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a1649 G. Abbott Brief Notes Psalms (1651) 155 My soul is much troubled at my long exile from thine ordinances, therefore will I..longingly and prayerfully look towards thine holy sanctuary.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. 32/2 It should be used..rather Prayerfully than Sportfully.

1780 I. Foster Def. Relig. Liberty 60 They will doubtless..advise the complainants, that they carefully and prayerfully search the rule of their faith, the Bible.

1815 J. Pickering in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 3 ii. 508 In a prayerful manner; may we be prayerfully disposed. This is used by some of the clergy; but it is not very common.

1853 G. S. Faber Diffic. Romanism (ed. 3) i. ii. 39 They should prayerfully examine the momentous question.

1879 C. Rossetti Seek & Find 160 If we sincerely, persistently, prayerfully, desire this good estate, humility will not be denied us.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn v. 60 In the grandiose square Mr. Wrenn prayerfully remarked, ‘Gee!’

1962 Friend 16 Mar. 326/2 The decision, like all moral decisions, can only be taken, prayerfully, on the merits of the case by the individuals concerned.

1990 Evangelical Times Mar. 17/2 Those of us not in university towns should be prayerfully concerned for our friends as they think about going away.