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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.
42 She had very low and undervaluing thoughts of her self, and her own Righteousness; what meant she else to Cry out in such Language as that, None but Christ! without thee I can do nothing? Christ is the true Vine! O let me be a Branch of that Vine! What poor worms are we! O dear Father, how lame and halting do we go in the ways of God and Salvation? We know but in part, but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is imperfect shall be done away. O that I had attained to that now: But what are we our selves; Not only weakness and nothingness, but wickedness. For all the thoughts and imaginations of mans heart, are only evil, and that continually, we are by Nature Children of wrath, and are Conceived and Born in Sin and Unrighteousness. Oh! Oh! this wretched and vile thing SIN! But thanks to God who hath redeemed me from it.
42 She had very low and undervaluing thoughts of her self, and her own Righteousness; what meant she else to Cry out in such Langauge as that, None but Christ! without thee I can do nothing? Christ is the true Vine! O let me be a Branch of that Vine! What poor worms are we! O dear Father, how lame and halting do we go in the ways of God and Salvation? We know but in part, but when that which is perfect is come, then that which is imperfect shall be done away. O that I had attained to that now: But what are we our selves; Not only weakness and nothingness, but wickedness. For all the thoughts and imaginations of mans heart, are only evil, and that continually, we are by Nature Children of wrath, and are Conceived and Born in Sin and Unrighteousness. Oh! Oh! this wretched and vile thing SIN! But thanks to God who hath redeemed me from it.
43 She comforted her self and her Father, in that great Scripture, Rom. 8.15, ⟨p. 99⟩16, 17. Ye have not received the Spirit of Bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, by which ye Cry Abba Father. It is the Spirit that witnesseth with our Spirits, that we are the Children of God; and if Children, then are we Heirs, Heirs of God, and Joint-Heirs with Christ. You see thence Father, that I shall be a fellow-heir with Christ; who hath said, In my Father house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and take you to my self, that where I am there ye may be also. O Lord, take me to thy self. Behold dear Mother, He hath prepared a place and dwelling for me.