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

3. The first thing that did most affect him, and made him endeavour to escape from the wrath to come, and to enquire what he should do to be saved, was the death of a little Brother; when he saw him without breath, and not able to speak or stir, and then carried out of doors, and put into a pit-hole, he was greatly concerned, and asked notable questions about him, but that which was most affecting of himself and others, was ⟨p. 3⟩whether he must die too, which being answered, it made such a deep impression upon him, that from that time forward he was exceeding serious and this was when he was about four years old.

4. Now he is desirous to know what he might do that he might live in another world, and what he must avoid, that he might not die for ever, and being instructed by his godly Parents, he soon labours to avoid whatsoever might displease God; now tell him that any thing was sinful, and that God would not have him do it, and he is easily kept from it, and even at this time of day the apprehensions of God and Death and Eternity laid such a restraint upon him, that he would not for a world have told a Lie.

5. He quickly learned to read exactly, and took such Pleasure in reading of the Scriptures and his Catechism, and other good Books, that it is scarce to be paralleled; he ⟨p. 4⟩would naturally run to his Book without bidding, when he came home from School; and while other children of his age and acquaintance were playing, he reckoned it his Recreation to be doing that which was good.