Philip Henry

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Philip Henry, English Puritan (August 24, 1631 - June 25, 1696), and father of Matthew Henry, was ejected from the pulpit on his birthday, St. Bartholomew's Day, 1662.

As a boy he attended the morning lectures conducted by the Westminster Assembly at the direction of his godly mother. He was present at the execution of King Charles I. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1657. After the Restoration, he was arrested and imprisoned several times and burdened by the Five Mile Act. He taught his son and the rest of family the principles of family worship which Matthew Henry conveyed to his family and many others. He preached as much as possible, even unto the end of his life.

For more on his life, see Matthew Henry's account of The Life and Death of Philip Henry and Matthew Henry Lee's Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry, among other sources.

 

[Don Kistler]

Soli Deo Gloria has a volume of Philip Henry's sermons planned for 2007 in "The Puritan Pulpit" series.

 

[Ivan]

Originally posted by Don Kistler
Soli Deo Gloria has a volume of Philip Henry's sermons planned for 2007 in "The Puritan Pulpit" series.

I look forward to it with great interest.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry

 

[cupotea]

Sometime ago I came across a site where some Philip Henry's sermons are
available for eading, but I forgot to bookmark it, does anyone here know this
site?

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

See his sermons from Christ is All in All here.

Also see his commentary on the first eleven chapter on Genesis here.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Philip Henry on family worship:

Those do well that pray morning and evening in their families, those do better that pray and read the scriptures, but those do best that pray and read and sing the psalms.