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After solemn Prayer to God for Direction, and having freely confer'd and debated on the prefent religious Circumftances of the Land, and of this County in particular ; the Council acted as follows.

It appears to us that there has been a very glorious and extraordinary Work of the Spirit of God, and revival of Religion of late in New-England, and particularly in this County, in convincing and converting Sinners, and building up and comforting Saints, and cauſing a very great and general Reformation; and that it is the Duty of Minifters and People to be deeply affected with the divine Goodneſs of God to a ſinful backſliding People; and publicly and frequently to give Glory and Praife to God herefor.

We apprehend that there are Things pre- vailing in some Places that tend to hinder and obſtruct the Work of God, and caſt a Blemiſh and Reproach upon it.

We judge the following Things to be con- trary to the Rules of God's Word, and to be of very hurtful Tendency, viz.:

Depending upon and following Impulſes or Impreſſions made upon the Mind, either with Text of Scripture brought to the Mind, or without, as tho' they were immediate Revela- tions of ſome Truth or Duty, not revealed in the