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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 IV.
ANN GREENOUGH, the Daughter of Mr. William Greenough, left the world, when she was but about five years old, and yet gave astonishing Discoveries of a Regard unto God and Christ, and her own Soul, before she went away. When she heard any thing about the Lord Jesus Christ, she would be strangely transported, and ravished in her Spirit at it; and had an unspeakable Delight in Catechising. She would put strange Questions about Eternal things, and make Answers her self that were extremely pertinent. Once particularly, she asked, Are not we dead in Sin? and presently added, But I will take this way, the Lord Jesus Christ shall make me alive. She was very frequent and constant in Secret prayer, and could not with any patience be interrupted in it. She told her Gracious Mother, That she there prayed for her! And was covetous of being with her Mother, when she imagined such Duties to be going forward. When she fell sick at last of a Consumption, she would not by any sports be diverted from the ⟨p. 21⟩Thoughts of Death, wherein she took such pleasure, that she did not care to hear of any thing else. And if she were asked, Whether she were willing to Dye? She would still cheerfully Reply, Ay, by all means, that I may go the Lord Jesus Christ.
ANN GREENOUGH, the Daughter of Mr. William Greenough, left the world, when she was but about five years old, and yet gave astonishing Discoveries of a Regard unto God and Christ, and her own Soul, before she went away. When she heard any thing about the Lord Jesus Christ, she would be strangely transported, and ravished in her Spirit at it; and had an unspeakable Delight in Catechising. She would put strange Questions about Eternal things, and make Answers her self that were extreamly pertinent. Once particularly, she asked, Are not we dead in Sin? and presently added, But I will take this way, the Lord Jesus Christ shall make me alive. She was very frequent and constant in Secret prayer, and could not with any patience be interrupted in it. She told her Gracious Mother, That she there prayed for her! And was covetous of being with her Mother, when she imagined such Duties to be going forward. When she fell sick at last of a Consumption, she would not by any sports be diverted from the