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Singing of Psalms a Gospel-ordinance, or, A TreatiseSinging of Psalmes a Gospel-ordinance, or, A Treatise
Singing of Psalms a Gospel-ordinance, or, A Treatise wherein are handled these particulars 1. Touching the duty itself, 2. Touching the matter to be sung, 3. Touching the singers, 4. Touching the manner of singing / by John Cotton ...Singing of Psalmes a Gospel-ordinance, or, A Treatise wherein are handled these particulars 1. Touching the duty itselfe, 2. Touching the matter to be sung, 3. Touching the singers, 4. Touching the manner of singing / by John Cotton ...
London: printed for J.R., 1650
OF THE SINGING OF PSALMS. › Chapter 5OF THE SINGING OF PSALMES. › Chapter 5
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Answ. 1. There is no estate and condition that ever befell the Church and people of God, or can befall them but the Holy Ghost, as he did fore-see the same▪ so he hath provided and recorded some Scripture-Psalm, suitable thereunto. And these Psalms being chosen out suitably to the new occasions and new conditions of Gods people, and sung by them with new hearts and renewed affections, will ever be found new songs. Words of eternal ⟨p. 26⟩truth and grace, are ever old (as the Gospel is an eternal Gospel) and ever new; as the commandment of love is a new commandment as well as old. As to the new Creature all things are become new, 2 Cor. 5.17, 18. Daily mercies are to him new mercies, Lam. 3.23. &c. Duties of Humiliation, which have been of ancient practise in the Church, are to him, as New wine. But to an old and carnal heart, that lieth under the state of vanity and corruption of nature, there is nothing new, no new thing under the Sun, Eccles. 1.9.
Answ. 1. There is no estate and condition that ever befell the Church and people of God, or can befall them but the Holy Ghost, as he did fore-see the same▪ so he hath provided and recorded some Scripture-Psalme, suitable thereunto. And these Psalmes being cho•en out suitably to the new occasions and new conditions of Gods people, and sung by them with new hearts and renewed affections, will ever be found new songs. Words of eternall ⟨p. 26⟩truth and grace, are ever old (as the Gospel is an eternall Gospel) and ever new; as the commandement of love is a new commandement as well as old. As to the new Creature all things are become new, 2 Cor. 5.17, 18. Daily mercies are to him new mercies,