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

In his Expounding of the Old Testament, he industriously sought for something in it concerning Christ, who is the true Treasure, hid in the Field, the true Manna hid in the Dew of the Old Testament. Take one Instance; The last Sabbath that ever he spent with his Children at Chester, in the public Morning Worship, he Read and Expounded the last Chapter of the Book of Job: After he had gone through the Chapter, and observed what he thought fit out of it, he expressed himself to this purpose: When I have read a Chapter in the Old Testament, I use to enquire what there is in it that points at Christ, or is any way applicable to Christ; Here is in this Chapter a great deal of Job, But is there nothing of Christ here? Yes; you have heard of the Patience of Job, and have in him seen the end of the Lord. This in Job is applicable to Christ, that after he had patiently gone through his Sufferings, he was appointed an Intercessor for his unkind Friends. V. 8. Go to my Servant Job, and my Servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept. If any one hath an Errand to God, let him go to Jesus Christ, and put it into his hand, for there is no acceptance to be hoped for with God, but by him, who is his beloved Son; not only with whom he is well pleased, but in whom, viz. with us in him: he hath made us accepted in the Beloved.

In his Expounding of the Old Testament, he industriously sought for something in it concerning Christ, who is the true Treasure, hid in the Field, the true Manna hid in the Dew of the Old Testament. Take one Instance; The last Sabbath that ever he spent with his Children at Chester, in the publick Morning Worship, he Read and Expounded the last Chapter of the Book of Iob: After he had gone through the Chapter, and observed what he thought fit out of it, he expressed himself to this purpose: When I have read a Chapter in the Old Testament, I use to enquire what there is in it that points at Christ, or is any way applicable to Christ; Here is in this Chapter a great deal of Job, But is there nothing of Christ here? Yes; you have heard of the Patience of Job, and have in him seen the end of the Lord. This in Job is applicable to Christ, that after he had patiently gone through his Sufferings, he was appointed an Intercessor for his unkind Friends. V. 8. Go to my Servant Iob, and my Servant Iob shall pray for you, for him will I accept. If any one hath an Errand to God, let him go to Iesus Christ, and put it into his hand, for there is no acceptance to be hoped for with God, but by him, who is his beloved Son; not only with whom he is well pleased, but in whom, viz. with us in him: he hath made us accepted in the Beloved.