Excerpt from On the Prosperity of Christian Churches, and the Revival of Religion: Three Sermons, Preached at Stepney Meeting I should, therefore, contend that there is: nothing in the most desirablefstate of a. Chairch, When distinguished by: the lenergy sand. Demtion of a revival, which 'ought not to be. Its; habitual; state. It Is Only Such a state Of'thingsasought to result from. An adequate. Impression of? The majesty of truth and therealitieszof. Eternity; and if it do not exist, it.is a lamentable proof that the faith, hope, and charity, awhich cane stitute the great elements of Christian character, have 'not the activity which should at all'tirnes prove their existence and their power {for what has taken place, in the most prospero'uas churches. Of America, -or our own country, which is more} than might benex'pected to arise from the ff work of faith - theilabour of love, and the patience of. Hope P Nothinghas transpired: wliich could be, regarded as the unequivocal _effect.of divine fluence, which was 'not, antecedently to such a revival, matter of solemn obligation and divine influence has consisted only 'infdisposmgmen 'to: regard such obligation. On this ground alone, can the state of things, usually called -a Revival, be Considered. As a' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.