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christ_n we_o most_o free_o grant_v that_o both_o these_o may_v be_v find_v in_o a_o form_n compose_v and_o prescribe_v by_o man_n what_o follow_v therefore_o this_o form_n be_v a_o good_a form_n and_o it_o may_v be_v use_v it_o be_v grant_v it_o may_v lawful_o be_v read_v for_o instruction_n by_o the_o best_a it_o may_v be_v use_v as_o a_o help_n for_o child_n or_o man_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n all_o this_o be_v true_a but_o we_o be_v consider_v prayer_n not_o in_o this_o notion_n but_o as_o a_o human_a action_n and_o say_v that_o a_o religous_a action_n a_o piece_n of_o homage_n and_o worship_n which_o his_o minister_n in_o the_o congregation_n put_v up_o to_o he_o to_o this_o action_n it_o be_v essential_o necessary_a not_o only_o that_o he_o confess_v sin_n put_v up_o petition_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o that_o with_o a_o suitable_a exercise_n of_o grace_n and_o sanctify_a affection_n but_o that_o 1_o he_o use_v a_o audible_a voice_n and_o this_o all_o will_v grant_v 2_o say_v we_o that_o if_o he_o have_v they_o he_o use_v his_o own_o gift_n not_o other_o man_n he_o thus_o understand_v his_o lord_n say_v to_o he_o go_v and_o preach_v why_o shall_v he_o otherwise_o interpret_v he_o say_v to_o he_o go_v and_o pray_v when_o he_o have_v bid_v he_o minister_v his_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n give_v so_o to_o minister_v rom._n 12._o beside_o we_o have_v declare_v both_o our_o judgement_n as_o that_o and_o our_o reason_n why_o we_o so_o judge_v that_o he_o who_o pray_v by_o read_v or_o recite_v the_o prescribe_a form_n of_o other_o can_v pray_v with_o the_o same_o attention_n intention_n and_o fervour_n essential_a thing_n to_o acceptable_a prayer_n §_o 7_o