A Token for Children

The introduction discusses the Puritan belief that children are born wicked due to natural sin, warning parents and educators of a child's ability to go to hell if they do not repent at an early enough age.

[2] The preface conveys a similar message to children, warning them of how their "miserable state by Nature"[2] can lead them to go to eternal damnation.

It reminds children that because they can perish at any moment, they must be dutiful to their parents and live a pious life to avoid suffering a death without Christ.

It further provides 11 spiritual questions for children to consider and 12 rules to live by to avoid "everlasting fire".

He defends his source for the example, a woman who is highly respected by the Church of Christ.