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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.
10 When he was at play with other Children, he would be oftentimes putting in some word to keep them from naughty talk, or wicked actions; and if any did take the Lords Name in vain, or do any thing that was not becoming of a ⟨p. 117⟩good Child, they should soon hear of it with a witness; nay, once▪ hearing a Boy speak very profanely, and that after two or three admonitions, he would not forbear, nor go out of his Company neither, he was so transported with Zeal, that he could not forbear falling upon him, to beat him, but his Mother chiding him for it, he said, that he could not endure to hear the Name of God so abused by a wretched Boy.
10 When he was at play with other Children, he would be oftentimes putting in some word to keep them from naghty talk, or wicked actions; and if any did take the Lords Name in vain, or do any thing that was not becoming of a ⟨p. 117⟩good Child, they should soon hear of it with a witness; nay, once▪ hearing a Boy speak very prophanely, and that after two or three admonitions, he would not forbear, nor go out of his Company neither, he was so transported with Zeal, that he could not forbear falling upon him, to beat him, but his Mother chiding him for it, he said, that he could not endure to hear the Name of God so abused by a wretched Boy.
This is observed not to Vindicate the Act, but to take notice of his Zeal.
11 He was a Child that took great delight in the Company of Good men, and especially Ministers and Scholars; and if he had any leisure time, he would improve it by visiting of such, whose discourse might make him wiser and better; and when he was in their Society, to be sure, his talk was more like a Christian & Scholar, than a Child.