An humble attempt to promote explicit agreement and visible union of God's people in…

Ans. To this I would say, If such an Objection be made, it must be through Misunderstanding. 'Tis not sig•i•i•d or implied in any Thing said in the Proposal, ⟨p. 90⟩or in any Arguments made Use of to enforce it that I have seen, that the Prayers of a great Number in different Places, will be more forcible, merely because of that Circumstance, of their being put up at the same Time. It is indeed supposed, that it will be very expedient, that certain Times for united Prayer should be agreed on: Which it may be, without supposing the Thing supposed in the Objection, on the following Accounts.

Ans. To this I would say, If such an Objection be made, it must be through Misunderstandin•. 'Tis not sig•i•i•d or implied in any Thing said in the Proposal, ⟨p. 90⟩or in any Arguments made Use of to enforce it that I have seen, that the Prayers of a great Number in different Places, will be more forceable, meerly because of that Circumstance, of their being put up at the same Time. It is indeed supposed, that it will be very expedient, that certain Times for united Prayer should be agreed on: Which it may be, without supposing the Thing supposed in the Objection, on the following Accounts.

1. This seems to be a proper Expedient for the promoting and maintaining an Union among Christians of distant Places, in extraordinary Prayer for such a Mercy. It appears, from what was before observed, that there ought to be extraordinary Prayers among Christians for this Mercy; and that it is fit, that God's People should agree and unite in it. Tho' there be no Reason to suppose that Prayers will be more prevalent, merely from that Circumstance, that different Persons pray exactly at the same Time; yet there will be more Reason to hope, that Prayers for such Mercy will be prevalent, when God's People are very much in Prayer for it, and when many of them are united in it. And therefore if agreeing on certain Times for united and extraordinary Prayer, be a likely Means to promote an Union of many in extraordinary Prayer, then there is more Reason to hope, that there will be prevalent Prayer for such a Mercy, for certain Times for extraordinary Prayer being agreed on. But that agreeing on certain Times for united extraordinary Prayer, is a likely and proper Means to promote and maintain such Prayer, I think will be easily evident to any one that considers the Matter. If there should be only a loose Agreement or Consent to it as a Duty, or a Thing fit and proper,