A47407:612
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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But not to muster up a multitude of learned Men, as I might do, who exactly agree with our Translators on that word, take (once again) what Dr. Du-Veil doth affirm, (who understood, as I am informed, all the Oriental Tongues) in his literal Explanation of the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16. 25. (tho I quoted him before) citing Ruff Presbyter of Aquilia, in the Title of the 72d Psalm saith, Hymns are Songs which contain the Praise of God: If it be Praise and not of God, it is not a Hymn; if it be Praise, and of God, if it be not sung, it is not an Hymn; it must therefore (saith he) that it may be an Hymn, have these three things [Praise] [and of God] [and a Song]: therefore Paul and Silas, saith the Doctor, sung Praises to God for the Honour put upon them, in that they suffered innocently for promoting the Glory of Christ. Many of the Learned Men you quote, say Hymnos is Praise, you need not say ⟨p. 21⟩any more to that, we all own and grant it; but […] also say the proper and genuine Signification of it, is praising of God by Singing. Now this being so, you basely abuse the Translators, (Append. p. 12.) in saying, Surely it must be granted that the word sung and sing in those four Scriptures were imprudent Auditions to those sacred Texts. These are your words. 'Tis a shame […] Man of your Learning should (to defend your own Fantasy) charge the faithful and renowned Translators after this sort. These things being so, What Authority have you to say our Saviour and his Disciples did not sing? or, what […] any […] or Godly Christian to believe you, if you so boldly affirm it? Therefore I, upon good Authority, in opposition to what you say, p. 12. that therefore from the Signification of the word Hymnos, there is a good and sacred Foundation or Warrant for such vocal melodious singing at or after the Lord's Suppe•, seeing the word doth bear that as the direct and proper Signification of it.
But not to muster up a multitude of learned Men, as I might do, who exactly agree with our Translators on that word, take (once again) what Dr. Du-Veil doth affirm, (who understood, as I am informed, all the Oriental Tongues) in his literal Explanation of the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16. 25. (tho I quoted him before) citing Ruff Presbyter of Aquilia, in the Title of the 72d Psalm saith, Hymns are Songs which contain the Praise of God: If it be Praise and not of God, it is not a Hymn; if it be Praise, and of God, if it be not sung, it is not an Hymn; it must therefore (saith he) that it may be an Hymn, have these three things [Praise] [and of God] [and a Song]: therefore Paul and Silas, saith the Doctor, sung Praises to God for the Honour put upon them, in that they suffered innocently for promoting the Glory of Christ. Many of the Learned Men you quote, say Hymnos is Praise, you need not say