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 6: EXAMPLE VI. Of a poor Child that was awakened when she was about Five years Old.

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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.

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6. He was not only able to give a very good account of his Catechism, but he would answer such Questions as are not in the Catechism, with greater understanding than could be expected of one of his Age.

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7. He took great delight in discoursing about the things of God; and when my Friend had been either praying or reading, expounding or repeating Sermons, he seemed very attentive, and ready to receive the truths of God, and would with incredible gravity, diligence and affection, wait till duties were ended, to the no small joy and admiration of them which observed him.

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8. He would ask very excellent questions, and discourse about the condition of his Soul and Heavenly things, and seemed mightily concerned what should ⟨p. 39⟩

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

EXAMPLE VII. Of a Notorious Wicked Child, who was taken up from Begging, and admirably Converted; with an account of his holy Life and joyful Death, when he was Nine years Old.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

EXAMPLE VII. Of a Notorious Wicked Child, who was taken up from Begging, and admirably Converted; with an account of his holy Life and joyful Death, when he was Nine years Old.

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