A47407:540
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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5. The Light of Nature is never wont to teach us Types and Shadows; doth it not as well teach us to praise God in singing with our Tongues in times of our rejoicing, as to cry to God with our Voices in times of distress?
5. The Light of Nature is never wont to teach us Types and Shadows; doth it not as well teach us to praise God in singing with our Tongues in times of our rejoycing, as to cry to God with our Voices in times of distress?
Fourthly; Whereas you would have us to consider, that if we err from the Rule in offering Praises to God contrary to his Appointment, whether we do not worship God in vain? I say to you, whilst we thus offer Praises to God, it appears we worship him according to his Appointment, and so acceptable to him, and to his Glory, and our Comfort.
Strange, ours is not right and spiritual Singing! and yet you can find no other way according to the Rule to perform that sacred Duty and Ordinance.
Thus I have answered your Book (as well as the Lord hath been pleased to help me) according to your Request; for I was […] by you to do it you well know before several Witnesses: But did not I think the Name and Honour of