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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             An Act appointing Thursday the last day of February, 1649. for a solemn day of humiliation, fasting & prayer and declaring the grounds thereof.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by Edward Husband and John Field, Printers to the Parliament of England,
             London :
             1649. [ie. 1650]
          
           
             Order to print signed: Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Fasts and feasts -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Public worship -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           AN
           ACT
           Appointing
           
             Thursday
          
           the
           last
           Day
           of
           
             February
             ,
          
           1649.
           for
           A
           Solemn
           day
           of
           Humiliation
           ,
           Fasting
           &
           Prayer
           :
           And
           Declaring
           the
           GROVNDS
           thereof
           .
        
         
           THe
           Lord
           who
           Ruleth
           over
           the
           Nations
           ,
           who
           disposeth
           and
           ordereth
           all
           things
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           good
           pleasure
           of
           his
           own
           Will
           ,
           hath
           in
           our
           Age
           (
           as
           in
           former
           Generations
           )
           exceedingly
           glorified
           his
           Wisdom
           ,
           Power
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           That
           he
           might
           warn
           and
           awaken
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Earth
           unto
           a
           diligent
           enquiry
           after
           him
           ,
           a
           faithful
           and
           fruitful
           living
           before
           him
           ;
           His
           Voyce
           and
           his
           Hand
           hath
           been
           heard
           ,
           and
           seen
           in
           this
           Land
           most
           eminently
           ,
           in
           rescuing
           Us
           out
           of
           the
           destroying
           hands
           of
           Tyranny
           ,
           Popery
           and
           Supersition
           :
           Which
           experience
           of
           the
           Lords
           wonderful
           Goodness
           and
           Mercy
           towards
           this
           Nation
           ,
           might
           have
           wrought
           an
           answerable
           return
           of
           Duty
           and
           Obedience
           ;
           and
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           want
           hereof
           ought
           to
           fill
           us
           with
           shame
           ,
           astonishment
           and
           confusion
           of
           face
           ,
           especially
           when
           (
           in
           stead
           thereof
           )
           we
           finde
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           it
           ,
           such
           crying
           Sins
           ,
           hideous
           Blasphemies
           ,
           and
           unheard
           of
           Abominations
           (
           and
           that
           by
           some
           under
           pretence
           of
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           greater
           measure
           of
           Light
           )
           as
           after
           all
           our
           wondrous
           Deliverances
           ,
           do
           manifest
           themselves
           to
           the
           exceeding
           dishonor
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           reproach
           of
           our
           Christian
           Profession
           :
           To
           the
           end
           therefore
           that
           this
           Nation
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           in
           particular
           may
           have
           an
           opportunity
           to
           know
           and
           acknowledge
           their
           Sins
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           be
           truly
           humbled
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           earnest
           Prayer
           and
           Supplication
           may
           be
           put
           up
           on
           behalf
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           ,
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           propagation
           of
           his
           Gospel
           throughout
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Dominions
           thereof
           ;
           That
           the
           good
           hand
           of
           God
           may
           be
           continued
           with
           us
           in
           perfecting
           his
           great
           works
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           carryed
           on
           to
           so
           good
           a
           degree
           in
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ;
          
           That
           all
           Differences
           among
           Brethren
           might
           be
           reconciled
           in
           love
           ;
           That
           the
           Designs
           ,
           Combinations
           and
           Conspiracies
           of
           all
           wicked
           men
           (
           whether
           within
           or
           without
           us
           )
           to
           imbroil
           this
           Nation
           in
           a
           New
           War
           ,
           may
           be
           discovered
           and
           prevented
           ;
           and
           that
           Whilest
           ungodly
           men
           do
           make
           the
           Arm
           of
           Flesh
           their
           Confidence
           ,
           We
           may
           testifie
           (
           from
           an
           abundant
           experience
           of
           the
           Lords
           Goodness
           )
           That
           our
           Strength
           is
           onely
           in
           the
           Living
           God
           :
           Be
           it
           therefore
           Enacted
           and
           Declared
           ,
           That
           
             Thursday
          
           the
           last
           day
           of
           
             February
             ,
          
           1649.
           be
           appointed
           and
           kept
           as
           a
           Solemn
           day
           of
           Fasting
           ,
           Prayer
           and
           Humiliation
           ,
           for
           the
           ends
           aforesaid
           .
        
      
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Lunae
               ,
               4o
               Februarii
               ,
               1649.
               
            
          
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           this
           Act
           be
           forthwith
           Printed
           and
           Published
           .
        
         
           
             Hen
             :
             Scobell
             ,
             Cleric
             ,
             Parliamenti
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Edward
             Husband
          
           and
           
             John
             Field
             ,
          
           Printers
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           1649.
           
        
      
      
  

