A token for children. Being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…

Name: A token for children. Being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…
Author: James Janeway

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.

James Janeway 1636?–1674printed for Nicholas Boone, 1700

[12], 131, [1], 36 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo) · 34k words · Evans 914 · Wing J480

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Part 1 › Example 1: EXAMPLE I. Of one eminently Converted between Eight and Nine years Old, with an account…

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26. She carried it with wonderful patience, and yet would often pray that the Lord would give her more patience, which the Lord answered to astonishment; for considering the pains and agonies that she was in, her patience was next to a wonder; Lord, Lord, give me patience, said she, that I may not dishonour thee.

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27. Upon Thursday, after long waiting, great Fears, and many Prayers, when all her Friends thought she had been past speaking, to the astonishment of her Friends, she broke forth thus with a very Audible Voice, and Cheerful Countenance; Lord, thou hast promised, that whosoever comes unto thee, thou wilt in no wise •ast out; Lord I come unto thee, and surely thou wilt not cast me out. O so sweet! O so glorious is Jesus! O I have the sweet and glorious Jesus; he is sweet, he is sweet, he is sweet! O the admirable love of God •n sending Christ! O free Grace to a poor lost Creature. And thus she ran on repeating many of these things an hundred times ⟨p. 10⟩over; but her Friends were so astonished to see her in this Divine Rapture, and to hear such Gracious Words, and her Prayers and Desires satisfied, that they could not write a quarter of what she spoke.

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28. When her Soul was thus ravished with the love of Christ, and her tongue so highly engaged in the magnifying of God; her Father, Brethren, and Si•ters, with others of the Family, were called, to whom she spake particularly, as her strength would give leave. She gave her Bible as a Legacy to one of her Brothers, and desired him to use that well for her sake, & added, to him & the rest, O make use of time to get a Christ for your Souls; spend no time in running up and down in playing: O get a Christ for your Souls while you are young; remember now your Creator before you come to a sick bed: put not off this great work till then, for then you will find it a hard work indeed. I know by experience, the Devil will tell you it is time enough; and you are young, what need you to be in such hast? You will have time enough when you are old. But

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The book

Title as printed

Author

James Janeway 1636?–1674

Bookseller

Nicholas Boone

Year

1700

Size

[12], 131, [1], 36 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)

Words

33,544

Catalogue

Evans 914 · Wing J480

Text

Evans-TCP N00759

Passages

553

Sections

Title page

A token for children. Being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…

EXAMPLE II. Of a Child that was admirably affected with the things of God, when he was between Two and Three years Old; with a brief account of his Life and Death.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

EXAMPLE II. Of a Child that was admirably affected with the things of God, when he was between Two and Three years Old; with a brief account of his Life and Death.

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