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

When he was at Westminster-School he was employed by Dr. Busby, as some others of the most ingenious and industrious of his Scholars were, in their reading of the Greek Authors, to Collect, by his Direction, some Materials for that Excellent Greek Grammar, which the Doctor afterwards Published.

When he was at Westminster-School he was employed by Dr. Busby, as some others of the most ingenious and industrious of his Scholars were, in their reading of the Greek Authors, to Collect, by his Direction, some Materials for that Excellent Greek Grammar, which the Doctor afterwards Publish'd.

But be the School never so agreeable, Youth is desirous to Commence Man by a Removal from it. This step he took in the Sixteenth Year of his Age. It was the ancient Custom of Westminster-School, that all the King's Scholars who stood Candidates for an Election to the University, were to receive the Lord's Supper the Easter before, which he did with the rest, in St. Margarets Church at Easter, 1647. and he would often speak of the great pains which Dr. Busby took with his Scholars, that were to approach to that Solemn Ordinance, for several Weeks before, at stated times; with what skill and seriousness of Application, and manifest Concern for their Souls, […] •ed to them the Nature of the Ordinance, and […] the work they had to do in it, and instructed them what was to be done in Preparation for it, and this he made a Business of, appointing them their Religious Exercises, instead of their School Exercises. What Success this had through the Grace of God upon young Mr. Henry (to whom the Dr. had a particular Regard) read from his own Hand. There had been Treaties (saith he) before, between my Soul and Jesus Christ, with some weak Overtures towards him; but then, then I think it was that the Match was made, the Knot tied: Then I set my self in the strength of Divine Grace, about the great Work of self-Examination, in order to Repentance; and then ⟨p. 15⟩I repented, that is, solemnly and seriously, with some poor meltings of Soul, I confessed my Sins before God, original and actual, Judging and Condemning my self for them; and casting away from me all my Transgressions, receiving Christ Jesus the Lord, as the Lord my Righteousness, and Devoting and Dedicating my whole self absolutely and Unreservedly to his Fear and Service. After which, coming to the Ordinance, there, there I received him indeed, and he became mine, I say mine. Bless the Lord, O my Soul.