A47407:303
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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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.
As there are particular Duties that concern Parents, Children, Masters, Servants, Ministers, Members: Also Kings, Subjects, rich Men, poor Men, Men in Adversity, or Men in Prosperity, all sorts and conditions of Men.
But here this Duty comes under no such particular Consideration; but as 'tis the Duty of all to hear God's Word, and to pray with united Hearts, so to sing together with united Voices, there being no other manner or way prescribed, as I have showed, for the discharge of that Duty or Ordinance of God.
But here this Duty comes under no such particular Consideration; but as 'tis the Duty of all to hear God's Word, and to pray with united Hearts, so to sing together with united Voices, there being no other manner or way prescribed, as I have shewed, for the discharge of that Duty or Ordinance of God.