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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 one thing publicly to dispense any Ordinance or worship of God, which is peculiar unto the Church, (as the Seals, and Censures, and the like:) another thing to join with the Church in such parts of the public worship of God, which are not peculiar to the Church, but common to all the sons of men. Of which sort the public prayers and praises of God be, and to the Psalms also; which though they be dispensed and offered up in the very words of God, yet due praises are not therefore the more undue, because they are offered up in due words
Answ. 2. It is one thing publiquely to dispense any Ordinance or worship of God, which is peculiar unto the Church, (as the Seales, and Censures, and the like:) another thing to joyne with the Church in such parts of the publique worship of God, which are not peculiar to the Church, but common to all the sonnes of men. Of which sort the publique prayers and praises of God be, and to the Psalmes also; which though they be dispensed and offered up in the very words of God, yet due praises are not therefore the more undue, because they are offered up in due words
Object. 3. It is confusion for the Church and the world to sing together, in a mixed Assembly.
Object. 3. It is confusion for the Church and the world to sing together, in a mixt Assembly.
Answ. 1. All that are out of the Church, are not forthwith the world, many are called out of the world (and so indeed all ought to be, except the children of the faithful) before they be received into the Church. And such though they do sing with the Church, yet it is not a singing of the Church and world together; because they are not of the world, but Christ hath called them out of the world, and the world hateth them.