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10 Bleings and continuing olemn Acknowledgments for them among Generations yet unborn. If any uch now hear me, I hall hope they will think the Equity of This Ordinance alo abundantly jutified by the following Coniderations.

1. The cloenes of the Relation between Ancetors o ble'd, and the Decendents from them. For urely it is contrary to Reaon, no les than to Nature and Blood, to look upon our elves as unconcerned in Their Fortunes of any kind of whoe Subtance we are a part and from whence our very Life and Being are derived to us.

2. The Condition of all publick Communities. Which is, that they do not die off like private Men, but continue in that Capacity the ame, what Change oever may happen to the Individuals whereof they are compoed. And here the Body Civil reembles the Natural, for the Particles of That too undergo daily and hourly Alterations: And yet the Man in one Cae, and the Society in the other, is till to all intents and Purpoes One, from the firt Moment of Exitence, to that of final Diolution. Conequently all National Dangers, and Deliverances do really affect every Member of that Nation, as Such; in how ditant a Succeion oever he may live from the time of thoe publick Events.

But, Thirdly, Though uch Events themelves be not, yet the Influences and beneficial Effects of them are preent to Poterity oftentimes in o enible a manner, that they may in this repect be very truly tiled Peronal Bleings. Thus every Iraelite o long as that Dipenation endured, found his account in the Mercies referr'd to by the Text. And therefore the Sons and the Sons Sons were obliged to all fitting Demontrations of Gratitude, for the Deliverance out of the Bondage of Egypt, and the giving of o excellent a Law; No les, than thoe Fathers, whoe own Eyes had een the Wonders of God at the Red Sea, and all the awful Pomp of his Majety at Mount Sinai.

For uch Reaons as thee, we may fairly preume, God was pleaed to intitute lating Memorials of his