A47407:503
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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Object. But we have no Command to sing in our Public Assemblies, either before or after Sermon, nor any Precedent that any Gospel-Church did so.
Object. But we have no Command to sing in our Publick Assemblies, either before or after Sermon, nor any Precedent that any Gospel-Church did so.
Answ. You must take heed and avoid needless Questions and Contentions. We have no Command to pray in our Public Assemblies, either before or after Sermons; nor no Precedent that any Gospel-Church did so, Must we not use that Practice therefore? I am sure this Argument is as strong against the one as 'tis against the other.
Answ. You must take heed and avoid needless Questions and Contentions. We have no Command to pray in our Publick Assemblies, either before or after Sermons; nor no Precedent that any Gospel-Church did so, Must we not use that Practice therefore? I am sure this Argument is as strong against the one as 'tis against the other.
Obj. But we are commanded to pray always, and that is a very convenient time when the Word of God is preached; every thing is sanctified by the Word of God and Prayer.