Joanna Redding relation of faith, 1750

I desir to bless god that I was born in a land of gospel light where the way of life has been so clearly set forth and of parents that gave me up to god in my en infancy and instructed me in the ways of god but I refused thir counsels and would hear non of their reproofs teill god was pleasd to awaken me by his word: prov 29 & 1 he that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall suddenly be destroyed that without remedy I was brought to dispair of helping my self and ^ I seemd to give my self to the devil I expected nothing but damnation and god just in so doing till god was pleasd to set home that word to my soul: Isa: the 1: & :18 which brought me to submit to the will of god I think i can say i ben brought to shun sin as tis displesing in the sight of god and to desire christ for what he is in him self and being convinst of my duty ^ john 14:[15] luk 24 & 30:31 to ioyning in covenant with his church i desire to com under the watch and care of this church ^& joyn in full communion wh it beging your earnest prayers the that i may be a worthy pro partaker of the body and blood of jesus christ Joanna Redding juner