A47407:341
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 15
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Answ. First of all; I cannot but take notice how you contradict your self in Ephes. 5. 19. you would have the Apostle, by Teaching and Singing, to mean only a silent Speaking in their Heart, without a Voice.
But, in Col. 3. 16. you confess, that intends a Vocal Singing: Do you think any Man, who has the least Light or Knowledge in the Scripture can groundedly suppose, that the Apostle doth, in Ephes. 5. 19. (in these words, Speaking to your selves in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, singing and making of Melody in your Heart to the Lord. And in Col. 3. 16. in these words, Teaching and Admonishing one another in Psalms, and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, singing with Grace in your Hearts to the Lord) mean two different things? Surely there is not one Man to be found of your Opinion, ⟨p. 115⟩for all generally, with one Mouth, affirm, the Apostle in writing to these two Churches, intends the one and the same Practice. Nor is •here any thing said by you to convince us to the contrary; for though the Duty seems to be •id down in different words, yet it implies the same thing; speaking to your selves, and teaching and admonishing one another, are of the […] import on this occasion as expressed here; for the Speaking is in Singing, and so is the Teaching and Admonishing, as the close of the Text opens it to every understanding Man.
But, in Col. 3. 16. you confess, that intends a Vocal Singing: Do you think any Man, who has the least Light or Knowledg in the Scripture can groundedly suppose, that the Apostle doth, in