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  At a General Court held at Boston in New-England the second day of October 1678. It having been presented and recommended unto this court by the Commissioners of the United Colonies at their late session ... This court ... do accordingly appoint Thursday, the one and twentieth day of November next, being the day agreed upon to be solemnly kept as a day of fasting and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1678
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court. and United Colonies of New England. Commissioners.
  Description:
  Signed: By the General Court, Edward Rawson, secr. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, ...
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  At a General Court held at Boston May 8. 1678. This Court considering how the Lord hath been pleased of late years ... to humble, and bring low his poor people in this wilderness ... do appoint Thursday, the sixt [sic] day of June next ensuing, to be solemnly kept as a day of humiliation and prayer, throughout this jurisdiction.
  Date of publication:
  1678
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Edward Rawson secr. Ascribed to the press of Samuel Green by Cushing. Colonial seal at head of title.
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  At the second sessions of the general court held at Boston in New-England. Whereas it hath pleased His Most Excellent Majesty our gratious King, by his letter bearing date the twenty seventh of April, 1678. to signifie his royal pleasure, that the authority of this his colony of Massachusetts in New-England, do give forth orders that the oath of allegiance as it is by law established within his kingdome of England, be administered and taken by all his subjects within this colony, who are of years to take an oath ...
  Date of publication:
  1678
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: "Printed and published by order of the general court. Edward Rawson Secr." Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in: Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
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  At a General Court held at Boston, October 15. 1679. This court being sensible of the solemn rebukes of God upon his poor people throughout this land ... Do therefore appoint the second Thursday in December next, to be observed as a day of public humiliation ...
  Date of publication:
  1679
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Edward Rawson secr. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, p. 13-44.
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  New-Englands choicest blessing and the mercy most to be desired by all that wish well to this people. Cleared in a sermon preached before the Court of Election at Boston on May 28. 1679. / By James Allen, teacher to the first gathered church therein.
  Date of publication:
  1679
  

  Author(s):

  Allen, James, 1632-1710. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Errata statement, p. 14.
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  A call from heaven to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherin is shewed, I. That the children of godly parents are under special advantages and encouragements to seek the Lord. : II. The exceeding danger of apostasie, especially as to those that are the children and posterity of such as have been eminent for God in their generation. : III. That young men ought to remember God their creator. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Nine lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1679
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. ; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. Discourse concerning the danger of apostasy. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Caption title: A call to the rising generation. Issued with: Mather, Increase. Pray for the rising generation ... second impression ... Boston, 1679., 29, [1] p. (Evans 275). Cf. Holmes. Errors in paging: p. 60-64 and 104, ...
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  At a General Court held at Boston the 16th. of March 1680,1. The solemn consideration of those awful threatnings that are in the face of divine Providence ... This court doth therefore appoint the 21st. day of April next to be observed as a day of fasting and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1681
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secr'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
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  At a General Court on adjournment, held at Boston, March, 14. 1682 [new style, 1683]. This court considering the solemn warnings of Providence ... Do therefore appoint the tenth of May next for a day of solemn humiliation ...
  Date of publication:
  1683
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secretary. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
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  God's eye on the contrite: or A discourse shewing that true poverty and contrition of spirit and trembling at God's word is the infallible and only way for the obtaining and retaining of Divine acceptation. As it was made in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Colony at Boston in New-England; May 27. 1685. being the day of election there. / By Mr. William Adams. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1685
  

  Author(s):

  Adams, William, 1650-1685. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N00304) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 381) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 381)
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  The General Courts answer to Joseph Dudley Esqr. &c. This was pas'd by the whole court, nemine non consentiente. Gentlemen, We have perused what you left with us ... impowring you for the governing of His Majesties subjects inhabiting this colony ... And therefore we think it highly concerns us to consider, whether such a commission be safe either for you or us. ...
  Date of publication:
  1686
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court. and Territory and Dominion of New England. President (1686 : Dudley).
  Description:
  Signed: May 20th. 1686. Per order, Edward Rawson secr. Imprint supplied by Ford.
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