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that_o his_o law_n shall_v be_v disobey_v even_o by_o sinful_a man_n as_o in_o saul_n case_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 22_o 23._o and_o in_o ahab_n 1_o king_n 21._o 27_o 28_o 29._o god_n know_v how_o to_o allow_v yea_o and_o to_o reward_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o when_o yet_o he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o sinful_a manner_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o divine_a duty_n 16._o the_o three_o answer_n be_v there_o be_v a_o parity_n of_o reason_n put_v upon_o both_o pray_n and_o sing_v jam._n 5._o 13._o be_v any_o afflict_a let_v he_o pray_v be_v any_o merry_a let_v he_o sing_v psalm_n the_o stress_n of_o both_o those_o duty_n lay_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o the_o qualification_n of_o man_n as_o upon_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o though_o sinner_n can_v sing_v with_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n yet_o this_o excuse_n they_o no_o more_o from_o sing_v then_o from_o pray_v both_o which_o be_v alike_o general_a duty_n to_o all_o mankind_n and_o not_o peculiar_a to_o saint_n 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which_o be_v the_o worse_a of_o the_o two_o 17._o the_o three_o objection_n be_v sing_v be_v but_o temple-worship_n and_o shall_v be_v assist_v with_o instrument_n of_o music_n etc._n etc._n answer_v the_o first_o moses_n and_o deborahs_n song_n be_v long_o before_o the_o temple_n 2._o the_o song_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 15._o be_v take_v out_o of_o several_a psalm_n 3._o pray_v be_v temple-worship_n and_o be_v attend_v with_o incense_n there_o as_o well_o as_o sing_v be_v with_o musical_a instrument_n there_o and_o so_o the_o argument_n lay_v as_o strong_a and_o as_o cogent_n for_o abolish_n the_o duty_n of_o pray_v now_o as_o well_o as_o of_o sing_v 4._o sing_v to_o instrument_n then_o use_v be_v only_o typical_a and_o so_o but_o temporary_a belong_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n and_o so_o be_v cease_v it_o be_v accommodate_v to_o the_o church_n during_o her_o minority_n gal._n 4._o 1_o 2._o but_o sing_v with_o heart_n and_o voice_n be_v moral-worship_n and_o so_o to_o abide_v among_o the_o mature_a heir_n the_o ceremonial_a and_o pompous_a part_n of_o temple-worship_n be_v do_v away_o but_o the_o moral_a part_n in_o simplicity_n and_o gravity_n remain_v and_o now_o no_o voice_n shall_v be_v hear_v in_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o be_v significant_a and_o be_v edify_v by_o signification_n which_o the_o noise_n of_o instrument_n can_v be_v 1_o cor._n 14._o 10_o 11_o 26._o and_o in_o that_o prophecy_n of_o the_o gentile_n conversion_n psal_n 95._o we_o be_v command_v to_o make_v a_o noise_n with_o psalm_n but_o not_o with_o instrument_n ver._n 1._o 2._o 18._o brief_o the_o four_o objection_n