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The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…
The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...
London: printed for Author, 1691
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Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, an Holy Ordinance of… › Chapter 3
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3. Singing the Praises of God is a Duty of the first Commandment, peculiarly requiring all natural Worship to be performed to him; and so it is ranked by the Godly Learned; and say, Singing with Heart and Voice is a Moral Worship, such as is written in the Hearts of Men by Nature. As to pray in distress, so when we have cause of solemn Thanksgiving unto God, to sing his Praises. Now, saith he, that which is a part of God's natural moral Worship, is a Duty under the New Testament, as well as under the Old, natural Worship is always and in all times ⟨p. 32⟩a Duty obliging, semper, tho not ad semper. Doubtless even the Pagans by the Light and Law of Nature, are bound to sing Praises unto God, for his invisible Excellencies made known to them by his visible Works of Creation and Providence, tho they never come to the Knowledge of the Scriptures, of Psalms and Songs. Roberts's Key to the Bible, pag. 172.
3. Singing the Praises of God is a Duty of the first Commandment, peculiarly requiring all natural Worship to be performed to him; and so it is ranked by the Godly Learned; and say, Singing with Heart and Voice is a Moral Worship, such as is written in the Hearts of Men by Nature. As to pray in distress, so when we have cause of solemn Thanksgiving unto God, to sing his Praises. Now, saith he, that which is a part of God's natural moral Worship, is a Duty under the New Testament, as well as under the Old, natural Worship is always and in all times ⟨p. 32⟩a Duty obliging, semper, tho not ad semper. Doubtless even the Pagans by the Light and Law of Nature, are bound to sing Praises unto God, for his invisible Excellencies made known to them by his visible Works of Creation and Providence, tho they never come to the Knowledg of the Scriptures, of Psalms and Songs. Roberts's Key to the Bible, pag. 172.
But further, to evince this, and make it appear yet plainer, that it is without all doubt • Moral Duty to sing forth the Praises of God, I might argue thus; All Men are to pray to God; every one saith Prayer is a Moral Duty, then all are bound to praise him, since Praise is comprehended in Prayer, as a branch or part of it. This being granted readily by all, I further argue; Ought not every Person then to perform this Duty of praising of God in the highest and most acceptable manner they are capable to do? none to be sure will deny this; why then, say I, they are all therefore taught to sing by natural or moral Principles 'tis evident.