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An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…
An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the gospel near Whitechurch in Shropshire, who died June 24, 1696, in the sixty fifth year of his ageAn account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the gospel near Whitechurch in Shropshire, who dy'd June 24, 1696, in the sixty fifth year of his age
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1698
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All this he did gratis, and without being burdensome to any; nay he was best pleased, when at the places where he Preached, nothing was got for his Entertainment, but he came home (though some Miles) Fasting; as in other places it was a trouble to him to see his Friends careful about much serving, tho' it was out of their respect to him.
All this he did gratis, and without being burthensome to any; nay he was best pleas'd, when at the places where he Preached, nothing was got for his Entertainment, but he came home (though some Miles) Fasting; as in other places it was a trouble to him to see his Friends careful about much serving, tho' it was out of their respect to him.
Lastly, As he was an excellent Preacher himself, so he was an exemplary Hearer of the Word, when others Preached, though every way his Inferiors, so reverent, serious, and attentive was he in hearing, and so observant of what was spoken. I have heard him tell, that he knew one (and I suppose it was as Paul knew a Man in Christ) who could truly say, to the Glory of God, that for Forty Years he had never slept at a Sermon. He was diligent also to improve what he heard afterwards by Meditation, Repetition, Prayer and Discourse; and he ⟨p. 185⟩was a very great Encourager of young Ministers that were humble and serious, though their Abilities and Performances were but mean. He hath noted in his Diary, (as that which affected him) this saying of a godly Man, a Hearer of his, I find it easier to go six Miles to hear a Sermon, than to spend one quarter of an Hour in Meditating and Praying over it in Secret, (as I should) when I come home.
Lastly, As he was an excellent Preacher himself, so he was an exemplary Hearer of the Word, when others Preached, though every way his Inferiours, so reverent, serious, and attentive was he in hearing, and so observant of what was spoken. I have heard him tell, that he knew one (and I suppose it was as Paul knew a Man in Christ) who could truly say, to the Glory of God, that for Forty Years he had never slept at a Sermon. He was diligent also to improve what he heard afterwards by Meditation, Repetition, Prayer and Discourse; and he