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The excellent woman a sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott ... on the 16 of Decemb. 1658 / by Tho. Case ...
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Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.
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and was rich in the knowledge of the Mysteries of Christ One that the Lord did much councell and direct in all her waies and kept her in all her straights and redeemed her with great deliverances her extremity often was Gods opportunity One that was raised up and elevated in his service fulfilling all his wils Great Saints have sometimes sore assaults from Satan as she had sometimes buffetings with Paul 2 Cor. 12.7 haply least she might have been exalted above measure through the abundance of incomes Pirats set upon the richest ships and trees are most threshed that be fullest of fruit Christians high in comforts are low in acts of mortification and self-denial How often did she fast and afflict her soul before the Lord and was sensible of her failings Luke 2.37 She departed not from the Temple but served God with fastings and prayers night and day In all she did she went out of her self to the strength of Christ attributing all to him 1 Cor. 15.10 By the grace of God I am what I am and his grace bestowed upon me was not in vain but I laboured more abundantly then they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me Gal. 2.20 I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me 1 Tim. 1.15 Sinners of whom I am chief Trees with high tops have deep roots Such serve God truly that conscienciously serve him secretly Many days of fasts and seeking God weâ—e in secret by her self Mat. 6.6 When thou prayest enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut the door pray to thy father which seeth in secret And vers 16 17. When thou fastest be not as the hypocrites c. But so vers 18. as that thou appear not to men to fast but unto thy father which is in secret It is a happy thing to be related to them that are truly godly How did she pray for her husband and children Nature helps grace and grace acts for nature Rom. 9.2 3. I have great heavinesse and continuall sorrow in my heart and I could wish that my self were accursed from Christ for my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh Rom. 10.1 Brethren my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved When we cannot serve God so well as we ought we should serve him as well as we can and not omit duties She was troubled for being so unprepared yet came to Sacraments and found God very graciously 2 Chron. 30.18 c. The good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God the Lord God of his fathers though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuary and the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah an healed the people Cant. 6.12 c. I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded or ever I was aware my soul made me like the chariots of Aminadab It is good to come to God in Ordinances for particular mercies She made this and that her speciall errands and the Lord vouchsafed them unto her Job 22.28 Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee Psal 37.4 Delight thy self also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart Mat. 21.22 and all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing ye shall receive 1 Sam. 1.27 For this child I prayed and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him God oft cometh in seasonably to them that wait upon him in Ordinances as frequently to her in hearing with suitable and seâ—sonable words Isa 30.20 21. Thine eyes shall see thy teachers and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying this is the way walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left Prov. 8.34 Blessed is the man that heareth me watching daily at my gates waiting at the posts of my doors Great enjoyments of God in Ordinances should not take us from them or make us live above them but carry us the more to God in and by them Thus it was with her the more she received the more she waited upon God in them Psal 63.2 To see thy power and thy beauty as I have seen thee in the Sanctuary 2 Chron. 30.23 And the whole Assembly took councell to keep other seven days and they kept other seven days with gladnesse Sacraments are not only sealing but exhibiting Ordinances of more grace and comfort to believers she received much encrease from God in and by them Mat. 3.16 And Jesus when he was â—â—pâ—ized went up straightway out of the water and lo the heavens were opened unto him and the Spirit of God descended like a dove and lightâ—â— upon him Acts 8.39 The Euâ—â—â—â— after Baptisme went away rejoycing The bread and wine which are the signes in the Lords Supper are nourishing The incomes from God in Ordinances are very various sometimes one sometimes another sometimes more and sometimes lesse sometimes sooner sometimes later sometimes she haâ— meltings at the Sacraments sometimes resolutions to serve God against sin giving up her self to the Lord sometimes meekning of her spirit sometimes desires to come again sometimes great assurance and comforts sometimeâ— at the time sometimes afterward 1 Cor. 3.5 6. Who then is Pâ—â— â—nd who is Apollo but Ministers by whom ye believed even as the Lord gave to every man I have planted Apollo watered but God gâ—ve the increase Isa 56.7 I will make them joyfull in my house of prayer Act. 10.44 While Peter yet spake these words the holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word 2 Chron. 1.6 Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings vers 7. In that night did God appear unto Solomon When we have performed duties to the Lord we are to expect his answers She would wait for returns when she had been a seeking of him Psal 5.3 I will direct my prayer to thee and will look up Psal 85.8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak The Lord sometimes withdraweth from Ordinances that we should not rest in them but in himself 2 Cor. 1.9 We had the sentence of death in our selves that we should not trust in our selves but 〈◊〉 God which raised the dead This use she made thereof when she had not altogether these incomes A gracious heart is as mindful of mercys received to return praises and answerable walkings to God as to pray for mercies wanted Exod. 17.14 And the Lord said to Moses write this for a memoriall in a book Psal 103.2 Blesse the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits Psal 116.12 c. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me I will take the cup of