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

In February 1667/8. Mr. Laurence and he were invited by some of their Friends to Betley in Staffordshire, and (there being some little public Connivance at that time) with the Consent of all concerned, they adventured to Preach in the Church, one in the Morning, and the other in the Afternoon of the Lords day, very peaceably and profitably. This Action of theirs was presently after Reported in the House of Commons, by a Member of Parliament, with these Additions, That they tore the Common-Prayer Book, trampled the Surplice under their Feet, pulled the Minister of the place out of the Pulpit, &c. Reports which there was not the least Colour for. But that, with some other such like false Stories, produced an Address of the House of Commons to the King, to issue out a Proclamation, for the putting of the Laws in Execution, against Papists and Nonconformists, which was issued out accordingly; though the King at the opening of that Session. a little before, had declared his desire, that some Course might be taken, to compose the minds of his Protestant Subjects, in matters of Religion; which had raised the Expectations of some, that there would be speedy enlargement; but Mr. Henry had Noted upon it, We cannot expect too little from Man, nor too much from GOD.

In February 1667/8. Mr. Laurence and he were invited by some of their Friends to Betley in Staffordshire, and (there being some little publick Connivance at that time) with the Consent of all concerned, they adventured to Preach in the Church, one in the Morning, and the other in the Afternoon of the Lords day, very peaceably and profitably. This Action of theirs was presently after Reported in the House of Commons, by a Member of Parliament, with these Additions, That they tore the Common-Prayer Book, trampled the Surplice under their Feet, pull'd the Minister of the place out of the Pulpit, &c. Reports which there was not the least Colour for. But that, with some other such like false Stories, produced an Address of the House of Commons to the King, to issue out a Proclamation, for the putting of the Laws in Execution, against Papists and Nonconformists, which was issued out accordingly; though the King at the opening of that Session. a little before, had declared his desire, that some Course might be taken, to compose the minds of his Protestant Subjects, in matters of Religion; which had raised the Expectations of some, that there would be speedy enlargement; but Mr. Henry had Noted upon it, We cannot expect too little from Man, nor too much from GOD.