a_o book_n that_o be_v true_a by_o the_o book_n mediate_o but_o not_o immtdiat_o as_o they_o say_v the_o word_n be_v first_o in_o the_o book_n but_o they_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o thence_o dictate_v before_o they_o be_v utter_v by_o the_o tongue_n indeed_o after_o much_o study_n for_o their_o meaning_n i_o fancy_n at_o length_n that_o they_o intend_v a_o great_a emphasis_n in_o the_o word_n direct_v then_o i_o be_v aware_a of_o if_o so_o possible_o this_o may_v be_v their_o import_n that_o the_o same_o person_n who_o contrive_v the_o form_n of_o a_o prayer_n be_v most_o likely_a to_o utter_v it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n which_o will_v be_v true_a if_o he_o can_v contrive_v as_o well_o while_o he_o speak_v as_o before_o he_o speak_v because_o himself_o best_o know_v the_o weight_n of_o his_o own_o word_n but_o not_o else_o sect_n ix_o the_o five_o branch_n of_o their_o first_o argument_n viz._n it_o be_v disputable_a whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a since_o there_o be_v no_o precept_n or_o precedent_n for_o it_o in_o the_o word_n answer_v 1._o disputable_a action_n be_v lawful_a when_o command_v 2._o few_o action_n be_v indisputable_a nonconformity_n be_v not_o 3._o we_o may_v do_v what_o we_o have_v neither_o precept_n nor_o example_n for_o 4._o there_o be_v general_n command_v for_o the_o use_n of_o form_n and_o particular_a be_v not_o necessary_a prove_v from_o the_o minister_n own_o word_n and_o deed_n 5._o there_o be_v particular_a command_n and_o example_n of_o form_n in_o scripture_n their_o objection_n that_o the_o liturgy_n be_v not_o fit_v to_o their_o necessity_n answer_v three_o reason_n for_o the_o restrain_v of_o those_o in_o some_o case_n who_o can_v pray_v otherwise_o i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o five_o and_o last_o branch_n of_o their_o first_o reason_n contain_v in_o the_o eigth_n chapter_n of_o their_o book_n the_o paragraph_n begin_v thus_o nay_o last_o to_o add_v no_o more_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o case_n we_o shall_v think_v it_o very_o disputable_a whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o in_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n especial_o as_o to_o the_o momentous_a act_n and_o part_n of_o it_o to_o do_v that_o for_o which_o we_o have_v no_o command_n in_o the_o word_n no_o precedent_n or_o example_n to_o which_o objection_n i_o have_v ready_a no_o less_o than_o four_o answer_n and_o the_o reader_n may_v take_v which_o he_o please_v for_o that_o which_o will_v not_o satisfy_v one_o man_n will_v another_o 1._o first_o what_o though_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o such_o action_n be_v disputable_a they_o may_v not_o therefore_o be_v do_v when_o command_v i_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a sect._n 2._o beside_o what_o i_o say_v there_o i_o add_v now_o another_o consideration_n such_o be_v the_o diversity_n of_o the_o principle_n which_o man_n go_v by_o that_o there_o be_v but_o few_o action_n that_o be_v not_o disputable_a by_o this_o reason_n the_o author_n have_v confute_v their_o 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that_o by_o some_o rabbi_n mere_o for_o his_o concede_v some_o position_n to_o the_o papist_n which_o no_o reasonable_a and_o just_a man_n can_v deny_v they_o whereby_o he_o have_v do_v more_o to_o the_o shake_n of_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o papal_a sea_n than_o all_o the_o nonconformist_n that_o ever_o manage_v the_o controversy_n which_o i_o ever_o hear_v of_o but_o i_o have_v so_o much_o to_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_n that_o it_o will_v require_v a_o book_n by_o itself_o doctor_n sanderson_n in_o both_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o sermon_n have_v show_v how_o much_o service_n be_v do_v to_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o nonconformist_n in_o many_o particular_n where_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v satisfy_v concern_v the_o falseness_n of_o that_o which_o they_o affirm_v page_n 109._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o more_o
prayer_n under_o question_n shall_v be_v lay_v aside_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o person_n i_o know_v not_o but_o other_o may_v be_v more_o blame-worthy_a who_o have_v rather_o provoke_v those_o persecution_n and_o pull_v they_o down_o on_o their_o own_o head_n beside_o the_o scandalize_a of_o a_o far_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n then_o that_o that_o the_o say_v form_n of_o prayer_n shall_v be_v use_v but_o indeed_o i_o know_v no_o such_o person_n as_o those_o who_o they_o stigmatize_v with_o this_o description_n for_o neither_o be_v all_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n scandalize_v with_o the_o prayer_n neither_o do_v i_o know_v any_o that_o have_v rather_o their_o brethren_n shall_v be_v persecute_v than_o the_o prayer_n lay_v aside_o the_o lay_n of_o they_o aside_o be_v single_o consider_v in_o the_o comparison_n and_o with_o abstraction_n from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v pretend_v as_o a_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v lay_v aside_o or_o will_v 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