from every Nation under Heaven, fhall croud into thy Family, and replenish thy Church. Till they become like the Stars of the Sky, or the Sands of the Sea for Multitude; or even as numberless as thefe fine Spangles, which now cover the Face of Nature.-Behold then, ye obftinately Wicked, though you" are not gather ed, yet will the Saviour be glorious." His Design shall not miscarry, nor his Labour prove abortive; tho' you render it of none Effect, with regard to yourselves. Think not, that I M M ANUEL will want Believers, or Heaven Inhabitants, because You continue incorrigible. No; the Lamb that was flain, will" fee of the Travail of his Soul, and be fatis fied;" in a never-failing Series of faithful People below, and an immense Choir of glorified Saints above. Who fhall form his Retinue, and furround his, Throne, in fhining and triumphant Armies, fuch as no Man can number. 66 HERE I was reminded of the various Expedients which Providence, unfearchably wife, ufes, to fructify both the material and intellectual World. Sometimes, you fhall have impetuous and heavy Showers, bursting from the angry Clouds. They laflı the Plains, and make the Rivers foam. A Storm brings them, and a Deluge follows them.-At other times, thefe gentle Dews are formed, in the ferene Evening Air. They steal down by flow Degrees, and with M 3 with infenfible Stillnefs. So fubtle, that they deceive the niceft Eye : fo filent, that they escape the most delicate Ear: and, when fallen, so very light, that they neither bruise the tenderest, nor oppress the weakest Flower.-Very different Operations! Yet each concurs in the fame beneficial End, and both impart Fertility to the Lap of Nature. So, fome Perfons have I known, reclaimed from the unfruitful Works of Darkness, by violent and fevere Means. The Almighty addreffed their ftubborn Hearts, as he addreffed the Ifraelites at Sinai, with Lightning in his Eyes, and Thunder in his Voice. The Confcience, fmit with a Senfe of Guilt, and apprehenfive of eternal Vengeance, trembled through all her Powers; juft as that strong Mountain tottered to its Centre. Pangs of Remorse, and Agonies of Fear, preceded their new Birth. They were reduced to the last Extremities, almoft overwhelmed with Defpair, before they found Reft in JESUS CHRIST.-Others have been recovered from a vain Conversation, by Methods more mild and attractive. The Father of Spirits, applied himself to their teachable Minds, in "a ftill and fmall Voice." His Grace came down, as the Rain into a Fleece of Wool; or as these softening Drops, which now water the Earth. The Kingdom of GoD took place in their Souls, without Noise or Obfer Obfervation. They paffed from Death unto Life, from a carnal to a regenerate State, by almost imperceptible Advances. The Transition refembled the Growth of Corn: was very visible, when effected; though scarce fenfible, while accomplishing.-O Thou Author and Finisher of our Faith, recal us from our Wanderings, and re-unite us to Thyfelf! Whether thou alarm us with thy Terrors, or allure us with thy Smiles: whether thou drive us with the Scourge of Conviction, or draw us with the Cords of Love; let us, in any-wife, return to Thee. For Thou art our fupreme Good; Thou art our only Happiness. BEFORE I proceed farther, let me afcend the Terrace, and take one Survey of the neighbouring Country. What a Prospect rushes upon my Sight: How vaft; how various; how 66 full and plenteous with all manner of Store!" Nature's whole Wealth!-What a rich and inexhaustible Magazine is here: furnishing Subfiftence for every Creature! Methinks, I read, in these spacious Volumes, a moft lively Comment, upon that noble Celebration of the Divine Beneficence; He openeth his Hand, and filleth all Things living with Plenteousness. Thefe are thy glorious Works, Parent of Good, then! MILT. THE THE Fields are covered deep, and stand thick with Corn. They expand the milky Grain to the Sun; while the Gales, now inclining, now raifing each flexile Stem, open all their Ranks to the Agency of his Beams. Which will foon impart a firm Confiftence to the Grain, and a gloffy golden Hue to the Ear. That they may be qualified to fill the Barns of the Hufbandman with Plenty, and his Heart with Gladness. YONDER lie the Meadows, fmoothed into a perfect Level; decorated with an Embroidery of the gayeft Flowers; and loaded with *spontaneous Crops of Herbage. Which, converted into Hay, 'will prove a most commodious Provifion for the Barrenness of Winter; will fupply with Fodder our ferviceable Animals, when all the Verdure of the Plain is killed by Frofts, or buried in Snows.-A winding Stream, glidesalong the flowery Margin; and receives the Image of the bending Skies, and waters the Roots of many a branching Willow. 'Tis stocked, no doubt, with Variety of Fish; which afford a folitary Diversion to the Angler, and nourish for his Table a delicious Treat. Nor is it the only Merit of this liquid Element, to maintain the finny Nations; it alfo carries. Cleanliness, and difpenfes Fruitfulness, whereever it rolls the crystal Current. * -Injuffa virefcunt VIRG. THE THE Paftures, with their verdant Mounds, chequer the Profpect; and prepare a standing Repast for our Cattle. There," our Oxen are "made strong to labour; and our Sheep bring 66 forth Thousands and ten Thoufands." There, the Horse acquire's Vigour, for the Dispatch of our Business; and Speed, to expedite our Journeys. From thence, the Kine bring home their Udders, diftended with one of the richest, and healthieft Liquors, in the World. ON feveral Spots, a Grove of Trees, like fome grand Colonnade, erects its tow'ring Head. Every one projects a friendly shade, for the Beafts; and creates a hofpitable Lodging, for the Birds. Every one ftands ready, to furnifh Timber for a Palace; Mafts for a Navy; or, with a more condefcending Courtely, Fuel for our Hearths.-One of them seems skirted with a wild uncultivated Heath; which, like well-difpofed Shades in Painting, throws an additional Luftre on the more ornamented Parts of the Landscape. Nor is its Usefulness, like that of a Foil, relative only, but real. There, feveral valuable Creatures are produced, and accommodated; without any Expence, or Care of ours. There, likewife, fpring abundance of thofe Herbs, which affwage the Smart of our Wounds, and allay the fiery Tumults of the Fever. Which impart Floridity to our circulating Fluids; add a more vigorous Tone to |