	The 20. of this month Es••¦dra exhorted the Israelites to put away their strange wiues, 1 Esd. 9. 5. 6.
6	d
7	e
8	f	Idus of De∣cemb. 8 7 6 5 4 3
9	g		The foundation of the se∣cond Temple was laid the 24. of this moneth. Hagg. 2, vers. 11. 19.
10	A
11	b
12	c	Day before the Id.
13	d	Idus of Decemb.	The 25. of this month our Sauiour Christ was borne of the Virgin, the yere after the worlds creation, 4018. On which day also Antiochus Epiphanes entred into Ieru∣salem with a mighty army & spoiled the same, Ios. li. 21. c. 16. On this day he propha∣ned the altar of the Lord, 1 Macc. 1. 62. which day also the Iewes kept holy, because thereon the Temple was purged from idolatry, 1 Mac. 4. 50.
14	e
15	f
16	g
17	A
18	b
19	c
20	d
21	e
22	f	Calends of Ianuary. 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
23	g
24	A
25	b
26	b
27	〈◊〉〈◊〉
28	e		The 28. of this month He∣rod caused the poore Inno¦cents to be murthered, thin∣king thereby to haue slaine Christ, Mat 2. 16. &c.
29	f
30	g
31	A	Day before the Ca¦lends of Ianuar.

Festiual daies in this month are the 21. Thomas Apost. 25. The Natiuity of Christ. 26. S Steuen. 27. Iohn the E∣uang, 28. Innocents, called commonly Childe•…•… day.