THE

WHOLE WORKS

OF

THE RIGHT REV. JEREMY TAYLOR, D.D.

LORD BISHOP OF DOWN, CONNOR, AND DROMORE:

WITH

A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,

AND

A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF HIS WRITINGS,

BY

REGINALD HEBER, A.M.

CANON OF ST. ASAPH, RECtor of HodneT, AND LATE FELLOW
OF ALL SOULS' COLLEGE, OXFORD.

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES.

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THE

WHOLE WORKS

OF THE

RIGHT REV. JEREMY TAYLOR, D. D.

LORD BISHOP OF DOWN, CONNOR, AND DROMOre.

VOLUME VI.

CONTAINING

SERMON S.

J. MOYES, GREVILLE STREET, LONDON.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

TITLES OF FOURTEEN SERMONS,

(being part of the Twenty-seven Sermons);

THEIR ORDER, NUMBER, AND TEXTS.

SERMON XIV. XV.

Of Growth in Grace, with its proper Instruments and Signs..

2 Pet. iii. 18.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom

be glory, both now and for ever. Amen.

The Foolish Exchange.

SERMON XVI. XVII.

Of Growth in Sin: or, the several States and Degrees of Sinners,

with the Manner how they are to be treated

SERMON XVIII. XIX.

Jude Epist. ver. 22, 23.

And of some have compassion, making a difference: and others save with

fear, pulling them out of the fire.

SERMON XX. XXI. XXII.

The Serpent and the Dove: or, a Discourse of Christian Pru-

dence

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1, 14

30, 45

Matth. xvi. 26.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his

own soul? or, what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matth. x. 16; latter part.

Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

62, 78

95, 108, 121