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

Soon after her conversion while it was but yet twilight with her she unhappily fell in to the hands of some Sectaries who did rather perplex her then pervert her;¹ but God was graciously pleased to make a speedy rescue of this tender convert, by the Counsel and wisdom of a reverend holy Minister of an adjacent Congregation,² with the care and watchfulness ⟨p. 77⟩of divers other judicious Christians who were jealous over her with an holy jealousy.

Soon after her conversion while it was but yet twylight with her she unhappily fel in to the hands of some Sectaries who did rather perplex her then pervert her;¹ but God was graciously pleased to make a speedy rescue of this tender convert, by the Counsell and wisdome of a reverend holy Minister of an adjacent Congregation,² with the care and watchfulnesse ⟨p. 77⟩of divers other judicious Christians who were jealous over her with an holy jealousy.

1. 1How she fell into the Sectaries.
2. 2But was seasonably rescued.

I said [unhappily] but I must recall that word (though no thanks to the seducer) God made it an happy occasion of much good to her soul, for the snare being once broken & she escaped like a bird out of it, she hated heresies & schism with a greater hatred; and stood unshaken in the truth of God, and fellowship with the Saints to her dying day. From that time she girded up her loins & rejoiced like a mighty man refresheth with wine to run her race.