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

For two Years after this Liberty began, Mr. Henry still continued his Attendance, as usual, at Whitewel-Chapel, whenever there was Preaching there; and he Preached at his own House only when there was no supply there, and in the Evening of those days when there was. For doing thus he was greatly clamoured against, by some of the rigid Separatists, and called a Dissembler, and one that halted between two, and the like. Thus (as he Notes in his Diary) one side told him he was the Author of all the mischief in the Country, in drawing People from the Church; and the other side told him, he was the Author of all the mischief, in drawing People to the Church: And which of these (saith he) shall I seek to please? Lord, neither, but thy self alone, and my own Conscience, and while I can do that, I have enough.

For two Years after this Liberty began, Mr. Henry still continued his Attendance, as usual, at Whitewel-Chappel, whenever there was Preaching there; and he Preached at his own House only when there was no supply there, and in the Evening of those days when there was. For doing thus he was greatly clamour'd against, by some of the rigid Separatists, and call'd a Dissembler, and one that halted between two, and the like. Thus (as he Notes in his Diary) one side told him he was the Author of all the mischief in the Country, in drawing People from the Church; and the other side told him, he was the Author of all the mischief, in drawing People to the Church: And which of these (saith he) shall I seek to please? Lord, neither, but thy self alone, and my own Conscience, and while I can do that, I have enough.

In a Sermon at Whitewel-Chapel, one Lord's-day in the Afternoon, where he and his Family, and many of his Congregation were attending, much was said, with some keen Reflections, to prove the Dissenters Schismatics, and in a damnable State: When he came immediately after to Preach at his own House, before he begun his Sermon, he expressed himself to this purpose; Perhaps some of you may expect now that I should ⟨p. 170⟩say something in answer to what we have heard, by which we have been so severely charged; but truly I have something else to do; and so, without any further Notice taken of it, went on to Preach Jesus Christ and him Crucified.