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( 403 and pra&ife them:But he bath not told us whatTookofScripture; or what Chapter we fhnll read at filth aday, or on fuchor fuch occafions ; nor yet what order we fhall obferve in Reading ; `whether we{hall begin the Scripture, and go on to the end ; or whether we (hall read more frequently force fubje&s of greateft ufe, and which ? Thefe therefore are left to humanepru- deuce to determineof by generali rules. §.14. 8. Though God bath commanded us to Read the Scripture, and to fing Pfalms, &c. yet bath he not told us juff howmuch we all readat a time, or fing at a time : and there- fore this alfo is a matter left tohumane Determination. §.15. 9. Though God hath commanded us to Preach the Gofpell, and told us what to preach, and givenus generali Rules for our dire&ion, yet bathhe not told us what text, or fubjeE we fhall preach on fuchor fuch a day : nor yet what Method we fhall follow, there being various methods, futable to feverall Texts and people : it is left therefore to humane prudence to choofe bothSub je t,Text and Method. §. 16. io. God that bath commanded us to pray,andpraife him,and preach,c c. bath not told us juft ghat words We 'hallufe inany of thefe holy exercifes. He bath indeed given us the Lords Prayer, which is our Rule for matter, and Method , and a lawful! form for words : but he bath not tyed us to this only, nor told us what wordswe fhall ufe betidesthis:whether we fhall ufe words long before premeditated (call'd a form) or only fuch as are immediately or neer before our fpeaking premeditated, or in fpeaking, adapted to the matter in hand ? whether our premeditated prayers fhall be expreffed in our own words, or fuchas are prefcribed us by others? whether fuch forms (hall be expreffed in Scripturewords, or not ? whether we thrall fing the Pfalms ofDavid,or compofeany Evangelical Hymnsour felves? whether many Churches than ufe one and the fame form of words, or various ? whether our Sermons, and Catechifms, and Confeffions of faith, (hall be a fludied or prefcribed form of words, or thematter and methodonly f}udied ? &c. Thefe, with many other fuch like, are left by God, as things undetermined, that men may determine of them prudentially as occafions re- quire, according tohis dire&ions. §. i 7. i i . He that hath commanded us to exprefs our minds F f f 2 in

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