A47407:57
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… › Chapter 1
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I hope our Brethren do not think there is Confusion in Heaven, where the Heavenly Host with one Voice-celebrate the Praises of God by singing to him.
2. Further, to prove that Singing properly can't be done without the Voice, it is material to observe the Hebrew word [Greek or Hebrew] Psal. 104. 12. where our Dictionaries, as well as our Annotators on the Bible, show it signifies giving a Voice, and such a Voice too, that is melodious in Odulation, or tuning the Voice. And, saith Reverend Dr. Roberts, To limit Singing only in the Heart, and inward Melody of the Spirit, is utterly besides the Apostle's intent, and contrary to the nature of Singing, and destructive to all Edification or Advantage to others by Singing. Where do we read of singing in all the Scripture without a Voice? How gross, saith he, and ignorant a Contradiction in the Adject, and absurd Nonsense is it to talk of singing in the Heart without ⟨p. 12⟩a Voice. Dr. Roberts's Key of the Bible, p. 177.
2. Further, to prove that Singing properly can't be done without the Voice, it is material to observe the Hebrew word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Psal. 104. 12. where our Dictionaries, as well as our Annotators on the Bible, shew it signifies giving a Voice, and such a Voice too, that is melodious in Odulation, or tuning the Voice. And, saith Reverend Dr. Roberts, To limit Singing only in the Heart, and inward Melody of the Spirit, is utterly besides the Apostle's intent, and contrary to the nature of Singing, and destructive to all Edification or Advantage to others by Singing. Where do we read of singing in all the Scripture without a Voice? How gross, saith he, and ignorant a Contradiction in the Adject, and absurd Nonsense is it to talk of singing in the Heart without ⟨p. 12⟩