ON

VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

BY

JEREMY TAYLOR, D. D.

CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY TO KING CHARLES THE FIRST,
AND LATE LORD BISHOP OF DOWN & CONNOR.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME,

PATERNOSTER ROW.

1807.

E. Blackader, Printer, Took's Court, Chancery Lane.

For I say unto you, that except your righteousness exceed the

righteousness of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall in no wise

enter into the kingdom of heaven.

SERMON II.

The Christian's Conquest over the Body of Sin

ROM. vii. 19.

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would

not, that I do.

Faith working by Love

SERMON III.

JAMES ii. 4.

You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith,

alone.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward,

whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household to give them

their portion of meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant

whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

SERMON V.

Preached at the Opening the Parliament of Ireland

1 SAM. XV. 22, 23.

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the

fat of rums. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stub-

bornness is as iniquity and idolatry.

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SERMON VI.

JOHN vii. 17.

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If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it

be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

SERMON VII.

Preached at the Funeral of the Lord Primate of Ireland

1 COR. XV. 23.*

But every man in his own order; Christ the first fruits, and after

they that are Christ's at his coming.

2 SAM. xiv. 14.

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground which
cannot be gathered up again: neither doth God respect any per-

son: yet doth he devise means that his banished be not expelled

from him.

SERMON IX, X.

The Minister's Duty in Life and Doctrine

TIT. ii. 7, 8.

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In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works in doctrine
shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity. Sound speech that
cannot be condemned, that he that is of the contrary part may

be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

THE

To the most Noble and Virtuous Princess,

THE LADY DUCHESS OF ORMOND,

MADAM,

HER GRACE.

I PRESENT your Grace here with a testimony of my obedi ence, and of your zeal for the good of souls. You were in your great charity, not only pleased to pardon the weakness of this discourse, but to hope it might serve as a memorial to those that need it, of the great necessity of living virtuously, and by the measures of Christianity. Madam, you are too great and too good to have any ambition for the things of this world; but I cannot but observe that in your designs for the other world, you, by your charity and zeal, adopt yourself into the portion of those ecclesiastics, who humbly hope, and truly labour for the reward that is promised to those wise

persons