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

as appeared also in the well managing of her many and weighty affairs, and did greatly abound in the knowledge of Divine Mysteries, contained in the Scriptures; Much weaned from and crucified to the world; Whilst her Father Sir Matthew Howland, & her Uncle Sir John Howland lived, she would say (foreseeing the same, as being their only heir) she was afraid of too much of the world coming to her. Never any use or increase would she take for any money's she lent, though to a very considerable sum and time; and left under her own hand, that her children should take none also for the same after her, in case she died before the principal was paid in. ⟨p. 69⟩Her good works and charity not only Hawkherst, but Holborn also, and other parts can testify, as your self well know, and can amply relate. Her good works extended not only to her own Nation, but also to the Hungarian Scholars, who come so far to partake of our practical Divinity, counting her self a Member of the same universal Body with them. For divers years, often would she have one of them time after time with her, whilst in the Country; and now did take care of one this Winter, at one of her sons, till next Summer she thought to come again, and retake him into her Family: Their Land, have divers already returned into it, that have caused her piety and liberality to sound amongst them there. She disdained not to visit any of her poorest neighbours, and did love to do it, to raise up pity in her towards ⟨p. 70⟩wards them, and thankfulness to God for her self, who had made the difference: Neither did she refuse to do the meanest offices of love for the good of them and theirs. Her attire, your self knows, how grave and modest it was; as also her Daughters, without nakedness, or unseemliness. The gracious Providences of God were exceeding many, and very great and remarkable towards her; wherein she saw much of her Fathers care and goodness, which she took special notice of, and was abundantly thankful for, and endeavoured to improve them answerably to his Glory, as appears in her Diary, where she hath kept an account of them, and also of her ways towards her God, as there she often calls him. She was like that virtuous woman your Text spake of, in her carriages in and toward her Family, ⟨p. 71⟩ordering and taking care thereof, and them in it;