A47407:117
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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2. Because this way of praising of God by singing, is called by the Holy Ghost a praising of him in the Heights, or as the heavenly Hosts Praise God with Allelujahs, or in the highest manner; Praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord in the heights, Psal. 148. 1. Praise ye him all his Angels; praise ye him all his Hosts vers. 2. See Ainsworth.
The Angels singing forth God's Praises, there can be no higher way doubtless to praise ⟨p. 34⟩[…] than that way by which the glo••••s S• ••••ims and Cherubims do express and perform […] Also all the Godly in every Age have •••ified it as their steadfast Belief (as well as ••e holy Scriptures bear Witness to it) that this is the way by which the glorified Saints in Heaven do, and we with them shall, when we come thither, celebrate the Praises of God, viz. by Singing; therefore this of singing forth the Praises of God is the highest and be•• ••y and manner Praises can be given to the •ord.
The Angels singing forth God's Praises, there can be no higher way doubtless to praise ⟨p. 34⟩〈…〉 than that way by which the glo••••s S• ••••ims and Cherubims do express and perform 〈…〉 Also all the Godly in every Age have ified it as their stedfast Belief (as well as e holy Scriptures bear Witness to it) that this is the way by which the glorified Saints in Heaven do, and we with them shall, when we come thither, celebrate the Praises of God, viz. by Singing; therefore this of singing sorth the Praises of God is the highest and be y and manner Praises can be given to the ord.