The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

When Prayers begin, lay aside thine own private meditations; and let thine heart join with the Minister, and the whole Church, as being one body of Christ;¹ and because that God is the God of order, he will have all things to be done in the Church with^a one heart and accord: and the exercises of the Church are^b common and public. It is therefore an ignorant pride, for a man to think his own private prayers more effectual than the public prayers of the whole Church. Solomon therefore adviseth a man not to be rash, ⁴to utter a thing in the Church before God. Pray therefore when the Church prayeth, sing when they sing, and in the action of kneeling, ⁵standing, ⁶sitting, and such indifferent ceremonies (for the avoiding of scandal, the continuance ⟨p. 274⟩of Charity, and in testimony of thine obedience)^† conform thy self to the manner of the Church wherein thou livest.

WHen Prayers begin, lay aside thine own private meditations; and let thine heart joyn with the Minister, and the whole Church, as being one body of Christ;¹ and because that God is the God of order, he will have all things to be done in the Church with^a one heart and accord: and the exercises of the Church are^b common and publick. It is therefore an ignorant pride, for a man to think his own private prayers more effectual than the publick prayers of the whole Church. Solomon therefore adviseth a man not to be rash,