#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.## 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.

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#####Front#####

1. TO THE PARISHIONERS OF St. Mildred's IN THE City of CANTERBURY.

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1. The Poor Man's Help: OR, A SHORT DIRECTION What he is to Believe.

   _ The Creed.

   _ Article I. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth.

   • I believe in God.

   • I believe in God the Father.

   • Almighty.

   • Maker of Heaven and Earth.

   _ Article II. And in Iesus Christ his only Son, our Lord.

   • And in Iesus Christ.

   • His only Son.

   • Our Lord.

   _ Article III. Who was Conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Uirgin Mary.

   • Born of the Uirgin Mary.

   _ Article IV. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was Crucified, Dead, and Buried.

   • Under Pontius Pilate.

   • He rose again.

   _ Article VI. He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

   • And sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

   _ Article VII. From thence he shall come to judge the Quick and the Dead.

   _ Article VIII. I believe in the Holy Ghost.

   _ Article IX. The Holy Catholick Church, the Communion of Saints.

   • The Communion of Saints.

   _ Article X. The Forgiveness of Sins.

   _ Article XI. The Resurrection of the Body.

   _ Article XII. And the Life everlasting.

2. The LORD'S PRAYER Expounded in a Prayer.

   _ The Order of the Petitions.

Creatures; and grant, that thy Holy Name may be worshipped, and called upon by all men in the earth _ Petition II. Thy Kingdom come.

_ Petition III. Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven.

_ Petition IV. Give us this day our daily Bread.

_ Petition V. And forgive us our Trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.

_ Petition VI. And lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil.

_ The Doxology, or giving of Glory to GOD.

  * For thine is the Kingdom.

  * The Power.

  * And the Glory.

  * For ever and ever.

  * Amen.

1. The Ten Commandments EXPOUNDED.

   _ The Preface.

   _ The Order of the Precepts.

   _ Commandment I. Thou shalt have none other Gods but me.

   _ Command. II. Thou shalt not make to thy self any Graven Image, &c.

   _ Command. III. Thou shalt not take the Name, &c.

   _ Command. IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath Day, &c.

   _ Command. V. Honour thy Father and thy Mother, &c.

   _ Command. VI. Thou shalt do no Murder.

   _ Command. VII. Thou shalt not Commit Adultery.

   _ Command. VIII. Thou shalt not steal.

   _ Command. IX. Thou shalt not bear false Witness, &c.

   _ Command. X. Thou shalt not Covet, &c.

2. DEVOTIONS.

   _ A Prayer to be said in the Morning.

   _ A Prayer to be said in the Evening.

   _ A Prayer against the Temptation of the Flesh, to any particular Sin.

   _ A Prayer to be said in time of Sickness.

#####Back#####

1. TO THE READER.

2. Advertisement.

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