People associate him as a Puritan seemingly based only on the fact he was raised by parents of the Puritan persuasion. If he was a man of God his concern would not have been only for the earthly realms but instead he would have pleaded for the souls of men. Stephen did this and then centuries later we saw other men do the same.
Stephen: “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God… Lord Jesus, receive my spirit… Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:55-60
More historical examples:
Jonathan Edwards: “Trust in God and you shall have nothing to fear.”
Patrick Henry: “Doctor, I wish you to observe how real and beneficial the religion of Christ is to a man about to die . . .” Written last words (will): “This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ which will give them one which will make them rich indeed.”
John Owen: “I am going to Him whom my soul loveth, or rather who has loved me with an everlasting love, which is the sole ground of all my consolation.”
D. L. Moody: “If God be your partner, make your plans large (said to his sons)…I see earth receding; heaven is opening. God is calling me.”
Lew Wallace (author of Ben Hur): “Thy will be done.”
Alexander Hamilton: “I have a tender reliance on the mercy of the Almighty, through the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am a sinner. I look to Him for mercy.”
Martin Luther: “Our God is the God from whom cometh salvation. God is the Lord by whom we escape death…Into Thy hands I commend my spirit! Thou hast redeemed me, O God of truth.”
Daniel Webster: “The great mystery is Jesus Christ—the gospel. What would the condition of any of us be if we had not the hope of immortality? . . . Thank God, the gospel of Jesus Christ brought life and immortality to light...I still live.”
Charles Dickens: “I commit my soul to the mercy of God, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I exhort my dear children humbly to try and guide themselves by the teaching of the New Testament.”
Isaac Watts: “It is a great mercy that I have no manner of fear or dread of death. I could, if God please, lay my head back and die without terror this afternoon.”
Michael Faraday : “I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.”
Alexander Hamilton: “This is a mortal wound, doctor. [And then, to his wife] Remember, my Eliza, you are a Christian.”
Johannes Kepler: “Solely by the merits of Jesus Christ, Our Saviour.”
John Knox: "Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death."
And the greatest last words of all were spoken by our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ when He said:
“It is finished”
(John 19:30)
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