Now, the American countries▪ do belong to s•me of those […] become a conside•••le •art o• •h•ir Dominions ▪ And ••erefore▪ •is m•st certain, he Glori••• […] •ome of • ••and ⟨p. 45⟩in these Countries, as well as in the European. There have been Martyrs of CHRIST in America. The Blood of the Martyrs here, is an Omen that the Truths for which they Suffered are to Rise, and Live, and carry all before them, in the Land that has been so Marked for the Lord. Such men as they will doubtless have some Glorious Power over the Nations, where they have been Such Overcomers; They that are to Shine •s the Stars, will t•rn many unto Righteousness; bring many to believe on the Sun of Righteousness, in these Goings down of the Sun. Tho' Austin knew nothing of America, yet no American could have made a better Descant, on the Mystery of our Lords Garments, made of Four Parts, to every Soldier a Part, than his; Quadripartit• Vestis Domini Jesu, q•adripartitam figuravit Ejus Ecclesiam, tot• Scilicet, qui quatu•r partibus constat, terratum Orb diffusam. The World, says he, which does consist of •our Parts, will have the Ch••ch of our Lord JESUS, in every Part. But O AMERICA, will no Share of the Lords Garments ▪ •nd Glories, ⟨p. 46⟩and the R•g•te•usn•ss of the Saint•, fall to thee, who a•t a Part of the World singly almost as great as the O••er T•r•e? Yea, the Day is at hand, when that Voice will be heard concerning th••, P•t on thy beautiful Garments, O America, •he H•ly City! Certainly, It wa• never intended, that the Church of our Lord, s•ould be confined always within the Dimensions of S•rabo•s Clo•k; and that, All the World, should always be no more, than it was, when Augustus taxed it We are Sorry, w• are Troubled, Tha• the G•od Seed of the WORD, falling on the other Three Soils, has brought forth so little Good Fruit, and for so little a while. But our Glorious LORD, will order that Good Seed ere long, to be cast, upon the Fertile Regions of America, •nd it shall here find a Good Ground, where it shall bring forth Fruit unto Astonishments; and unto Perpetuity! When our Lord uttered the Parable, •o which I have now alluded, we read, He w•nt into a Ship, and from thence instructed the Multitude that stood on the •h•re. I will believe, that in this ver• ⟨p. 47⟩Action, there was a Parable an• a Prophesy.
Now, the Americ•n •ountries▪ do •elong to s•me of thos• 〈…〉 become a conside•••le •art o• •h•ir Dominions ▪ And ••erefore▪ •is m•st cer•ain, he Glori••• 〈…〉 •ome of • ••and ⟨p. 45⟩in these Countries, as well as in the European. There have been Martyrs of CHRIST in America. The Blood of the Martyrs here, is an Omen that the Tr•ths for which they Suffered are to Rise, and Live, and carry all before them, in the Land that has been so M•rked for the Lord. Such men as they will doubtless have some Glorious Power over the Nations, where they have been Such Overcomers; They that are to Shine •s the Stars, will t•rn many unto Righte••sness; bring many to believe on the Sun of Righteous•ess, in these Goings down of the Sun. Tho' Austin knew nothing of America, yet no American could have made a better Descant, on the Mystery of our Lords G•rments, made of Four Parts, to every Souldier a Part, than his; Quadripartit• Vestis Domini Iesu, q•adripartitam figuravit Ejus Ecclesiam, tot Scilicet, qui quatur partibus constat, terratum Orbe diffusam. The World, sayes he, which does cnsist of our Parts, will have the Chch of our Lord JESUS, in every Part. But O AMERICA, will no Share of the Lords Garments nd Glories,
