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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.
19. Yet he had many doubts and fears, and was ever and anon harping upon that, That though he were willing, yet Christ he feared was not willing to accept of him, because of the greatness of his Sin; yet his hopes were greater than his fears.
20. The Wednesday before he Died, the Child lay as it were in a Trance for about half an hour, in which time he thought he •aw a Vision of Angels: When he was out of his Trance, he was in a little pet, and asked his Nurse, Why she did not let him go? Go, whether Child said she: Why along with those brave Gentlemen (said he:) but they told me they would come and […] me away for all you, upon Friday next. And he doubled his words many times, upon Friday next, those brave Gentlemen will come for me; and upon that day, the Child died joyfully.
20. The Wednesday before he Died, the Child lay as it were in a Trance for about half an hour, in which time he thought he •aw a Vision of Angels: When he was out of his Trance, he was in a little pett, and asked his Nurse, Why she did not let him go? Go, whether Child said she: Why along with those brave Gentlemen (said he:) but they told me they would come and 〈…〉 me away for all you, upon Fryday next. And he doubled his words many times, upon Fryday next, those brave Gentlemen will come for me; and upon that day, the Child died joyfully.
21. He was very thankful to his Master, and very sensible of his great kindness in taking him out of the streets, when he was a begging, and he admired at the goodness of God, which put it into the mind of a stranger to look upon, and to take such Fatherly care of such a pitiful sorry Creature as he was. O my dear Mother, (said he) and Child of God, I hope to see you in Heaven, for I am sure you will go thither. O Blessed, Blessed be God, that made you take pity upon me, for I might have Dyed, and have gone to the Devil, and have been Damned for ever, if it had not been for you.