Holy living ; and, Holy dying
By: Jeremy Taylor ; edited by P.G. Stanwood.
Contributors: Stanwood, P. G.; Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
Series: Oxford English texts
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Christian life -- Anglican authors -- Early works to 1800.; Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Holy living.; Holy dying.
Description: As well as being two of the most famous prose works of English literature, Jeremy Taylor's 'Holy Living' and 'Holy Dying' are among the greatest examples of Anglican spirituality. This is the first critical and fully annotated edition since the Oxford Movement began, over 150 years ago. The texts are based on the first editions of 1650 and 1651, collated with those editions published during Taylor's lifetime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Original eds. had titles: The rule and exercises of holy living (1650) and The rule and exercises of holy dying.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Holy living; title: v. 2. Holy dying.