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was scarcely a single person in the town, old or young, left
unconcerned about the great things of the eternal world. Those who were
wont to be the vainest and loosest, and those who had been disposed to
think and speak lightly of vital and experimental religion, were now
generally subject to great awakenings. And the work of conversion was
carried on in a most astonishing manner, and increased more and more;
souls did as it were come by flocks to Jesus Christ. From day to day for
many months together, might be seen evident instances of sinners brought
out of darkness into marvellous light, and delivered out of an horrible
pit, and from the miry clay, and set upon a rock, with a new song of
praise to God in their mouths.

This work of God, as it was carried on, and the number of true saints
multiplied, soon made a glorious alteration in the town: so that in the
spring and summer following, anno 1735, the town seemed to be full of
the presence of God: it never was so full of love, nor of joy, and yet
so full of distress, as it was then. There were remarkable tokens of
God's presence in almost every house. It was a time of joy in families
on account of salvation being brought to them; parents rejoicing over
their children as new born, and husbands over their wives, and wives
over their husbands. The doings of God were then seen in His sanctuary,
God's day was a delight, and His tabernacles were amiable. Our public
assemblies were then beautiful: the congregation was alive in God's
service, every one earnestly intent on the public worship, every hearer
eager to drink in the words of the minister as they came from his mouth;
the assembly in general were, from time to time, in tears while the word
was