I State of a CHRISTIA-N: S9." than Ahafouerus did to Moritecai tht!- . yew, for what he found written in' the .· ~ Chronicles of Perjia, when _ the Dec1:ee · was the_n paft to defiroy all the Seed o[ the 7ews. . - · 7· As in no Titnes paft \Vas ever a'- .._ greater Expectation than is now, which~ Way the Scale \Vill turn, andwhat _will _bet he End of thefe Wonders, when' the neareft Events-of Providence are fo dark-– and amazing; fo does he find this, in: fon1e extraordinary Way called for; to be ftill, . and fee what God will ' do for hisr Church, and with hu1nble Confiaence,_r. - look for fotne fuch Difpenfation, as hatll not hitherto been in this extreani Exi~ gene~. _ And tho' he do· not appear iu.j · that Way and Manner as in former, Ti~es, that ~t fhall be in a 'Yay more· fignally glorious; 1)eyond \vhat hath for-: - ...– n1erly been; yea, he does~in Fai-th' tl{us ) judge, that then is the Church~ Day· broke, apcl , bath found the fure Way of { ' her . Strength, and rjght IJi11e of Duty, . ·when her Hope and Confidence _ is taket;, off fr~:nn q1l vifibl.e Ref~ges , anc.l et~tire1Y· _ fettled .on her 111V1fible Head, and -b1s Pro~ mife p~t to fuit by Prayer w·ithout fa~nt..;. . F3 inf.t; ,
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