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

9. He could not endure to read any thing over slightly, but whatsoever he read he dwelt upon it, laboured to understand it throughly, and remember it; and what he could not understand he would oft ask his Father or Mother the meaning of.

10. When any Christian friends have been discoursing with his Father, if they began to talk any thing about Religion, to be sure they should have his company, and of his own accord he would leave all to hear any thing of Christ, and creep as close to them as he could, and listen as affectionately though it were for an hour or two: He was scarce ever known to express ⟨p. 6⟩the least token of weariness while he was hearing any thing that was good, and sometimes when neighbours children would come and call him out, and entice him and beg of him to go with them, he could by no means be persuaded, though he might have had the leave of his Parents, if he had any hopes that any good body would come in to his fathers house.

10. When any Christian friends have been discoursing with his Father, if they began to talk any thing about Religion, to be sure they should have his company, and of his own accord he would leave all to hear any thing of Christ, and creep as close to them as he could, and listen as affectionately though it were for an hour or two: He was scarce ever known to express ⟨p. 6⟩the least token of weariness while he was hearing any thing that was good, and sometimes when neighbours children would come and call him out, and entice him and beg of him to go with them, he could by no means be perswaded, though he might have had the leave of his Parents, if he had any hopes that any good body would come in to his fathers house.