"Cloe's Profession of Faith," in Eleazar Wheelock's hand, 18 February 1768
Date18 February, 1768
abstractCloe's profession of faith written in Wheelock's hand. 18 Feb. 1768. Lebanon.
RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.
Call NumberMS-1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 17, Folder 768168
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1768
Cloe’s Profeſsion & Ingagment
God; that this God is in 3 perſons Father
Son & Holy Ghoſt = That G. made man
after his Image in knowledge highneſs & holi-
-neſs =that man by Sing agst God loſt
his Image & favour= that God Sent his
Son to Die for our Sins, & yt Chriſt did by
his Obedience & Death purchaſs our Pardon
and free Justification. = that you are by
nature a Sinr and that all your Life has
been Sinful, and that you have nothg to
hope in, but the merit, & highneſs of Chriſt,
for freedom from Guilt & Eternal Salvation
you believe yt ye Spt of God alone can teach
you Effectually the great things neceſsary for
you to know in order to your Salvation
= yt all who are Chriſts, have crucified
ye fleſh with the Affection & Luſt and are
become new Creatures and Such you muſt
be or you will be Loſt forever =
and you promiſe by divine Grace yt you will
Seek the Lord as long as you live= yt
will try to know God’s will & do it = yt yo
will labour to perform all relative Duties
Eſpecially towards your family= yt yo will
do all yo can that your children may early
know & fear God. and in all things behave
yourſelf becoming a Diſciple & follower of Chriſt