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he_o go_v on_o still_o to_o use_v it_o notwithstanding_o the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n suggest_v to_o he_o great_a thing_n of_o his_o own_o ability_n he_o pray_v better_a than_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v on_o the_o sudden_a in_o his_o own_o expression_n and_o i_o can_v believe_v any_o consider_a man_n of_o tolerable_a modesty_n will_v say_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o express_v the_o want_n of_o a_o public_a congregation_n better_o especial_o without_o study_n than_o they_o be_v express_v in_o our_o accurate_a form_n draw_v up_o by_o so_o many_o learned_a and_o pious_a man_n with_o great_a care_n and_o judgement_n wherein_o all_o ordinary_a case_n be_v provide_v for_o and_o to_o which_o when_o public_a affair_n require_v it_o new_a occasional_a form_n be_v add_v in_o better_a expression_n than_o most_o of_o we_o can_v put_v together_o by_o study_n and_o our_o utmost_a care_n he_o therefore_o who_o pray_v fervent_o by_o such_o form_n certain_o pray_v as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v able_a three_o he_o advise_v i_o to_o look_v over_o my_o quotation_n again_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o vigorous_a affection_n which_o be_v a_o fine_a way_n of_o cover_v his_o ill_a success_n in_o examine_v they_o he_o never_o slip_v any_o advantage_n and_o from_o his_o silence_n i_o may_v conclude_v he_o find_v none_o here_o wherefore_o my_o proof_n for_o this_o sense_n stand_v good_a till_o he_o offer_v something_o to_o invalidate_v they_o pag._n 23._o a_o further_a proof_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d relate_v only_o to_o the_o affection_n be_v because_o it_o be_v frequent_o apply_v to_o praise_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v general_o be_v in_o form_n and_o i_o just_o tax_v mr._n cl._n for_o apply_v the_o phrase_n only_o to_o prayer_n since_o in_o this_o and_o another_o place_n of_o justin_n it_o chief_o if_o not_o only_o relate_v to_o the_o hymn_n etc._n etc._n mr._n s._n b._n false_o cite_v my_o word_n as_o if_o i_o say_v it_o only_o relate_v to_o the_o hymn_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o i_o do_v think_v it_o relate_v to_o prayer_n but_o not_o only_o nor_o chief_o to_o they_o because_o in_o the_o former_a place_n of_o justin_n m._n p._n 60._o it_o be_v join_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praise_v god_n as_o well_o as_o we_o be_v able_a and_o in_o the_o latter_a place_n pag._n 98._o it_o immediate_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d offer_v praise_n as_o well_o as_o we_o be_v able_a and_o so_o it_o do_v also_o in_o three_o of_o those_o four_o place_n which_o i_o produce_v pag._n 36_o 37._o wherefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o often_o apply_v to_o praise_n and_o chief_o relate_v to_o they_o in_o these_o two_o place_n of_o justin_n m._n and_o they_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o prescribe_a form_n it_o must_v signify_v something_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o those_o who_o praise_n god_n by_o a_o form_n that_o be_v not_o make_v new_a expression_n but_o fervency_n but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o in_o justin_n m._n equal_o relate_v to_o prayer_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v both_o alike_o for_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pag._n 98._o he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n thanksgiving_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o if_o the_o praise_n be_v form_n the_o prayer_n be_v so_o also_o now_o the_o hymn_n at_o the_o eucharist_n be_v one_o sort_n of_o praise_n institute_v by_o christ_n and_o sure_o not_o omit_v by_o this_o pure_a age_n so_o near_o their_o first_o appointment_n and_o these_o must_v be_v form_n yet_o these_o among_o other_o praise_n be_v offer_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fervent_o but_o not_o with_o new_a