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this_o course_n in_o their_o profane_a and_o superstitious_a worship_n apolog_fw-la herodot_n lib._n 10._o plin._n ep_v 57_o ad_fw-la trajan_n tertul_n apolog_fw-la herodotus_n relate_v that_o the_o persian_a magi_n address_v themselves_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o pray_v unto_o their_o false_a go_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v wonder_v at_o by_o the_o heathen_a for_o their_o early_a devotion_n pliny_n in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o unto_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n and_o tertullian_n in_o his_o apologetick_n for_o the_o christian_n do_v report_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o christian_n before_o daybreak_n to_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o there_o have_v be_v and_o still_o â—s_a a_o superstitious_a abuse_n of_o this_o among_o â—he_n papist_n who_o call_v their_o morningâ—rayers_n their_o maitin_n because_o they_o begin_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n say_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 5.33_o first_o in_o 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