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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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3. It appeareth by the Titles of such Psalms as are directed to the Officers and Instruments of the Temple-Music, That there was something typical or rudimental in the manner of singing some of the Psalms of David and Asaph in the Temple-worship. But this doth no more argue, that the whole service of God in singing Davids Psalms was typical or rudimental, then it will argue prayer to be a typical and Temple worship, because prayer in the Temple was offered with Incense, and so with the Temple and with the Incense to be abolished. He that will make the Psalms of David (as they are songs) to be types of the spiritual songs of the New Testament, and therefore now the singing of them to be abolished. He might as well say (with Mr. Smith) that the Letters in the Scriptures of the old Testament, were typical, (typing out the Law written in our hear•s) and so abolish all reading of the holy Scriptures now in the days of the New Testament.
3. It appeareth by the Titles of such Psalmes as are directed to the Officers and Instruments of the Temple-Musick, That there was something typicall or rudimentall in the manner of singing some of the Psalmes of David and Asaph in the Temple-worship. But this doth no more argue, that the whole service of God in singing Davids Psalmes was typicall or rudimentall, then it will argue prayer to be a typicall and Temple worship, because prayer in the Temple was offered with Incense, and so with the Temple and with the Incense to be abolished. He that will make the Psalmes of David (as they are songs) to be types of the spirituall songs of the New Testament, and therefore now the singing of them to be abolished. He might as well say (with Mr. Smith) that the Letters in the Scriptures of the old Testament, were typicall, (typing out the Law written in our hear•s) and so abolish all reading of the holy Scriptures now in the dayes of the New Testament.
4. As it hath been showed above, that singing of Psalms with lively voice, is not a ceremonial but a moral duty, and so continueth now in the days of the New Testament; so it may be as truly said, that the singing of Davids Psalms, and other Scripture-songs,