upon the Epiftle of J A M I s. Vaas.q. Which Hymn, that it was one or more of Davids PfaL.'lls, may be proved by ~hefe Reafons, to thofe that do not Wrangle, rather thenfcrHple. I. By the cufl:om .of the Jews, they were wont to end the Pafchal Supper with folemn Pfalms or Hymns; they lang fix Pfalms in the night of the Patfeover, when the Lamb was eaten ; the Pfalrns were 1 r 3.&c. to the I r~· which were called by the Jews theGreat H.~!lelujah,as LHca& BrHgen(is, Scaliger,Bux– torf,and others skilled in theit Cu.fioms,do inform us; and 'cismore then probable, that Chrifi followed their Cufl:om herein, becaufe in all other things he obferved their ufual Patfeover Rit~s. z. from the word it felf, they (llng im Hymn : Now what lhall we under– lland by this, but fuch an Hymn as was ufual in that age? Ifany lhould report the manner of onr Alfemblies, and lhould: fay after fuch Ex:ercifes they fang a PCalm, without any other defcription, what can rationally be underfio0d but the Pfalms in ufe amongll: us? Now the Pfalms or Hymns then in ufe· were the Pfalrris.of David. 3· The Evangdifis fpecifie no new Hymn made for this purpofe, who are wont to mention matters of far lefs moment and concernment. Grotim indee.dis fingular, and thinketh that the 17. ofJohn was this,Hymn ; but th:u·s a folemn Prayer, nor in Meeter or mea lured words, hath not the fiile of other Hymns and Songs;. and thofe words were fpoken by Jefus alone, the Di'dples could not {o.propcrly joyn in them: T.hefe \Vords JPak! Jefm, and lift up hu eyes, &c•./oh.I7·T .. That Hymn which Paul and Si!.u fang,. Ail116•. 2)'. WlS pro:. b1bly .alfo a Scriptural Hymn ; fuch.were u(ed in that age : Cer– tainly it mufi be fuch an Hymn as both were acq:uinted with, or elfe how could they fing it together}· If the practice of the A– poHles maybe interpreted by their Inll:ruCl:ions, the cafe will be clear: In Co/.3.16. and Ephefs·.J9. 'PaulbiddethLlsfpea~to one I. I.! . \ " ' ,, 1:1 "' ~ • p•r: I d lttJIJt 1er, ~"tJ-Oif ~ vf.~.Yog ~ c.~..,tU; ?rvevp.~tJX,a.l), tn Jams, an h]mns,andfpiritual Songs.Now chefc words(which are the known : .divifion of David.r Pfalms, and expnOy anfwering to the Hebrew words,.Shurim,Tehmim, and Mi:<::.morim, by which his Pfalms are difiinguilhed· and entitnled) being fo precifdy ufed by the Apofile ·inboth ptaces, .do plainly point us to the·Book of Pfalms. 2. Scripture ,pfalms- ·not only may be fung, but are fitteil to be nft:d.in .the Church, as being indited by an.illfallil>le and unerring . fpiric, and .are of a more dithtfive and unlimited .concernment, then · Ddd d 3 the :
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