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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. 3. Singing of Psalms is accompanied and blessed of God (by his grace) with many gracious effects, above nature or art; As 1. It allayeth the passions of melancholy and choler, yea and scattereth the furious temptations of evil spirits, 1 Sam. 16.23. Whence also is helpeth to assuage enmity, and to restore friendship and favour, as in Saul to David. It was not the sound of Davids ⟨p. 5⟩Harp that could have this power, either over the evil spirit, or over the sinful passions of Saul himself, if the sound of the Harp had not been quickened and enlived, as it were by a spiritual song, and by the Spirit of God breathing therein.
Answ. 3. Singing of Psalmes is accompanied and blessed of God (by his grace) with many gracious effects, above nature or art; As 1. It allayeth the passions of melancholy and choler, yea and scattereth the furious temptatians of evill spirits, 1 Sam. 16.23. Whence also is helpeth to asswage enmity, and to restore friendship and favour, as in Saul to David. It was not the sound of Davids ⟨p. 5⟩Harpe that could have this power, either over the evill spirit, or over the sinfull passions of Saul himselfe, if the sound of the Harpe had not been quickned and enlived, as it were by a spirituall song, and by the Spirit of God breathing therein.
2. Singing of a spiritual song, prepareth to prophecy, by ministering the Spirit, 2 King. 3.15. Whilst the Minstrel played, the hand of the Lord (that is, his Spirit) came upon Elisha: The Minstrels playing, if it had not been accompanied with a spiritual song, it could not have conveyed such a spiritual blessing. In