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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Answ. 2. It is not safely said, that scarce any example in Scripture can be given of any entire Congregation that sang together.
For 1. In Exod. 15.1. Moses and the children of Israel are said to sing a Song of Thanksgiving to the Lord. And the same, they, that sang this Song, the same are said soon to forget Gods works, and not to wait for his Counsel, but to fall a lusting, Psal. 106.12, 13, 14. which was the body of the people.
For 1. In Exod. 15.1. Moses and the chilrdren of Israel are said to sing a Song of Thankesgiving to the Lord. And the same, they, that sang this Song, the same are said soone to forget Gods works, and not to waite for his Counsell, but to fall a lusting, Psal. 106.12, 13, 14. which was the body of the people.
2. Christ and his Disciples when they administered and received the Lords Supper, (which was a Church Act) they were an entire Congregation. And they after Supper sung a Psalm or Hymn, Mat. 26.30. To say, that one sang it, and the other joined in Spirit, saying Amen, hath no foot-hold in the Text. It might as well be said, they all took the bread, they all blessed it, and brake it, and gave it, in that one did it, and all the rest joined in Spirit, and consented, and like enough to the blessing of it, said Amen.