Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

john selden
John Selden (1584-1654) English jurist, legal scholar, antiquarian, polymath
Table Talk, § 109.10 “Prayer” (1689)
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