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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
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.
'Twas but a little before he died that he wrote thus to one of his Children; We rejoice in God's goodness to you, that your Distemper hath been a Rod shaken only, and not laid on. He is good, and doth good; and should we not love him, and rest in our love to him? He saith, he doth in his to us, and rejoiceth over us with singing, Zeph. 3. 17. And have not we much more cause? What loveliness in us? What not in him? I pray let me recommend him to your Love; love him, love him, with all the Powers of your Soul, and out of love to him please him. He is pleased with honest Endeavours to please him; though after all, in many things we come short, for we are not under the Law, but under Grace.
'Twas but a little before he died that he wrote thus to one of his Children; We rejoyce in God's goodness to you, that your Distemper hath been a Rod shaken only, and not laid on. He is good, and doth good; and should we not love him, and rest in our love to him? He saith, he doth in his to us, and rejoyceth over us with singing, Zeph. 3. 17. And have not we much more cause? What loveliness in us? What not in him? I pray let me recommend him to your Love; love him, love him, with all the Powers of your Soul, and out of love to him please him. He is pleas'd with honest Endeavours to please him; though after all, in many things we come short, for we are not under the Law, but under Grace.
To one of his Children recovered from Sickness he gives this hint; Remember that a New Life must be a New Life indeed; Reprieves extraordinary call for Returns extraordinary.
The last Journey he made to London was in August 1690. before he went he sent this Farewell-Letter to his Son at Chester: I am going forth this Morning towards the great City, not knowing but it may be Mount Nebo to me: Therefore I send you this as full of Blessings as it can hold, to your self, my Daughter your Wife, all the rest of my Daughters, their Husbands, and all the little ones, together and severally. If I could command the Blessings, I would; but I pray to him that hath and doth, and I trust will The Lord bless you, and keep you, and lift up the light of his countenance upon you. As you have received, and you for your part preached Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him: keeping Conscience always void of offence, both towards God, and towards all Men. Love your Mother, and be dutiful to her, and live in