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C O U N C I L
Heldat Boston, September the feventeenth t6 75
' T having pluafid the H O 1. Y G O 1) (all whofe work, are Truth, and bir wais
jwdgement ) for our fins whereby he bath le:n provo4ed, in [pecial :y the undervalyttafo
of our pleafans thines; great onthankfulnepf for, and manifold alvfes of o,,r wonderfvll
peace, and the bVIaIngs of it in ,Jjs good Land which the Lord hatb Givem us; Ill entir-
tainment of the Minifflry of the precious Cofpel of Peace : leaving o'r frfl Love, dealing falfy in the Cc-
venant of thu Lord our God: the Apoflacy of many from the Trutb unr. Herefies, and pernicious
.Errours. great Formality, Inordinate A1caian, and finful Conformity to this prefeae evil v sin Wor ld:
and ( b/fide wany horrid and Scandalous Sins breaking forth awong u,, for which we bave Catfs to
be greatly humbled before the Lord), our great unfenfibenefs of the difpleafure of the Lord in fuffer-
ing thefe abominations to be perpotrated, to` ether with our Careal Security, and unquictnefs under
the Iudrements of god upon tit our abiding very mnch unreformed, notwithflanding all warning;,
and Clhaiif mentt, wbereb; the Lord bath been, avd is 'fl debating w.th us; we havin; greatly
lnrenftd him to fir up many Adverfaries igainfl us, not only abroad , but alfo ot our ovn doors ,
( Caufing the Neathen in this wildernefs to be as thorny in our 6des, tbo have forme'l, been, and
vrright fill b, a wall unto es therein; and others alo to become a Scourge unto us ) the Lord biwrfef alfo
wore Immdiately affiding us by difcafeu whereof fo many Children in fome of our Towns hav cti-
ed this Summer. Hie not going fortb with our Armies as in fo.mer times, but giving up many of
our Brethrre to the mouth of the devouring Sword, yea, hewisog himfelf angry with the Prayer of hit
prople : trratning us alfo with Scarcity of Provifion and other Calamities, E qeciafy if this prefene
Warr nith the barbarous Heathen Tould continue; And tkat the Lordof Hoes bigfelfe withdraw not ibe
Comm'f on he bath giver totbe Sword and other Judgements to prevailo againf ns;
The G O V E R N O U R and COUNCIL of this Jurisdiaion therefore ( being under the Sents
of t lefe ciils; and alf of the diYlrPfed flate of the re/I of the Colonies Confederate with our fu'vet,and of the
Churches of Crift in other parts of the ChriflianfWorld; in this day of trouble, relokrs, and blaf.
phmy : and fearing the fad lIjue thereof, unlefs the Lord Help us with oer whole beart, and Mw
feigredly, to turn unto himfdf) Do Appoint and Order the feventh day of the next Moneth; to
be a day of publi k Humiliation, with Efloing, and Puayer ;throughont this Whole Colony ; that wve
may fet our (elves finccrely to ftck the Lord, reading our hearts, and not our Garments before him,
and purfue the fame with a thorough Reformation of what ever hath been, or is an Image of Jca-
Inufic before the I ocd to offend the eyes of his Glory ; If fo be, the Lord may turn from hts
fierce anger, that w* perifh not: We do therefore Require all the Inhabitants of this Jiiisditlion
to forbear Servile Labcur upon that day, and that they apply themfclvcs refpi:tivily to obferye
the fame, as is Appointed,
Ri the Conncil Eduard 'Rkefon Secr.
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