N00759:53
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.
9. She abhorred lying, and allowed her self in no known sin.
10. She was very Conscientious in spending of time, and hated Idleness, and spent her whole time either in praying, reading instructing at her Needle, at which she was very ingenious.
11. When she was at School, she was eminent for her diligence, teachableness, meekness and modesty, speaking little; but when she did speak it was usually spiritual.
12. She continued in this course of Religious duties for some years together.
13. When she was about fourteen years old, she brake a Vein in her Lungs (as is supposed) and oft did spit blood, yet did a little recover again, but had several dangerous relapses.