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

In this description, the eighteenth precedent verses contain the particular virtues and praises of this excellent Woman, my Text is the summa totalis, the Compendium and Coronis of the whole Character, the Crown wherewith she is Crowned (as it were) in the face of Heaven and Earth, God and Angels and Men; Many Daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

In this description, the eighthteenth precedent verses contain the particular vertues and praises of this excellent Woman, my Text is the summa totalis, the Compendium and Coronis of the whole Character, the Crown wherewith she is Crowned (as it were) in the face of Heaven and Earth, God and Angels and Men; Many Daughters have done vertuously, but thou excellest them all.

Have done virtuously,] the Original Word signifieth properly to bring forth children, ¹with sorrow and hard labour: hence also it sometimes signifieth virtue, sometimes riches: because neither is ordinarily attained and prosecuted ⟨p. 6⟩without much industry and activity;² the phrase here used (to the letter) is to be translated have done virtue; or performed worthy things; they have acted strenuously which seems to approve our translation, as that which is most proper. They have done virtuously.

Have done vertuously,] the Original Word signifieth properly to bring forth children, ¹with sorrow and hard labour: hence also it sometimes signifieth vertue, sometimes riches: because neither is ordinarily attained and prosecuted ⟨p. 6⟩without much industry and activity;