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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.
Object. 2. To sing with mans melody and meter, doth not hold forth any spiritual gift of Christ, but only the art and nature of man: whereas Prayer and Preaching do hold forth spiritual gifts. And the tuning of Scripture by mans art, it is no gift of Grace, neither doth it redound to the praise of Grace.
Object. 2. To sing with mans melody and meeter, doth not hold forth any spirituall gift of Christ, but onely the art and nature of man: whereas Prayer and Preaching doe hold forth spirituall gifts. And the tuning of Scripture by mans art, it is no gift of Grace, neither doth it redound to the praise of Grace.
Answ. Though Prayer and Preaching do hold forth spiritual gifts, yet all the Duties that tend to edification, do not hold forth spiritual gifts, but some of them common gifts only. The reading of the Scriptures tendeth to edification, as being it self an Ordinance of God, though exposition afterwards be added also, which is another Ordinance, Deut, 31.11, 12, 13. And yet reading of the Scriptures is no spiritual gift. Aquila, and Symmachus, and Theodotian, translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, and yet none of them were endued with spiritual gifts, or at best but common. To say Amen at the end of a public Prayer, tendeth to edification; and yet Amen may be said without holding forth any spiritual gift.
Answ. Though Prayer and Preaching doe hold forth spirittuall gifts, yet all the Duties that tend to edification, doe not hold forth spirituall gifts, but some of them common gifts onely. The reading of the Scriptures tendeth to edification, as being it selfe an Ordinance of God, though exposition afterwards be added also, which is another Ordinance, Deut, 31.11, 12, 13. And yet reading of the Scriptures is no spirituall gift. Aquila, and Symmachus, and Theodotian, translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greeke, and yet none of them were endued with spirituall gifts, or at best but common. To say Amen at the end of a publique Prayer, tendeth to edification; and yet Amen may be said without holding forth any spirituall gift.