A47407:204
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 8
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Eusebius (saith he) in his Eccles. Hist. lib. 3. cap. 35. quotes two Epistles of Plinius Secundus to Trajan the Emperor, testifying that the Christians were wont to assemble themselves, before day, to sing Psalms and Hymns together. The same doth Philo-Judaeus ⟨p. 67⟩testify, who lived in the Apostles Time, as the same Eusebius saith, Lib. 2. cap. 22. Now in the Time of Plinius and Trajan did the beloved Disciple live, saith Zanch on Ephes. 5. 18, 19.
Eusebius (saith he) in his Eccles. Hist. lib. 3. cap. 35. quotes two Epistles of Plinius Secundus to Trajan the Emperor, testifying that the Christians were wont to assemble themselves, before day, to sing Psalms and Hymns together. The same doth Philo-Judaeus ⟨p. 67⟩testify, who lived in the Apostles Time, as the same Esebius saith, Lib. 2. cap. 22. Now in the Time of Plinius and Trajan did the beloved Disciple live, saith Zanch on Ephes. 5. 18, 19.
Tertullian, who flourished near the Apostles Time, about 194, saith, the Christians were wont to sing out of the Holy Scripture, Apol. cap. 1. 9. as their usual custom.
Athanasius maintains it was practised in his Days, Episcop. eo locis.