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The whole works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor
The whole works of the Right Rev Jeremy Taylor Author:Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber, George Rust Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: in the sight of his master; let us always do the same : for we are made a spectacle to God, to angels, and to men: we are always in the sight and presence of the... more » all-seeing and almighty God, who also is to us a father and a guardian, a husband and a lord. Prayers and Devotions, according to the Religion and Purposes of the foregoing Considerations. I. For Grace to spend our Time well. O eternal God, who, from all eternity, dost behold and love thy own glories and perfections infinite, and hast created me to do the work of God after the manner of men, and to serve thee in this generation, and according to my capacities; give me thy grace, that I may be a curious and prudent spenderof my time, so as I may best prevent, or resist, all temptation, and be profitable to the Christian commonwealth, and by discharging all my duty, may glorify thy name. Take from me all slothfulness, and give me a diligent and an active spirit, and wisdom to choose my employment; that I may do works proportionable to my person, and to the dignity of a Christian, and may fill up all the spaces of my time with actions of religion and charity ; that, when the devil assaults me, he may not find me idle ; and my dearest Lord, at his sudden coming, may find me busy in lawful, necessary, and pious actions; improving my talent entrusted to me by thee, my Lord ; that I may enter into the joy of my Lord, to partake of his eternal felicities, even for thy mercy's sake, and for my dearest Saviour's sake. Amen. Here follows the devotion of ordinary days; for the right employment of those portions of time, which every day must allow for religion. The first Prayers in the Morning, as soon as we are dressed. Humbly and reverently compose yourself, with heart lift-up to God, and your head bowed, and me...« less