Holy living in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virute, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations : together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion occasians [sic], and furnished for all necessities / by Jer. Taylor.

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Holy living in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virute, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations : together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion occasians [sic], and furnished for all necessities / by Jer. Taylor.

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Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.

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London :: Printed for Richard Royston,

1656.

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Christian life.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE Right Honourable and truly Noble RICHARD Lord VAUGHAN, Earl of Carbery, Knight of the honourable Order of the Bath.
• The Table.
• 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 imploying our Time.
    • The benefits of this exercise.
  • SECT. II. The second general instrument of holy Living: Purity of intention
    • Rules for our intentions.
    • Signes of purity of intention.
  • SECT. III. The third general instrument of holy living: or the practise of the presence of God.
    • Several manners of the divine presence.
    • Rules of exercising this consideration.
    • The Benefits of this exercise.
    • Prayers and Devotions according to the religion and purposes of the fore∣going Considerations.
    • The first prayers in the Morning as sn as we are dressed.
    • Our Father which art in Heaven, &c.
    • II. An act of thanksgiving being the song of David for the Morning.
    • III. An act of oblation or presenting our selves to God for the day.
    • IV. An act of repentance or contrition.
    • V. The Prayer or Petition.
    • VI. 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 determine us.
    • Another form of prayer for the Morning.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
    • After which conclude with this eaculation,
    • An exercise to be used at anytime of the day.
    • The Hymn collected out of the Psalms, recounting the excellencies and greatnesse of God.
    • Eiaculations.
    • The Prayer.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • A form of Prayer for the Evening, to be said by such who have not time, or opportunity to say the publick Prayers ap∣pointed for this office.
    • II.
    • III.
    • Another form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at bed-time.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • Ejaculations and short meditations to be used in the Night when we wake.
    • Ad Sect. 2 A Prayer for holy intention in the beginning and pursuit of any considerable action, as Study, Preaching, &c.
    • Ad Sect. 3. A Prayer meditating and referring to the Divine presence.
• CHAP. II. Of Christian Sobriety.
  • Sect. I. Of sobriety in the general sense.
    • Evil consequents of voluptuousness or Sensuality.
    • Degrees of Sobriety.
    • Rules for suppressing voluptuousness.
  • SECT. I. Of Temperance in Eating and Drinking.
    • Measures of temperance in Eating.
    • Signes and effects of Temperance.
    • Of drunkennesse.
    • Evil consequents to drunkenness.
    • Signes of drunkennesse,
    • Rules for obtaining Temperance.
  • SECT. III. Of Chastity.
    • The evil consequents of Uncleanness.
    • Acts of chastity in general.
    • Acta of Virginal Chastity.
    • Rules for Widowes or vidual Chastity.
    • Rules for married persons, or matrimonial chastity.
    • Remedies against uncleannesse.
  • SECT. IV. Of Humility.
    • Arguments against Pride by way of Consideration.
    • Acts or offices of humility.
    • Means and exercises of obtaining and in∣creasing the grace of Humility.
    • Signes of Humility.
  • SECT V. Of Modesty
    • Acts and duties of Modesty as it is opposed to Curiosity.
    • Acts of modesty as it is opposed to boldnesse.
    • Acts of Modesty as it is opposed to undecency.
  • SECT. VI. Of contentedness in all estates and accidents.
    • Means to obtain content by way of consideration.
    • Poverty or a low Fortune.
    • The Charge of many Children.
    • Violent necessities.
    • Death of Children, or nearest Relatives and Friends.
    • Untimely death.
    • Death unseasonable.
    • Sudden death or violent.
    • Being Childelesse.
    • Evil or unfortunate Children.
    • Our own death.
    • Prayers for the several Graces and parts of Christian Sobriety.
    • For Temperance.
    • For Chastity: to be said especially by unmarried persons.
    • A Prayer for the love of God, to be said by Virgins and Widows professed or resolved so to live: and may be used by any one.
    • A Prayer to be said by married persons in be∣half of themselves and each other.
    • A prayer for the grace of Humility.
    • Acts of Humility and Modesty by way of prayer and meditation.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • A Prayer for a contented spirit, and the grace of moderation and patience.
• CHAP. III. Of Christian Justice.
  • SECT. I. Of Obedience to our Superiours.
    • Acts and duties of Obedience to all our Superiours.
    • Remedies against disobedience: and means to endear our obedience, by way of consideration.
    • Degrees of Obedience.
  • SECT. II. Of Provision, or that part of Justice which is due from Superiours to Inferiours.
    • Duties of Kings and all the Supreme power, as, Lawgivers.
    • The duty of Superiours as they are Judges.
    • The duty of Parents to their Children.
    • The duty of Husbands, &c.
    • The duty of Masters of Families.
  • SECT. IV. Of Restitution.
    • Rules of making Restitution.
    • ¶ These Rules concern the persons that are obliged to make restitution: the other cir∣cumstances of it are thus described.
    • Prayers to be said in relation to the seve∣ral Obligations and Offices of Justice. A Prayer for the Grace of Obedience: to be said by all persons under Command,
    • Prayers for Kings and all Magistrates, for our Parents spiritual and natural, are in the following Letanies at the end of the fourth Chapter. A prayer to be said by Subects, when their Land is invaded and overran by barba∣rous or wicked people, enemies of the Religion, or the Government. I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • A Prayer to be said by Kings or Magistrates, for themselves and their People.
    • A Prayer to be said by Parents for their Children.
    • A prayer to be said by Masters of Families, Curats, Tutors, or other obliged persons, for their charger.
    • A Prayer to be said by Merchants, Trades∣men, and Handicrafts men.
    • A Prayer to be said by Debtors, and all per∣sons obliged whether by crime or contract.
    • V.
    • A Prayer for Patron and Benefactors.
• CHAP. IV. Of Christian Religion.
  • Of the internal actions of Religion.
  • SECT. IV. Of Faith.
    • The Acts and Offices of Faith, are
    • Signes of true Faith.
    • The Means and Instruments to obtain Faith, are
  • SECT. II. Of the Hope of a Christian.
    • The Acts of Hope, are
    • Rules to govern our Hope.
    • Means of Hope, and remedies against Despair.
  • SECT. III. Of Charity or the love of God.
    • The acts of Love to God, are
    • The Measures and Rules of Divine Love.
    • Helps to increase our love to God; by way of exercise.
    • The two states of love to God.
    • Cautions and Rules concerning. zeal.
    • Of the external actions of Religion.
  • SECT. IV. Of Reading, or Hearing the Word of God.
    • Rules for Hearing or Reading the Word of God.
    • Concerning spiritual books and ordinary Ser∣mons take in these advices also.
  • SECT. V. Of Fasting.
    • Rules for Christian Fasting.
    • The benefits of Fasting.
  • SECT. VI. O keeping Festivals, and daies holy to the Lord: particularly, the Lords day.
    • Rules for keeping the Lords day nd other Christian festivals.
  • SECT. VII. Of Prayer.
    • Motives t Praier.
    • Rules for the practice of Prayer.
    • Cautions for making Vows.
    • Remedies against wandring thoughts in Praier.
    • Signes of tediousnesse of spirit in our prayers and all actions of religion.
    • Remedies against tediousness of spirit.
  • SECT. VIII. Of Alms.
    • Works of mercy, or the several kinds of corporal Almes.
    • Works of spiritual Ames and mercy, are
    • Rules for giving Almes.
    • Motives to Charity.
    • Remedies against unmercifulnesse, and uncharitablenesse.
    • 2. Remedies against anger by way of exercise.
    • Remedies against Angel by way of consideration.
    • 3. Remedies against Covetousnesse, the third enemy of mercy.
  • SECT. IX. Of Repentance.
    • Acts and parts of Repentance.
    • Motives to Repentance.
  • SECT. X. Of Preparation to, and the manner how to receive the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
    • The effects and benefits of worthy communicating.
    • Prayers for all sorts of Men and all necessi∣ties; relating to the severall parts of the vertue of Religion.
    • Acts of love by way of prayer and ejacula∣tion: to be used in private.
    • A Prayer to be said in any affliction, as death of children, of husband or wife, in great po∣verty, in imprisonment, in a sad and dis∣consolate spirit and in temptati∣ons to despair.
    • Ejaculations and ort meditations to be used in time of sickness and sorrow, or danger of Death.
    • An Act of Faith concerning resurrection and the day of judgment, to be said by sick per∣sons or meditated.
    • Short Prayers to be said by sick persons.
    • Let the Sick man often meditate upon these following promises and gracious words of God.
    • Acts of hope to be used by sick persons, after a pious life.
    • A prayer to be said in behalf of a sick or dying person.
    • Hither the sick persons may draw in, and use the acts of several vertues respersed in the several parts of this book, the several Le∣tanies, viz. of repentance, of the passion, and the single prayers, according to his present needs.
    • Then make an act of resignation, thus.
    • A form of a vow to be made in this or the like danger.
    • This form also may be used in praying for a blessing on an enterprize; and may be in∣stanced in actions of devotion as well as of charity.
    • Ad. Sect. 4.] A prayer to be said before hear∣ing or reading the word of God.
    • Ad Act. 5.9.10.] A form of confession of sins, and repentance to be used upon fasting dayes, or dayes of humiliation; especially in Lent, and before the Holy Sacrament.
    • The Prayer.
    • Ad Sect. 6.] Special devotions to be used upon the Lords-day, and the great Festvals of Christians.
    • [1.] Ex Liturgia S. Basilii magna ex parte.
  • A short Form of thanksgiving to be said upon any special deliverance, as from Child∣birth from Sickness, from battel, or immi∣nent danger at Sea, or Land, &c.
  • A Prayer of thanksgiving after the receiving some great blessing, as the birth of an Heir the success of an honest designe, a victory, a good harvest, &c.
  • A prayer to be said on the Feast of Christmas, or the birth of our blessed Saviour Jesus; the same also may be said upon the feast of the Annunciation, and Purification of the B. Virgin Mary.
  • The same Form of Prayer may be used up∣on our own Birth day, or day of our Baptism: adding the following prayer.
  • Then adde the form of thanksgiving formerly described. A prayer to be said upon the dayes of the memory of Apostles, Mar∣tyrs, &c,
  • A form of prayer recording all the parts and mysteries of Christs passion; being a short history of it: to be used especially in the week of the passion, and before the receiving the blessed Sacrament.
  • The Prayer.
  • Ad. Sect. 7.8, 10. A form of prayer or inter∣cession for all estates of people in the Christi∣an Church. The parts of which may be added to any other formes: and the whole office in∣tirely as it lyes is proper to be said in our preparation to the holy Sacrament, or on the day of celebration.
    • 1. For our selves.
    • 2. For the whole Catholick Church.
    • 3. For all Christian Kings, Princes and Governours.
    • 4. For all the orders of them that minister about H. things.
    • 5. For our neerest relatives, as Husband Wife, Children, Family, &c.
    • 6. For our Parents, our Kindred in the flesh, our Friends and Benefactors.
    • 7. For all that lye under the rod of war▪ fa∣mine, pestilence: to be said in the time of plague, or war, &c.
    • 8. For all women with childe and for un∣born children.
    • 9. For all estates of Men and Women in the Christian Church.
  • Ad Sect. 10. The manner of using these de∣votions by way of preparation to the re∣ceiving the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
  • A prayer of preparation or address to the holy Sacrament.
    • An act of Love.
    • An act of Desire.
    • An act of contrition.
    • An act of Faith.
    • The Petition.
  • Ejaculations to be used any time that day, after the solemnity is ended.
• A CATALOGUE of some Books Printed for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-lane, London.
• The names of several Treatises and Sermons written by Jer. Taylor D. D. viz.