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

The Conference broke off a little abruptly; the Bishop and Mr. Henry being somewhat close at an Argument, in the Recapitulation of what had been Discoursed of; Mr. Jonathan Roberts whispered to Mr. Henry, Pray let my Lord have the last word; which a Justice of Peace upon the Bench over-hearing, presently replied, You say my Lord shall have the last word, but he shall not, for I will; we thank God we have the Sword of Power in our hands, and by the Grace of God ⟨p. 159⟩we will keep it, and it shall not rust, and I hope every lawful Magistrate will do as I do: and look to your selves Gentlemen, by the Grace of God I'll root you out of the Country. To which a forward Man in the Crowd said Amen, throw them down Stairs. This the Bishop heard with Silence, but the Mayor of the Town took order for their safety.

The Conference broke off a little abruptly; the Bishop and Mr. Henry being somewhat close at an Argument, in the Recapitulation of what had been Discoursed of; Mr. Ionathan Roberts whisper'd to Mr. Henry, Pray let my Lord have the last word; which a Justice of Peace upon the Bench over-hearing, presently replied, You say my Lord shall have the last word, but he shall not, for I will; we thank God we have the Sword of Power in our hands, and by the Grace of God ⟨p. 159⟩we will keep it, and it shall not rust, and I hope every lawful Magistrate will do as I do: and look to your selves Gentlemen, by the Grace of God I'll root you out of the Country. To which a forward Man in the Crowd said Amen, throw them down Stairs. This the Bishop heard with Silence, but the Mayor of the Town took order for their safety.

Two Days after this Discourse, the Bishop wrote a very obliging Letter to Mr. Henry, to signify to him, how very much he was pleased with the good Temper and Spirit that he found in him at Oswestry, and that he looked upon him, as one that intended well, but laboured under Prejudices; and to desire further Acquaintance and Conversation with him; particularly that he would come to him straightway to Wrexham, and about three Months after, sent for him again to Chester; in both which interviews a great deal of Discourse, with much Freedom, passed between them in private, in which they seemed to vie nothing more than Candour and Obligingness, showing to each other all Meekness. I remember the Bishop was pleased to show him his Plan for the Government of his Diocese, and the Method he intended to take in Church-Censures, which Mr. Henry very well approved of; but pleasantly told his Lord-ship, he hoped he would take care that Juvenal's Verse should not be again verified, (Sat. 2.) Dat veniam Corvis, vexat Censura Columbas. which the Bishop smiled at, and told him he would take care it should not. His Lordship observing his true Catholic Charity and Moderation, told him he did not look upon him as [Greek or Hebrew], but only as [Greek or Hebrew], and that if he were in his Diocese, he did not question, but he should find out some way to make him useful. But all his Reasonings could not satisfy