Singing of Psalms a Gospel-ordinance, or, A TreatiseSinging of Psalmes a Gospel-ordinance, or, A Treatise

So Psal. 95.1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. And ver. 2. Let us make a joyful noise unto him with Psalms. Which Psalm the Apostle himself interpreteth to be meant of the times of the Gospel. Which is the more to be observed, because the Psalmist, exhorting to the holy and reverent performance of the ordinary duties of the Sabbath▪ he mentioneth first thanksgiving in singing of Psalms with a loud voice, and the Reasons thereof, vers. 1. to 5. And then solemn Prayer with the reasons thereof, vers. 6, 7. and then faithful attention to the preaching of the Word on that day, not hardening their hearts against it, through unbelief, in the end of ver. 7. and vers. 8. to 11. To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts. And this day, the Apostle interpreteth to be meant not of the 7.th day of rest from the Creation; nor of the day of rest, wherein Joshua gave the people inheritance and rest in Canaan; but of the day of ⟨p. 11⟩rest in the New Testament, Heb. 4.3, to 9. Whence the Apostle inferreth, That there is remaining to us another Sabbatism, or day of rest, now in the days of the Gospel, different from the seventh day of rest, kept in regard of Gods rest from the Creation, and different from the day of rest in Joshua's time: but the day of rest remaining to us, he declareth to be that day wherein the Lord Jesus entered into his rest. And that was our Lords day, which David (so long before) foretold should be celebrated with solemn Prayer, preaching and hearing the Word, and singing of Psalms, and that with a joyful noise.

So Psal. 95.1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyfull noyse to the rock of our salvation. And ver. 2. Let us make a joyfull noyse unto him with Psalmes. Which Psalm the Apostle himself interpreteth to be meant of the times of the Gospel. Which is the more to be observed, because the Psalmist, exhorting to the holy and reverent performance of the ordinary duties of the Sabbath▪ he mentioneth first thankesgiving in singing of Psalmes with a loud voyce, and the Reasons thereof, vers. 1. to 5. And then solemne Prayer with the reasons thereof, vers. 6, 7. and then faithfull attention to the preaching of the Word on that day, not hardning their hearts against it, through unbeliefe, in the end of ver. 7. and vers. 8. to 11. To day if yee will heare his voyce harden not your hearts. And this day, the Apostle interpreteth to be meant not of the 7.th day of rest from the Creation; nor of the day of rest, wherein Joshua gave the people inheritance and rest in Canaan; but of the day of