634 Ephefian.r, Chap.5. j? E R19 himf if our Prayers and Pfalmes in private,howmuch more muft our tinging in publique ferve for ourinftruélion e As all finging both in privateand publique , which this Scripture , andCol.3. 16. doecom mend, theymuft ferve forinftruftion, and all things,Pfalmes, Prayers in the Church, muft betoedifie, r Cor. Li.. 26. But a Papift hath three things to fay againft this. r. That it followcth not, if private Pfalmes be to edifie, therefore publique ; becaufe the end ofpublique is not fomuch to edifie, as to honour God in the miniferiall duties performed. z. They will fay, that place fpeakethof Pfalmes, not inordinary fervice, but extraordinarily fuggeffed by Gods Spirit , and therefore concludeth not againftthe fingingof the ordinary Leiturgie. 3. That though in the primitive Church the moft did joyne and underhand , yet now Congregations being more numberfome , the Church hath fitly ordered itother wife. To the firft I anfwer, that the reafon is naught, Service is for Gods honour, therefore not for edifying ; for thefe arc fubordinate, yea the latter refulteth from the former : For, r. All the Miniftery tendeth to edifie. z. From edification Godsglory accrueth. Againe, we might by like confcquenr fay, private Prayers are not for Gads glory, be- caufe they are chiefly to edifie. To the fecond,it is true that thofe Pfalms are extraordinary, yet fo that the Apoftle doth from the particular diliver a generali rule : For the Apofflc his reafon doth not goe againft theft Pfalmes, becaufe extraordinary,but becaufe not underftood. To the third we fay , that the Church of God bath no power to bring inany cuftomeagainft edification, z Cor.ro.8. This doârine thatthe ufeofPfalmesmutt fer .e for ourinftru&ion, Yfe t. doth firft condemne that praElife of Latin fervice in the Church of Rome,who would have their tongue chaunted out,where it is not con- ceived. And it doth rebuke acommon praâife amongft uswho do run forth at Pfalms, as ifit were no part ofGods Ordinance for ourgood, which is indeed very comfortable and profitable. But thus the devill leadeth peopleto extreames : the fuperftitious, to that whichedifieth nor, but onlypleafethby curious mufick: the vaine and heardcffe wor- fhipper,from that whichmight dohim good for his foule, in admoni- tion, excitation, and confolation. Yet is this the eafieft part ofGods worfhip: which therefore fomecarnali ones feeme much todelight in, who fingnot toGod in their heart, but only with their voycc. Sohard it is,to do good duties in a good manner. It mutt teach us,that we mutt aime in tinging at our edification, we mutt not like Dawes or Popinjayes fpcak words we underhand not, but like men ofunderftanding, fpeakto ourfoules, whileweare fing- ing; (omtime comforting our felves,Whyart thou cafldawn?Sometime provoking our felves forward, o my foulpraife thou the Lard : Some- time admonifhingourfelves, Be net like the Mule, 6.e. Ppd. 32. and this done we (hall fpcak to our felves in Pfalmes, and one to another. The;
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