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On Prayer

Tertullian

Chapter 24

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Author: Tertullian

Chapter XXIV.—Of Place for Prayer.

But how “in every place,” since we are prohibited (

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from

praying

)

in

public

?

In

every

place

,

he

means

,

which

opportunity

or

even

necessity

,

may

have

rendered

suitable

:

for

that

which

was

done

by

the

apostles

(

who

,

in

gaol

,

in

the

audience

of

the

prisoners

,

“

began

praying

and

singing

to

God

”

)

is

not

considered

to

have

been

done

contrary

to

the

precept

;

nor

yet

that

which

was

done

by

Paul

,

who

in

the

ship

,

in

presence

of

all

,

“

made

thanksgiving

to

God

.

”

Notes

1
Matt. vi. 5, 6, which forbids praying in public.
2
Paul and Silas (Acts xvi. 25).
3
I have followed Muratori’s reading here.
4
Mr. Dodgson renders “celebrated the Eucharist;” but that rendering appears very doubtful. See Acts xxvii. 35.