A token for children being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…

YOU may now hear (my dear Lambs) what other good Children have done, and remember how they wept and prayed by themselves; how earnestly they cried out for an interest in the Lord Jesus Christ: May you not read how dutiful they were to their Parents? How diligent at their ⟨image 6⟩Books? how ready to learn the Scripture, and their Catechisms? Can you forget what Questions they were wont to ask? How much they feared a lye, how much they abhorred naughty company, how holy they lived, how dearly they were loved, how joyfully they died?

YOƲ may now hear (my dear Lambs) what other good Children have done, and remember how they wept and prayed by themselves; how earnestly they cryed out for an interest in the Lord Jesus Christ: May you not read how dutiful they were to their Parents? How diligent at their ⟨image 6⟩Books? how ready to learn the Scripture, and their Catechisms? Can you forget what Questions they were wont to ask? How much they feared a lye, how much they abhorred naughty company, how holy they lived, how dearly they were loved, how joyfully they died?

But tell me, my dear Children, and tell me truly, Do you do as these Children did? Did you ever see your miserable state by Nature? Did you ever get by your self and weep for sin, and pray for grace and pardon? Did you ever go to your Father and Mother, or Master, or Mistress, and beg of them to pity you, and pray for you, and to teach you what you shall do to be saved, what you shall do to get Christ, Heaven and Glory? Dost thou love to be taught good things? Come tell me truly, my dear Child; for I would fain do what I can possibly to keep thee from falling into everlasting Fire. I would fain have you one of those little ones, which Christ will ⟨image 6⟩take into his Arms and bless: How dost thou spend thy time? is it in play and Idleness, and with wicked Children? Dare you take Gods Name in vain, or swear, or tell a lie? Dare you do any thing which your Parents forbid you, and neglect to do what they command you? Do you dare to run up and down upon the Lords day? or do you keep in to read your book, and to learn what your good Parents command you? What do you say, Child? Which of these two sorts are you of? Let me talk a little with you, and ask you a few Questions.