By the Lord Protector. A declaration of his Highness, setting apart Tuesday the 23. of this present May for a publique day of thanksgiving, for the peace concluded between this Commonwealth, and that of the United Provinces, and for the late seasonable rain. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80910 of text R211942 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[89]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A80910 Wing C7080 Thomason 669.f.17[89] ESTC R211942 99870610 99870610 163336 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. A80910) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163336) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f17[89]) By the Lord Protector. A declaration of his Highness, setting apart Tuesday the 23. of this present May for a publique day of thanksgiving, for the peace concluded between this Commonwealth, and that of the United Provinces, and for the late seasonable rain. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. England and Wales. Council of State. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by William du-Gard and Henry Hills, Printers to his Highness the Lord Protector, London : 1654. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Fasts and feasts -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A80910 R211942 (Thomason 669.f.17[89]). civilwar no By the Lord Protector. A declaration of his Highness, setting apart Tuesday the 23. of this present May for a publique day of thanksgiving, England and Wales. Lord Protector 1654 927 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion blazon or coat of arms incorporating the Commonwealth Flag (1649-1651) By the Lord Protector . A DECLARATION of his Highness , Setting apart Tuesday the 23. of this present May for a publique day of Thanksgiving , for the Peace concluded between this Commonwealth , and that of the United Provinces , and for the late seasonable Rain . THat this hath been a Nation of blessings in the midst whereof so many wonders have been brought forth by the out-stretched arm of the Almighty , even to astonishment , and wonder , Who can deny ? Ask we the Nations of this matter and they will testify , and indeed the dispensations of the Lord have been as if he had said , England thou art my first-born , my delight amongst the Nations , under the whole Heavens the Lord hath not dealt so with any of the people round about us . The Lord having added another Link to this golden Chain of his loving kindness by giving us a Peace with Our Neighbours the United Provinces , ( whereby he hath not only stopped a great issue of blood , but We trust also given us hearts to unite Our bloud and strength for the mutual defence of each other ) cals for great return of Thanks for the same . It is therefore thought fit to set apart Tuesday , being the 23. of this present May , as a day for Praise , and for the Thankful Acknowledgement of this blessing of Peace , which we hope hath in the womb of it many other blessings . And let us not forget our other Mercies , was not the Earth lately so unusually parcht up , that it threatned Famin , and did cause the Beast of the field to mourn for want of food , and water to sustain it ? And hath not the Lord so watered the Earth that he hath turned those fears into the expectation of the greatest plenty that ever was seen by any now living in this Nation ? Consider we also the way whereby the Lord imparted this mercy to us , did any amongst us , foreknow it was coming , was it not by stirring up our hearts to seek the same by prayer , and that immediately before the Lord vouchsafed us this mercy ? And doth not this bespeak ? 1. That the manner of conveying this mercy is the best part of the mercy . 2. That the Lord has not cast us off , that his Spirit yet strives with us , that he hath a people of his love amongst us , and loves the Nation so far as to provoke it to be in love with calling upon the Name of the Lord for better things than Corn and Wine . 3. That he knows best how and when to answer the expectation of the Husbandman , and when to hear , even the mourning of the brute Beast , who will yet much more hear the desires of them that fear him , and that in the fittest season . 4. That the Heavens having thus declared the glory of God , and the Earth answering thereunto in its fruitfulness , Why should not we be melted and softned , humbling our selves under these marvellous kindnesses , and abounding unto all fruitfulness in every good word and work of love ; And if every place hath been made partaker of his showres , Why should not we ( laying aside our differences ) be inlarged also each to other ? 5. That seeing the Lord hath been thus universal in this Mercy , why should we not universally turn from the National Evils and vain Practices which yet are too superstitiously and customarily exercised amongst us , which we need not repeat here , because they are too well known , and We trust will be remembred by those godly Ministers who shall be called to preach unto the People upon this occasion ? Conclude we with the words of David , Psalm 107. v. v. 30 Then they are glad , because they be quiet , so he bringeth them unto their desired Haven . v. 31 O that Men would praise the Lord for his goodness , and for his wonderfull works to the Children of Men . v. 32 Let them exalt him also in the Congregation of the People , and praise him in the Assembly of the Elders . v. 33 He turneth Rivers into a Wilderness , and the water-springs into dry ground . v. 34 A fruitfull Land into barrenness , for the wickedness of them that dwell in it . v. 35 He turneth the Wilderness into a standing water , and dry ground into Water-springs . v. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell , that they may prepare a City for Habitation . v. 37 And sow the Fields , and plant Vineyards , which may yield fruits of increase . v. 38 He blesseth them also , so that they are multiplied greatly , and suffereth not their Cattel to decrease . O that Men would praise the Lord for his goodness , and for his wonderfull works to the Children of Men . Given at White-hall this 9th . of May . 1654. London , Printed by William du-Gard and Henry Hills , Printers to his Highness the Lord Protector , 1654.