N00759:334
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.
36 After this, the Lord did again send •er strength, and she laboured to spend […] all for Christ in the awakening, edifying and comforting of those that were •bout her; but her chiefest endeavour was •o support her dear Parents from extraordinary sorrow, and to comfort them out •f the Scriptures, telling them, That she ••ew all things did work together for the good of them that did love God, even to those which are Called according to His purpose; O God establish me with thy Free Spirit! Who •hall separate us from the Love of Christ, I […] persuaded that neither Life, nor Death, […] Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, […] things Present, nor things to Come, nor ⟨p. 96⟩Height, nor Depth, nor any other Creatur• ▪ shall separate us from the Love of God, which is towards us in Christ Jesus our Lord. M• Sheep (saith Christ) hear my voice, and • know them, and they follow me, and I give unto them Eternal Life, and they shall neve• Perish, and no man shall Pluck them out o• my hands. My Father who gave them […] is Greater than all, and none shall Pluck the• out of my Fathers hand. Thus she seemed to attain a Holy Confidence in God, and an assurance of her State as to another World.
36 After this, the Lord did again send •er strength, and she laboured to spend 〈…〉 all for Christ in the awakening, edi•ying and comforting of those that were •bout her; but her chiefest endeavour was •o support her dear Parents from extraordinary sorrow, and to comfort them out f the Scriptures, telling them, That she ew all things did work together for the good of them that did love God, even to those hich are Called according to His purpose; O God establish me with thy Free Spirit! Who hall separate us from the Love of Christ, I perswaded that neither Life, nor Death, Angels, nor Principalities, nor Powers, things Present, nor things to Come, nor