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their souls for a prey, and he found within the bonds of the everlasting covenant. This is all my desire, grace in exercise be their portion. I do this day solemnly enter in covenant with thee, holding up my hands, vowing to be thine, giving my self up unto thee, closing with thee on thy own terms, begging thee to come and put to thy seal to this great work: And I desire that this covenant may be as a staff to hold me up from staggering on the dark mountains. Lord help me to have a practice in sincerity, like one in covenant with thee O Lord! I do take the stones in the wall, and the timber of the house to witnesses that I have given up my self, and all mine unto thee, O Lord this day; As witness my hand at Earlston January, 1691.Sic subscribitur,
The third dated at Airds, June 1695.
I Out of the sense of my own weakness, and the great falling away of this generation, do desire to renew my covenant engagements. The Lord has been kind unto me, he has not been a barren wilderness, nor a land of drought; in the day of famine, he has fed me in the green pastures. O for grace to improve all thy loving kindness towards me, and accept my weak performances, which I desire to do only in thy strength. O help me to covenant right with thee, and to keep covenant vows to thee. I do again give up all that I have unto thee, I give up my dear sympathizing husband to thee, put work in his hand, that may be for thy glory, his souls comfort, and truths advantage, that we may rejoice in thee, in the way of thy salvation. My dear brother, I likewise give him up unto thee,his case is known unto thee, thou hast hitherto helped him, and I desire to believe thou will continue thy love. O Lord, thou hast given me a little flock, dear and precious Christ, as thou hast given them unto me, I do freely, and solemnly give them back unto thee, and desire that thou may dispose of them at thy pleasure, only let grace be given to them, that they may be employed in their stations for thy glory, and may be keeped free of the abominations of the time. Do with them, as to the world, as thou thinks fit, only convey gracedown to their posterity, let them be pleaders for thee, as I have pleaded for them at the throne of grace This is all my desire, and would be my comfort to see. O Lord, come this day, and
