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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.
13. It is evident, that this poor Child's thoughts were very much busied about the things of another World, for he would oftentimes be speaking to his Bed-fellow a• ⟨p. 40⟩mid-night, about the matter of his Soul; and when he could not s•eep, he would take Heavenly conference to be sweeter than his appointed rest. This was his usual custom, and thus he would provoke and put forward an experienced Christian, to spend waking hours in talk of God and the everlasting rest.
13. It is evident, that this poor Childs thoughts were very much busied about the things of another World, for he would oftentimes be speaking to his Bed-fellow a• ⟨p. 40⟩mid-night, about the matter of his Soul; and when he could not s•eep, he would take Heavenly conference to be sweeter than his appointed rest. This was his usual custome, and thus he would provoke and put forward an experienced Christian, to spend waking hours in talk of God and the everlasting rest.
14. Not long after this, his good Mother dyed, which went very near his heart, for he greatly honoured his Mother.