A47407:375
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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Take what our late Annotators speak on the place. The New Song here spoken of, is probably the same with that we met with ⟨p. 129⟩before, chap. 5. 11. sang by the Voice of many Angels round about the Throne, and the Beasts, and the Elders; called a new Song, either for the excellency of it, or because sung unto God after Christ was manifested in the Flesh. The design of it was, to declare the worthiness of Christ, to receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honour, and Blessing. A new Song, signifies a Song which praises God for new benefits received from him. During the Reign of Antichrist, none could learn this Song, to give Power, Riches, Wisdom, Strength, Honour, Glory, and Blessing, but a small number redeemed through the Blood of Christ. Annot. on Rev. 14. 3.*
- *This shows other Spiritual Songs may be sung besides David's Psalms in Gospel-days; this was none of those.This shews other Spiritual Songs may be sung besides David's Psalms in Gospel-days; this was none of those.
Secondly, You say, The singing of David's Psalms, were suitable to all the rest of the Levitical Ceremonies, and Temple-Worship, pag. 12, 13.
Answ. There is no doubt but the Singing of David's Psalms with Instruments of Music, was suited to the order of the Levites and to the Temple-worship. What then, must not we sing Psalms in the Gospel-days, with Grace in our Hearts to the Lord? We know no Psalms, but David's Psalms, or those called the Book of Psalms; and the holy Ghost doth enjoin the Gospel-Churches to sing Psalms, as well as Hymns, and spiritual Songs. Will you take upon you to countermand God's holy Precept? Will you say