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of_o god_n the_o lord_n be_v a_o great_a god_n and_o a_o great_a king_n above_o all_o god_n psal._n 95.3_o and_o therefore_o make_v a_o joyful_a noise_n to_o he_o with_o psalm_n ver._n 2._o he_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v above_o all_o god_n psal._n 96.4_o and_o therefore_o sing_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o earth_n the_o greatness_n of_o god_n work_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n they_o be_v other_o ground_n of_o sing_v and_o they_o concern_v all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o common_a psal_n 145.6_o to_o 10._o the_o lord_n give_v food_n to_o all_o flesh_n ver._n 15_o 16._o therefore_o let_v all_o flesh_n bless_v his_o holy_a name_n ver._n 21._o let_v every_o thing_n that_o have_v breath_n praise_n the_o lord_n for_o his_o mighty_a act_n and_o for_o his_o execellent_a greatness_n psal._n 150.2_o to_o 6._o the_o end_n of_o sing_v be_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o ourselves_o and_o other_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o cheerfulness_n and_o 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5.1_o under_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n only_o sing_v for_o the_o more_o orderly_o carry_v on_o of_o that_o ordinance_n 1_o chron._n 6.31_o 32._o and_o 16.4_o neh_n 11.22_o 23._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n sing_v in_o a_o place_n apart_o from_o other_o mat._n 26.30_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n none_o but_o the_o brethren_n have_v liberty_n of_o prophecy_n in_o teach_v or_o sing_v psalm_n in_o the_o revelation_n the_o four_o beast_n and_o the_o twenty-four_o elder_n and_o the_o 144000._o who_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o lamb_n be_v apparent_a representation_n of_o the_o church_n her_o officer_n and_o member_n rev._n 5.9_o and_o 14.3_o and_o 15.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o answ._n 1._o all_o these_o example_n prove_v no_o more_o but_o what_o we_o willing_o grant_v and_o what_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n we_o have_v be_v occasion_v 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objection_n bring_v from_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n object_n 1._o that_o practice_n which_o be_v ancient_o use_v in_o the_o church_n immediate_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v most_o probable_a to_o be_v near_a the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o practise_v which_o follow_v a_o great_a while_n after_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a to_o be_v further_a off_o as_o the_o water_n be_v pure_a and_o clear_a near_a the_o fountain_n and_o run_v more_o trouble_v and_o muddy_a afterwards_o now_o the_o practice_n of_o sing_a psalm_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o faithful_a be_v first_o in_o use_n for_o those_o psalm_n which_o the_o primitive_a christian_n use_v before_o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n wherein_o they_o sing_v praise_n to_o christ_n their_o god_n as_o pliny_n write_v to_o trajan_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o faithful_a these_o be_v in_o use_n even_o in_o john_n time_n after_o he_o be_v call_v 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epist._n lib._n 10._o epist._n 97._o which_o tertullian_n and_o other_o express_v they_o do_v caetus_fw-la antelucanos_fw-la habere_fw-la ad_fw-la canendum_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la christo_fw-la apologet._n cap._n 2._o they_o meet_v before_o day_n to_o sing_v praise_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o to_o confederate_a discipline_n 3._o though_o they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o their_o personal_a gift_n more_o than_o they_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o primitive_a persecution_n during_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o argue_v they_o neglect_v the_o use_n of_o david_n psalm_n much_o less_o will_v it_o encourage_v we_o to_o neglect_v the_o use_n of_o david_n psalm_n now_o during_o the_o time_n oâ—_z those_o bloody_a persecution_n as_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n abound_v so_o do_v their_o consolation_n through_o christ_n abound_v also_o as_o god_n honour_v sundry_a of_o they_o with_o miraculous_a gift_n so_o especial_o with_o a_o large_a 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