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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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Read his Reflection upon it in his Diary. Methoughts I saw much of God in the carrying on of the work of this day•, O how good is the Lord, he is good and doth good; the Remembrance of it I shall never loose, to him be Glory. I made many promises of Diligence, Faithfulness, &c. but I lay no stress at all on them, but on God's Promise to me, that he will be with his Ministers always to the end of the World. Amen, Lord, so be it. Make good thy Word unto thy Servant, wherein thou hast caused me to put my Trust. And in another place, I did this day receive, as, much Honour and Work, as ever I shall be able to know what to do with; Lord Jesus proportion supplies accordingly, Two Scriptures he desired might be written in his Heart, 2 Cor. 6. 4, 5, &c. and 2 Chron. 29. 11.
Read his Reflection upon it in his Diary. Methoughts I saw much of God in the carrying on of the work of this day•, O how good is the Lord, he is good and doth good; the Remembrance of it I shall never loose, to him be Glory. I made many promises of Diligence, Faithfulness, &c. but I lay no stress at all on them, but on God's Promise to me, that he will be with his Ministers always to the end of the World. Amen, Lord, so be it. Make good thy Word unto thy Servant, wherein thou hast caused me to put my Trust. And in another place, I did this day receive, as, much Honour and Work, as ever I shall be able to know what to do with; Lord Iesus proportion supplies accordingly, Two Scriptures he desir'd might be written in his Heart, 2 Cor. 6. 4, 5, &c. and 2 Chron. 29. 11.
Two Years after, upon occasion of his being present at an Ordination at Whitchurch, he thus writes; This Day my Ordination Covenants were in a special manner renewed, as to diligence in Reading, Prayer, Meditation, Faithfulness in Preaching, Admonition, Catechizing, Sacraments, Zeal against Error and Profaneness, Care to preserve and promote the Unity and Purity of the Church, notwithstanding Opposition and Persecution, tho' to Death. Lord thou hast filled my Hands with Work, fill my Heart with Wisdom and Grace, that I may discharge my Duty to