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if_o it_o conclude_v against_o any_o such_o thing_n 4_o the_o minister_n also_o must_v make_v hymn_n and_o people_n must_v not_o sing_v by_o form_n as_o if_o we_o have_v not_o scriptural_a form_n to_o which_o we_o be_v tie_v in_o sing_v compose_v by_o man_n divine_o inspire_v we_o think_v apocryphal_a anthem_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o public_a worship_n no_o more_o lawful_a then_o liturgical_a form_n of_o prayer_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o hymn-making_a or_o sing_v be_v a_o ordinary_a ministerial_a act_n nor_o that_o god_n have_v to_o any_o promise_v the_o gift_n of_o psalm_n or_o hymn-making_a but_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o have_v promise_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n zech._n 12._o 10._o rom._n 8._o 26._o 5_o nor_o do_v they_o speak_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o the_o purpose_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o according_a to_o our_o principle_n none_o must_v join_v with_o other_o in_o prayer_n for_o the_o speaker_n prayer_n be_v a_o form_n to_o he_o the_o question_n be_v not_o about_o 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§_o 13_o but_o the_o same_o author_n offer_v at_o a_o second_o answer_n he_o have_v grant_v both_o the_o major_n &_o minor_a proposition_n the_o major_n p._n 22_o in_o these_o word_n every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o pray_v with_o the_o high_a intention_n of_o mind_n and_o fervency_n of_o spirit_n which_o can_v be_v obtain_v by_o lawful_a mean_n we_o dare_v say_v no_o noncon_n will_v ask_v he_o more_o the_o minor_a he_o grant_v again_o &_o again_o sect_n 7._o p._n 25_o 26_o 27._o what_o will_v he_o deny_v then_o nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o conclusion_n he_o will_v fix_v this_o intention_n of_o mind_n in_o conceive_v more_o than_o in_o prescribe_a form_n of_o prayer_n upon_o some_o as_o he_o think_v false_a bottom_n he_o instance_v in_o 8._o 1_o prejudice_n against_o the_o use_n of_o form_n 2_o novelty_n of_o word_n and_o phrase_n 3_o the_o exercise_n of_o gift_n with_o which_o we_o be_v more_o delight_v than_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n 4_o the_o natural_a delight_n man_n have_v 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