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work were more glorious than everǃ Let Zion’s walls be built again ſo that ſhe may be beautiful as Tirza, comely as Jeruſalem, fair as the moon clear as the ſun and terrible as an army with banners,- ſo that her enemies may tremble; and her children, who for a long time have been mourning over her rubbiſh, may rejoice in her comely order, and be compaſsed about with ſongs — I invite thee to the poor betrayed ſcattered ſocieties of Scotland, that thou art now juſtly contending with. The marks of thy displeaſure are evidently to be ſeen in every meeting; an abſent God in every piece of duty; love and tenderneſs much gone; heart-burnings and like a practical work among the moſt part, or making any progreſs in the way or Chriſtianity: Is not all this come upon us, becauſe our God is not amongſt usǃ O that thou, O Lord, wouldeſt return and make known for what thou are contending, and remove their spiritual plagues, and let thy Spirit be poured out among the sinners in Zion, and let them again behold the King's face in peace.—I deſire to invite thee to every afflicted and wearied ſoul that is loſt and like to faint on the dark mountains paſsing thro' dark ſteps, and none to ſpeak comfortably unto them, but every one adoing grief to grief. Lord, appear thou for their help, and ſhorten theſe days for the elect’s ſake, leſt they faint under the burden.
