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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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Such as these were the Reasons of his Nonconformity, which as long as he lived, he was more and more co•firm'd in.
Such as these were the Reasons of his Nonconformity, which as long as he liv'd, he was more and more co•firm'd in.
2. His Moderation in his Nonconformity was very exemplary and eminent, and had a great influence upon many, to keep them from running into an Uncharitable and Schismatical Separation; which upon all occasions he bore hi• Testimony against, and was very industrious to stem the Tide of. In Church Government, that which he desired and wished for, was Arch-Bishop Usher's Reduction of Episcopacy. He thought it lawful to join in the Common-Prayer in Public Assemblies, and practised accordingly, and endeavoured to satisfy others concerning it. The Spirit he was of, was such as made him much afraid of extremes, and solicitous for nothing more than to maintain and keep Christian Love and Charity among Professors: We shall meet with several Instances of this, in the progress of his Story, and therefore wave it here. I have been told of an aged Minister of his acquaintance, who being asked upon his Death-bed, What his thoughts were of his Nonconformity, replied, he was well satisfied in it, and should not have Conformed so far as he did (viz. to join in the Liturgy) if it had not been for Mr. Henry. Thus was his Moderation known unto all Men.
2. His Moderation in his Nonconformity was very exemplary and eminent, and had a great influence upon many, to keep them from running into an Uncharitable and Schismatical Separation; which upon all occasions he bore hi• Testimony against, and was very industrious to stem the Tide of. In Church Government, that which he desired and wished for, was Arch-Bishop Usher's Reduction of Episcopacy. He thought it lawful to join in the Common-Prayer in Publick Assemblies, and practis'd accordingly, and endeavoured to satisfie others concerning it. The Spirit he was of, was such as made him much afraid of extreams, and sollicious for nothing more than to maintain and keep Christian Love and Charity among Professors: We shall meet with several Instances of this, in the progress of his Story, and therefore wave it here. I have been told of an aged Minister of his acquaintance, who being as'd upon his Death-bed, What his thoughts were of his Nonconformity, replied, he was well satisfied in it, and should not have Conformed so far as he did (viz. to join in the Liturgy) if it had not been for Mr. Henry. Thus was his Moderation known unto all Men.