An Essay for Reviving Religion

of ction SERMON, "SEW May 3orh. Delivered at Boston, | VA. Y > err ae (66 the © © Great «and. General Asser act the Province of the. 2-066, « 5 * TRY OST tetts⸗ ar, achn ts 71 OF: Mopccxxxiit” „ Bekig die wiv gen r the ETC Y 1e Nef His - eg COUN CII. for the Province. By Samuel Wi, 7 8 1 Fastor of a Church in Mich. in. 2. O LORD Revives thy Nork in "The midst of rhe Tears ----- 6 Wrath remember Mercy. BOSTON: ated: by 8. KNEELAND, Printer to the Honourable House of a EBRESEN TATIVES, for DHencama N in Corn-Hilly © et * A Moccxxx11t. ù[—]—W—WV— eee era gone Choate the Representativesof the Town of spsibich, with Col. Wainwright. give the Thanks of the House to the Rev. Mr. Samus) Wiggh/wortb for his SE R M ON. Preached .. yesterday before the General Court, and desire a Copy of the same for the Press, _ IF IN EIT Hao A gy 3 ed, Chat Mr. Fogathan Eurit and Mr. [LIP IIS CATTLE 9 * we” AN : 7 Election SE RMON hast a Name that thou beef ond art dead. | Be watchful, and I the things EE. 1 that are 6 ready 1 to die ©S000SSSHE Infinite goodness of GOD 4 Eo indulging us the possession of our 3 INVaTV AER CIVIL Pkx1viiepgady T S whereof the Business of thj 6 a, will give a D TO de(if proof; and we having | togetNem | ace therewith been favour'd for one Year more with a place in Christ's Vinzrazp, witness: _ . oprpreseat liberty of Sacred things: It would be | unaccountable Stupidity in us, if we should forget, 5 either to rejoyce in, or bless God for our Undeser ved Flieity; z or to * 1 after Jen most probable meant 1 * ö aging 1„ 5 M 5 9 tt RIG ots whe. N * drawn together this Vast Assembly, of all ranks, aß P Persons, and from the several parts of the Provinces They come to testify their sincere regard to our happy Constitution. on this it's great Anniversary, their ardent desirg of the publick Prosperity, and Consent to any wise Proposals for it's Advancement, Under these Views they not only have their eyes on those worthy Patriots whom our King and Country are pleas'd tq-betrust with all that is.dear and valughle to us, as Meg" who have Understgnding of 1 Times, to know what Israe] ought to do ; but apply themselves also to the Messengers of the Lordof Hosts, believing that their Lips do keep a Knowledge, which may be no less useful to secure the Interests of a People, than the um of the greatest State- Politician. And truly seeing a People's Happiness entirely 11 depends on God's Favbur, which alone maketh their Mauntain to stand stroug; and this Favour follows | their care to Please and Serve Him: there is room for the Ministers of Religion ( whose proper business it is to teach Men such things) to give Caunse! on sach Occasions. so: %% OT OS Wowebh t I might not altogether frustrate the Exn of those devout Persons, who are now o Enquire in God's Temple; I have made Smnorce of the Scriptural Passage which has naw beges: read, containing the Description of a Church of WEE IS PORT Fable YT - LEES 8 : TITTY rs =, be een - and that both * e a | An Einen SERMON. The first thing that appears in this Book k the Revelation is the Seven Epistles to Seven principal Churches of Asia, of which We have an acc count in the three first Chapters: Concerning which, + there hath been no small dispute between very Learned Divines, some affirming them to be a Vision of the State of the Universal Church of all Ages tin vided into Seven Periods : Others bo taking them for Representations of what had happened in those Seven Churches ; and that the Prophetical part of the Book doth not begin until we come to the fourth Chapter; where this Great and Divine Theatre: is | opened with the greatest majesty and solemnity. 15 But I am not concerned, whether it be. the trus Church of Sardis her Character that is here drawn; or à Representation of some particular Period of the Church Universal. This True, or Mystical Sardis; which you will, had lost much of her /piritual Lustre : The Crown was fallen from ber Head, as our Text, and the whole Epistle whereig. tis s found, Go ae ently assure us. HH 2160 41 It will be easily granted, I suppose, that; ld this Epistle, as well as the others, is directed to the Angel of the Church in Sardis; yet this Angel is rather to be confidered here Representively than Personally ; £ astor and Church have an inte S. the Contents OF it, Why else was John co od in the 11th. ver. of the ficst Chapter, Vr. | thou seest in a' Book, and send it to the seven Cb. Phat are in Asia But let us at length hear and consicker hat it is that the Spirit doth i in qr Ray s 1 | 0 we Church of Kuli 17 1787 * mY Tas hal 1 ** 5 0 13 cad 500 0 ; 2. Watehflu and strengtbsn-3hs Ws; ien | #8main, thay are ready to dix. dec 91 "Herkic Elton SER MON. ad Herein we have first Doctri The Portraiture, or Representation of a Decayed \* Churab. A Golden Candlestick, whose Gold was become dim. Her Religion being chiefly in Form, and dying every day. Thon hast a name that thou Irvest, and art dead. …