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

It appears by the Hints of his Diary that he had Melancholy Apprehensions, at this Time about public Affairs, seeing and hearing of so many faithful Ministers disturbed, silenced, and ensnared; the ways of Zion mourning, and the quiet in the Land treated as the troublers of it; his Soul wept in Secret for it. And yet he joined in the Annual Commemoration of the King's Restoration, and preached on Mar. 12. 17. Render to to Caesar the Things that are Caesar's,) considering (saith he) that it was his right; also the sad Posture of the Civil Government through Usurpers, and the manner of his coming in, without Bloodshed. This he would all his Days speak of as a national Mercy, but what he rejoiced in with a great Deal of Trembling for the Ark of God; and he would sometimes say, That during those Years between forty and sixty, though on Civil accounts there were great Disorders, and the Foundations were out of Course, yet in the matters of God's Worship, things went well; there was Freedom, and Reformation, and a Face of Godliness was upon the Nation, tho' there were those that made but a mask of it. Ordinances were administered in Power and Purity, and though there was much amiss, yet Religion ⟨p. 97⟩at least in the Profession of it did prevail: This (saith he) we know very well, let Men say what they will of those times.

It appears by the Hints of his Diary that he had Melancholy Apprehensions, at this Time about publick Affairs, seeing and hearing of so many faithful Ministers distur'b, silenced, and ensnared; the ways of Sion mourning, and the quiet in the Land treated as the troublers of it; his Soul wept in Secret for it. And yet he join'd in the Annual Commemoration of the King's Restauration, and preach'd on Mar. 12. 17. Render to to Caesar the Things that are Caesar's,) considering (saith he) that it was his right; also the sad Posture of the Civil Government through Usurpers, and the manner of his coming in, without Bloodshed. This he would all his Days speak of as a national Mercy, but what he rejoyced in with a great Deal of Trembling for the Ark of God; and he would sometimes say, That during those Years between forty and sixty, though on Civil accounts there were great Disorders, and the Foundations were out of Course, yet in the matters of God's Worship, things went well; there was Freedom, and Reformation, and a Face of Godliness was upon the Nation, tho' there were those that made but a mask of it. Ordinances were administred in Power and Purity, and though there was much amiss, yet Religion