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</FIGURE>AN ACT For &s;etting apart VVedne&s;day the Thirteenth day of <HI>October,</HI> 1652, For a Day of Publique Fa&s;ting and Humiliation.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas the mo&s;t wi&s;e God, who&s;e Iudgements are un&s;earchable and ways pa&s;t finding out, hath by his over-ruling Providence made a breach upon that Amity (which the Parliament hath in all &s;incerity endeavored to con&s;erve) between this Commonwealth &amp; the Vnited Provinces; The Parliament of <HI>England</HI> well knowing it to be their duty, in all the turns of Providence to acknowledge God, and to &s;eek unto him to direct their Paths; and al&s;o con&s;idering the Word of Truth doth teach, That Sin onely doth &s;eparate between God and a People, Have thought fit to admoni&s;h and &s;tir up the People of this Nation to confe&s;s their &s;ins unto the Lord, and to &s;eek his Face, That he would be plea&s;ed to grant unto us Re|pentance and Pardon through the Blood of his dear Son Ie&s;us Chri&s;t who is our Peace, and by the Blood of his Cro&s;s reconciles all things in Heaven and Earth: And humbly to be&s;eech him to direct and ble&s;s the Councels and Actions of the Parliament, to the &s;piritual and temporal welfare of the people of this <HI>Com|monwealth;</HI> and more particularly&punc; That he will be plea&s;ed to &s;hew them the way how the &s;aving truth of the Go&s;pel may be be&s;t advanced and propagated, and what&s;oever is contrary to &s;ound Doctrine &amp; the power of Godline&s;s &s;uppre&s;&s;ed: And likewi&s;e, That he would vouch&s;afe his Pre&s;ence with, and Ble&s;sing upon the Forces and Navy of this Commonwealth, and out of all the Troubles wherewith he is plea&s;ed to exerci&s;e us, to bring forth a righteous and la&s;ting peace to his People to his own Glory: And to the end the People of this Nation may have an opportunity for this purpo&s;e, Be it Enacted by this pre&s;ent Par|liament, and the Authority thereof, That Wedne&s;day the Thirteenth day of <HI>October, 1652.</HI> be &s;et apart to be ob&s;erved as a day of &s;olemn Fa&s;ting and Humilia|tion in all Cities, Towns and places within <HI>England, Wales,</HI> and the Town of <HI>Ber|wick</HI> upon <HI>Tweed;</HI> and that the Mini&s;ters of the re&s;pective Pari&s;hes &amp; places afore|&s;aid, upon the Lords day next preceding the day &s;o to be ob&s;erved, do give notice hereof, that the people may the better attend the Exerci&s;es of that day. And for the more full ob&s;ervation thereof, The Parliament doth forbid the holding or u&s;ing of any Fairs, Markets, and &s;ervile Works of mens ordinary Callings on the Day thus &s;et apart: And all Majors, Sheriffs, Iu&s;tices of Peace, Con&s;tables and other Officers, are hereby enjoyned to take &s;pecial care for the ob&s;ervation of the &s;aid Day accordingly.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Wedne&s;day the Fir&s;t of September, 1652.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Parliament, That this Act be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>John Field,</HI> Printer to the Parliament of <HI>England.</HI> 1652.</P>
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