A47407:380
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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How shall they use a legal and Typical Rite, that only appertained to the Jews and Levites, in that glorious state of the Church? Doubtless their Singing of Old, with musical Instruments, was a Figure of that sweet spiritual Melody the Saints should make from a well-tuned gracious Heart, and with united and melodious Tongues together in the Gospel-days, as I have again and again showed; and this therefore is not mixing Law and Gospel together, but continuing a Gospel-Ordinance in the Church that is of Gospel-Authority, both from Precepts and Examples, as I have proved in this Treatise: so that I have answered your second, and third, and part of your fourth Thesis together.
How shall they use a legal and Typical Rite, that only appertained to the Jews and Levites, in that glorious state of the Church? Doubtless their Singing of Old, with musical Instruments, was a Figure of that sweet spiritual Melody the Saints should make from a well-tuned gracious Heart, and with united and melodious Tongues together in the Gospel-days, as I have again and again shewed; and this therefore is not mixing Law and Gospel together, but continuing a Gospel-Ordinance in the Church that is of Gospel-Authority, both from Precepts and Examples, as I have proved in this Treatise: so that I have answered your second, and third, and part of your fourth Thesis together.
Thirdly, (you say) The matter of David's Psalms and other holy Men, were suited to particular Occasions, and Experiences, and Accidents of that day, as may be seen by divers of their Titles. Some Prophecies of the Sufferings of Christ, &c. And some Places hard to be understood, so improper to be sung by all the Church, who can't sing them with Understanding, as well as justifying the singing Prayers as well as Praises. Pag. 14.
Thirdly, (you say) The matter of David's Psalms and other holy Men, were suited to particular Occasions, and Experiences, and Accidents of that day, as may be seen by divers of their Titles. Some Prophecies of the Sufferings of Christ, &c. And some Places hard to be understood, so improper to be sung by all the Church, who can't sing them with Vnderstanding, as well as justifying the singing Prayers as well as Praises. Pag. 14.