Of  one  eminently  converted  between  tight  and  nint  Yean  tld^
•with  an  Account  of  her  Life  and  Death,

ISS  Sarah  Hawley,  when  fhe  was  between  eight
••-.7  ^  and  nine  Years  old,  was  carried  by  her  Friends
M  >J  I  to  hear  a  Sermon,  where  the  Minifter  preached
;<X;$  J  uP°n  Mat.  x*-  3°'  My  Yoke  it  eafy>  and  my
«*.-<•>-"»•  •••"»>- 4  Pftrdcn  it  light.  In  applying  of  which  Scrip-
ture, this  Child  was  mightily  awakened,  and  made  deeply
ijpnuble  of  the  Condition  of  her  Soul,  and  her  need  of  a  Chrifta
,fhe  wept  bitterly  to  thijik  what  a  Cafe  fhe  was  in  ;  and  went
Home,  and  got  by  herfelf  into  a  Chamber  ;  and  upon  her
Knees  me  wept  and  cry'd  to  the  Lord,  as  well  as  fhe  could*
which  might  eafily  be  perceived  by  her  Eyes  and  Countenance*

2.  She  was  not  contented  with  this,  but  fhe  got  her  little
Brother  and  Sifter  into  a  Chamber  with  her,  and  told   them
of   their    Condition   by  Nature,  and   wept  over   them  and
prayed  with  them  and    for  them,

3.  After  this  fhe  heard  another  Sermon  from  Prov.  XXix
i.   He  that  being  often   reproved,  hardneth  his  Heart,  mail
fudienly  be  dellroyed,  and  iftat  without  Remedy :  At  which
(he  was  more   uffecled   than  before,  and  was   fo   cxceediog
foiicitous    about  her    Soul,  that  fhe    fpent  a   great  Part  of
the  Nij;ht  in  weeping  and  praying,  and  could  fcarc«  ukeany

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2  A  'Token  for  CHILDREN.
