who before had serious thoughts,
had their awakenings and convictions greatly increased. There were many
instances of persons who came from abroad on visits, or on business, who
had not been long here, before, to all appearances, they were savingly
wrought upon, and partook of that shower of divine blessing which God
rained down here, and went home rejoicing; till at length the same work
began evidently to appear and prevail in several other towns in the
county.
In the month of March, the people in South-Hadley begun to be seized
with deep concern about the things of religion; which very soon became
universal. The work of God has been very wonderful there; not much, if
any thing, short of what it has been here, in proportion to the size of
the place. About the same time, it began to break forth in the west part
of Suffield (where it also has been very great), and soon spread into
all parts of the town. It appeared at Sunderland, and soon overspread
the town: and I believe was, for a season, not less remarkable than it
was here. About the same time it began to appear in a part of Deerfield,
called Green River, and afterwards filled the town, and there has been a
glorious work there. It began also to be manifest, in the south part of
Hatfield, in a place call the Hill, and the whole town, in the second
week in April, seemed to be seized, as it were at once, with concern
about the things of religion; and the work of God has been great there.
There has been also a very general awakening at West-Springfield, and
Long Meadow; and in Enfield there was for a time a pretty general
concern amongst some who before had been very loose persons. About the
same time that this appeared at Enfield, the Rev. Mr. Bull, of
Westfield, informed me, that there had been a great alteration there,
and that more had been done in one week, than in seven years before.
Something of this work likewise appeared in the
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