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or_o praise_v he_o together_o with_o one_o voice_n in_o sing_v of_o psalm_n and_o how_o then_o it_o will_v be_v prove_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v it_o in_o another_o way_n of_o pray_v i_o know_v not_o we_o read_v of_o many_o that_o by_o their_o conjunction_n of_o voice_n be_v as_o one_o to_o make_v one_o sound_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o praise_v and_o thank_v the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 5.13_o they_o may_v perhaps_o think_v such_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o prayer_n as_o be_v use_v by_o the_o lyturgie_n may_v be_v forbid_v by_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o say_v when_o you_o pray_v use_v not_o vain_a repetition_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v mat._n 6._o but_o they_o will_v hardly_o prove_v it_o if_o they_o do_v but_o consider_v what_o the_o vain_a repetition_n which_o the_o heathen_a use_v be_v for_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o likeness_n or_o proportion_n between_o the_o repetition_n in_o the_o lyturgie_n and_o those_o of_o the_o heathen_a for_o they_o repeat_v the_o very_a 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