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         Church of Scotland. General Assembly.
      
       
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             Causes of a solemne fast, appointed by the commissioners of the Generall Assembly, to be kept in all the congregations of this kirk, upon the last Thursday of April, 1646
             Church of Scotland. General Assembly.
             Ker, A.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty,
             Printed at Edinburgh :
             1646.
          
           
             Signed at end: A. Ker.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Causes
           of
           a
           solemne
           FAST
           ,
           appointed
           by
           the
           
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             Generall
             Assembly
             ,
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             all
             the
             Congregations
             of
             this
             Kirk
             ,
             upon
             the
             last
             Thursday
             of
             April
             ,
          
           1646.
           
        
         
           I.
           BEsides
           the
           diverse
           causes
           of
           our
           former
           solemne
           Humiliations
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           evill
           of
           Sin
           and
           of
           Punishment
           ,
           lying
           still
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           upon
           the
           whole
           Land
           ,
           wee
           should
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           late
           shamefull
           backsliding
           and
           compliance
           of
           many
           with
           the
           Enemies
           ,
           in
           the
           houre
           of
           temptation
           .
        
         
           II.
           It
           is
           to
           be
           lamented
           ,
           though
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           hath
           taken
           pains
           to
           purge
           us
           by
           his
           Judgments
           of
           Sword
           and
           Pestilence
           ,
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           reformation
           of
           our
           lives
           ,
           our
           scumme
           remains
           in
           us
           ,
           many
           returning
           with
           the
           dog
           to
           their
           former
           profanenesse
           ,
           neglect
           of
           Gods
           worship
           in
           Families
           ,
           uncleannesse
           ,
           drunkennesse
           ,
           and
           other
           great
           provocations
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           delivered
           to
           do
           all
           these
           abominations
           :
           Have
           we
           not
           just
           cause
           to
           mourn
           and
           be
           afraid
           that
           the
           Lord
           kindle
           the
           fire
           again
           ,
           heap
           on
           more
           wood
           ,
           and
           cause
           his
           fury
           to
           rest
           upon
           us
           ?
        
         
           III.
           It
           is
           high
           time
           when
           the
           whole
           Land
           is
           threatned
           with
           a
           new
           breach
           from
           the
           North
           ,
           to
           acknowledge
           our
           great
           and
           senselesse
           ingratitude
           ,
           who
           have
           no
           wayes
           rendred
           to
           the
           Lord
           according
           to
           the
           benefits
           received
           ,
           though
           the
           Lord
           hath
           begun
           to
           draw
           back
           his
           hand
           in
           a
           sensible
           and
           unexpected
           delivery
           from
           the
           raging
           Pestilence
           ,
           and
           hath
           given
           us
           a
           little
           breathing
           from
           the
           cruell
           insulting
           Enemie
           ,
           yet
           all
           our
           promises
           and
           vows
           uttered
           in
           the
           day
           of
           our
           trouble
           ,
           have
           proven
           to
           be
           as
           the
           early
           dew
           and
           morning
           cloud
           ;
           neither
           have
           we
           brought
           forth
           the
           fruits
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           and
           amendment
           of
           our
           wayes
           ,
           while
           the
           Lord
           looked
           for
           them
           ,
           after
           so
           gracious
           a
           Delivery
           :
           so
           that
           it
           is
           just
           with
           our
           God
           to
           disappoint
           us
           of
           our
           expectation
           ,
           when
           we
           look
           for
           healing
           to
           send
           new
           troubles
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           up
           in
           his
           wrath
           some
           ,
           who
           have
           banded
           themselves
           together
           in
           the
           North
           ,
           contrary
           to
           our
           solemne
           Covenants
           .
        
         
           IV.
           Seeing
           our
           God
           hears
           Prayer
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           duty
           to
           run
           to
           him
           in
           this
           day
           of
           trouble
           ,
           and
           to
           wrestle
           with
           tears
           and
           su●plications
           ,
           that
           our
           God
           in
           he
           might
           of
           his
           power
           would
           crush
           this
           Cockatrice
           Egge
           ,
           that
           it
           break
           not
           forth
           into
           a
           fierie
           flying
           Serpent
           ;
           that
           the
           insolent
           pride
           of
           the
           contrivers
           of
           this
           divisive
           and
           seditious
           Bond
           ,
           may
           be
           rebuked
           by
           the
           Lord
           ;
           that
           the
           simple
           who
           have
           been
           mis-led
           ,
           may
           be
           convinced
           and
           drawn
           out
           of
           the
           snare
           ,
           that
           these
           who
           stand
           ,
           may
           be
           stablished
           by
           grace
           in
           their
           stedfastnes
           ,
           and
           strengthened
           with
           the
           spirit
           of
           Unity
           and
           Courage
           to
           oppose
           that
           divisive
           motion
           :
           Lastly
           ,
           that
           the
           Work
           of
           Uniformity
           in
           Church-government
           may
           be
           finished
           ,
           our
           Armies
           blessed
           and
           compassed
           with
           Gods
           favour
           ,
           and
           a
           firme
           and
           well-grounded
           Peace
           settled
           betwixt
           the
           Kings
           Majesty
           and
           Parliaments
           of
           both
           Kingdomes
           .
        
         
           
             A.
             Ker.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           at
           
             Edinburgh
          
           by
           
             Evan
             Tyler
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           .
           
             1646.
             
          
        
      
      
  

