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have_v inform_v we_o 162._o we_o dr._n basire_n be_v funer_n sermon_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n pag._n 95._o and_o see_v chemnitius_n exam_n council_n trident_n pars_fw-la quarta_fw-la p._n 160_o and_o 162._o greek_n armenian_a and_o other_o constant_o perform_v it_o in_o the_o west_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n still_o observe_v this_o practice_n and_o in_o germany_n both_o the_o lutheran_n and_o the_o calvinist_n have_v their_o daily_a public_a office_n and_o full_a congregation_n so_o we_o have_v in_o these_o island_n and_o in_o many_o place_n full_a congregation_n also_o though_o in_o other_o alas_o either_o no_o public_a assembly_n or_o scandalous_o empty_a which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a shame_n as_o the_o forementioned_a dr._n speak_v that_o when_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n god_n do_v not_o require_v our_o lamb_n which_o be_v offer_v public_o twice_o every_o day_n by_o the_o jew_n we_o shall_v not_o daily_o give_v he_o the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n as_o the_o 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imprimatur_fw-la jo._n batte_o aug._n 21._o 1686._o a_o discourse_n concern_v prayer_n especial_o of_o frequent_v the_o daily_o public_a prayer_n in_o two_o part_n by_o simon_n patrick_n d._n d._n now_o lord_n bishop_n of_o ely_n london_n print_v for_o luke_n meredith_n at_o the_o star_n and_o sell_v by_o r._n wilkin_n at_o the_o king_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1693._o the_o introduction_n the_o design_n of_o this_o book_n prayer_n be_v so_o considerable_a a_o part_n of_o a_o godly_a life_n and_o so_o great_a a_o mean_n both_o to_o work_v use_v to_o preserve_v and_o increase_v all_o manâ—r_n of_o godliness_n and_o virtue_n in_o we_o â—at_a the_o ancient_a christiâ—s_n doubt_v not_o to_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d etc._n st._n chrysost_o l._n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a top_n of_o all_o â—od_a thing_n the_o foundation_n and_o the_o root_n of_o a_o useful_a â—e_n the_o fountain_n and_o the_o parent_n â—innumerable_a 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the_o collection_n for_o the_o saint_n as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o business_n of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n both_o there_o and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n when_o they_o do_v not_o forget_v this_o well-pleasing_a sacrifice_n as_o it_o be_v call_v heb._n xiii_o 16._o but_o acknowledge_v god_n bounty_n to_o themselves_o by_o the_o relief_n they_o send_v to_o other_o and_o by_o such_o a_o public_a contribution_n maintain_v also_o a_o sense_n and_o fellow-feeling_n of_o one_o another_o condition_n and_o make_v a_o profession_n that_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n though_o never_o so_o far_o distant_a one_o from_o another_o the_o sense_n of_o which_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o lose_v when_o we_o join_v not_o together_o in_o such_o action_n of_o piety_n whereby_o brotherly_o love_n and_o kindnese_n be_v likewise_o nourish_v and_o we_o be_v knit_v together_o in_o the_o tender_a affection_n while_o we_o look_v upon_o one_o another_o not_o only_o as_o 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