A46669:309
A token for children being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…
A token for children being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary lives and joyful deaths of several young children / by James Janeway.
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
13. One of those which came to visit her, was of very great use to her to comfort her, and lift her up in some measure above the fears of death.
14. Though young, she was very much concerned for the interest of God and Religion, for Gospel Ministers, and for the Sins and the Decay of the power of Godliness in her own Country; which will further appear by what may follow.
14. Though young, she was very much concerned for the interest of God and Religion, for Gospel Ministers, and for the Sins and the Decay of the power of Godliness in her own Countrey; which will further appear by what may follow.
15. Her father coming in to her, found her in an extraordinary passion of weeping, and asked her what was the cause of her great sorrow? She answered, have I not cause to weep, when I hear that Domine de Wit was taken sick this day in his Pulpit; and went home very ill? Is not this a sad sign of Gods displeasure to our Country, when God smiteth such a faithful Pastor.
15. Her father coming in to her, found her in an extraordinary passion of weeping, and askt her what was the cause of her great sorrow? She answered, have I not cause to weep, when I hear that Domine de Wit was taken sick this day in his Pulpit; and went home very ill? Is not this a sad sign of Gods displeasure to our Countrey, when God smiteth such a faithful Pastor.