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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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3. If Singing be a part of natural Religion, or a moral Duty, as Prayer is, this Objection is gone for ever: So that he that answers what we say here, will do nothing unless he can make it appear Singing the Praises of God is a mere positive Precept, and had never been known to be the Duty of Mankind, without ⟨p. 107⟩some written Law or Prescription. Are not all Creatures called upon to sing and praise their Creator? and have not Unbelievers cause to praise God, nay, sing his Praise for the Mercies and Blessings God doth bestow upon them? Nay, have they not cause to praise God for Christ and the Gospel? &c. What is Singing but praising of God? And would you not have •ny to do this but the Saints? Ought not all Men on Earth to pray, tho till they have Faith their Prayers are not accepted of God?
3. If Singing be a part of natural Religion, or a moral Duty, as Prayer is, this Objection is gone for ever: So that he that answers what we say here, will do nothing unless he can make it appear Singing the Praises of God is a meer positive Precept, and had never been known to be the Duty of Mankind, without ⟨p. 107⟩some written Law or Prescription. Are not all Creatures called upon to sing and praise their Creator? and have not Unbelievers cause to praise God, nay, sing his Praise for the Mercies and Blessings God doth bestow upon them? Nay, have they not cause to praise God for Christ and the Gospel? &c. What is Singing but praising of God? And would you not have •ny to do this but the Saints? Ought not all Men on Earth to pray, tho till they have Faith their Prayers are not accepted of God?
I shall conclude this Chapter with what Mr. Sidenham hath so well said to this Objection.