At a Council held at Boston, January the 3d. 1677 [new style, 1678]. Whereas the holy God, who out of His tender mercy and bowels of compassion hath preserved this people ... The joint consideration of these things have moved the Council to set apart the one and twentieth of February next, to be kept as a day of solemn humiliation and prayer unto God ... Massachusetts. Council. Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI : 2006-06. N29446 N29446 Shipton 39206 Wing M963A APY7092 39206 99034517

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At A COƲNCIL Held at Boſton, January the 3d. 1677.

WHereas the Holy God, who out of his tender mercy and bowels of Compaſſion hath preſerved this People, and theſe Churches from the Malice and Rage of their Enemies, and of thoſe that deviſed Miſchief againſt them, and thereby beſpoken his own praiſe in that to this day we remain a People, that out of his very Faithfulneſs, doth continue to afflict us, as with the remainder of the Heathen, yet in Hoſtility with us, ſo alſo with that ſore Diſtemper of the Small Pox (daily increaſing in our principal Towns, and ſeverely threatning us in this winter ſeaſon) and thereby lately bereaving us of that moſt eminently Learned, Pious and Faithful Servant of Jeſus Chriſt Mr. Thomas Shepard Paſtor to the Church of Chriſt in Charlſtown; the continuance of our Meſſengers in England, and their Negotiation therein; and the diſſettlement of the Colledge contrary to our hopes and expectation: one alſo cauſe of our ſerious application to God, beſides the conſideration of that little advantage the body of the Lords People in this Wilderneſs have obtained by the late paſſed Woes and Miſeries he hath brought upon us; thereby fruſtrateing his declared intention of ſuch Affliction, viz. to Humble us, and Prove us, and do us good in the latter end: The joint conſideration of theſe things have moved the COUNCIL to ſet apart the one and twentieth of February next, to be kept as a day of ſolemn Humiliation and Prayer unto God, and invocation of his Holy Name, if poſſible we may meet him in the way of his Judgement, and obtain reconciliation with him; the ſettlement of our remaining troubles at home, right underſtanding and favour with the Kings Majeſty, and the turning of our hearts unto God, and to each other, that the Lord may yet vouchſafe his preſence with us:

And do therefore Inhibit all Servile Labour on that Day, and commend it to all Churches, Ministers and People throughout this Juriſdiction, ſolemnly and ſeriouſly to keep the ſame accordingly.

By the COƲNCIL Edward Rawſon, Secr't.