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

When his Children were removed from him, he was a daily Intercessor at the Throne of Grace, for them and their Families. Still the Burnt-offerings were offered according to the number of them all. He used to say, Surely the Children of so many Prayers will not miscarry. Their particular Circumstances of Affliction and Danger, were sure to be mentioned by him with suitable Petitions. The greatest Affliction he saw in his Family, was the Death of his dear Daughter in Law, Catharine, the only Daughter of Samuel Hardware, Esq who, about a Year and a half after she was Transplanted into his Family (to which she was the greatest Comfort and Ornament imaginable) died of the Small-Pox in Child-bed, upon the Thanks giving day for King William's coming in. She died but a few Weeks after Mr. Henry had Married the last of his Daughters, upon which Marriage he had said; Now we have a full Lease, God only knows which Life will drop first. She comforted her self in the extremity of her illness with this word, Well, when I come to Heaven, ⟨p. 189⟩I shall see that I could not have been without this Affliction. She had been for some time before under some Fears as to her Spiritual State, but the Clouds were through Grace dispelled, and she finished her Course with Joy, and a Cheerful Expectation of the Glory to be revealed. When she lay ill, Mr. Henry (being in fear not only for her that was ill, but for the rest of his Children in Chester, who had none of them past the Pikes of that perilous Distemper) wrote thus to his Son, on the Evening of the Lord's Day; I have just done the public Work of this Day, wherein, before many scores of Witnesses, many of whom I dare say, are no little concerned for you: I have absolutely, freely, and unreservedly given you all up to the good Will and Pleasure of our Heavenly Father, waiting what he will do with us, for good I am sure we have received, and shall we not receive Evil also. He Preached at Chester, upon occasion of that sad Breach in his Family, on Job 10. 3. Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

When his Children were removed from him, he was a daily Intercessor at the Throne of Grace, for them and their Families. Still the Burnt-offerings were offered according to the number of them all. He used to say, Surely the Children of so many Prayers will not miscarry. Their particular Circumstances of Affliction and Danger, were sure to be mentioned by him with suitable Petitions. The greatest Affliction he saw in his Family, was the Death of his dear Daughter in Law, Catharine, the only Daughter of Samuel Hardware, Esq who, about a Year and a half after she was Transplanted into his Family (to which she was the greatest Comfort and Ornament imaginable) dy'd of the Small-Pox in Child-bed, upon the Thanks giving day for King William's coming in. She dy'd but a few Weeks after Mr. Henry had Married the last of his Daughters, upon which Marriage he had said; Now we have a full Lease, God only knows which Life will drop first. She comforted her self in the extremity of her illness with this word, Well, when I come to Heaven,