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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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Neither ought you to say, That in singing the Psalms of David, there is no more personal gift manifested, then there is in reading a stinted form of Prayer.
Neither ought you to say, That in singing the Psalmes of David, there is no more personall gift manifested, then there is in reading a stinted forme of Prayer.
For 1. in reading a stinted form of prayer, there is no gift of the Spirit at all manifested, but rather (as I conceive) a manifest breach of the second Commandment of God, which is a grieving of the Spirit. But in singing of the Psalms of David, there is a gift of the Spirit manifested, even the gift of obedience to the command of the Apostle. And that is the personal gift of him that singeth.
For 1. in reading a stinted forme of prayer, there is no gift of the Spirit at all manifested, but rather (as I conceive) a manifest breach of the second Commandement of God, which is a grieving of the Spirit. But in singing of the Psalmes of David, there is a gift of the Spirit manifested, even the gift of obedience to the command of the Apostle. And that is the personall gift of him that singeth.
And secondly, all the treasures of the gifts of the Spirit breathing in the Psalms of David are likewise manifested in the reverent and holy singing of them. You might more truly have said, there is no more personal gift of the Spirit manifested in singing the Psalms of David then in reading the Psalms of David; because either of both those duties are alike acts of obedience to Gods Commandment. ⟨p. 32⟩But if you had so said, your objection had answered it self.