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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

grant that thy Holy Name may be worshipped and called upon by all men in the earth Petition II. Thy Kingdom come BEat down the Power of Satan and exalt thy Dominion amongst us do you reign more and more by thy ruling and reforming Spirit in the hearts of thy chosen Servants and let the number of Believers be daily encreased do thou rule and govern the hearts of all the Members of thy Church Militant in this thy Kingdom of Grace that in the World to come we may be Members of thy Church Triumphant and obtain an everlasting Inheritance in the Kingdom of Glory Petition III. Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven O Heavenly Father direct and govern our Wills by thy holy Spirit that we may as voluntarily as readily and as cheerfully submit to thee as thy Creatures in Heaven do and to that end correct our untamed Affections that they lead us not astray and drive away the darkness of our Understandings that we may see and know the true way wherein we ought to walk Give us grace to forsake our own perverse and wicked Wills and to frame our selves wholly according to thy Good and Holy Will lest in Prosperity we grow proud and secure or in Adversity murmur or despair Petition IV. Give us this day our daily Bread. O Thou Giver Preserver of all our lives bestow upon us what thou seest convenient for our sustenance and support Give thy Blessing also along with it or else tho' we abound never so much we confess it is not able to nourish us We are daily asking bread of thee but O Lord we are not distrustful of thy loving Providence and therefore we ask but for this day and depend upon thee for the next And we put up this Petition to thee in the Night also because our whole life time is but one day wherein our frail bodies have continual need of thy sustaining and upholding them But as we implore thy Care for our Bodies much more ought we to do it for our Souls Give us such a daily Measure of continual Grace as shall enable us to go through the Remainder of our War-fare Feed our Souls with the Graces of thy Holy Spirit that our Understandings may be enlightened our Wills and Affections rectified our Corrupt Natures renewed and our Souls and Bodies purified and sanctified that both our Souls and Bodies may be now and ever precious in thy sight Petition V. And forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us FOrgive us our Trespasses our spiritual Debts which bind us to an eternal Payment Alas The best of us is not able to satisfy thee for the least Trespass he commits and therefore with bended knees and prostrate souls we adore thy Goodness in sending thy Son to cloath and cover us with Holiness Innocency and Justice And as we can never hope to obtain this unless we also freely and heartily forgive others let this be the Token to know whether we desire Forgiveness of thee or not keep us from thinking that we deserve Forgiveness at thy hands for forgiving others yet by being merciful as thou art merciful lest this qualifie us for thy Pardon Petition VI. And lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil. DEliver us O Lord out of those snares which the Devil our Lusts or the World have laid for us Our Enemies O Lord are mighty and vigilant and the best of us unable of himself to withstand the least of their Assaults Leave us not O God of our strength to be overcome by their Wiles or Power and suffer us not to be tempted above what thy Grace does enable us to bear And though in those Temptations that thou permittest us to be led into thy favour may seem to be shadowed from us for a time yet teach us so much spiritual Wisdom as not to despair of Deliverance but to be satisfied that thou hast appointed them their Limits which they are not able to go beyond The Doxology or giving of Glory to GOD. For thine is the Kingdom FOr thou art he that rules and governs all the World therefore we submit and surrender up both our bodies and souls to be wholly and solely at thy disposal The Power Thine is the Power therefore we sue to thee the Fountain of All-sufficiency for Grace Strength and what ever else thou seest convenient for us And the Glory And to thee we acknowledge the Thanks the Honour and the Glory due for what we are and for all that we have For ever and ever And thy Kingdom Power and Glory is from everlasting and shall continue world without end Amen So be it The Ten Commandments EXPOUNDED The Preface God spake these Words and said I am the Lord thy God. I Am here assur'd that the Lord my God is the Author of all these Laws and that I may gather from their duration from the trouble of my Conscience when I break them and from the Purity of the Laws themselves I am sure that he has Power to require my Obedience to these Laws and therefore I ought in duty to observe them that he has all Justice as my Lord to punish me if I transgress them and all Love as my God to reward me if I keep them and therefore the Fear of his Anger and the Hope of his sweet Love should make me obedient to them O Lord give me Grace and Strength to do what thou Commandest and then Command me what thou wilt The Order of the Precepts THese Laws are divided into Two Tables One tells me my Duty towards God and the other my Duty towards Man. Now it is but Reason as well as my Saviour's Precept that my Duty towards God should be set first And as the first Precept that relates to God bids me worship him and none but him that made me so the first Precept that concerns Man is to respect him first that begat me O God without thy help I am not able to keep the least Commandment therefore I am bound to pray unto thee by the first that thou maist give me Spiritual Power and Abilities to observe and keep the rest Commandment I. Thou shalt have none other Gods but me THere is a God above who influences all inferiour Beings and this God is but one and there is none besides him And therefore I am bound first To love him above all and all other things that I love must be beloved either as they come from him or as they are helpful to us in performing our Duties to him I may know whether I have this Love or not by examining whether I endeavour to keep his Commandments whether I love to frequent his Ordinances give Respect to his Embassadors pity and help Christ's distressed Lambs and desiring the Company of none but good Men. Secondly I am obliged by this Precept to fear him above all i. e. be afraid to offend or anger him and this Fear should be