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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.
For 1. that we have the like word for singing Hebrew Songs, hath been proved above, out of Colos. 3.16. & Eph. 5.19. And the same word that commandeth us to sing them, commandeth us also the translation of Hebrew Songs into English Songs, as a necessary means to the acceptable singing of them. For if we should sing Hebrew Songs in the Hebrew tongue, the People (the body of the Church) should sing without understanding, which were directly contrary to the Apostles Direction, 1 Cor. 14.15.
For 1. that wee have the like word for singing Hebrew Songs, hath been proved above, out of Colos. 3.16. & Eph. 5.19. And the same word that commandeth us to sing them, commandeth us also the translation of Hebrew Songs into English Songs, as a necessary meanes to the acceptable singing of them. For if we should sing Hebrew Songs in the Hebrew tongue, the People (the body of the Church) should sing without understanding, which were directly contrary to the Apostles Direction, 1 Cor. 14.15.
2. That we have also the like gift of translating Hebrew Songs into English Songs, as well as Hebrew Prose into English Prose, is evident by the event. For we have not only as many but more Translations of the Hebrew Psalms into English Psalms, then of the Hebrew Bible into the English Bible.
2. That we have also the like gift of translating Hebrew Songs into English Songs, as well as Hebrew Prose into English Prose, is evident by the event. For wee have not onely as many but more Translations of the Hebrew Psalmes into English Psalmes, then of the Hebrew Bible into the English Bible.