I have Rea?on to thank God that I was born where the
Go?pel is; that my Parents gave me up to God in Bapti?m in
my Infancy, & that I have often been in?tructed in the
things of Religion; But I confe?s I never heartily attended to tho?e
Things, till some years ago, when, it plea?ed God, by the
preaching of his [?], to give me a heartfelt conflictn & di?tre?sg
sen?e of my Sinful, lo?t, helple?s Conditn it appeard to me
that I ju?tly de?erved Gods wrath & cur?e forever for my Sins
I never had relief till, as I think, God was plea?e to Speak
relief to me, by shing into my Soul; thro means of ?ome
places of Scripture, & showg me something of his, & that
there was mercy & Redemption for Sinrs in Chri?t: at this ^view my
soul was movd & melted, & it seemd to me I freely gave
up my?elf to Chri?t & Lovd him with all my heart. I felt
such a change in my Temper, that, sin was grievous and
hateful to me & I longd to be freed of it: ye ways of holns, of Relign,
& of seekg & servg God became sweet Plea?ant & tho I have, a
great many times, been uncomfortable in my Mind & under
Darknss & fears about my Spiritual State, yet, I think God had
often comforted me with his revivg Grace: & if I am not
mi?taken, it is the leadg Inclinatn of my heart to Seek, &
follow & Serve him.
And as it is my Duty to make public Confe?sn of Chri?t, I
de?ire to do it, & to join in full Communion with his Chh
in this Place, & with them to enjoy the Priviledge of Special
ordinances. if I have offended any, I de?ire their forgivss, which
I the rather hope for, as I find in my?elf a Di?po?itn of Love &
forgivss to every body. I a?k the prayrs of this Chh, that I
may not be deceived with a fal?e hope; & that I may have y
to behave at all times as becomes a true Di?ciple & followr of je?us Chri?t.
Betty Wood