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origen_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prescribe_a or_o ordain_v prayer_n regular_a petition_n which_o they_o who_o use_v be_v safe_a he_o say_v from_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o as_o the_o hymn_n they_o sing_v to_o christ_n be_v so_o celebrate_v that_o the_o pagan_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o so_o these_o form_n of_o prayer_n be_v now_o so_o well_o know_v to_o they_o that_o they_o get_v some_o scrap_n of_o they_o for_o we_o find_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o epictetum_n in_o epictetum_n in_o arrianus_n a_o pagan_a philosopher_n who_o live_v about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o justin_n martyr_n the_o next_o age_n to_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o add_v that_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v with_o his_o whole_a court_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o eusebius_n 17._o eusebius_n l._n four_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constant_n c._n 17._o call_v they_o the_o appoint_a prayer_n and_o deliver_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n to_o his_o army_n to_o be_v constant_o use_v by_o the_o soldier_n which_o eusebius_n also_o have_v set_v down_o in_o his_o life_n 20._o life_n ib._n cap._n 20._o let_v i_o only_o note_v by_o the_o way_n to_o quicken_v the_o reader_n to_o this_o holy_a duty_n that_o as_o this_o religious_a prince_n have_v daily_a prayer_n in_o his_o palace_n which_o he_o frequent_v with_o his_o courtier_n make_v it_o a_o house_n of_o god_n so_o he_o have_v likewise_o certain_a 22._o certain_a ib._n cap._n 22._o hour_n wherein_o he_o constant_o retire_v to_o pray_v by_o himself_o as_o for_o follow_v age_n we_o find_v frequent_a mention_n of_o liturgy_n form_v by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o