She was careful to keep up the observation of Family-duties twice a day, and of catechising the Children and Servants once a week, commending those who were forward, admonishing and reproving those that were tardy and averse, and imposing little Penalties upon them, payable to the poor, and by all the ways she could, endeavouring to win them to the Service of God.
As a Daughter, she was very obedient to her Parents, insomuch that her Mother did once publicly say, a little before her death, That she was the Child who did never disobey or displease her in all her Life.
She was an excellent Mother, bringing up her Children in the Nurture and Fear of the Lord, and walking before them as an Example of Piety and Humility.
As a Mistress, she was wonderful diligent in training up her Servants in the ways of God; insomuch, as that she was a means of the Conversion of two of them; one of them acknowledged it upon her Death-bed; the other yet living (a sober Christian) will confess the same.
She was excellent and transcendently eminent in her Relation as a Wife, insomuch that her Husband saith of her, as the Wise man of the Virtuous woman, That her Price was far above Rubies, that his heart did safely trust in her, that she did him good and not evil all the days of her life, that she stretched out her hand to the poor, yea she reached forth her hands to the needy. That she opened her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue was the Law of kindness; that her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her, and saith, many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Let her own works praise her in the gates. The Truth is, she was a Lady of ten thousand, and they that knew her intimately, will confess that I do not hyperbolize, and they that knew her not, will I hope, believe that I dare not (standing in this place, as Gods Ambassador) give flattering titles, for in so doing, my Maker would soon take me away.1
⟨p. 31⟩12. And lastly, as she lived, so she died, she lived holily, and died happily. Her last sickness was long and violent, wherein, though she was never heard to let fall one word unbeseeming the mouth of a blessed Christian, yet she would often charge her self for complaining, though enforced thereunto by the extremity of her p•ins.
She was careful to keep up the observation of Family-duties twice a day, and of catechising the Children and Servants once a week, commending those who were forward, admonishing and reproving those that were tardy and averse, and imposing little Penalties upon them, payable to the poor, and by all the waies she could, endeavouring to win them to the Service of God.
As a Daughter, she was very obedient to her Parents, insomuch that her Mother did once publickly say, a little before her death, That she was the Child who did never disobey or displease her in all her Life.
She was an excellent Mother, bringing up her Children in the Nurture and Fear of the Lord, and walking before them as an Example of Piety and Humility.
As a Mistress, she was wonderful diligent in training up her Servants in the waies of God; insomuch, as that she was a means of the Conversion of two of them; one of them acknowledged it upon her Death-bed; the other yet living (a sober Christian) will confess the same.
She was excellent and transcendently eminent in her Relation as a Wife, insomuch that her Husband saith of her, as the Wise man of the Virtuous woman, That her Price was far above Rubies, that his heart did safely trust in her, that she did him good and not evil all the daies of her life, that she stretched out her hand to the poor, yea she reached forth her hands to the needy. That she opened her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue was the Law of kindness; that her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her, and saith, many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Let her own works praise her in the gates. The Truth is, she was a Lady of ten thousand, and they that knew her intimately, will confess that I do not hyperbolize, and they that knew her not, will I hope, believe that I dare not (standing in this place, as Gods Ambassador) give flattering titles, for in so doing, my Maker would soon take me away.1
⟨p. 31⟩12. And lastly, as she lived, so she died, she lived holily, and died happily. Her last sickness was long and violent, wherein, though she was never heard to let fall one word unbeseeming the mouth of a blessed Christian, yet she would often charge her self for complaining, though inforced thereunto by the extremity of her p•ins.
- 1Job 32.22.
