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             Causes of a solemn national fast and humiliation, agreed upon by the Commissioners of the late General Assembly, met at Edinburgh the 4. of June 1696 and presented to the Lords of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council, to be read by the ministers, in all the churches at the intimation of the said fast.
             Church of Scotland. General Assembly.
          
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           Church of Scotland -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800.
           Fasting -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
     
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           CAUSES
           Of
           a
           Solemn
           National
           
           Fastand
           Humiliation
           ,
           agreed
           upon
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           late
           
             General
             Assembly
          
           ,
           met
           at
           Edinburgh
           the
           4.
           of
           
             June
             1696
          
           :
           And
           presented
           to
           the
           Lords
           of
           His
           Majesties
           most
           Honourable
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           To
           be
           read
           by
           the
           Ministers
           ,
           in
           all
           the
           Churches
           at
           the
           Intimation
           of
           the
           said
           Fast
           .
        
         
           THE
           KING'S
           MAJESTY
           ,
           being
           gone
           Abroad
           ,
           and
           Engaged
           in
           a
           Dangerous
           War
           ,
           and
           His
           ROYAL
           PERSON
           exposed
           to
           Danger
           ,
           on
           whose
           Safety
           and
           Success
           under
           GOD
           ,
           the
           Welfare
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Churches
           of
           GOD
           ,
           both
           at
           Home
           and
           Abroad
           ▪
           much
           depends
           :
           It
           is
           Our
           Judgement
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           great
           need
           of
           pouring
           out
           fervent
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           Supplications
           to
           GOD
           ,
           for
           the
           Preservation
           of
           His
           MAJESTIE'
           's
           PERSON
           ,
           and
           for
           Directing
           His
           Councils
           ,
           and
           Blessing
           the
           Forces
           of
           His
           MAJESTY
           ,
           and
           His
           ALLYES
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           with
           Success
           ;
           and
           in
           Order
           to
           Our
           Acceptance
           with
           GOD
           ,
           It
           is
           Our
           Duty
           to
           join
           Fasting
           and
           Humiliation
           and
           Reformation
           ,
           with
           Our
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           Humbled
           ,
           and
           Lament
           bitterly
           before
           the
           LORD
           ,
           That
           tho'
           there
           have
           been
           for
           some
           Years
           past
           ,
           divers
           solemn
           National
           Fasts
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           a
           Particular
           Enumeration
           of
           the
           Nations
           Sins
           ,
           yet
           few
           have
           been
           duly
           Humbled
           for
           these
           Sins
           ,
           and
           few
           have
           joined
           suteable
           Reformation
           ,
           with
           their
           profest
           Humiliation
           ;
           and
           that
           notwithstanding
           of
           all
           the
           Great
           Things
           ,
           GOD
           hath
           wrought
           for
           Us
           ,
           and
           the
           shaking
           of
           his
           terrible
           Judgements
           of
           the
           Sword
           of
           a
           cruel
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           Arrow
           of
           Famine
           ,
           Yet
           few
           have
           turned
           from
           the
           Evil
           of
           their
           Ways
           unto
           GOD
           ,
           or
           sought
           him
           with
           all
           their
           Heart
           ,
           We
           have
           been
           unthankful
           for
           Our
           Deliverance
           ▪
           many
           have
           been
           angry
           at
           ,
           or
           murmure
           under
           it
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           little
           success
           ,
           yea
           by
           many
           is
           much
           contemned
           ,
           Iniquity
           aboundeth
           in
           City
           and
           Country
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           while
           some
           are
           in
           great
           Straits
           ,
           others
           abuse
           their
           Plenty
           to
           Excess
           and
           Riot
           and
           Lasciviousness
           ,
           and
           by
           frequent
           Murders
           Blood
           toucheth
           Blood
           ,
           Animosities
           and
           Divisions
           continue
           ,
           and
           these
           contrary
           to
           the
           many
           Obligations
           We
           ly
           under
           from
           GOD
           ,
           and
           have
           taken
           on
           Us
           to
           GOD
           ,
           and
           under
           all
           this
           Sin
           and
           Danger
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           woful
           Security
           among
           Us.
           
        
         
           For
           these
           and
           other
           Sins
           this
           Nation
           hath
           Cause
           ,
           By
           
             Solemn
             Fasting
          
           ,
           to
           humble
           Themselves
           before
           the
           LORD
           ,
           And
           to
           Repent
           and
           Reform
           ,
           And
           to
           pour
           out
           Fervent
           Prayers
           to
           GOD
           ,
           That
           He
           would
           give
           Repentance
           to
           all
           Ranks
           of
           Persons
           ,
           and
           Forgive
           Our
           Sins
           ,
           and
           Avert
           Deserved
           Wrath
           ,
           And
           would
           Bless
           the
           Gospel
           with
           Success
           ,
           Remove
           Iniquity
           from
           among
           Us
           ,
           And
           Advance
           the
           Life
           and
           Power
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           Heal
           Our
           Breach●s
           ,
           Unite
           Us
           more
           to
           GOD
           ,
           and
           one
           another
           in
           Him
           ,
           That
           GOD
           ,
           would
           Preserve
           ,
           and
           Bless
           the
           KING
           ,
           and
           Cover
           his
           Head
           in
           Danger
           ,
           and
           go
           out
           with
           his
           Forces
           ,
           and
           these
           of
           his
           ALLYES
           ,
           And
           Bless
           them
           with
           Success
           ,
           against
           the
           Common-Enemy
           ,
           And
           in
           due
           time
           give
           a
           Comfortable
           well
           Grounded
           Peace
           .
        
         
           We
           ought
           likewayes
           with
           Cordial
           Symphathy
           to
           pray
           for
           all
           the
           Reformed
           Churches
           of
           CHRIST
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           special
           manner
           for
           our
           afflicted
           Brethren
           of
           the
           French
           and
           other
           Churches
           ,
           whom
           the
           French
           King
           hath
           grievously
           persecuted
           and
           Scattered
           .
        
         
           We
           ought
           also
           to
           pray
           That
           GOD
           would
           Pity
           and
           provide
           for
           the
           Poor
           in
           this
           present
           Dearth
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           would
           alwise
           Bless
           the
           Land
           with
           seasonable
           weather
           ,
           that
           there
           may
           be
           a
           plentiful
           Crop
           ,
           and
           joyful
           Harvest
           ,
           that
           the
           Poor
           may
           be
           satisfied
           with
           Bread.
           
        
         
           
             And
             the
             saids
             Commissioners
             do
             ▪
             Beseech
             and
             Exhort
             all
             both
             Pastors
             and
             People
             to
             be
             Sincere
             and
             Serious
             in
             this
             Great
             Work
             ,
             and
             who
             can
             tell
             ,
             but
             the
             LORD
             will
             be
             Gracious
             ,
             and
             avert
             deserved
             Wrath
             ,
             and
             turn
             his
             Hand
             against
             Our
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             yet
             delight
             to
             dwell
             among
             us
             ,
             and
             do
             us
             Good.
             
          
        
         
           
             Extracted
             By
             Me
             JO.
             MONCREIF
             
               Cls.
               Commiss
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
  

