Taylor, Jeremy

Doctor Dubitantium - or the Rule of Conscience, Erstausgabe 4 Bücher in einem Band

      London, James Flesher, 1660. - 559 und 558 SeitenJeremy Taylor: Doctor Dubutantium Or the Rule of Conscience In all her general measures Serving a great Instrument for the determination of Cases of Conscience 1st editionFour books London, Printed by James Flesher, for Richard Royston at the Angel in Ivy-Lane, 1660Leder auf Karton, 2 schwarze Etiketten am Buchrücken mit Goldprägung neu eingebunden, Ecken/kanten bestossen, Buchdeckel etwas gewölbt, Einband etwas abgerieben und leicht verkratzt, neue Vorsatzblätter, vorderes Vorsatzblatt mit Bleistifnotizen und Kleberesten, Paginierung teilw. fehlerhaft, Seiten vergilbt, etwas fleckig, gewellt und ein paar Quetschfalten, Schnitt verfärbt und fleckig, generell ein gut erhaltene saubere KopieLeather on boards, cover and endpapers renewed, 2 black labels with gild edging in the spine, cover bent, rubbed, scratched, edge-worn, front endpaper with some notes and leftovers of glue, pagination a little messy, pages yellowed and a little stained, wavy and some wrinkles, clean and good copyA1-A4, Titelblätter und Widmung/ Title pages and dedication A1-a6, b1-b5 Vorwort/ preface b6-d4 Inhalt/ content Book 1 and 2: 559 pages Book 3 and 4: 558 pagesTaylor, Jeremy, anglikan. Geistlicher, getauft. 15. Aug. 1613 in Cambidge, gest. 13. Aug. 1667 in Lisburn, 1637 Kaplan König Krals I., nach der Revolution Privatmann, 1660 Bischof von Down und Connor, war einer der hervorragendsten Prediger und theologischen Schriftsteller seiner Zeit. Sein bedeutendstes Werk ist der "Ductor dubitantium or the Rule of Conscience in all her general measures" (London. 1660).Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), Anglican bishop, who wrote some of the greatest devotional works in the English language. Born in Cambridge, England, Taylor was baptized on August 15, 1613. Following studies at the University of Cambridge, he was ordained in 1633. Because of his eloquence, he was granted a fellowship at All Souls College, University of Oxford, in 1635. In that same year, he was made chaplain to King Charles I. While serving in that capacity Taylor came under suspicion because of his friendship with Christopher Davenport, a Franciscan chaplain to Queen Henrietta Maria. A sermon preached in his own defense reasserted his opposition to Roman Catholicism. Taylor joined the Royalist army as chaplain when civil war broke out in 1642, and after a Royalist defeat in Wales (1645) he was briefly imprisoned. Later the same year, he became private chaplain to Lord Carbery at his estate, Golden Grove. There Taylor produced his greatest works, including A Discourse of the Liberty of Prophesying (1646), a call for charity and tolerance The Golden Grove (1655), a collection of daily prayers and the Unum Necessarium (1655), a work on sin and repentance. His two famous books of devotion, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (1650) and The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying (1651), are considered classics. Taylor intended them to act as guides for those not served by local clergy. In 1660 Taylor was appointed bishop of Down and Connor-and later Dromore-Ireland, and vice-chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin. In the same year he published his Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience, an extensive manual of moral theology. Although he faced strong opposition from local Presbyterians and Roman Catholics, Taylor refused to compromise his stand against non-Anglicans. He died in Lisburn, Ireland, on August 13, 1667 renaissancetruh -