The (inful cenfure ofone anothers prayers. 187 faith and love and deface which is the foul o£ prayer. And O that men would lay no greater . ftrefs on their peculiar modes and words than God Both ; and condemnno mens prayers further than they are condemned by God; nor feparate from any further then God rejeteth them or corn- mandeth our feparation. I cannot forbear telling you the aggravation of this kindof fin. It feemeth to me akind of biaf- phemy againfl God. As if you would make the world believe that God is fo much for your made ani words,that he overlooketh all the delires of the Sprit;and all his promifes,and all mens intereff in Chriti,and forgetteth all his love to his people: fo thatChriff Thal not intercede for them,or Thal not p evail, unlefs theypray to God in the words and mode which you have fancied to be belt , whether with a Book or without, in thefe words or in thole. Me thinks you are renewing the old controverfie, whether in this Mount or at Terufa1em men ought to worthip ? and knewnot that the time is come that Gad will neither accept men for worthipping at this Mount or at jerufalem, here or there, with a book or without book ; but the true worthip- pers whom he choofeth, do worthip him as a Spirit, in Spirit and in truth, as well with Forms aswithout them. And yet forge are more wicked than barely to eondarnn their brethrens prayers, becaufe they be not cloathed jut as their own. They will alto break jells and(corns at them, and take this for the ingenuity of their piety: Like men of Leverai Countreys who think the falhions of all Coun tryes fave their own) to be ridiculous, and laugh at
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