A33360:34
A discourse concerning liturgies
A discourse concerning liturgies by ... David Clarkson.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1689
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Indeed it cannot be apprehended how they could read their Prayers, who, while they prayed, had their eyes lift up to Heaven. And that this was the posture of the ancient Christians in Prayer, there is abundant evidence.
Indeed it cannot be apprehended how they could read their Prayers, who, while they prayed, had their eyes lift up to Heaven. And that this was the posture of the antient Christians in Prayer, there is abundant evidence.
Tertullian thus represents them praying; illuc perspicientes Christiani, Apol. cap. 30.
And Clemens Alexandrinus strom. 7. [Greek or Hebrew]: We raise our heads (in Prayer) and lift up hands to Heaven.
And Clemens Alexandrinus strom. 7. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: We raise our heads (in Prayer) and lift up hands to Heaven.
To whom we might add Cyprian ad Demetrium.