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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, 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.
printed for Nicholas Boone, 1700
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
But tell me my dear Children, and tell me truly, Do you do as these Children did? Did you ever see your miserable state by Nature? Did you ever get by your self and weep for Sin, and pray for grace and pardon? Did you ever go to your Father and Mother, M•ster, or Mistress, & b•g of them to pity you, & pray for you, & to teach you what you shall do to be saved, what you shall do to get Christ, Heaven and Glory? Dost thou love to be taught good things? ⟨image ?⟩Come tell me truly, my dear Child, for I would fain do what I can […] to keep thee from falling into everlasting Fire. I would fain have one of those little ones, which Christ will take into his arms & […] dost thou spend thy time? is it in play & Idleness, & with wicked Children? Dare you •ake Gods Name in vain, or swear, or tell a lye? Dare you do any thing which your Parents forbid you, & neglect to do what they command you? Do you dare to run up and down upon the Lords-day? or do you keep in to read your Book, & to learn what your good Parents command you? what do you say, Child? Which of these two sorts are you of? Let me talk a little with you, and ask you a few Questions.
But tell me my dear Children, and tell me truly, Do you do as these Children did? Did you ever see your miserable state by Nature? Did you ever get by your self and weep for Sin, and pray for grace and pardon? Did you ever go to your Father and Mother, M•ster, or Mistress, & b•g of them to pity you, & pray for you, & to teach you what you shall do to be saved, what you shall do to get Christ, Heaven and Glory? Dost thou love to be taught good things? ⟨image ?⟩Come tell me truly, my dear Child, for I would fain do what I can 〈…〉 to keep thee from falling into eve••asting Fire. I would fain have one of those little ones, which Christ will take into his arms & 〈…〉 dost thou spend thy time? is it in play & Idleness, & with wicked Children? Dare you •ake Gods Name in vain, or swear, or tell a lye? Dare you do any thing which your Parents forbid you, & neglect to do what they command you? Do you dare to run up and down upon the Lords-day? or do you keep in to read your Book, & to learn what your good Parents command you? what do you say, Child? Which of these two sorts are you of? Let me talk a little with you, and ask you a few Questions.