The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…

Secondly, This Duty and holy Ordinance of Singing in Gospel-Days is evident from these Prophetic Psalms. I may speak, saith Mr. W•lls, of Singing, as Paul speaks of Timothy's Ordination, 1 Tim. 4. 14. it was given by Prophesy. There are divers Prophecies in the Old Testament concerning Saints singing in Gospel-times, on Psal. 108. 2. saith he, M••r• observe•, that there David pours ⟨p. 50⟩forth his ardent Prayers and Wishes for the Kingdom of Christ. And so Divines observe, that the 100 Psalm is Prophetical; Make a joyful Noise unto the Lord, all ye Lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his Presence with Singing. O sing unto the Lord a new Song: Sing unto the Lord all the Earth. Here we, and all […] Gentiles be sure who believe in Christ, are required to sing, nay, and to come into his Presence, that is, into his Public Worship, with Singing. The like […] 1 Chron. 16. 23, 24. Sing unto the Lord all the Earth: show forth from day to day his Salvation. Declare his Glory among the Heat••; his marvellous Works among all Nations. So Psal. 66. 1, 2. Make a joyful Noise unto […] God, all ye Lands. Sing forth the Hono•• […] his Name: make his Praise glorious. Psal 21. 13. Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thine […] strength: so will we sing, and praise thy Power. These, and many other Psalms, are, 'tis evident, Prophecies of Gospel-Times, when the old Boundaries of the Church should be broken down, to give an entrance unto the Gentiles into the Church of God; and to show us, that is the Jews in their Church-State were to celebrate the Praises of God by Psalms, so are we: and as Israel sang the Praises of God in the Wilderness, and at the Red Sea, and therein acknowledged the Benefits they received; so […] we, with Songs of Thanksgiving, show forth from day to day his Salvation, and declare his Glory among the Heathen, with a joyful and triumphant