An Account of the Progress of the Reformation of Manners, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Other Parts of Europe and America: With Some Reasons and Plain Direction for Our Hearty and Vigorous Prosecution of this Glorious Work. In a Letter to a Friend. To which is Added, the Special Obligations of Magistrates, to be Diligent in the Execution of the Penal-laws Against Prophaneness and Debauchery, for the Effecting of a National ReformationJ. Downing, 1704 - 63 strani |
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Stran 2 - ... of piety and virtue by marks of our royal favour ; and we do expect and require, that all persons of honour or in place of authority will give good example, by their own virtue and piety...
Stran 2 - ... and government, we have thought fit, by the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our royal proclamation, and do hereby declare our royal purpose and resolution to discountenance and punish all manner of vice, profaneness, and immorality...
Stran 2 - ... humbly acknowledging, that we cannot expect the blessing and goodness of Almighty God, (by whom Kings reign, and on which we entirely rely,) to make our reign happy and prosperous to ourself and our people, without a religious observance of God's Holy Laws...
Stran 4 - Minister in his respective parish church or chapel to read or cause to be read this Our Proclamation, at least four times in every year, immediately after Divine Service, and to incite and...
Stran 1 - A PROCLAMATION, For the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for the preventing and punishing of vice, profaneness, and immorality.
Stran 2 - ... and immorality, in all perfons of whatfoever degree or quality .within this our realm, and particularly in fuch as are employed near our royal per.
Stran 2 - Perfons of diffolute and debauched Lives, that they being by that means reduced to Shame and Contempt, for their loofe -and evil Actions and Behaviour, may be thereby alfo enforced the fooner to reform their ill Habits and Practices., and that the vifible Difpleafure of good Men towards them, may as far as it ispoflible) fupply what the Laws ( probably ) cannot altft- • gether prevent.
Stran 3 - ... on the Lord's day ; and likewise that they take effectual care to prevent all persons keeping taverns...
Stran 2 - Person; and that for the encouragement of Religion and Morality, We will, upon all occasions distinguish persons of Piety and Virtue by marks of Our Royal favour ; and We do expect and require, that all persons of honour...
Stran 3 - ... prevent. And we do hereby strictly enjoin and prohibit all our loving subjects, of what degree or quality soever, from playing on the Lord's day, at dice, cards, or any other game whatsoever, either in public or private houses, or other place or places whatsoever ; and we do hereby require and command them, and every of them, decently and reverently to attend the worship of God on every Lord's day, on pain of our highest displeasure, and of being proceeded against with the utmost rigour that...