Presvyteros diplēs timēs axios, or, The true dignity of St. Paul's elder exemplified in the life of ... Mr. Owen Stockton ... with a collection of his observations, experiences and evidences recorded by his own hand : to which is added his funeral sermon / by John Fairfax ...

May 6. being Sabbath day. The Lord was pleased in the hearing of his word to con∣vince me of my sin and lost condition. But Lord? How unfaithful was I then, and have I been since to the Convictions of thy Spirit! How soon have I healed up the wound that was given by the word? How soon hath an hard heart, a secure, careless Spirit taken possessi∣on of me! Lord, If ever thy word be effec∣tual in me, thou must not only speak it to my heart, but write and engraff it there also. Henceforth I desire to wait on thee, as for the teachings of thy Spirit, so for the writing of thy Law in my heart by thy Spirit. I found a lothness in my Spirit, to go to here this Sermon, whereby I perceive Satan would have hindred me. Be encouraged hence, O my Soul, to break through all difficulties thou meetest with in doing thy duty. When thou findest any secret unwillingness to ordi∣nances or duties, then stir up thy self to wait upon God, expecting that he hath some special mercy for thee, which Satan would hinder thee off.