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

Yet it may not be improper to observe here what was obvious as well as amiable to all who Conversed with him; viz. that he had the most sweet and obliging air of Courtesy and Civility that could be; which some attributed in part to his early Education at Court. His Mien and Carriage was always so very decent and respectful, that it could not but win the Hearts of all he had to do with. Never was any Man further ⟨p. 6⟩from that Rudeness and Moroseness which some Scholars, and too many that profess Religion, either wilfully affect, or carelessly allow themselves in, sometimes to the Reproach of their Profession. 'Tis one of the Laws of our Holy Religion, exemplified in the Conversation of this good Man, to Honour all Men. Sanctified Civility is a great Ornament to Christianity. It was a saying he often used, Religion doth not destroy good Manners; and yet he was very far from any thing of Vanity in Apparel, or Formality of Compliment in Address, but his Conversation was all Natural and easy to himself and others, and little appeared in him, which a severe Critic could call Affected. This Temper of his tended very much to the adorning of the Doctrine of God our Saviour; and the general Transcript of such an excellent Copy, would do much towards the healing of those Wounds which Religion hath received in the House of her Friends by the contrary. But to return to his Story.—

Yet it may not be improper to observe here what was obvious as well as aimable to all who Convers'd with him; viz. that he had the most sweet and obliging air of Courtesie and Civility that could be; which some attributed in part to his early Education at Court. His Meen and Carriage was always so very decent and respectful, that it could not but win the Hearts of all he had to do with. Never was any Man further ⟨p. 6⟩from that Rudeness and Morofeness which some Scholars, and too many that profess Religion, either wilfully affect, or carelesly allow themselves in, sometimes to the Reproach of their Profession. 'Tis one of the Laws of our Holy Religion, exemplifi'd in the Conversation of this good Man, to Honour all Men. Sanctify'd Civility is a great Ornament to Christianity. It was a saying he often us'd, Religion doth not destroy good Manners; and yet he was very far from any thing of Vanity in Apparel, or Formality of Compliment in Address, but his Conversarion was all Natural and easie to himself and others, and little appear'd in him, which a severe Critick could call Affected. This Temper of his tended very much to the adorning of the Doctrine of God our Saviour; and the general Transcript of such an excellent Copy, would do much towards the healing of those Wounds which Religion hath received in the House of her Friends by the contrary. But to return to his Story.—