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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. They might be said to sing together, if one alone sing and the rest said Amen, in the close: as men may be said to pray together, where one alone speaketh, and the rest consent.
Answ. 1. True: but then one at least speaketh with an audible and lively voice, though the rest do not. And that's enough to clear the point in hand, that singing in the New Testament, consisteth not only in making melody with grace in the heart, but also in singing to the Lord with lively voice.
Answ. 1. True: but then one at least speaketh with an audible and lively voyce, though the rest doe not. And that's enough to cleare the point in hand, that singing in the New Testament, consisteth not onely in making melody with grace in the heart, but also in singing to the Lord with lively voyce.
Answ. 2. If the Disciples did not join in singing that Hymn, but only by silent consent, they might as well be said. To have taken the bread, and blessed it, and broken it, and distributed it, (and so the wine;) for all this Christ did with their silent consent. But what Christ did alone is expressly recorded, as done by himself: when it cometh to the singing of the Psalm, that is recorded as done by them in the Plural number, When they had sung an Hymn, they departed into the Mount of Olives: They that departed into the Mount of Olives, they sung the Psalm. Now it was not Christ alone, but the whole eleven Disciples with him that departed into the Mount of Olives. And therefore it was Christ with his Disciples that sung the Psalm together.
Answ. 2. If the Disciples did not joyne in singing that Hymne, but onely by silent consent, they might as well be said. To have taken the bread, and blessed it, and broken it, and distributed it, (and so the wine;) for all this Christ did with their silent consent. But what Christ did alone is expresly recorded, as done by himselfe: when it cometh to the singing of the Psalme, that is recorded as done by them in the Plurall number, When they had sung an Hymne, they departed into the Mount of Olives: They that departed into the Mount of Olives, they sung the Psalme. Now it was not Christ alone, but the whole eleven Disciples with him that departed into the Mount of Olives. And therefore it was Christ with his Disciples that sung the Psalme together.