Holy Living and Dying: With Prayers Containing the Whole Duty of a Christian

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Cosimo, Inc., Jun 1, 2007 - History - 548 pages

Based on work originally published in 1650 and 1651, this book combines Jeremy Taylor's two most famous writings: *The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living* and *The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying.* These books are owner's manuals for the soul, describing for readers how to attain virtue, avoid vice, and live a proper Christian life. The book is divided into sections based on which virtue and which vice the reader needs help with. *On Dying* speaks to those who, before they are old and ill, have given some thought to dying and wish to ensure that they pass properly to Heaven. Devout Christians will find this book inspirational and instructional.

 

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The Consideration reduced to Practice
305
Rules and Spiritual Arts of lengthening our Days and
312
Consideration of the Miseries of Mans Life
322
A General Preparation towards a holy and blessed
330
Of exercising Charity during our whole Life
343
Of the State of Sickness and the Temptations
349
Remedies against Impatience by way of Consideration
356
Remedies against Impatience by way of Exercise
364

Remedies against Uncleanness
68
Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents
91
of Christian Justice
128
Of Provision or that part of Justice which is due from
137
Of Negotiation or Civil Contracts
145
Prayers for Kings and all Magistrates for our Parents spiritual
156
Of the Internal Actions of Religion
162
Of Charity or the Love of God
174
The two States of Love to God
180
The Benefits of Fasting
192
Sect VIIIOf Alms
211
Of Repentance
233
Of Preparation to and the Manner how to receive the holy
243
Ad Sect IV A Prayer to be said before the hearing or reading
261
A short Form of Thanksgiving to be said upon any special Deliver
269
Ad Sect VII VIII X A Form of Prayer or Intercession for
278
Ad Sect X The Manner of using these Devotions by way of Prepar
284
THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY DYING
291
A General Preparation towards a holy and blessed
299
Advantages of Sickness
368
The second Temptation proper to the State of Sickness
382
Remedies against the Fear of Death by way of Exercise
388
General Rules and Exercises whereby our Sickness may
394
Of the Practice of the Graces proper to the State
402
Acts of Patience by way of Prayer and Ejaculation
410
Sect IIIOf the Practice of the Grace of Faith in the Time of Sick
417
The Prayer for the Grace and Strengths of Faith
423
Acts of Repentance by way of Prayer and Ejaculation
436
An Analysis or Resolution of the Decalogue and
442
Of the Sick Mans Practice of Charity and Justice by
452
of the Visitation of the Sick or the Assistance that
460
Of the Ministering to the Restitution and Pardon or
477
Of ministering to the Sick Person by the Spiritual Man
487
Considerations against Presumption
500
A Prayer to be said by the Standersby
507
Sect VIIIA Peroration concerning the Contingencies and Treatings
513
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