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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 13
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Like as the Word of Christ ought to dwell in us richly, that we may meditate thereon, and be able to preach it, hear it, and understand it, &c. so to sing it. The Word of Christ is therefore positively laid down to be the Matter we must and ought to sing in the general; for we are enjoined, to have it dwell richly in us in this place, more especially to sing it, than on any other account.
Like as the Word of Christ ought to dwell in us richly, that we may meditate thereon, and be able to preach it, hear it, and understand it, &c. so to sing it. The Word of Christ is therefore positively laid down to be the Matter we must and ought to sing in the general; for we are injoined, to have it dwell richly in us in this place, more especially to sing it, than on any other account.
Secondly, The Singers, that is, the Church, or Churches to whom he wrote, more particularly the Saints and faithful in Christ at Ephesus, and at Coloss, and in them to all other Saints and Churches of Christ to the end of the World.
Thirdly, More particularly the Matter to be sung, viz. Psalms, and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs.
Thirdly, More particularly the Matter to be sung, viz. Psalms, and Hymus, and Spiritual Songs.