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A fourth ground of mens presumption, of the goodness and acceptableness of ¹their prayers is this; they pray by heart, and not by book, they use not set forms, they pray ex tempore. But this also is but a false ground, as appears by these considerations.

A fourth ground of mens presumption, of the goodnesse and acceptablenesse of ¹their prayers is this; they pray by heart, and not by booke, they use not set formes, they pray ex tempore. But this also is but a false ground, as appeares by these considerations.

1. 1A fourth ground confuted.

1. It is possible, and usual too for men to pray without book, and yet without heart too. A man may pray a third way, he may pray, and yet neither pray with books, nor with heart, he may pray by the strength of natural parts, as I told you even now.

1. It is possible, and usuall too for men to pray without booke, and yet without heart too. A man may pray a third way, he may pray, and yet neither pray with books, nor with heart, he may pray by the strength of naturall parts, as I told you even now.

2. A man may pray without a form, and yet make but a formal prayer. A formal prayer is not to use a form of words; for that Jesus Christ did; he prayed three times, saying the same words. A man may possibly use a form of words, and yet not be formal. And on the other, a man may be formal, and yet not use a form of words; that is, he may pray,