A26780:487
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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those we have, lose much of their sweetness, from the thoughts of parting with them while we enjoy them, but the Happiness to come is Eternal. After Millions of Millions of Ages (if we may so speak of Eternity) as far from an end as the first Moment; and the last of Glory will be Glory (so some read Prov. 25. 27.) keep that in your Eye (my dear Child) and it will as much as any thing dazzle your Eyes, to all the fading deceiving Vanities of this lower World; and will be a quickening Motive to you, to abound always in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know your Labour shall not be in vain in the Lord. The Lord bless you, who blesseth indeed. See that you walk circumspectly, not as the Fools, but as the wise; many Eyes are upon you, his especially, who is all Eye; Cave, Deus videt, memento hoc agere; our Blessing with 1 Chr. 28. 9. The same which is yet the Prologue of yours, is of ours also. Ommia bene. laus Deo! but he that girdeth on the Harness, must not boast as ⟨p. 229⟩that puts it off. While the World we live in is under the Moon, constant in nothing but inconstancy; and such Changes are made in other Families, why should we alone promise our selves immunity from the common Lot? There would be no need of Faith and Patience which are Winter Graces, if it should be always Summer time with us. We have three Unchangeables to oppose to all other Mutabilities; an unchangeable Covenant, an unchangeable God, and an unchangeable Heaven: And while these three remain the same, yesterday, to day, and for ever; Welcome the Will of our Heavenly Father in all Events that may happen to us; come what will, nothing can come amiss to us. Keep the Invisible things of the other World always in your Eye. He that ventures the loss of an Eternal Crown and Kingdom, for a Cup or two of puddle Water (such as all ter•ene pleasures in Comparison are) makes a bargain, which no less a space than that which is Everlasting will be sufficient to bewail and repent of. How much better is it to lay up in store now a good Foundation for time to come, and to lay hold on Eternal Life? doing those Works which we would be willing should hereafter follow us, yet still making the blessed Jesus our All in all. The further Progress you make in your Studies, you will find them the easier; 'tis so with Religion, the worst is at first.