A discourse concerning liturgies

And that there were none limited to any Forms of Prayer, is made evident, more directly by that of Basil, lib. de Spir. Sanc. cap. 27. where, mentioning the several Prayers used in Baptizing, he declares there were none of them to be found in writing, [Greek or Hebrew], p. 271. We bless the Water in Baptism, and the Oil used in Unction, and the Party also Baptized; but out of what Writings? They had no Prayers for these severals, in or before his times, written; none found, none set down in writing; and how there could be prescribed Forms of Prayer, and yet no Prayers in writing, is not intelligible. There were no writings enjoining them, That Prayers should be used for these purposes; much less therefore, what Prayers should be made use of, or in what Form of Words. For where the existence of a thing is not supposed, there's no giving rules for the mode of it, amongst those who are regulated by reason. They had then no Rules nor Prescriptions in Scripture, or Councils, or Fathers, or any Church Liturgies, for the use of such Prayers (much less for the Words of them) [Greek or Hebrew] reaches all. There was nothing for them in his time, but [Greek or Hebrew], silent and secret Tradition, in opposition to ([Greek or Hebrew]) what is ⁱWritten; ⟨p. 110⟩which is utterly exclusive of, and inconsistent with any such Rules or Prescriptions, and so quite clears the Church for all such prescribed Forms in Baptism, in all Ages till that day. And clear of them it was long after; for,

And that there were none limited to any Forms of Prayer, is made evident, more directly by that of Basil, lib. de Spir. Sanc. cap. 27. where, mentioning the several Prayers used in Baptizing, he declares there were none of them to be found in writing, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, p. 271. We bless the Water in Baptism, and the Oyl used in Ʋnction, and the Party also Baptized; but out of what Writings? They had no Prayers for these severals, in or before his times, written; none found, none set down in writing; and how there could be prescribed Forms of Prayer, and yet no Prayers in writing, is not intelligible. There were no writings injoyning them, That Prayers should be used for these purposes; much less therefore, what Prayers should be made use of, or in what Form of Words. For where the existence of a thing is not supposed, there's no giving rules for the mode of it, amongst those who are regulated by reason. They had then no Rules nor Prescriptions in Scripture, or Councils, or Fathers, or any Church Liturgies, for the use of such Prayers (much less for the Words of them) reaches all. There was nothing for them in his time, but , silent and secret Tradition, in opposition to () what is