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Thus I have (I hope, by the help of God) finished what I proposed. I have taken the more pains in it, because it appears to me, that now God is giving us the most happy season to attempt a universal reformation, that ever was given in New England. And it is a thousand pities that we should fail of that which would be so glorious, for want of being sensible of our opportunity, or being aware of those things that tend to hinder it, or our taking improper courses to obtain it, or not being sensible in what way God expects we should seek it. If it should please God to bless any means, for the convincing the country of his hand in this work, and bringing them fully and freely to acknowledge his glorious power and grace in it, and engage with one heart and soul, and by due methods, to endeavor to promote it, it would be a dispensation of Divine Providence that would have a most glorious aspect, happily signifying the approach of great and glorious things to the church of God, and justly causing us to hope that Christ would speedily come, to set up his kingdom of fight, holiness, peace and joy on earth, as is foretold in his

word. Amen. Even so come Lord Jesus!

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essential to religion, 123

-, high, prevail in heaven, Bartlet, Phebe, her case, 97

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her secret prayer, 97
finding God, 98
-,happiness in religion,99
concern for her friends,

100

ing, 232

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should be regulated, 342
Aged persons converted, 46

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their peculiar danger,

soon left in a revival,

Agreement in prayer, benefits of, 400
-, arrangement for,
400
America, millenium to begin here, 189
Animal feeling from defects in expe-
rience, 332

Apostles practiced frequent preach-
ing, 246

A priori judgment of the work, 117
wrong to judge of the works
of God, 118
Arminians exhorted to change their
principles, 379
Arminianism, progress of, 36

concern for sinners, 102
spirit of charity, 102
love to her minister, 104
Bible remarkably valued in the revi-
val, 78

249

241

has been a means of great evils,

not blamable for being abused,

Bitterness should not be shown to op-
posers, 374

Blessedness of joining in the work, 209
Blessings promised to charity, 406
Bodily effects of religious exercises,126
Body affected by divine love, 75
Boldness the effect of pride, 284

successfully opposed, 36 Boston ministers, their preface, xxvi

Assuming airs of ministers, 287
Assurance enjoyed, 171

Business should sometimes give way
to religion, 344

INDEX.

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must be rooted out be-

fore revivals, 351
Censuring, great temptations to, in
revivals, 150

ministers destroys the good

of their preaching, 348

by other ministers, 345

not a means of good to the

unconverted, 346

for coldness, 348
in public prayer, 351

Character of the people in Northamp-
ton, 30

Charity, a duty in revivals, 405

pleasing to God, 405

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honorable to religion, 373
should be public, 373

Confusion not the necessary effect of

strong feeling, 250

will stop the work, 360

Connecticut, revivals in, 42

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not a rule of duty, 307

Controversy about Arminianism, its
good effects, 36

does not lead to self-righteous-Controversies hinder the work, 107

ness, 408

Children, many converted, 46

need regeneration, 242
should be awakened, 242

Conversion, first in the revival, 37

various manner of, 48

imperfect ideas of, 65
often not thought of at

Children's meetings objected against,

the time, 67

259

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suddenness of, 66
time of, not always

-, compared to light, 70
by texts of scripture, 70

Conversions daily, 39
Conversation, religious, its utility, 82,

86

Converts, their number, 45

57

aged persons, 46

children, 46

often need encouragement,

characteristics of, 73
remain steadfast, 107

Convictions, legal, described, 52
Corruption of the heart discovered, 52
remaining after conver

sion, 81

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allowance to be made for,
140
Covenant renewed, 409

should be full and specific,

409

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Distress of sinners not a reason for
comforting them, 239
Distinction in affections, 122
Divisions not to be aimed at, 311

cannot be wholly avoided, 312

Doddridge's school, 390

Doubts and fears, causes of, 80
Doubters, what are they waiting for,
175

Doubting of the work, its absurdity,

160

danger of, 187
Duration of awakenings, 57

E.

Earnest speaking, natural effect of
deep feeling, 252

not an objection to revivals, 253
Earnestness of contention consistent
with meekness, 284
Education of ministers, 321
Effects of conversion, 62

of the revival, 158
prove its genuineness, 161
Encouragement often necessary to
converts, 68
to labor in revivals, 209
Enlightening of the Spirit, 296
Enthusiasm, how resisted, 384
Enthusiastic delusions, cause of, 106
Envy in ministers, hatefulness of, 221
Errors of those who think ill of the
work, 117

God's permission of them, 152
Satan's agency in them, 153
not to be too much dwelt up-

on, 226

, in revivals, should be corrected
or avoided, 263

263

should be freely pointed out,

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