N00759:306
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 Her Mother said unto her, O m• dear Child, I have no small comfort from the Lord in thee, and the fruit of […] Grace whereby thou hast been so much exercised unto Godliness in reading the Word in Prayer and gracious Discourse, to th• edification of thy self and us. The Lor• Himself who gave thee to us, make up th•• loss, if it be His pleasure to take thee away from us.
9 Her Mother said unto her, O m• dear Child, I have no small comfort from the Lord in thee, and the fruit of 〈…〉 Grace whereby thou hast been so much exercised unto Godliness in reading the Word in Prayer and gracious Discourse, to th• edification of thy self and us. The Lor• Himself who gave thee to us, make up th•• loss, if it be His pleasure to take thee away from us.
10 Dear Mother (said she) though• leave you, and you me, yet God will neve• leave us; for it is said, Can a Woman forg•• her sucking Child, that she should not hav• compassion on the fruit of her Womb, yet […] not I forget thee, behold I have graven th•• upon the palms of my hands. O comfortabl• words, both for Mothers and Children Mark, dear Mother, how fast the Lo•• keeps and holdeth His people, that H• doth even grave them upon the palms […] His hands. Though I must part wi you and you with me, yet Blessed be Go