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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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Augustine saith, It is not a musical String, but a working Heart that is harmonious. Mary sung with her Tongue, and her Heart was in her magnificent Song. And, as saith another Godly Man; When we sing Psalms, &c. let us take heed that we have the same thing in our Mind, that we warble forth with our Tongues, and that our Song and our Heart do not run several ways. If (saith Mr. Wells) we in Singing only offer the Calves of our Lips, it will too much resemble the Jewish Service. Men may hear, or pray, as well as sing carnally; therefore we should remember to do as the Apostle teaches, to sing with the Spirit, and with the Understanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15.
Augustine saith, It is not a musical String, but a working Heart that is harmonious. Mary sung with her Tongue, and her Heart was in her magnificent Song. And, as saith another Godly Man; When we sing Psalms, &c. let us take heed that we have the same thing in our Mind, that we warble forth with our Tongues, and that our Song and our Heart do not run several ways. If (saith Mr. Wells) we in Singing only offer the Calves of our Lips, it will too much resemble the Jewish Service. Men may hear, or pray, as well as sing carnally; therefore we should remember to do as the Apostle teaches, to sing with the Spirit, and with the Vnderstanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15.
Sixthly, and lastly, The End, viz. to glorify the Lord, and lift up his Praise. God is to be our true and only Scope, i. e. to set forth his Glory ought to be our ultimate End, I mean, when we sing and perform all other Duties of Religion.
Now then, since the Word of Christ is the Matter in general that ought to be sung; it appears we are not left without Directions by the Spirit about this Ordinance, (let Men say what they please) for as 'tis Christ's Word we should and ought always to preach, and hear, so 'tis his Word we should and ought to sing: And as we are not tied up by the Lord in