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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.
Mr. Richard Sadler, my worthy Friend and Fellow Labourer, dyed at Whixal in Prees Parish, April—1675. He was born in Worcester; went, when young, with his Father into New-England; after the Wars he returned into England; was Ordained at Whixal Chapel, May 16. 1648. and was removed thence to Ludlow. Being turned out there upon the King's coming in, he spent the rest of his Days in Privacy at Wrexal: A Man of great Piety and Moderation.
Mr. Richard Sadler, my worthy Friend and Fellow Labourer, dyed at Whixal in Prees Parish, April—1675. He was born in Worcester; went, when young, with his Father into New-England; after the Wars he returned into England; was Ordained at Whixal Chappel, May 16. 1648. and was removed thence to Ludlow. Being turned out there upon the King's coming in, he spent the rest of his Days in Privacy at Wrexal: A Man of great Piety and Moderation.
Mr. Rowland Nevet dyed at his House near Oswestry, December 8. 1675. and was buried at Morton Chapel. I Preached his Funeral Sermon at Swinny, on 2 Pet. 1. 14. Knowing that I must shortly put off this my Tabernacle: Thence showing that the Ministers of Christ must certainly and shortly dye. He was born in Hodnet Parish, Anno Dom. 1609. brought up at Shrewsbury School, was afterwards of Edmund-Hall in Oxford, Commenced Master of Arts, in the Year 1634. he was Episcopally Ordained; and Anno 1635. He was presented to the Vicarage of Stanton in Shropshire, where he continued many Years, with great Success in his Ministry. While he was single, he kept House, judging that more for the furtherance of his Work among his People, than to Table. After the War he removed to Oswestry, where he laboured abundantly ⟨p. 256⟩in the work of the Lord; and even after he was silenced for Nonconformity, he continued among his People there to his dying Day, doing what he could, when he might not do what he would. He would say, he thought most of his Converting Work was done at Oswestry, the first Seven Years of his being there. He loved to Preach, and to hear others Preach concerning the great things of Religion, Redemption, Reconciliation, Regeneration, &c. for these (said he) are the main matter. When the Plague was at Oswestry, he continued with his People, and preached to them, and it was an opportunity of doing much good.