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go_v on_o p._n 42._o but_o than_o second_o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o the_o minister_n can_v so_o well_o express_v his_o devout_a affection_n in_o other_o man_n word_n as_o in_o his_o own_o to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o the_o minister_n business_n in_o public_a prayer_n be_v not_o to_o express_v the_o degree_n and_o heighth_n of_o his_o affection_n or_o to_o acquaint_v god_n of_o the_o particular_a and_o extraordinary_a fervency_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n for_o in_o public_a he_o pray_v as_o the_o commonmouth_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o express_v to_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n any_o matter_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o himself_o etc._n etc._n this_o now_o be_v what_o i_o can_v possible_o understand_v to_o express_v our_o particular_a affection_n and_o fervency_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o any_o particular_a matter_n peculiar_a to_o himself_o be_v another_o thing_n yet_o certain_o the_o first_o be_v the_o minister_n duty_n and_o the_o latter_a his_o liberty_n if_o not_o his_o duty_n also_o let_v a_o man_n be_v pray_v in_o public_a or_o private_a or_o secret_n certain_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o with_o the_o most_o fervent_a intense_a and_o raise_v affection_n which_o he_o can_v let_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o prayer_n be_v what_o it_o will_v or_o can_v still_o affection_n must_v be_v a_o adjunct_n to_o a_o acceptable_a prayer_n and_o the_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o more_o raise_v and_o set_v the_o soul_n on_o work_n it_o be_v the_o better_a it_o be_v or_o else_o st._n james_n be_v mistake_v james_n 5.26_o nor_o be_v it_o true_a that_o a_o minister_n in_o public_a prayer_n ought_v to_o confess_v no_o sin_n but_o what_o the_o whole_a congregation_n be_v guilty_a of_o nor_o to_o put_v up_o petition_n for_o any_o want_n but_o what_o be_v the_o common_a want_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n the_o common_a practice_n both_o of_o the_o present_a church_n and_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n confute_v this_o if_o this_o be_v true_a in_o vain_a be_v the_o desire_n of_o any_o particular_a person_n or_o family_n in_o vain_a their_o paper_n desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o congregation_n for_o they_o in_o vain_a be_v we_o in_o scripture_n command_v to_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o to_o make_v supplication_n for_o all_o saint_n eph._n 6.18_o if_o our_o brother_n sin_n not_o unto_o death_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o 1_o john_n 5.16_o and_o certain_o the_o minister_n have_v the_o same_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n that_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n have_v i_o can_v therefore_o conceive_v what_o our_o author_n mean_v by_o this_o who_o sure_o have_v a_o hundred_o time_n pray_v for_o some_o