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

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.

At Emeral he pray'd in the Family, was Tutor to the young Gentlemen, and Preach'd once a day at Worthenbury, other help being procur'd 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 hapn'd, that one Lord's-day the supply that was expected, fail'd, and so he was necessitated rather than there should be a vacancy to Preach twice, in which he found the Promise so well fulfill'd, 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 wav'd, 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 try'd.

Here he applied himself to a plain and practical way of Preaching, as one truly concerned for the Souls of those he spoke to. He would say sometimes, We study how to speak that you may understand us. And, I never think I can speak plain enough when I am speaking about Souls and their Salvation. I have heard him say, he thought it did him good, that for the first half year of his being at Worthenbury, he had few or no Books with him, which engaged him (in studying Sermons) to a closer search of the Scripture, and his own heart. What success his labours had in that Parish, which before he came to it, (I have been told) was accounted one of the most loose and profane places in all the Country, may