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Author: Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
Title: The rule and exercises of holy living. In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, 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 fitted to all occasions, and furnish'd for all necessities.
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Print source: The rule and exercises of holy living. In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, 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 fitted to all occasions, and furnish'd for all necessities.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667., Vaughan, Robert, engraver.
London: Printed [by R. Norton] for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivie-lane, MDCL. [1650]
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Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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To the right Honourable and truly Noble RICHARD Lord VAUGHAN, Earl of Carbery, Baron of Emlin, and Molingar, Knight of the honou∣rable Order of the Bath.
THE TABLE.
The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, &c.
CHAP. I. Consideration of the general instru∣ments 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.
I. For grace to spend our time well.
The first prayers in the Morning as soon as we are dressed.
I. An act of adoration being the song that the Angels sing in Heaven.
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 devo∣tion, or duty, or their needs shall de∣termine us.
Another form of prayer for the Morning.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
An exercise to be used at any time of the day.
Ejaculations.
The prayer.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
A form of Prayer for the evening, to be said by such who have not time, or op∣portunity to say the publick pray∣ers appointed for this office.
I.
II.
III.
Another form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at bed-time. Our Father, &c.
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 pur∣suit of any considerable action, as Study, Preaching, &c.
Ad Sect. 3. A prayer meditating and re∣ferring to the divine presence. This prayer is especi∣ally to be used in tem∣ptation to private sins.
CHAP. II. Of Christian Sobriety.
Sect. I. Of sobriety in the general sense.
Evil consequents of voluptuousnesse or sensuality.
Degrees of sobriety.
Rules for suppressing voluptuousnesse.
SECT. II. Of Temperance in Eating and Drinking.
Measures of Temperance in eating.
Signes and effects of Temperance.
Of Drunkennesse.
Evil consequents to drunkennesse.
Signes of drunkennesse.
Rules for obtaining Temperance.
Of Chastity.
The evil consequents of Vncleannesse.
Acts of chastity in general.
Acts of virginal Chastity.
Rules for Widows or vidual Chastity.
Rules sor married persons, or matrimonial chastity.
Remedies against uncleannesse.
Sect. 4. Of Humility.
Arguments against Pride by way of Consideration.
Acts or offices of humility.
Meanes 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 oppos'd to undecency.
SECT. VI. Of Contentednesse in all estates and accidents.
Instruments or exercises to procure contentednesse.
Means to obtain content by way of consideration.
Poverty or a low Forune.
The Charge of many Children.
Violent necessities.
Death of Children, or neerest Relatives and Friends.
Vntimely death.
Death unseasonable.
Sudden deaths or violent.
Being Childelesse.
Evil or unfortunate Children.
Our own death.
Prayers for the several Graces and parts of Christian Sobriety.
A Prayer against Sen∣suality.
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 behalf of themselves and each other.
A Prayer for the grace of Humility.
Acts of Humility and modesty by way of prayer and meditation.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A Prayer, for a contented spirit, and the grace of moderation and patience.
CHAP. III. Of Christian Iustice.
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. 2. Of Provision, or that part of Iustice which is due from Superiours to Inferiours.
Duties of Kings and all the Supreme power, as, Lawgivers.
The Duty of Superiours as they are Iudges.
The Duty of Parents to their Children.
The duty of Husbands, &c. See Chapt. 2. Sect. 3. Rules for married persons.
The duty of Masters of Families.
The Duty of Guardians, or Tutors.
SECT. III. Of Negotiation, or Civil Contracts.
Rules and measures of justice in bargaining.
SECT. IV. Of Restitution.
Rules of making Restitution.
Prayers to be said in relation to the several Obligations and Of∣ces of Iustice.
A Prayer for the Grace of Obedience: to be said by all persons under Comand.
A Prayer to be said by Subjects, when their Land is invaded and over∣run by barbarous or wicked peo∣ple, enemies of the Religion, or the Government.
I.
II.
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 charges.
A Prayer to be said by Merchants, Tradesmen, and Handicrafts men.
A Prayer to be said by Debtors and all persons ob∣liged whether by crime or contract.
II.
A Prayer for Patron and Benefactours.
CHAP. IV. Of Christian Religion.
Of the internal actions of Religion.
SECT. I. 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. 3. Of Charity, or the love of God.
The acts of Love to God, are
The Measures and Rules of Divine Love.
Helps to encrease 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. Of keeping Festivals and dayes holy to the Lord: particularly, the Lords day.
Rules for keeping the Lords day and other Christian Festivals.
Sect. 7. Of Prayer.
Motives to prayer.
Rules for the practise of Prayer.
Cautions for making vowes.
Remedies against wandring thoughts in Prayer.
Signes of tediousnesse of spirit in our prayers and all actions of religion.
Remedies against tediousnesse of spirit.
Sect. 8. Of Almes.
Works of mercy, or the several kindes of corporal Almes.
Works of spiritual Almes and mercy, are
Rules for giving Almes.
Motives to Charity.
Remedies against unmercifulnesse, and uncharitablenesse.
1. Against Envy: by way of consideration.
2. Remedies against anger by way of exercise.
Remedies against Anger by way of consideration.
3. Remedies against Covetousnesse, the third enemy of mercy.
Sect. 9. 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 necessities; relating to the several parts of the vertue of Religion.
A Prayer for the Graces of Faith, Hope Charity.
Acts of love by way of prayer and ejaculation: to be used in private.
A Prayer to be said in any affliction, as death of chil∣dren, of husband or wife, in great poverty, in imprisonment, in a sad and disconsolate spirit, & in temptations to despair.
Ejaculations and short 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 persons or meditated.
Short Prayers to be said by sick persons.
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.
A prayer to be said in a storm at Sea.
Then make an act of resignation, thus,
A form of a vow to be made in this or the like danger.
A prayer before a journey.
Ad Sect. 4] A prayer to be said before hearing or reading the word of God.
Ad Sect. 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 devtions to be used upon the Lords-day, and the great Festivalls Of Christians.
A Prayer of thanksgiving after the receiving some great blessing, as the birth of an Heir, the successe of an honest designe, a victory, a good harvest, &c.
A Prayer to be said upon our Birth-day, or day of Baptisme.
Then adde the form of thanksgiving formerly described. A prayer to be said upon the dayes of the memory of Apostles, Martyrs, &c.
A form of prayer recording all the parts and myste∣ries 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.
Ad. Sect. 7, 8, 10.A orm of prayer or interces∣sion for all estates of people in the Christian Church. The parts of which may be added to any other formes: and the whole office intirely as it lyes is proper to be said in our preparation to the holy Sacrament, or o the day of celebration.
1. For our selves.
2. For the whole Catholick Church.
3. For all Christian Kings, Princes and Governours.
4. For al 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 Kinred in the flesh, our Friends and Benefactors.
7. For all that lye under the rod of war, famine, pestilence: to be said in the time of plague, or war, &c.
8. For all women with childe and for unborn children.
9. For all estates of Men and Women in the Christian Church.
Ad. Sect. 10. The manner of using these devotions by way of preparation to the receiving the blessed Sa∣crament of the Lords Supper.
A prayer of preparation or addresse to the holy Sacrament.
An act of Love.
An act of Desire.
An act of contrition.
An act of Faith.
The Petition.
Immediately before the receiving say
Come Lord Iesus, come quickly.
After the receiving the cup of blessing.
Ejaculations to be used any time that day, after the solemnity is ended.
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