A47407:381
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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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.
Answ. Most of the Book of Psalms contains proper Instructions for most Occasions the People of God can find: What was written afore Time the Apostle says was written for our ⟨p. 132⟩Learning. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, and for Instruction in Righteousness, 2 Tim. 3. 16. If all Scripture, then the Book of the Psalms, and for instruction by Singing them too, because so required by the Holy Spirit, Eph. 5. 19. Coloss. 3. 16. May you not as well say they are of no use to us? The Book of Psalms good Men look upon as the Heart of our Sacred Bible, and as fruitful a Book for Saints in Gospel-times as any Book in the Old Testament; but if there be any Psalms that can't so well be sung as some others, God's People are at their liberty whether they will sing them or no: however, unless you can tell us there are others called Psalms, besides these, you say nothing, for we are required to sing Psalms. And as to those things contained in David's Psalms that are hard to be understood, they may be opened to the People before they are sung.