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

When you acknowledge it to be the duty of such as are called to the knowledge of the Truth, to come before the Lord, not with sorrow and sadness, and with a dejected spirit, but with singing.

When you acknowledge it to be the dutie of such as are called to the knowledge of the Truth, to come before the Lord, not with sorrow and sadnesse, and with a dejected spirit, but with singing.

What singing do you mean? If you mean only the gracious rejoicing of the heart, that indeed, though it be requisite to avoid hypocrisy, yet it is not complete to reach the full extent of the duty, the duty of making a joyful noise with Psalms. Our chief Singer (of whom you speak,) when he set the Lord, and his own death and resurrection before his, face, (which he was to undergo for our sakes) he was not only glad in his heart, but his glory ⟨p. 13⟩also (that is, his tongue) rejoiced in singing a Psalm at his last Supper, Psal. 16.8, 9. with Math. 26.30. And therefore it will be a discord from the practise of our chief Singer, and so a dishonour to him, if our hearts sing with joy, but our glory (to wit, our tongues) be mute with silence. Say not then, as you do;

What singing doe you meane? If you meane onely the gracious rejoycing of the heart, that indeed, though it be requisite to avoyd hypocrisie, yet it is not compleate to reach the full extent of the dutie, the dutie of making a joyfull noyse with Psalmes. Our chiefe Singer (of whom you speake,) when he set the Lord, and his own death and resurrection before his, face, (which he was to undergoe for our sakes) he was not onely glad in his heart, but his glory ⟨p. 13⟩also (that is, his tongue) rejoyced in singing a Psalme at his last Supper,