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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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Certainly he wills the Afflicted to praise God, as well as to pray unto him, but to such who are merry, or whose Hearts were greatly lifted up, or affected with the Love, Mercy and Goodness of God, why then, and upon such Occasions, to sing, ye•, to sing Psalms. In which words, by the way, 'tis worth noting, to observe, that the Apostle stirs up Christians to perform these Duties more than in an ordinary manner at such Times and Occasions: for 'tis a Man's Duty to pray whether he be afflicted or no; and so in like manner 'tis a Man's Duty to sing the Praises of God, whether he hath such an extraordinary cause and special frame of Spirit upon him, or not.
Certainly he wills the Afflicted to praise God, as well as to pray unto him, but to such who are merry, or whose Hearts were greatly lifted up, or affected with the Love, Mercy and Goodness of God, why then, and upon such Occasions, to sing, ye•, to sing Psalms. In which words, by the way, 'tis worth noting, to observe, that the Apostle stirs up Christians to perform these Duties more than in an ordinary manner at such• Times and Occasions: for 'tis a Man's Duty to pray whether he be afflicted or no; and so in like manner 'tis a Man's Duty to sing the Praises of God, whether he hath such an extraordinary cause and special frame of Spirit upon him, or not.
Fourthly, 'Tis easy to conceive of Singing, or to know what it is, if we consider how it differs from mere rejoicing in the Lord; for a Man may rejoice in Spirit, when he doth not ⟨p. 19⟩signify it by Singing of Praises. 'Tis said, our Avior rejoiced in Spirit, Luke 10. 21. and •anked his Father; yet 'tis not said he sung; […] Joy is inward, not known till expressed; ••d many times 'tis expressed by Singing, tho t always: The end why I mention this, is to ew they are two different Acts and Duties; […] I am enjoined to rejoice, so I am enjoined so from that Joy to sing,