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

and those of her children she could not hear then, she would call to account while the servants were at supper, and afterward the family to duty, and repeated amongst them what she had written at Church those days; This last year she caused her eldest daughter Mrs. Frances Scot, to repeat in the family, being able also to write; After repetition, a Psalm they sung and then she her self prayed; in which duty, as she was heavenly, so longer then other nights; the Lord did not only give her the grace and spirit of prayer, but also a great gift in prayer: And as she was one of great gifts and parts, so very humble, her parts did no way puff her up or cause her to go out of her ⟨p. 121⟩sphere in the least, one of her Chaplains did much urge her in the Country (where she commonly had one in her house) to hear her pray, but at no hand would she do it, this by the way: After duty done in the family, she went again to her chamber, and so to her closet, & would be there somewhat longer then other nights and take her bed-time the monday mornings, indeed it would be morning, before she went to bed. Her usual Lecture days at London, every week, were Tuesday's at Clements, Wednesdays Mr. Jenkins at Black-Friars, in the forenoon, and if she could have time in the afternoon Mr. Calamy's at Aldermanbury; before Mr. Jenkins Lecture was at Black-Friars, she was constantly at Aldermanbury; Thursdays at Dunstones in Fleet Street, to hear Mr. Manton, or at Mr. Case's Lecture at Martins ⟨p. 122⟩in the fields, and Saturdays at Gregories in the afternoons, besides the morning exercises when they were near.

and those of her children she could not hear then, she would call to account while the servants were at supper, and afterward the family to duty, and repeated amongst them what she had written at Church those dayes; This last year she caused her eldest daughter Mrs. Frances Scot, to repeat in the family, being able also to write; After repetition, a Psalm they sung and then she her self prayed; in which duty, as she was heavenly, so longer then other nights; the Lord did not onely give her the grace and spirit of prayer, but also a great gift in prayer: And as she was one of great gifts and parts, so very humble, her parts did no way puff her up or cause her to go out of her ⟨p. 121⟩