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The Holy Spirit was in a plentiful and extraordinary Manner poured out on Persons of every Age and Condition, without such remarkable Providences going before to awaken them; as the Dew falls in the Night, and yet the Effects appeared as the Light which goeth forth. So that we might well admiring say, What has God wrought! Great was the Number of them who published the Wonders of the Divine Power & Grace; declaring with Humility, what God had done for their Souls. And others who went among them, acknowledged that the Work exceeded the Fame of it.

The Holy Spirit was in a plentiful and extraordinary Manner pour'd out on Persons of every Age and Condition, without such remarkable Providences going before to awaken them; as the Dew falls in the Night, and yet the Effects appear'd as the Light which goeth forth. So that we might well admiring say, What has God wrought! Great was the Number of them who publish'd the Wonders of the Divine Power & Grace; declaring with Humility, what God had done for their Souls. And others who went among them, acknowleg'd that the Work exceeded the Fame of it.

Now the psalmist observes that God has made his wonderful Works to be remembered. We therefore apprehend that our Reverend Brother has done well to record and publish this surprising Work of God; and the Fidelity of his Account would not have been at all doubted of by us, tho' there had not been the concurrent Testimony of Others to it. It is also a Pleasure to us to hear what Acceptance the following Narrative has found in the other England, where it has had two Impressions already, and been honoured with a recommendatory Preface, by two Divines of eminent Note in London, viz. the Rev. Dr. Watts, ⟨p. iv⟩and Dr. Guise: after whom it may seem Presumption in us to attempt any Thing of this Kind. But it having been thought proper to Reprint this Letter here, and disperse it among our People: We Thankfully embrace this Opportunity to praise the most High, for the exceeding Riches of his Grace, and earnestly to recommend this Epistle to the diligent Reading and attentive Consideration of all into whose Hands these shall come. He that hath an Ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. And indeed the particular and distinct Account which the Author has given of God's Dealings with the Souls of Men, at this remarkable Season, in the variety of Cases then set before him, and many of his Observations thereupon, we apprehend are written with that Judgment and Skill in divine Things, as declare him to be a Scribe well instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven; and we judge may be very useful to Ministers in leading weary Souls to Christ for Rest, and for the Direction & Encouragement of all under the like Operations of the Holy Spirit.—Yea, as the Author observes, There is no one Thing I know of, that God has made such a Means of promoting his Work among us as the News of others Conversion—;We hope that the further Spreading of this Narrative may, by the Divine Blessing, still promote the Conversion of Souls, and quicken God's Children to labour after the clearer Evidences of their Adoption and to bring forth Fruits meet for Repentance.