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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 Preached sometimes occasionally in divers neighbouring places, till Bartholomew-day 1662. the day (saith he) which our sins have made one of the saddest days to England, since the Death of Edward the 6th; but even this for good, though we know not how nor which way. He was invited to preach at Bangor on the black Bartholomew-day, and prepared a Sermon on Joh. 7 37. in the last day, that great day of the Feast, &c. but was prevented from Preaching it; and was loth to strive against so strong a stream.
He Preached sometimes occasionally in divers neighbouring places, till Bartholomew-day 1662. the day (saith he) which our sins have made one of the saddest days to England, since the Death of Edward the 6th; but even this for good, though we know not how nor which way. He was invited to preach at Bangor on the black Bartholomew-day, and prepared a Sermon on Ioh. 7 37. in the last day, that great day of the Feast, &c. but was prevented from Preaching it; and was loth to strive against so strong a stream.
As to his Nonconformity, which some of his worst Enemies have said was his only fault, it may not be amiss here to give some Account of it.
As to his Nonconformity, which some of his worst Enemies have said was his only fault, it may not be amisshere to give some Account of it.
1. His Reasons for his Nonconformity were very considerable. 'Twas no rash act, but deliberate and well weighed in the Balance of the Sanctuary. He could by no means submit to be Re-ordained; so well satisfied was he in his Call to the Ministry, and his solemn Ordination to it, by the laying on of the Hands of the Presbytery, which God had graciously owned him in; that he durst not do that which looked like a Renunciation of it, as null and sinful, and would be at least a tacit invalidating and condemning of all his Administrations. Nor could he truly say, that he thought himself moved by the Holy Ghost, to take upon him the Office of a Deacon. He was the more confirmed in this Objection, because the then Bishop of Chester, Dr. Hall (in whose Diocese he was) besides