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their_o own_o extemporary_a prayer_n and_o preachment_n before_o it_o with_o what_o forehead_n then_o can_v this_o author_n pretend_v that_o we_o undervalue_v the_o word_n of_o god_n either_o by_o add_v to_o it_o or_o diminish_v from_o it_o which_o not_o we_o but_o they_o themselves_o be_v guilty_a of_o for_o they_o never_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o their_o congregation_n as_o we_o do_v but_o instead_o thereof_o pretend_v that_o their_o extemporary_a prayer_n and_o ramble_a discourse_n be_v the_o immediate_a dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o then_o both_o must_v be_v as_o good_a scripture_n as_o any_o in_o the_o bible_n which_o be_v true_o to_o add_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o break_v the_o forego_n precept_n of_o moses_n and_o that_o other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n deut._n 4.2_o you_o shall_v not_o add_v unto_o the_o word_n which_o i_o command_v you_o neither_o shall_v you_o diminish_v aught_o from_o it_o that_o you_o may_v keep_v the_o 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the_o first_o great_a council_n be_v assemble_v at_o jerusalem_n act._n 15.7.12_o and_o when_o st._n paul_n preach_v his_o farewell_n sermon_n at_o troas_n continue_v his_o speech_n till_o midnight_n act_v 20.7_o in_o all_o which_o place_n we_o read_v that_o the_o people_n either_o keep_v silence_n or_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o prick_v to_o the_o heart_n or_o else_o speak_v in_o diverse_a tongue_n the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v there_o be_v one_o soul_n that_o groan_v among_o they_o which_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o all_o these_o be_v wonderful_a conversion_n and_o extraordinary_a effusion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o little_a authority_n from_o the_o scripture_n have_v any_o dissenter_n for_o the_o frequent_a groan_n which_o be_v hear_v among_o they_o in_o their_o respective_a meeting_n or_o for_o their_o make_v these_o groan_n a_o infallible_a mark_n of_o their_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n they_o be_v rather_o sometime_o a_o mark_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o that_o those_o that_o delight_n and_o pride_n themselves_o in_o they_o do_v this_o as_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n do_v of_o old_a only_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o see_v of_o man_n mat._n 23.2_o and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o good_a man_n may_v do_v in_o private_a between_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n when_o none_o see_v or_o hear_v but_o god_n alone_o yet_o in_o public_a they_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v such_o loud_a and_o frequent_a groan_n at_o least_o to_o be_v very_o spare_v in_o they_o lest_o instead_o of_o pass_v for_o saint_n they_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o vainglorious_a hypocrite_n 2_o as_o for_o my_o slight_n j._n bunyan_o and_o the_o dissenter_n pretence_n to_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o do_v so_o in_o that_o sense_n they_o intend_v it_o who_o imagine_v and_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n invent_v and_o dictate_v all_o the_o word_n of_o their_o prayer_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v to_o make_v almighty_a 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perform_v in_o a_o secret_a invisible_a and_o unutterable_a way_n and_o so_o be_v the_o assistance_n which_o he_o afford_v to_o good_a man_n even_o by_o godly_a motion_n and_o holy_a desire_n which_o be_v kindle_v within_o they_o and_o which_o they_o can_v only_o feel_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o not_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n or_o express_v with_o their_o tongue_n and_o such_o a_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n our_o common_a prayer_n book_n allow_v of_o and_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o morning_n and_o evening_n service_n after_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n the_o next_o prayer_n which_o be_v in_o form_n of_o a_o absolution_n run_v thus_o wherefore_o let_v we_o beseech_v he_o to_o grant_v we_o true_a repentance_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o those_o thing_n may_v please_v he_o which_o we_o do_v at_o this_o present_a and_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o life_n hereafter_o may_v be_v pure_a and_o holy_a etc._n etc._n before_o the_o 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