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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.
The Minister of the Place, visiting of him, after Sickness had confined him, found him, in an extreme dejection of Soul; his very Body Shook, through his Fear, left the Day of Grace were over with him; yet justifying of God, though he should be forever cast among the Damned. But yet his Fear• were accompanied with Hopes in the All-sufficient merits of the Blessed Jesus: in which Hopes he continued using all the Means of Grace, according to his Capacity, and Lamenting after those whereof he was not Capable.
The Minister of the Place, visiting of him, after Sickness had confined him, found him, in an extreme dejection of Soul; his very Body Shook, through his Fear, left the Day of Grace were over with him; yet justifying of God, though he should be forever cast among the Damned. But yet his Fear• were accompanyed with Hopes in the Alsufficient merits of the Blessed Jesus: in which Hopes he continued using all the Means of Grace, according to his Capacity, and Lamenting after those whereof he was not Capable.
A Month before he Died he kept his Bed; the First Fortnight whereof he was very Comfortless, and yet very Patient; abounding all this while in Gracious ⟨p. 9⟩Admonitions unto other Young People, that they would be concerned for their own Eternal Salvation. And you should not now have heard him complain, that he wanted Health and Ease, though he did so; but that he wanted Faith, and Peace, and Christ; yet Expressing a profound Submission to the Will of God. But i• the Last Fortnight of his Life, this poor Child of God, had his weary Soul more comfortably Satiated with the Promise• of the New-Covenant. God filled him with a marvellous Assurance of His Love, and so Sealed him with His own Spirit, that he Rejoiced with Joy Unspeakable and full of Glory. He would often be saying, Whom have I in Heaven but thee? and there is none on Earth, that I desire besides thee: My Flesh and my Heart faleth, but God is the Strength of my Heart, and my Portion for ever. And, I know that my Redeemer Lives, and that He shall Stand at the Latter Day upon the Earth. And, If I Live, I shall Live unto the Lord; if I Die, I shall Die unto the Lord; and whether I Live or Die, I am the Lords. And, When Christ, who is my Life, shall appear, then shall I also appear with Him in Glory. He would profess,