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What does the phrase “serve her turn” most closely mean as it is used in the following passage (paragraph 4)? “Her ‘pretense was to repeat [the ministers’] sermons,’ the governor added, ‘but when that was done, she would comment upon the doctrines, interpret passages at her pleasure, and expound dark places of Scripture and make it serve her turn,’ going beyond, ‘wholesome truths’ to ‘set forth her own stuff.’”



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Answer:In the context provided, the phrase "serve her turn" means to manipulate or interpret something, in this case, Scripture, to suit her own purposes or agenda. It suggests that she wasn't simply repeating the ministers' sermons but rather using them as a basis to advance her own ideas or beliefs, even if they deviated from the original intentions or meanings of the Scriptures.

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