The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…

Name: The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…
Author: Benjamin Keach

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 ...

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed for Author, 1691

xii, [6], 192, 55, [1] p. · 66k words · Wing K50 · ESTC R21273

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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.

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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 ⟨p. 17⟩•he help of God's Spirit, and with the inward attention, and utmost intention of my own spirit, or greatest devotion and Fervour of Affections imaginable; and so will I seek to him, •nd supplicate his holy Majesty for what I •ant, and so will I praise him, and give •hanks to him for all the good things I have •eceived at his most bountiful Hands. See our •ate Annotation,

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The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…

CHAP. II

Wherein 'tis clearly demonstrated, and proved, that Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, is an Holy Ordinance of God, and part of Gospel-Worship, and continues an Ordinance for ever, by the Antiquity of it.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. II

Wherein 'tis clearly demonstrated, and proved, that Singing of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, is an Holy Ordinance of God, and part of Gospel-Worship, and continues an Ordinance for ever, by the Antiquity of it.