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

13. Its evident, That this poor Child's thoughts were very much busied about the things of another world, for he would oftentimes be speaking to his Bed-fellow as mid-night, about the matter of his ⟨p. 54⟩soul; and when he could not sleep, he would take heavenly conference to be sweeter than his appointed rest. This was his usual custom, and thus he would provoke and put forward an experienced Christian to spend waking hours in talk of God and the everlasting rest.

13. Its evident, That this poor Childs thoughts vvere very much busied about the things of another vvorld, for he vvould oftentimes be speaking to his Bed-fellovv as mid-night, about the matter of his ⟨p. 54⟩soul; and when he could not sleep, he would take heavenly conference to be sweeter than his appointed rest. This was his usual custome, and thus he would provoke and put forward an experienced Christian to spend waking hours in talk of God and the everlasting rest.

14. Not long after this, his good Mother died, which went very near his heart, for he greatly honoured his Mother.

15. After the dead of his Mother, he would often repeat some of the promises that are made unto Fatherless Children, especially that in Exod. 22.22. Ye shall not afflict any Widow or the Fatherless Child; if thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry. — These words he would often repeat with tears, and say, I am Fatherless and Motherless upon Earth, yet if any wrong me, I have a Father in Heaven who