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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92933	A Serious answer to a late book stiled, A reply to Mr. Robert Steed's epistle concerning singing wherein the chief scriptures and arguments are examined, and the weakness thereof shewed : together with an answer to the several reflections, and false charges, against both churches and persons, recommended to the elders, ministers, and members of baptized churches.	Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.; Steed, Robert, of Dartmouth.; Barrett, George.; E. M. (Edward Man)	1692 (1692)	Wing S2607; ESTC R42860	36,728	64

Grace farther delivered from it than many others and therefore their turning back will be the more grievous and provoking to the Spirit of the Lord though our gracious Lord is pleased to deal very gently with his People in all their Weaknesses or Mistakes while a perverse Spirit is not found among them Wherefore we declare We have no disgust against nor would we maintain any Distance or Difference with those Brethren whose Apprehensions may not be the same with ours in this matter about Singing who carry it not only piously but peaceably in their Stations and among the Churches Some of whose Names are set to the Recommendation of this Book which we in the Substance of it have endeavoured to answer tho without their Knowledg or Consent For we believe they are so sober and righteous that whatever their Opinion might be of the Argument they would never have set their Names to such a universal Appropation without a faithful Witness against those abominable and lamentable extravagant false Accusations Reflections and Slanders contain'd in it As for Mr. Whinnel whose misguided Zeal may have misled him with some Misinformings to reflect upon us without cause as he hath He being a Person of a very courteous and obliging Conversation we hope he will for time to come if not better consider his Arguments for that common set-form Singing which he doth endeavour to promote yet at least forbear such causless Reflections against those that do in Judgment and Conscience dissent from him in that matter As for Mr. Keach who hath been the chief Instrument to raise up this Controversy which may occasion more Contention than Edification in the Baptized Churches we heartily desire he may for time to come labour after the things which make for Peace We know and he himself also how long he hath maintained a Wall of Partition between him and the rest of the Baptized Churches allowing no Church-Communion but such as can agree with him in his Opinion and Practice of Laying on of Hands upon the Members of the Church both Men and Women which Practice we find no where commanded by our Lord Jesus nor his Apostles yet we have not made it a Bone of Contention between him and us neither concerned our selves for many Years to make any publick Contest about it but to say no more of that matter only what relates to the Book it self 1. Whereas in the Title of it it 's recommended by divers Elders and Ministers of Baptized Churches mentioning the Names of several some of them affirm they never set their Hands to it saying they know not how their Hands came there and that the Epistle it self to which their Names are set they never saw until they saw it printed And where●● in the Title it 's farther said it is recommended by divers Elders and Ministers of the Baptized Churches we know that some of them are not Ministers nor Elders nor so much as Members in Communion with any Baptized Church as we know of 2. He hath very unjustly charged the Churches which were first gathered that they were of Opinion and did unanimously declare that for a Gospel-Minister to have a Yearly Allowance was an Human Invention and Antichristian whereas the contrary to which they have declared in their Confession of Faith printed by them soon after they came together as may more at large be seen in the former part of our Answer and it may farther appear what their Practice was in those Times by a late Printed Book entituled The Life and Death of Mr. Hanserd Knowlls written in his Life-time with his own Hand wherein he hath left this Testimony pag. 23 24. that he was Pastor to a Church in the Year 1645 and he received from the Church always according to their Ability most of the Members being poor What Man fearing God and desiring to preserve the Truth he himself professeth durst affirm so false a thing And what use may be made of it by such as are glad of any Opportunity to speak Evil of the Ways of God we leave to the Consideration of all Men. Finally We earnestly intreat the Baptized Churches their Elders Ministers and Members to consider what hath been said concerning this Question about Singing and that they would not any of them rashly or hastily upon any plausible Pretences be perswaded to set up that Way of set-form Singing which those Churches in times past did on matur● Deliberation from the Light afforded reject together with set-form Prayer But the Lord grant that we all may be pressing after more Purity b●th in the Form and Spirit of Holy-Worship n●t declining to any thing that is not of Divine Ins●●tution In the mean time bearing one with another in Love wherein we may be of differing Ap●rehensions in those or other Matters that are of ● lower Concernment not being desirous of vain ●lory provoking one another studying and earne●●●y labouring every one of us to maintain Peace a●● Holiness in our Souls in our Families and in th● Churches of our Lord Jesus that the God of Love and Peace may be with us We shall conclude with that Word Heb. 1● 20 Now the God of Peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepherd of the Sheep through the Blood of the everlasting Covenant make you perfect in every good Work to do his Will working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight ●hrough Jesus Christ to whom be Glory for ever and ever Amen We subscribe our selves Your Brethren in the Faith and Fellowship of the Gospel William Kiffin George Barrett Robert Steed Edward Man FINIS Errata Pag. 16. l. 11. for we r. some P. 23. l. 16. r. in them do they ADVERTISEMENT THere is now coming forth a Book entituled Truth Soberly Defended in a Serious Reply to Mr. B. Keach's Book called The Breach Repaired in God's Worship or Singing of Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs proved to be an Holy Ordinance of Jesus Christ As also a Vindication of a Book entituled Prelimited Forms of Praising God vocally sung by all the Church together proved to be no Gospel Ordinance With a Postscript in Answer farther to a Book entitled Folly Detected Published by M. Joseph Wright And 〈◊〉 a Paper called an Appendix or a brief Answer to Mr. Marlow Notion of the Essence of Singing by T.W. And to a Paper called an Answer to a brief Discourse concerning ●●nging by H. K. Whereunto is added a brief Narative of the ●ise Occasion and Management of the present Controversy of ●●nging between I. M. and Mr. B. K. with some Reflections on Book called Truth Vindicated or Mr. Keach's Sober Appeal ans●red Wherein also his Abuses c. are detected under the ●nds of several worthy Pastors of Churches By Isaac Marlow Price bound together 1 s. There is also published a Book ●itled A Treatise of the Holy Yrin-unity in two Parts The first ●●serteth the Deity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in the ●●ty of Essence with God the Father The second in defence the former answereth the chiefest Objections made against 〈◊〉 Doctrine By Isaac Marlow Price bound 10 d.