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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.
38. The rest of the family held well for about fourteen days, which time he spent in religious duties and preparing for his death; but still his great Book was the Saints Rest; which he read with exceeding curiosity, gathering many observations ⟨p. 84⟩out of it in writing for his own use. He wrote several divine meditations of his own, upon several Subjects, but that which seemed most admirable, was a meditation upon the excellency of Christ; he was never well now but when he was more immediately engaged in the service of God.
38. The rest of the family held well for about fourteen dayes, which time he spent in religious duties and preparing for his death; but still his great Book was the Saints Rest; which he read with exceeding curiosity, gathering many observations ⟨p. 84⟩out of it in writing for his own use. He wrote several divine meditations of his own, upon several Subjects, but that which seemed most admirable, was a meditation upon the excellency of Christ; he was never well now but when he was more immediately ingaged in the service of God.
39. At fourteen days end, he was taken sick, at which he seemed very patient and cheerful; yet sometimes he would say that his pain was great.
40. His Mother looking upon his Brother, shaked her head, at which he asked, if his Brother were marked; she answered, yes Child? he asked again, whether he were marked, she answered nothing; well says he, I know I shall be marked; I pray let me have Mr. Baxters Book, that I may read a little more of Eternity before I go into it. His Mother told him that he was not able to read; he said,