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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
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Answ. 2. The end of singing, is not only to instruct, and convince, and edify men but also to praise and glorify God, Psal. 96.1, • Though the Church might be sufficient to edify it self: yet is it not sufficient to glorify God alone: which is a duty lying upon all the sons of men, yea in their kind, upon all the creatures.
Answ. 2. The end of singing, is not onely to instruct, and convince, and edifie men but also to praise and glorifie God, Psal. 96.1, • Though the Church might be sufficient to edifie it selfe: yet is it not sufficient to glorifie God alone: which is a duty lying upon all the sonnes of men, yea in their kinde, upon all the creatures.
Answ. 3. Though the Church have received from Christs ascension sufficient helps within it self, to edify it self: yet if his ⟨p. 49⟩Providence also cast in other helps from without to edify it, it is from the virtue of the same ascension of Christ sitting at Gods right hand; and such helps are not to be rejected. Josiah did not well to reject the admonition of Pharaoh Necho: Abraham and Sarah did well to receive the admonition of Abimelech. And yet neither Pharaoh nor Abimelech were of the Church.
Answ. 3. Though the Church have received from Christs ascension sufficient helpes within it selfe, to edifie it selfe: yet if his ⟨p. 49⟩Providence also cast in other helpes from without to edifie it, it is from the vertue of the same ascension of Christ sitting at Gods right hand; and such helpes are not to be rejected. Josiah did not well to reject the admonition of Pharaoh Necho: Abraham and Sarah did well to receive the admonition of Abimelech. And yet neither Pharaoh nor Abimelech were of the Church.