A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

[3] There has been lately a very considerable propagation of the Christian religion among the Heathen in the East Indies; particularly, many in a country in the East-Indies called Malabar, have been brought over to the Christian Protestant religion, chiefly by the labours of certain missionaries sent thither to instruct them by the King of Denmark, who have brought over many Heathens to the Christian faith, and have set up schools among them, and a printing •ress to print Bibles and othe• books for their instruction, in their own language, with great success.

[3] There has been lately a very considerable propagation of the Christian religion among the Heathen in the East Indies; particularly, many in a country in the East-Indies called Malabar, have been brought over to the Christian Protestant religion, chiefly by the labors of certain missionaries sent thither to instruct them by the King of Denmark, who have brought over many Heathens to the Christian faith, and have set up schools among them, and a printing •ress to print Bibles and othe• books for their instruction, in their own language, with great success.

(3) The last kind of success which there has lately been of the gospel▪ which I shall take notice of, is the revivals of the power and practice of religion which have lately been. Here I shall take notice of but two instances.

(1) There has not long since been a remarkable revival or the power and practice of religion in Saxony in Germany, through the endeavours of an eminent divine there, whose name was August Herman Frank, professor of divinity at Hall in Saxony, who being a person of eminent charity the great work that God wrought by him, began with his setting on foot a charitable design. It begin only with his placing an alms-box at his study door, into which some poor mites were thrown, whereby books were bought for the instruction of the poor. God was pleased so wonderfully to smile on his design, and so to pour out a spirit of charity on people there on that occasion, that with their charity he was enabled in a little time to erect public schools for the instruction of poor children, and an orphan-house for the supply and instruction of the poor; so that at last it came to that, that near five hundred children were maintained and instructed in learning and piety by the charity of others; and the number continued to increase more and more for many years, and till the last accounts I have seen. This was accompanied with a wonderful reformation and revival of religion, and a spirit of piety, in the city and university of Hall; and thus it continued. Which also had great influence in many other places in Germany. Their example seemed remarkably to stir up multitudes to their imitation.