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A proclamation, for a general fast. At Edinburgh, the twenty fourth day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty nine years.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)
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1689
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Wing S1781; ESTC R183462
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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 Iâk 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.