Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other hymns…

3. And the Third way of Imposing is by the Laws of Christian Magistrates. And who can say that they may not Command that amiable Concord, which the Churches might of themselves agree in, should the Magistrate leave them to their choice. I do not say, that Rulers should hang, burn, or ruin all persons that by weakness are against a commanded Version, Metre, or Tune, or Form. But good Christians should abhor all such vain scruples, and self-conceits, and affected singularity and disobedience, as are against the sweet Concord of the Church.

3. And the Third way of Imposing is by the Laws of Christian Magistrates. And who can say that they may not Command that amiable Concord, which the Churches might of themselves agree in, should the Magistrate leave them to their choice. I do not say, that Rulers should hang, burn, or ruine all persons that by weakness are against a commanded Version, Metre, or Tune, or Form. But good Christians should abhor all such vain scruples, and self-conceits, and affected singularity and disobedience, as are against the sweet Concord of the Church.

§ 8. It is a doleful case that Satan by subtlety hath so far prevailed with many honest Christians, as to place their Religion in Negative Superstition, that they may avoid Positive Superstition. Touch not, taste not, handle not, kneel not, stand not up, bow not, use not those Forms which the common Congregations use, &c. And many by this are tempted to think that they are holier than others, because they avoid by erroneous singularity the lawful words and actions of others. And they think men Profane and Carnal, that are not as superstitiously singular as they: Not comparing the Men, but the Cause, I think it much less blameable to say with the ⟨image 11⟩Pharisee, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, Extortioners, Unjust, Adulterers, or even as this Publican: Than to say, God, I thank thee that I am not as other Christians, that pray in a prescribed Form, or use Responses, or Communicate in the Parish-Churches, or kneel at the Lord's Table, or stand up at the Creed or Gospel, &c. The difference between these two cases is very notable. The first sort are proud of that which is good. The second take conceited erroneous Singularity for a mark of Piety. Not that we should commit the least sin for compliance with any, but as Augustine resolved in Lawful Customs to do as the Church doth where he comes, so should all the lovers of Peace and Concord. But (as the late Lord Chief Justice, Sir Matthew Hale in his Judgment of Religion and its corruptions (who was no Schismatic, and whose M.S. I keep) saith) The Christian Religion is a plain and holy thing, fit for the Salvation and the Concord of all that sincerely own it: But mens Additions have proved the Corrupters and Dividers: And while one sort make a Religion of their own Inventions, and think that it is no good Church-Government that maketh not some new Religion,