A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing the death of her dear and only son wherein the boundaries of sorrow are duly fixed, excesses restrained, the common pleas answered, and divers rules for the support of Gods afflicted ones prescribed / by J.F.

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Title: A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing the death of her dear and only son wherein the boundaries of sorrow are duly fixed, excesses restrained, the common pleas answered, and divers rules for the support of Gods afflicted ones prescribed / by J.F.
Author: Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
Publication: London :: Printed for Robert Boulter,; 1674.
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Subject terms: Consolation.; Bereavement.
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2. Answer.

There is much difference betwixt the sudden death of infants, and that of grown persons: The latter may have much work to do, many sins actually to repent of, and many evidences of their interest in Christ to examine and clear, in order to their more comfortable death; and so sudden death may be deprecated by them.

But the case of Infants who exercise not their reason, is far different, they have no such work to do; but are purely pas∣sive; all that is done in order to their salvation, is done by God immediately upon them; and so it comes all to one, whether their death be more quick, or more slow.