A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

Next, ye should consider the sins of them that join: And beside what is general and common in the duty of praying, we fail often in joining. And 1. In this, that many think, When another prayeth they need not pray, but let the Speaker be doing alone. 2. When we observe not what is spoken, that we may go alongst in what he prayeth for, and be upon our watch that we may join, and that we may do it in judgment. 3. The mind waving or wandering, and we hearing, but not praying. 4. Censuring the words or gestures of the Speaker. 5. Fixing our eyes or minds on some other things, and giving way to other thoughts that may divert from joining. 6. Sleeping in time of Prayer. 7. Confusedness in that exercise, and not distinctly joining with what agreeth to our selves and our own case, nor with what agreeth to others joining with it for them. 8. More cold and indifferent in what concerneth others, than in what concerneth our selves. 9. More careless of being heard and answered when we speak not, as if we were less concerned, thinking it enough to be present, although in our heart we join not; and, not being affected with the prayer of another, nor acting Faith in it, we soon weary when others pray. 10. Not being edified by the praying of another, nor taking up our sins in his Confessions, nor our duty in his Petitions. 11. Much Hypocrisy in such duties, while we seem to be joining, but are doing nothing 12. Not endeavouring to have affections suitable to what is spoken, stirred up in us. 13. Not praying that the Speaker may be suitably guided and helped in bringing forth Petitions that may answer our wants. 14. More indifferent that another who speaketh as mouth for the rest, want liberty, than when we are put to speak our selves, although it be Gods Ordinance, 15. Not rightly touched with any expression we cannot join with, but rather stumbling at it. 16. Our being ignorant of the meaning of many expressions through our own fault so that we cannot join in them. 17. Muttering words of our own, and not joining with what is said. 18. Indistinctness in consenting or saying Amen at the close.

Next, ye should consider the sins of them that joyn: And beside what is general and common in the duty of praying, we fail often in joyning. And 1. In this, that many think, When another prayeth they need not pray, but let the Speaker be doing alone. 2. When we observe not what is spoken, that we may go alongst in what he prayeth for, and be upon our watch that we may joyn, and that we may do it in judgment. 3. The mind waving or wandering, and we hearing, but not praying. 4. Censuring the words or gestures of the Speaker. 5. Fixing our eyes or minds on some other things, and giving way to other thoughts that may divert from joyning. 6. Sleeping in time of Prayer. 7. Confusedness in that exercise, and not distinctly joyning with what agreeth to our selves and our own case, nor with what agreeth to others joyning with it for them. 8. More cold and indifferent in what concerneth others, than in what concerneth our selves. 9. More careless of being heard and answered when we speak not, as if we were less concerned, thinking it enough to be present, although in our heart we joyn not; and, not being affected with the prayer of another, nor acting Faith in it, we soon weary when others pray. 10. Not being edified by the praying of another, nor taking up our sins in his Confessions, nor our duty in his Petitions. 11. Much Hypocrisie in such duties, while we seem to be joyning, but are doing nothing 12. Not endeavouring to have affections sutable to what is spoken, stirred up in us. 13. Not praying that the Speaker may be sutably guided and helped in bringing forth Petitions that may answer our wants. 14. More indifferent that another who speaketh as mouth for the rest, want liberty, than when we are put to speak our selves, although it be Gods Ordinance, 15. Not rightly touched with any expression we cannot joyn with, but rather stumbling at it. 16. Our being ignorant of the meaning of many expressions through our own fault so that we cannot joyn in them. 17. Muttering words of our own, and not joyning with what is said. 18. Indistinctness in consenting or saying Amen at the close.