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<NAME>Pip Willcox</NAME>
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<P>Aleyn Mayor.</P>
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At a Common-Councel holden at the Guild|hall
London, on <DATE>Wedne&s;day the 23 day of November 1659.</DATE></HEAD>
<P>_IT having plea&s;ed Almighty God to &s;hew us &s;o much of the Fruit
of our own Hearts and Evil ways, as to let us &s;ee the very Foun|dations
of Government Razed; and that we have &s;o much cau&s;e
to fear our great Want of Fear and Love to his holy Name and
Word, Wor&s;hip and Sabbaths, Magi&s;trates and Mini&s;ters, may
ju&s;tly provoke him to withdraw from us, and to Loath, Ab|hor
and Leave us to the Lu&s;ts of our own Hearts, and to our
great Weakne&s;s and Folly, till Confu&s;ion and De&s;olations make us become a Re|proach
to Religion, and a Scorn to all Nations.</P>
<P>In mo&s;t humble de&s;ires of that good convincing Spirit of Promi&s;e, to give us a
right &s;ight and &s;en&s;e of our great Vilene&s;s, and his greater Goodne&s;s, yet able to
Pardon, Recover and Heal us; We de&s;ire to Bow down and Humble our Souls be|fore
the mighty hand of God, that he may yet Pitty and Spare, Pardon and Heal,
according to the Greatne&s;s of his Power and Goodne&s;s: That his Name may be
glorified, and the Kingdom of our Lord Ie&s;us enlarged, and the&s;e Nations &s;etled
in Peace and Righteou&s;ne&s;s, with Governors and Councellors, Iudges and
Teachers after his own Mind and Heart, according to his Holy Word: And that
He will not leave us in this Houre of Temptation, till he hath brought us through
all our Fears, Troubles and Darkne&s;s, unto True Re&s;t, Peace and Setlement.</P>
<P>For the&s;e great ends this Court hath appointed <HI>Friday</HI> the &s;econd of <HI>December</HI> next,
&s;olemnly to &s;eek the Face of God, with Fa&s;ting and Prayer at Pauls Church;
and doth recommend it to the Mini&s;ters of the Go&s;pel, to give notice hereof in all
their &s;everal Churches and Congregations, and to de&s;ire their A&s;&s;i&s;tance and Concur|rence
in their &s;everal Churches, as the Lord &s;hall enable them and all his People
throughout this City and Liberties thereof.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Sadler.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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