A47407:592
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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My Portion is, I perceive, to undergo hard Censures from Men; but 'tis no more than my Blessed Master met with; and what am I that I should complain? One said, He was a good Man: but others said, Nay, but he hath a Devil, and deceiveth the People. John •. 12, 20.
The Lord increase Love among all the Saints, and a bearing and forbearing, a gentle and Christian Spirit. We all know but in part. And O that the Lord would be pleased to deliver Men, who profess the Gospel, from that horrid Sin of backbiting of their Neighbours, and from that bitter and unaccountable Spirit of Prejudice that seems to be gotten into the Hearts of some; from whence they seem to tear the Names of their Brethren to pieces through undue Offences. These things are matter of Lamentation, and I fear the forerunner of a dismal Hour that is coming upon us. Cannot Christians have the Liberty of their Consciences from their Brethren, to practise a Truth according to their Light, without being charged and censured after this manner, with Carnal Forms, and mischievous Error? &c. I shall ⟨p. 14⟩not retain you longer, but desire you, whoever you are, impartially to read and well weigh my sober Reply to my Brother's Appendix: I am glad it came forth before all my Treatise was printed off, though it is true it makes the Price more than I intended.
The Lord increase Love among all the Saints, and a bearing and forbearing, a gentle and Christian Spirit. We all know but in part. And O that the Lord would be pleased to deliver Men, who profess the Gospel, from that horrid Sin of backbiting of their Neighbours, and from that bitter and unaccountable Spirit of Prejudice that seems to be gotten into the Hearts of some; from whence they seem to tear the Names of their Brethren to pieces through undue Offences. These thnigs are matter of Lamentation, and I fear the forerunner of a dismal Hour that is coming upon us. Cannot Christians have the Liberty of their Consciences from their Brethren, to practise a Truth according to their Light, without being charged and censured after this manner, with Carnal Forms, and mischievous Error? &c. I shall