By the Protector. A declaration of His Highness for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1658-1660 : R. Cromwell) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A81022 of text R211142 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.21[15]). 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 A81022 Wing C7181 Thomason 669.f.21[15] ESTC R211142 99869875 99869875 163510 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. A81022) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163510) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f21[15]) By the Protector. A declaration of His Highness for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1658-1660 : R. Cromwell) Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, London : 1658. Dated at end: Given at White-Hall this twenty fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord God, one thousand six hundred fifty and eight. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Septem. 27". 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. A81022 R211142 (Thomason 669.f.21[15]). civilwar no By the Protector. A declaration of His Highness for a day of publique fasting and humiliation. England and Wales. Lord Protector 1658 781 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 C The rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 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 Commonwealth blazon or coat of arms OLIVARIVS DEI GRA : REIPVB : ANGLIAE , SCOTIAE , ET HIBERNIAE , &c PROTECTOR PAX QVAERITUR BELLO . By the Protector ▪ A DECLARATION OF HIS HIGHNESS FOR A DAY OF PUBLIQUE FASTING AND HUMILIATION . AS it is the Duty , so it hath been the constant practise of the People of God in all ages , not onely to take special notice of the Providential dispensations of God towards them , whether they concerned them as a Nation , or as particular persons , but also to meet the Lord in the way , both of his Iudgements , and of his Mercies , in a solemn maner , suitable to such Dispensations , to which the Lord hath been pleased to give such visible testimonies of his gracious acceptance , as hath been and still is a great encouragement to his people to make their addresses to him under the like providences . And as no Nation under heaven hath been exercised with more various and wonderful Providences then these Nations of England , Scotland and Ireland , so none have had more eminent experiences of the goodness of the Lord in the speedy and merciful returns he hath made to the prayers of his people ; And therefore of all others , it becomes them to let no Providence of God go unobserved or unregarded , especially such as seem to carry upon them Characters of the displeasure of that God , from whom alone We have professed to all the world , We have received all Our mercies past , and that We depend on him alone for greater things , which are yet in his peoples expectation . Vpon these grounds , His Highness the Lord Protector and the Council , sadly reflecting on the late dispensation of Divine Providence , in removing from Vs His Highness the late Lord Protector , whom the Lord hath used as a choice Instrument for carrying on his Work , and under him to be both a Sun and a Shield unto those that fear the Lord abroad and at home ( which they cannot but be deeply sensible of as a sore stroak of his mighty hand ) as also in the general visitation of Sickness and great Mortality , which is now upon many parts of this Nation , hold it their duty to invite the people of these Nations to humble themselves greatly under the mighty hand of God , in the sence of the many great and crying sins of this Nation , which have deserved his sore displeasure , and to accept the punishment of their sins . And likewise to seek the Lord for a blessing upon His Highness and his Government and Counsels for the good of these Nations , that thereby the breach which he hath made upon Vs may be healed , and the present tokens of his displeasure removed , and that he will be pleased yet to continue his gracious presence among Vs , and delight in Vs as his people , that his own Work may by his assistance be carried on , and peace and truth may be established in the midst of Vs . For which purpose His Highness the Lord Protector , with the advice of his Privy Council , hath thought fit to set apart Wednesday the Thirteenth day of October One thousand six hundred fifty and eight , to be observed as a day of Solemn Fasting and Humiliation in all places within England and Wales , and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed , earnestly exhorting all the people of God in this Nation to cry mightily unto the Lord , and to wrestle with him by prayer and supplication for the ends aforesaid . And that the Ministers of the several Churches and Congregations , do diligently and conscientiously attend their duties on that day , as is suitable unto so solemn a work , and that they give notice hereof on the Lords day next before the said Thirteenth day of October in their Publique Meeting-place , and read this Declaration on the said day . And His Highness doth hereby prohibit all Fairs , Markets , and all bodily labour in the works of mens callings , which may interrupt or hinder the Religious observation of the day aforesaid . Given at White-Hall this Twenty fourth day of September , in the year of our Lord God , One thousand six hundred fifty and eight . LONDON : Printed by Henry Hills and John Field , Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector , 1658.