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V
is
R.19.
.Ephefans,
Chap.S.
no
circumftance
of
delivering
it
,
but
leaveth it indifferent, whether
faid
liimply,
Tung,
or
played.
3. A
Song is
that
which
is
of
any
matter, but
is
delivered
in
vocali
mufique,is lung
forth with the voyce,
at
the
leaft hatlì
the voyce
firft
beginning
it; which
is
to be marked,
becaufe
in
the Pfalmes the
fame
Pfalme
is
fometime called
a
Pfalme and
Song, fometime
a
Song
and
Pfalme, becaufe
in
the
one inftrumentall mufick did begin
,
in
the
other vocali, though
both
voice and
inftrument went together
in
the
whole.
3.
It
is
asked,
what
is a
fpirituall
Song ?
Anfat.It
is
put
in
by
way
of
diftinCtion,oppofite
to the
fenfuall
fongs
which prophane riotous perfonsare delighted
in
Now
there
are
two
kinds,
the
one
extraordinary
,
fuch
as
the
Spirit of
God
did
immedi-
ately fuggeft.
2.
Ordinary,
fuch
as
men by benefit
of
memory could
fay
out
of
the Scripture, or frame
of
theinfelves conformable thereto,
and
both
thefe kindes are here meant.
The
fumme
of
the
verle given, the inftru
&ions
follow.
r.
We
fee in
generali ; that
the exercife
of
Pfalmes
is a meant
of
en-
creafang
in
us
the
Spirit
:
if
we be
joyfull,they
increafe
joy, lam. 5.13.
Is
any
merry? let him
fang Pfalmes.
If
heavie,they
refrefh
us;
Paul and
Silas
fang
a Pfalme
at
midnight
:
the
fulneffe
of
the Spirit in
that
ex-
cellent
man
David
went with
this helpe,
as
we may
gatherfrom that
in
the
Z
Sam.
az.
i.
that
he
is
Lid
the pleafant finger
of
Ifrael.
Looke
as on
the contrary, the
devils
fong
is
of
great force to
fill
with
wic-
kednefl'e,
for we may
fee
force upon fomewanton Sonnets,filled
with
a
fpirit
of
wantonneffes fo
Gods
Song
is
of
great force
to
make
us
be
filled of
his
good
Spirit.
It
commeth
from
the Spirit,
and maketh
the
Spirit take encreafe
in
us; the tree
of
grace taketh
increafe
by the
fruite
it beareth.
Wherefore
this fhould flirre
us up
to frequent
this
duty, not
onely
joyning
in
the
Church,
but
in
our
chambers.They
were
wont
at
their
feafls, before they gave their latter thankes, to have
a
fpirituall Song
by chofe
that
were able among
them, (fuch
a
fong being
to
a
fupper
as
a precious
lone
fet
in
a
golden
ring)
faith
rertullian.
They
were wont
that theplowman,the
vine-dreffer,
the
reapers,they would following
their workes,frng the Pfalmes
of
David.
Palms
were wont to call
upon Parents ro teach
their children Pfalmes.
The
children
in
the
Church
of
the
¡ewes
could ling underftandingly,
Hofanna,
bleffed
is
he
that
commeth
in thename
of
the Lord.
We
who
are
of
great
fufficiencie
to be thus exercifed,through the
courfe
of
the
yeare fing
not
aPfalme
in
private, which maketh
us
to
walke
with
leane
fpirits; amongft
ma-
ny
other things,
this want
is
not
the heal.
2.
We
fee in
the verle
thefe
twothings
laid
downe.
r
.
That
all
our
up of
P
falmes
muff
be
fach
as may
edi
fie us ,
whether it
be privare,
or
publique Pfalmes, it
muff
inLtru&
and
admonifh,
and fo
edifie us in
our holy faith.
If
God
will have our private talke ,
chap.4.
minif
er grace
one
to
another,
how
mnch more our private fervices
of
Iii
3
him!
Spiritual,
$ongs what.
Yp.
Dea.