176 Of Forms of Prayer and quarrels about form; and words , he hash never made any of their particular determinations, no more than whether 1111111 preach by the help of Notes, or Iludy the words, or fpeak thofe which another fludied for me. It is a wonder how they that believe the Sc$i- ptures, came fira to make themfely s believe,that God maketh fuch a matter as they do, of their fe- veral wordsand forms of prayer : That he loveth only extemporary prayer as fome think, and hateth all prefcribed forms Or that he loveth only prescribed Forms as others think , and hateth all extemporary prayers by habit ? Certainly inChrif}s time both Liturgies by forms, and alfo prayers by habit were ufed ? And yet Chtif} ne- ver interpofed in the Controverfie, fo as to con- demn the one or the other. He condemneth the Pharifees for making long prayers to cover their devouring oiddorrs hoofes, and for their praying to be Peen of men : Eut whether their prayers were a Liturgy andfet forme, or whether they wereextern- perary, he taketh no notice, as telling us that he condemnedneither ! (A.nd its like' the Pharisees long Liturgy ,° was in many things worfe than ours, though the Pfalms were a great part of it : And yet Chrift and his Apoflles oft jóyned with them, and never condemned them.) Nay as far as I can find ,`the Pharifees and o- ther Jews were not in this fo blind and quarrel force as we ; nor never made a controverfie ofir, nor ever prefumed to condemn either Liturgies' or Prayers byhabit. I Ihall now pals by their errour who are ut- terly againflpublike prayers from a habit, as hay kn
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