“We are not sent into the pulpit to shew our wit and eloquence, but to set the consciences of men on fire.…” According to Stoddard, we must not expect constant revival; God does not work that way. Yet, though there may be long periods when God allows his people to backslide into sin, there may also be periods of great spiritual refreshing: There are some special Seasons wherein God doth in a remarkable Manner revive Religion among his People. God doth not always carry on his Work in the Church in