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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.
9 How do you know but that you may be the next Child that may die? and where are you then if you be not God's Child.
10. Wilt thou tarry any longer my dear Child, before thou run into thy Chamber, & beg to God to give thee a Christ for thy Soul, that thou mayst not be undone for ever,? Wilt thou get presently into a corner to weep and pray? Methinks I see that pretty Lamb begin to weep, & think of getting by himself, & will as well as he can cry unto the Lord, to make them one of these little ones that go into the Kingdom of Heaven; Methinks there stands a sweet Child, & there another, that are resolved for Christ & for Heaven: Methinks that little Boy looks as if he had a mind to learn good thing•: Methinks I hear one say, Well, I will never ⟨image ?⟩tell a lye more, I will never keep any naughty Boy company more, they will teach me to swear, and they will speak naughty words, they do not love God. I'll learn my Catechism, & get my Mother to teach us to pray, and I will go to weep and cry to Christ, and will not be quiet till the Lord hath given me Grace. O that's my brave Child indeed!
10. Wilt thou tarry any longer my dear Child, before thou run into thy Chamber, & beg to God to give thee a Christ for thy Soul, that thou mayst not be undone for ever,? Wilt thou get presently into a corner to weep and pray? Methinks I see that pretty Lamb begin to weep, & think of getting by himself, & will as well as he can cry unto the Lord, to make them one of these little ones that go into the Kingdom of Heaven; Methinks there stands a sweet Child, & there another, that are resolved for Christ & for Heaven: Methinks that little Boy looks as if he had a mind to learn good thing•: Methinks I hear one say, Well, I will never ⟨image ?⟩tell a lye more, I will never keep any naughty Boy company more, they will teach me to swear, and they will speak naughty words, they do not love God. I'le learn my Catechism, & get my Mother to teach us to pray, and I will go to weep and cry to Christ, and will not be quiet till the Lord hath given me Grace. O that's my brave Child indeed!