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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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Arg. 1. That which Christ practised in Gospel-Worship, and his Holy Apostles by the Authority of the Holy Ghost did enjoin on the Gospel-Churches as their Duty to do, is the undoubted Duty of the Saints and Churches of Christ to do and perform to the end of the World. But Christ did practise the Singing of a Hymn with his Disciples in Gospel-Worship, and his Apostles did enjoin, or require the Gospel-Churches to sing Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs as their Duty, by the authority of the Holy Ghost. Ergo, 'Tis the undoubted Duty of the Saints and Churches of Christ, to practise Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs to the end of the World.
Arg. 1. That which Christ practised in Gospel-Worship, and his Holy Apostles by the Authority of the Holy Ghost did injoyn on the Gospel-Churches as their Duty to do, is the undoubted Duty of the Saints and Churches of Christ to do and perform to the end of the World. But Christ did practise the Singing of a Hymn with his Disciples in Gospel-Worship, and his Apostles did injoyn, or require the Gospel-Churches to sing Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs as their Duty, by the authority of the Holy Ghost. Ergo, 'Tis the undoubted Duty of the Saints and Churches of Christ, to practise Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs to the end of the World.
The Minor, as to the practice of Christ and his Disciples, I have already proved; the Scripture is plain, read Mat. 26. 30. And when they had Sung an Hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. The same is recorded by St. Mark, Chap. 14. 26. And his Apostles did enjoin it on the Churches, Ephs. 5. 19. Col. 3. 16.
The Minor, as to the practice of Christ and his Disciples, I have already proved; the Scripture is plain, read Mat. 26. 30. And when they had Sung an Hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. The same is recorded by St. Mark, Chap. 14. 26. And his Apostles did injoin it on the Churches, Ephs. 5. 19.