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lord_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o they_o shall_v offer_v incense_n to_o he_o and_o a_o pure_a offering_n 11._o offering_n mal._n 1._o 11._o by_o which_o be_v mean_v the_o sincere_a prayer_n of_o pious_a christian_n sacrificium_fw-la mundum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la simplex_fw-la oratio_fw-la de_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la purâ_fw-la so_o tertullian_n understand_v that_o place_n 1._o place_n adu._n marc._n l._n 4._o cap._n 1._o and_o more_o full_o elsewhere_o nomini_fw-la meo_fw-la offertur_fw-la &_o sacrificium_fw-la mundum_fw-la gloriae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la relatio_fw-la &_o benedictio_fw-la &_o laus_fw-la &_o hymni_fw-la 21._o hymni_fw-la ibid._n l._n 3._o cap._n 21._o by_o our_o declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n by_o our_o thanksgiving_n our_o praise_n and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n we_o offer_v up_o that_o pure_a offering_n which_o be_v foretell_v and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n another_o ancient_a father_n when_o describe_v the_o piety_n of_o a_o christian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v his_o sacrifice_n 7._o sacrifice_n clem._n alex_n strom._n 7._o and_o these_o oblation_n of_o the_o gospel_n beside_o that_o they_o be_v without_o charge_n and_o expense_n have_v this_o other_o ease_n too_o that_o they_o may_v be_v present_v in_o any_o place_n whatever_o in_o every_o place_n say_v that_o text_n of_o the_o prophet_n 11._o prophet_n mal._n 1._o 11._o and_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v every_o where_o lift_v up_o holy_a hand_n without_o doubt_v of_o acceptance_n as_o it_o be_v prescribe_v by_o the_o apostle_n 8._o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 8._o for_o to_o we_o now_o since_o christ_n by_o his_o come_n have_v make_v the_o whole_a earth_n alike_o holy_a every_o place_n be_v a_o oratory_n 129._o oratory_n august_n de_fw-fr temp._n serm._n 129._o since_o therefore_o prayer_n do_v on_o so_o many_o account_n recommend_v itself_o to_o we_o and_o god_n who_o can_v be_v no_o gainer_n by_o it_o be_v yet_o 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word_n we_o further_o pray_v unto_o thou_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n thy_o kingdom_n come_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n and_o forgive_v we_o our_o trepass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a for_o thou_o be_v the_o kingdom_n the_o power_n and_o the_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n thy_o grace_n o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n thy_o love_n o_o heavenly_a father_n thy_o fellowship_n and_o communion_n o_o holy_a and_o bless_a spirit_n be_v with_o we_o this_o night_n and_o for_o evermore_o devotion_n when_o any_o person_n be_v sick_a a_o short_a prayer_n with_o which_o to_o begin_v almighty_a god_n who_o hear_v sickness_n in_o sickness_n prayer_n and_o be_v near_o unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o thou_o be_v our_o only_a refuge_n in_o trouble_n 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