N00759:308
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.
11 Being weary with much speaking, •he desired to rest a while, but after a […] time awaking again, her Father asked •er how it was with her? She made no ••rect answer, but asked what day it was? •er Father said, it was the Lords Day. Well then, said she, have you given up •y name to be remembered in the public prayers of the Church: Her Father told ••r he had. I have learnt, said she, Tha• […] effectual fervent Prayer of the Righteous •••leth much.
11 Being weary with much speaking, •he desired to rest a while, but after a 〈…〉 time awaking again, her Father asked •er how it was with her? She made no ••rect answer, but asked what day it was? •er Father said, it was the Lords Day. Well then, said she, have you given up •y name to be remembred in the publick •rayers of the Church: Her Father told ••r he had. I have learnt, said she, Tha• 〈…〉 effectual •ervent Prayer of the Righteous •••leth much.
12 She had a very high esteem for the faithful Ministers of Christ, and much dered their company where she was, but owing the hazard that such a visit might pose them and the Church too, she ould by no means suffer that the Ministers ould come near her person, but chose raer to throw her self upon the Arms of he Lord, and to improve that knowledge e had in the Word, and her former experience, and the visits of private Christi, & those which the Church had appoint in such cases, to visit and comfort the […].