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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.
EXAMPLE I.
Little more than Thirteen years old, was JOHN CLAP of Situate, when he Died; but it might very Truly be said of him, That while he was yet Young, he began to seek after the God of his Father. From his very Infancy he discovered a Singular Delight in the Holy Scripture, whereby he was made Wise unto Salvation; and he also made himself yet further Amiable, by his Obedience to his Parents, and his Courtesy to all his Neighbours. As he grew up, he signalized his Concern for Eternity, not only by his diligent attendance upon both Public and Private Catechising, but also by the like attendance on the Ministry of the Word, which he would Ponder and Apply, and Confer about, with much Discretion of Soul, and Pray for the Good effect thereof upon his own Soul. Yea, 'twas even from his Childhood observable in him, that ever after he began to speak Reasonably, he would both affectionately regard the Family-Prayers, and likewise, both Morning and Evening, with a most ⟨p. 6⟩unwearied constancy recommend himself by his own Prayers unto the Mercies of God.
LIttle more than Thirteen years old, was JOHN CLAP of Scituate, when he Dy'd; but it might very Truly be said of him, That while he was yet Young, he began to seek after the God of his Father. From his very Infancy he discovered a Singular Delight in the Holy Scripture, whereby he was made Wise unto Salvation; and he also made himself yet further Amiable, by his Obedience to his Parents, and his Courtesy to all his Neighbours. As he grew up, he signalized his Concern for Eternity, not only by his diligent attendance upon both Publick and Private Catechising, but also by the like attendance on the Ministry of the Word, which he would Ponder and Apply, and Confer about, with much Discretion of Soul, and Pray for the Good effect thereof upon his own Soul. Yea, 'twas even from his Childhood observable in him, that ever after he began to speak Reasonably, he would both affectionately regard the Family-Prayers, and likewise, both Morning and Evening, with a most ⟨p. 6⟩