A proclamation, for a general fast. At Edinburgh, the twenty fourth day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty nine years. Scotland. Privy Council. 1689 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05595 Wing S1781 ESTC R183462 52528958 ocm 52528958 179035 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05595) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179035) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:24) A proclamation, for a general fast. At Edinburgh, the twenty fourth day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty nine years. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, by order of Secret Council, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1689. Caption title. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Fasts and feasts -- Church of Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Church and state -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION , For a General Fast. At Edinburgh , the twenty fourth day of August , One thousand six hundred eighty nine years . Present in Council , E. Crafurd P. M. Douglas . E. Southerland . E. Leven . E. Annandale . L. Ross . L. Carmichell . Sir Hugh Campbel of Calder . Sir James Montgomry of Skelmorly . Sir Arch. Murray of Blackbarrony . James Brodie of that I●k . Sir John Hall L. Provost of Edinburgh . FOrasmuch as the great and long abounding of Sins of all sorts amongst all Ranks of Persons , with the continued Impenitency under them , and not Reforming therefrom ; The falling from their first Love ; and great Faintings and Failings of Ministers , and others of all Ranks , in the hour of Temptation , in their Zeal for God and his Work ; and that although there be much cause to Bless God for the Comfortable Unity and Harmony amongst the Ministers , and Body of Christian Professors in this Church ; Yet that there are such Sad , and Continuing Divisions amongst some , is also matter of Lamentation before God ; The great Ingratitude for his begun Deliverance of this Nation from Popery and Slavery , and unsuitable Walking thereunto ; The Contempt of the Gospel , not Mourning for former , and present Iniquities , nor turning to the Lord by such Reformation and Holiness , as so great Work calls for ; The many Sad and long continued Tokens of Gods Wrath , in the hiding of his Face , and more especially in his Restraining the Power and Presence of his Spirit , with the Preached Gospel , in the Conversion of Souls , and Edifying the Converted ; and the Lord 's Threatning the Sword of a Cruel and Barbarous Enemy , in the present great Distress of Ireland , by the prevailing of an Anti-Christian Party there ; and Threatning the Sword of the same Enemy at home , and the great and imminent Danger of the Reformed Protestant Religion , not only from an open Declared Party of Papists , Enemies to the same , but from many other professed Protestants , who joyn Issue with them in the same Design , befides the Sad Sufferings , and Scatterings of Reformed Churches Abroad ; Having Seriously , and Religiously moved the Presbyterian Ministers , Elders and Professors of the Church of Scotland , Humbly to Address themselves to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , for a General Fast and Day of Humiliation , to be kept throughout the whole Kingdom , The saids Lords , Do out of a Pious and Religious Disposition , approve of the said Motion , as Dutiful and Necessary at the time ; and therefore in His Majesties Name and Authority , Do Command a Solemn and Publick Fast , and Day of Humiliation , to be Religiously and Sincerely Observed throughout this Kingdom , both in Churches and Meeting-Houses , as they would avert Wrath , and procure and continue Blessings to this Kingdom ; and that all persons whatsomever may send up their Fervent Prayers and Supplications to Almighty God , that he would pour out upon all Ranks , a Spirit of Grace and Supplication , that they may Mourn for all their Iniquities , and more especially , that God would pour forth upon King WILLIAM , and Queen MARY , and upon all inferior Magistrats , and Counsellors , a Spirit of Wisdom for Government , and Zeal for God , his Church , and Work in this Land , as the present case of both do Call for , and that God may preserve Them for Carrying on that great Work , which he hath so Gloriously and Seasonably begun by them ; and that God would Countenance , and Bless with Success , the Armies by Sea and Land , raised for the Defence of the Protestant Religion ; and more especially , that God would pour forth a Spirit of Holiness upon them , lest their Sins , and ours may provock God against them in the Day of Battel ; and that he would Bless all Means for the Settlement of Church and State : That God would Bless the Season of the Year , and give Seasonable Weather for Cutting Down , and Gathering in the Fruits of the Earth , that the Stroke of Famine , which God hath frequently Threatned the Nation with , may be averted . And the saids Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , Do , in Name and Authority foresaid , Command and Charge , That the said Solemn and Publick Fast , be Religiously , and Devoutly Performed , both in Churches and Meeting-Houses , by all Ranks and Degrees of Persons within this Kingdom , on this side of the Water of Tay , upon Sunday the fifteenth day of September next to come ; and by all others be-north the same , upon Sunday thereafter , the twenty second day of the said Moneth of September : And to the End that this part of Divine Worship , so pious and necessary , may be punctually kept upon the respective Dayes above-mentioned , They Ordain Sir William Lockhart Sollicitor , in the most convenient and proper way , to Dispatch , and send Copies hereof to the Sheriffs , their Deputs , and Clerks of the several Shires of this Kingdom , to be by them Published at the Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs , upon Receipt thereof , and immediatly sent to the several Ministers , both of Churches and Meeting-Houses , that upon the Lords Day immediatly preceeding the Fast , and upon the respective Dayes of the publick Fast , and Humiliation , the Ministers may Read , and Intimat this Proclamation from the Pulpit , in every Paroch-Church , and Meeting-House ; and that they exhort all Persons to a Serious and Devout Performance of the saids Prayers , Fasting and Humiliation , as they regard the Favour of Almighty God , and the Safety and Preservation of the Protestant Religion , and expect a blessed success to the Carrying on of that Great and Glorious Work of this Nations being Delivered from Popery and Slavery , so seasonably begun , and as they would avoid the Wrath and Indignation of God against this Kingdom , and procure , and continue manifold Blessings to the same : Certifying all these who shall contemn , or neglect such a religious and necessary Duty , they shall be proceeded against , and punished as Contemners of his Majesties Authority , Neglecters of Religious services , and as persons disaffected to the Protestant Religion , as well as to their Majesties Royal Persons and Government . And Ordains these Presents to be Printed , and Published by Macers , or Messengers at Arms , at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and other places above-mentioned , that none may pretend ignorance . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . God save King VVilliam and Queen Mary . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , by Order of Secret Council , Anno Dom. 1689.