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

9. After this, his Parents removed to Aberdeen in Scotland, and settled their Child under an able and a painful School Master there, whose custom was upon the Lords day in the morning, to examine his scholars concerning the Sermons that they had heard the former Lords day, and to add some other questions which might try the understanding and knowledge of his Scholars; the question that was once proposed to his form was, whether God had a mother? none of all the Scholars could answer it, till it came to John Harvey, ⟨p. 68⟩who being asked, whether God had a Mother, answered no; as he was God, he could not have a Mother, but as he was man, he had; this was before he was quite six years old. His Master was somewhat amazed at the Child's answer, and took the first opportunity to go to his Mother, to thank her for instructing her Son so well, but she replied, that he was never taught that from her, but that he understood it by reading, and his own observation.

9. After this, his Parents removed to Aberdeen in Scotland, and setled their Child under an able and a painful School Master there, whose custome was upon the Lords day in the morning, to examine his schollers concerning the Sermons that they had heard the former Lords day, and to add some other questions which might try the understanding and knowledge of his Schollers; the question that was once proposed to his form was, whether God had a mother? none of all the Schollars could answer it, till it came to John Harvy, ⟨p. 68⟩who being asked, whether God had a Mother, answered no; as he was God, he could not have a Mother, but as he was man, he had; this was before he was quite six years old. His Master was somewhat amazed at the Childs answer, and took the first opportunity to go to his Mother, to thank her for instructing her Son so well, but she replyed, that he was never taught that from her, but that he understood it by reading, and his own observation.