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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.
8. He had a great hatred of whatsoever he knew to be displeasing to God, and was so greatly concerned for the honour of God, that he would take on bitterly, if that any gross sins were committed before him. And he ⟨p. 69⟩had a deep sense of the worth of Souls, and was not a little grieved when he saw any one do that which he knew was dangerous to their Souls.
9. One day seeing one of his near Relations come into his Fathers House distempered with drink as he thought, he quickly went very seriously to him and wept over him, that he should so offend God, and hazard his Soul, and begged of him to spend his time better then in drinking and gaming, and this he did, without any instruction from his parents, but from an inward principle of grace, and love to God and souls as it is verily believed.
9. One day seeing one of his near Relations come into his Fathers House distemper'd with drink as he thought, he quickly went very seriously to him and wept over him, that he should so offend God, and hazard his Soul, and beg'd of him to spend his time better then in drinking and gaming, and this he did, without any instruction from his parents, but from an inward principle of grace, and love to God and souls as it is verily believed.
10. When he was at play with other Children, he would be often times putting in some word to keep them from naughty talk, or wicked actions, and if any did take the Lords name in vain, or do any thing that was not becoming of a good Child, they should soon hear of it ⟨p. 70⟩