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

I had almost said she had none in her Family but godly servants; and the reason is, because if she did not find them such, she would labour to make them such, at least conformable to the outward duties of religion; which if any after due admonition refused, she would not retain ⟨p. 70⟩them longer in her Family.

I had almost said she had none in her Family but godly servants; and the reason is, because if she did not finde them such, she would labour to make them such, at least conformable to the outward duties of religion; which if any after due admonition refused, she would not retain ⟨p. 70⟩them longer in her Family.

¹She practised much David's Platform of Occon•• call Government in the to Psalm.

¹She practised much Devids Platform of Occon•• cal Government in the to Psalm.

1. 1She had a spirit of prayer.

She had an excellent Spirit of Prayer, but accompanied with a rare modesty, for though (when she had […] Chaplain in her house,) she was able to perform the duty in her own person with much judgement & affection, Yet in the presence of those for whom she conceived that work more proper, she could not be tempted to undertake it, with the greatest Solicitation and importunity.