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.

* 1.1Works of spiritual A••mes and mercy, are

1. To teach the ignorant. 2. To counsell doubting persons 3. To admon••sh sinners diligently, prudently, seasonably, and chari∣tably: To which also may be reduced, pro∣voking and encouraging to good works. 4. To comfort the afflicted. 5. To pardon offenders. 6. To suffer and support the weak. 7. To pray for all estates of men, and for re∣lief to all their necessities. To which may be added. 8. To punish or correct re••ractori∣n••sse. 9. To be gentle and charitable in censuring the actions of others. 1••. To e∣stablish the scrupulous wave••ing, and incon∣stant spirits. 11. To confirm the strong. 12. Not to give scandal. 13. To quit a man of his fear. 14. * 1.2 To ••edeem maydens from prostitution and publication of their bodies.

To both these kinds, a third also may be added of a mixt nature, partly corporal, and partly spr••ritual: such are. 1. Reconciling enemies. * 1.3 2. E••ecting publick Schools of Learning. 3. Maintaining Lectures of Di∣vinity.

4. Erecting Colledges for Religion, and retirement from the noyses and more frequent temptations of the World. 5. ••ind∣ing imployment for unbusied p••rsons, and putting children to hone••t Trad••s. For the particulars of Mercy or Almes cannot be na••••ower then Me••s needs are: and the old method of Almes is too narrow to comprize them all; and yet the kinds are too many to be discoursed of particularly: only ou•• •• l••st••d Saviour in the precept of Almes, use•• the instances of relieving the poor, and for∣givenesse of injuri••••▪ and by pr••portion to these, ••he rest whose duty is plain simple easi•• and necessary, may be determin'd But Almes in general are to be dispos'd of according to the following Rules.

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