-Caveat Lector-
1676 Thanksgiving Proclamation
"The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive
dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of
this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own
Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently discern
that in the midst of his judgements he hath remembered mercy, having
remembered his Footstool in the day of his sore displeasure against us
for our sins, with many singular Intimations of his Fatherly
Compassion, and regard; reserving many of our Towns from Desolation
Threatened, and attempted by the Enemy, and giving us especially of
late with many of our Confederates many signal Advantages against
them, without such Disadvantage to ourselves as formerly we have been
sensible of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed, It
certainly bespeaks our positive Thankfulness, when our Enemies are in
any measure disappointed or destroyed; and fearing the Lord should
take notice under so many Intimations of his returning mercy, we
should be found an Insensible people, as not standing before Him with
Thanksgiving, as well as lading him with our Complaints in the time of
pressing Afflictions:
The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day of
this instant June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God
for such his Goodness and Favour, many Particulars of which mercy
might be Instanced, but we doubt not those who are sensible of God's
Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and
that the Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby
glorifying Him; the Council doth commend it to the Respective
Ministers, Elders and people of this Jurisdiction; Solemnly and
seriously to keep the same Beseeching that being persuaded by the
mercies of God we may all, even this whole people offer up our bodies
and souls as a living and acceptable Service unto God by Jesus
Christ."
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Happy Thanksgiving to All.
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