The Dickinson press., 1898-03-19
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Enos N. Boise town clsfks0I
Blandford, has in his possession an
interesting document, now yellow
with age, but with ink clear, and.in
a remarkably legible hand, which
purports to be a covenant with God
drawn by David Boise, one Of MI.
Boiee's ancestors. The covenant IL
dated April 10, 1888, and was clearly q
work of great moment to its author.
He was evidently in a mood of great
doubt as to his salvation and the re.
suit of his errors, and in a period of
religious fervor eat himself down
and wrote out his state of mind. Il
cannot be learned that such cove
nants were the usual custom with
the men of those days, and this doc
ument of Mr.. Bosses is a curiosity.
Its spelling is not exactly that of to-
day, and there are other peculiari-
ties in the capitalization and the
like. The covenant reads as follows:
Eternal Jehovah I desier to com unto thee q
poor Wretched sinner . miserabl Cretur who
am full OF sin and iniquity Defled In all the
powrs and facquilties Of both soul and body
by reason Of original sin and actual transsres.
non and am Justly Liable t thy wrath and
O1spleaeur not only In this World but also in
That which is to Como md that I Can by no
powr Of min own nor no Created being Either
angels or men Can help me out Of this miser.
abb Condition in which I am and seeing thou
hast made known to me in thy Blessed name
that there Ii . way provided for the relief and
recovery of poor Sinners In and thfou1 Jesus
Christ and hath been pleased to Condecend 90
Low as to make known to me the way how to
obtain the pardon Of my sins md be again 70.
stored unto Gods favour and the way is II ever
Expect Salvation In and through the blessed
redeemer Jesus Christ I must be Denied to my
self and all min wi righteousness and to 40
cept Of him as he IL freely o1red in the GOSPEL
and to DO for thee and never for another and
to follow thee trough good report and Bad re.
port and to Continue faithful unto my LII
end
and now o Lord the eternal God the Wonder.
ful C~ondecending and msrcifull God the heart
searching and reintrieng God who hath beer
pleased Of thy boundles md inanit mercy to
provid Such . way Of relf in and through
Jesus Christ the only Saviour and redeemer Of
poor Lost n undon Sinners hast made
proclamation in tho Gospel that whosoeye,
Cometh to thee In and through him thou will
I'm noways Cast out and hast invited the weary
and heavey lsddn Sinner to Com unto thee and
they Shall find rest unto their Soule and sec
Ing Q Lord 0od thou hast been pleased to invi
Such a poor Wretohed Sinner as I am to Con
and enter into Cvenant with thee who Deserv
9Th rather to be cast into hell for my sins the,
to have such q kind offer made unto me; ye
o Lord God seeing thou art pleased Of thy in
Unit mercy to Condecend so Low as to invit
me poor Sinful misarabl me to Com and Ente,
into Cvenant with thee: which would have in
deed Been objectionable presumption in me {,
have attempted to do were 1t not that thou hat
invited me to Com. lido hartily tmbrace tn,
offer Lord God Let 1t be . Bargin Lord l Belly,
help my unbelif Lord I give my self to thee I.
be for thee and to serve thee for ever Lord le
thy grace be sufficient for me and now o Lori
my request and my petition is to thee 70,
Grace to help me to perform this Covenan'
Alright and o Lord God let not my failinRs ma
void this Covenant: now o Lord God what
have now don on Earth let 1t be ratified IL
heaven amen md amen. DAvI Borra
Dated the 18th Of April: 1873.
Springfield Republican.