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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.
But to proceed in his Story. At Michaelmas, 1662. he quite left Worthenbury, and came with his Family to Broad-Oak, just Nine Years from his first coming into the Country. Being cast by Divine Providence into this new place and state of Life, his Care and Prayer was, that he might have Grace and Wisdom to manage it to the Glory of God, which (saith he) is my chief End. Within three Weeks after his coming hither, his second Son was Born, which we mention, for the sake of the Remark he has upon it. We have no Reason (saith he) to call him Benoni, I wish we had not to call him Ichabod. And on the Day of his Family-Thanksgiving for that Mercy, he writes, We have reason to Rejoice with Trembling, for it goes ill with the Church and People of God, and reason to fear worse, because of our own Sins, and our Enemies Wrath.
But to proceed in his Story. At Michaelmas, 1662. he quite left Worthenbury, and came with his Family to Broad-Oak, just Nine Years from his first coming into the Country. Being cast by Divine Providence into this new place and state of Life, his Care and Prayer was, that he might have Grace and Wisdom to manage it to the Glory of God, which (saith he) is my chief End. Within three Weeks after his coming hither, his second Son was Born, which we mention, for the sake of the Remark he has upon it. We have no Reason (saith he) to call him Benoni, I wish we had not to call him I•habod. And on the Day of his Family-Thanksgiving for that Mercy, he writes, We have reason to Rejoyce with Trembling, for it goes ill with the Church and People of God, and reason to fear worse, because of our own Sins, and our Enemies Wrath.
At the latter end of this Year he hath in his Diary this Note. It is observed of many who have Conformed of late, and fallen from what they formerly Professed, tha• since their so doing, from unblamable, orderly, pious Men, they are become exceeding dissolute and profane, and instanceth in some: What need have we every day to Pray, Lord lead us not into Temptation.