The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Obtaining Every Vertue, and the Remedies Against Every Vice, and Considerations Serving to the Resisting all Temptations. And; The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Preparing Our Selves and Others Respectively for a Blessed death; and the remedies Against the Evils and Temptations Proper to the State of Sickness; Together With Prayers and Acts of Virtue to be Used by Sick and dying Persons, or by Others Standing in Their Attendance. Two volumes bound as one.

Jeremy Taylor, D.D., Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles I.

Editore: J.L. for T. Horne, J. Knapton, et al, London, 1719

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Two volumes bound as one; The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Obtaining Every Vertue, and the Remedies Against Every Vice, and Considerations Serving to the Resisting all Temptations. Together with Prayers Containing the Whole Duty of a Christian, And the Parts of Devotion Fitted to All Occasions, and Furnished for All Necessities. By Jer. Taylor, D.D., Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles I. And; The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Preparing Our Selves and Others Respectively for a Blessed death; and the remedies Against the Evils and Temptations Proper to the State of Sickness; Together With Prayers and Acts of Virtue to be Used by Sick and dying Persons, or by Others Standing in Their Attendance. To which are Added, Rules for the Visitation of the Sick, and Offices Proper for the Ministery. Printed by J.L. for T. Horne, J. Knapton, et al, London, 1719. 'The Twenty Third edition' and 'The Three and Twentieth Edition". A very good full calf leather hardback with rebacked boards with gilt borders. More recent leather spine with raised bands, gilt decoration and red morocco label with gilt title. Wear to label edge. Covers scuffed and bumped with wear to edges and small loss to rear top corner. Front blank endpaper partially detached. Cracked front inner hinge, but soundly bound. Text is in very good condition throughout. Bright and clean with images presenting well. A nice example of an 18th century text. Text in English. Living: Frontispiece + Title + viii + iv Contents + Fold-Out Plate + 336p; Dying: Frontispiece + Title + vxii + Fold-Out Plate + 259p + iii Contents +i Books written by Jer. Taylor.; Dimensions: Approximately 200mm high x 132mm wide x 43mm deep. Weight: Approximately 670g (unpacked). More photos on request.

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• Titolo: The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Obtaining Every Vertue, and the Remedies Against Every Vice, and Considerations Serving to the Resisting all Temptations. And; The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying; In Which are Described The Means and Instruments of Preparing Our Selves and Others Respectively for a Blessed death; and the remedies Against the Evils and Temptations Proper to the State of Sickness; Together With Prayers and Acts of ...
• Editore: J.L. for T. Horne, J. Knapton, et al, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1719
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Very Good