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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.
5. And if you have no great mind to do thus, but had rather be at play, then think, what is it that makes me that I do not care for good things is this like one of God's dear Children? I am afraid I am none of God's Child, I feel, I do not love to come unto him: O! What shall I do? Either I will be Gods Child or the Devils; O what shall I do? I would not be the Devils Child for any thing in the World.
6. Then go to your Father or Mother, or some Good Body, and ask them what thou shalt do to be God's Child; and tell them that thou art afraid, and that thou canst not be contented, till thou hast got the love of God.
7. Get by thy self, into the Chamber or Garret, and fall upon thy knees, and weep and mourn, and tell Christ thou art afraid that he doth not love thee, but thou would fain have his love; beg of him to give thee his Grace and pardon for thy sins, and that he would make thee his Child: Tell God thou dost not care who don't love thee, if God will but love thee: Say to him, Father, hast thou not a bl•ssing for me thy poor little Child? Father, hast thou not a blessing for me, even for me? O give a Christ! O give me a Christ! O let me not be undone for ever! Thus beg, as for your lives, and be not contented till you have an answer; and do thus every day, with as much earnestness as you can, twice a day at least.