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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. Sect. 1 That singing of Psalms is enjoined in the Scriptures, and practised by the faithful.
§. Sect. 1 That singing of Psalmes is inioyned in the Scriptures, and practised by the faithfull.
Unto prayer we adjoin that holy exercise of singing Psalms in the family, which though it be not in practice next in order, according to ordinary use, yet I would not sever it from the former, seeing it is a religious duty, and like unto it, being a notable means whereby we praise God, and render unto him thanks for all his benefits. And though it be not tied unto any part of the day; nor yet every day to be necessarily performed; and though in no family it be always alike seasonable, as in the time of mourning for some private or public calamity, but in the time of rejoicing, when we have occasion to praise Gods holy name for his gifts and blessings conferred on us, according to the Apostles rule, Is any man among 1you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing Psalms. And though ⟨p. 241⟩in some families it can seldom be done for want of leisure and opportunity, unless it be on the Sabbath, and in some places not then, for want of convenient company to join together; yet where it may conveniently be performed in respect of company, leisure, and other occasions, it is an excellent duty, which is no ways to be neglected. For first it is enjoined in the Scriptures. The Prophet David in many places exhorteth to it, O come (saith he) let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the 2Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and