A47407:138
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 4
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First, That it was practised before the giving forth of the Law, is evident from that ⟨p. 43⟩•assage before mentioned, Exod. 15. 1, 2, &c. •hen sang Moses, and the Children of Israel, […] S•ng unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I •ill sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously, &c. [and spake.] Note, in Singing, here is a speaking; and though they spake, •et the Holy Ghost saith, they sang what they […] spake; and though it were the whole Congregation that sang, yet it was as if it were •ut one Man, so united were they in their •oice, (which will further appear in its proper place.) Also 'tis worthy observing, this very •ong the Gospel-Saints shall sing at the destruction of Babylon, Rev. 15. 3. Nay, some conclude, they have already sung it; though I am •ot of that Opinion, not believing any of the […] Via•• are by the seven Angels yet poured •ut, but that this Song shall be sung at that •ime when the Saints have gotten temporal Victory over the Beast and Mystical Babylon, is evident. But let none mistake, though the Saints can't yet sing that Song, yet they may, and ought to sing the Song of the Lamb, which is to praise God for spiritual Victory obtained by Jesus Christ over Sin, Satan, the World, &c. This is the chief Song we should sing, and this we have perpetual cause or •easong to sing. But to return, it appears the Saints did celebrate the Praise of God by singing before the Law was given forth on Mount Sinai.
First, That it was practised before the giving forth of the Law, is evident from that