A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

And again, —Et me mihi perfide prodis? Me mihi prodis? ait— And from thence this Word is taken, which is here used by the Evangelist, [Greek or Hebrew], or idle babbling over the same thing. And the Scripture representeth this vain going over of the same things. Eccles. 10. 14. A Fool also is full of Words; a Man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell? The most judicious Interpreters do conceive there's a [Greek or Hebrew], an Imitation of the Fool's speaking. Groundless, fruitless Repetitions are here reproved, or the tumbling out of many insignificant Words, and the same over and over again; this is vain Repetition. But the other Word which Christ useth to tax the same Abuse, is [Greek or Hebrew], Much speaking; it signifieth Affectation of Length in Prayer, or using many Words, not out of fervency of Mind, but merely to prolong the Duty, as if the length of it ⟨p. 42⟩made it more powerful or acceptable with God, or a more comely piece of Worship. This is what our Lord here reproves, vain Repetitions, and much speaking.

And again, —Et me mihi perfide prodis? Me mihi prodis? ait— And from thence this Word is taken, which is here used by the Evangelist, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or idle babling over the same thing. And the Scripture representeth this vain going over of the same things. Eccles. 10. 14. A Fool also is full of Words; a Man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell? The most judicious Interpreters do conceive there's a 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, an Imitation of the Fool's speaking. Groundless, fruitless Repetitions are here reproved, or the tumbling out of many insignificant Words, and the same over and over again; this is vain Repetition. But the other Word which Christ useth to tax the same Abuse, is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Much speaking; it signifieth Affectation of Length in Prayer, or using many Words, not out of fervency of Mind, but meerly to prolong the Duty, as if the length of it ⟨p. 42⟩