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the_o lord_n prayer_n twice_o and_o sometime_o more_o in_o our_o daily_a devotion_n for_o why_o may_v not_o our_o people_n receive_v as_o much_o spiritual_a comfort_n as_o mr._n baxter_n say_v he_o do_v in_o such_o repetition_n and_o can_v a_o good_a thing_n be_v repeat_v too_o often_o they_o say_v it_o can_v when_o they_o require_v their_o follower_n to_o attend_v the_o repetition_n of_o their_o sermon_n and_o i_o presume_v they_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o the_o very_o best_a of_o their_o discourse_n be_v so_o good_a as_o the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o that_o the_o word_n of_o uninspired_a man_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o word_n of_o jesus_n christ_n beside_o the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o two_o evangelist_n with_o some_o little_a alteration_n the_o one_o recite_v the_o doxology_n the_o other_o omit_v it_o therefore_o also_o we_o repeat_v this_o prayer_n once_o with_o and_o once_o without_o it_o in_o the_o one_o end_v thus_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a amen_o as_o st._n luke_n chap._n 11.4_o and_o in_o the_o other_o thus_o for_o thou_o be_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o power_n and_o the_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n our_o church_n enjoin_v all_o its_o member_n to_o make_v use_n of_o both_o form_n that_o none_o may_v fail_v to_o comply_v with_o our_o lord_n command_v who_o require_v we_o to_o pray_v thus_o and_o after_o this_o manner_n and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v the_o scruple_n of_o any_o reasonable_a person_n that_o may_v be_v offend_v with_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o our_o church_n liturgy_n but_o if_o jo._n bunyan_n can_v dissuade_v christian_n from_o use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o do_v so_o so_o long_o as_o they_o find_v it_o in_o their_o bibles_n he_o invent_v such_o shift_n to_o limit_n and_o confine_v this_o divine_a form_n that_o he_o will_v allow_v none_o but_o saint_n i._n e._n such_o as_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o party_n to_o use_v it_o though_o i_o believe_v few_o have_v ever_o hear_v it_o from_o their_o teacher_n and_o sometime_o he_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o saint_n themselves_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o as_o p._n 41._o i_o tell_v you_o say_v he_o however_o hypocrite_n may_v think_v yet_o the_o christian_a that_o be_v so_o indeed_o and_o that_o sure_o must_v be_v one_o of_o the_o saint_n find_v all_o the_o difficulty_n in_o this_o very_a thing_n he_o can_v say_v god_n be_v his_o father_n but_o certain_o the_o author_n of_o the_o pilgrim_n progress_n have_v here_o forget_v the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n who_o before_o he_o be_v a_o saint_n and_o a_o great_a way_n off_o from_o god_n and_o in_o the_o far_a country_n of_o sin_n whither_o he_o have_v flee_v from_o he_o he_o say_v i_o will_v arise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o will_v say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n luke_n 15.13_o 18.20_o but_o have_v jo._n bunyan_n hear_v this_o prayer_n he_o will_v have_v school_v he_o thus_o thou_o poor_a blind_a prodigal_a sot_n thy_o great_a prayer_n be_v to_o say_v father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o do_v thou_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o first_o word_n of_o this_o prayer_n can_v thou_o indeed_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o saint_n cry_v abba_n father_n be_v thou_o true_o bear_v again_o have_v thou_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n do_v thou_o see_v thyself_o in_o christ_n and_o can_v thou_o come_v to_o god_n as_o a_o member_n of_o he_o or_o be_v thou_o ignorant_a of_o these_o thing_n and_o yet_o dare_v say_v father_n be_v not_o the_o devil_n thy_o father_n and_o do_v thou_o not_o do_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v
superior_n in_o church_n and_o state_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n 1_o cor._n 14.32_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n persuade_v and_o command_v man_n to_o obey_v every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n rom._n 13.5_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o but_o these_o man_n by_o their_o causeless_a and_o sinful_a separation_n from_o our_o church_n make_v a_o schism_n in_o it_o as_o by_o their_o frequent_a resistance_n of_o our_o rightful_a king_n they_o have_v make_v rebellion_n in_o the_o state_n a_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a christian_n be_v never_o guilty_a of_o under_o the_o most_o bloody_a persecution_n but_o always_o abhor_v it_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o base_a rail_a and_o filthy_a language_n which_o this_o author_n and_o his_o 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liberty_n and_o say_v that_o these_o man_n in_o their_o conventicle_n groan_v and_o grunt_v like_o hog_n and_o snarl_v and_o bark_n like_o dog_n though_o they_o can_v bite_v and_o devour_v we_o i_o believe_v they_o will_v proclaim_v we_o for_o the_o most_o wicked_a and_o uncharitable_a people_n in_o the_o world_n for_o this_o very_a man_n on_o the_o score_n of_o our_o slight_v his_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n as_o i_o think_v i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v we_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v break_v out_o into_o this_o strange_a and_o horrid_a exclamation_n be_v it_o not_o the_o mark_n of_o implacable_a reprobate_n o_o fearful_a can_v you_o not_o be_v content_a to_o be_v damn_a for_o your_o sin_n against_o the_o law_n but_o you_o must_v sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n good_a god_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v accuse_v of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n only_o for_o vindicate_v his_o honour_n and_o expose_v such_o man_n as_o will_v father_n their_o nonsense_n and_o blasphemy_n upon_o he_o but_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v these_o be_v the_o blasphemer_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n it_o be_v these_o are_z the_o corahs_n and_o balaams_n of_o the_o age_n that_o rebel_n against_o our_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o curse_v god_n people_n to_o their_o face_n even_o with_o bitter_a word_n and_o venomous_a expression_n which_o show_v they_o to_o be_v act_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o another_o spirit_n even_o that_o of_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n who_o be_v all_o for_o rail_a and_o revile_v but_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v all_o for_o mild_a gentle_a and_o charitable_a speech_n jud._n 9_o michael_n the_o archangel_n when_o contend_v with_o the_o devil_n he_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n dare_v not_o bring_v against_o he_o a_o rail_a accusation_n but_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n wherever_o he_o rest_v produce_v kind_a thought_n and_o charitable_a expression_n both_o which_o jo._n bunyan_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o p._n 89._o when_o man_n pray_v for_o a_o show_n to_o be_v hear_v and_o think_v some_o body_n in_o religion_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o pray_v to_o this_o end_n one_a your_o trencher-chaplain_n that_o thrust_v themselves_o into_o great_a man_n family_n pretend_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n when_o in_o truth_n the_o great_a business_n be_v their_o own_o belly_n which_o be_v notable_o paint_v out_o by_o ahab_n prophet_n 1_o k._n 18._o and_o also_o nebuchadnezzar_n wiseman_n dan._n 2._o who_o though_o they_o pretend_v great_a devotion_n yet_o their_o lust_n and_o their_o belly_n be_v the_o great_a thing_n aim_v at_o by_o they_o in_o all_o their_o piece_n of_o devotion_n now_o can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a vncharitableness_n show_v than_o be_v couch_v in_o these_o few_o word_n wherein_o all_o the_o chaplain_n of_o great_a man_n without_o any_o exception_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o company_n of_o gormandize_v epicure_n that_o 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