A26780:117
An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…
An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the gospel near Whitechurch in Shropshire, who died June 24, 1696, in the sixty fifth year of his ageAn account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the gospel near Whitechurch in Shropshire, who dy'd June 24, 1696, in the sixty fifth year of his age
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1698
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Answ. I believe what the Spirit hath foretold, that in the last days, perilous times shall come, wherein Men will not endure sound Doctrine, but after their own lusts shall heap unto themselves Teachers. 'Tis my resolution by the Grace of Christ to watch in all things; to contend earnestly for the Faith, to hold fast the Form of sound and wholesome Words, even the Words of our Lord Jesus, and the Doctrine which is according to Godliness, in Meekness as I am able; instructing those that oppose themselves: And for Peace and Unity if my heart deceive me not, I shall rather choose to hazard the loss of any thing that is most dear to me, than be any way knowingly accessary to the disturbance of these in the Churches of Christ.
Answ. I believe what the Spirit hath foretold, that in the last days, perilous times shall come, wherein Men will not endure sound Doctrin, but after their own lusts shall heap unto themselves Teachers. 'Tis my resolution by the Grace of Christ to watch in all things; to contend earnestly for the Faith, to hold fast the Form of sound and wholsom Words, even the Words of our Lord Jesus, and the Doctrine which is according to Godliness, in Meekness as I am able; instructing those that oppose themselves: And for Peace and Unity if my heart deceive me not, I shall rather chuse to hazzard the loss of any thing that is most dear to me, than be any way knowingly accessary to the disturbance of these in the Churches of Christ.
Qu. 4. What is your Persuasion of the Truth of the Reformed Religion?
Qu. 4. What is your Perswasion of the Truth of the Reformed Religion?
Answ. My persuasion is, that the Bishop of Rome is that Man of Sin and Son of Perdition, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the Spirit of his Mouth, and whom ⟨p. 43⟩