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

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Preface: A PREFACE TO THE Reader.

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Christian READER,

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IN the former Part of my Token for Children, I did in part Promise, That if that Piece met with kind entertainment, it might be followed with a Second of the same Nature. If it did not seem a little to savour of Vanity, I might tell the World what encouragement I have met with in this Work; but this I will only say, That I have met with so much as hath persuaded me to give this Little Book leave to go abroad into the World. I am not also Ignorant, what Discouragements I may meet with, from some, but as long as I am sure I shall not meet with th••, That it's Improbable, if not Impossible, that it should Save a Soul; I think the rest may easily be answered, or warrantable slighted. But because I am persuaded by some, that one Example in the former, (viz. that of a Child […] began to be serious between Two and Three ⟨image ?⟩Years old) was scarce credible, and they di• fear might somewhat prejudice the authority o• the […] shall say something to answer that▪ They w••ch make this Objection are either Good or Bad; If Bad, I expect never to satisfy them, except I should tell them of • Romance or Play, or somewhat that might suit a Cardinal Mind; it is like Holiness i• older Persons, it is a matter of Contempt and Scorn to them, much more i• such as these I mention. The truth of it is▪ it is no wonder at all to me, that the Subjects of Satan should not be very well please• with that, whose design is to undermine the interest of their great Masters: Nothing will satisfy some, except Christ an• Holiness may be degraded and vilified But hold Sinner, hold, never hope it, Heaven shall never be turned into Hell for th sake, and as for all thy Atheistical Objections, Scoffs and Jeers, they shall ere long be fully answered and the Hosanna's […] Hallelujah's of these Babes shall Condem thy Oaths, Blasphemies, and Jeers, and then thou wilt be silenced, and except Converting Grace turn thy heart quickly, tho wilt forever rue thy Madness and Folly when it is too late to remedy it.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

James Janeway 1636?–1674

Bookseller

Nicholas Boone

Year

1700

Size

[12], 131, [1], 36 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)

Words

33,544

Catalogue

Evans 914 · Wing J480

Text

Evans-TCP N00759

Passages

553

Sections

Title page

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

A TOKEN FOR CHILDREN. The Second Part.

EXAMPLE VIII. Of a Child that was very Serious at Four Years Old, with an Account of his Comfortable Death, when he was Twelve Years and Three Weeks Old.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

A TOKEN FOR CHILDREN. The Second Part.

EXAMPLE VIII. Of a Child that was very Serious at Four Years Old, with an Account of his Comfortable Death, when he was Twelve Years and Three Weeks Old.