Frequent Faults of Those Who Pray Publicly in Church

Hesitation and apparent embarrassment in utterance, is another fault of very frequent occurrence , and a real blemish in the leader in public devotion. As all prayer is to be regarded as the utterance of the heart, so the suppliant ought to be supposed to be at no loss, to have no hesitation about the blessing which he solicits. When,
therefore, he pauses, stumbles, recalls, or goes back to correct, he unavoidably gives pain to every fellow-worshipper, and always
leaves the impression of a mind less intent, a heart less fervently engaged, than it ought to be. (Thoughts On Public Prayer - 1849)