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all_o set_a liturgy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_n that_o 11.1_o that_o grot._n in_o mat._n 6.9_o &_o in_o luc._n 11.1_o grotius_n shall_v entertain_v this_o extravagant_a and_o unreasonable_a conceit_n 29._o but_o that_o our_o saviour_n deliver_v this_o prayer_n as_o a_o form_n to_o be_v of_o ordinary_a use_n i_o give_v manifest_a evidence_n 102._o evidence_n libert_n eccles_n p._n 100_o 101_o 102._o from_o the_o expression_n of_o his_o precept_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o deliver_v it_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o composure_n and_o from_o clear_a testimony_n concern_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o century_n in_o observe_v it_o as_o a_o form_n and_o our_o author_n think_v not_o fit_a to_o answer_v any_o thing_n to_o these_o proof_n form_n the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v direct_v to_o be_v a_o form_n nor_o indeed_o to_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o they_o unto_o which_o i_o 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evidence_n from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o schism_n and_o unnecessary_a separation_n be_v a_o sin_n in_o the_o breach_n of_o christian_a unity_n as_o that_o adultery_n be_v a_o sin_n in_o break_v the_o bond_n of_o wedlock_n and_o i_o account_v myself_o to_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o unwarrantable_a separation_n from_o any_o know_a church_n since_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v real_o such_o since_o our_o church_n be_v true_o as_o free_v from_o any_o just_a exception_n in_o its_o constitution_n doctrine_n and_o worship_n as_o any_o other_o since_o that_o time_n either_o be_v or_o be_v and_o it_o seem_v high_o probable_a if_o i_o do_v not_o mistake_v plain_a word_n that_o some_o of_o our_o dissenter_n themselves_o be_v at_o some_o time_n satisfy_v either_o of_o so_o much_o or_o of_o that_o which_o come_v very_o near_o it_o concern_v the_o 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a_o heavy_a charge_n against_o the_o most_o eminent_a church_n and_o man_n obs_n 3._o there_o be_v considerable_a prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o author_n assertion_n as_o it_o be_v by_o he_o state_v even_o such_o which_o beside_o the_o more_o direct_a evidence_n of_o which_o hereafter_o will_v persuade_v a_o sober_a man_n to_o be_v wary_a of_o entertain_v it_o if_o he_o due_o observe_v they_o for_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o only_o against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o the_o most_o famous_a church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n who_o use_v such_o set_a form_n in_o their_o public_a worship_n as_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o will_v sufficient_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n this_o be_v also_o against_o the_o constitution_n of_o many_o eminent_a protestant_a church_n abroad_o which_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o 12._o elsewhere_o libert_n eccl._n b._n 1._o ch._n 4._o sect._n 1._o n._n 11_o 12._o observe_v brief_o and_o shall_v not_o 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gift_n and_o 2._o from_o the_o hindrance_n of_o pious_a disposition_n or_o attention_n and_o fervency_n from_o the_o use_n of_o a_o form_n of_o word_n in_o prayer_n and_o yet_o if_o these_o argument_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n they_o must_v conclude_v against_o the_o lawful_a use_n of_o scripture_n form_n as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o which_o yet_o he_o assert_v to_o be_v lawful_a and_o indeed_o some_o scripture_n form_n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n command_v to_o be_v use_v that_o sufficient_o manife_v that_o a_o set_a form_n of_o word_n in_o prayer_n can_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o a_o religious_a temper_n of_o mind_n unless_o we_o will_v grant_v that_o our_o saviour_n command_n be_v hurtful_a to_o his_o religion_n and_o that_o such_o position_n of_o man_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o precept_n aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o 16._o he_o acknowledge_v also_o p._n 3._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a yea_o necessary_a for_o they_o who_o join_v with_o other_o in_o 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