nowadays inside strideed
parish.
And in Hadley old town, there gradually appeared so much of a work of
God on souls, as at another time would have been thought worthy of much
notice. For a short time there was also a very great and general
concern, of the like nature, at Northfield. And wherever this concern
appeared, it seemed not to be in vain: but in every place God brought
saving blessings with Him, and His word attended with His Spirit (as we
have all reason to think) returned not void. It might well be said at
that time, in all parts of the county, Who are these that fly as a
cloud, and as doves to their windows?
As what other towns heard of and found in this, was a great means of
awakening them; so our hearing of such a swift and extraordinary
propagation, and extent of this work, did doubtless for a time serve to
uphold the work amongst us. The continual news kept alive the talk of
religion, and did greatly quicken and rejoice the hearts of God's
people, and much awakened those who looked on themselves as still left
behind, and made them the more earnest that they also might share in the
great blessings that others had obtained.
This remarkable pouring out in the Spirit of God, which thus extended
from one end to the other of this county, was not confined to it, but
many places in Connecticut have partaken in the same mercy. For
instance, the first parish in Windsor, under the pastoral care of the
Rev. Mr. Marsh, was thus blest about the same time as we in Northampton,
while we had no knowledge of each other's circumstances. There has been
a very great ingathering of souls to Christ in that place, and something
considerable of the same work began afterwards in East Windsor,
.
Relevant Pages
- November 18th - St. Phillipine Duchesne
... She instilled in her daughter a spirit of faith in God and love for her ... THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS ... The souls in Purgatory have entered into the realm of Divine Justice. ... the suffering souls can no longer merit, and are entirely unable to assist ...
(alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic) - Re: What if Catholicism is right?
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(soc.religion.bahai) - Re: religious governments?
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(soc.religion.bahai) - Re: Darwins unsolved problem: The Cambrian Explosion
... Adam was a forerunner of the Messiah, foreshadowing him, ... man with whom God entered into a covenant relationship. ... Eve are the first persons to have souls? ... Adam's descendents and other biological humans who were not theological ...
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