A26780:466
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
He used to observe concerning the Nation of the Jews, that before the Captivity in Babylon, no People could be more strongly addicted to Idols and Idolatry than they were, to admiration, considering what clear Warnings they had against it. But after that Captivity, never was any People more averse to Idols and Idolatry than they, that the Promise might be fulfilled, Ephraim shall say, what have I to do any more with Idols; and he looked upon it, that the Idolatry of the Papists was one of the greatest Obstructions to the Jews Conversion, which he did expect and look for, as not apprehending how the Promises, Rom. 11. have yet had their full accomplishment; not that they shall again be Incorporated into a People, but shall join themselves to the Churches of Christ, in the several Nations whither they are scattered.
He us'd to observe concerning the Nation of the Iews, that before the Captivity in Babylon, no People could be more strongly addicted to Idols and Idolatry than they were, to admiration, considering what clear Warnings they had against it. But after that Captivity, never was any People more averse to Idols and Idolatry than they, that the Promise might be fulfilled, Ephraim shall say, what have I to do any more with Idols; and he looked upon it, that the Idolatry of the Papists was one of the greatest Obstructions to the Iews Conversion, which he did expect and look for, as not apprehending how the Promises, Rom. 11. have yet had their full accomplishment; not that they shall again be Incorporated into a People, but shall join themselves to the Churches of Christ, in the several Nations whither they are scatter'd.
The great thing that he condemned and witnessed against in the Church of Rome, was their Monopolizing of the Church, and Condemning all that are not in with their Interests, which is so directly contrary to the Spirit of the Gospel, as nothing can be more. He sometimes said, I am too much a Catholic, to be a Roman Catholic.