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human_a composure_n durandus_fw-la and_o cabisila_n explication_n of_o the_o liturgy_n and_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o canon_n by_o balsamon_n and_o zonaras_n be_v useful_a in_o private_a but_o if_o these_o author_n have_v design_v to_o have_v their_o exposition_n public_o use_v so_o as_o to_o justle_v out_o the_o old_a liturgy_n and_o canon_n they_o will_v have_v be_v despise_v for_o their_o insolence_n as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v now_o commend_v for_o their_o industry_n now_o his_o extempore_o man_n will_v have_v their_o variation_n only_o and_o always_o use_v in_o public_a instead_o of_o the_o liturgy_n so_o as_o utter_o to_o exclude_v it_o which_o utter_o spoil_v the_o parallel_n this_o he_o perceive_v and_o therefore_o own_v that_o my_o variation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v public_o pag._n 10._o i_o ask_v why_o then_o do_v he_o instance_n in_o they_o since_o he_o
praise_n he_o only_o catch_v at_o one_o expression_n pag._n 24._o and_o say_v pliny_n '_o s_o account_n of_o the_o christian_n do_v not_o exact_o agree_v with_o that_o of_o eusebius_n concern_v the_o essenes_n he_o single_v out_o eusebius_n only_o to_o cavil_v whereas_o i_o do_v not_o name_n eusebius_n here_o but_o refer_v to_o the_o whole_a account_n give_v before_o of_o the_o essenes_n by_o josephus_n philo_n and_o eusebius_n pag._n 20._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o those_o essenes_n exact_o agree_v with_o pliny_n christian_n first_o in_o the_o use_n of_o form_n second_o in_o use_v they_o alternate_o and_o three_o in_o use_v they_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n this_o be_v all_o the_o agreement_n i_o mention_v and_o all_o my_o question_n oblige_v i_o to_o consider_v for_o this_o still_o confirm_v the_o early_a use_n of_o form_n and_o make_v it_o probable_a those_o essenes_n be_v christian_n who_o have_v use_v they_o even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o s._n mark_n §_o 4._o pag._n 16._o ignatius_n testify_v that_o the_o christian_n in_o their_o assembly_n have_v one_o prayer_n and_o one_o supplication_n mr._n s._n b._n say_v i_o take_v this_o for_o a_o solid_a proof_n of_o a_o fix_a liturgy_n but_o i_o infer_v no_o more_o from_o this_o and_o another_o place_n pag._n 26._o than_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o hence_o there_o be_v then_o one_o form_n of_o prayer_n and_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n approve_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o this_o consequence_n will_v be_v plain_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o ignatius_n be_v speak_v of_o public_a prayer_n and_o in_o that_o will_v have_v the_o magnesian_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o not_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o all_o thing_n agree_v to_o their_o own_o fancy_n this_o passage_n mr._n s._n b._n leave_v out_o because_o it_o censure_v extempore_o prayer_n but_o when_o they_o meet_v to_o pray_v they_o must_v have_v all_o one_o prayer_n and_o one_o supplication_n in_o common_a so_o mr._n s._n b_n edition_n read_v it_o now_o then_o the_o prayer_n they_o be_v to_o use_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o not_o such_o as_o agree_v to_o private_a minister_n fancy_n it_o be_v one_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n use_v by_o all_o in_o common_a all_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a description_n of_o a_o liturgy_n whereas_o a_o extempore_o prayer_n be_v so_o various_a it_o can_v be_v approve_v that_o agree_v to_o private_a and_o single_a minister_n fancy_n it_o be_v daily_o vary_v and_o so_o not_o one_o speak_v by_o the_o minister_n alone_o and_o so_o not_o repeat_v by_o all_o in_o common_a but_o a_o form_n be_v proper_o one_o and_o the_o same_o prayer_n and_o so_o s._n chrysostom_n when_o he_o describe_v the_o priest_n and_o people_n vocal_o repeat_v the_o form_n of_o confession_n use_v this_o very_a phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n 18_o in_o 2_o cor._n they_o all_o repeat_v one_o prayer_n as_o to_o the_o bishop_n approbation_n the_o second_o quotation_n make_v that_o necessary_a to_o every_o authentic_a celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o baptism_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o a_o bishop_n can_v tell_v whether_o he_o shall_v approve_v or_o disapprove_v of_o any_o form_n of_o celebration_n make_v extempore_o he_o must_v see_v it_o write_v down_o before_o he_o can_v judge_v of_o it_o so_o that_o here_o we_o have_v very_o fair_a evidence_n of_o prayer_n litany_n and_o sacramental_a administration_n in_o form_n approve_v by_o the_o bishop_n mr._n s._n b._n will_v evade_v this_o by_o say_v one_o prayer_n imply_v no_o more_o than_o a_o prayer_n in_o which_o all_o join_a but_o if_o that_o be_v true_a it_o may_v be_v a_o form_n still_o because_o the_o most_o apparent_a method_n for_o all_o to_o join_v in_o one_o prayer_n be_v for_o all_o to_o pray_v by_o one_o form_n and_o they_o who_o come_v together_o daily_o to_o say_v a_o different_a prayer_n rather_o join_v in_o several_a prayer_n than_o in_o one_o beside_o ignatius_n his_o one_o prayer_n be_v not_o the_o product_n of_o private_a fancy_n it_o be_v some_o fix_a know_a thing_n capable_a of_o be_v consider_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o constant_a use_n of_o it_o be_v make_v the_o mark_n of_o one_o who_o be_v in_o communion_n with_o his_o bishop_n that_o be_v in_o s._n chrysostom_n sense_n one_o form_n repeat_v in_o common_a between_o the_o bishop_n or_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n i_o only_o add_v that_o when_o mr._n s._n b._n take_v notice_n that_o ignatius_n will_v have_v all_o that_o live_v under_o a_o orthodox_n and_o sound_a bishop_n join_v in_o communion_n with_o he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o that_o prayer_n and_o way_n of_o administration_n which_o he_o approve_v he_o have_v a_o fair_a occasion_n to_o have_v see_v some_o fault_n on_o the_o dissenter_n side_n who_o now_o can_v deny_v but_o their_o bishop_n be_v orthodox_n and_o yet_o separate_v from_o their_o communion_n pag._n 17._o i_o prove_v both_o by_o socrates_n and_o photius_n that_o ignatius_n first_o bring_v the_o way_n of_o sing_a hymn_n by_o way_n of_o antiphone_fw-la into_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n valesius_n note_n on_o this_o passage_n enable_v mr._n s._n b._n to_o quarrel_n at_o this_o and_o say_v that_o the_o learned_a general_o count_v this_o relation_n of_o socrates_n to_o be_v fabulous_a and_o that_o theodoret_n be_v positive_a that_o flavianus_n and_o diodorus_n first_o bring_v in_o this_o way_n there_o i_o reply_v he_o despise_v the_o opinion_n of_o learned_a man_n when_o it_o be_v not_o on_o his_o side_n see_v pag._n 37._o and_o here_o he_o appeal_v to_o it_o but_o mistake_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o vision_n of_o angel_n who_o teach_v ignatius_n thus_o to_o sing_v as_o socrates_n say_v which_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a count_n fabulous_a but_o divers_a learned_a man_n think_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o ignatius_n may_v set_v up_o this_o way_n of_o sing_v at_o antioch_n for_o moses_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n teach_v the_o israelite_n to_o sing_v thus_o in_o the_o wilderness_n exod._n xv_o thus_o they_o sing_v in_o the_o temple-service_n the_o choir_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o isaiah_n sing_v by_o way_n of_o antiphone_fw-la isai_n vi_fw-la so_o do_v the_o essenes_n in_o philo_n and_o the_o asian_n christian_n in_o pliny_n before_o ignatius_n time_n and_o can_v it_o be_v unlikely_a he_o shall_v set_v up_o this_o way_n at_o antioch_n especial_o since_o flavianus_n and_o diodorus_n as_o mr._n s._n b._n grant_v have_v it_o from_o the_o syrian_n the_o old_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n where_o antioch_n stand_v as_o for_o theodoret_n he_o speak_v not_o of_o hymn_n but_o say_v flavianus_n and_o diodorus_n first_o bring_v in_o the_o alternate_a sing_n of_o david_n psalm_n at_o antioch_n which_o may_v be_v true_a though_o ignatius_n have_v begin_v to_o sing_v hymn_n there_o by_o way_n of_o antiphone_fw-la long_o before_o nor_o be_o i_o so_o concern_v for_o this_o proof_n as_o my_o examiner_n 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