A47407:468
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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Answ. And therefore may the not, […] they not praise God? this is strange Doctrine What is Singing to God, but to celebrate […] Praises? and must not weak Christians […] this as well as strong, because they have no• arrived to the Faith of Assurance? alas this […] but to fill up Paper, or the number of Objections to no purpose, for you will not allow the strong to sing, no more than the weak and yet in pag. 5. of your Book you affirm, […] Spiritual and Vocal Singing was used in […] Primitive and Apostolical Church, is undeniable• Let me tell you, there is no Christian but may see cause to praise God, nay, to sing his Praise, […] the weak Ones, and those under trouble, as well as the Strong: But no Church imposes upon every Member to sing; they who can't see they have cause, may forbear at such times; for tho all are called upon to rejoice evermore, yet doth God give all, at all times, ability thus to do? such may be the temptations of some, that they can't do it, or at leastwise not to such a degree.
Answ. And therefore may the not, 〈…〉 they not praise God? this is strange Doctrine What is Singing to God, but to celebrate 〈…〉 Praises? and must not weak Christians 〈…〉 this as well as strong, because they have no• arrived to the Faith of Assurance? alas this 〈…〉 but to fill up Paper, or the number of Objections to no purpose, for you will not allow the strong to sing, no more than the weak and yet in pag. 5. of your Book you affirm, 〈…〉 Spiritual and Vocal Singing was used in 〈…〉 Primitive and Apostolical Church, is undeniable• Let me tell you, there is no Christian but may see cause to praise God, nay, to sing his Praise, 〈…〉 the weak Ones, and those under trouble, as well as the Strong: But no Church imposes upon every Member to sing; they who can't see they have cause, may forbear at such times; for tho all are called upon to rejoice evermore, yet doth God give all, at all times, ability thus to do? such may be the temptations of some, that they can't do it, or at leastwise not to such a degree.