A47407:588
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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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.
I cannot forget the two Brethren that opposed ⟨p. 12⟩Singing the Praises of God, and would not comply with the Church, (though they did not separate themselves from the Church) when first the practice of it was received amongst us near twenty Years ago. One of them soon after brought a great Reproach upon Religion by immoral Actions, and came to nothing; and the other sometime after turned Quaker, and to my Face denied the Resurrection of his Body, &c.
I cannot forget the two Brethren that oppoposed ⟨p. 12⟩Singing the Praises of God, and would not comply with the Church, (though they did not separate themselves from the Church) when first the practice of it was received amongst us near twenty Years ago. One of them soon after brought a great Reproach upon Religion by immoral Actions, and came to nothing; and the other sometime after turned Quaker, and to my Face denied the Resurrection of his Body, &c.
As to that way Mr. Marlow speaks of praising of God in Prayer, without singing of Praises, as being more suitable (as he thinks) to the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit. I must tell him, God's Word our Rule; and since God doth require his People to celebrate his Praises by singing Psalms, Hymns, &c. doubtless that suits as well with the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit, as such Gifts suit with Prayer, Preaching, &c. And I fear one day he will not be found able to give any good account of himself in his bold Attempt, in seeking to rob God of his glorious Praise by singing to him, as he hath enjoined us to do; nor do I fear, but through the Help and Authority of God's Word, I shall, in the Day of Christ, stand with Joy and Confidence before him, upon this respect, when possibly he may be ashamed, if he has not sincere Repentance for what he has done.