A47407:587
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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Preface: To all the Saints and Churches of Jesus Christ, Christian Salutation.
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The truth is, I wonder any should be taken with his Book, for I never saw any thing come out in Print upon any controvertible Truth, that has less of Argument in it, or more of Confidence. And 'tis not my Thoughts alone, nor more destruct•• Mediums made use of to the whole of the external Parts of Religion. Nay, one told me very lately, that one of our dissatisfied Members intimated to him, as if our Bible was not truly or rightly-translated; and it seems to rise from what Mr. Marlow hath asserted in his Book about the word Hymnos. I feared that would be the Effect of his Attempt, if any Body regarded what he hath said upon that account.
The truth is, I wonder any should be taken with his Book, for I never saw any thing come out in Print upon any controvertible Truth, that has less of Argument in it, or more of Confidence. And 'tis not my Thoughts alone, nor more destruct•• Mediums made use of to the whole of the external Parts of Religion. Nay, one told me very lately, that one of our dissatisfied Members intimated to him, as if our Bible was not truly or rightly-translated; and it seems to rise from what Mr. Marlow hath asserted in his Book about the word Hymnos. I fear'd that would be the Effect of his Attempt, if any Body regarded what he hath said upon that account.
But, pray, what Call has he to rebuke me, after this public manner, especially before the whole World? If I had done any thing amiss in his Judgment in that Matter, I could wish he had had more Wisdom and Prudence, or else left the Controversy to some more discreet and abler Pen.
But, pray, what Call has he to rebuke me, after this publick manner, especially before the whole World? If I had done any thing amiss in his Judgment in that Matter, I could wish he had had more Wisdom and Prudence, or else left the Controversy to some more discreet and abler Pen.