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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.
1. If by the Commandment of God, and indeed by the light of Nature▪ if all men be bound to pray unto God in their distresses. (as even Jonah's Mariners will confess in a storm, Jonah 1.6.) then all men are likewise bound to sing to the praise of God in their deliverances, and comforts; For the word runneth alike level, Is any afflicted, let him pray? Is any merry? let him sing Psalms, James, 5.13.
1. If by the Commandement of God, and indeed by the light of Nature▪ if all men be bound to pray unto God in their distresses. (as even Jonah's Marriners will confesse in a storme, Jonah 1.6.) then all men are likewise bound to sing to the praise of God in their deliverances, and comforts; For the word runneth alike levell, Is any afflicted, let him pray? Is any merry? let him sing Psalmes, James, 5.13.
A second proof may be taken from the general Commandment to all men upon earth to sing to the Lord, Psal. 96.1. Sing unto the Lord all the earth, Psal. 100.1, 2. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye Lands, come before his presence with singing. Psal. 68.32. Sing unto the Lord all the Kingdoms of the earth, O sing Praises unto the Lord. And indeed the grounds and ends of Singing, though some of them do more peculiarly concern the Church and people of God (and therefore they of all others are most bound to abound in this Duty;) yet sundry of the grounds and end of Singing are common to all the sons of men, and therefore none of them to be exempted from this service. As, the sovereignty of God, The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all Gods,