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this_o in_o a_o 4._o a_o ch._n 3._o sect._n 4._o former_a chapter_n and_o therewith_o justify_v uniformity_n and_o show_v the_o great_a benefit_n of_o it_o and_o of_o form_n of_o prayer_n upon_o this_o account_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o repeat_v it_o again_o here_o 12._o but_o that_o he_o may_v vent_v himself_o the_o more_o against_o liturgy_n and_o uniformity_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o case_n of_o daniel_n the_o prince_n resolve_v 150._o resolve_v p._n 150._o it_o necessary_a to_o establish_v a_o uniformity_n in_o prayer_n and_o all_o must_v be_v command_v to_o pray_v only_o to_o darius_n yet_o here_o be_v nothing_o of_o uniformity_n in_o word_n and_o phrase_n of_o which_o he_o be_v discourse_v but_o that_o matter_n not_o darius_n a_o act_n for_o uniformity_n be_v no_o such_o wicked_a thing_n as_o the_o prohibitive_a act_n of_o worship_n by_o darius_n so_o long_o as_o a_o occasion_n can_v be_v take_v to_o reproach_v uniformity_n he_o may_v as_o well_o if_o he_o have_v please_v have_v call_v that_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 4.10_o thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v a_o act_n of_o uniformity_n only_o that_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o purpose_n to_o insinuate_v that_o liturgy_n and_o uniformity_n be_v like_o that_o act_n in_o the_o time_n of_o darius_n design_v whole_o for_o mischief_n and_o to_o hinder_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o to_o establish_v idolatry_n against_o the_o second_o commandment_n though_o not_o so_o gross_o as_o in_o worship_v the_o persian_a king_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o receive_v divine_a worship_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o many_o testimony_n produce_v by_o 3_o by_o drus_n in_o esther_n c._n 3_o drusius_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o manifest_o uncharitable_a that_o every_o sober_a consider_v man_n may_v easy_o discern_v they_o and_o since_o the_o holy_a god_n appoint_v certain_a form_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v under_o the_o old_a testament_n 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to_o show_v not_o only_o the_o lawfulness_n but_o the_o usefulness_n and_o expediency_n of_o form_n 15._o my_o first_o reason_n be_v because_o hereby_o a_o fit_a true_a right_a and_o well_o order_v way_n of_o worship_n in_o address_n to_o god_n may_v be_v best_a secure_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n to_o this_o he_o say_v 1._o that_o alone_o be_v worship_n be_v p._n 156._o 1._o as_o best_a secure_v a_o fit_a and_o right_a way_n of_o worship_n a_o right_a way_n of_o worship_n which_o god_n have_v institute_v and_o i_o reply_v that_o prayer_n perform_v with_o a_o devout_a heart_n where_o the_o matter_n be_v holy_a pious_a and_o religious_a and_o express_v without_o affect_a variety_n of_o word_n be_v according_a to_o his_o will_n and_o appoint_v by_o he_o but_o he_o have_v not_o institute_v the_o very_a word_n we_o be_v to_o use_v upon_o all_o occasion_n whether_o we_o pray_v by_o a_o form_n or_o by_o any_o conceive_a prayer_n of_o which_o i_o say_v more_o 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