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A77773
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Short and plain directions for the observation of the Lords day as they were delivered in a sermon in the church of Mallow, in the diocess of Cloyne : suited to the capacity of the common people / by John Bulkelly, M.A. and rector of Cloyne.
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Bulkelly, John.
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1697
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Wing B5402; ESTC R42873
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spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n but_o when_o that_o immediate_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n cease_v they_o see_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o extemporary_a prayer_n and_o be_v enforce_v to_o compile_v public_a form_n or_o liturgy_n for_o as_o st._n aug._n speak_v quidam_fw-la in_o precibus_fw-la loquti_fw-la sunt_fw-la contrà _fw-la regulam_fw-la fidei_fw-la some_o in_o their_o prayer_n speak_v dissonant_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n some_o pray_v heresy_n some_o schism_n and_o some_o blasphemy_n in_o remedy_n whereof_o the_o council_n of_o laodicaea_n decree_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o frame_v set_v form_n of_o prayer_n at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o recite_v they_o in_o their_o public_a assembly_n but_o the_o accustom_a prayer_n which_o have_v be_v approve_v shall_v be_v use_v in_o every_o meeting_n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n decree_v that_o what_o prayer_n soever_o a_o man_n frame_v for_o himself_o he_o shall_v first_o acquaint_v 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set_n or_o appoint_v day_n true_a it_o be_v that_o for_o joy_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n the_o ancient_a church_n will_v not_o kneel_v in_o her_o prayer_n between_o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n as_o we_o read_v in_o tertull_n and_o just_o mart._n and_o when_o that_o ceremony_n be_v omit_v in_o some_o place_n the_o 20_o can_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a decree_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v observe_v in_o every_o place_n yet_o we_o find_v in_o act_n 21.5_o that_o st._n paul_n pray_v with_o bend_a knee_n on_o the_o shore_n of_o tyre_n between_o the_o feast_n of_o pascha_fw-la and_o pentecost_n after_o the_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n he_o sail_v from_o philippi_n and_o hasten_v to_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n and_o pass_v through_o tyre_n in_o this_o his_o journey_n towards_o jerusalem_n he_o kneel_v down_o on_o the_o shore_n and_o pray_v act_v 20.6.16_o kneel_v then_o be_v the_o most_o seemly_a gesture_n in_o prayer_n but_o if_o thou_o 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read_v to_o the_o laodicean_n after_o