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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             An Act for a day of publique thanksgiving to be observed throughout England and Wales, on Thursday on the first of November, 1649. Together with a declaration of the grounds thereof.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by John Field for Edward Husband, Printer to the Parliament of England,
             London :
             1649.
          
           
             Order to print dated: 11 Oct. 1649. Signed: Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           An
           Act
           for
           a
           Day
           of
           Publique
           Thanksgiving
           to
           be
           observed
           throughout
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           on
           
             
               Thursday
            
             the
             First
             of
             
               November
               ,
               1649.
               
            
          
           
             Together
             with
             a
          
           DECLARATION
           
             of
             the
             Grounds
             thereof
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           great
           and
           wonderful
           Providences
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Lord
           hath
           eminently
           gone
           forth
           in
           mercy
           towards
           this
           Nation
           ,
           have
           been
           such
           ,
           that
           howsoever
           many
           do
           shut
           their
           eyes
           ,
           or
           murmure
           against
           them
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           refuse
           to
           joyn
           in
           Publique
           Acknowledgements
           ,
           and
           Thanksgiving
           to
           Almighty
           God
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           Nevertheless
           ,
           the
           Lord
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           publish
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           the
           work
           of
           his
           own
           hand
           :
           Nor
           hath
           his
           infinite
           goodness
           and
           favor
           been
           restrained
           to
           
             England
          
           onely
           ,
           but
           extended
           to
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           remember
           in
           its
           low
           estate
           ;
           and
           when
           his
           People
           there
           were
           as
           dry
           bones
           ,
           He
           hath
           not
           onely
           revived
           them
           in
           a
           way
           almost
           as
           miraculous
           as
           a
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           Dead
           ,
           but
           been
           pleased
           to
           raise
           both
           them
           and
           us
           to
           a
           high
           pitch
           of
           hope
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           will
           go
           on
           to
           perfect
           his
           work
           in
           that
           Land
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           likewise
           at
           last
           a
           quiet
           Habitation
           for
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           establish
           the
           power
           and
           purity
           of
           the
           Gospel
           there
           .
           The
           consideration
           whereof
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Goodness
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           in
           the
           late
           wonderful
           Victory
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           give
           unto
           the
           Parliaments
           Forces
           there
           before
           
             Dublin
          
           (
           never
           to
           be
           forgotten
           )
           And
           the
           further
           progress
           God
           hath
           made
           in
           giving
           in
           
             Drogheda
             ,
          
           a
           place
           of
           great
           Strength
           and
           Consequence
           ,
           defended
           by
           a
           considerable
           number
           of
           their
           prime
           Officers
           and
           Soldiers
           ,
           the
           particulars
           whereof
           are
           expressed
           in
           the
           Lord
           Lieutenants
           and
           other
           Letters
           ,
           lately
           Printed
           ;
           and
           since
           that
           ,
           by
           striking
           Terror
           into
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           have
           yielded
           up
           or
           deserted
           many
           other
           considerable
           Castles
           and
           Garisons
           ,
           as
           
             Trym
             ,
             Dundalk
             ,
             Carlingford
             ,
          
           the
           
             Newry
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Places
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           additional
           Victories
           which
           God
           hath
           cast
           in
           since
           ,
           cannot
           but
           make
           a
           deep
           impression
           on
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           that
           fear
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           provoke
           them
           to
           exceeding
           Thankfulness
           and
           Rejoycing
           .
        
         
           
             UPon
             consideration
             of
             all
             which
             ,
             the
             Parliament
             out
             of
             their
             deep
             sense
             of
             so
             great
             and
             continued
             Mercies
             ,
             Have
             thought
             fit
             ,
             as
             in
             duty
             to
             God
             ,
             to
             set
             apart
             a
             day
             for
             publique
             and
             solemn
             Thanksgiving
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Author
             of
             these
             Mercies
             :
             And
             they
             do
             therefore
             Enact
             and
             Ordain
             ,
             That
             
               Thursday
            
             the
             First
             of
             
               November
            
             next
             ,
             be
             kept
             as
             a
             day
             of
             publique
             Thanksgiving
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             in
             all
             the
             Churches
             and
             Chappels
             ,
             and
             places
             of
             Divine
             Worship
             within
             this
             Commonwealth
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             Dominion
             of
             
               Wales
               ,
            
             and
             Town
             of
             
               Berwick
            
             upon
             
               Tweed
               :
            
             And
             that
             the
             Ministers
             of
             the
             respective
             Parishes
             and
             places
             aforesaid
             ,
             be
             and
             hereby
             they
             are
             required
             and
             enjoyned
             to
             give
             publique
             notice
             on
             the
             Lords-day
             next
             preceding
             the
             said
             First
             of
             
               November
               ,
            
             of
             the
             day
             so
             to
             be
             observed
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             the
             People
             of
             their
             several
             Congregations
             may
             the
             more
             generally
             and
             diligently
             attend
             the
             publique
             Exercise
             of
             Gods
             Worship
             and
             Service
             ,
             there
             to
             be
             dispensed
             upon
             this
             occasion
             ;
             At
             which
             time
             ,
             that
             the
             People
             may
             be
             more
             particularly
             and
             fully
             informed
             of
             this
             great
             Victory
             and
             Successes
             ,
             the
             said
             Ministers
             are
             hereby
             required
             to
             publish
             and
             read
             this
             present
             Act.
             And
             for
             the
             better
             observation
             of
             the
             day
             ,
             the
             Parliament
             doth
             hereby
             inhibit
             and
             forbid
             the
             holding
             or
             use
             of
             all
             Fairs
             ,
             Markets
             ,
             and
             servile
             works
             of
             mens
             ordinary
             Callings
             upon
             that
             day
             :
             And
             all
             Majors
             ,
             Sheriffs
             ,
             Iustices
             of
             the
             Peace
             ,
             Constables
             and
             other
             Officers
             ,
             be
             and
             are
             hereby
             enjoyned
             to
             take
             especial
             care
             of
             the
             due
             observance
             of
             the
             said
             day
             of
             Thanksgiving
             accordingly
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 Die
                 Jovis
                 ,
                 11
                 Octobr.
                 1649.
                 
              
            
          
           
             ORdered
             by
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             That
             this
             Act
             be
             forthwith
             printed
             and
             published
             .
          
           
             
               Hen
               :
               Scobell
               ,
               Cleric
               '
               Parliamenti
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Field
          
           for
           
             Edward
             Husband
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           1649.
           
        
      
      
  

