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

III. As she was much in holy duties public and private, so she was exceeding careful to perform every duty in its season, that one should not jostle out another, her private performances, should not hinder her public attendances; and her public service should not infringe her private, and very diligent she was, in not omitting the least duty. God did give her that spiritual art of redeeming and improving time, above thousands of Christians: Her public performances though many, did not abate her one minute of her private.

III. As she was much in holy duties publick and private, so she was exceeding carefull to perform every duty in its season, that one should not justle out another, her private performances, should not hinder her publick attendances; and her publick service should not infringe her private, and very diligent she was, in not omitting the least duty. God did give her that spirituall art of redeeming and improving time, above thousands of Christians: Her publick performances though many, did not abate her one minute of her private.

IV. As she was careful in performing all those duties that concerned her self, so also those concerning her family, resolving with Joshua, that she and hers would serve the Lord. As soon as her children came to any understanding ⟨p. 112⟩she made them learn the Catechisms, first Mr. Wilsons, and Mr. Bal's Catechisms, and from the year 1653. the Assemblies lesser Catechism, and God did so bless her endeavours, that when her children were very young, yet could they soon give her an account of their whole Catechism without book; and as soon as any of them could read, she caused them diligently to read and would exercise their memories by calling them to an account of what they could remember of that they had read in the Bible or other good Books, and of what they had heard when they had been at Church; and it was wonderful to hear what a large account they would give of what they remembered: Surely God did much bless her prayers for them, else I know not how possibly they could do so: She would make all