A47407:662
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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The Prohibition, saith he, is not restrained only to Church-Assemblies, but holds good in all places, and at all times, and intends a Subjection of Women to their Husbands, as plainly appears by comparing 1 Cor. 14. 35. with 1 Tim. 2. 12, 13. with the occasion and scope of the Text; and is of no greater Restraint now, than lay on them under the Law, 1 Cor. 14. 34. where they were permitted to sing.
Object. But say you, If we should say such a vocal Singing together is for a Teaching, then where are the Hearers, if all be Teachers? &c. Appendix, p. 35.
Answ. We have showed you Singing is a distinct thing from that which is called Teaching or Preaching, tho in Singing there is a Teaching, but chiefly we speak to our own selves, as the Apostle exhorts, in Psalms, &c. and the matter of the Psalm or Hymn is full of Teaching and Admonition, yet 'tis the Matter •ung which teaches, rather than the Singers may •e said to do it: nor is it any Contradiction to say when I teach others, yet I am thereby taught and admonished my self.
Answ. We have shewed you Singing is a distinct thing from that which is called Teaching or Preaching, tho in Singing there is a Teaching, but chiefly we speak to our own selves, as the Apostle exhorts, in Psalms, &c. and the matter of the Psalm or Hymn is full of Teaching and Admonition, yet 'tis the Matter •ung which teaches, rather than the Singers may e said to do it: nor is it any Contradiction to say when I teach others, yet I am thereby taught and admonished my self.