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The minds of people were
wonderfully taken off from the world, it was treated amongst us as a
thing of very little consequence. They seemed to follow their worldly
business, more as a part of their duty, than from any disposition they
had to it; the temptation now seemed to lie on that hand, to neglect
worldly affairs too much, and to spend too much time in the immediate
exercise of religion. This was exceedingly misrepresented by reports
that were spread in distant parts of the land, as though the people here
had wholly thrown by all worldly business, and betook themselves
entirely to reading and praying, and such like religious exercises.
But although people did not ordinarily neglect their worldly business,
yet religion was with all sorts the great concern, and the world was a
thing only by the bye. The only thing in their view was to get the
kingdom of heaven, and every one appeared pressing into it. The
engagedness of their hearts in this great concern could not be hid, it
appeared in their very countenances. It then was a dreadful thing
amongst us to lie out of Christ, in danger every day of dropping into
hell; and what persons' minds were intent upon, was to escape for their
lives, and to fly from wrath to come. All would eagerly lay hold of
opportunities for their souls, and were wont very often to meet together
in private houses, for religious purposes: and such meetings when
appointed were greatly thronged.
There was scarcely a single person in the town, old or young, left
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