A47407:582
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Preface: To all the Saints and Churches of Jesus Christ, Christian Salutation.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Should any countenance, through a hot and ⟨p. 10⟩unaccountable zeal, such a Schism, it would make strange Confusion in our Churches. And since he thus publicly hints at this private Case amongst us, I had I thought a clear Call to open the matter plainly as it is, to clear my self and the Church, to all who may read his Epistle and this my Answer, for we have done nothing we have the least cause to be ashamed of, or unable to justif•• in the sight of God or Man.
Should any countenance, through a hot and ⟨p. 10⟩unaccountable zeal, such a Schism, it would make strange Confusion in our Churches. And since he thus publickly hints at this private Case amongst us, I had I thought a clear Call to open the matter plainly as it is, to clear my self and the Church, to all who may read his Epistle and this my Answer, for we have done nothing we have the least cause to be ashamed of, or unable to justif•• in the sight of God or Man.
I shall add one word to the consideration of the Brethren of our Church, I doubt not but they will consider it.
1. If they look upon us equal in Knowledge and Uprightness towards God with themselves, they may see we have the same ground to be offended with them in diminishing from God's Word, as they may be with us, for adding (as possibly they think) to God's Word.
1. If they look upon us equal in Knowledg and Uprightness towards God with themselves, they may see we have the same ground to be offended with them in diminishing from God's Word, as they may be with us, for adding (as possibly they think) to God's Word.