A47407:276
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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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.
Fourthly, The Manner, or how it should be performed, i. e. with Melody, or Spiritual Joy in the Heart, or Grace. What he calls Melody in our Heart in one place, he calls Grace in the Heart in the other. The Tongue is the Instrument, but it must be tuned with Grace, or the Music will not be sweet in Christ's Ears. In Singing of Psalms, &c. (saith one) a gracious Heart takes Wings, and mounts up to God to join with the Celestial Quire: It is Grace which fills the Heart for, and sweetens the Heart in this Duty.
Fourthly, The Manner, or how it should be performed, i. e. with Melody, or Spiritual Joy in the Heart, or Grace. What he calls Melody in our Heart in one place, he calls Grace in the Heart in the other. The Tongue is the Instrument, but it must be tun'd with Grace, or the Musick will not be sweet in Christ's Ears. In Singing of Psalms, &c. (saith one) a gracious Heart takes Wings, and mounts up to God to join with the Celestial Quire: It is Grace which fills the Heart for, and sweetens the Heart in this Duty.