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A26724 Psalms and hymns composed and fitted for the present occasion of publick thanks-giving, October 24, 1651 by W. Barton ... Barton, William, 1598?-1678. 1651 (1651) Wing B1003; ESTC R37079 9,118 33

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of Sports was commanded to bee read to the grieving of the Spirits of the godlie Nevertheless this wicked purpose did not corrupt God's Ordinance though to their sin onely it did abuse it lest by that argument wee should forfeit all praier and preaching These I saie are the true causses of the decaie of the most heavenlie Dutie and Exercise of that Ordinance of Psalm-singing yet lest the amendment of the Psalm Book and of the Times themselvs by universal and powerful reformation should reduce Christians to that Primitive Dutie of singing Psalms Satan hath suggested som wittie scruples amongst godlie spirits which for present satisfaction and future preparation of good Christians I shall hope though briefly yet clearly and fully to answer I. It is objected that they cannot saie they are not puft in minde Wee have not gon back from thee I have kept thy Testimonies with my whole heart c. Answ. 1. Every true Christian can saie so in som measure or in som sens 1 Joh. 2. 27. You have an annointing that teacheth you all things and even as it hath taught you yee shall abide in him Gal. 5. 24. Those that are Christ s have crucified the flesh with the affections and Iusts thereof 2. Thou oughtest yet to learn to bee able to saie so Col. 3. 16. Teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns c. Hee that take's special notice of his lesson begin's to learn it II. They object that is not proper for them to saie Whenas wee sale in Babylon I will divide Sechem c. Answ. Are they not yet in Babylon think you Sure if God have called his people out of Babylon Rev. 18. 4. they at least were in it As for Sechem and such like David glorie 's in his Conquests wherein hee is both a Type of Christ in whose Conquests wee are made partakers and of the Church and his Temptations and Deliverances do in a Figure represent ours As Paul saith Heb. 11. 19. That Abraham received his son from death in a Figure and that Mount Sion and Mount Sinai Sarah and Hagar were an Allegorie Galat. 4. ver. 24. III. Som object that more pertinent expressions may bee used by Psalms composed on purpose and of our own invention as they did in the Primitive times 1 Cor. 14. 26. Answ. 1. You cannot shew so much Scripture that they used unscriptural Psalms as wee can that they did use Scriptural For Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs which Paul commands to bee used Col. 3. 10. are proper terms of the O. Test. Psalms as Mr Cotton fully proveth in his defence of this Ordinance And if our Saviour did allude to the Jewish Custom of Thanksgiving at the Sacrament as Weems saith wee think no less at his singing of an Hymn Mat. 26. 30. whereas they have not a word to intimate the custom of unscriptural Psalms 2. When the Psalms were first penned by David som were Histories of Ancient matters 77 78 114 135. and manie more Som were Prophecies of things to com as Psal. 79 85 126. and others yet the Spirit of God thought fit to edifie the present generation with the Records and Meditation of past and future things yea Were not these best of all for such uses Was it not most sweet to them in times of Invasion and Hostilitie to call to minde God's protecting prospering and avenging of Israël coming out of Egypt Psal. 114. and 136 And are not these things written for our learning as well as theirs Rom. 15. 4. yea consider if our Invention can equal the pat and pertinent expressions taken out of Scripture upon all occasion for then certainly wee should bee to seek for Texts as much as for Psalms IV. Som object that none can render the Scripture into Vers but must needs varie from the Original in the signification of manie words Answ. So they must do also in the prose Translation For that which is elegant in the Hebrew would bee Barbarism at least Soloecism in our Languages as abundantly appear's by Ainsworth's Translation 2. Somtimes by means of the latitude of Poësie more full and proper significations may bee expressed then in the prose Translation as Psal. 1. 6. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} To know with favor Psal. 118. 22. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} To refuse with disgrace Psal. 106. 38. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} To shed abundantly and hundreds such which the Prose doth more sparingly 3. Consider the propertie and nature of Vers that if David had Translated his own Psalms the expression must have been different in another Language though to the same effect and the Spirit of God using the Translation of the LXX much varie's the Words of the Old Testament And if I had as much to spare as I have spent about the work I could easily demonstrate out of uncontrouled authorities how closely I have followed the Original though now I must content my self with on Apologie and putting forth som special Hebraïsms in a Capital letter Lastly som object that they dare not sing becaus of a mixed multitude that they saie curs themselvs Answ. And therefore vvee shall not bless God and his Church Surely their faults cannot bee charged upon us if they should sing damnation to themselvs 2. The same objection would denie us all Praier and spiritual Communion which is not so far admitted unto them now adaies but should they com in as strangers they could not pollute the Ordinance nor the Church and the majestie of it might bee blessed to their good 1 Cor. 14. 14 25. To them that imagine one should sing the Psalm and the rest hear it is but an imagination and that groundless Where 's your Scripture for it Wee learn thence to join Voices as well as Votes Psalm 34. 3. Com and let us exalt his Name together Psal. 66. 4. All the earth shall worship Thee and shall sing unto Thee they shall sing unto Thy Name Yet it might suffice to answer such fond surmises vvith 1 Cor. 11. 16. Wee have no such custom nor yet the Churches of God PSAL. XLVIII GReat is the LORD his prais no less for so must wee record In this his hill of holiness and Citie of our Lord 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing and on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King the whole earth's joy and pride 3 The Lord within her palace there is known a refuge nigh For lo the kings assembled were together they past by 5 They saw it and they marvelled but there they durst not stay But troubled and astonished they made great haste away 6 Great terror there fell on our foes and grievous pangs of pain As sharp as women in their throws at any time sustain 7 And like as when at thy Command the furious East-winde roar's And spread's his wracks in sight of land upon the Tarsian shores OR And as a furious Eastern winde put's Tharsian ships to wrack