The rule and exercises of holy living and dying

Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber

Ogle, Duncan and Company, 1822

Inhoudsopgave

• 1: xix
• X: xix
• CHAP I: 11
• The Benefits of this Exercise: 22
• The third General Instrument of Holy Living or the Practice of: 30
• The Benefits of this Exercise: 37
• The first Prayers in the Morning as soon as we are dressed: 39
• An Ejaculation: 46
• Ejaculations and short Meditations to be used in the Night when: 53
• Of Temperance in Eating and Drinking: 60
• Signs of Drunkenness: 67
• Acts of Chastity in general: 76
• Remedies against Uncleanness: 82
• Acts or Offices of Humility: 88
• Signs of Humility: 98
• Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents: 106
• Means to obtain Content by way of Considerations: 120
• Poverty or a low Fortune: 126
• Violent Necessities: 132
• Evil or Unfortunate Children: 138
• Of Obedience to our Superiors: 145
• Degrees of Obedience: 152
• SECTION II: 153
• Rules for married Persons: 159
• SECTION IV: 165
• Prayers to be said in relation to the several Obligations and Offices: 172
• A Prayer for Patron and Benefactors: 178
• The Means and Instruments to obtain Faith: 184
• SECTION III: 193
• The two States of Love to: 199
• Of Reading or Hearing the Word of: 203
• The Benefits of Fasting: 212
• Motives to Prayer: 218
• Cautions for making Vows: 225
• SECTION VIII: 232
• Motives to Charity: 241
• Remedies against Covetousness the third Enemy of Mercy: 249
• SECTION IX: 255
• Motives to Repentance: 263
• Of Preparation to and the Manner how to receive the Holy Sacrament: 265
• Acts of Hope to be used by Sick Persons after a Pious Life: 281
• A short Form of Thanksgiving to be said upon any Special Deliverance: 293
• AD SECTION VII VIII X A Form of Prayer or Intercession for: 302
• A Prayer of Preparation or Address to the holy Sacrament: 308
• Consideration of the Vanity and Shortness of Mans Life: 335
• A GENERAL PREPARATION TOWARDS A HOLY AND BLESSED DEATH: 368
• A Form of Prayer recording all the Parts and Mysteries of Christs: 369
• Of Daily Examination of our Actions in the whole Course of our Health: 373
• SECTION III: 381
• OF THE STATE OF SICKNESS AND THE TEMPTATIONS INCIDENT TO: 389
• SECTION IV: 396
• SECTION V: 404
• SECTION VII: 423
• Remedies against Fear of Death by way of Exercise: 430
• SECTION IX: 436
• OF THE PRACTICE OF THE GRACES PROPER TO THE STATE OF SICKNESS: 445
• SECTION II: 452
• A Prayer for the Grace of Patience: 458
• SECTION IV: 464
• SECTION VI: 472
• Acts of Repentance by way of Prayer and Ejaculation to be used: 480
• SECTION IX: 496
• OR THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS TO BE DONE: 504
• Rules for the Manner of Visitation of Sick Persons506: 506
• Instruments by way of Consideration to awaken a careless Person: 513
• SECTION IV: 523
• SECTION V: 533
• An Exercise against Despair in the Day of our Death 510: 540
• SECTION VI: 546
• A Prayer to be said by the Standersby: 553
• A Prayer to be said in the Case of a sudden Surprise by Death as by: 559

Populaire passages

Pagina 466 - Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Pagina 66 - Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit...

Pagina 557 - Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to "Whom be glory for ever and ever, amen

Pagina 557 - Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting.

Pagina 281 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort ; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

Pagina 454 - So man lieth down,- and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Pagina 455 - O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak : O Lord, heal me ; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed : but thou, O Lord how long? Return, O Lord, deliver my soul : oh save me for thy mercies

Pagina 68 - But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love ; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Pagina 464 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Pagina 556 - O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we magnify thee ; And we worship thy Name : ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our trust is in thee. O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.

Bibliografische gegevens

• Titel: The rule and exercises of holy living and dying; Volume 4 van The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings, Reginald Heber
• Auteurs: Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber
• Uitgever: Ogle, Duncan and Company, 1822
• Oorspronkelijk uit: Harvard University
• Gedigitaliseerd: 3 jan 2007