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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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1. Because we often find in the New-Testament the Psalms of David, or Book of Psalms mentioned, as comprehending all those Hymns and Songs contained therein, without calling them the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of David, see Luk. 20. 42. & 24. 44. Act. 1. 20.
Moreover this seems to exclude other Scripture-Songs, that they themselves own may be sung, as Moses's, Deborah's, Isaiah's, Habakk•k's, Simeon's, Zachariah's, Mary's, &c.
However, by Psalms we are assured is intended the Book of Psalms, or those called the Psalms of David, because we read not in all the Scripture of any called Psalms but them only; so that the Form of these are contained in God's Word; I hope these will not be called Human• ▪ The Holy Ghost hath enjoined the Singing of Psalms particularly, and many of the Psalms of David, are, 'tis ⟨p. 97⟩evident, pure Gospel, i. e. Prophecies and Promises that relate or refer wholly unto Gospel-times; and divers excellent Psalms there are, that be filled full of the High Praises of God for Christ, and the Blessings and Privileges Christians receive by him; tho I do not judg all the Psalms of David are so suitable to our days, nor can be so properly sung as some others, to the Edification of the Church. But,
However, by Psalms we are assured is intended the Book of Psalms, or those called the Psalmes of David, because we read not in all the Scripture of any called Psalms but them only; so that the Form of these are contained in God's Word; I hope these will not be called Human The Holy Ghost hath enjoined the Singing of Psalms particularly, and many of the Psalms of David, are, 'tis