N00759:310
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.
13 One of those which came to vis•• her, was of very great use to her to comfort her, and lift her up in some measure above the fears of Death.
13 One of those which came to vis•• her, was of very great use to her to comfort her, and lift her up in some measur• above the fears of Death.
14 Though young, she was very muc• concerned for the Interest of God and Religion, for Gospel-Ministers, and fo• the Sins and the Decay of the power o• Godliness in her own Country, which will further appear, by what may follow.
14 Though young, she was very muc• concerned for the Interest of God and Re•ligion, for Gospel-Ministers, and fo• the Sins and the Decay of the power o• Godliness in her own Countrey, whic• will further appear, by what may fol•low.
15 Her Father coming in to her, foun• her in an extraordinary passion of wee••ing, and asked her what was the cause […] her great sorrow; She answered, have I not cause to weep, when I hear that Dom de Wit was taken sick this day in his Pulpit, and went home very ill; Is not th a sad sign of Gods displeasure to […] Country, when God smiteth such a faithful Pastor?