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my Sin, and true Repentance; and that God would

renew a right sp^t within me, for I found that by sin

I was dreadfully fallen, & had dreadfully sinned against

God & against my fellow creatures; and dayly begged

of God that my sin might be pardoned, and I might

be truely humbled; and it hath been my prayer Every

day and every night to this time & so I desire to

continue, and beg y^e prayers of God’s people in this

Church & Town y^t true repentance may be given

to my poor Soul, and y^t I may give glory to God

and take shame to mys. and do begg of this church

that if it may be, I may be forgiven &c &c.

upon the first coming out of this foule case, comon

fame carryed it as thô he was y^e father of y^e child

that was born of this Negro; but Indeed she never did

absolutely charge y^t upon him, but said either it was

Sam^ll Ayres’s, or such a Negro’s child, but she allwayes

asserted s^d Ayres his being naught with her: which is

That other charge he intends in his reply, & owns his

guiltyness in. & whereas he sayes, (not to y^e Extent of

it) we could not get him to Explaine his meaning

in that limitation; yet owns y^e Substance of the act

of fornication & carnal copulation.

After some debates in y^e chh upon this case; it was

put to vote whether they did consent y^t o^r s^d brother

Sam^ll Ayres, should be publickly admonished before the

congregation, & for a time be suspended comunion in

y^e h. Ordin. Of y^e Lords Supper. The vote was full in y^e Affirmative

July 1. 1705} After sermon Sam^ll Ayres was called

            forth before y^e chh In y^e congregation;

who appeared, and an acc^t being laid before y^e congregation

of w^t had been acted in y^e chh. together with the above

paper of acknowledgem^t he againe signifyed his owning

y^e Same; & y^e chh by vote signifyed their consent to his

being Admonished & suspended; which was then In y^e Name

of our L^d J. X^t. administred; after w^ch, these Texts of Scripture

with some paraphrase & application, were Solemnly laid before

him. Rev. 22. 15. 2 pet^r 2. 9, 10. Heb. 13. 4. Ephes. 5. 5.

prov. 2. 29. Prov. 22 14.[1]