The poor man's help and young mans guide containing I. Doctrinal instructions for the right informing of his judgment, II. Practical directions for the general course of his life, III. Particular advices for the well-managing of every day : with reference to his [brace] 1. Natural actions, 2. Civil imployments, 3. Necessary recreations, 4. Religious duties : particularly I. Prayer [brace] publick in the congregation, private in the family, secret in the closet, II. Reading the Holy Scriptures, III. Hearing of the Word preached, IV. Receiving of the Lord's Supper : unto which is added an earnest exhortation unto all Christians to the love and practice of universal holiness / by William Burkitt ...

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The poor man's help and young mans guide containing I. Doctrinal instructions for the right informing of his judgment, II. Practical directions for the general course of his life, III. Particular advices for the well-managing of every day : with reference to his [brace] 1. Natural actions, 2. Civil imployments, 3. Necessary recreations, 4. Religious duties : particularly I. Prayer [brace] publick in the congregation, private in the family, secret in the closet, II. Reading the Holy Scriptures, III. Hearing of the Word preached, IV. Receiving of the Lord's Supper : unto which is added an earnest exhortation unto all Christians to the love and practice of universal holiness / by William Burkitt ...

Author

Burkitt, William, 1650-1703.

Publication

London :: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ...,

1694.

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Contents

• title page
• imprimatur
• TO The PEOPLE of my Charge.
• THE POOR MAN's HELP, AND YOUNG MAN's GUIDE.
  • CHAP. I. Containing Doctrinal Instructions for the right informing of the Judgment.
    • I. Concerning GOD.
    • II. Concerning Man. We are to Know and Believe
    • III. Concerning Christ the Mediator between God and Man. We ought to Know and Believe
    • IV. Concerning the Way and Means to obtain Salvation by Christ
  • CHAP. II. Containing Practical Directions for the General Course of Life.
    • I. Direction. For the Right Ordering of Our Thoughts.
    • II. Direction. For the right Ordering of our Words.
    • III. Direction. For the Right Ordering of our Actions.
  • CHAP. III. Containing particular Advices for the well-managing of every Day.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Glorifying God in our Natural Actions, viz. in our Eating, Drinking and Sleeping.
  • CHAP. V. Of Glorifying God in our Civil Imployments, and La∣bours of our particular Callings.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Glorifying God in our lawful Recreations.
  • CHAP. VII. Of Glorifying God in our Religious Duties.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Glorifying God in Publick Worship.
    • A Prayer to be used on the Lords-day Morning, or at any other time before we go forth to Publick Worship.
  • CHAP. IX. Of Glorifying God in Family Worship.
    • A Family Prayer for the Moning.
    • A Family-Prayer for the Evening.
  • CHAP. X. Of Glorifying God in Secret Duties.
    • A Morning Prayer for a Private Person.
    • An Evening Prayer for a Private Person.
  • CHAP. XI. Of Reading the Holy Scriptures.
  • CHAP. XII. Of Hearing the Word Preached.
  • CHAP. XIII. Concerning the Lord's-Supper.
    • A Prayer before the Sacrament.
    • A Prayer after the Sacrament.
  • CHAP. XIV. Containing an Earnest Exhortation to the Love and Practice of Universal Holiness.