Signed form confession, 1771-1775

As with him that is now my husband. I do this day present myself Before God and his [people] to take Shame to my Self Confessing that I am a Sinner by nature & Practice but more Particularly I would Confess that through the Prevelency of temp= tation with the Power & force of Lust & Corruption I have Broken the Seventh Command by ^ Commiting forni= cation ^(with John Tibbals) Thaddeus Munson to the great dishonour of God his Laws & religion & hearby have given Just reason of greif & offence to all Gods People & Stand guilty & Justly Condemned by the Law of god & Justly Expo= sed to his Eternel wraith for this my foul Sin as it is so heiniously agrivated by against Light & knowledge d Baptismal Vows & Covenant Mercies & do therefore ask Pardon of God the forgivness of this Church & Congregation & their Prayers to God for me that he would for Christ Sake grant me the free Pardon of all this my heinious Sin together with all my original & eternal transgreiessions & that God would Enable me to Evidence to all men that this my repentance is true & Sincere by an humble Sober watchfull Life Christian Life & this is my hearty desire that all Persons would take warning by this my fall allways to keep the fear of God before their Eyes that they might not Sin as I have Done & Expose themselves to Eternal ruin Mary Rose Sarah laid hir Confession the word John Tibbals Left out Sarah Spelmans Confession with the word John Tibbels Left out