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deut._n 31._o 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr eccles._n offic_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o 10._o psal._n 1._o 2._o 2._o psal._n 119._o 16._o 16._o aug._n in_o ps._n â—6_n â—6_n cyprian_a 1._o 2._o epist._n 5._o lector_fw-la personat_fw-la verba_fw-la sublimia_fw-la evangelium_fw-la christi_fw-la 1._o g_n a_o frottibus_fw-la conspieitur_fw-la cum_fw-la giudio_fw-la fraternitatis_fw-la auditur_fw-la auditur_fw-la psal._n 119._o 33_o 35._o t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 383._o 384_o 392._o acts._n â—_o 31._o apoc._n 1_o 3._o t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 353._o p._n 373._o pag._n 364._o 375._o 382_o 383_o 384._o pag._n 392._o pag._n 364._o 364._o ecclus_n 51._o 26.27_o matth._n 12._o â—â—_o â—â—_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 3_o rom._n 14._o 1._o 1_o thes._n 3._o 10._o 10._o matth._n 5._o 6._o 6._o phil._n 1._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 10._o matth._n 3._o 9_o 9_o 1_o thes._n 4._o 18._o pet._n 10._o â—4_n judas_n vers_fw-la 20._o 1_o per._n 4._o 10._o 10._o luke_n 11._o 31._o t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 381._o t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 372._o 372._o t._n c._n l._n 2._o p._n 38._o 38._o complaint_n of_o the_o comminâ—â—â—_n comminâ—â—â—_n dr._n somâ—â—_n painter_n p._n 21_o 21_o t._n c._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 335._o of_o prayer_n prayer_n ose._n 14._o 3._o 3._o revel_v 5._o 8._o 8._o acts._n 10._o 4._o rom._n 1._o 9_o 1_o thes._n 5._o 17._o luke_n 18._o 1._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 23._o dan._n 9_o 20._o act_n 10._o 13._o of_o public_a prayer_n psal._n 55._o 18._o dan._n 9_o 3._o act_n 10._o 9_o matth._n 18._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 11._o jonah_n 4._o 11._o apolog._n 1._o 39_o ambros._n l._n de_fw-la poen_n multi_fw-la minimi_fw-la dum_fw-la congregantur_fw-la unanime_n sunt_fw-la magni_fw-la &_o multorum_fw-la preces_fw-la impossibile_v contemni_fw-la psal._n 12._o â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil._n epist._n â—â—_o psal._n 26._o 12._o 34._o 18._o ps._n 30_o 4._o &_o 96._o 5._o psal._n 27._o 4._o &_o 42._o 4._o &_o 84._o 1._o of_o the_o form_n of_o common-prayer_n matth._n 6._o 5_o 6._o mat._n 21._o 13._o chrys._n hom._n 14._o ad_fw-la hebra_fw-la &_o 24._o in_o act._n 1_o cor._n 11._o 10._o psal._n 96._o 6._o power_n and_o beauty_n be_v in_o his_o sanctuary_n ad_fw-la domos_fw-la sletim_fw-la dominicas_fw-la currimus_fw-la corpora_fw-la humisternimus_fw-la mixtis_fw-la cum_fw-la sletu_fw-la gaudija_fw-la supplicamus_fw-la salvia_n de_fw-fr prov._n l._n 7._o num._n 6._o 23._o 2_o chron._n 30_o 27._o col._n l._n â—â—â—â—_o 3._o de_fw-fr epi._n &_o cler._n 43_o &_o 44._o saepe_fw-la 1._o tim._n 2._o 8._o john_n 9_o 31._o jer._n 11._o 11._o ezech._n 8._o 18._o psal._n 132._o 9_o 2_o chron._n 6._o 20._o joel_n 2._o 17._o 2_o chron._n 29._o 30._o of_o they_o which_o like_v not_o to_o have_v any_o set_a form_n of_o common_a prayer_n num._n 6._o 23._o 23._o mat._n 25._o 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v sing_v the_o psalm_n which_o be_v unto_o at_o that_o feast_n those_o psalm_n which_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o great_a haleluia_o beginning_n at_o the_o 113_o and_o contiâ—â—â—â—ing_v to_o the_o â—a_n l._n of_o the_o ll8_n sâ—e_v paul_n barâ—â—â—s_v in_o ps._n 112_o â—â—â—â—â—â—â—_o and_o 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z 1_o cor._n 14._o 15._o ephâ—s_n 5._o 19_o of_o they_o who_o allow_v a_o set_a form_n prayer_n yâ—t_v allow_v â—erâ—â—â—_n â—erâ—â—â—_n t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n â—31_n afterward_o p._n 135._o whereas_o â—â—_o doâ—â—er_o â—â—â—â—meth_v that_o theâ—e_n can_v â—e_v nothing_o show_v in_o the_o whole_a book_n which_o be_v not_o agreeable_a unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o be_o very_a â—â—â—â—h_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o my_o duty_n of_o defen_a the_o truth_n and_o love_n which_o i_o have_v first_o towards_o god_n and_o then_o towards_o my_o country_n con_v 〈…〉_z anâ—_n be_v inâ—tâ—uâ—â—_n proâ—eâ—â—â—_n speak_v a_o few_o word_n more_o particular_o of_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n that_o when_o the_o blemish_n thereof_o do_v appear_v it_o may_v please_v the_o queen_n majesty_n and_o her_o honourable_a council_n with_o whose_o of_o the_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n the_o form_n of_o our_o liturgy_n too_o near_o the_o papist_n too_o far_o different_a from_o that_o of_o or_o her_o reform_a church_n as_o they_o pretend_v t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 135._o a_o boâ—k_n of_o the_o form_n of_o common_a prayer_n tender_v to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 46._o pag._n 22._o pag._n 24._o aâ—te_o beâ—enging_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n t._n c._n l._n 1_o p._n â—1_n we_o think_v the_o surplice_n especial_o unmeet_a for_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gosp._n â—_o to_o â—ear_v p._n 75._o â—â—_o be_v easy_o see_v by_o solomo_n n_o eccles._n 8._o 9_o thâ—â—_n to_o wear_v a_o white_a garment_n be_v high_o esteem_v in_o the_o eâ—st_a part_n and_o be_v ordinary_a to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o any_o elimination_n as_o black_a with_o we_o and_o therefore_o be_v no_o several_a apparel_n for_o the_o minister_n to_o execute_v their_o ministry_n in_o â—_o hierom_n in_o 44._o ezech._n pâ—iero_n adver_n pelag._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 77._o be_v a_o white_a garment_n be_v mean_v a_o comely_a apparel_n and_o not_o slovenly_a chrysost._n â—â—_o popul_a antioch_n â—om_n 5._o serm._n 60._o t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 75._o it_o be_v true_a chrysostom_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o white_a garment_n but_o not_o in_o commendation_n of_o it_o but_o rather_o to_o the_o contrary_a for_o he_o show_v that_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o ministry_n be_v in_o take_v hâ—d_n that_o none_o unmeet_a be_v admit_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n not_o in_o go_v about_o the_o church_n with_o a_o white_a garment_n eccles._n 45._o 7._o t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n â—9_n 71._o 75._o 7â—_n t._n c._n l._n 2_o p_o 403._o lâ—_n p._n â—3_n â—6_n l._n â—_o p._n 403._o lib._n 1._o p._n 76._o page_n 81._o page_n 78._o isaiah_n 30._o 12._o 12._o exod._n 18._o 2._o 2._o exod._n 39.27_o 39.27_o psal._n 149_o 2._o apoc._n 13.9_o mar._n 16._o 5._o t_o c._n l._n 1._o p._n 7â—_n &_o 1._o 2._o p_o 250._o index_n l_o 3_o c_o 8._o l._n 3_o p._n 262_o 263._o lib._n 3._o p._n 263._o page_n 263._o 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t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 184._o neh._n 8._o 3._o act_n 20._o 9_o instead_o of_o such_o prayer_n at_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v use_v and_o those_o that_o be_v reform_v now_o use_v we_o have_v they_o say_v divers_a short_a cut_n or_o shred_n rather_o wish_n than_o prayer_n t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 138._o &_o l._n 3._o p._n 210_o 211._o lesson_n intermingle_v with_o our_o prayer_n prayer_n we_o have_v no_o such_o form_n in_o scripture_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v in_o two_o or_o three_o line_n and_o then_o after_o have_v read_v a_o while_n some_o other_o thing_n come_v and_o pray_v as_o much_o more_o and_o so_o the_o 20._o or_o the_o 30._o time_n with_o pause_n between_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o a_o prince_n and_o have_v very_o many_o thing_n to_o demand_v after_o he_o have_v demand_v one_o thing_n will_v stay_v a_o long_a time_n and_o then_o demand_v another_o and_o so_o the_o three_o the_o prince_n may_v well_o think_v that_o either_o he_o come_v to_o ask_v before_o he_o know_v what_o he_o have_v need_n of_o or_o that_o he_o have_v forget_v some_o piece_n of_o his_o suit_n or_o that_o he_o be_v distract_v in_o his_o understanding_n or_o some_o other_o like_o cause_n of_o the_o disorder_n of_o his_o supplication_n t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 138._o this_o kind_n of_o reason_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o sacrifice_n do_v use_v t._n c._n 1._o 3._o p._n 210._o 210._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n rhet._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o mal._n 1._o 2._o 14._o the_o number_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o earthly_a thing_n and_o our_o oft_o rehearse_v of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n i_o can_v make_v no_o geometrical_a and_o exact_a