The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister…

Afterwards I went to Cambridge, and there a godly Minister preached on Hosea the 5th. Chap. and 17. ver. His Doctrine was, That the joining to Sin by often committing it after Conviction of Conscience for it, did provoke God to give over many to the power of their Corruptions, and let them alone to dye in their Sins. I was thereby convinced that it was my Case, for I had oftentimes broken the Sabbath after Conviction, and I had disobeyed my Parents, and had often told Untruths. The same Lords-day at Night, another godly Minister preached at five a Clock upon Eph. 2.3. and thereby I was much more convinced of my sinful Condition, and that I was a Child of Wrath, without Christ and Grace, &c. which Work of Conviction remained strongly upon me above one year, under which I was filled with great Horror, and fears of Hell, sore buffetings and Temptations of the Devil, and made to possess the Sins of my Youth. But yet I prayed daily, heard all the godly ⟨p. 4⟩Ministers I could, read and searched the Holy Scriptures, read good Books, got acquaintance with gracious Christians, then called Puritans, kept several days of Fasting and Prayer alone, wherein I did humble my Soul for my Sins, and begged Pardon and Grace of God for Christs sake; grew strict in performing Holy Duties, and in Reformation of my own Life, examining my self every night, confessing my Sins, and mourning for them, and had a great Zeal for God, and an Indignation against Actual Sins, both committed by my self and others.

Afterwards I went to Cambridge, and there a godly Minister preached on Hosea the 5th. Chap. and 17. ver. His Doctrine was, That the joyning to Sin by often committing it after Conviction of Conscience for it, did provoke God to give over many to the power of their Corruptions, and let them alone to dye in their Sins. I was thereby convinced that it was my Case, for I had oftentimes broken the Sabbath after Conviction, and I had disobeyed my Parents, and had often told Untruths. The same Lords-day at Night, another godly Minister preached at five a Clock upon Eph. 2.3. and thereby I was much more convinced of my sinful Condition, and that I was a Child of Wrath, without Christ and Grace, &c. which Work of Conviction remained strongly upon me above one year, under which I was filled with great Horrour, and fears of Hell, sore buffettings and Temptations of the Devil, and made to possess the Sins of my Youth. But yet I prayed daily, heard all the godly