The declaration of Sir Hardresse Waller, Major General of the Parliaments forces in Ireland, and the Council of Officers there Hardress, Waller, Sir, 1604?-1666?. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A97039 of text R211464 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.22[70]). 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. 7 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 A97039 Wing W536 Thomason 669.f.22[70] ESTC R211464 99870188 99870188 163652 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. A97039) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163652) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f22[70]) The declaration of Sir Hardresse Waller, Major General of the Parliaments forces in Ireland, and the Council of Officers there Hardress, Waller, Sir, 1604?-1666?. England and Wales. Army. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by William Bladen, by special Order ; and Reprinted at London by John Macock, Dublin : [London] : 1659. [i.e. 1660] Dated and signed at end: Dated at Dublin-Castle, the 28. of December; 1659. Har. Waller. On the duty of thankfulness to God "for the late dispensations of His gracious appearances;" and appointing the following Tuesday a day of public thanksgiving. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 17". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng England and Wales. -- Army -- Early works to 1800. Public worship -- Ireland -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Ireland -- History -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A97039 R211464 (Thomason 669.f.22[70]). civilwar no The declaration of Sir Hardresse Waller, Major General of the Parliaments forces in Ireland, and the Council of Officers there. Hardress, Waller, Sir 1659 1131 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 B The rate of 9 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE DECLARATION OF Sir HARDRESSE WALLER , Major General of the Parliaments Forces in Ireland , and the Council of OFFICERS there . THe Signal Turns of Gods hand challenge of right our signal observation and improvement , that we may express in 〈◊〉 ●eart and life , the due counterpane of his various dealings . Providence hath of late wrought wonders of mercy , as in these Nations , so particularly in this City and throughout this Land . The Lord hath remembred us in our low estate , because his mercy endures for ever . Who is so great a stranger in our Israel , that observed not the dreadfull symptoms of threatned ruine to our Religion , and all our Liberties Sacred and Civil ? Hath not God saved us with a notwithstanding , by the late dispensations of his gracious appearances in our greatest straights and perplexities ? Were not the mountains of sinfull provocations and strong oppositions raised up to their height , to obstruct the great work of Reformation , so happily begun , and so solemnly engaged for among us ? Had not the Romish Emissaries and Ingeneers of darkness prevailed far , to divide and distract , to delude and destroy us ? Were not the hopes of our Common Enemy exceedingly raised up , gaping for the confusion and dissolution of Christs interest and People in these Nations ? Had not the powers and policies of Hell prevailed far , and laid the very necks of Magistracy and Ministry upon the block of direfull Anarchy and Arbitrary rule ? Were not all foundations religious and politick so put out of course , in all Relations , as to threaten eminent ruine both to Church and State ? Which Ordinance of God was not slighted , opposed , maligned and scorned by specious pretences and strong delusions ? Were not Gods own people very deeply guilty of apostacie and hypocrisie , of unfaithfulness and breach of Covenant in all Relations ? Were we not all ready to devour one another by sinfull mistakes and wofull miscarriages , whilst our ill neighbours were laughing at us , and combining against us ? Did not unclean spirits range and rage among us , possessing many , foaming out their shame , torturing souls and all societies with deadly convulsions ? Were not our distempers , personal and publick , grown so inveterate , so complicate , & so multiplicious , that our best Physicians could do little else then pity & bewail our expiring Liberties ? Was not the name of Christ , and whatsoever is dear unto his people , ready to be made the scorn and prey of our ill neighbours ? Were we not hastning to the sad Catastrophe of the German Tragedy , and Munsters desolations , procured by the like fanatick spirits , which then obstructed Reformation work ? What cause then have we to admire the miraculous patience and bounty of our God , that have made us now the living monuments of undeserved Mercy ? Should not we adore and celebrate that good-will of his , who dwelling in this Bush , hath thus prevented the consumption thereof ? He that is our God , now appears indeed to be the God of all salvations , to whom belong all issues from death . He hath delivered , he doth deliver , in him we hope that he will still deliver . Thankfulness to him , verbal & actual , cordial and constant , will be the best preserver of mercy , and improver thereof . The choice circumstantials of this Salvation , are so many , and so remarkable , that the sense thereof cannot but engage and inflame our hearts to the highest expressions of gratitude and praise . That such a God , so highly provoked , should shew such favor , to such an unworthy people , in such a season , and by such means , in such a manner , and to such an end , this indeed is the wonder of Mercies , the complex and complement of Free-grace . That so great a change should be brought about with so little noise , so little bloud , so little opposition , and so hopefully ; Is not this a miracle of Mercy ? This day of small things should not then be despised , being the Lords doing , so marvellous in our eies . Though our Redemption be not yet perfected , yet do we see cause abundantly to provoke all Christs friends to solemn Acknowledgments . Should not they praise him , that have been seeking him ? Do not the Signal returns of his mercy challenge proportionable returns of our Duty ? Is not this the best way to assure and increase , to improve and hasten the blessings promised and begun ? Doth he not command and commend such a course ? hath it not been his own and his peoples method in all former ages ? Have not we received notable experiences ever since the begining of our famous Parliament , to direct and strengthen us thereto ? Doth not the posture of Gods reforming people , so signally foretold Rev. 15. challenge this from us ? Those very persons who have been unhappily seduced into snares and illegal Engagements against the supreme Authority , may in this great Turn , find sufficient ground of blessing the Lord , that they have been stopt in such a career , posting to confusion . To be thus kept from sin and ruine will be then known and acknowledged for a singular mercy ; when the Lord shall please to remove prejudice and pre-ingagements . That all Gods people in this City and throughout Ireland may orderly concurr in all humble return of praise to our good God , on this account ; it is therefore seriously recommended and desired , That Tuesday next , being the 3. of January 1659 , be set apart and solemnly observed as a day of publick Thanks-giving within the City and Liberties of Dublin ; and the Tuesday fortnight , next after it , being the 17. of January , to be likewise observed for a solemn Thanks-giving throughout all the parts of this Nation ; and the several Ministers of the Gospel in their respective places are desired to give publick notice thereof , on the first Lords day after the receipt hereof . Dated at Dublin-Castle , the 28. of December ; 1659. HAR. WALLER . DUBLIN , Printed by William Blader , by special Order : and Reprinted at LONDON by John Macock . 1659.