A47407:173
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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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.
Ans. How! has Christ not been faithful then (who is the Son over his own House) in declaring the manner how we should sing? hath he not left us a Pattern, or an Example himself? Is it not said, they sang an Hymn, viz. he himself with his Disciples? And since there is no other Rule, Mode, or Manner of Singing differing from that practised by Moses and Israel before the Law, (and others after them) and these in the New Testament, what can be clearer? the manner is plainly described. But will your utter neglect of it upon this pretended Ignorance excuse you before the Lord? ought you not to do it as well as you can? But I am afraid rather some have taken up a Prejudice against it, and do not desire to be informed about it. But I shall from what I have said upon this last Proof, draw one Argument, and proceed to the next thing.