A47407:83
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 2
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Arg. 1. MY first Argument shall be taken from the Antiquity of this Practice, 'tis as ancient as this World; the World, and Singing of the Praise of God, came even in together, or very near each other. I have respect to that triumphant Singing of the Angels.
When Jehovah laid the Foundation of the Earth, Job 38. When the Morning Stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy.
I find an Eminent Writer paraphrasing thus on these words, viz. Where wast thou when I laid the Foundation of the Earth? &c. at which sight the Morning Stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy. Taking the words as carrying an Allusion to, or a Similitude taken from some noble Buildings or Structures, whose Foundations use to be laid with ⟨p. 23⟩Solemnity, and with Singing or shouting Acclamations.
See Mr. Caryl on the Place, who after he hath given several Opinions of Men about these Morning Stars, some supposing they mean the Stars in the Firmament of Heaven, he gives two Reasons to prove, by them are meant the Angels of God.