HOLY LIVING AND DYING:

TOGETHER WITH

PRAYERS

CONTAINING

The Whole Duty of a Christian,

AND

THE PARTS OF DEVOTION FITTED TO ALL OCCASIONS,
AND FURNISHED FOR ALL NECESSITIES.

BY

JEREMY TAYLOR, D. D.

CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY TO KING CHARLES THE FIRST.

NEW EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED.

LONDON:

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

MDCCCL.

CONTENT S.

THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY LIVING.

DEDICATION

CHAP. I. Consideration of the General Instruments and Means

serving to a Holy Life, by way of Introduction.

Sect. I. The first General Instrument of Holy Living, Care of our

Time

Rules for employing our Time

The Benefits of this Exercise

Sect. II. The second General Instrument of Holy Living, Purity of

Intention

Rules for our Intentions

Signs of Purity of Intention

Sect. III. The third General Instrument of Holy Living; or the

Practice of the Presence of God

Several Manners of the Divine Presence

Rules of exercising this Consideration

The Benefits of this Exercise

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Prayers and Devotions according to the Religion and Purposes of the

foregoing Considerations

For Grace to spend our Time well

The first Prayers in the Morning as soon as we are dressed

An Act of Adoration, being the Song that the Angels sing in Heaven ib.

An Act of Thanksgiving, being the Song of David, for the Morning

An Act of Oblation, or presenting Ourselves to God for the Day

An Act of Repentance or Contrition

Prayer or Petition

An Act of Intercession or Prayer for Others, to be added to this or

any other Office, as our Devotion, or Duty, or their Needs, shall de-

termine us

An Ejaculation

An Exercise to be used at any Time of the Day

Hymn, collected out of the Psalms, recounting the Excellences and

Greatness of God

Another Hymn

Ejaculations

Prayer

A Form of Prayer for the Evening, to be said by such who have not

Time or Opportunity to say the public Prayers appointed for this

Office

Another Form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at Bed-

time

Ejaculations and short Meditations, to be used in the Night, when

we awake

Ad Sect. II.] A Prayer for holy Intention in the Beginning and Pur-

suit of any considerable Action, as Study, Preaching, &c.

Ad Sect. III.] A Prayer meditating and referring to the Divine Pre-

sence

CHAP. II.-Of Christian Sobriety.

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Acts or Offices of Humility

mility

Sect. I.-Of Sobriety in the General Sense

Evil Consequences of Voluptuousness or Sensuality

Degrees of Sobriety

Rules for suppressing Voluptuousness

Sect. II.-Of Temperance in Eating and Drinking

Measures of Temperance in Eating

Signs and Effects of Temperance

Of Drunkenness

Evil Consequents of Drunkenness

Signs of Drunkenness

Rules for obtaining Temperance

Sect. III.-Of Chastity

The evil Consequents of Uncleanness

Acts of Chastity in general

Acts of Virginal Chastity

Rules for Widows, or Vidual Chastity

Rules for Married Persons, or Matrimonial Chastity

Remedies against Uncleanness

Sect. IV. Of Humility

Arguments against Pride, by way of Consideration

Means and Exercises for obtaining and increasing the Grace of Hu-

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Signs of Humility

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Sect., V.-Of Modesty

ib.

Acts and Duties of Modesty, as it is opposed to Curiosity.

Acts of Modesty, as it is opposed to Boldness

Acts of Modesty, as it is opposed to Indecency

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Sect. VI. Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents

Instruments or Exercises to procure Contentedness

Means to obtain Content, by way of Consideration

Poverty, or a low Fortune

Death of Children or nearest Relatives and Friends

Untimely Death

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