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The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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For Psalms: Why did you not ask me for a command to read the Psalms in English? The Romish Priests will put this question: Is there not a command to sing Psalms, Hymns, and spiritual songs? Col. 3.16. Were not Davids Psalms of old commanded to be sung? 2 Chron. 29.30. & 35.15. and the authority we may learn, 2 Sam. 23.1, 2, 3. The Jews sung then according to the Poetry of the Hebrew Language; ⟨p. 42⟩and some have observed several verses in David's Psalms run in Rimes in the Hebrew. Our English Songs according to the course of our English Poetry run in Metre, so we sing in such verses as are suitable to our English ears. If you will teach us to sing a better way, we will follow your way.
For Psalms: Why did you not ask me for a command to read the Psalms in English? The Romish Priests will put this question: Is there not a command to sing Psalms, Hymns, and spiritual songs? Col. 3.16. Were not Davids Psalms of old commanded to be sung? 2 Chron. 29.30. & 35.15. and the authority we may learn, 2 Sam. 23.1, 2, 3. The Jews sung then according to the Poetry of the Hebrew Language; ⟨p. 42⟩and some have observed several verses in David's Psalms run in Rimes in the Hebrew. Our English Songs according to the course of our English Poetry run in Meeter, so we sing in such verses as are suitable to our English ears. If you will teach us to sing a better way, we will follow your way.