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An answer to Mr. Marlow's Appendix Wherein his arguments to prove that singing of…
An answer to Mr. Marlow's Appendix Wherein his arguments to prove that singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, was performed in the primitive church by a special or an extraordinary gift, and therefore not to be practised in these days, are examined, and clearly detected. Also some reflections on what he speaks on the word hymnos, hymnos: and on his undue quotations of divers learned men. By a learned hand. By B. Keach.
London : printed for the author, and sold by John Hancock in Castle-Alley on the west side of the Royal-Exchange, and by the author at his house near Horselydown in Southwark, 1691
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The first Instance which he gives as serviceable to his Design is, Psal. 78. 63. where he supposes the LXXII Translators were not acquainted with [Greek or Hebrew], as a Song of Praise, or Marriage-Song, which is more than he can tell; for it is very probable they mistook the Radix [Greek or Hebrew], he grieved, or rather [Greek or Hebrew] he lamented, for [Greek or Hebrew] and so translated [Greek or Hebrew], did not lament. Of this you see more in Musc. on the place. But such as took the Radix [Greek or Hebrew] have translated the words otherwise, as Jun. and Term. Non Epithalami• celebratae sunt, i. e. were not honoured with a Wedding-Song; and to this sense the words are rendered in six or seven Translations more Here the Antecedent is put for the Consequent▪ viz. Praising or honouring with a Nuptial-Song for Marriage it self. Hence appears the Unskilfulness of this Author, and his Ignorance in imposing upon his Reader.
The first Instance which he gives as serviceable to his Design is, Psal. 78. 63. where he supposes the LXXII Translators were not acquainted with 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as a Song of Praise, or Marriage-Song, which is more than he can tell; for it is very probable they mistook the Radix 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, he grieved, or rather 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 he lamented, for 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and so translated 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, did not lament. Of this you see more in Musc. on the place. But such as took the Radix 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 have translated the words otherwise, as Jun. and Term. Non Epithalami• celebratae sunt, i. e. were not honoured with a Wedding-Song; and to this sense the words are render'd in six or seven Translations more Here the Antecedent is put for the Consequent▪ viz. Praising or honouring with a Nuptial-Song for Marriage it self. Hence appears the Unskilfulness of this Author, and his Ignorance in imposing upon his Reader.