A47407:558
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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5. 'Tis and shall be the Music and Melody of Heaven, the glorious and glorified Saints and Angels send up their Praises this way.
5. 'Tis and shall be the Musick and Melody of Heaven, the glorious and glorified Saints and Angels send up their Praises this way.
But, my Brethren, be entreated to cry to God, that you may pray and sing with the Spirit, and with Understanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15. and with Grace in your Hearts, labour after Holy and Heavenly Frames. We must sing with Affections; let your joyful Noise be from the sense of God's Love in a dear Redeemer to your ⟨p. 192⟩own Souls. Let it be by exciting your Graces, let Faith be in exercise in this Duty, as well as in Prayer, and under the Word. Let it be with inward Joy; remember it is your Duty to rejoice evermore, and what then can hinder your Singing God's Praises at any time? Let it be for Spiritual Mercies and Blessings; chiefly, more for deliverance from your Sin, than from your Suffering.
But, my Brethren, be intreated to cry to God, that you may pray and sing with the Spirit, and with Vnderstanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15. and with Grace in your Hearts, labour after Holy and Heavenly Frames. We must sing with Affections; let your joyful Noise be from the sense of God's Love in a dear Redeemer to your ⟨p. 192⟩own Souls. Let it be by exciting your Graces, let Faith be in exercise in this Duty, as well as in Prayer, and under the Word. Let it be with inward Joy; remember it is your Duty to rejoice evermore, and what then can hinder your Singing God's Praises at any time? Let it be for Spiritual Mercies and Blessings; chiefly, more for deliverance from your Sin, than from your Suffering.