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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.
He bid very fair at that time for University preferment, such was the Reputation he had got at the late Act, and such his Interest in Dr. Owen: but the Salvation of Souls was that which his heart was upon, to which he post-poned all his other Interests.
In September 1653, he came down to Emeral, from whence a Messenger was sent on purpose to Oxford to conduct him thither. Long after when it had pleased God to settle him in that Country, and to build him up into a Family, he would often reflect upon his coming into it first, what a Stranger he then was, and how ⟨p. 30⟩far it was from his thoughts ever to have made his home in those parts, and passing over the Brook that parts between Flint-shire and Shrop-shire would sometimes very affectionately use that word of Jacob's, With my Staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands.
In September 1653, he came down to Emeral, from whence a Messenger was sent on purpose to Oxford to conduct him thither. Long after when it had pleased God to settle him in that Country, and to build him up into a Family, he would often reflect upon his coming into it first, what a Stranger he then was, and how ⟨p. 30⟩far it was from his thoughts ever to have made his home in those parts, and passing over the Brook that parts between Flint-shire and Shrop-shire would sometimes very affectionately use that word of Iacob's, With my Staff I passed over this Iordan, and now I am become two bands.
At Emeral he prayed in the Family, was Tutor to the young Gentlemen, and Preached once a day at Worthenbury, other help being procured for the other part of the day, according to his request, out of a fear, being so young, to take the whole Work upon him. But it soon happened, that one Lord's-day the supply that was expected, failed, and so he was necessitated rather than there should be a vacancy to Preach twice, in which he found the Promise so well fulfilled, as the day is so shall the strength be, and to him that hath (i. e. that hath and useth what he hath) shall be given, and he shall have abundance, that to the great satisfaction of his Friends there, from thence forward he waved, looking out for other help than what came from above, and would sometimes speak of this as an Instance that we do not know what we can do, till we have tried.