"We have heard with our ears, O God! our fathers have told us, what work thou "Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, BOSTON: REPUBLISHED BY SAMUEL T. ARMSTRONG, 50, CORNHILL. Crocker & Brewster, Printers. 1823. US 13/75.7 HARVARD ADVERTISEMENT. Presuming that it would be highly gratifying to many at the present day, to be made acquainted with the views of our fathers on the subject of Revivals of Religion, the following Tract, from "the learned and judicious Mr. Prince," is now reprinted and submitted to the Christian Public, with the hope, that it may be attended with the blessing of Almighty God, and contribute to the promotion of "pure and undefiled religion." AN ACCOUNT, &c. It is, I hope, for the glory of God and the public good, that I have drawn up the following Narrative of the late Revival of Religion here, according to the best of my remembrance. And that the grace and power of God may appear the 'more illustrious, it seems fit to give a brief and previous history of the general state of religion here, even from my returning hither in 1717, after above eight years travelling abroad, to the time of this revival at the end of 1740. On my said return, there were five Congregational churches settled with pastors in this town; though now they are increased to five more. The pastors were Dr. Increase and Cotton Mather of the North Church; Mr. Wadsworth, with Mr. Foxcroft, chosen his colleague of the Old Church; Mr. Colman and Cooper of the Church in Brattle-street; Mr. Sewall of the South Church; and Mr. Webb of the New North All most happily agreeing in the doctrines of grace, as laid down in the shorter and larger Catechisms and Confession of Faith, drawn out of Scripture by the venerable Assembly of Divines at Westminister, as well as the Confession of Faith agreed to by our New-England Synods, and almost the same with the other. And this town and country were in great tranquillity both civil and religious. But though there were |