Now as there is a necessity of knowledge, faith, fear of God, and other spiritual graces in either, so there is no impossibility of attaining them, and some good measure of them, unto either. Examples of the weaker Sex apparently proving this, are in that regard the more effectual; for that, as they shame men, if they come short of such, so they give women encouragement to contend, and good hope to attain unto, what they see others of their Sex have before them by like contending attained. But domesticall examples are of all other the most powerful. And therefore whatsoever effect this shall have with others, it ought in special manner to prevail with you, who had so special interest in her, whose memory is so sacred with all those that here knew her, and who were continual eye-witnesses of those her gracious parts and godly courses, which most others had in part only by hear-say. And doubtless that is the greatest honour we can do to our religious Ancestors deceased, if we endeavour so to resemble them in good••s and godliness, that by our religious courses and carriage we may be known to have come of them, and they may seem to survive in us. The manner of her end, so sweet, so cheerful, so comfortable, should the rather incite you hereunto, that, if you desire to find that comfort then that she did, and to give that comfort to ⟨image 4⟩others, that you had then in her, you take that course that you saw she did, lay a sure foundation in life for comfort in death, and be continually building upon it when it is once surely laid. Now that this weak work may a little at least further you therein, he vouchsafe to grant, whose power appears in our weakness, and who by weak means is able to effect weighty matters: To his blessing, I commend both you and it, and so rest
Now as there is a necessitie of knowledge, faith, feare of God, and other spirituall graces in either, so there is no impossibilitie of attaining them, and some good measure of them, vnto either. Examples of the weaker Sex apparantly prouing this, are in that regard the more effectuall; for that, as they shame men, if they come short of such, so they giue women incouragement to contend, and good hope to attaine vnto, what they see others of their Sex haue before them by like contending attained. But domesticall examples are of all other the most powerfull. And therefore whatsoeuer effect this shall haue with others, it ought in speciall manner to preuaile with you, who had so speciall interest in her, whose memorie is so sacred with all those that here knew her, and who were continuall eye-witnesses of those her gratious parts and godly courses, which most others had in part onely by heare-say. And doubtles that is the greatest honour we can doe to our religious Auncestors deceased, if we endeuour so to resemble them in good••s and godlinesse, that by our religious courses and cariage we may be knowne to haue come of them, and they may seeme to surviue in vs. The manner of her end, so sweet, so cheerefull, so comfortable, should the rather encite you hereunto, that, if you desire to finde that comfort then that she did, and to giue that comfort to ⟨image 4⟩others, that you had then in her, you take that course that you saw shee did, lay a sure foundation in life for comfort in death, and be continually building vpon it when it is once surely laid. Now that this weake worke may a litle at least further you therein, he vouchsafe to grant, whose power appeares in our weaknesse, and who by weake meanes is able to effect weighty matters: To his blessing, I commend both you and it, and so rest
