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The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred…
The banqueting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.The banquetting-house, or, A feast of fat things a divine poem, opening many sacred Scripture mysteries ... / written by Benjamin Keach, author of War with the Devil.
London: printed by J.A. for H. Barnard, 1692
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Moreover, many Christians had rather have those Hymns we sing in our public Assemblies printed, that so they might the better know them, and examine the matter therein contained, to see whether they do agree with the Word of Christ, and likewise the better sing them with understanding. And 'tis not unknown what a multitude of godly Friends have desired to have me write them out several of those Hymns that have upon divers occasions been sung in some particular Congregations. Now to prevent that trouble, ⟨image 6⟩and to satisfy them, I promised to Print the most of those Hymns, and so have done, as they will find them in the latter part of this Tract. If any desire in such a Book to have no Hymns but such that are proper to be sung in Congregations, in the next Impression, if God spare my Life, I shall endeavour to answer their request.
Moreover, many Christians had rather have those Hymns we sing in our publick Assemblies printed, that so they might the better know them, and examine the matter therein contained, to see whether they do agree with the Word of Christ, and likewise the better sing them with understanding. And 'tis not unknown what a multitude of godly Friends have desired to have me write them out several of those Hymns that have upon divers occasions been sung in some particular Congregations. Now to prevent that trouble, ⟨image 6⟩and to satisfie them, I promis'd to Print the most of those Hymns, and so have done, as they will find them in the latter part of this Tract. If any desire in such a Book to have no Hymns but such that are proper to be sung in Congregations, in the next Impression, if God spare my Life, I shall endeavour to answer their request.
Had I not wrote so lately in Justification of pre-composed Hymns taken out of God's Word, I should have spoken fully to it here. We are exhorted to sing Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, and since we have none left in Form in the Scripture, it follows, that those who God hath gifted ⟨image 6⟩