Elizabeth Wood relation of faith, 1776

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