A47407:229
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, an Holy Ordinance of… › Chapter 9
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But let this be considered, viz. Though all spiritual Singing is a Praising of God, yet all Praisings of God, are not Singing his Praise.
I have already proved that Singing in the Spirit in a melodious manner, is the highest manner to express the Praises of God that the Scripture bears witness of; so that 'tis no marvel that some tell you it signifies Praising of God. But it is a poor sorry Cause that puts Men upon a temptation to quarrel with the Translators of the Bible, who from the word they hymned, positively affirm, they sang a Hymn. This is enough to stumble many weak Christians, who from such Dangerous and unnecessary exceptious may be ready to conclude, the Holy Bible is not truly translated in other places, and so may not know what to receive as a Truth, especially when they shall render a Greek word Singing, and another shall say it signifies no more than giving of Thanks. Yet Mr. ⟨p. 72⟩Marlow seems to affirm no less, pag. 30. All know these are two different things, and tho he says truth, that says they praised God, when they sung an Hymn • yet if they did no more than in the common manner say Grace, or give Thanks, he that says they Sung, tells an untruth; in plain English, he lies; and so every Man will say: Should I give Thanks after Supper, and one that is by should say I sung a Hymn, would not others who were with me wonder at his Impudence, and say he related a false Story, and testify I did no more than say Grace, or give Thanks?
Nor doth it signify any thing, if some Greek Copy or old Translation should render it, they gave Thanks, from the word [they Hymned:] For of what Authority is such a Translation, when compared to our late faithful and laborious Translators, who having many Greek Copies, and comparing them together, do affirm the Greek Word signifies, they sung […] Hymn? and so saith Learned Dr. Du-Veil.