A47407:93
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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When the Disciples rejoiced and sang those Hosannas to Jesus Christ, Blessed be the King that cometh in the Name of the Lord; Peace in Heaven, and Glory in the Highest, Luke 19. 38. the envious Pharisees, saith Mr. Caryl, did not like the Music; and therefore said unto him, from among the Multitude, Master, Rebuke thy Disciples. By this it appears, that the Devil is a great Enemy to Singing; he does not love such Hosannas and Praises should be sung to Jesus Christ; he it is that rules in the Hearts of the Children of Disobedience▪ and 'twas he, no doubt, that influenced and stirred up these Pharisees with Envy, to have Christ's Disciples rebuked for singing and praising him in such a high and triumphant manner. Take heed, you that are God's People, (who do […] see it is your Duty to sing Hosannas to Christ) you do not forbid others so to do, lest you are found in doing of it, to degrade the Holy Jesus, and take from him (through the Temptation of Satan) part of the chiefest Glory that is due to his glorious Name. For, pray observe the Answer of our Lord Jesus to those blind ⟨p. 26⟩Pharisees, Vers. 10. I tell you, if these should hold their Peace, the Stones would immediately cry out: as if he had said, you labour in vain to suppress or hinder these to sing my Praises, or to give Glory unto me; for should they be silent, the Stones would cry shame of them for neglecting their Duty; and God would rather cause senseless Creatures to proclaim his Praise, than to want it.
When the Disciples rejoiced and sang those Hosannahs to Jesus Christ, Blessed be the King that cometh in the Name of the Lord; Peace in Heaven, and Glory in the Highest, Luke 19. 38. the envious Pharisees, saith Mr. Caryl, did not like the Musick; and therefore said unto him, from among the Multitude, Master, Rebuke thy Disciples. By this it appears, that the Devil is a great Enemy to Singing; he does not love such Hosannahs and Praises should be sung to Jesus Christ; he it is that rules in the Hearts of the Children of Disobedience▪ and 'twas he, no doubt, that influenced and stirred up these Pharisees with Envy, to have Christ's Disciples rebuked for singing and praising him in such a high and triumphant manner. Take heed, you that are God's People, (who do see it is your Duty to sing Hosannahs to Christ) you do not forbid others so to do, lest you are found in doing of it, to degrade the Holy Jesus, and take from him (through the Temptation of Satan) part of the chiefest Glory that is due to his glorious Name. For, pray observe the Answer of our Lord Jesus to those blind