- An E~:po/ition, with Noti'J , As a.\fo becaufe in the Old Tdl:amem 'cis always forced with other Duties that are of a perpetual and imaJUcable oblig:mon ; as P{.ll. 9 '). 1, 1, &c. where there is a p:rfeCl: enumeration of all parts of publique Worlhip, theWordand Prayer,&c. and jinging is joyn– ed with them, as of equ:ll neceffiry : Yea, it is notable'· that all thofe P/izlrm, which prophecy of the Worfhip of the Gentiles under the Go;p~l, do mention Jii<lging: See Pfal. 1 o8. 2. and Pfal. too,&c. 2. We have the example ofChrifi and his Apofl:les ; they fang ~n Hymn, M at. 26. 30. The fame is recorded of Paul and Sil.u, A as .a6. 5. 3· vVe have Exhortations in the New Te– fiamem ; as (al. 3. 16. and E ph. 5. 19. and the prefem Scripture which we are now upon. 4· 1he Confent of the Churches : P/inJ in his Letter to Trajan, memioneth the Chrifiians Hymnos Ante– !Jmmos, their mor-ning fangs to Chrifi aqd God, as an ufual prac– tice in thetr folemn w'orfhip• .Juflin M~srtyr faith, qu&:ft. I 17. d0 h d '' ,. ' r .... • ' .o., ,_,_ W a rt o oxos, Yp.v-&~ '0 '7'feJqsuxd..~ ~ .3-:~" d..'ld..'lT'Y-p.-;rop-"t',v c. e fend up Prayers and Pfalms to God,&c. Secondly , Ochers quefiion , whether we may ling Scripture– Pfalms, the Pfalms of David; which to me feemeth ro look like the cavil oF a profane fpirir. Buc to dear this alfo; I confers we f P· do not forbid other fongc; ; if grave and pious, after good advice mam;;~cn,;":, they may be received int9 the Chmch. fTer-tullian in his Apology lumit~a , ut lhewech, that in the Primiti'fc T im:s they ufed this liberty, either fuif~;, rJ~ Sai- ro !1ng Scripture-Pfalms, or fuch as were of aprivate compofure. r~r:_r 7.ltl_ pYo- Buc thH which I am to prove, That Scriptural Pfalms may be fung; ~~~?· p~~~ven 01: Pt~~~ and I O).:Jll, C-u. ~cs;;, with advantage over and above, prove, That ··J! 10 V <I .. .... i.ll ,;,edium Dru they arc.:fi~tefi to be fung. canerc Terrul. I. That they mJy be fung, may be proved by Reafon; the in Apol. c, '9 'Nord limireth nor, and therefore we have no reafon ro make any See lhe ~otts re.f.haint: They are put of the Word of God, full of matter that of'Pa!l1tbttj on .J • 11 .a.· c d h ·r. f. G d h. h that pJ.ace tenueth to mnruLltbn, comrart, an t epra11e o o , w tc are ' the ends of finging; and cherefort,unlefs we will bring a difparage– mmc upon the Scriptures, we cannot deny them apare in our fpi– rimal mireh. BeGdes, thus it hath been pracbfed by Chrifl: him– felf, by the Apofiles, the fervanrs of .the Lord in.. all ages :,.and there is no Reafon, why, in thefe dregs of Time, we.lliould ob– trude Novd Refiraims upon ~he People of God.•· That Chriil: hi.mfdf fang Scripture.-Pfalms, m~y be probably c~lleCled .out of .A1a.tth. 26. 3,0. •yE-pnq-ctV1ef, WtJm thev hadfunu an Hpnn,&c1 · , .I ~ · · Whicjl
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