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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67166	Folly detected or, Some animadversions on a b[ook] called, A brief discourse [con-]cerning singing in the pub[lic] worship of God; put forth by one Mr. Isaac Marlow 1690, and an appendix printed 1691 Wherein the weakness of his arguments against singing God's praises, the dangerousness of his assertions, and his unaccountable confidence is laid open; and singing of Psalms, &c. in God's worship proved a Gospel-ordinance. By Joseph Wright.	Wright, Joseph.; T. W. Appendix: or, A brief answer to Mr. Marlow's notion of the essence of singing.	1691 (1691)	Wing W3704; ESTC R221057	43,280	88

censure those that modestly differ from me for this Theme hath not been much controverted as yet that I have seen And you had done better afore you printed it to have made Enquiry how many were otherwise minded and where and have sent it to them to have had returns or approbation but it is easy for Persons to be puffed up with their own conceit I have admired at the Church at Corinth that had really such great Gifts and Parts among them and yet even such were uncapable to use them to real advantage for themselves or others so no marvel what is now In the next place I will propose something to this Subject as I proposed pag. 28. That seeing singing Psalms in Praise to God is both an antient commanded and commendable Work which hath been truly proved as we see through all Series of Times from the beginning of the World Christ and his Apostles gave order for it for the comfort of those which make conscience of it aright in using it doth abundantly prove it so to be This ought to provoke us to enquire and that with all diligence how this Worship may be solemnized by us aright for many excellent Duty is spoiled in the observation of it hearing reading praying preaching partaking at the Lord's Table giving to the Poor are all excellent things in themselves holy Duties but the simple doing of them is not enough or all no it is the least part of them there may be a Praying which is Sin reading and not consider hearing a savour of Death partaking at the Lord's Table to Judgment giving all to the Poor and profit nothing Wherefore as in Singing c. so all our Duties ought to be done in Spirit and Truth with Understanding and Grace in our Hearts to the Lord we must in all our Duties have an especial care to our Hearts understand the inward Man thereby to it God looks directly the Grace of the Heart Spirit and Understanding are the same It is a right understanding of that and an intire desire to offer to God in his Worship what he requires the Understanding must join fervently with what the Lips utter Psal 4.7 1 Cor. 14.15 Consider that singing Psalms is to be reverently performed for God's Glory and Honour and not for the pleasing our selves so that one must suit his inward Thoughts to the Matter if it be of Praise to God our Hearts must be elevated and chearful if therein be Prayer fervent if threatning great awe of God if Deliverance raised in hope if Judgment fear if Duty holy purpose to obey if of Promises to believe of Prophecy with attentive admiration of the Wisdom of God thus may that be attained which is called Grace in the Heart to God and with the Spirit and Understanding also and in Spirit and Truth it shall not be a Lip-service an Exercise of Diversion or Vanity as among many but of Piety and true Worship to God it will bring the whole Man in a right frame and make the outward deportment such as the reverence and gravity that such a sacred Work doth require and the same is the tendency of all Ordinances whatsoever Wherefore as singing of Psalms is a Duty well-becoming the Lord's People in all Conditions and of all Conditions in all Ages as the due acknowledgment of his Kindness It was one of King David's Jewels in his Crown that he is stiled the sweet Singer of Israel and we cannot but commend it in him that he bound himself to it and in commending it in him we lay a necessity of it in our selves for whatsoever things are honest and of good report always Phil. 4.8 How can we but think that all those Worthies above-mentioned had not a most Heavenly Spirit who were so much imployed in this Divine Work Doth it not sometimes raise our Hearts when we do but read seriously those ravishing Songs of so-often repeated Praises having nothing many times but Praises in their Mouths How much would it rejoice and refresh our Hearts to be skilled and accustomed in this heavenly Work our selves O therefore let God's Praise be much in our Mouths for in the Mouth of the Vpright his Praise is comely Psal 33.1 Seven times a day did David praise him Psal 119.164 Yea his Praise was continually of him Psal 71.6 And he that offereth Praise glorifieth him Psal 50.23 Praise our God for it is good sing Praise for it is pleasant Psal 135.3 147.1 Let us rejoice and triumph in his Praise Psal 106.47 Here is a further Benefit we are confirmed in this Duty we do it not at random nor is it Will-worship nor leadeth to Apostacy we do it upon Certainty and Truth we have encouragement in Private and Publick to observe it it being a necessary Duty not left to our Wills and Pleasures it informs us in the Matter and Manner of the Psalms in the Holy Scripture through the help of the Spirit making melody in our inward Man that we may not for want of so doing bring the Duty into Contempt with God or Man I advise that such as will understand this do read his Book with it comparing together Now when I had finished these Animadversions I was unawares upon April 23 1691. visited with an Appendix consisting of 48 Pages which assaults me with a pretence greatly tending to the clearing and confirmation of the Truth discoursed in the former Part as in the Preface of the first Part shews Verily I am exceedingly burdened in my Thoughts that such a Man had no better Conduct than to print his first Part till he had better consulted such as he might but truly I am grieved at my Heart that his Pretences being so high he should force me to buy his first Part twice or else I may not have his Appendix to answer One may think he intends to make a Trade on it to sell the same Thing twice he ought to have printed his Appendix by it self if it must needs be published and not impose upon any one thing twice I do not like it and he might have had a little patience to have seen how his first was resented before he troubled us with more for which either he or I must be ashamed I say truly to the best of my apprehension he will get little save some Money for what he hath hung to his first Book as will appear when well considered In his first Section of it he tells us That he shall premise that to praise God or praising of God is not confined to Songs of Praise but that there are other Ways and Manners of praising God than with such melodious Singing What an Invention is here as strange as to see the Sun shine I will suppose he hath had always an Antagonist to seek so that this is needless and all he hath said to it and Dr. Owen too though I may not believe every thing which either saith no nor from that Text Heb. 2.12 But although this worthy