A47407:625
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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His first Argument, to prove Singing was always performed from a special Gift, is in Appendix, pag. 14.
For as the Grace of […] is the […] of the Spirit, (saith he) and […] God had […] the Oil, viz. the Spirit of Joy for Mourning; so the primitive Church had some earnest of it, and did rejoice in hope of the Glory of God; and through the abundance of the Spirit wherewith she was baptized her Ministers delivered the Word of God in extraordinary ways and manners, viz. by Prophesying, Tongues, and melodious Singing.
For as the Grace of 〈…〉 is the 〈…〉 of the Spirit, (saith he) and 〈…〉 God had 〈…〉 the Oil, viz. the Spirit of Joy for Mourning; so the primitive Church had some earnest of it, and did rejoice in hope of the Glory of God; and through the abundance of the Spirit wherewith she was baptized her Ministers delivered the Word of God in extraordinary ways and manners, viz. by Prophesying, T••gues, and melodious Singing.
Answ. 1. Have not Believers now the Holy Spirit, as well as they had it then, though not in such an extraordinary manner? And have not we the Fruit of it, i. e. Joy, Peace, &c. in believing? Also you mistake your self, Joy doth not appertain to the Gifts of the Spirit, but 'tis a •ruit of the Graces of the Spirit. Do not the Saints now rejoice in hope of the Glory of God, as well as they did then?