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testament_n several_a of_o they_o use_v the_o lord's-prayer_n as_o a_o form_n according_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o directory_n and_o for_o those_o that_o disuse_n it_o it_o be_v because_o they_o either_o think_v it_o no_o form_n suit_v to_o the_o christian_a church_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n or_o else_o think_v it_o not_o intend_v as_o a_o form_n but_o only_o a_o pattern_n because_o they_o never_o read_v afterward_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o its_o be_v use_v as_o a_o form_n nay_o perhaps_o some_o may_v be_v too_o much_o lead_v to_o the_o disuse_n of_o it_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a of_o other_o who_o place_n some_o peculiar_a merit_n or_o virtue_n in_o the_o repeat_n these_o word_n and_o his_o lp._n seem_v to_o be_v one_o that_o have_v run_v into_o this_o extreme_a not_o only_o by_o suppose_v we_o oblige_v to_o use_v these_o word_n whenever_o we_o pray_v p._n 32_o 33._o and_o make_v the_o use_n of_o they_o a_o badge_n of_o our_o christian_a profession_n p._n 35._o but_o by_o recommend_v the_o say_n these_o word_n as_o the_o way_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o our_o infirmity_n in_o our_o other_o prayer_n p._n 34._o but_o i_o wonder_v who_o those_o be_v of_o who_o his_o lp._n tell_v we_o that_o they_o public_o dispute_v against_o this_o form_n because_o of_o that_o petition_n in_o it_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o p._n 34._o for_o i_o can_v never_o hear_v of_o any_o such_o public_a disputation_n on_o that_o subject_a nor_o indeed_o of_o any_o dissenter_n that_o ever_o offer_v such_o a_o foolish_a objection_n some_o of_o they_o perhaps_o may_v have_v censure_v those_o as_o hypocritical_a in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o petition_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o forgive_a their_o enemy_n as_o to_o bear_v a_o irreconcilable_a temper_n towards_o their_o friend_n and_o their_o brethren_n 3._o the_o true_a reason_n why_o the_o dissent_v minister_n so_o 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