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go_n use_v 1_o now_o be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v consideration_n have_v not_o only_o of_o the_o matter_n but_o even_o of_o the_o circumstance_n etc._n etc._n then_o first_o it_o serve_v to_o let_v they_o see_v their_o error_n and_o mistake_v who_o utter_o neglect_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o be_v who_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o outward_a carriage_n in_o such_o holy_a duty_n but_o rather_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n below_o the_o observation_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o shall_v be_v whole_o and_o entire_o take_v up_o with_o their_o spiritual_a service_n and_o yet_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v the_o holy-ghost_n take_v notice_n of_o a_o gesture_n a_o cast_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o prayer_n and_o set_v it_o down_o in_o white_a and_o black_a we_o need_v not_o doubt_n for_o our_o information_n i_o must_v confess_v the_o great_a defect_n be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n man_n be_v employ_v so_o much_o about_o the_o form_n the_o surface_n and_o the_o outside_n of_o 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we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o all_o the_o selfsame_a gesture_n which_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o old_a we_o read_v that_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n when_o they_o be_v rout_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o ai_fw-fr and_o come_v before_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v they_o rend_v their_o clothes_n and_o put_v dust_n upon_o their_o head_n joshua_n 7.16_o and_o hezekiah_n when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v at_o the_o time_n when_o senacherib_n besiege_v jerusalem_n he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n isa_n 37.1_o and_o this_o they_o do_v not_o that_o these_o fashion_n be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o because_o they_o be_v in_o use_n in_o those_o time_n and_o
those_o place_n to_o express_v their_o grief_n by_o so_o in_o the_o selfsame_a place_n in_o joshua_n they_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n upon_o their_o face_n when_o they_o pray_v and_o so_o do_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o as_o you_o may_v see_v mat._n 26.39_o not_o that_o this_o gesture_n be_v peculiar_a to_o this_o piece_n of_o service_n but_o it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o civil_a usage_n of_o the_o country_n because_o this_o be_v their_o way_n of_o show_v reverence_n to_o superior_n as_o you_o may_v see_v ruth_n 2.10_o and_o therefore_o we_o do_v well_o and_o suitable_o to_o the_o direction_n and_o example_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o we_o take_v up_o such_o gesture_n only_o in_o our_o prayer_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o our_o country_n to_o express_v our_o sorrow_n and_o dejection_n or_o else_o our_o civil_a reverence_n and_o respect_n by_o those_o reverend_a gesture_n which_o we_o use_v in_o prayer_n shall_v be_v most_o observe_v in_o public_a there_o may_v more_o liberty_n be_v take_v in_o private_a and_o in_o secret_a then_o there_o may_v in_o public_a and_o open_a prayer_n both_o in_o the_o use_n of_o outward_a gesture_n and_o in_o the_o forbearance_n of_o they_o some_o gesture_n may_v be_v use_v in_o private_a prayer_n which_o will_v become_v we_o ill_o in_o public_a in_o which_o we_o shall_v not_o go_v remarkable_o beyond_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o assembly_n for_o fear_n and_o danger_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o gesture_n on_o the_o other_o side_n may_v be_v forbear_v in_o some_o case_n in_o private_a prayer_n which_o yet_o in_o public_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o for_o evermore_o in_o public_a as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a our_o gesture_n must_v be_v such_o as_o may_v express_v some_o reverence_n and_o devotion_n that_o we_o may_v honour_v god_n before_o the_o people_n and_o that_o our_o outward_a posture_n may_v not_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o appearance_n of_o a_o sleight_n esteem_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o service_n whereas_o in_o private_a 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and_o must_v be_v more_o regard_v than_o the_o mean_n i_o must_v not_o use_v the_o mean_n but_o for_o the_o end_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o end_n and_o much_o less_o must_v i_o use_v the_o mean_n aganist_n the_o end_n we_o must_v be_v very_o wary_a that_o the_o outward_a gesture_n especial_o in_o public_a prayer_n do_v not_o exceed_v the_o inward_a affection_n and_o that_o we_o make_v not_o show_v of_o more_o without_o then_o there_o be_v indeed_o within_o for_o if_o we_o do_v there_o be_v hypocrisy_n such_o duty_n be_v not_o do_v in_o truth_n when_o there_o be_v more_o in_o show_n and_o in_o appearance_n than_o there_o be_v in_o substance_n if_o either_o of_o the_o two_o be_v low_a than_o the_o other_o it_o be_v far_o better_a that_o the_o outward_a expression_n be_v low_a than_o the_o inward_a affection_n then_o that_o the_o inward_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v far_o better_a that_o the_o gesture_n come_v short_a of_o the_o heart_n then_o that_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o compass_v god_n about_o with_o lie_n mere_a show_n do_v never_o please_v in_o his_o service_n this_o for_o the_o gesture_n of_o your_o body_n when_o you_o pray_v a_o word_n or_o two_o for_o your_o direction_n touch_v the_o use_n or_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o voice_n in_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o i_o offer_n be_v those_o prayer_n that_o be_v public_a whether_o in_o the_o family_n or_o the_o assembly_n wherein_o one_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o many_o to_o the_o lord_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v vocal_a so_o be_v our_o saviour_n in_o my_o text_n you_o see_v he_o pray_v with_o his_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n and_o therefore_o do_v no_o only_a form_n a_o prayer_n in_o his_o heart_n but_o express_v it_o with_o his_o mouth_n he_o do_v not_o only_o think_v but_o speak_v that_o they_o may_v hear_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o say_v the_o voice_n be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o private_a prayer_n for_o however_o man_n who_o have_v body_n be_v endue_v with_o ear_n and_o sense_n know_v not_o our_o meaning_n otherwise_o then_o by_o our_o word_n yet_o god_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o spirit_n know_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o spirit_n sigh_n may_v find_v audience_n and_o acceptance_n with_o he_o inward_a and_o mental_a supplication_n may_v be_v in_o some_o case_n more_o fit_a than_o vocal_a but_o yet_o if_o other_o circumstance_n will_v permit_v in_o which_o your_o christian_a prudence_n must_v direct_v you_o use_v your_o voice_n we_o shall_v observe_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o speak_v in_o prayer_n yea_o in_o private_a prayer_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v mark_v 10.39_o god_n make_v the_o tongue_n aswell_o as_o other_o member_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o will_v be_v serve_v with_o this_o as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o so_o the_o prophet_n david_n praise_v god_n with_o the_o best_a member_n that_o he_o have_v which_o some_o expound_v to_o be_v his_o tongue_n and_o therewith_o bless_v we_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n james_n 3.9_o it_o be_v sometime_o a_o quicken_a to_o the_o heart_n and_o stir_v up_o the_o dead_a affection_n to_o great_a fervency_n and_o zeal_n which_o by_o continue_v in_o a_o mental_a supplication_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o languish_v and_o decay_v it_o keep_v in_o the_o heart_n from_o wander_a by_o bind_v it_o to_o give_v exact_a attendance_n on_o the_o tongue_n to_o furnish_v it_o with_o matter_n and_o expression_n whereas_o in_o mental_a prayer_n it_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o slide_v away_o and_o run_v a_o rove_a unobserved_a howbeit_o here_o i_o shall_v not_o peremptory_o prescribe_v in_o certain_a case_n to_o omit_v the_o voice_n be_v more_o expedient_a and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v shut_v up_o all_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o your_o christian_a prudence_n to_o direct_v you_o to_o pitch_v upon_o that_o way_n and_o method_n of_o present_v your_o request_n to_o god_n which_o you_o will_v find_v most_o to_o conduce_v to_o the_o affectionate_a spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a performance_n of_o the_o duty_n and_o thus_o of_o the_o transition_n to_o our_o saviour_n supplication_n together_o with_o the_o manner_n of_o present_v it_o to_o god_n the_o father_n both_o his_o gesture_n and_o expression_n proceed_v we_o now_o to_o enter_v on_o the_o prayer_n which_o he_o make_v and_o here_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n only_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n the_o object_n of_o it_o and_o the_o part_n of_o it_o the_o object_n of_o it_o or_o the_o person_n who_o he_o present_v it_o to_o you_o see_v be_v god_n the_o father_n or_o to_o come_v a_o little_a near_o god_n his_o father_n so_o he_o style_v he_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o his_o prayer_n father_n the_o hour_n be_v come_v etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o phrase_n he_o use_v all_o along_o as_o you_o shall_v see_v if_o you_o survey_v it_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o to_o the_o end_n indeed_o he_o give_v he_o once_o the_o 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