The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor

THE

WHOLE WORKS

OF

THE RIGHT REV. JEREMY TAYLOR, D.D,

LORD BISHOP of down, CONNOR, AND DROMORE:

WITH

A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,

AND

A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF HIS WRITINGS,

BY

REGINALD HEBER, A.M.

CANON OF ST. ASAPH, RECTOR OF HODNET, AND LATE FELLOW
OF ALL SOULS' COLLEGE, OXFord.

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES.

VOL. XV.

LONDON:

OGLE, DUNCAN, AND CO. 37, PATERNOSTER ROW, AND 295, HOLBORN ;
AND RICHARD PRIESTLEY, 143, HIGH HOLBORN;

J. PARKER, OXFORD; AND DEIGHTON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.

1822.

1822

6095
72431
182h

✓ 15. CONTENTS.

THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME.

THE GOLDEN GROVE;

Or, a Manual of Daily Prayers and Litanies, fitted to the Days of

the Week; containing a short Summary of what is to be believed,

practised, and desired

..................• •-• ••-• • ••

CREDENDA; or, what is to be believed

AGENDA; or, Things to be done ••••••

POSTULANDA; or, Things to be prayed for

Festival Hymns

OF

....

THE PSALTER OF DAVID;

With Titles and Collects, according to the Matter of each Psalm:

whereunto are added, Devotions for the Help and Assistance of

all Christian People, in all Occasions and Necessities'

Devotions for several Occasions

Morning Prayer, throughout the Year,

Evening Prayer, throughout the Year

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A COLLECTION OF OFFICES,

Or Forms of Prayer in cases Ordinary and Extraordinary; taken out

of the Scriptures, and the Ancient Liturgies of several Churches,

especially the Greek

•••••• •�♦♦♦

Additionals to the foregoing Offices

Varieties to be added upon the Great Festivals of the Year

An Office or Order for the Administration of the Holy Sacrament of

the Lord's Supper, according to the way of the Apostolical Churches,

and the Doctrine of the Church of England

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93

197

237

243

255

265

282

290

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A Form of Administration of the Holy Sacrament of Baptism

The Devotions and proper Offices for Women..

The Offices or Forms of Prayer and Devotion for the Miserable and

Afflicted....

......

A Form of Devotion; to be used and said in the Days of Sorrow and

Affliction of a Family, or of Private Persons

A Form of Prayer or Thanksgiving..

...

THE WORTHY COMMUNICANT;

Or, a Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent

to the worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper; and of all the Duties

required in order to a worthy Preparation: together with the Cases

of Conscience occurring in the Duty of him that ministers and of

him that communicates; as also Devotions fitted to every part of

the Ministration...

The Introduction ........

SECTION I.

Of the several Apprehensions of Men concerning it ....

SECTION II.

What it is, which we receive in the Holy Sacrament

of the NATURE, EXCELLENCIES, USES, AND INTENTION OF THE

HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUpper.

SECTION III.

That in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there are represented and

exhibited many great Blessings, upon the special Account of that

sacred Ministry, proved in general

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SECTION V.

Practical Conclusions from the preceding Discourses.

SECTION VI.

Devotions preparatory to this Mystery

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397

404

SECTION IV.

The Blessings and Graces of the Holy Sacrament enumerated and

proved particularly...

421

OF OUR GENERAL PREPARATION TO THE WORTHY RECEPTION OF THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MYSTERIES.

SECTION I

Of Examination of ourselves in order to the Holy Communion

SECTION II.

Of the Examination of our Desires

SECTION III.

Of our Examination concerning remanent Affections to Sin

SECTION IV.

Of Examination of ourselves in the Matter of our Prayers, in order to

a holy Communion..

CHAP. III.

SECTION VI.

Devotions to be used upon the Days of our Examination, relative to

...... 457

Of preparatory Examination of ourselves in some other Instances.... 486

OF FAITH, AS IT IS A NECESSARY DISPOSITION TO THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT.

.....

SECTION III.

Whether Innocents, Fools, and Madmen, may be admitted to the Holy

Communion

SECTION IV.

Of actual Faith, as it is a necessary Disposition to the Sacrament

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