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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29188	The poor man's help being, I. An abridgement of Bishop Pearson on the Creed; shewing what he is to believe. II. A short exposition of the Lord's Prayer, directing him what to beg of God. III. The Ten Commandments explain'd; teaching him his duty both to God and man. With some additional helps for his private devotion.	Bralesford, Humphrey, 1658-1733.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4209; ESTC R216294	21,939	63

that God is but one And that there neither is nor can be any more And thus I believe in God. I believe in God the Father I believe that this one God is the Father of all things of Men and Angels because they are his Off spring by Creation and that he is in a more peculiar manner the Father of all those whom he regenerates by his Spirit whom he adopteth in his Son as Heirs and Co-heirs with him whom he crowneth with the Reward of an eternal Inheritance in the Heavens But far above all this besides his general Off-spring and peculiar People to whom he hath given power to become the Sons of God I believe him in a more eminent manner to be the Father of one singular and proper Son his own his beloved his only begotten Son whom he hath not only begotten of the Blessed Virgin by the coming of the Holy Ghost and the over-shadowing of his Power not only sent with special Authority as the King of Israel not only raised from the Dead and made Heir of all things in his House but before and in order to all this hath begotten him from all eternity in the same Divinity and Majesty with Himself whereby I acknowledge him to be always a Father as much as always a God. And in this Relation I believe That as he is the Original Cause of all things because they were Created by him so he is the Fountain of the Son begotten by him and of the Holy Ghost proceeding from him Almighty I believe that this Father is not subject to the Infirmities of Age and that there is no weakness attending the Ancient of days but on the contrary I believe that Omnipotency is part of the Being of the God-head and that thereby he has not only power to work or do any thing but Authority and an eternal Right both of making what when and how he pleaseth and of possessing whatsoever he makes and of using and disposing all things which he thus possesseth I believe that this power is most absolute because he that has it depends upon none neither is he to give any account for the Use and Exercise of it that it is infinite for largeness as being a power over all things without exception that it is full and perfect as being over every thing without limitation to be Eternal as having neither Beginning nor End. Maker of Heaven and Earth I believe that both Heaven and Earth and all things contained in them have not their Being of themselves but were made in the beginning that there was nothing at first but God who produced most part of this World out of nothing and the rest out of that which was formerly made out of nothing This I believe was done by the most free and voluntary Act of the Will of God of which no Reason or Motive can be given but his Goodness And that this was done by the determination of his Will at what time he pleased probably within an hundred and thirty Generations of Men most certainly within six or seven thousand years I acknowledge this God who is the Creator of the World to be the same God who is the Father of our Lord JESVS CHRIST And thus I Believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth Article II. And in Iesus Christ his only Son our Lord. I Believe that there was and is a Man whose Name by the Ministry of an Angel was Called Iesus I believe this Iesus to be the Saviour of the World in that he hath revealed to the Sons of Men the only way for the Salvation of their Souls and has wrought out this Salvation for them by his own Blood obtaining Remission for Sinners making Reconciliation for his Enemies paying the price of Redemption for Captives and that he shall at last actually confer this salvation which he hath revealed and procured upon all those that unfeignedly and stedfastly believe in him I acknowledge that there is no other way to Heaven than this which he hath shewn us that there is no other means that can procure it for us but his blood and that there is no other person that shall confer it on us but himself And in Iesus Christ. I believe that there was a man promised by God foretold of the Prophets to be the Messias the Redeemer of Israel and the expectation of the Nations I believe that this Messias is already come that the Man born in the days of Herod of the Virgin Mary who by an Angel from Heaven was Called Iesus is that true Messias so long and so often promised that as he was the Messias he was also the Christ that is the Anointed of God and that he was anointed to three special Offices belonging to him as the Mediator between God and Man that he was a Prophet revealing to us the whole Will of God for the Salvation of man that he was a Priest and hath given himself a Sacrifice for Sin and so hath made an atonement for us that he is a King set down at the Right hand of God far above all Principalities and Powers whereby when he hath subdued all our Enemies he will confer actual perfect and eternal Happiness upon us I believe that this Unction by which he became the true Messias was not performed by any material Oyle but by the Spirit of God which he received as the Head and conveyeth to his Members His only Son. I believe that Iesus Christ the Saviour and Messias is the true proper and natural Son of God begotten of the substance of the Father which substance cannot be multiplyed or divided and yet it is so totally communicated to the Son that he is of the same Being with the Father God of God Light of Light very God of very God. And as he is the Son of God so he alone was begotten of God by a proper and natural Generation all God's other Sons which are said to be begotten being Sons only by Adoption Our Lord. I believe that Iesus Christ the only begotten Son of God is the true Jehovah whose Being is of it self from all eternity and on whom all other things do depend and therefore he hath an absolute supream and universal Dominion over all things as he is God and is invested with all Power in Heaven and Earth as he is Man. That he hath this Power partly for the compleating our Redemption and the Destruction of our Enemies that this Power is to continue to the end of all things and then to be resigned to the Father That he has this Power also partly because the God-head and Manhood is united or it was due to him for suffering so obediently and therefore this Power must be eternal because it belongs unto that Kingdom which shall have no end And though he is thus Lord of all things by right of the first Creation and constant Preservation of them yet he is more peculiarly the Lord of us who by Faith are

either in Act or in Thought the sins whereof I shall not here reckon up And here I am Commanded all Chastity Sobriety and Temperance least I fall into them In short I must banish all Wanton Desires use all sober Means to keep my Body Chast and whenever I am tempted never to give way to it Lord have Mercy upon me c. Command VIII Thou shalt not steal THis Precept secures every mans Goods to him and therefore I must neither keep nor sue for that which is another Mans. I must not cheat steal rob or borrow with an intent never to pay again but must be content with my own Estate suffer every one to enjoy his own quietly pay every Man his full Due be just in my Dealings frugal in my Expences lest I spend that which is not mine restore what I have unjustly gotten and strive to do good with what I have Lord have Mercy upon me c. Command IX Thou shalt not bear false Witness c. ANd as I must not wrong my Neighbour in his Estate so I am not to take away his good Name but in all things I must speak the Truth nay I am bound to speak Charitably of my Neighbour and when I am called to be a Witness before a Lawful Magistrate I cannot be too cautious of what I say See the Third Commandment for a Larger Exposition on this Lord have Mercy upon me c. Command X. Thou shalt not Covet c. THis Commandment strikes deeper than all the rest it plucks up the Root and destroys the Seed of all Injustice and Uncharitableness As I must not take so I must not desire any thing that is my Neighbour's and if I never desire it I shall never wrong any Person What was hinted at before is now plainly spoken Here God reaches my Thoughts and most inward Intentions I must not covet nor desire other Men's Goods I must subdue all my Craving Lusts and mortify all the secret Inclinations of my perverse Nature Lord have Mercy upon me and write all these thy Laws in my Heart I most humbly and heartily beseech thee DEVOTIONS A Prayer to be said in the Morning O Most Gracious and Loving Father I the vilest of Sinners do acknowledge mine Unworthyness either to ask any thing of thee or to appear before thee For O Lord as I was conceived in Sin and brought forth in Iniquity so ever since as thou hast multiplyed the number of my days I have encreased the measure of my sins that if thou enter into Judgment with me to me belongeth nothing but Shame and Confusion both of Body and Soul yet O Gracious Father since thy Loving Mercy hath granted me so long time of Repentance and given thine only Son to suffer for me and to reconcile me unto thee Lord grant that I may feel the Comfort of the one and enjoy the Benefit of the other And though my Heart is so hardned with a constant Custom of sinning that I am not able to think a good Thought much less to turn heartily and penitently unto thee yet I humbly beg of thee to lay before mine Eyes such a sight of my Sins and such a Prospect of thy Judgments that I loathing the former and standing in awe of the latter may be drawn unto thy Son Jesus Christ who has most graciously promised Rest and Refreshment to those that are heavy laden with the Conscience and Burden of their Sins O Lord I beseech thee accept the Death of thy Son as sufficient Satisfaction for all my Sins and grant that I may feel the same effectually working in me a Death unto Sin killing in me the Lusts of the Old Adam Seal up in me the Truth of his Resurrection by raising me up to the Life of Righteousness that I may give my Soul and Body an holy living and acceptable Sacrifice unto thee which is but a reasonable Service And because that whilst I carry about me this earthly Tabernacle this body of Sin my whole Life is nothing but a continual Rebellion against thee I earnestly implore such a Measure of thy good Spirit as may work a Newness of Life in me and drive away the darkness of my Understanding that I may see the Way wherein I ought to walk subdue the Rebellion of my Will that it may submit to thy Commandments and correct my untamed Affections calling them from Hunting after Vanities to delight in thy Testimonies Give me also an Hope of thy Promises a Love of thy Majesty a tender Affection towards my Brethren a Care of my Duty and what other Graces thou knowest needful for a Member of Christ that thus I may live in thy Fear to the Honour and Glory of thy Name I may die in thy Favour to the Comfort of my Conscience and may receive the end of my Faith which is the Salvation of my Soul through the Merits and Mediation of Iesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour Furthermore O Lord I give thee most hearty Thanks for all thy Benefits bestowed upon me from the beginning of my days to this present time namely that thou hast Elected me before the Foundations of the World were laid Created me after thine own Image and Similitude Redeemed me by Iesus Christ's Death and Resurrection Sanctified me by the inward working of thy Holy Spirit and in due and convenient Time called me to the Knowledge of my Election Creation Redemption and Sanctification by the Preaching of the Gospel O Lord encrease day unto my years so grant that in the same I may grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ In whose name for these and for what ever else thy infinite Wisdom knows to be convenient for me I humbly Pray as he in compassion of mine infirmities hath taught me saying Our Father which art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name thy Kingdom come thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that Trespass against us And lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil for thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen A Prayer to be said in the Evening O Most Gracious and Loving Father I the vilest of Sinners do acknowledge mine Unworthyness either to ask any thing of thee or to appear before thee For O Lord as I was conceived in Sin and brought forth in Iniquity so ever since as thou hast multiplyed the number of my days I have encreased the measure of my sins that if thou enter into Judgment with me to me belongeth nothing but Shame and Confusion both of Body and Soul yet O Gracious Father since thy Loving Mercy hath granted me so long time of Repentance and given thine only Son to suffer for me and to reconcile me unto thee Lord grant that I may feel the Comfort of the one and enjoy the Benefit of the other And though my