Item Info

Creation Date: 8/24/1790
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 1
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Wer lernt vor Gott inwendig wan= \ deln, von außen nicht betrüglich handeln: hat seine Zeit und Glück erreicht Ist er in allem fein geduldig, \ und lebt vor jederman unschuldig: und auch, wans übel gehet, Schweigt. thut er dabey in allen Sachen die Thorheit dieser Welt verlachen: und in der \ Trübsahl nicht wird weich: der hat das höchste \ gut errungen; wird er schon öfters hart gedrungen, \ dabey erworben gottes Reich.

[in center]
Die Wunder Krafft von oben her,\ Muß unsern gang hier stets in Richtigkeit \ erhalten.

Diese gehöret mir, Anna Maria Brubacherin

Geschrieben im Jahr \ unsers Herrn ein Tau= \ sent Sieben hundert \ und Neuntzig \ den 24ten tag \ Augustus

Wer über dieses werck will Lachen \ dem Rath ich daß er es mag besser machen

[left side]
Sey gerne bey frommen Leuten

[right side]
Halte dich alle zeit Fromm

[in heart on left]
Hast du noch was in einem \ Leben, Das du nicht willig hin kanst \ geben, So leg dein Hertz dem Herren \ bloß, Daß Er dir helf von Bande \ loß

[in heart on right]
Gott hat so wenig Hertzen \ nun, Worin er wohne kan und ruhn: \ Ach! gib Ihm völlig ein das deine; \ Diß gut macht sich so gern gemeine.
 

Translation:

Whoever learns to walk before God in his heart, outwardly does not act deceitfully, has reached his time and fortune. If he is patient in everything and lives innocently before everyone, and also remains silent when it is going badly, if he laughs in everything he does about the foolishness of the world and does not give in in distress, he has attained the highest goal. And though he is sometimes hard oppressed he has thereby inherited God’s Kingdom 

[in center]
The wondrous power from above must always preserve our way here in righteousness.

This belongs to me, Anna Maria Brubacherin.

Written in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety, on the 24th day of August.

Whoever wants to laugh about this work I advice to do it better.

[left side]
Be glad to be with pious people.

[right side]
Keep devout at all times.

[in heart on left]
If you still have something in your life that you cannot give away willingly lay your heart open before the Lord so that he may help you loosen the bands.

[in heart on right]
God has so few hearts in which he can live and rest. O! Give him completely the one that’s yours; this good becomes common gladly.
 

Category: Religious Text
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is written in sections in the upper portion, center and lower sides of the document. The first lines is written in particularly prominent calligraphy. Two verses are in hearts along the lower border. From the hearts protrude several leafy stems of flowers. The entire document is framed by a border.

Associated Names: Brubacher, Anna Maria
Provenance: Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Image Dimensions Width: 32 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1108
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener