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hom._n post_fw-la redit_fw-la chrysostomi_n witness_v that_o the_o church_n use_v hymn_n in_o his_o age_n basil_n go_v through_o the_o city_n of_o pontus_n teach_v the_o people_n to_o meet_v together_o and_o attend_v upon_o hymn_n psalm_n and_o prayer_n ruffin_n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o &_o basil_n ep._n ad_fw-la neocaesar_n 63._o from_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o sing_v be_v observe_v even_o since_o the_o apostle_n especial_o in_o the_o eastern_a church_n and_o the_o more_o the_o church_n grow_v the_o more_o the_o use_n of_o sing_v grow_v also_o the_o western_a church_n receive_v sing_n more_o late_o although_o baronius_n deny_v it_o anno_fw-la sexagesimo_fw-la sect_n 33._o who_o think_v that_o damasus_n receive_v not_o the_o rite_n of_o sing_v which_o he_o say_v do_v from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o institute_v the_o see_v grow_v up_o in_o the_o r._n church_n but_o the_o psalter_n of_o the_o 72_o interpreter_n translation_n out_o of_o the_o 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the_o millainoys_n for_o when_o justina_n persecute_v ambrose_n the_o people_n watch_v in_o the_o church_n and_o then_o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n shall_v be_v sing_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o oriental_a country_n lest_o the_o people_n shall_v pine_v away_o with_o the_o tediousness_n of_o sorrow_n and_o from_o that_o day_n to_o this_o day_n it_o be_v retain_v many_o and_o now_o almost_o all_o congregation_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n imitate_v it_o paulinus_n witness_v also_o in_o the_o life_n of_o ambrose_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o justina_n hymn_n begin_v to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o church_n of_o milan_n and_o he_o relate_v that_o the_o devotion_n of_o this_o celebrity_n be_v not_o only_o use_v in_o that_o church_n but_o have_v spread_v over_o almost_o all_o province_n in_o the_o west_n in_o explain_v the_o hymn_n which_o be_v ancient_o sing_v of_o the_o church_n we_o will_v first_o search_v into_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o hymn_n and_o 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music_n disallow_v a_o censure_n of_o that_o music_n which_o be_v use_v among_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o second_o place_n this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v capacity_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o sing_v use_v by_o christian_n in_o their_o assembly_n although_o sing_v be_v every_o where_o use_v yet_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o sing_v be_v not_o use_v by_o all_o at_o least_o the_o ancient_n do_v chief_o regard_v that_o their_o sing_n may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o people_n lest_o through_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o voice_n in_o sing_v without_o the_o pious_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n they_o shall_v be_v deceive_v the_o corinthian_n excel_v in_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n sing_v common_o in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n but_o paul_n abrogate_a that_o error_n and_o command_v they_o to_o use_v a_o know_a tongue_n that_o the_o people_n may_v say_v amen_n 2_o cor._n 14._o 15._o neither_o can_v they_o that_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o heart_n any_o otherwise_o stir_v up_o 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the_o mind_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o worship_n god_n in_o praise_n and_o hymn_n that_o be_v tune_v in_o a_o pure_a mind_n which_o god_n only_o look_v at_o than_o those_o that_o be_v sing_v with_o a_o loud_a and_o shrill_a voice_n as_o sometime_o philo_n the_o plantatione_n noe._n the_o african_n do_v sober_o sing_v their_o divine_a song_n of_o the_o prophet_n 18._o in_o the_o church_n whereas_o the_o donatist_n sing_v their_o immodest_a roar_n like_o song_n compose_v by_o man_n wit_n as_o if_o they_o be_v sound_v a_o trumpet_n to_o battle_n where_o austin_n find_v fault_n with_o they_o for_o two_o thing_n first_o because_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o sing_v hymn_n which_o they_o devise_v by_o their_o own_o invention_n leave_v the_o holy_a song_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o second_o because_o they_o sing_v they_o not_o sober_o as_o the_o church_n do_v but_o as_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n austin_n blame_v they_o for_o both_o quaestiones_fw-la ad_fw-la 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