Saint Stevens last will and testament A funeral sermon on Acts 7. ver. 59.…Saint Stevens last will and testament A funerall sermon on Acts 7. ver. 59.…

Thirdly, receive his Word now, if thou wouldest have him to receive thy soul then. That is Eliphaz his advice¹ also. ^kReceive, I pray thee, the Law of his mouth; and lay up his words in thine heart: not in thine head only, but in thine ^lheart. Hear him now, that he may hear thee then. As Jotham to the Sichemites; ^mHearken to me, that God may hearken unto you; so say I to you, that now hear me: ⁿHearken ye, not to me, but to God, ⟨p. 19⟩that God may hearken unto you: ^oHearken to God, now calling upon you, for obedience, for repentance, for reformation and amendment of life, for charitable and conscionable dealing, for just and upright carriage, for circumspect and ^*accurate walking before him; if you would have God hereafter to hearken unto you, calling upon him, and crying unto him, for the safeguarding of your souls. Otherwise, if you will imitate ^pthe deaf Adder, that stoppeth his care against the Charmer, that he may not hear the charm; hear what Solomon telleth you before-hand, and you will one day find too true, to your woe: ^qHe that turneth his ear from hearing Gods Law, and God speaking to him in it, his very prayer shall be abominable: Yea, what God himself fore-telleth thee; and as he fore-telleth thee, thou mayest be sure it will be with thee: ^rBecause I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and you did not regard it; you set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: therefore will I also laugh at you, in your calamity; and mock you, when your fear surpriseth you; when terror shall seize upon you, as a violent storm, and destruction as a whirlwind: Then shall you call upon me, but I will not hear you;