The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying

by Jeremy Taylor

Publisher:

Rivingtons

, 1880

Overview

In The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying, Taylor examines and reflects on many aspects connected with death and dying. His goal is to provide “considerations concerning preparation for a holy and blessed death.” Taylor structures the book by offering a reflection on a particular aspect associated with death (e.g., the shortness of one’s life), followed by practical advice based on that reflection.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Our complaints in sickness must be without peevishness” (Page 62)

“HE that would die well must always look for death, every day knocking at the gates of the grave; and then the gates of the grave shall never prevail against him to do him mischief.” (Page 34)

“The way to prevent God’s anger is to be angry with ourselves: and by examining our actions, and condemning the criminal, by being assessors in God’s tribunal, at least we shall obtain the favour of the court. As therefore every night we must make our bed the memorial of our grave, so let our evening thoughts be an image of the day of judgment.” (Page 41)

“He that desires to die well and happily, above all things, must be careful that he do not live a soft, a delicate, and voluptuous life; but a life severe, holy, and under the discipline of the cross, under the conduct of prudence and observation, a life of warfare and sober counsels, labour and watchfulness.” (Page 37)

“He that would die well must, all the days of his life, lay up against the day of death,’ not only” (Page 35)

Product Details

• Title: The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying
• Author: Jeremy Taylor
• Publisher: Rivingtons
• Print Publication Date: 1880
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 248
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Christian life; Devotional exercises
• Resource ID: LLS:RLEXRCSHLYDYNGTAYLOR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:26:11Z

About Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor (15 August 1613–13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the “Shakespeare of Divines” for his poetic style of expression and was often presented as a model of prose writing. He is remembered in the Church of England’s calendar of saints with a Lesser Festival on 13 August. He was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury.