BR

75

.T2

A 2

1828

v. l

J. MOYES, BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON.

TO

THE HONOURABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND

EDWARD,

LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD,

AND WARDEN OF ALL SOULS' COLLEGE,

THE

FOLLOWING VOLUMES

ARE INSCRIBED,

WITH THE STRONGEST FEELINGS OF PERSONAL RESPECT AND ESTEEM,

AND WITH THE SINCEREST WISHES FOR THE PROSPERITY

OF THAT SOCIETY

OVER WHICH HE SO WORTHILY PRESIDES,

THE COLLEGE

OF LINACRE, OF SHELDON, OF CODRINGTON,

OF WREN, OF YOUNG,

AND OF

JEREMY TAYLOR.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

PREFACE.

LIFE of the Author, including a Critical Essay on his Writings

Notes to the Life

Funeral Sermon, by Bishop RUST

Correspondence with Mr. HENRY JEANES

....

PAGE

CHRISTIAN CONSOLATIONS.

CHAP. I.

That Faith is the Ground and Foundation of a Christian's Comfort:

several Doubts and Scruples about believing, answered....

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CCCV

1

25

CHAP. II.

That a Christian's Comfort flows from the Grace of Hope. The

Object of Hope is, 1. That which is good. 2. A Good absent. 3.

Though absent, yet possible; and that for three Reasons. 4. Though

possible, yet difficult. An Account of two Sorts of Difficulties, with

particular Encouragements against them..

CHAP. III.

How a Christian's Comforts flow from the Inhabitation and Testimony

of the Holy Ghost; as also from the Sanctification of the Spirit unto

all Obedience, and the Fruits of Righteousness

CHAP. IV.

Prayer is the great Instrument of a Christian's Comfort. Concerning

Prayer, three Things to be considered:-I. The Substance or Matter

of Prayer, in three Heads: 1. Thanksgivings; 2. Supplications;

3. Intercessions :-II. The Qualifications of them that pray:-III.

The Fitness of Time for Prayer

PAGE

128

CHAP. V.

How the Sacraments minister to a Christian's Comfort. A general

Survey of Sacraments. Five Reasons why God ordained two Sacra-

ments under the Gospel. What Comforts flow from the Grace of

Baptism. What Comforts flow from the Lord's Supper

INDEXES.

I.

The Names of Authors cited

II.

148

..... 173

Passages of Scripture which are the Subjects of Sermons

III.

Passages of Scripture which are incidentally cited, illustrated and

explained

192

193

IV.

Subjects of the Prayers, Hymns, and Devotional Offices

228

V.

Principal Matters contained in the Works of Bishop TAYLOR

237