A47407:156
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 5
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3. Consider that there is no attainment under the Gospel, of special spiritual Privileges, that can exalt Christians beyond th• practice of this Duty; the more our Mercies are, the greater are our Obligations […] praise God by Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs; and so express the Joy of our Hearts, by Singing forth the Praises of God: they that attain to the greatest purity of Gospel-Worship and Institutions, are to do as Moses and Israel did at the Red Sea. Rev. 13. 3.
3. Consider that there is no attainment under the Gospel, of special spiritual Priviledges, that can exalt Christians beyond th• practice of this Duty; the more our Mercies are, the greater are our Obligations 〈…〉 praise God by Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs; and so express the Joy of our Hearts, by Singing forth the Praises of God: they that attain to the greatest purity of Gospel-Worship and Institutions, are to do as Moses and Israel did at the Red Sea. Rev. 13. 3.
4. And they sang the Song of Moses the Servant of God, and the Song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy Works, […] God Almighty; just and true are thy Way, thou King of Saints. Who shall not fear that, and glorify thy Name, O Lord? for thou […] art Holy; for all nations shall come […] worship thee, for thy Judgments are […] manifest. Manuscr. Psalmody.
4. And they sang the Song of Moses the Servant of God, and the Song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy Works, 〈…〉 God Almighty; just and true are thy Way, thou King of Saints. Who shall not fear that, and glorify thy Name, O Lord? for thou 〈…〉 art Holy; for all nations shall come 〈…〉 worship thee, for thy Judgments are manifest. Manuscr. Psalmody.