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 SHORT ACCOUNT 
 
 OF THlt 
 
 LIFE AND DEA.TH 
 
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 Mrs. MARY SCOTT, 
 
 OF WINDSOR NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 BY W. BLACK, PRESBETER 
 OF THE M, E. CHURCH. 
 
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 IT is generally allowed, tliat few things have a great- 
 er influence in convincing thofj who know not 
 God, of the excellency, beauty, and nccedity of in- 
 ward Religion •, or of exciting feeble believers to a 
 more fteady, a<Slive, and vigorous purfuit after holi- 
 nefs, than the beholding the facred precepts of the Re- 
 deemer's Law, and the precious promifes of his Gof- 
 pel, drawn out in the lives and experience of tlie god- 
 ly. Hence it is, that the examples of the righteous, 
 in all ages, have been held forth for imitation, and, 
 though dead, they yet fpeak in a powerful and in- 
 ftructive language. The memory of the juft fliail 
 be blefled, while'that of the wicked fliall perifli. Yea, 
 the charafters of the righteous will fhine in the re- 
 cords of eternal fame, while the ungodly fhall he 
 branded with everlafting infamy. As God is not un- 
 faithful to forget the work of 'faith, the patience of 
 hope, and the labour of love, of hispeople, why fhouli 
 we ? What is the i ith chapter to the Hebrews, but an 
 account of the faith, patience, fullering, and blefled 
 end of thofe, who counted all things, but drols, for 
 the excellency of the knowledge of God in Chrift Je- 
 fas .? We have often found the lives of the holy men 
 recorded in the Bible, as v/eil as tbofe of modern 
 days, which by the gracious providence of God, have 
 fallen into our hands, made ufeful to the (Irengthen- 
 ing of our faith, confirming our hopCj and inflaming 
 our fouls with greater love to Jefus. The fame I hum- 
 bly hope, will be the efFe6l of a ierious perufal of the 
 following fliort Narrative. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Scott, was born at Newtdwn, near 
 Stockdey in Yorkfhlre : Her maiden name was Bode- 
 
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 rick. While fhe was very young, the Lord began 
 gracioufly to work upon her tender mind. She haddie 
 happinefs to be brought up in a phice where the gof- 
 pel was preached ; and fomc of her relations were re- 
 markable for piety ; fo that warnings and admonitions 
 were not wanting, either from the miniflers, or her 
 private friends : nor were thei^ pious labours altogeth- 
 er loll. She had frequent and powerful convidlons, 
 and fcr'cnt defir/Cs to obtain the pardon of fin j fome- 
 times great meltings of foul, under a fenfe of divine 
 things ; and her mind was much afFecled with a view 
 of her loft efLate. But although her life was moral, 
 yet her heart was not changed. . The allurements of 
 the world, and the temptations of the devil, again pre- 
 dominated in fuch a manner, as, nearly, to quench all 
 the convidioHs of the holy Spirit- 
 After her marriage with Mr. Scott, and removal to 
 Cumberland, in Nova Scotia, the cares of the world 
 overwhelmed her mind, the thoughts of being in 
 a flrange land, in fomewhat ftreightened circumltan- 
 ces, without friends, diilippointed in their expeda- 
 tions, and, above all, the lofs of a dear child, render- 
 ed their profpe£l: in life, extremely gloomy ; which 
 had fuch an efFed: upon her as almoft broke her heart. 
 From Cumberland they removed to Windfor, took % 
 farm, and experienced great reverfeof circumftances: 
 Almofl every thing they did profpered, and riches 
 flowed In upon them in abundance. But neither their 
 preceding adverfity, nor fubfequent profperity, could 
 win her heart to Gotl. Under the former, (lie funk 
 into fullen murmurings and bitter complaints •, under 
 tlie latter, her mind was dilated with pride, and dilii- 
 pated with carelelTncfs. 
 
 In the year 1781, the Lord begcin again to work 
 powerfully upon her foul. Mr. J. S. called upon her 
 one day, with a propofal to eftablifn meetings on the 
 Sabbath, for prayer, and other religious exercifcs ; 
 iometiiiies at one houfe, and fome times at another i 
 
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 to which file confcntecl. Prcfcntlv after her former 
 religious imprellions revived, attcndjd with remcrfe 
 and f'ilf-coiidemnatlon. She faw, and felt herfclf a 
 guilty criminal ; the remembrance of her baekllidings 
 became intolerable \ (he loathed lin \ — ^^abhored lier- 
 felf on accouut of it ; — and v/as confeious, that 
 without the grace of Chrift, Ihe could do nothing 
 plrafing to God. Shame covered her face ; flie con- 
 fefl'ed her vile ingratitude, and humbled herfelf under 
 the mightv hand of God. Now her gr:ind enquiry 
 was, not, "What Ihall I eat ? "What ftiail I drink ? 
 or, whcrewithall flialf I be cloathed ? But " V/hat fliall 
 I do to be faved ? H'ow fliall I efeape the wrath to 
 come r" Every thing elfe appeared vain, and empty. 
 "How can I take comfort in any thing, faid ihe, 
 while my fins are unpardpned, and my foul at enmity 
 with God ! No : I will not ! I cannot reft, until I 
 find comfort through the fprinkling of the blood of 
 Jefus !" Her dlfbefs increafing every day, convhic* 
 cd her more deeply of the oppofition in her nature, to 
 the Will and Law of God. She faw that her very 
 prayers and duties had need of forgivnefs \ and that 
 there was no other Name given und:r heaven where- 
 by ilie could be faved, but that of J f. sus. being driv- 
 en from every refuge, and ready to fink into difpair, 
 ihe threw herfelf into the arms of the Redeemer, 
 With, ^^ ]f I pcri/Jjy I p.^ri/Jj /" And was faved by Grace. 
 The glorious Hght of hcaveii illuminated lier mmd, 
 — guilty fears vaniihed av/ay, and the kingdom of 
 God took place in her lieart. The diilrefi flie felt 
 before dehverance, was fo extreme, that, when the 
 Lord was plcafed to manifeil his goodnefs, and reveal 
 his Son to her, {he was fo overpowered with divine 
 love, that, whether flie was in the body, or out of the 
 body, Ihe could hardly tell. Lideed, the exceeding a- 
 bundance of joy did not continue long, but however, 
 it left a peaceful and holy lerenity upon her fpirit. 
 
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 Being jiiftificd by faith, flie had peace with God. Tlie 
 
 ff !?^^ ?M ^"' ^""^^ ^"^okiiYi, and fhc entered into .the 
 blelTcd hberty of the Gofpel. 
 
 Her Faith was not a cold notion in the head, or a 
 bare aflc-iit of the underflanding to the truths of the 
 13iblc ; but a divine and living principle in the heart, 
 wrought by the power of the Holy Spirit : It was the 
 evidence of things not feen, and the fubllance of 
 things hoped for : It penetrated heaven ; looked 
 through the curtain of the ikies ; and beheld him who 
 js invifible, and the centre of all perfedion and hap- 
 pinefs; even Jefus, God over all, bleiled for ever. 
 Iromhimihe derived couftant fupplies of wifdom 
 and Itrength, peace and comfort. 
 
 Faith worketh by love 5 This was eminently fo in 
 her : The love of God was flied abroad in her heart ; 
 her defires were habitually turned towards him, as 
 her only choice and portion. Many times did flio 
 cry out with the Pfalmift, "Whom have I in Heaven, 
 but thee ? And there is none in all the earth, that I de- 
 fire befide thee !" Her foul delighted in the Lord, and 
 rejoiced in the God of her falvation. She could not 
 reft without a fenfe of his favour ! If he did but hid*=^ 
 his face, flie was troubled, and mourned and wept, 
 until he fmiled again. His Will was the rule of her 
 life ; and the example of Jefus, the copy which fhe 
 imitated. Her thirft for holinefs was intenfe ; fome- 
 times to that degree that it well nigh overpowered her 
 body. She could not bear the thought, that any un- 
 holy temper, lliould remain in her foul. Perhaps few • 
 perfons ever felt a greater abhorrence to fin : She 
 was thoroughly convinced of its remains, and refo- 
 • lutely refolved to obtain through Chrift, its utter de- 
 ftrudion. From the Bible fhe learned, that there is 
 no work, or device in the grave ; that death cannot 
 deftroy fin ; that the Blood and Spirit of Chrift alone 
 can r(X>t out the carnal mind : that God hath promif- 
 ed to fauftify his faithful people tJiroughout, foul, bo- 
 
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 dy, and fpirlt. All this (he ftedfaflly believed, and 
 importunately fought. The expedtation of experi- 
 encing this blefling, animated her in the path of obe- 
 dience, and drew forth her whole heart, in faith and 
 love. 
 
 It wa5 no uncommon thing to be on her knees 
 wreftling with God in prayer, in behalf of herfelf, 
 her friends, and the church of God, for two or three 
 liours, after the family were loll in filent flumbers^ 
 Here it was, that her divine Mailer, in a particular 
 manner manifefted the fecrets of his love, and poured 
 out thofe uncommon confolations, with which flie 
 was fo highly favoured. Frequently did her hulband 
 rife from his bed, after having flept fomc time, and 
 liflen to what paffed between God and her, in the 
 next room Sometimes fhe was bathed in a flood of 
 tears, wreilling in all the agony of prayer, until her 
 flrength was nearly exhaulted : at other times flic 
 was loft in wonder, love, and praife, at the light of 
 the goodnefs of God. 
 
 As this was the manner in which ffie often fpent 
 great part of the night : we need not wonder, if we 
 find her affedions flowing after her beloved Lord, 
 through the day. She wiflied to think, and fpeak of 
 nothing, but what, fome way or other, led to Jcfus. 
 "I want," faid fhe, "I want whatever I do, whether 
 I eat or drink, to do all to the glory of God." In or- 
 der to this, fhe endeavoured to maintain a fpirit of 
 deep ferloufnefs and reverence, in all places ; confi- 
 deringherfelf as in the prcfence of God, and accoun- 
 table to him iox every motion of her heart.* The or- 
 dinances of Chrlft were dear to her. In the miniftry 
 of his word and facramcnts, — in fearching the fcrip- 
 tures, — in meetings for prayer and exhortation, — reli- 
 gious converfation, — ferious meditation ; — falling or 
 abftinence 5 — and other duties of devotion, fhe took 
 
 * In all my arquaintancc with her, for about nine ysars, I do not remember 
 have Jieatd her je.1, or to ijave fcen her Uu^h ; yet » chfiftian finile oft«a 
 Ui on liv^r eoHHtc^ance, 
 
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 peat delight. For the rniniflers of thr- rvfn i n 
 Jiad an uncommon cftccm • er 1.^ r V ''^ ^'^ 
 
 pen to receive them .n \^ ^7/^^"^^ ^^""^ '^^vi'nys o- 
 
 Jon in nrnXr!!:^':; th 1 Jll^Sn^ ^^^^^^ 'ft'' 
 for their Mafter'O'.l-^ t ? . i' ^^^^^ ^oved them 
 all the a;!? ; ^"'''-''■■'^ Iicr dclieht was in 
 
 of Sir ii'^tii fo ':r """'■rr '° "^"-- ''°'^-" 
 
 t>cuhrly tliat execrable opinion < T ./M i ( ''^'" 
 be ()efil,.,l t.,;.i, 1 I " » ■'^"''t "'e body mav 
 
 t!.e temples of the Hoi Gllft f ^■°"'' ^'""''^ ^^^ 
 the temnlp J r- \ , ■ .^ ' ^^ '"7 tnan defile 
 
 iK-arttS a with Sa r ..'"r.^"' ^^^ '" "- 
 cr, and the gold of fo, if sL "n^n^'V'" ^^^'''^'="'" 
 
 con,e into^he'r W wL';' j^''^ P^^il' "^'' "^ P"°^. 
 the danger of S'. ?• '^ •' "^g'^'<^^^-'l to vara of 
 and that^r the meft ' J^''^ '""".""■•'^>^cw.d ihuc, 
 
 . I>u»"g the latter'; t of l.T life '^f '"'"'""■• 
 thnes vifited with ficLef.S, ?».•»'., ^ ''■^' """^ 
 e.xen,pJary Patience Aver/lv "^ u"" '"^■"'"^'tea 
 
 .■.=.tion .Z thanlfuhKft w iel':""';? ^'";^'* f '^"g" 
 
 rit of the Redeemer coudinft, re 'n? "'"' ""= ■'^J''" 
 the rafe in the Iln<TP.;n -ii 'r , . '"" ^'''^ "ot only 
 
 • To kind a„"d tl'XSf ! ttlfoT'f , "^ '^'^ 
 roi.s travail wjiich nearly de^rhed her of n'"^'' 
 
 iS;CVJ3^tSU"d '1: 4"i "cir::;;;: 
 
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 «- th«. tended 4 fl«i::/1.J'|,Xf tS 
 
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 care of your foul ! feck the forgivncfs of your fins ! 
 You inuit be converted !— Ycaj'and you muft know 
 it too ! — I know my fins are forgiven." "You think 
 fo,, madam," replied the doaor. "Nay, (faid (he) but 
 I am fure of it !" Though it was judged extremely 
 hurtful for her to fpcak much, yet fhe could not be 
 prevailed on to be filent. Her heart was fo full of 
 love and divine confolation, that Ihe could not icfrain 
 from praifing the Lord, even when all who were pre- 
 fent expecl:ed every moment to fee her breathe her la ft. 
 Notwithftanding the abundauce of confolations, 
 with which our gracious Lord condefcended to blefs 
 her through her pilgrimage :■— Yet, fhe was at inter- 
 vals exercifcd with ilrong and powerful temptations. 
 Sometimes flie found it diificult to hold fafl the be- 
 ginning of her confidence. Though her heart utter- 
 ly adhorred the thought, yet for near three weeks to- 
 gether file has been opprefled with temptations to fu- 
 icide. The enemy threw many fiery darts at her righ- 
 teous fcul, and attempted by various devices, to rob her 
 of her confidence, and turn her from the way of the 
 holy crofs ; but being divinely afTifted, flie overcame 
 him through the blood of the Lamb. I doubt not, 
 but the confli£ts, which flie endured, though they 
 were not joyous, but rather grievous, were over-ruled 
 to the furtherance of her foul in holinefs *, and made 
 her ikillful in adminillering comfort to others, who 
 were tempted. Though fhe durft not deny what the 
 Lord had done for her foul, yet flie was moft deeply 
 abafcd under a view of her fliort commings. So ten- 
 der was her confcience, and fo lively a fenfe flie had 
 of the fpirituallty of the divine Law, and of the infin- 
 ite purity of the Law-giver, as laid her whole foul 
 proitrate before the Throne : 
 
 "She felt an Idle thought, 
 
 As actual wickednefs ; 
 And mourn'd for the minuteft fault 
 
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 that as a wife, fte xvlsZ ful anc inTft°- ^ '" '^^^' 
 rfent and lovine ;— a<i a Ji^lu n '"''"ftfous, pru- 
 d.^r, and .ffJioJc ^-"f"' ^?,^'' "^^f"'. tcn- 
 liging, andrendy tr^elp *?diSd""''--'"t t 
 -finccre, „p,.i („, ancU-onftant -.,ndTf /•p'"'*' 
 humble, patient, ferious, devon and hi, '^t''^^?' 
 fegmning cf December hf^ft. •'?>'• ^" *^= 
 
 r and happy frame of id'iJUi^'l S *""'' ';^'^- 
 ^ler. It was at thi^ time n.. J] V ^ ^-^^^ <^ver feen 
 
 «ce .%„, ,es firft~ ti i -"^^ • " "'"'" 
 my power to eive a mnr» • , ^ ^''^ " ^ere in 
 
 here.^ It was f u , an affeain"'"r'[ "1"'''°^ "^ « 
 fceb!c, dying Won/an tri.fm^r^ .''s'" ' '^ behoJd a 
 f-iefs o^ ifs terr,^'nd7o£?,oT''\ •^^"'•' 
 t™e into a glorious eternity 71 w f""?'' ""^ "^ 
 ^■ere of fingular c-mfort to V,l' r , *°""^ving lines 
 expreft her^dying fSenti^r ' ""^ ^^^ '*^^''"« 
 
 «fH- r.r^^.- • r . -iieaven to ihare ; 
 
 God o?hcfs\S"SaJ: ?°T.\^t"-%- the 
 were then prefent ,L i^/" ="" ^" f"""'"^ who 
 
 Lord had Sone ^or hellur"^'"' *^'"S^ ^^'"■'^ '"^^ 
 Thompfon and Mrs O'iSn fl P""""'-"-'/ 'o Mrs. 
 rienced much of the ^o.A r /'"^' "^ ''^^^ «pe- 
 Ae Lord in day p^r " d "'.'°^'"-" '''"'^"^''^ ''f 
 that my &ns wJ.CkeT T' ^PP^ '" ''"°^"'""? 
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 a few months ago, when I was penetrated with a 
 convidion of the neccflity of entire purification : my 
 whole foul thirfted aftt^r perfect purity, and I refold- 
 ed never to reft without it ; being fuHy perfuaded 
 that this was the will of God, even my fan£lifica- 
 tion. I knew that the Lord could not be ftraitened 
 for time or power. I v/ent upon my knees, rcfolving 
 never to give up the fuit, until I found the bleffing : 
 I continued about three hours in prayer ; during 
 which time I experienced unutterable things, and 
 found Jefus to be unfpeakably precious. In this frame 
 I wxnt to reft ! praihng the Lord for his goodnefs* 
 After dofing a little, I awoke -, afraid left I hid (lept 
 too long, and, by this means, loft time in fleep, which 
 •might have been fpent in the more angelic work of 
 praife. I had fuch an awful view of the Divine Ma- 
 jefty, and of the abfolute neceiTity of Chrift, as our 
 Mediator, as I never beheld before : and through 
 him, I knew my acceptance into the new covenant- 
 ftatc ; and all my foul was wonder love and praife." 
 — -—Here fhe broke out into holy rapture and joy, 
 exhorting thofe around her to make fure of an inter- 
 eft in Chrift, — and of his fandifying grace, without 
 which, ftie ti^ftified, they could not enter into the king<^ 
 dom of heaven. 
 
 She defired her eldeft daughter to fetch the linen, 
 which flic had laid afide for her funeral clothes, and 
 fhew them to Mrs. O'Brian, w ho was to lay her body 
 out. Upon Mrs. O'Brian's manifefting (omQ reluc- 
 tance to fee them ; — Mrs. Scott faidto her, "What! 
 do you think I am afraid to die .? No ! No ! While 
 you are handling this dead body^ my foul will be in 
 heaven with my precious Jefus ! I ihall be praifmg 
 God with the angels, and glorioufly triumphing 
 there !" 
 
 Sunday the 6th was to her a moft glorious day. 
 
 Tt r!,>^w»^,J « n \C \\n%^ f.-\t\\ trr'^c^ in [-«f>Ttr.^«-> inrl rdirilhi^n 
 
 with the unfpeakable glories cf God. In the aiter«. 
 
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 ^'^^iA'"''iI^e.a.fMn. Scott.- 
 noon, for a ffin f * 
 
 have noS '?"'?'' '''^ '"-'' « S-^^C ■'" ^°^- 
 
 thJ^J : " ^'A fleen -—Ik ' -^ '""m much 
 
 !""S to make me fleep X'^T] ^'"'^ "°' t^ken any 
 t, tha fon,e tJmes, I LmLt i •/" °Wrei?ed with 
 to iix It upon God n "''^ "P mv heart n" 
 
 J^a this > I'cannot r;ft JSuf " .*'""k thL i tl^n 
 h^' '•edeemcd my Si t T "'^ ^'^"■'- ^ know £" 
 yo" think the Lord vv" LL '""°' ^^^ *«3 ? Do 
 
 feftmghia love aga n ' Yet .^ '^'-'.' "'"^'"^ «an! 
 tnat lie IS mine i,t< r ' , • '^^nnot < bubt -—T l-r,„ 
 
 Soon after f^ir- .'™ ^"' ' " ^ 
 
 'nk r fV f J- ™ ^'"d to Mrs J? r. ■ 
 
 anfwered. 
 
 " 1 bone not N, ? .l'^*f •'^' Mrs. 
 
 Ja '" ?°' ' "^"f A^ 'Joftoffa; ^ ' ^'"'■wered, 
 
 S: n """°' continue loT;7°""'^ 5«remely' 
 T n " '^ "^'^^ g'WtJy reviver! ^" > ^^^'■'"g thcfe 
 J-O'-d, cut fliort thy vvort „ ■' f"^ ""''='' ^'oud • O 
 me to thyfeJf r t 7 '^^ '" "gbteoufneA ,.7! , 
 r «,;ii 1 ^ ' f^o not dorhf ft, , "^"'> and take 
 
 rinT. '".^ "P°n 'Jwe. But I ' /t'°^° ' ^ """ot ; 
 nous prefence. 1 cM,n^. r '''''^ ^^nt thy <r]o 
 Jefus !" Then lif. ' '"'^ V'ithout.mv m-L-" 
 «« Kp^„ ^nen, Jiftms; un hpv u , ' Precious 
 
 Oh, how Dove thee , rli™"''' !''=■" P'"""' ""^ for 7> 
 Praifethee ! Oh I nlv ""« *° ^= ^itb thee I T ", 
 
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 « What care I for this body ! I will praife thee ! All 
 the powers of my foul fhall praife thee !" Taking her 
 hufband by the hand, fhe faid. O my dear, praife the 
 Lord, for what he has done for my foul ! He is mine, 
 and I am his ! He is the great Jehovah ! The mighty 
 God ! He is God over all ! Lord of Glory ! I long 
 to be with him !" She requefted her daughter, who 
 was coming to wet her lips, to forbear, laying, **I 
 am not thirfty : I want to praife God ! O the good- 
 nefs of God, that ever he fhould look upon fuch a 
 wretch as I am, the vileft of the vile ! He has redeem- 
 ed my foul. O feek and ferve God. Give your 
 hearts wholly to him. None need defpair -, I was 
 the vileft of all j— yet I found mercy. O turn unto 
 the Lord, turn unto him now." 
 
 Looking around, and feeing all her friends weep- 
 ing about the bed, flie cried out, «0 praife the Lord! 
 What ! will none of you praife the Lord ? I fee the 
 Angels praifing God ! I long to be with them. I fee 
 the Angels and Jefus waiting to receive my foul ! I 
 fhall foon be there ! But, Lord, give me patience I 
 O the heaven of heavens ! What a glorious fight I I 
 
 long to be there !" n r • i 
 
 Two fillers now taking leave of her, (he Uiid to 
 them, "I charge you to meet me there (meaning in 
 heaven) to praife him. See that you live clofe to 
 God. Give him your whole heart.— You muft be 
 f uidtified. I find nothing elfe will do. It is attain- 
 able, I know it is •,— you muft experience what I feel. 
 Live near to God. It is only they that endure to the 
 end, that can be faved." Then (lie prayed that the 
 Lord would keep them from the temptations and 
 fnares, with which they might be furrounded, and 
 . make them faithful until death, that they might re- 
 ceive the crown of life. 
 
 Secins: a youngmau at the oppofite fide of the r^om, 
 (he eara^jilly exhorted him, thai: if he had not naw a 
 
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 cu ariy the e]<ieft. "OKaty.faid L, feek t te trd - fc; 
 that yon fecure an nttereft in Chrift. This I ZVe of 
 ten preffedupon your confcicnce before Nol I 
 charge you again, to feek an iutereft in Chrift Lel'v^ 
 A:s vam. decatful world, or you never can be happv' 
 Your dying mother declares to vo„ th,l ""^ "I'PPy' 
 
 f'^ "'/"'•-- ^y ^^^ ^ triiSVou wi,rb" 
 
 loft to al Eternity.-What ! will you go to helT and 
 
 vc„ » A^ ?°T '^'S" y^" '° w^c"^ her in hea. 
 veil. After which flie prayed, that the bkffinrof 
 God ni.ght reft upon them all. ""-'ung ot 
 
 Having a great dcfirc ti fee Mrs. Church of Wind- 
 for, flie fent for her, and faid, «Come, fee ad;,,; 
 woman. I am a living, and dying witnks of the^r"? 
 ahty, power, and fweetneft of religion ! Oh I that 
 f tlie world could hear me .-■ I am not aftamed to 
 |!eclare the precioufncfs of Jcfus ; He is aJtoKCther 
 lovely ; the chief among ten thoufand." Thus ftc 
 continued for near three hours, declaring theg^od! 
 ..crs of God, and exhorting every one to prqxire for 
 tternity, by putting on the Lord Jefus ffi tJut 
 they may be found in him without f,4t and bl"me Jrf 
 
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 The Life an^ Death of Mrs. Scott. f j 
 
 On Monday, to one who was fitting by and wiping 
 the cold fwcat from her face, fhe faid, "Oh! what 
 ihould I do if I had no Jefus to go to now ?" She 
 aiked Mrs. Hall, a perfon for whom ihe had a great 
 fricndiliip, "Will you believe the words of a dying 
 woinan ? Then, remember this : You mud be born 
 again, and created anew in Chtift •,— you muft be 
 l^oly ; — yea, and you muft know it too : Without 
 
 holinefs you cannot be faved." ^^Fo another friemi 
 
 ihe faid, "I am very weak ; but I v/ant to tell you of 
 the goodnefs of the Lord : He is now precious to me,, 
 and will befo to you, if you feek and follow him,^ 
 He hath made my bed in my ficknefs. He is witb 
 me now \ and I am with him." 
 
 Between three and four o'clock, fhe entreated her 
 hufband,.whQ was v»feeping by the bed fide, not tc 
 murmur at the difpenfations of Providence *, addmg,> 
 "I ftiall (hortly be in heaven. The Lord is with me 
 
 now, and he will Hand by you in all your trials." 
 
 About five o'clock, waking from a fhort flecp, (he 
 broke out in thankfulncfs and praife ;— declaring that 
 the abundance of confo'lation which fhe felt, was be- 
 yond the power of defcription : "It is impolhble, faid 
 ilie, for words to exprefs the joys I feel ! I have had 
 a blefled view of my home ; and angels wait to guard 
 me there." She then exhorted every one to feek the 
 favour of God, through faith in Jefus Chrift ; teftify- 
 Lng that he died for them, tha-t they might reign witli 
 
 In the morning (he was fpcechiefs about five mi- 
 nutes -, but recovering her voice, faid, "I thought 
 my Lord had called me •,— "1 thought I was juft 
 gone, but he hath fpared me a li.Li longer with you. 
 His will be done."— She entreated her weepmg 
 friends not to repine nor murmur •, adding^ I am hap- 
 nv. a"d vQii m:iv be fo too, if you will but give up 
 yourfeive/to the Lord." Mr. Sl obferved, " You ars 
 
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 The Life andDetth of Mrt. Scott, 
 
 wore than conqueror •' "Yea, fhe replied, more than 
 v.aor ! more than viftor ! let there be no complain 
 ing rn our ftreets." Thefe were her laft words.^ a" 
 bout a quarter of an hour after, a, fte lay fpeechleft 
 M^S laid to her, as your fi,eech is gone, if d^eprot 
 pea of glory open fweelly before you. lift up your 
 hand.-She .nftantly threw up both her hands, kW 
 ^em clafped on her breaft, and fell aileep i^' lu 
 
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