Edward Philips

was entred a Student into Broadgates hall (now Pembro [•] e coll.) in 1574. took the degrees in Arts, and became a Preacher at St. Saviours in Southwark near to London, where he was by those of his large Auditory (mostly zealous Puritans) esteemed A person zealous of the truth of God, powerful in his calling, faithful in his message, powerful in his Speech, careful of his flock, peaceable and blameless in his life, and comfortable and constant in his death. While he lived, it doth not appear that he published anything, but after his death a certain Gentleman of Greys-Inn named Hen. Yelverton (afterwards a Judge) Son of Judge Christopher Yelverton, published,

Two and thirty godly and learned Sermons. Lond. 1605. qu. The first of which is on Matth. 1. ver. 1. (2.) On Matth. 1. 18, 19, 20, 21, &c. All which Sermons were taken from the authors mouth by the pen of the said Yelverton. This Edw. Philips who was a zealous Calvinist (as Yelverton then was, and both bitter enemies to popery) died, 1603 as I guess, in sixteen hundred and three, or thereabouts, and received sepulture in the Church before mention’d. Whether any thing else, besides the said Sermons were published after Phillps his death, that were of his speaking or writing, I cannot tell.