A47407:458
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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Your eighth Reply, is to our proof of Sing•• being a Moral Duty; and the substance of […] you say to this, is, 1. That the Wicked […] perform Moral Duties acceptably to God, […] ploughing of the Wicked being Sin; and wince […] Minds are Carnal, they cannot perform […] which is Spiritual: And in regard they […] not their Sins, nor need of a Christ, they […] no cause to sing: Or to this effect I find […] speaking, pag. 37.
Your eighth Reply, is to our proof of Sing•• being a Moral Duty; and the substance of 〈…〉 you say to this, is, 1. That the Wicked 〈…〉 perform Moral Duties acceptably to God, 〈…〉 plowing of the Wicked being Sin; and wince 〈…〉 Minds are Carnal, they cannot perform 〈…〉 which is Spiritual: And in regard they 〈…〉 not their Sins, nor need of a Christ, they 〈…〉 no cause to sing: Or to this effect I find 〈…〉 speaking, pag. 37.
Answ. Doth it follow, because they cannot […], nor praise God as they ought, they ought […] to pray nor praise God at all? God deli•• them from such Doctrine. And because […] cannot bless God, nor sing to him for the work of Grace on their own Hearts, or for […] Spiritual Mercies which they have not yet […], ought they not to sing his Praises for […] Works of God in Creation, Provision, Pre••vation, and all outward Blessings they have […] from him as their Creator and Benefactor? Nay, may they not sing his Praises for […], and the Gospel, and for the Means of […] Conversion? And why then did David […] upon all Men on Earth to sing and praise God?