A47407:393
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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First, (say you) If the Essence of Singing, as before is showed, consisteth in an inward spiritual Exercise of the Soul or Mind of Man; and that both the Matter and the Melody of it, proceedeth from the inward Graces and Operations of the Holy Spirit with the Word; then surely no humane prescribed Form of Singing can be accepted of God, but that which proceedeth from the Word of God, by the Dictates and Teachings of the Holy Spirit. You mention Ephes. 5. 18, 19. Col. 3. 16. Pag. 15.
First, (say you) If the Essence of Singing, as before is shewed, consisteth in an inward spiritual Exercise of the Soul or Mind of Man; and that both the Matter and the Melody of it, proceedeth from the inward Graces and Operations of the Holy Spirit with the Word; then surely no humane prescribed Form of Singing can be accepted of God, but that which proceedeth from the Word of God, by the Dictates and Teachings of the Holy Spirit. You mention Ephes. 5. 18, 19. Col. 3. 16. Pag. 15.
Again, pag. 16. Now the Essence of Singing consisteth of these two parts, viz. Matter ⟨p. 135⟩[from the Word], and Melody [by the Spirit]: So that neither the Word nor the Spirit can be wanting; and therefore whatsoever Forms are used which proceed not from within us, out of a Fullness and Enriching of the Word and Spirit, cannot be Spiritual Singings.
Again, pag. 16. Now the Essence of Singing consisteth of these two parts, viz. Matter ⟨p. 135⟩[from the Word], and Melody [by the Spirit]: So that neither the Word nor the Spirit can be wanting; and therefore whatsoever Forms are used which proceed not from within us, out of a Fulness and Enriching of the Word and Spirit, cannot be Spiritual Singings.