THE

WHOLE WORKS

OF THE

RIGHT REV. JEREMY TAYLOR, D.D.

LORD BISHOP OF DOWN, CONNOR, AND DROMORE.

VOLUME IV.

CONTAINING

THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY LIVING

AND DYING,

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 IIIS WRITINGS,

BY THE

RIGHT REV. REGINALD HEBER, D.D.

LATE LORD BISHOP OF CALCUTTA.

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR C. AND J. RIVINGTON; T. CADELL; LONGMAN,

REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN; J. BOOKER ; J. RICHARD.
SON; HATCHARD AND SON; R. H. EVANS; J. DUNCAN;
J.COCHRAN; J. PARKER, OXFORD; AND J. AND J. J. DEIGH-
TON, CAMBRIDGE.

J. NOYES, BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FOURTH VOLUME.

THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY LIVING,

PAG

DEDICATION

CHAP. I.

CONSIDERATION OF THE GENERAL INSTRUMENTS AND MEANS SERVING

TO A HOLY LIFE, BY WAY OF INRODUCTION.

SECTION I.

The first General Instrument of Holy Living, Care of our Time

Rules for employing our Time..

The Benefits of this Exercise

13

16

22

SECTION II.

The second General Instrument of Holy Living, Purity of Intention.... 22

Rules for our Intentions ...

24

Signs of Purity of Intention..

27

SECTION III.

30

31

The third General Instrument of Holy Living; or the Practice 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