An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…

He was very industrious in visiting the Sick, instructing them, and preying with them; and in this he would say, he aimed at the good, not only of those that were Sick, but also of their Friends and Relations that were about them.

He Preached Funeral Sermons for all that were Buried there, rich or poor, old or young, or little Children; for he looked upon it as an opportunity of doing good: He called it, setting in the Plough of the Word when the Providence had softened and prepared the Ground ⟨p. 49⟩He never took any Money for that or any o•er ministerial Performance, besides his stated Salary, for, which he thought himself obliged to do his whole Duty to them as a Minister.

He Preach'd Funeral Sermons for all that were Buryed there, rich or poor, old or young, or little Children; for he looked upon it as an opportunity of doing good: He called it, setting in the Plow of the Word when the Providence had softned and prepared the Ground ⟨p. 49⟩He never took any Money for that or any o•er ministerial Performance, besides his stated Salary, for, which he thought himself obliged to do his whole Duty to them as a Minister.

When he first set up the Ordinance of the Lord's Supper there, he did it with very great solemnity. After he had endeavoured to instruct them in his public Preaching, touching the Nature of that Ordinance, he discoursed personally with all that gave up their Names to the Lord in i• touching their Knowledge, Experience, and Conversation, obliged them to observe the Law of Christ, touching brotherly Admonition in case of Scandal; and gave otlce to the Cogre gallon who they were that were mitted; adding th […] Concerning these, and my self, I have two things to say, 1. As to what is past we have sinned, if e should say we have n; we should deceive our selves and the Truth were not in us; and yet this withal we can say, and have said it some of us with Tears, We are grieved that we have sinned. […] For time to come we are resolved by God's Gce to walk in new Obedience; and yet leg. we are not Angels, but Men and Women, compassed about with Infirmities and Temptations, it is possible we may fall, but if we do, it is our declared Resolution to submit to Admonition, and censure according to the Rule of the Gospel. And all along he took care so to manage his Admissions to that Ordinance, as that the weak might not be discouraged, and yet the Ordinance might not be profaned. He would tell those whom he was necessitated to debar from the Ordinance for Ignorance, that he would undertake, if they were but truly willing, they might in a Weeks time by the Blessing of God upon their diligent use of Means, Reading, Prayer, and Conference, get such a competent Measure of Knowledge, as to be