A47407:172
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 6
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Now since one Command, or two at most, for breaking of Bread is judged a sufficient ground for all Christians Obedience, and we finding no mention made of the practice of it in divers Gospel-Churches; Why is not this Command, thrice repeated in the New Testament, as binding on our Consciences as the other? especially considering how it corresponds with the Practice of Christ and his Apostles, as shall, God willing, be further evinced. For we have, in a word, both Precepts for it, and Examples too. Tho if we had no Precedents for Singing in the New Testament, yet these Precepts are sufficient; and where we have the one, we need not the other.
Besides, where there is the like Ground or Reason of a Law, one would think that might tend somewhat to satisfaction: Have not we like cause to praise God, and to sing forth his Praise, as they had? And doth not God deserve the like Glory and Honour from us, as from them? And do not our Souls need those sweet Soul-refreshing Comforts and Consolations which many▪ meet with in that Ordinance, as much as they did? And is not every Word of God alike pure and righteous, and equally to be esteemed?
Besides, where there is the like Ground or Reason of a Law, one would think that might tend somewhat to satisfaction: Have not we like cause to praise God, and to sing forth his Praise, as they had? And doth not God deserve the like Glory and Honour from us, as from them? And do not our Souls need those sweet Soulrefreshing Comforts and Consolations which many▪ meet with in that Ordinance, as much as they did? And is not every Word of God alike pure and righteous, and equally to be esteemed?
Nor will that Objection some raise against it, signify any thing, viz. Why, we cannot come at it; we do not know how we should sing.