A47407:97
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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But that I may close this, take one or two Arguments.
Arg. 1. If Angels in Singing do the Will of God, do that which is pleasing and acceptable to God, and in so doing worship God; ⟨p. 27⟩then Singing, or to sing, is the Will of God, well-pleasing to him, and is acceptable in his sight, and is a part of his Worship. But Angels, in Singing, do the Will of God, do that which is well-pleasing to him, and acceptable in his sight, •and in so doing they worship him. Ergo, To sing, is to do the Will of God, 'tis well-pleasing to him, and acceptable in his sight, and in so doing we worship him.
I never met with any that deny Angels to sing the Praises of Jehovah, but all as one Man grant, 'tis part of their great Work and Business. And this being so, my Argument needs no Confirmation, but is unanswerable.
Arg. 2. If Heaven, and all the Host of Heaven, or all that is therein, and Earth, and all that is in it, are commanded by the Holy Ghost to sing the Praises of God; then 'tis the Duty of Men and Angels to sing his Praise. But Heaven, and all the Host of Heaven, and all that is therein, […] Earth, and all that is in it, are so commanded to do. Ergo, 'Tis the Duty of Men and Angels to sing the Praises of God. See