Moreover, some worthy men, have made Collections, of Histories, concerning little children, that have given wonderful Instances of an Early Piety before they left the world. The Excellent Janeway, has done excellently well this way, in his Tokens for Children, which little Books, I most affectionately Recommend unto the perusal of […] you all. He tells of one child admirably wrought […] upon by the grace of God, when between two […] and three years old. He writes of a Boy remarkable for Devotions, which died at the age of twelve years, and being, in his lingering sickness, •old of a fair Estate which he might live to enjoy, bravely answered, I had rather have the Kingdom ⟨p. 109⟩of Heaven, than a thousand such Inheritances! I desire to die, that I may go to that.He writes of another, which having walked with God from the fourth to the twelfth year of his Age, then died, professing, This is a most wicked world, it is indeed good to live with my Parents, but it is better to love in Heaven. He writes of a Girl also remarkable for Devotions, which being converted unto God, when eight or nine years old, not long after died in the midst of incredible. Raptures, wherein she cried out, Oh! If you knew what Christ were! Oh! If you had but one taste of his infinite sweetness, you would a thousand times rather go to Him, than stay in this wicked world•• I would not for ten thousand and ten thousand worlds part with my Interest in him; or go back from the everlasting Joys which I am now near unto. He writes of another brought home to God, when between four or five years old; which would sometimes be thinking, O […] […] they doing, that are already in Heaven! and being […] last smitten with the marks of the Plague […] out upon her, she cried out, Behold, God […] marked me, for one of his own; the Lord has […] told me, that I am one of his dear Children […] several other such Examples, have been Recorded; not only by that man of God, but also by Mr. White, Mr. Ness, Mr. Bidbank, and sundry other such holy Men.
Moreover, some worthy men, have made Collections, of Histories, concerning little children, that have given wonderful Instances of an Early Piety before they left the world. The Excellent Janeway, has done excellently well this way, in his Tokens for Children, which little Books, I most affectionately Recommend unto the perusal of 〈…〉 you all. He tells of one child admirably wrought 〈…〉 upon by the grace of God, when between two 〈…〉 and three years old. He writes of a Boy remarkable for Devotions, which dy'd at the age of twelve years, and being, in his lingring sickness, •old of a fair Estate which he might live to enjoy, bravely answered, I had rather have the Kingdom ⟨p. 109⟩of Heaven, than a thousand such Inheritances! I desire to dy, that I may go to that.He writes of another, which having walked with God from the fourth to the twelfth year of his Age, then dy'd, professing, This is a most wicked world, it is indeed good to live with my Parents, but it is better to love in Heaven. He writes of a Girl also remarkable for Devotions, which being converted unto God, when eight or nine years old, not long after dy'd in the midst of incredible. Raptures, wherein she cry'd out, Oh! If you knew what Christ were! Oh! If you had but one tast of his infinite sweetness, you would a thousand times rather go to Him, than stay in this wicked world•• I would not for ten thousand and ten thousand worlds part with my Interest in him; or go back from the everlasting Joys which I am now near unto. He writes of another brought home to God, when between four or five years old; which would sometimes be thinking, O 〈…〉 〈…〉 they doing, that are already in Heaven! and being 〈…〉 last smitten with the marks of the Plague 〈…〉 out upon her, she cryed out, Behold, God 〈…〉 marked me, for one of his own; the Lord has 〈…〉 told me, that I am one of his dear Children 〈…〉 several other such Examples, have been Recorded; not only by that man of God, but also by Mr. White, Mr. Ness, Mr. Bidbank, and sundry other such holy Men.
