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The late remarkable religious Awakenings, that have been in many Parts of the christian World, are another Thing that may justly encourage us in Prayer for the promised glorious and universal Out-pouring of the Spirit of God. In or about the Year 1732 or 1733, God was pleased to pour out his Spirit on the People of Salzburg in Germany, who were living under Popish Darkness, in a most uncommon Manner; so that above twenty Thousand of them, merely by reading the Bible, which they made a shift to get in their own Language, were determined to throw off Popery, and embrace the reformed Religion; yea, and to become so very zealous for the Truth and Gospel of Jesus Christ, as to be willing to suffer the Loss of all Things in the World, and actually to forsake their Houses, Lands, Goods & Relations, that they might enjoy the pure Preaching of the Gospel;—with great Earnestness, and Tears in their Eyes, beseeching Protestant Ministers to preach to them, in Places where they (when banished from their own Country) came, in different Places. In the Years 1734 and 1735, there appeared a very great and general Awakening, in the County of Hampshire, in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, and also in many Parts of Connecticut. Since This, there has been ⟨p. 78⟩a far more extensive Awakening of many Thousands in England, Wales and Scotland, and almost all the British Provinces in No•th-America. There has also been something remarkable of the same Kind, in some Places in the United Netherlands: And about two Years ago, a very great Awakening and Reformation of many of the Indians, in the Jerseys, and Pennsylvania, even among such as never embraced Christianity before: And within these two Years, a great Awakening in Virginia and Maryland. Notwithstanding the great Diversity of Opinions about the Issue of some of these Awakenings, yet I know of none that have denied that there have been great Awakenings of late, in these Times and Places, and that Multitudes have been brought to more than common Concern for their Salvation▪ and for a Time were made more than ordinarily afraid of Sin, and brought to reform their former vicious Courses, and take much Pains for their Salvation.

The late remarkable religious Awakenings, that have been in many Parts of the christian World, are another Thing that may justly encourage us in Prayer for the promised glorious and universal Out-pouring of the Spirit of God. In or about the Year 1732 or 1733, God was pleased to pour out his Spirit on the People of Saltzburg in Germany, who were living under Popish Darkness, in a most uncommon Manner; so that above twenty Thousand of them, meerly by reading the Bible, which they made a shift to get in their own Language, were determined to throw off Popery, and embrace the reformed Religion; yea, and to become so very zealous for the Truth and Gospel of Jesus Christ, as to be willing to suffer the Loss of all Things in the World, and actually to forsake their Houses, Lands, Goods & Relations, that they might enjoy the pure Preaching of the Gospel;—with great Earnestness, and Tears in their Eyes, beseeching Protestant Ministers to preach to them, in Places where they (when banished from their own Country) came, in different Places. In the Years 1734 and 1735, there appeared a very great and general Awakning, in the County of Hampshire, in the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, and also in many Parts of Connecticut. Since This, there has been