N00759:99
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.
20. When other Children were playing, he would many a time and oft be praying.
21. One day a certain person was discoursing with him, about the Nature, Office•, and Excellency of Christ, and that He alone can satisfy for our Sins, and merit Everlasting life for us; and about other of the great Mysteries of Redemption: he seemed savingly to understand them, & was greatly delighted with the discourse.
21. One day a certain person was discoursing with him, about the Nature, Office•, and Excellency of Christ, and that He alone can satisfie for our Sins, and merit Everlas•ing life for us; and about other of the great Mysteries of Redemption: he seemed savingly to understand them, & was greatly delighted with the discourse.
22. One speaking concerning the Resurrection of the body, he did acknowledge it; but that the same weak body that was buried in the Church-yard, should be raised again, he thought very strange, but ⟨p. 19⟩with admiration yielded, that nothing was impo•••ble to God; and that •very day he was taken sick unto death.