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

Name: A token for children. Being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…
Author: James Janeway

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, Minister of the Gospel. : To which is added, A token, for the children of New England. Or, Some examples of children, in whom the fear of God was remarkably budding before they died; in several parts of New England. Preserved and published for the encouragement of piety in other children.

James Janeway 1636?–1674printed for Nicholas Boone, 1700

[12], 131, [1], 36 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo) · 34k words · Evans 914 · Wing J480

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Part 1 › Example 5: EXAMPLE V. Of the Pious Life, and Joyful Death, of a Child which Dyed when he was about…

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.

[ Earlier:155–170 of 553

:155p. 32–33¶6

6. So Religious and Savoury were his Words, his Actions so upright, his Devotion so hearty, his Fear of God so great, that many were re••y to say, as they did ⟨p. 33⟩of John; What manner of Child shall this be?

:156p. 33¶7

7. He would be much in reading the Holy Scriptures.

:157p. 33¶8

8. He was desirous of more Spiritual knowledge, and would be oft asking very serious & admirable Questions.

:158p. 33¶9

9. He would not stir out of doors before he had poured out his Soul to the Lord.

:159p. 33

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