The rule and exercises of holy dying in which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves and others respectively, for a blessed death, and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sicknesse : together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance : to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery.
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- The rule and exercises of holy dying in which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves and others respectively, for a blessed death, and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sicknesse : together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance : to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery.
- Author
- Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for R.R. and are to be sold by Edward Martin, bookseller,
- 1651.
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- Christian life.
- Death.
- Sick -- Prayer-books and devotions.
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"The rule and exercises of holy dying in which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves and others respectively, for a blessed death, and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sicknesse : together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance : to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64099.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- To the Right Honourable and most truly Noble RICHARD Lord VAVGHAN, Earl of CARBERY, Baron of EMLIN, and MOLIN∣GAR; Knight of the Ho∣nourable Order of the BATH.
- THE TABLE.
- illustration
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CHAP. I. A general preparation to∣wards a holy and blessed Death: by way of consideration.
- SECT. I. Consideration of the vanity, and shortnesse of Mans life.
- SECT. II. The Consideration reduced to practice.
- SECT. III. Rules and Spiritual arts of lengthening our dayes, and to take off the objection of a short life.
- SECT. IV. Consideration of the miseries of Mans life.
- SECT. V. This Consideration reduced to practice.
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CHAP. II. A general preparation to∣wards a holy and blessed Death: by way of exercise.
- SECT. I. Three precepts preparatory to a holy death, to be practised in our whole life.
- SECT. II. Of daily examination of our actions, in the whole course of our health, preparatory to our death-bed.
- SECT. III. Of exercising Charity, during our whole life.
- SECT. IV. General considerations to enforce the former practises.
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CHAP. III. Of the state of sicknesse, and the temptations incident to it with their proper remedies.
- SECT. I. Of the state of sicknesse.
- SECT. II. Of the first temptation proper to the state of sicknesse; Impatience.
- SECT. III. Constituent or integrall parts of patience.
- SECT. IV. Remedies against impatience, by way of consideration.
- SECT. V. Remedies against Impatience by way of exercise.
- SECT. VI. Advantages of Sicknesse.
- SECT. VII. The second temptation proper to the state of sicknesse; Fear of death, with its remedies.
- SECT. VIII. Remedies against fear of death, by way of exercise.
- SECT. IX. General rules and exercises whereby our sicknesse may become safe and sanctified.
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CHAP. IV. Of the practise of the graces, pro∣per to the state of sicknesse, which a sick man may practise alone.
- SECT. I. Of the practise of Patience.
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SECT. II. Acts of patience by way of prayer and ejaculation.
- The sick man may recite or hear recited the following Psalms in the intervals of his agony.
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The Prayer : to be said in the be∣ginning of a sicknesse. - An act of resignation to be said by a sick person in all the evil accidents of his sicknesse.
- A Prayer for the grace of Patience.
- II.
- A Prayer to be said when the sick man takes Physick.
- SECT. III. Of the practise of the grace of Faith in the time of sicknesse.
- SECT. IV. Acts of faith by way of prayer and ejaculation to be said by sick men in the dayes of their temptation.
- SECT. V. Of the practise of the Grace of Repen∣tance in time of the Sicknesse.
- SECT. VI. Rules for the practise of Repentance in sicknesse.
- SECT. VII. Acts of repentance by way of prayer and ejaculation; to be used especially by old men in their age; and by all men in their sicknesse.
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SECT. VIII. An Analysis or resolution of the Deca∣logue, and the speciall precepts of the Gospel, describing the duties injoyned and the sins forbidden respectiuely; for the assistance of sick men in making their confessions to God and his Mini∣sters, and the rendring their repent∣ance more particular and perfect.
- I THou shalt have none other Gods but me.]
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II.
Comm. Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image, nor worship it. The morall duties of this commandement are. -
III.
Comm. Thou shalt not take Gods Name in vain. -
IV.
Comm. Remember that thou keep holy the S. day] -
V.
Com. Honour thy father and thy mother] -
VI.
Com. Thou shalt do no murder. -
VII.
Com. Thou shalt not commit adultery. -
VIII.
Com. Thou shalt not steal. -
IX.
Com. Thou shalt not bear false witnesse. - X. Thou shalt not covet.
- The special precepts of the Gospel.
- SECT. IX. Of the sick mans practise of charity and justice, by way of rule.
- SECT. X. Acts of charity by way of prayer and ejaculation, which may also be used for thanksgiving, in case of recovery.
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CHAP. V. Of visitation of the sick:
or the assistance that is to be done to dying persons, by the mini∣stery of their Clergy Guides.- SECT. I.
- SECT. II. Rules for the manner of visitations of sick persons.
- SECT. III. Of ministring in the sick mans con∣fession of sins and repentance.
- SECT. IIII. Of the ministring to the restitution and pardon, or reconciliation of the sick person, by administring the Holy Sa∣crament.
- SECT. V. Of Ministring to the sick person by the Spiritual man, as he is the Phy∣sitian of souls.
- SECT. VI. Considerations against Presumption.
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SECT. VII. Offices to be said by the Minister in his visitation of the sick.
- Let the Priest say this prayer secretly.
- The Psalm.
- Let us Pray.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
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prayers
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The Prayer of S.
Eustratius the Martyr to be used by the sick or dying man, or by the Priests, or assistants in his behalf, which he said when he was going to mar∣tyrdom. -
A Prayer taken out of the
Euchologion of the Greek Church, to be said by or in behalf of people in their danger, or neer their death., &c.
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The Prayer of S.
- prayers
- prayers
- The blessing.
- The doxology.
- prayers
- A prayer to be said in the case of a sudden surprise by death, as by a mortal wound, or evil accidents in childebirth, when the forms and solemnities of preparation cannot be used.
- SECT. VIII. A peroration concerning the contingen∣cies, and treatings of our departed friends after death, in order to their buriall, &c.
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BEsides this
Rule of Holy Dy∣ing, the Author hath in Print,