In October, A. D. 1744, a Number of Ministers in Scotland, taking into Consideration the State of God's Church, and of the World of Mankind, judged that the Providence of God, at such a Day, did loudly call such as were concerned for the Welfare of Zion, to united extraordinary Applications to the God of all Grace, suitably acknowledging Him as the Fountain of all the spiritual Benefits and Blessings of his Church, and earnestly praying to Him, that he would appear in his Glory, and favour Zion, and manifest his Compassion to the World of Mankind, by an abundant Effusion of his Holy Spirit on all the Churches, and the whole habitable ⟨p. 15⟩Earth, to revive true Religion in all Parts of Christendom, and to deliver all Nations from their great and manifold spiritual Calamities and Miseries, and bless them with the unspeakable Benefits of the Kingdom of our glorious Redeemer, and fill the whole Earth with his Glory. And consulting one another on the Subject, they looked on Themselves, for their own Part, obliged to engage in this Duty; and, as far as in them lay, to persuade others to the same: And to endeavour to find out and fix on some Method, that should most effectually tend to promote and uphold such extraordinary Application to Heaven among God's People. And after seeking to God by Prayer for Direction, they determined on the following Method, as what they would conform to in their own Practice, and propose to be practised by others, for the two Years next following, viz. To set apart some Time on Saturday-Evening and Sabbath-Morning, every Week, for the Purpose aforesaid, as other Duties would allow to every one respectively; and more solemnly, the first Tuesday of each Quarter (beginning with the first Tuesday of November then next ensuing) either the whole Day, or Part of the Day, as Persons find themselves disposed, or think their Circumstances will allow: The Time to be spent either in private praying Societies, or in public Meetings, or alone in secret, as shall be found most practicable, or judged most convenient, by such as are willing, in some Way or other, to join in this Affair: But not that any should make any Promises, or be looked upon as under strict Bonds in any Respect, constantly and without Fail to observe every one of these Days, whatever their Circumstances should be, or however other Duties and necessary Affairs might interfere;
In October, A. D. 1744, a Number of Ministers in Scotland, taking into Consideration the State of God's Church, and of the World of Mankind, judged that the Providence of God, at such a Day, did loudly call such as were concerned for the Welfare of Zion, to united extraordinary Applications to the God of all Grace, suitably acknowledging Him as the Fountain of all the spiritual Benefits and Blessings of his Church, and earnestly praying to Him, that he would appear in his Glory, and favour Zion, and manifest his Compassion to the World of Mankind, by an abundant Effusion of his Holy Spirit on all the Churches, and the whole habitable ⟨p. 15⟩Earth, to revive true Religion in all Parts of Christendom, and to deliver all Nations from their great and manifold spiritual Calamities and Miseries, and bless them with the unspeakable Benefits of the Kingdom of our glorious Redeemer, and fill the whole Earth with his Glory. And consulting one another on the Subject, they look'd on Themselves, for their own Part, obliged to engage in this Duty; and, as far as in them lay, to persuade others to the same: And to endeavour to find out and fix on some Method, that should most effectually tend to promote and uphold such extraordinary Application to Heaven among God's People. And after seeking to God by Prayer for Direction, they determined on the following Method, as what they would conform to in their own Practice, and propose to be practised by others, for the two Years next following, viz. To set apart some Time on Saturday-Evening and Sabbath-Morning, every Week, for the Purpose aforesaid, as other Duties would allow to every one respectively; and more solemnly, the first Tuesday of each Quarter (beginning with the first Tuesday of November then next ensuing) either the whole Day, or Part of the Day, as Persons find themselves disposed, or think their Circumstances will allow: The Time to be spent either in private praying Societies, or in publick Meetings, or alone in secret, as shall be found most practicable, or judged most convenient, by such as are willing, in some Way or other, to join in this Affair: But not that any should make any Promises, or be looked upon as under strict Bonds in any Respect, constantly and without Fail to observe every one of these Days, whatever their Circumstances should be, or however other Duties and necessary Affairs might interfere;
