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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.
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 1 Sam. 10.5, 6. they could not be said (as there they be) to have prophesied with Harps and Viols, unless they had sung some holy songs, together with their playing on Instruments. For Prophecy is an unterance only of the word of God, and of the things of God contained in it; which Instruments without voice cannot do. Nor had their playing with Instruments been a means of conveying the Spirit to Saul, had not their voices concurred and sung with their Instruments.
2. Singing of a spirituall song, prepareth to prophecy, by ministring the Spirit, 2 King. 3.15. Whilest the Minstrell played, the hand of the Lord (that is, his Spirit) came upon Elisha: The Minstrells playing, if it had not been accompanied with a spirituall song, it could not have conveyed such a spirituall blessing. In 1 Sam. 10.5, 6. they could not be said (as there they be) to have prophecied with Harpes and Violls, unlesse they had sung some holy songs, together with their playing on Instruments. For Prophecy is an unterance onely of the word of God, and of the things of God contained in it; which Instruments without voyce cannot doe. Nor had their playing with Instruments been a means of conveying the Spirit to Saul, had not their voyces concurred and sung with their Instruments.
3. Singing of Psalms honoureth God with our glory, Psal. 108.1. &