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On Prayer
Tertullian, ANF 3
Chapter 12
Nor merely from anger, but altogether from all perturbation of mind, ought the exercise of prayer to be free, uttered from a spirit such as the Spirit unto whom it is sent. For a defiled spirit cannot be acknowledged by a holy Spirit,1 nor a sad by a joyful,2 nor a lettered by a free.3 No one grants reception to his adversary: no one grants admittance except to his compeer.
Notes
- Eph. iv. 30.
- John xvii. 14; Rom. xiv. 17.
- Ps. li. 12.