The excellent woman a sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott ...…

Oh how active to bring it souls to Jesus Christ! what pains she took to inform the ignorant, to reform the places where she lived? how studious to promote the power of godliness? to gain in opposers? to bring out of the snare of the Devil such as were taken captive at his pleasure? yet still within her own line and circle, she was very active, but no busybody, ever serviceable, but never eccentric; Such a rare skill she had to distinguish between doing good, and meddling out of her sphere. And I am humbly confident, as it was her ambition, so it is her happiness that she is not gone to Heaven alone.

Oh how active to bring it soules to Jesus Christ! what pains she took to inform the ignorant, to reform the places where she lived? how studious to promote the power of godliness? to gain in opposers? to bring out of the snare of the Divel such as were taken captive at his pleasure? yet stil within her own line and circle, she was very active, but no busibody, ever serviceable, but never excentrick; Such a rare skill she had to distinguish between doing good, and medling out of her sphere. And I am humbly confident, as it was her ambition, so it is her happiness that she is not gone to Heaven alone.

¹Sixthly, she was a constant and conscientious attendant on the public Ordinances: Word, Sacrament, Prayer, &c. She forsook not the Assemblies of the Saints, as the manner of some is; But watched daily at the g•tes, and waited at the posts of wisdom. And that with this addition of commendation,² in her own place.

¹Sixthly, she was a constant and consciencious attendant on the publick Ordinanc•s: Word, Sacrament, Prayer, &c. She forsook not the Assemblies of the Saints, as the manner of some is; But watched daily at the g•tes, and waited at the posts of wisdom. And that with this addition of commendation,