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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 14
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In the Manuscript I have by me before cited (which seems to be wrote by a Man of Parts and good Ability) who, speaking to this Objection, ⟨p. 104⟩says much to the same purpose; First, That we have a Precept which is more than a Precedent. Secondly, That we have Precedents for it in the Old Testament. And say I, it being no ceremonial Rite, but a moral and perpetual Duty, that in the Old Testament is as much a Rule for us herein, as their religious reading the Scriptures, and keeping of Days of Prayer and Fasting, and Days of Thanksgiving: if this be not so, in vain are our People pressed and stirred up to those Duties by the Authority of those Texts in the Old Testament, as I said in Chap. 4. pag. 47.
Besides, we find 'tis prophesied of, that in Gospel-days, as has been showed, Scions Watchmen, and desolate Souls, or waste places, should lift up their Voice, and with their Voice together shall sing, Isa. 52. 7, 8. And certainly that in Rev. 19. 1, 2, 3, 4. those Hallelujahs that shall be sung in the Gospel-Churches at the downfall of Babylon, will be doubtless with Voices, since 'tis said to be the Voice of much People, as the Voice of many Waters, and as the Voice of mighty Thunderings.
Besides, we find 'tis prophesied of, that in Gospel-days, as has been shewed, Sions Watchmen, and desolate Souls, or waste places, should lift up their Voice, and with their Voice together shall sing, Isa. 52. 7, 8. And certainly that in Rev. 19. 1, 2, 3, 4. those Hallelujahs that shall be sung in the Gospel-Churches at the downfal of Babylon, will be doubtless with Voices, since 'tis said to be the Voice of much People, as the Voice of many Waters, and as the Voice of mighty Thunderings.