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it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o we_o make_v public_a prayer_n of_o two_o sort_n public_a in_o respect_n of_o manner_n and_o public_a in_o respect_n of_o place_n the_o former_a when_o there_o be_v a_o unanimous_a and_o orderly_a concurrence_n of_o many_o member_n of_o christ_n body_n in_o one_o common_a service_n the_o other_o when_o one_o single_a person_n appear_v before_o god_n in_o his_o house_n and_o offer_v his_o bind_a service_n and_o devotion_n alone_o both_o these_o we_o hold_v to_o be_v better_a than_o domestic_a or_o private_a worship_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o thus_o prove_v from_o reason_n not_o easy_o to_o be_v distinguish_v but_o make_v for_o both_o general_o first_o because_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o scripture_n much_o more_o often_o inculcate_v and_o more_o earnest_o press_v this_o and_o more_o high_o magnify_v this_o office_n than_o the_o other_o o_o worship_n the_o lord_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n say_v the_o psalmist_n this_o beauty_n 4._o psalm_n 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present_a in_o the_o church_n which_o deserve_v luc._n origâ—â—_n hom_o 23._o in_o luc._n so_o much_o to_o wit_n that_o only_o which_o be_v of_o christ_n therefore_o it_o be_v require_v that_o woman_n shall_v be_v cover_v because_o the_o angel_n be_v there_o present_a assist_v etc._n photius_n epist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o saint_n and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o church_n or_o as_o photius_n understand_v it_o that_o woman_n have_v power_n over_o their_o head_n that_o be_v say_v he_o have_v such_o who_o have_v power_n over_o they_o and_o that_o for_o the_o angel_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v cover_v who_o be_v beholder_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o production_n of_o woman_n out_o of_o man_n and_o proceed_v from_o he_o or_o last_o if_o we_o understand_v the_o word_n as_o some_o other_o who_o take_v the_o angel_n here_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n or_o precedent_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o such_o christian_n for_o who_o sake_n woman_n ought_v to_o cover_v themselves_o because_o according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a form_n and_o custom_n of_o such_o assembly_n the_o bishop_n have_v a_o high_a seat_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o congregation_n may_v easy_o overlook_a the_o action_n and_o gesture_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n for_o the_o precedent_n or_o bishop_n to_o be_v term_v a_o angel_n as_o what_o ever_o origen_n play_v many_o time_n with_o the_o scripture_n rather_o than_o interpret_n it_o may_v fancy_n in_o the_o revelation_n and_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n 1._o rev._n 2._o 1._o last_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o as_o have_v be_v say_v be_v principal_o relative_a be_v much_o more_o declare_v and_o celebrate_v by_o the_o public_a than_o by_o private_a worship_n even_o in_o the_o single_a act_n of_o one_o when_o occasion_n be_v not_o offer_v for_o more_o in_o the_o public_a place_n of_o worship_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o i_o shall_v hear_v give_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierocles_n in_o carm._n pyth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demosthen_n in_o an_v the_o law_n of_o man_n which_o sometime_o be_v call_v the_o law_n positive_a be_v derive_v by_o reason_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_o and_o probable_o follow_v of_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o every_o law_n positive_a well_o make_v be_v somewhat_o of_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o discern_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n from_o the_o law_n positive_a be_v very_o hard_a doctor_n and_o student_n cap_n 4._o say_v a_o law_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o right_a reason_n draw_v from_o the_o god_n themselves_o command_v honest_a thing_n and_o forbid_v the_o contrary_a and_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n write_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o hierocles_n say_v law_n be_v that_o operative_a mind_n and_o divine_a will_n which_o perpetual_o advance_v and_o 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