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exposition_n collect_v into_o one_o volume_n and_o well_o digest_v it_o may_v prove_v as_o great_a a_o help_n to_o devotion_n as_o any_o that_o i_o know_v but_o i_o may_v easy_o tire_v my_o reader_n lead_v he_o only_o through_o a_o few_o of_o those_o many_o ancient_a path_n where_o evident_a footstep_n of_o the_o common_a and_o frequent_a use_n of_o this_o prayer_n do_v appear_v as_o in_o those_o most_o ancient_a liturgy_n collect_v by_o bignius_n and_o george_n cassander_n many_o of_o which_o liturg_n be_v for_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o they_o and_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n authentic_a though_o in_o other_o thing_n they_o have_v suffer_v addition_n and_o alteration_n in_o these_o general_o this_o prayer_n be_v insert_v sometime_o more_o than_o once_o thus_o in_o those_o that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o saint_n mark_n saint_n james_n chrysostome_n and_o basil_n his_o greek_a liturgy_n and_o that_o which_o he_o translate_v out_o of_o the_o syriack_n the_o 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the_o daily_a prayer_n which_o 27._o the_o lord_n himself_o teach_v whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n prayer_n do_v obtain_v pardon_n for_o daily_a sin_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o prayer_n use_v at_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n he_o say_v which_o prayer_n almost_o all_o the_o church_n conclude_v with_o the_o lord_n prayer_n we_o can_v pray_v for_o any_o thing_n else_o say_v 12._o he_o see_v whatever_o may_v be_v desire_v of_o god_n this_o one_o prayer_n teach_v by_o christ_n do_v contain_v and_o all_o in_o that_o order_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v desire_v so_o that_o this_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v above_o all_o as_o for_o brevity_n of_o word_n so_o for_o plenty_n of_o thing_n and_o their_o orderly_a disposure_n and_o that_o diligent_a and_o devout_a father_n have_v divers_a entire_a comment_n upon_o it_o i_o shall_v add_v only_o one_o saying_n more_o of_o he_o simo_n 42._o quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la tenere_fw-la perfectè_fw-la audiendo_fw-la quotidie_fw-la tenebit_fw-la if_o any_o of_o you_o have_v not_o learn_v it_o perfect_o by_o hear_v it_o daily_o he_o may_v saint_n ambrose_n on_o the_o fifteen_o petition_n of_o this_o 5._o prayer_n say_v thus_o therefore_o daily_o say_v this_o petition_n that_o thou_o may_v daily_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o thy_o debt_n and_o again_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n do_v pray_v namely_o that_o which_o his_o master_n teach_v he_o hear_v say_v he_o what_o the_o priest_n 51._o say_v through_o jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o and_o with_o who_o unto_o thou_o be_v honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n this_o be_v a_o clause_n add_v by_o the_o latin_a church_n to_o our_o lord_n prayer_n instead_o of_o the_o doxology_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o saint_n cyprian_n be_v most_o excellent_a in_o the_o commendation_n dom._n of_o this_o prayer_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o as_o a_o form_n his_o word_n be_v these_o see_v this_o prayer_n be_v breathe_v forth_o from_o god_n our_o saviour_n what_o can_v be_v more_o acceptable_a what_o more_o effectual_a with_o god_n the_o father_n what_o shall_v be_v more_o dear_a and_o familiar_a to_o we_o lest_o thou_o shall_v be_v ignorant_a how_o god_n be_v to_o be_v speak_v to_o god_n himself_o put_v word_n into_o thy_o mouth_n and_o lest_o thou_o shall_v doubt_v how_o ready_a he_o be_v to_o hear_v thy_o prayer_n he_o himself_o direct_v thou_o how_o to_o pray_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v hear_v and_o lest_o thou_o shall_v complain_v that_o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n be_v prescribe_v thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o liberty_n of_o ask_v the_o thing_n thou_o need_v whatever_o thing_n thou_o may_v right_o desire_v be_v all_o include_v and_o our_o saviour_n have_v include_v they_o in_o a_o prayer_n that_o give_v we_o so_o great_a honour_n that_o raise_v we_o to_o so_o great_a hope_n that_o flow_v with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n as_o no_o tongue_n can_v express_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v the_o 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