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communion_n indeed_o the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o force_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o require_v prayer_n to_o be_v compose_v and_o digest_v into_o a_o certain_a form_n although_o that_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v bear_v that_o sense_n but_o yet_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v design_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v a_o stand_a rule_n and_o model_n of_o devotion_n set_v up_o s._n chrysostome_n put_v the_o question_n what_o do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v i_o exhort_v that_o first_o of_o all_o supplication_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o excellent_a and_o ancient_a father_n s._n paul_n mean_v that_o this_o must_v be_v do_v in_o our_o daily_a service_n and_o this_o say_v he_o we_o do_v daily_o both_o at_o morning_n and_o 1._o s_o chrysost_n in_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o evening_n service_n such_o supplication_n prayer_n intercession_n and_o thanksgiving_n they_o have_v prescribe_v and_o fix_v and_o in_o use_v they_o they_o do_v conceive_v that_o they_o answer_v the_o apostle_n design_n and_o do_v according_a to_o his_o order_n direction_n and_o appointment_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n s._n ambrose_n upon_o comment_fw-fr haec_fw-la regula_n ecclesiastica_fw-la est_fw-la tradita_fw-la a_o magistro_fw-la gintilium_fw-la qua_fw-la utuntur_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la nostri_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la supplicent_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambros_n comment_fw-fr the_o place_n say_v this_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n deliver_v by_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o observe_v by_o our_o priest_n to_o pray_v for_o all_o man_n and_o particuar_o for_o king_n etc._n etc._n questionless_a the_o good_a man_n conceive_v that_o the_o church_n be_v oblige_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o apostolical_a precept_n to_o use_v some_o constant_a form_n of_o prayer_n for_o all_o man_n in_o general_a and_o especial_o for_o such_o as_o be_v in_o authority_n and_o 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