The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry, A.M.

He learnt that lesson,-to despise
Being despis'd in others' eyes.
Much hated by the world, was he,
As Christ's belov'd ones us'd to be;-
For he, consulting the repose

And quiet of his conscience, chose
The greatest suff'rings rather than
The seeming least, and smallest sin.
But now kind death hath sent him thither,
Where sin and sorrow cease together,
And placed him in that happy state,
Where all their writs are out of date.
Lo, he who was a planet here,
Is a fixt star in glory there;-
With freedom to his heavenly home,
Though not to his earthly he could come.
Death gave him his quietus-est,

And laid him where the weary rest.
Those that but little rest can have
On earth, yet find it in the grave;
Except some commissary know;
And then, perhaps, 'twill not be so.
But hold awhile :-Shall Jonathan,-
Jonathan die,-do what we can?
Nay; 'tis too late; too late to cry,-
Shall Jonathan, dear Jonathan, die?
The stroke is giv'n;-he is sent,

To his father's house from banishment.
Where now we leave him full possess'd
Of everlasting peace and rest;
While I, in these poor rhymes, do tell
A prophet's fall in Israel.

HIS EPITAPH.

Reader! consider, and adjust
Thy thoughts to this despised dust.
"Tis learn'd Athenian dust; nay, more;
"Tis sacred dust from Zion's floor.

Here fell a star, that once did stand.

A shining star, in Christ's right hand;
A faithful, painful minister

Of Jesus Christ, lies sleeping here.
Consid'ring, then, it is his due,

Come drop, with me, a tear, or two.

From Mrs. Savage's MS.

Mrs. Crew, &c.—p. 277.

See Dr. Ormerod's History, v. 2, p. 136. To the merits of this lady the following testimony appears in Sir John Crewe's manuscript journal. "Sunday, July 6, 1690. This day died my mother, the best parent, the truest friend, the best mistress, the greatest housekeeper of her rank, and the most pious Christian of her time." She was brought up under the direction of her kinsman, the celebrated John Bruen, of Stapleford, Esq. Ib. 136.

To him, who must judge us all at the great day, we can appeal before angels and men, that it is not this thing, or that thing, that puts us upon this dissent, but it is conscience towards God, and fear of offending him. Dr. Jacomb. Farewell Sermons, p. 115, 4to. 1663.

INDEX.

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Mr. Calamy's saying as to, 111. 241

Mr. Henry's advice in, 138. 240. 260. 261.

375.

resignation under, 144. 378

how to glorify God in, 140. 379
dejection under, 140

Bishop Reynolds's advice in, 140
Dr. Preston's saying on, 224
their need, 240

evil of, 240

benefits of, 240. 376

Mr. Matthew Henry's saying as to, 378

Age, remarks upon, 2. 414

- old, 216. 411

Aged, their duties, 411

advice to the, 411, &c.

Agreement of associated churches, 53
Aikin's General Biography, 57. 161
Alexander the Great, 1
Alexandria, 381

Alkington, 270. 274. 457

Almanack, Mr. Steel's, seized, 106

Mr. Henry's, described, 106

Alinsgiving, 120

Alphabet of good Spirits, 398
Alphabetical Precepts, 399

Alsop's Melius Inquirendum, 380
Alleine's Vindic. Pietat, 80

Six Principles, 200

Sure Guide to Heaven, 200

Alleine, Rev. R. 232

Ames's and Herbert's Typographical Anti-
quities, xv.

by the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, xiij

Amiableness, 4. 304

Andrews, Bishop, ix

Anecdotes of Mr. John Henry and King
Charles I. 3

of Mr. Henry, 47. 55. 131. 141. 157. 160.
187. 194. 198. 199

of a confident young man, 48

of a country gentleman, 56
of a quaker, 57

of Lambert's soldiers, 58

of Miss Matthews, 64

of Bishop Sheldon, 99

of Mr. Fogg, 101

of the Rev. J. Fox, xiii

of the Rev. E. Lawrence, 104

of Matthew Henry, 105

as to conjugal difference, 115. 252

of Dr. Twiss, 116

of religious indiscretion, 119

of Scotch presbyters, 129

of the Rev. Mr. Edwards, 132

of the Rev. J. Carter, 133

of Lord Chancellor Jeffries, 150. 151

of a magistrate, 154

of Bishop Lloyd, 169

of Lady Warwick, 179

of a Shropshire clergyman, 187

of a London minister and a scoffer, 189
of a Lancashire minister, 189

of a poor woman on hearing sermons, 199
of a lady, as to marriage, 201
of a poor woman, 246

of a swearer, 248

of Mr. R. W. 268

relative to treason, 273

of the Rev. Mr. Ward, 415
of the Rev. Mr. Turton, 454

Anger, 249

saying as to, 51
Angier, Rev. J. 456

list of journeying mercies, 162
Life of, 162. 234

Anglesey, Earl of, 436

Anne, Queen, 433

Annesley, Mr. 13. 436
Dr. 125, 128

Antichrist, 34

Antiochus Epiphanes, 90

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