A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

1. By all varieties of Persons. 1. By Christ and his Apostles (as hath been shown) Mat. 26.30. The glorious Sun and Stars have shined in favour upon this joyous Service, and left their practice of it upon Record; The Supernal and upper Orders of the World have not been too high for this Spiritual Harmony. 2. Godly Princes have glorified God in this Duty, 2 Chron. 29.30. Their Thrones have not raised them above this Spiritual service. King Jehoshaphat assaults his enemies not only with the brandishing of his Sword, but with the Singing of his Song, 2 Chron. 20.21. Princes who have swayed regal Sceptres, have sang Spiritual Songs, and have minded the Quire as well as the Crown. David not only takes the Sceptre into his hand to rule the people, but takes the Harp into his hand to sing the praises of the Lord. 3. Worthy Governors. Nehemiah takes care, that as soon as the wall of Jerusalem was set up, Singers should be appointed to perform this part of God's Worship, Nehem. 7.1. These Eminent Magistrates held not only the reins of Government, but lifted up those hands which held them with the voices in Singing the Praises of God. Magistracy is a spur, not a curb to Duty. I need not mention Ethan, Heman, and Asaph, Eminent and Worthy Men, engaged in this pleasing service, 2 Chron. 5.12. 4. Holy Prophets. They did not only prophesy of things to come, but they practised Duties for the present, more especially this. And as David pens Prophetical, so he sings Musical Psalms, and professes his dying and his singing Air should both expire together, Psal. 146.2.¹ This Duty should lye by him on his Death-bed; and as Moses in the 32 Chapter of Deuteronomy, he will close up his life with a Swan-like, with a Saint-like Song. So the 22 Chapter of the second of Samuel was a song of Thanksgiving for manifold mercies, a little before his death. 5. The body of the People. As Singing is not too low for Kings, so not too choice for Subjects; the whole multitude sometimes engaged in the harmony. Then Israel Sang this Song,