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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He laboured what he could to make Dr. Bridgman his Friend, who gave him good words and was very civil to him, and assured him that he would never remove him till the Law did. But he must look upon himself as the Doctors Curate, and depending upon his Will, which kept him in continual expectation of a removal; however, he continued in his Liberty there above a Year, though in very ticklish and precarious Circumstances.
The Grand Question now on foot was, whether to conform or no. He used all means possible to Satisfy himself concerning it, by reading, and discourse, (particularly at Oxford with Dr. Fell (afterwards Bishop of Oxford) but in vain, his dissatisfaction remained; however (saith he) I dare not judge those that do conform, for who am I that I shall judge my Brother: He hath noted, that being at Chester, in discourse with the Dean and Chancellor and others, about this time, the great Argument they used with him to persuade him to conform was, that else he would lose his Preferment, and what (said they) you are a young Man, and are you wiser then the King and Bishops? But this is his reflection upon it afterwards, God grant I may never be left to consult •ith Flesh and Blood in such matters.
The Grand Question now on foot was, whether to conform or no. He us'd all means possible to Satisfy himself concerning it, by reading, and discourse, (particularly at Oxford with Dr. Fell (afterwards Bishop of Oxford) but in vain, his dissatisfaction remain'd; however (saith he) I dare not judge those that do conform, for who am I that I shall judge my Brother: He hath noted, that being at Chester, in discourse with the Dean and Chancellor and others, about this time, the great Argument they used with him to perswade him to conform was, that else he would lose his Preferment, and what (said they) you are a young Man, and are you wiser then the King and Bishops? But this is his reflection upon it afterwards, God grant I may never be left to consult •ith Flesh and Blood in such matters.