A47407:527
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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Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, an Holy Ordinance of… › Conclusion: The Conclusion.
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The Conclusion.
AND now, Brother, suffer me to make a little Improvement likewise, as well as you; and notwithstanding your Conclusion savours of much Bitterness, I would fain have mine end with all Sweetness: if there is any Tartness, I cannot well help it.
First. Whereas you infer singing together of David's Psalms, or any humane precomposed Forms, is a corrupting the pure Worship of God, in mingling Law and Gospel, or humane and divine things together.
First, I infer, That to sing David's Psalms and Scripture-Hymns, and sacred Songs taken out of the Word of Christ, together in the public Worship of God, is an holy Ordinance of Christ, and not in the least to mingle Law and Gospel together any otherwise than the Holy Ghost hath done it; for Moral Duties are the same in the Law and Gospel.
First, I infer, That to sing David's Psalms and Scripture-Hymns, and sacred Songs taken out of the Word of Christ, together in the publick Worship of God, is an holy Ordinance of Christ, and not in the least to mingle Law and Gospel together any otherwise than the Holy Ghost hath done it; for Moral Duties are the same in the Law and Gospel.