Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's

And, yet; I judge it not amiss to acquaint you, That there is of late, within these few years, a most Surprising Revival of Good Things in the World. Should I speak of but One Country; There are some strict observers of the Signs of the Times, ⟨p. 61⟩who have lately Published a Collection of Observable Things, wherein the Kingdom of God has been more sensibly opening it self in the Heart of Germany; Things of an Holy & Hopeful Tendency, to bring on a more ample Reign of Piety; The Collection contains no fewer than Fourscore and Four Articles. In many other places, there are some Excellent Things a doing. Essays to do Good, begin to be in request. They grow more Fashionable, and Reputable. North-Britain will become a peculiar Seat, and Example of them. Among the rest, there is this to be observed; A Spirit of Association for Noble & Pious Purposes, has of late begun Strangely to Visit the World; it begins to do Wondrously. Some Societies perhaps are yet only laying Foundations, for purposes of a more Exact Regulation hereafter to be built upon. But as far off as in Switzerland they Prognosticate upon them; They annunciate a more Illustrious State of the Church of God, that is Expected, in the Conversion of Jews & Gentiles. These Things are the Rainbow of the Day!

And, yet; I judge it not amiss to acquaint you, That there is of late, within these few years, a most Surprizing Revival of Good Things in the World. Should I speak of but One Country; There are some strict observers of the Signs of the Times, ⟨p. 61⟩who have lately Published a Collection of Observable Things, wherein the Kingdom of God has been more sensibly opening it self in the Heart of Germany; Things of an Holy & Hopeful Tendency, to bring on a more ample Reign of Piety; The Collection contains no fewer than Fourscore and Four Articles. In many other places, there are some Excellent Things a doing. Essayes to do Good, begin to be in request. They grow more Fashionable, and Reputable. North-Britain will become a peculiar Seat, and Example of them. Among the rest, there is this to be observed; A Spirit of Association for Noble & Pious Purposes, has of late begun Strangely to Visit the World; it begins to do Wondrously. Some Societies perhaps are yet only laying Foundations, for purposes of a more Exact Regulation hereafter to be built upon. But as far off as in Switzerland they Prognosticate upon them; They annunciate a more Illustrious State of the Church of God, that is Expected, in the Conversion of Jews & Gentiles. These Things are the Rainbow of the Day!