A declaration of His Highness, with the advice of his council inviting the people of this Commonwealth to a day of solemn fasting and humiliation.
         Orders in Council. 1655-11-21
         England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
      
       
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             A declaration of His Highness, with the advice of his council inviting the people of this Commonwealth to a day of solemn fasting and humiliation.
             Orders in Council. 1655-11-21
             England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
             England and Wales. Council of State. aut
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             printed by Henry Hills and John Field, printers to His Highness,
             London :
             1655.
          
           
             "Given at Whitehall this 21. day of November 1655. Printed and published by His Highness special commandment.".
             Arms: 51a. Steele notation: kindnesses have said.
             Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Fasting -- Law and legislation -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A80908  R211672  (Thomason 669.f.20[19]).  civilwar no A declaration of His Highness, with the advice of his council, inviting the people of this Commonwealth to a day of solemn fasting and humil England and Wales. Lord Protector 1655    567 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 C  The  rate of 18 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           DECLARATION
           Of
           His
           Highness
           ,
           with
           the
           advice
           of
           His
           Council
           ,
           inviting
           the
           people
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           to
           a
           Day
           of
           Solemn
           Fasting
           and
           Humiliation
           .
        
         
           WHen
           We
           call
           to
           mind
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           repeated
           loving
           kindnesses
           of
           God
           to
           his
           People
           in
           these
           Nations
           ,
           the
           late
           rebukes
           We
           have
           received
           ,
           the
           Tares
           of
           Division
           that
           have
           been
           sown
           by
           the
           envious
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           growth
           they
           have
           had
           ,
           through
           his
           Subtilty
           ,
           amongst
           Vs
           ,
           the
           abhominable
           blasphemies
           vented
           ,
           &
           spreading
           of
           late
           ,
           through
           the
           Apostacy
           of
           ,
           and
           the
           abuse
           of
           liberty
           by
           ,
           many
           professing
           Religion
           ,
           the
           continued
           Series
           of
           Difficulties
           We
           have
           been
           ,
           and
           are
           exercised
           under
           ,
           by
           the
           secret
           and
           open
           practises
           of
           those
           ,
           that
           ,
           bearing
           evil
           will
           unto
           
             Sion
             ,
          
           have
           
             Balaam-like
          
           attempted
           all
           waies
           to
           frustrate
           Our
           hopes
           and
           endeavours
           of
           such
           a
           Settlement
           and
           Reformation
           as
           hath
           been
           so
           long
           contended
           for
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           weight
           of
           the
           work
           of
           this
           Generation
           .
        
         
           We
           have
           thought
           it
           a
           duty
           becoming
           Vs
           ,
           not
           only
           Our Selves
           to
           lie
           low
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           recourse
           to
           him
           by
           Prayer
           and
           Humiliation
           ▪
           but
           also
           to
           call
           upon
           ,
           and
           invite
           ,
           all
           the
           People
           of
           God
           in
           these
           Nations
           to
           joyn
           with
           Vs
           in
           Solemn
           and
           Earnest
           Supplications
           to
           the
           Throne
           of
           Grace
           (
           a
           way
           wherein
           We
           have
           often
           experimented
           the
           good
           presence
           of
           God
           )
           That
           the
           Lord
           will
           be
           pleased
           truly
           to
           humble
           Vs
           and
           the
           Nation
           under
           his
           righteous
           hand
           ,
           that
           We
           may
           be
           every
           one
           searching
           out
           the
           plague
           of
           his
           own
           heart
           ,
           and
           turn
           unfeignedly
           from
           the
           evil
           of
           Our
           waies
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           all
           Our
           provocations
           ,
           the
           Lord
           may
           be
           pleased
           to
           return
           &
           smile
           upon
           Vs
           .
        
         
           That
           he
           will
           disappoint
           the
           Designs
           of
           those
           that
           labour
           to
           lift
           themselves
           up
           against
           the
           interest
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           People
           .
        
         
           That
           he
           will
           rebuke
           the
           aforesaid
           evils
           ,
           and
           give
           his
           people
           to
           know
           the
           things
           that
           belong
           to
           their
           Peace
           ,
           that
           so
           We
           may
           with
           one
           heart
           and
           shoulder
           serve
           the
           Lord
           both
           Theirs
           and
           Ours
           .
        
         
           That
           his
           presence
           may
           be
           with
           those
           that
           are
           more
           especially
           engaged
           in
           ,
           and
           entrusted
           with
           the
           great
           Affairs
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           by
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Counsel
           and
           Wisdom
           to
           enable
           them
           faithfully
           to
           discharge
           their
           weighty
           Trust
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           may
           bear
           some
           proportion
           of
           serviceableness
           to
           the
           great
           Works
           ,
           Designs
           and
           Promises
           of
           God
           concerning
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           our
           blessed
           Lord
           ,
           in
           these
           later
           times
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           used
           as
           Instruments
           in
           his
           hand
           for
           the
           continuance
           and
           increase
           of
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           and
           the
           Security
           and
           Settlement
           of
           these
           Nations
           .
        
         
           Vpon
           these
           and
           such
           like
           grounds
           ,
           We
           have
           appointed
           
             Thursday
          
           the
           sixth
           day
           of
           
             December
          
           next
           ,
           to
           be
           set
           apart
           for
           a
           day
           of
           Publick
           Humiliation
           .
           And
           the
           Ministers
           of
           the
           several
           Congregations
           are
           to
           give
           notice
           hereof
           on
           the
           Lords
           day
           next
           before
           the
           said
           sixth
           day
           of
           
             December
             .
          
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             
               Whitehall
            
             
               this
               21.
               day
               of
               
                 November
              
               1655.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             Printed
             and
             Published
             by
             His
             Highness
             special
             Commandment
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Henry
             Hills
          
           and
           
             John
             Field
             ,
          
           Printers
           to
           His
           Highness
           ,
           1655.