Singing of Psalms a Gospel-ordinance, or, A TreatiseSinging of Psalmes a Gospel-ordinance, or, A Treatise

Besides, many things Jesus did and said (and so did the Apostles) which are not written in the Gospel nor Acts nor Epistles, Joh. 21.25. And yet this is said, that he with his Disciples sung ⟨p. 25⟩an Hymn, Mat. 26.30. And Hymns is the general title for the whole Book of Psalms; For though it be translated, The Book of Psalms, yet every one that knoweth that language, knoweth the word is, The Book of Hymns: So that look, as when in ordinary speech we say, They sung a Psalm, we mean one of the Psalms of David or Asaph, (unless some other be named) because such are wont to be sung in ordinary use; So when the Evangelists say, Christ and his Disciples sung an Hymn, the people of God would not easily understand any other but one or more of Davids Hymns, because such were wont to be the ordinary songs used in the worship of God. And surely if Christ and his Disciples had sung any other Hymn, then one of these Psalms of David and Asaph, which were wont to be sung in their Temples and Synagogues, the Evangelists who are wont to record far less matters in things which pertain to Gods worship, they would not have omitted the substituting of an Hymn indited for this special occasion, in stead of the Hymns wont to be sung in the end of the Passover.

Besides, many things Jesus did and said (and so did the Apostles) which are not written in the Gospel nor Acts nor Epistles, Joh. 21.25. And yet this is said, that he with his Disciples sung ⟨p. 25⟩an Hymne, Mat. 26.30. And Hymnes is the generall title for the whole Booke of Psalmes; For though it be translated, The Booke of Psalmes, yet every one that knoweth that language, knoweth the word is, The Booke of Hymnes: So that looke, as when in ordinary speech we say, They sung a Psalme, we meane one of the Psalmes of David or Asaph, (unlesse some other be named) because such are wont to be sung in ordinary use; So when the Evangelists say, Christ and his Disciples sung an Hymne, the people of God would not easily understand any other but one or more of Davids Hymnes, because such were wont to be the ordinary songs used in the worship of God. And surely if Christ and his Disciples had sung any other Hymne, then one of these Psalmes of David and Asaph, which were wont to be sung in their Temples and Synaggues, the Evangelists who are wont to record farre lesse matters in things which pertaine to Gods worship, they would not have omitted the substituting of an Hymne endited for this speciall occasion, in stead of the Hymnes wont to be sung in the end of the Passeover.