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

Some with more probability, ascribe it to Bathsheba, Solomons Mother; as penned and composed by Solomon as an Encomium or Panegyric of her Excellencies; which he dedicates unto her by way of a gratulatory acknowledgement of her singular piety in these Motherly instructions, recounted in the former part of the Chapter.

Some with more probabilitie, as•ribe it to B•thsheba, Solomons Mother; as pen'd and composed by Solomon as an Encomium or Panegyrick of her Excellencies; which he ded•cates unto her by way of a gratulatory acknowledgement of her singular piety in these Motherly instructions, recounted in the former part of the Chapter.

But lastly, others conceive, that the whole description ⟨p. 4⟩to be but the Character of an excelle•t woman at large, and not particularly applied to any single person, but as it were a general Draught or Portraiture by which we may know an excellent woman, a Wife indeed, when we see her.

But lastly, others conceive, that the whole description ⟨p. 4⟩to be but the Character of an excelle•t woman at large, and not particularly applyed to any single person, but as it were a general Draught or Portraicture by which we may know an excellent woman, a Wife indeed, when we see her.

And it is conceived that this description is a continued part of this Prophecy which Bathsheba dedicated unto Solomon, and was specially intended to be his Rule and Standard in the choice of a Wife; the special study and care of a pious Mother, as we see in Rebecca towards Jacob, Gen. 29.46. And to this conjecture I do rather incline.