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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.
Part 1 › Example 6: EXAMPLE VI. Of a poor Child that was awakened when she was about Five years Old.
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.
2. At the first, he did with great sweetness and kindness allure the Child, by which means it was not long before he got a deep interest in the Heart of the Child, a•d he began to obey him with more readiness than Children usually to their Parents.
3. By this a Door was opened for a farther Work, & he had a greater advantage to instil Spiritual principles into the Soul of the Child, which he was not wanting in, as the Lord gave opportunity, and the Child was capable of.
4. It was not long before the Lord was ⟨p. 38⟩pleased to strike in with the Spiritual Exhortations of this good Man, so that the Child was brought to a liking to the things of God.
5. He quickly learnt a great part of the Assemblies Catechism by heart, and that before he could read his Primer within Book; and he took a great delight in learning his Catechism.