A discourse concerning liturgies

He celebrating this Ordinance, and while he was praying before the distribution, dumb offero, having notice what the Arians were doing at another Church; he applies himself in this Prayer to that particular occasion; Orare in ipsa oblatione Deum caepi, ut subveniret; which one, that had been fettered with prescribed Forms, could not have liberty to do.

He celebrating this Ordinance, and while he was praying before the distribution, dum offero, having notice what the Arrians were doing at another Church; he applyes himself in this Prayer to that particular occasion; Orare in ipsa oblatione Deum caepi, ut subveniret; which one, that had been fettered with prescribed Forms, could not have liberty to do.

Such occasional Petitions, with Thanksgivings of like nature, were used by Cyprian, in sacrificiis, in these administrations, as appears (Ep. 4. l. 2. Ad Mosem & Maximum, p. 41.) Nor can this be understood, of some general expression constantly used, comprising Lucius with others; for the occasion was particular, and such as was not incident every day. And besides, as it had been a vanity, to tell him of that, which he knew before, being well acquainted with the supposed common form. So it had been something worse, to speak of that as a particular respect to him, when it no more respected him, then others.

Such occasional Petitions, with Thanksgivings of like nature, were used by Cyprian, in sacrificiis, in these administrations, as appears (Ep. 4. l. 2. Ad Mosem & Maximum, p. 41.) Nor can this be understood, of some general expression constantly used, comprizing Lucius with others; for the occasion was particular, and such as was not incident every day. And besides, as it had been a vanity, to tell him of that, which he knew before, being well acquainted with the supposed common form. So it had been something worse, to speak of that as a particular respect to him, when it no more respected him, then others.