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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.
31. She was full of Divine Sentences, and almost all her discourse from the first to the last in the time of her sickness, was about her Soul, Christs sweetness, and the Souls of others, in a word, like a continued Sermon.
32. Upon Friday, after she had had such lively discoveries of Gods love, she was exceeding desirous to die, and cried out, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, conduct me to thy Tabernacle; I am a poor creature without thee: but Lord Jesus, my soul longs to be with thee: O when shall it be? Why not now, dear Jesus? Come Lord Jesus, come quickly; but why do I speak thus? Thy time dear Lord is the best; O give me patience.
32. Upon Friday, after she had had such lively discoveries of Gods love, she was exceeding desirous to die, and cryed out, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, conduct me to thy Tabernacle; I am a poor creature without thee: but Lord Jesus, my soul longs to be with thee: O when shall it be? Why not now, dear Jesus? Come Lord Jesus, come quickly; but why do I speak thus? Thy time dear Lord is the best; O give me patience.
33. Upon Saturday she spoke very little (being very drowsy) yet ⟨p. 17⟩now and then she dropped these words, How long sweet Jesus, finish thy work sweet Jesus, come away sweet dear Lord Jesus, come quickly; sweet Lord help, come away, now, now dear Jesus, come quickly; Good Lord give patience to me to wait thy appointed time; Lord Jesus help me, help me, help me. Thus at several times (when out of her sleep) for she was asleep the greatest part of the day.
33. Upon Saturday she spoke very little (being very drowsie) yet