Holy Living - Contents

• A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BISHOP TAYLOR.
  • HOLY LIVING
  • CHAPTER I
    • SECTION I
      • The first general instrument of Holy Living, Care of our Time.
      • Rules for employing our Time.
      • The Benefits of this Exercise.
    • SECTION II.
      • Rules for our Intentions.
      • Signs of our Purity of Intentions.
    • SECTION III.
      • Several Manners of the Divine Presence
      • Rules of exercising this Consideration.
      • The benefits of this Exercise.
    • PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS,
      • For grace to spend our time well.
      • The first Prayers in the morning, as soon as we are dressed.
      • Another Form of Prayer for the Morning.
      • An Exercise to be used at any time of the day.
      • A Form of Prayer for the Evening, to be said by such who have not time or opportunity to say the public prayers appointed for this office.
      • Evening Prayer
      • Another form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at bed-time.
      • Ejaculations and short Meditations to be used in the night, when we awake.
      • A Prayer for holy intention is the beginning and pursuit of any considerable action, as Study, Preaching, etc.
      • A prayer meditating and referring to the Divine presence.
  • CHAPTER II.
    • SECTION I.
      • Of Sobriety in the general sense.
      • Evil Consequences of Voluptuousness or Sensuality.
      • Degrees of Sobriety.
      • Rules for suppressing Voluptuousness.
    • SECTION II.
      • Of Temperance in Eating and Drinking.
      • Measures of Temperance in Eating.
      • Signs and Effects of Temperance.
      • Of Drunkenness.
      • Evil Consequents to Drunkenness.
      • Signs of Drunkenness.
      • Rules for obtaining Temperance.
    • SECTION III.
      • Of Chastity
      • The evil Consequent of Uncleanness.
      • Acts of Chastity in general.
      • Acts of Virginal Chastity.
      • Rules for Widows or Vidual Chastity.
      • Rules for Married Persons, or Matrimonial Chastity.
      • Remedies against Uncleanness.
    • SECTION IV.
      • Of Humility.
      • Arguments against Pride, by way of consideration.
      • Acts or Offices of Humility.
      • Means and Exercises for obtaining and increasing the Grace of Humility.
      • Signs of Humility
    • SECTION V.
      • Of Modesty.
      • Acts and Duties of Modesty, as it is opposed to Curiosity.
      • Acts of Modesty as it is opposed to Boldness.
      • Acts of Modesty as it is opposed to Indecency.
    • SECTION VI.
      • Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents.
      • Instruments or Exercises to procure Contentedness.
      • Means to obtain Content by way of considerations.
      • Poverty or a low fortune.
      • The Charge of many Children.
      • Violent Necessities.
      • Death of Children, or nearest Relatives and Friends.
      • Untimely Death.
      • Death unseasonable.
      • Sudden Death, or Violent.
      • Being Childless.
      • Evil or unfortunate Children.
      • Our own Death.
    • PRAYERS FOR THE SEVERAL GRACES AND PARTS OF CHRISTIAN SOBRIETY.
  • CHAPTER III.
    • OF CHRISTIAN JUSTICE.
    • SECTION I.
      • Of Obedience to our Superiors.
      • Acts and Duties of Obedience to all our Superiors.
      • Remedies against Disobedience, and Means to endear our Obedience; by way of consideration.
      • Degrees of Obedience.
    • SECTION II.
      • Of Provision, or that part of Justice which is due from Superiors to Inferiors.
      • Duties of Kings, and all the Supreme Power, as Lawgivers.
      • The Duty of Superiors as they are Judges.
      • The Duty of Parents to their Children.
      • Rules for Married Persons.
      • The Duty of Masters of Families.
      • The Duty of Guardians or Tutors.
    • SECTION III.
      • Of Negotiation, or Civil Contracts.
      • Rules and Measures of Justice in Bargaining.
    • SECTION IV.
      • Of Restitution.
      • Rules of making Restitution.
    • PRAYERS RELATING TO JUSTICE.
      • A Prayer for the Grace of Obedience, to be said by all Persons under Command.
      • A Prayer to be said by Subjects when the Land is invaded and overrun by barbarous or wicked People, enemies of the Religion or the Government.
  • CHAPTER IV.
    • Of the internal Actions of Religion
  • SECTION I.
    • OF FAITH
    • Signs of true Faith.
    • The Means and Instruments to obtain Faith are,
  • SECTION II.
    • Of the Hope of a Christian.
    • The Acts of Hope are,
    • Rules to govern our Hope.
    • Means of Hope, and Remedies against Despair.
  • SECTION III.
    • Of Charity, or the Love of God.
    • The Acts of Love to God are,
    • The Measures and Rules of Divine Love.
    • Helps to increase 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.
  • SECTION IV.
    • Of reading or hearing the Word of God.
    • Rules for hearing or reading the Word of God.
    • Concerning Spiritual Books and Ordinary Sermons, take in these Advices also.
  • SECTION V.
    • Of Fasting.
    • Rules for Christian Fasting.
    • The Benefits of Fasting.
  • SECTION VI.
    • Of keeping Festivals, and Days holy to the Lord; particularly the Lords Day.
    • Rules for keeping the Lords Day and other Christian Festivals.
  • SECTION VII.
    • Of Prayer.
    • Motives to Prayer.
    • Rules for the Practice of Prayer.
    • Caution for making Vows.
    • Remedies against Wandering Thoughts in Prayer.
    • Signs of Tediousness of Spirit in our Prayers and all Actions of Religion.
    • Remedies against Tediousness of Spirit.
  • SECTION VIII.
    • Of Alms.
    • Works of Mercy, or the several Kinds of corporal Alms.
    • Works of Spiritual Alms and Mercy are,
    • Rules for giving Alms.
    • Motives to Charity.
    • Remedies against Unmercifulness and Uncharitableness.
    • Remedies against Anger, by way of consideration.
  • SECTION IX.
    • Of Repentance.
    • Acts and Parts of Repentance.
    • Motives to Repentance.
  • SECTION 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
    • 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 Children, of Husband or Wife, in great Poverty, in Imprisonment, in a sad and disconsolate Spirit, and 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 the 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.
    • A Prayer to be said before the hearing or reading the Word of God.
    • A Form of Confession of Sins and Repentance, to be used upon Fasting Days, or Days of Humiliation, especially in Lent, and before the Holy Sacrament.
    • The Prayer.
    • Special Devotions to be used upon the Lords Day, and the great Festivals of Christians.
    • A Prayer to be said on the Feast of Christmas, or the Birth of our blessed Saviour Jesus; the same also may be said upon the Feast of the Annunciation and Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    • A Prayer to be said upon our Birth-day, or Day of Baptism.
    • A Prayer to be said upon the Days of the Memory of Apostles, Martyrs, etc.
    • A Form of Prayer recording all the parts and mysteries of Christs Passion, being a short history of it: to be used especially in the week of the Passions, and before the receiving the blessed Sacrament.
    • The Manner of using these Devotions by way of Preparation to the receiving of the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
    • A Prayer of Preparation or Address to the Holy Sacrament.
    • Ejaculations to be said before or at the receiving the Holy Sacrament.