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A35569
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The use of daily pvblick prayers in three positions
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Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.
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Wing C816; ESTC R22950
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the_o use_n of_o daily_a public_a prayer_n in_o three_o position_n london_n print_v for_o john_n maynard_n 1641._o â§_o the_o use_v of_o daily_a public_a prayer_n in_o three_o position_n i_o that_o daily_o public_a prayer_n have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o christian_n from_o the_o beginning_n so_o far_o as_o persecution_n give_v leave_v and_o be_v account_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n ii_o that_o those_o prayer_n be_v at_o set_a hour_n in_o a_o prescript_n form_n not_o arbitrary_a in_o either_o iii_o that_o the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o public_a weal_n in_o the_o long_a life_n and_o happy_a preservation_n of_o pious_a prince_n and_o other_o particular_n and_o the_o good_a success_n of_o army_n in_o time_n of_o war_n have_v be_v think_v by_o ancient_a christian_n of_o pure_a time_n the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n in_o part_n of_o these_o public_a prayer_n and_o daily_a service_n of_o the_o church_n i._n it_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o acknowledge_v by_o all_o 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new_a testament_n who_o press_v it_o very_o close_o in_o that_o unquestioned_a and_o so_o much_o commend_v epistle_n of_o his_o to_o the_o corinthian_n late_o set_v out_o and_o make_v common_a by_o learned_a master_n patrick_n young_n out_o of_o the_o rich_a treasure_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a library_n it_o seem_v by_o he_o that_o no_o small_a part_n of_o that_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o good_a order_n require_v by_o saint_n paul_n who_o mind_n he_o may_v best_o know_v as_o one_o of_o his_o disciple_n 1_o cor._n 14.40_o do_v consist_v in_o the_o due_a observe_n of_o those_o time_n and_o hour_n limit_v and_o prescribe_v by_o authority_n for_o our_o prayer_n and_o devotion_n but_o i_o desire_v his_o own_o word_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o pag._n 52.53_o as_o for_o set_v form_n of_o prayer_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v that_o i_o shall_v have_v need_v to_o have_v say_v much_o of_o that_o neither_o but_o that_o i_o have_v late_o 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validity_n of_o his_o objection_n for_o the_o first_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o a_o great_a man_n both_o for_o his_o piety_n and_o his_o learning_n saint_n basil_n the_o great_a who_o indeed_o be_v some_o year_n late_a than_o arius_n but_o many_o year_n before_o pelagius_n however_o that_o which_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o time_n he_o so_o speak_v it_o as_o that_o his_o testimony_n may_v stand_v for_o time_n long_o before_o a_o friend_n of_o his_o that_o be_v go_v to_o travel_v have_v write_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v mindful_a of_o he_o in_o his_o prayer_n 1014._o to_o who_o his_o answer_n be_v this_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o that_o be_v to_o forget_v thou_o in_o my_o prayer_n be_v impossible_a except_o i_o shall_v first_o forget_v our_o work_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v we_o for_o thou_o can_v not_o but_o remember_v be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n one_o of_o the_o faithful_a the_o solemn_a bid_n or_o 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