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The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God
The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God by Solomon Stoddard ...
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1700
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The second part of Worship to be performed in the Church, is Singing of Psalms; this is a Moral Duty not belonging peculiarly to the time of the Old Testament, as Christ with his Disciples did practise it; So afterwards Paul and Silas, Act. 16. And we have positive commands for it, Eph. 5.16. Col. 3.16. Jam. 5.13. In the primitive times when God gave to all extraordinary Gifts of his Spirit.
It was the manner sometimes for one Man to sing a Psalm, and the Congregation to say Amen, 1 Cor. 14.15,16. But now it is most proper for us to join together in Singing of Psalms, as Christ and his Disciples did, and as Moses and the Children of Israel did, Exod. 15.1.
It was the manner sometimes for one Man to sing a Psalm, and the Congregation to say Amen, 1 Cor. 14.15,16. But now it is most proper for us to joyn together in Singing of Psalms, as Christ and his Disciples did, and as Moses and the Children of Israel did, Exod. 15.1.
As the Church of Israel were wont to Sing the Psalms of David, so (tho we are not forbidden to Sing Psalms of a private composure) it is Lawful for us to Sing the Psalms of David and other Scripture Psalms, the Apostle when he directs us to Sing Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Eph.