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Tertullian, On Prayer
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Chapter III.—The Second Clause.
Chapter VII.—The Sixth Clause.
Chapter VIII.—The Seventh or Final Clause.
Chapter X.—We May Superadd Prayers of Our Own to the Lord’s Prayer.
Chapter XI.—When Praying the Father, You are Not to Be Angry with a Brother.
Chapter XII.—We Must Be Free Likewise from All Mental Perturbation.
Chapter XIII.—Of Washing the Hands.
Chapter XV.—Of Putting Off Cloaks.
Chapter XVI.—Of Sitting After Prayer.
Chapter XVII.—Of Elevated Hands.
Chapter XVIII.—Of the Kiss of Peace.
Chapter XXII.—Answer to the Foregoing Arguments.
Chapter XXIV.—Of Place for Prayer.
Chapter XXV.—Of Time for Prayer.
Chapter XXVI.—Of the Parting of Brethren.
Chapter XXVII.—Of Subjoining a Psalm.
Chapter XXIV.—Of Place for Prayer.
But how “in every place,” since we are prohibited161 Matt. vi. 5, 6, which forbids praying in public. (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 apostles162 Paul and Silas (Acts xvi. 25). (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,163 I have followed Muratori’s reading here. who in the ship, in presence of all, “made thanksgiving to God.”164 Mr. Dodgson renders “celebrated the Eucharist;” but that rendering appears very doubtful. See Acts xxvii. 35.
CAPUT XXIV .
Sed quomodo omni loco (I. Tim., I, 2), cum prohibeamur in publico? Omni, inquit, loco, quem opportunitas, aut etiam necessitas importaret. Non enim contra praeceptum reputatur ab Apostolis factum, qui in carcere audientibus custodiis orabant et canebant Deo, apud Paulum, qui in navi coram omnibus Eucharistiam fecit.