Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.
Background
- Educated at
- University of AdelaideUniversity of New England
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Trending topics shown first"Her heart was a passion-flower, bearing within it the crown of thorns and the cross of Christ."
"He that is choice of his time will be choice of his company, and choice of his actions."
"This grace is so excellent that it sanctifies the most common actions of our life and yet is so necessary that without it, the very best actions of our devotion are imperfect and vicious."
"...since God has appointed one remedy for all the evils in the world and that is a contented spirit."
"In self-examination, take no account of yourself by your thoughts and resolutions in the days of religion and solemnity; examine how it is with you in the days of ordinary conversation and in the circ…"
"The thing framed says that nothing framed it; the tongue never made itself to speak, and yet talks against him that did; saying that which is made, is, and that which made it, is not. But this folly i…"
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1613
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Birth1667
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