Chap. 2. the. 2. Diuision.
The fouretenth. Then ministers were not so tied to any forme of prayers inuented by mā, but as the spirit (g) 1.1 moued them, so they powred forth hartie supplications to the Lord. Now they are bound of necessitie to a (h) 1.2 prescripte order of seruice, and boke of common prayer.
To proue that ministers were not so tied to any forme of prayer, inuented by man, but that as the spirite moued them, &c. you quote Rom. 8. & the 1. Timo. 1. In the eight to the Romaines the wordes be these: Likevvise also the spirite helpeth our infirmities, for vve knovve not vvhat to pray, as vve ought, but the spirite it self maketh request for vs, vvith fighes which cannot be expressed. This place speaketh nothing against any prescript forme of prayer, for then it should disallow the Lordes prayer, but it teacheth vs that it is the spirite of God that sturreth vs vp to pray, and maketh vs earnestly poure out our supplications vnto God. And thus the spirit worketh as well by prescript prayers as by prayers sodenly inuented. The wordes to Timothie Epist. 1. ca. 1. vers. 2. are far fetched, & nothing to the purpose: the wordes be these. Vnto Timothie my natural sonne in the fayth, grace mercie and peace from God our father, and from Christ Iesu our Lorde: what maketh these wordes against any prescript forme of prayers? peraduenture you would haue alleaged the 1. to Timo. 2. I exhort therefore that first of all, supplications, &c. which maketh directly agaynst you.
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