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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 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.
1. A Certain little Child, whose Mother had dedicated him to the Lord in her womb• when he could not speak […], would be crying after God, and was greatly desirous to be taught good things.
1. A Certain little Child, whose Mother had dedicated him to the Lord in her womb• when he could not speak 〈…〉, would be crying after God, and was greatly desirous to be taught good things.
2. He could not endure to be put to Bed without Family duty, but would put his Parents upon duty, and would with much devotion kneel down, & with great patience and delight, continue till duty was at an end, without the least expression of being weary; and he seemed ⟨p. 15⟩never so well pleased, as when he was engaged in duty.