A47407:676
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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2. Though (say you) the Matter of precomposed Forms of Singing be Spiritual, yet the Heart must be Spiritual too, or Grace and Melody must be in exercise in performing of them: The Grace of Joy must be raised in the Soul to the height of Melody, and so break forth; Or to that purpose you speak, pag. 44, 45.
2. Though (say you) the Matter of precomposed Forms of Singing be Spiritual, yet the Heart must be Spiritual too, or Grace and Melody must be in exercise in performing of them: The Grace of Joy must be raised in the Soul to the heighth of Melody, and so break forth; Or to that purpose you speak, pag. 44, 45.
Answ. 1. We need no more the special Gift in Singing, to render our Singing Spiritual, than those special Gifts in Preaching to render our Sermons Spiritual.
2. As to have Grace in our Hearts, not only in the Habit, but also in the Exercise in Singing, we acknowledge it is necessary to a right performance of it: And so 'tis in Prayer, Preaching, and all other Spiritual Duties of Religion. And let me tell you, we need no greater assistance of the Spirit in Singing, than in Praying or Rejoicing, therefore what signifies that which you say pag. 45. Viz.
2. As to have Grace in our Hearts, not only in the Habit, but also in the Exercise in Singing, we acknowledg it is necessary to a right performance of it: And so 'tis in Prayer, Preaching, and all other Spiritual Duties of Religion. And let me tell you, we need no greater assistance of the Spirit in Singing, than in Praying or Rejoicing, therefore what signifies that which you say pag. 45. Viz.