A47407:301
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 14
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Are not all equally concerned to praise God? nay, and having received equal Mercies, Blessings and Privileges, to sing his Praises, since 'tis required of all, without the least exemption of any one?
Are not all equally concerned to praise God? nay, and having received equal Mercies, Blessings and Priviledges, to sing his Praises, since 'tis required of all, without the least exemption of any one?
Object. But what ground is there to sing thus in the Church before or after Sermon?
Answ. 1. As much surely as there is to pray before or after Sermon; nay, 'tis evident, if we do not take our Rule to pray before and after Sermon from those general Precepts that enjoin Prayer, then I do declare I know no Rule at all for it in all the New Testament, for we have neither Precept nor Example in the case, but where we read of Duties that concern only some Persons, and not the whole Church, the Holy Ghost mentions the Persons, 1. Either by their Relations they stand in one to another; Or, 2. Else by their Condition in the World. Or, 3. By their Office or Place they stand in.
Answ. 1. As much surely as there is to pray before or after Sermon; nay, 'tis evident, if we do not take our Rule to pray before and after Sermon from those general Precepts that injoyn Prayer, then I do declare I know no Rule at all for it in all the New Testament, for we have neither Precept nor Example in the case, but where we read of Duties that concern only some Persons, and not the whole Church, the Holy Ghost mentions the Persons, 1. Either by their Relations they stand in one to another; Or, 2. Else by their Condition in the World. Or, 3. By their Office or Place they stand in.