“It seems to me that, to complete the argument of the prayer, it would not be out of place after this to discuss briefly the disposition and the attitude that one who prays must have, as well as the place where one should pray and the direction he should face (if circumstances permit) and the choice of the appropriate…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — ON PRAYER 31:1
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28That it might be known, that we must prevent the sun to give thee thanks, and at the dayspring pray unto thee.
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26That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovest, might know, that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man: but that it is thy word, which preserveth them that put their trust in thee.
27For that which was not destroyed of the fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away:
— Wisdom of Solomon 16:28 —
29For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter’s hoar frost, and shall run away as unprofitable water.