A discourse concerning liturgies

Certainly, it was a hard task (and required so good a memory, as all cannot be supposed to have had, who were employed therein) to get all the Prayers they then used by heart. Since the Christians then continued, and principally in Prayer, sometimes Nine hours (and this twice every Week) in their ^dStations; sometimes Twelve ⟨p. 126⟩hours, as at their Fasts, besides what were usual at their Vigils, Festivals, and Lords-days Assemblies, at their Baptizings, Ordinations, reconciling Penitents, and other occasions; all requiring variety of Prayers.

Certainly, it was a hard task (and required so good a memory, as all cannot be supposed to have had, who were imployed therein) to get all the Prayers they then used by heart. Since the Christians then continued, and principally in Prayer, sometimes Nine hours (and this twice every Week) in their ^dStations; sometimes Twelve ⟨p. 126⟩hours, as at their Fasts, besides what were usual at their Vigils, Festivals, and Lords-days Assemblies, at their Baptizings, Ordinations, reconciling Penitents, and other occasions; all requiring variety of Prayers.

1. dJam horum conventuum proprius ac praecipuus finis erat oratio, atque deprecatio, unde factum, ut stationes dicerentur, quod [Greek or Hebrew] statio Hebraeis sit oratio. Dall. de jejuniis, l. 4. cap. 5. ex J. Capell. They began at Sun-rising, Statim ab exortu solis. Rigalt. obs. ad Tertull. id. orat. p. 43. Their Stations were continued till 3 Afternoon, [Greek or Hebrew], Epiph. expos. fid. p. 110. others longer, arguunt nos, quod stationes plerumque in vesperam producamus, Tertull. de jejun. c. 14. Their Fasts till 6 Afternoon, [Greek or Hebrew], Basil. de jejun. [Greek or Hebrew]. p. 133. Diebus atque noctibus jugiter & instanter oramus, propitiantes Deum, Cypr. insistamus per totam diem precibus, & oremus. Idem.Jam horum conventuum proprius ac praecipuus finis erat oratio, atque deprecatio, unde factum, ut stationes dicerentur, quod statio Hebraeis sit oratio. Dall. de jejuniis, l. 4. cap. 5. ex J. Capell. They began at Sun-rising, Statim ab exortu solis. Rigalt. obs. ad Tertull. id. orat. p. 43. Their Stations were continued till 3 Afternoon, , Epiph. expos. fid. p. 110. others longer, arguunt nos, quod stationes plerumque in vesperam producamus, Tertull. de jejun. c. 14. Their Fasts till 6 Afternoon, , Basil. de jejun. . p. 133. Diebus atque noctibus jugiter & instanter oramus, propitiantes Deum, Cypr. insistamus per totam diem precibus, & oremus. Idem.