A47407:534
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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Moreover, consider what an account you will have to give to the Judg of the Quick and Dead, for saying, when the Scripture saith they sung, ⟨p. 188⟩(viz. Christ and his Disciples) they did but give Thanks, or say Grace, from the remote and indirect Signification of the Greek Word; or else sung alone, and not his Disciples with him. See what Reverend Mr. Cotton hath said in Pag. 14. of his Book, in Answer to such a kind of Objection as you make, mentioning that place of David, Psal. 3. 4. & Psal. 77. 1. I cried to the Lord with my Voice: Shall a Man detract from his meaning, and say (saith Mr. Cotton) he cried to God only with his Heart? So when David exhorteth the Gentile Churches to make a joyful Noise unto the Lord, you do detract from his meaning, when you make his meaning to be, not that we should sing unto him with our Voice, but that we should only make Melody to him in our Hearts? such […] (•aith he) from the Word is alike disallowed and accursed of God, as adding to his Word, (or otherwise, say I, a diminishing from it.)
Moreover, consider what an account you will have to give to the Judg of the Quick and Dead, for saying, when the Scripture saith they sung, ⟨p. 188⟩(viz. Christ and his Disciples) they did but give Thanks, or say Grace, from the remote and indirect Signification of the Greek Word; or else sung alone, and not his Disciples with him. See what Reverend Mr. Cotton hath said in Pag. 14. of his Book, in Answer to such a kind of Objection as you make, mentioning that place of David, Psal. 3. 4. & Psal. 77. 1. I cried to the Lord with my Voice: Shall a Man detract from his meaning, and say (saith Mr. Cotton) he cried to God only with his Heart? So when David exhorteth the Gentile Churches to make a joyful Noise unto the Lord, you do detract from his meaning, when you make his meaning to be, not that we should sing unto him with our Voice, but that we should only make Melody to him in our Hearts? such (aith he) from the Word is alike disallowed and accursed of God, as adding to his Word, (or otherwise, say I, a diminishing from it.)