The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author and a Critical Examination of His Writings, Volume 1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839 - Theology |
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Page 81 - Fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer." The transportment of zeal will excuse, or rather commend, some ejaculations of prayer, which seem to be too bold with God ; as, " How long wilt thou turn away thy face from us, O Lord ? and forgettest our misery and
Page 56 - makes a difference between hope and fear: for we hope for that which is good, we fear that which is evil. Secondly, it is not that .good which is present, but absent ; and this makes a difference between hope and fruition. " Hope that is seen, is not hope : for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?"
Page 79 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, was heard for his piety." This is the pre-eminence of our High Priest, who is an orator for us all, that the Lord cannot reject his prayers. Therefore, committing our daily orisons to our High Priest, to bear them
Page 81 - through a solid roof. Says Habakkuk," A great thing will the Lord bring to pass, but not presently, says the Lord : " the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come." Many diseases will never be cured well, unless they be long
Page 97 - Once the Lord hath appeared unto us in the token of his love by water : and once again he appears unto us in the elements of his holy table. Twice he hath appeared to bless thee. Therefore, " eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart." k For if you turn away from comfort, when the Lord
Page 57 - on the shore; but to find pearls in the sea, that is an object for the adventure of a jeweller. Neither is the jewel of Christian hope easily purchased. But as Elijah said to Elisha, "Thou hast asked a hard thing; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee.
Page 81 - Do justly, live chastely, give charitably, walk circumspectly, and then pray confidently. " For whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
Page cccli - that we could but pay thee that, which is so due unto thee, the tribute of our hearts! The heathen are come into thine inheritance ; thy holy temple have they defiled : help us, O God of our salvation, and deliver us, and purge away our sins
Page 81 - It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing." Look that your petitions be modelled into such things, as the word and Spirit do appoint, and stir you up to ask, and " you shall not be ashamed of your sacrifice.
Page 81 - Consider that even a pagan and idolater would never pray, but that they have some kind of belief to obtain fruit by their prayers. The king of Nineveh had a solemn fast at the hearing of Jonah's prophecy ; "for," says he, " who can tell if God will turn, and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?