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

Here he profited greatly in School-Learning, and all his Days retained his Improvements therein to admiration. When he was in Years, he would readily in Discourse quote Passages out of the Classic Authors that were not common, and had them ad unguem, and yet rarely used any such things in his Preaching, (though sometimes (if very apposite) he inserted them in his Notes.) He was very ready and exact in the Greek Accents, the Quantities of Words, and all the several kinds of Latin Verse; and often pressed it upon young Scholars in the midst of their University Learning, not to forget their School-Authors.

Here he profited greatly in School-Learning, and all his Days retained his Improvements therein to admiration. When he was in Years, he would readily in Discourse quote Passages out of the Classic Authors that were not common, and had them ad unguem, and yet rarely us'd any such things in his Preaching, (though sometimes (if very apposite) he inserted them in his Notes.) He was very ready and exact in the Greek Accents, the Quantities of Words, and all the several kinds of Latin Verse; and often pressed it upon young Scholars in the midst of their University Learning, not to forget their School-Authors.

Here and before his usual Recreation at vacant times, was either reading the printed accounts of Public Occurrences, or attending the Courts at Westminster-hall, to hear the Trials and Arguments there, which I have heard him say, he hath often done to the loss of his Dinner, and oftener of his Play.

Here and before his usual Recreation at vacant times, was either reading the printed accounts of Publick Occurrences, or attending the Courts at Westminster-hall, to hear the Trials and Arguments there, which I have heard him say, he hath often done to the loss of his Dinner, and oftner of his Play.