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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
OF THE SINGING OF PSALMS. › Chapter 5OF THE SINGING OF PSALMES. › Chapter 5
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Object. 5. Davids Psalms considered, not as Scriptures divinely inspired, but as spiritual Songs seem to be appropriated to the Temple-worship. 1. Because they are appointed to be sung by proper Officers and Musical Instruments, belonging to the Temple, as appeareth by the Titles of several Psalms. 2. Because neither Christ, nor the Apostles in their writings used them at all, otherwise then as the other writings of Moses, and the Prophets, for instruction and illustration, teaching us how to use the same. Those Psalms therefore as Songs, being proper to that service of the Temple, are abolished with the Temple worship.
Object. 5. Davids Psalmes considered, not as Scriptures divinely inspired, but as spirituall Songs seeme to be appropriated to the Temple-worship. 1. Because they are appointed to be sung by proper Officers and Musicall Instruments, belonging to the Temple, as appeareth by the Titles of severall Psalmes. 2. Because neither Christ, nor the Apostles in their writings used them at all, otherwise then as the other writings of Moses, and the Prophets, for instruction and illustration, teaching us how to use the same. Those Psalmes therefore as Songs, being proper to that service of the Temple, are abolished with the Temple worship.
Answ. 1. Both these Reasons are too slender to confine Davids Psalms to Temple-worship. For 1. Though some of Davids Psalms were appointed to be sung by the Officers and Musical Instruments of the Temple, yet not above one part of three, considering the length of the 119. Psalm. There be an hundred and fifty Psalms in all, and of all these not above 57. are appointed to be sung by the Officers and Instruments of the Temple: and Psalm 119. is none of them; so that two parts of three are free from any express reference to the Temple.
Answ. 1. Both these Reasons are too slender to confine Davids Psalmes to Temple-worship. For 1. Though some of Davids Psalmes were appointed to be sung by the Officers and Musicall Instruments of the Temple, yet not above one part of three, considering the length of the 119. Psalme. There be an hundred and fiftie Psalmes in all, and of all these not above 57. are appointed to be sung by the Officers and Instruments of the Temple: and