A47407:67
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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Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, an Holy Ordinance of… › Chapter 1
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Secondly, What the act of Singing is, or what it is to sing, may be easily manifested by the Birds of the Air, those melodious Notes they make, God in his Word (Cant. 2. 12.) calls Singing; and 'tis easy to know when they sing, and when they do not; and 'tis as easy to know when the Lord's People sing, and which of them sing, and who do not, if Men will not shut their Eyes and Ears, against an Ordinance of Christ, and in opposing of it, render themselves ridiculous to Mankind.
Thirdly, Singing is distinguished from Prayer, as another thing differing from any part or branch of it; and that by the great Apostle himself, and therefore it cannot be comprehended in that great Duty; What is it then? I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the Understanding also: I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the Understanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15.
Thirdly, Singing is distinguished from Prayer, as another thing differing from any part or branch of it; and that by the great Apostle himself, and therefore it cannot be comprehended in that great Duty; What is it then? I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the Vnderstanding also: I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the Vnderstanding also, 1 Cor. 14. 15.
Prayer, all Expositors affirm, consisteth in three parts (as I hinted before): 1. In confession of Sin, &c. 2. In supplication for what we stand in need of. And, 3. In giving of Thanks, or in Praising of God with raised affections, for what Mercies we have received from him. As if the Apostle should say, I will confess my Sins and Wants to God by