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And, 1. The word Liturgy (as Martinius and other Etymologists agree, hath three significations, 1. The largest is, for any public office of ministry, and specially of distribution. 2. For the public service of God, in reading, teaching, praying, &c. 3. For stated orders and forms of that public service, To which Bellarmine addeth a 4th. as the narrowest sense of all, viz For the sacrificing offices only; which is no usual sense. Now the second and third being the now-Common sense, I thought there had¹ been no question about them.

And, 1. The word Liturgie (as Martinius and other Etymologists agree, hath three significations, 1. The largest is, for any publick office of ministry, and specially of distribution. 2. For the publick service of God, in reading, teaching, praying, &c. 3. For stated orders and forms of that publick service, To which Bellarmine addeth a 4th. as the narrowest sense of all, viz For the sacrificing offices only; which is no usual sense. Now the second and third being the now-Common sense, I thought there had¹ been no question about them.

1. 1See Psal 92. and 102, &c.

That the Jews had a Divine Liturgy in both senses (as a service, and as a prescript ⟨p. 68⟩form) I proved in my 5th. Disput. of Liturgies many years ago. 1. In the Temple they had most punctual prescripts for their sacrifices of all sorts, and their offerings; and the manner of performance, and the actions of Priests and people about them. In the Synagogues Moses and the Prophets were read every Sabbath day! And the Psalms were purposely penned (many of them) and¹