A26780:530
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.
2. Confession; Sin is to be confessed in every Prayer: Original Sin as the Root, Spring head and Fountain; and Actual Sin as the Fruit and Stream proceeding from it. Herein you must not rest in generals, as the most do, but especially when you are in secret before the Lord you must descend to particulars, opening the whole Wound, hiding nothing from him, also aggravating the Fault from the Circumstances of it, judging and condemning your self for it in the sight of God; and for your help herein, you must acquaint your self with the Divine Law, the Precepts and Prohibitions of it, especially their Extent and Spiritual Nature, as the Rule, and then bring your own Thoughts, Words, and Actions to it daily, to be tried by it.
2. Confession; Sin is to be confessed in every Prayer: Original Sin as the Root, Spring head and Fountain; and Actual Sin as the Fruit and Stream proceeding from it. Herein you must not rest in generals, as the most do, but especially when you are in secret before the Lord you must descend to particulars, opening the whole Wound, hiding nothing from him, also aggravating the Fault from the Circumstances of it, judging and condemning your self for it in the sight of God; and for your help herein, you must acquaint your self with the Divine Law, the Precepts and Prohibitions of it, especially their Extent and Spiritual Nature, as the Rule, and then bring your own Thoughts, Words, and Actions to it daily, to be tryed by it.
3. Petition, for such good things as God hath promised, and you have need of, both concerning this Life and that which is to come. As to the latter, you are to pray for Mercy to pardon, and Grace to help in time of need. As to the former, for Bread to eat, and Raiment to put on, and a Heart to be therewith contented. You are to pray for others also, the Church of God, the ⟨p. 249⟩Land of your Nativity, Magistrates, Ministers, Relations, and Friends, not forgetting the Afflictions of the Afflicted.