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The excellent woman a sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott ...…
The excellent woman a sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott ... on the 16 of Decemb. 1658 / by Tho. Case ...
London: printed for Robert Gibs, 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It pleased the Lord to fill her concluding days with many troubles, and abundance of business, it was wonderful the trouble and the many businesses she had, and how cheerfully she went through them, and how eminently the Lord appeared to be with her in carrying her through all, and making ⟨p. 130⟩whatsoever she took in hand to prosper. Since she came out of the country last, she scarce had any time to visit her friends, this winter which I never knew before, but spending her time much with God. Indeed her life was a continual motion never idle in the least, either in her closet, or with her family in performing religious duties, or reading, or writing, or going to Lectures and fasts, or giving instructions concerning household affairs, she being now house-keeper in London also as well as in the Country, to ease the Lady her Mother in her ancient years, which she did never before in London, though always in the Country, till this last winter.
It pleased the Lord to fill her concluding days with many troubles, and abundance of businesse, it was wonderfull the trouble and the many businesses she had, and how chearfully she went through them, and how eminently the Lord appeared to be with her in carrying her through all, and making ⟨p. 130⟩whatsoever she took in hand to prosper. Since she came out of the country last, she scarce had any time to visit her friends, this winter which I never knew before, but spending her time much with God. Indeed her life was a continual motion never idle in the least, either in her closet, or with her family in performing religious dutys, or reading, or writing, or going to Lectures and fasts, or giving instructions concerning houshold affaires, she being now house-keepper in London also as well as in the Countrey, to ease the Lady her Mother in her ancient years, which she did never before in London, though alwaies in the Countrey, till this last winter.
O what a loss hath her friends, yea what a loss hath the Church of God, and hundreds of poor people, whose bowels she refreshed; But now she is gone before,