A47407:213
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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Basil the Great, a most Famous, Pious, and Learned Man, mightily commends the Singing of Psalms, as I find him quoted by several worthy Writers, I need not go lower.
Obj. But they Sung with Organs, or musical Instruments; the Ordinance was corrupted, and we cannot come at it now, &c.
Obj. But they Sung with Orrgans, or musical Instruments; the Ordinance was corrupted, and we cannot come at it now, &c.
Answ. 1. We find no mention in the least of any other Singing, but that of united Voices, in Eusebius, nor Tertullian, &c.
2. But, pray, what Ordinance hath not been corrupted and the purity of it (as practised in the Primitive Time) lost? Now by the same Argument, viz. because adulterated and intermixed with foolish Ceremonies, we must not Sing: So we must not practise Baptism, nor the Lord's Supper, nor any other •• stitution of the Gospel, for none have been more abused and corrupted than they have; and indeed it is rather an Argument for Singing, than against it; for here in Satan showed his Malice and Hatred of it, by seeking thus […] add Poison to it.