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.…

Yea, one good proof of her piety may be this: That for her better advancement and improvement therein, in her last choice, among many Matches moved to her, (as one of her parts & means could not want motions) yea, and some of them not lightly to have been disregarded; yet passing by all other, she pitched upon one, of whom, in regard of his presence, I will not say what I might; only this I will say, one that she justly deemed might be a prime instrument of procuring and promoting her spiritual progress in the work & course of grace. And that this was her main end and aim in that her choice, she manifested by a speech (which I may not let pass) uttered by her to him at the time of her enter-marriage with him, (at what time she stated him for his life in the house she lived in; that which his pastoral charge there afforded him not) and remembered again by her in the time of her late sickness; I settle ⟨p. 29⟩thee here for the Earth, that thou mayest settle me for Heaven. And as this was her main end therein, so her desire and endeavour was to make use of it accordingly, (for she was not one of Solomons fools) that ^ohave a price in their hands to get wisdom with, but have no heart or mind, wit or will, to make that use of it.) To which purpose, I remember, that repairing sometime to visit them, (that which mine engagements to either of them required, and had been more frequent, but that distance of place, necessary employments, & craziness of body restrained it) when he and my self were in her presence talking together, of the occurrents of the time, and some points of School-learning, somewhat out of her element, and above her sphere, she struck in with us, and requested us to discourse rather of somewhat, that she might also receive some benefit by, that might be useful as well to her as to us.

Yea, one good proofe of her pietie may be this: That for her better advancement and improvement therein, in her last choice, among many Matches moved to her, (as one of her parts & meanes could not want motions) yea, and some of them not lightly to have beene disregarded; yet passing by all other, she pitched upon one, of whom, in regard of his presence, I will not say what I might; onely this I will say, one that she justly deemed might be a prime instrument of procuring and promoting her spirituall progresse in the work & course of grace. And that this was her maine end and aime in that her choice, she manifested by a speech (which I may not let passe) uttered by her to him at the time of her enter-marriage with him, (at what time she stated him for his life in the house she lived in; that which his pastorall charge there afforded him not) and remembred againe by her in the time of her late sicknesse; I settle