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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.
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.
8. Give your self up to Christ: say, dear Jesus, thou didst bid that little Children should be suffered to come unto thee; and Lord, I am come as well as I can, would fain be thy Child: take my heart and make it humble, and meek, and sensible and obedient, I give my self unto thee dear Jesus, do what thou wil• with me, so that thou wilt but love me, and give me thy Grace and Glory.
8. Give your self up to Christ: say, dear Jesus, thou didst bid that little Childr•n should be suffered to come unto thee; and Lord, I am come as well as I can, would fain be thy Child: take my heart and make it humble, and meek, and sensible and obedient, I give my self unto thee dear Jesus, do what thou wil• with me, so that thou wilt but love me, and give me thy Grace and Glory.