Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-10-11
From the Life Of Martin Boos.
rup raRMER's WIFE.

a',rrose of pourins out her heart 10 HIM,
bat certain fear had always driven her
down the steps again. Al length she TOOK
courage, went 10 him, and thanked nm WIN
many tears for all his sermons. Boos, who
knew from her confessions, that she was
still distressed and uneasy in her conscience
told her to her face, that although she took
pleasure in hearing his sermons on faith IN
Christ, and now had thanked him for them;
vet he was afraid she did no, really believe
What he preached.
"She said Oh yes, | believe all that you
preach"
Boos. I doubt it. Iperceive by your
tneasiness and the distress which you carry
about with you in your hear, because OF
your = sins ,ha, uubelief still lodges within you
and thai you cannot fully b, lieve that GOD
has also forgiveu you your sins, for ChrIsts
sake, and is willing to send his Holy Spirit
into your heart"
She now began to weep, and said, eyes
I am certainly still detective ia that respect:
am too great a sinner it is not possible
that God can forgive me everything"
"Boos. Klambaur, am greater sinner
than you, yet was not only possible for God
10 pardon me, but also the sinner at the feet
of Jesus, the woman of Samaria, Peter.
Paul, the thief on the cross, &c. 1t Will
therefore be possible for him to pardon you.
See, how you offend God at this moment
by your unbelicf. Shame upon you to sin
in this manner before me. your pastor"
She wept more and more, and could not
reply for weeping. She was terrified, and
did no, venture 10 repeat that she was too
great sinner, and that it was not possible
Tor God to pardon her. Boos now convln-
ced her from many passages of Scripture
that God spardons the greatest sinners
through faith in Christ, that righteousness
is attained, and received. not by works but
by faiih; and that in this respect there
was no difference between a farmers wife,
clergyman, and malefaclor. Rom. H.
22,2
.Therefore have the goodness, ktam-
baur." continued he. "and accept Of truly
grea, Gift, for the many aims which you
have given to The poor, and to rny chap
iains who dine with you when they have TO
90 to a distance. B. Blieve me, that God.
our heavenly Father. loves you so much,
that he is not only willing, to present you
with large sum Of money-not merely
heaven and earth, but something even still
preater-his only.begot,on Son with all
his righteousness and holiness, as free
gift. He is also willing to forgive you all
your Gins, and you have nothing more TO do
than to believe, and 10 open your hands and
heart, your mouth and ears to receive the
mighty donation. Do you believe thisT'
Amidst a food of tears, she answered
xiih aloud yoice,"I cannot do Otherwise
] must believe :"
ssBlessed art thou" said Boos, "that thon
canst not DO otherwise," Go in peace,
thy sins are forgiven thee-thy saying that
ttox n,ust beiiepe has. saved thee"
"Khmbaur. But cannot 60 yet feel
as happy as if were in heaven; if you
will permit me, will stay while lon-er.
/ never felt so during my whole life!' She
stayed Till the evening, and took home with
her the peace of God which passe,h al! un.
s,andipg.
Blu, three days after, she came again
desponding and weeping, saving, "Ah, |
have lost my peace, il is all over with me.
shall scarc,'ly be saved"
"Boos. But why not ~
sKlaubaur. Oh, because am farmers
wife, keep an inn, have a drunken husband,
and am the mother Of many children; |
have too many temptations, distractions, and
occupations i, viii not do for me-"
Boos smiled and said, 81 am now sure
that the faith you expressed three days ago
is true and real faith, since il is already
so violently assaulted. Only take courage,
IL, not your confidence fail. Ifthere were
any station in life, in which people could
no, believe IN Jesus, and live and be happy
in him. Jesus would never have commanded
the gospel to be preached TO every creature;
he would have been obliged expressly 10 say
Except to brewers, and inn keepers, and to
women who have drunken husbands, many
children and much company-preach it not
to them, they cannot believe, and have no,
time to be saved. But Jesus has said no
such Thing. Therefore gobol!ly forward
keep your footing and cry, Stand back, Sa'
tan!"
aKzam5aur. Well. then, must try i
once more; but Ireally though, | could no.
possibly be saved" Aud again she depar.
It'd with the peace of God she had pre-
viously felt. But she afterwards frequently
expressed the wish to be permitted 10 leave
her husband, children, and inn.keep'ng, and
retire with this faith to some desert place
or little room in peuce.
"Not so," said Boos, "renain where you
are, and where God has placed you. The
apostles and primitive Christians retained