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And if we consider God's late Dealings with our Nation and this Land, it appears to me that there is much to make us think that this Day is such a Day: Particularly God's preserving and delivering the Nation, when in so great Danger of Ruin by the late Rebellion; ⟨p. 75⟩and his preserving New-England, and the other British Colonies in America, in so remarkable a Manner, from the great Armament from France, prepared and sent against us the last Year; and the almost miraculous Success given to us against our Enemies at Cape-Breton the Year before, disappointing their renewed Preparations and fresh Attempt against these Colonies, this present Year 1747, by delivering up the Strength of their Fleet into the Hands of the English, as they were in their Way hither. And also in protecting us from Time to Time from Armies by Land that have come against us from Canada, since the Beginning of the present War with France. Besides many strange Instances of Protection of particular Forts and Settlements, showing a manifest Interposition of the Hand of Heaven, to the Observation of some of our Enemies, and even of the Salvages. And added to those, the late unexpected restoring of the greater Part of our many Captives in Canada, by those that held them Prisoners there. It appears to me▪ that God has gone much out of his usual Way, in his Exercises of Mercy, Patience and Long-Suffering in these Instances. God's Patience was very wonderful of old, towards the Ten Tribes, and the People of Judah and Jerusalem, and afterwards to the Jews in Christ's and the Apostles Times; But it seems to me, all Things considered, not equal to his Patience and Mercy to us. God don't only forbear to destroy us, notwithstanding all our Provocations and their Aggravations, which it would be endless to recount; but he has, in the fore-mentioned Instances, wrought great Things for us, wherein his Hand has been most visible, and his Arm made bare; especially those two Instances in America, God's succeeding us against Cape-Breton, ⟨p. 76⟩and confounding the Armada from France the last Year;

And if we consider God's late Dealings with our Nation and this Land, it appears to me that there is much to make us think that this Day is such a Day: Particularly God's preserving and delivering the Nation, when in so great Danger of Ruin by the late Rebellion;