An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…

His Conversation from his Youth was not only blameless, but Holy and Pious; he was exemplary for Family Religion, and great care and industry in the Education of his Children. He was looked upon as Congregational in Judgment and Practise, and was not satisfied to join in the Common Prayer; but he was free to Communicate with those that did. It was his Judgment, that Ministers should be Ordained by Ministers; and that a Minister is not only a Minister of the particular Congregation in which he labours. He greatly bewailed the Divisions of the Church, and the intemperate Heats of some of all Persuasions. He was exceeding kind and loving to his Friends, very frequent in pious Ejaculations to God. Being often distempered in Body he would say, he was never better than in the Pulpit, and that it was the best place he could wish to dye in. He often blessed God for a fit of Sickness which he had, which he said, he would not have been without for a World, the Foundation of his Comfort, and Hope of Heaven being laid then. When he was sometimes much spent with his Labours, he would appeal to ⟨p. 257⟩God, that though he might be wearied in his Service, he would never be weary of it. His dying Prayer for his Children (after many sweet Exhortations) was, That the Mediator's Blessing might be the Portion of every one of them: adding, I charge you all, see to it, that you meet me on the right Hand of Christ, at the great Day. A little before he Dyed he had this Expression, Go forth (my Soul) go forth to meet thy God; adding by and by, It is now done; Come Lord Jesus, come quickly. One present saying to him, that he was now going to receive his Reward, he replied, It is free Grace. [Mr. Henry was much importuned to Print his Sermon at Mr. Nevet's Funeral, with some account of his Life and Death, which he was somewhat inclined to do, but was discouraged by the difficulties of the Times, and it was never done. But some Materials he had for it, out of which we have Collected these hints.]

His Conversation from his Youth was not only blameless, but Holy and Pious; he was exemplary for Family Religion, and great care and industry in the Education of his Children. He was looked upon as Congregational in Judgment and Practise, and was not satisfied to join in the Common Prayer; but he was free to Communicate with those that did. It was his Judgment, that Ministers should be Ordained by Ministers; and that a Minister is not only a Minister of the particular Congregation in which he labours. He greatly bewailed the Divisions of the Church, and the intemperate Heats of some of all Perswasions. He was exceeding kind and loving to his Friends, very frequent in pious Ejaculations to God. Being often distemper'd in Body he would say, he was never better than in the Pulpit, and that it was the best place he could wish to dye in. He often blessed God for a fit of Sickness which he had, which he said, he would not have been without for a World, the Foundation of his Comfort, and Hope of Heaven being laid then. When he was sometimes much spent with his Labours, he would appeal to