A47407:583
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.
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.
2. And let them consider 'tis a horrid Evil to break the Bond of Spiritual Union, and unawares to wound the Body of Christ.
Whose Work is it thus to do, but the Devil's? and what a reproach doth it bring upon the Truth? and how grievous is it to all truly Godly Ones, and grateful to the Enemies of our Sacred Profession? Besides, upon such a trifle, can it be so heinous a Crime to be found often in that Duty, which they with us have so often and long been in the practice of, and in a mixed Assembly too, many and many times? Besides, brought in by almost an unanimous Agreement in a solemn Church-Meeting, there