Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying
Jeremy Taylor
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Length 10 h 22 min
Chapters 36
First published 1651
Written by a Church of England clergyman in the time of Cromwell, this work is praised for both its style and content. Taylor's work was much admired by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for its devotional quality; and by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas de Quincey, and Edmund Gosse for its literary qualities.
Holy Dying is meant to instruct the reader in the "means and instruments" of preparing for a blessed death, written in a time when death was a constant companion to life and not to be encountered without being ready for it. It assumes illness and a death-bed, with recommended meditations and prayers for the sick, the family, and the clergyman attending to the dying one. (Summary by TriciaG, with help from Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Dedication Read by KHand 23:30
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I.II. The Consideration reduced to Practice Read by MaryAnn 19:16
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I.III. Rules and Spiritual Arts of lengthening our Days, and to take off the Objection of a short Life Read by KHand 22:02
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I.IV. Consideration of the Miseries of Man's Life Read by KHand 13:24
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I.V. This Consideration reduced to Practice Read by KHand 6:57
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II.I. Three Precepts preparatory to a Holy Death, to be practised in our whole Life Read by Chris Bunn 12:07
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II.II. Of daily Examination of our Actions in the whole Course of our Health, preparatory to our death-bed Read by MaryAnn 21:07
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II.III. Of exercising Charity during our whole Life Read by Ed Humpal 6:55
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II.IV. General Considerations to enforce the former Practices Read by Ed Humpal 10:39
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III.I. Of the State of Sickness Read by Joseph Tabler 8:53
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III.II. Of the first Temptation proper to the State of Sickness: Impatience Read by David Lawrence 6:06
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III.III. Constituent or integral parts of Patience Read by OCTL7 6:06
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III.IV. Remedies against Impatience, by way of Consideration Read by TriciaG 20:46
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III.V. Remedies against Impatience, by way of Exercise Read by Amelia Chesley 11:08
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III.VI. Advantages of Sickness Read by TriciaG 37:38
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III.VII. The second Temptation proper to the State of Sickness: Fear of Death, with its Remedies Read by DeAnna Dailey 13:24
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III.VIII. Remedies against Fear of Death, by way of Exercise Read by DeAnna Dailey 14:19
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III.IX. General Rules and Exercises whereby our Sickness may become safe and sanctified Read by DeAnna Dailey 19:48
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IV.I. Of the Practice of Patience Read by sgrace 19:23
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IV.II. Acts of Patience, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation Read by TriciaG 19:21
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IV.III. Of the Practice of the Grace of Faith in the time of Sickness Read by TriciaG 10:55
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IV.IV. Acts of Faith, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be said by Sick Men in the Days of their Temptation Read by Tony Addison 9:58
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IV.V. Of the Practice of the Grace of Repentance in the time of Sickness Read by TriciaG 12:55
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IV.VI. Rules for the Practice of Repentance in Sickness Read by TriciaG 23:05
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IV.VII. Acts of Repentance, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation Read by TriciaG 15:06
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IV.VIII. An Analysis or Resolution of the Decalogue, enumerating the Duties commanded, and the Sins forbidden in every Commandment, for the helping the Sick Man in making his Confession Read by TriciaG 30:20
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IV.IX. Of the Sick Man's Practice of Charity and Justice, by way of Rule Read by TriciaG 11:56
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IV.X. Acts of Charity, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation; which may be also used for Thanksgiving in case of Recovery Read by Amelia Chesley 8:13
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V.I. General Observations Read by David Lawrence 5:56
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V.II. Rules for the Manner of Visitation of Sick Persons Read by Jill Preston 11:13
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V.III. Of Ministering in the Sick Man's Confession of Sins and Repentance Read by TriciaG 33:32
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V.IV. Of Ministering to the Restitution and Pardon, or Reconciliation of the Sick Person, by administering the holy Sacrament Read by TriciaG 25:19
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V.V. Of Ministering to the Sick Person by the Spiritual Man, as he is the Physician of Souls Read by Anna Roberts 28:43
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V.VI. Considerations against Presumption Read by Anna Roberts 7:04
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V.VII. Offices to be said by the Minister in his Visitation of the Sick Read by MaryAnn 29:52
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V.VIII. A Peroration concerning the Contingencies and Treatings of our departed Friends after Death, in order to their Will and Burial Read by MaryAnn 27:36
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