Whatsoever Christ commanded, and the Apostles practised, ought to be retained among Christians.
But we have Christs command and the Apostles practice for set and stinted forms of prayer.
Ergo, they ought to be retained in the Christian church.
Of the major or first proposition it is impietie to doubt; for there was a Voyce heard from heaven, saying, heare him: he can∣not mis-lead us, for he is the Way; nor deceive us, for he is the Truth: and if Pythagoras schollars bare such a reverent respect to their master, that his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, ipse dixit sealed up their lips, and stopt their mouthes from contradicting what his bare word had ra∣tified; how much more reverence owe we to the words of our Lord and Master,* 1.1 who hath not only the words of eternall life, but is him∣self the word of God, or rather God the word? The assumption is proved out of Math. 6. 9. After this manner therefore pray ye. Luke 11. 2. When ye pray, say, &c. Luke 15. 18, 19. I will rise and goe to my father, and say, Father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne. Math. 26. 39. O my father, if