he has given religion in it, and has lain low before God and man for it.

After these things, the instances of conversion were rare here in
comparison of what they had before been, though that remarkable instance
before noticed of the little child, was after this. The Spirit of God,
not long after this time, appeared very sensibly withdrawing from all
parts of the country, though we have heard of the work going on in some
places of Connecticut, and that it continues to be carried on even to
this day. But religion remained here, and I believe in some other
places, the main subject of conversation for several months after. And
there were some turns, wherein God's work seemed to revive, and we were
ready to hope that all was going to be renewed again; yet, in the main,
there was a gradual decline of that general, engaged, lively spirit in
religion, which had been. Several things have happened since, which have
diverted people's minds, and turned their conversation more to other
affairs; particularly his Excellency the Governor's coming up, and the
Committee of general court, on the treaty with the Indians. -Afterwards,
the Springfield controversy; and since that, our people in this town
have been engaged in the building of a new meeting-house. So