The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…

He may as well therefore say, I do but counterfeit that excellent Gift in Preaching (when I preach) which was in the Primitive Gospel-Church, as thus to charge me in the case of our singing by the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit: Read his Epistle to me, Append. p. 15.

It seems to me as if my Brother does not understand the nature of Moral Duties, or natural Worship, but mistakes, and thinks natural or moral Worship must needs be carnal, tho we never plead for the performance of any Duties that are moral naturally in themselves, without the help and assistance of God's Spirit, and the Graces thereof in our Hearts. Is it not part of natural Religion and Worship, to fear God, to love God, and trust in God, and that too with all our Hearts, and with all our Souls, and with all our Strength, and love our Neighbours as our selves? &c. These Duties appertain to natural Religion; yet without the divine Help and Influences of the Spirit, we can do none of them in a right manner; no more, say I, can we pray, nor sing the Praises of God, which are Duties comprehended in our fearing, honouring, worshipping, and loving of him. And whereas Mr. Marlow reflects on me, as if I singled out my self more than others in London, in pushing on this practice of Singing. I must tell him, I have abundance of Peace in my Spirit in what I have done therein: And if our People (I ⟨p. 8⟩mean, the Church to whom I belong) are one of the first Churches of our Persuasion in this City, found in the practice of this Sacred Ordinance, I am satisfied it will be to their great Honour, (and not to their Reproach) and that not only in succeeding Ages, but also in the Day of Jesus Christ.

It seems to me as if my Brother does not understand the nature of Moral Duties, or natural Worship, but mistakes, and thinks natural or moral Worship must needs be carnal, tho we never plead for the performance of any Duties that are moral naturally in themselves, without the help and assstance of God's Spirit, and the Graces thereof in our Hearts. Is it not part of natural Religion and Worship, to fear God, to love God, and trust in God, and that too with all our Hearts, and with all our Souls, and with all our Strength, and love our Neighbours as our selves? &c. These Duties appertain to natural Religion; yet without the divine Help and Influences of the Spirit, we can do none of them in a right manner; no more, say I, can we pray, nor sing the Praises of God, which are Duties comprehended in our fearing, honouring, worshipping, and loving of him. And whereas Mr. Marlow reflects on me, as if I singled out my self more than others in London, in pushing on this practice of Singing. I must tell him, I have abundance of Peace in my Spirit in what I have done therein: And if our People (I