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from_o this_o country_n go_v and_o here_o have_v leave_v i_o wander_v all_o alone_a the_o clue_n be_v break_v and_o weary_a i_o bewilder_v in_o this_o labyrinth_n lie_v and_o nought_o but_o monstrous_a minotaur_n of_o unheard_a vice_n spy_v thy_o sacred_a relic_n now_o must_v be_v a_o second_o holy_a guide_n to_o i_o and_o from_o thy_o book_n i_o will_v such_o blessing_n crave_v as_o once_o thy_o live_a precept_n give_v where_o we_o behold_v thy_o soul_n itself_o and_o free_a from_o the_o restraint_n of_o vain_a company_n from_o the_o heat_n of_o wine_n and_o passion_n from_o compliment_n and_o fashion_n and_o all_o that_o discord_n with_o its_o native_a harmony_n 7._o thy_o charity_n expire_v not_o with_o thy_o breath_n but_o here_o thou_o be_v benefactor_n after_o death_n out_o of_o the_o ample_a treasure_n of_o thy_o mind_n leave_v a_o stock_n of_o holy_a truth_n behind_o thou_o do_v a_o large_a estate_n to_o pious_a soul_n bequeath_v o_o may_v success_n answer_v the_o great_a design_n may_v thou_o be_v other_o guide_n as_o well_o as_o i_o and_o may_v it_o increase_v thy_o joy_n to_o see_v thy_o convert_v flock_v after_o thou_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o passionate_a care_n captive_n of_o thy_o discourse_n or_o blessing_n to_o thy_o prayer_n a._n b._n a_o brief_a apology_n for_o the_o lord_n prayer_n i_o have_v select_v two_o text_n out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n one_o be_v in_o the_o 6_o the_o chap._n of_o s_o t_o matthew_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 9_o the_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o this_o manner_n therefore_o pray_v you_o etc._n etc._n the_o other_o be_v in_o the_o eleven_o of_o s_o t_o luke_n at_o the_o second_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n which_o two_o place_n of_o scripture_n will_v administer_v a_o redundancy_n of_o argument_n to_o prove_v what_o i_o have_v undertake_v namely_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o christian_n to_o use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n constant_o both_o at_o his_o public_a and_o private_a devotion_n as_o to_o the_o integrality_n and_o exact_a composure_n of_o this_o prayer_n every_o man_n will_v ready_o acknowledge_v it_o because_o it_o be_v sacrilegious_a impudence_n to_o say_v otherwise_o notwithstanding_o this_o you_o shall_v hear_v the_o most_o moderate_a of_o its_o opposer_n say_v that_o the_o assiduous_a use_n of_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a and_o many_o since_o our_o late_a dissension_n begin_v have_v declare_v by_o their_o continue_a omission_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o requisite_a at_o all_o not_o allow_v it_o entertainment_n although_o the_o lord_n prayer_n within_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o church_n style_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o the_o house_n of_o prayer_n nor_o into_o their_o own_o house_n at_o their_o family_n duty_n and_o i_o have_v much_o reason_n to_o fear_v not_o into_o the_o most_o recluse_a corner_n when_o they_o have_v be_v at_o their_o private_a devotion_n thus_o do_v they_o in_o effect_n teach_v assembly_n that_o prayer_n as_o effectual_a as_o that_o may_v be_v make_v out_o of_o new_a mould_n of_o their_o own_o and_o entertain_v they_o with_o nothing_o else_o but_o their_o own_o belch_v and_o eruption_n on_o the_o contrary_a i_o do_v assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o its_o use_n both_o at_o all_o time_n of_o prayer_n and_o by_o all_o person_n first_o from_o the_o primitive_a practice_n and_o the_o high_a esteem_n that_o all_o the_o eminent_a father_n of_o the_o church_n have_v of_o it_o and_o next_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v it_o by_o logical_a deduction_n from_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o one_o text_n and_o by_o unavoidable_a consequence_n from_o the_o other_o show_v that_o the_o place_n cite_v out_o of_o s_o t_o matthew_n must_v of_o necessity_n hold_v analogy_n with_o that_o of_o s_o t_o luke_n i_o will_v begin_v with_o that_o of_o s_o t_o luke_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o original_n be_v a_o adverb_n compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adverbium_fw-la primarium_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conjunctio_fw-la potentialis_fw-la sometime_o it_o signify_v postquam_fw-la after_o that_o as_o saint_n t_o john_n chap._n 16._o vers_fw-la 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d postquam_fw-la aut_fw-la pepererit_fw-la sometime_o quamdiu_fw-la as_o long_o as_o so_o saint_n t_o john_n 9_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quamdiu_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la fuero_fw-la here_o it_o signify_v quum_fw-la or_o quando_fw-la and_o be_v indefinite_a comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n but_o if_o you_o shall_v put_v it_o thus_o as_o a_o solution_n to_o a_o question_n namely_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v ask_v a_o man_n when_o will_v you_o do_v such_o a_o kindness_n for_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o answer_n be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isidor_n when_o you_o return_v here_o suppose_v i_o have_v tell_v he_o before_o when_o i_o will_v return_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o indefinite_a but_o join_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o precedent_a question_n and_o point_n at_o some_o hour_n or_o day_n in_o the_o which_o i_o say_v i_o will_v return_v but_o in_o the_o text_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n comprehend_v all_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o this_o injunction_n when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n be_v and_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v whensoever_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n nor_o will_v it_o enter_v into_o my_o apprehension_n how_o this_o can_v possible_o admit_v of_o any_o other_o explication_n but_o to_o this_o they_o will_v object_v if_o so_o that_o our_o saviour_n enjoin_v we_o whensoever_o we_o pray_v to_o say_v our_o father_n the_o consequence_n will_v be_v that_o we_o must_v say_v no_o other_o prayer_n for_o when_o we_o pray_v in_o another_o form_n we_o pray_v how_o be_v this_o command_n then_o fulfil_v when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n if_o we_o take_v a_o liberty_n to_o vary_v from_o it_o i_o answer_v that_o by_o these_o word_n when_o you_o pray_v be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v all_o the_o continue_a time_n of_o prayer_n but_o some_o part_n of_o that_o occasional_a or_o assiduous_a pray_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o speak_v exclusive_o of_o all_o other_o prayer_n for_o saint_n t_o paul_n ephes_n 1._o 16._o tell_v they_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o verse_n the_o 17_o the_o tell_v they_o in_o what_o manner_n namely_o in_o word_n of_o his_o own_o as_o you_o may_v there_o read_v and_o in_o another_o place_n act_v 2._o 42._o it_o be_v say_v and_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o fellowship_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o prayer_n in_o the_o plural_a so_o that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o they_o do_v use_v occasional_a prayer_n and_o not_o make_v a_o continue_a repetition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n beside_o we_o find_v that_o s_o t_o chrysostome_n s_o t_o augustine_n s_o t_o bernard_n and_o all_o the_o father_n take_v that_o liberty_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o question_v but_o however_o if_o the_o text_n do_v restrain_v we_o to_o it_o those_o that_o use_v it_o not_o at_o all_o will_v be_v the_o more_o strong_o refute_v from_o the_o premise_n than_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o this_o individual_a prayer_n these_o very_a word_n for_o they_o be_v the_o immediate_a subject_n of_o that_o command_n must_v be_v use_v by_o every_o christian_a whensoever_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o god_n in_o prayer_n but_o to_o this_o they_o will_v object_v that_o the_o text_n in_o s_o t_o matthew_n give_v a_o dispensation_n from_o use_v these_o very_a word_n because_o it_o say_v pray_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v if_o our_o saviour_n command_v we_o in_o this_o text_n to_o pray_v after_o this_o prayer_n than_o he_o do_v implicit_o though_o not_o express_o enjoin_v these_o very_a word_n but_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v speak_v exclusive_o of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n that_o be_v as_o if_o our_o saviour_n have_v say_v you_o need_v not_o say_v my_o prayer_n or_o you_o need_v not_o use_v it_o always_o but_o set_v it_o as_o a_o pattern_n and_o rest_v always_o or_o for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o your_o own_o method_n which_o you_o make_v in_o imitation_n of_o i_o what_o will_v the_o consequence_n be_v but_o a_o horrid_a one_o namely_o that_o our_o saviour_n do_v set_v a_o great_a estimate_n upon_o those_o subsequent_a prayer_n which_o we_o be_v afterward_o to_o make_v in_o imitation_n of_o he_o than_o he_o do_v upon_o his_o own_o which_o will_v inevitable_o follow_v if_o we_o