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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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Cornelius (Act. 10. 1, 2, 3.) was a Man much in Prayer, tho a Gentile, and without the knowledge of the Gospel, (or Law either, as far as we know); So the Mariners which were with Jonah in the Ship, in their Distress, (tho Heathens) 'tis said, every Man called upon his God, Jonah 1. 5. But why shall any call Singing a low or carnal thing? they have the least reason so to term it of any Ordinan•• performed by the Spirit: Pray, are Angels sound in any carnal Ordinance, or th• glorified Saints in Heaven? What ⟨p. 40⟩Ordinance can shine more glorious and subli•• in its Nature, than this of Singing Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, if this be duly considered? But as to the true or right manner of performance of this Duty, as in all others, we must have our recourse to the Word of God.
Cornelius (Act. 10. 1, 2, 3.) was a Man much in Prayer, tho a Gentile, and without the knowledg of the Gospel, (or Law either, as far as we know); So the Mariners which were with Jonah in the Ship, in their Distress, (tho Heathens) 'tis said, every Man called upon his God, Jonah 1. 5. But why shall any call Singing a low or carnal thing? they have the least reason so to term it of any Ordinan•• performed by the Spirit: Pray, are Angels sound in any carnal Ordinance, or th• •lorified Saints in Heaven? What ⟨p. 40⟩Ordinance can shine more glorious and subli•• in its Nature, than this of Singing Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, if this be duly considered? But as to the true or right manner of performance of this Duty, as in all others, we must have our recourse to the Word of God.