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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58211	A sermon delivered in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, concerning church-musick by John Reading ...	Reading, John, 1588-1667.	1663 (1663)	Wing R452; ESTC R6076	11,596	24

to sing Hymnos antelucanos Christo. 5. The Soul much depending on the temper of the Body it must needs be that according to the right composure or distemper thereof a man is more or less apt to Divine Offices which the subtil Adversary well knowing that he may hinder us from right performance of our Duties in the service of God complieth with all second Causes to discompose us by sundry passions and perturbations of mind in whose storms we cannot steadily and duely perform our parts Now solemn Musick by reason of its native affinity with the Soul excellently accommodates it by calming and appeasing the boisterous storms and distempers thereof with a pleasing allay gently drawing it to a sweet mediocrity carrying it up for a time above it self in an holy rapture and extasie as S. Paul into the third Heaven to the contemplation of unutterable things It excellently composeth distempered minds which S. Basil and S. Ambrose seem to note in Pythagoras commanding the Musicians Dorion canere which changing the mood S. Ambrose interpreteth by molliora canere It draws out tears of Devotion as Augustine confesseth of himself I often wept in the hymns and songs of thy sweet-sounding Church the affections of piety thereby enflamed my tears ran down I could easily be perswaded that those monstrous vails of morals not contemptible related hereto concerning the strange effects of Terpander's Musick so famous among the ancients and Amphion's drawing stones together to build the Walls of Thebes by his Musick and Orpheus charming wilde beasts and pale ghosts with his Harp Arion carried on a Dolphins back Herodutus c. Doubtless melody doth admirably compose the distracted mind which it formeth to holy attention as hath been seen in the sudden lucid intervals and abundant tears of mad-men hearkening a while to the Churches solemn Chores Neither need this seem strange to any that reade Saul's History When the evil spirit came upon Saul David took an harp and played with his hand and Saul was refreshed and eased for the evil spirit departed from him Not that Musick of it self hath such vertue to drive away soul spirits but it came thus to pass then by Gods providence forelaying all the consequences hereof relating to David yet I doubt not but that Satan making use of all advantages to destroy men by hindering them in holy Duties as Preaching Hearing Praying aud Thanksgiving and praising God hath less power to hurt by how much more the Body and Soul of Man are freed from turbulent obstructions thereto Nor can I wonder that solemn Musick should put moody Saul's Devil to flight when I consider 1. That the same now drives so many Congregation-men from our Church 2. That all that which tendeth to edification and praise of God is destructive to Satan's Kingdom whose Fottifications like the Walls of the beleaguered Iericho fall down at the sounding of the sacred Trumpets whereof he faith Cry aloud spare not lift up thy voice like a trumpet and shew my people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins Indeed when Christ's seventy Disciples preached the Gospel Satan like lightning fell from Heaven 3. Considering the Tempters amusical disposition whose usual descant is impious discord and setting division amongst Brethren and his whole endeavour to afflict mans soul and to barr it from all comfortable help to devotion and assistance in the service of God therefore although he hath sometimes been transformed into an Angel of Light yet we reade not that he did ever sing or play upon any musical Instrument except in the obscene lips of Catamites and impious Libertines and once in the Pope's Chore when as Cyprian de Valera a grave Author writeth he got into the Organ and roared out so prodigious a Diapason that it made the earth tremble under them 6. The Custome of God's Church in S. Paul's Logick thus disputing 1 Cor. 11.16 We have no such custome neither the Churches of God is very considerable It was S. Ambrose Rule To whatsoever Church of Christ ye shall come observe the Custom thereof if you will neither take nor give offence S. Augustine gives the Reason In those things concerning which Divine Scripture determineth nothing certain the Custom of Gods people or determinations of our Ancestors are to be held for a Law Therefore we must beware lest by the storm of contention about matters less then Fundamental the calm or serenity of Charity be clouded Now concerning the Custom of Gods Church herein David faith They have seen thy goings O God even the goings of my God my King in the sanctuary The singers went before the players on instruments followed after among them were the damsels playing with timbrels bless ye God in the congregations Therefore did Moses write that Song Deut. 31.19 30. for Israel and their posterities And David composing many Psalms appointed singers and players on instruments in the sanctuary to prophesie with harp with psalteries and with cymbals Whether the Heavenly Orbs in their regular motions the certain measures of time do make a melodious harmony I leave to others disputes sure I am that the Heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy-work and that we reade of heavenly Citharists and Harpers and of holy Angels and happy Spirits singing their Hallelujahs and praises to Christ Rev. 5.8 c. Rev. 14.2 3. 15.2 3. For the better understanding whereof consider with me what he who had a divine rapt into heaven faith Hebr. 10.1 The Law had a shadow of good things to come Now you know that the shadow holdeth a proportion to the body that casts it And again he saith Hebr. 8.5 that the Priests that offer gifts according to the Law serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things what things 't is presently expressed as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the Tabernacle See saith he that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount These Reasons laid down I hope will in this controversie satisfie the moderate If we cannot gain others to our party who like that Gadaren Herd are violently carried with spirits of contention unto that desperate precipice of Schism it shall not be my labour lost if it shall confirm our own Could we bring an hundred Arguments more from Heaven yet some would dislike Church Musick 1. Because say they we cannot edifie by it 't is a scandal to us irksom and odious also I answer So doth the Feverish Palate distaste sweet and wholsom meats where must the Cure be made in some contrary season of those Meats or the disaffected Palate The sacred Word of God unto holy David sweeter then honey is a favour of death to death unto the wicked they find no comfort in it but are embittered thereby to the death of those who