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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58499	Remarks upon a late pamphlet entituled, A brief and full account of Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's New version of the Psalms by a Divine of the Church of England.	A. B.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. New version of the Psalms of David.; Brady, Nicholas, 1659-1726.	1699 (1699)	Wing R937; ESTC R2258	11,050	28

REMARKS Upon a Late PAMPHLET ENTITULED A Brief and Full Account OF Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS By 〈…〉 Divine of the Church of England LONDON Printed for William Keblewhite at the Swan in St. Paul's Church-yard 1699. Remarks UPON THE VINDICATION OF THE New Version OF THE PSALMS THE Vindicator of the new Version of the Psalms in Metre by Mr. Brady and Mr. Tate presuming in such an insolent manner to impose the Use of it upon the Clergy and People throughout the whole Kingdom and so saucily to reflect on those who will not comply with the proud imposing Humour and pay an immediate voluntary Obedience to it I beg leave to animadvert a little upon some Instances of his unaccountable Boldness and supercilious Arrogance in these following Remarks And first of all I cannot but observe That it is inconsistent with good Manners and the Deference which we owe to Antiquity and the Authors of the old Version of the Psalms in Metre which has been universally receiv'd and us'd throughout this Kingdom since the Reformation and which by the Vindicator's own Confession has administred singular Instruction and Consolation and unspeakable Benefit to those who have piously and devoutly us'd it to cast such an awkard and disingenuous Reflection on the Authors of it who have been the happy Instruments of celebrating the Praises of our Creator and Redeemer in the House of Prayer of bringing so much Glory to God and doing so much good in the World And though the old Version of the Psalms in Metre was compos'd by its Authors in a plain and humble Style sutable to the Age they liv'd in wherein there are some obsolete and uncouth Expressions which have a harsh and jarring Sound in the delicate and musical Ears of the ingenious and unsutable to the Modes of Speaking in this refined this politer Age yet 't is very undecent to ridicule and expose it and as unpardonable a Rudeness as for a converted Jew to scoff at the Stammering of Moses or ridicule the old Service of the Sanctuary because we have now a more Spiritual Worship sutable to Gospel-times a better and more perfect Tabernacle The Apostle of the Gentiles by his own Example taught his new Proselytes to pay Respect and Reverence to Circumcision and the Rites of the abolish'd Law though dead with Christ and nailed to his Cross and to give it an honourable and a decent Burial And the like Respect is due to the old Version when abolish'd by Convocation and silenc'd in a lawful Assembly But for this bold Imposer to attempt to recommend his new Version by railing at the old one and the Authors of it and impose the Reception and Use of his new Composure upon the Clergy and People before it has received the Stamp of Lawful Authority that of a Convocation I mean who as the proper Judges in Sacred Things are to inspect consider of and recommend all the Branches of publick Worship that is fixed and settled of constant and perpetual Use which when confirm'd by the Royal Allowance and Injunction is then and not before to be impos'd and generally us'd with a Nemine Contradicente both by the Clergy and People is unaccountable Insolence and unpardonable Presumption But to enter into the Merits of the Cause and to do the Vindicator Justice let us examin the Validity of his Arguments by which he labours to promote a general Reception of his new Translation and evince it to be the Duty both of the Clergy and People especially the former to receive and use it in all Churches and Chappels throughout the Kingdom Which I am apt to think upon a strict Enquiry and close Examination will appear to the impartial Reader to be very vain and tristing illogical and inconclusive There are Three Arguments which he advances and chiefly insists upon to this purpose viz. The Agreeableness of this Design with Reason the Conformity of it with the Constitutions of our Church and the Authority of Convocation and its Subserviency to the Advancement and Increase of Piety 1. He insists on the Agreeableness of this Design with Reason And both this he tell us and the other Arguments which he has chosen to insist upon are plainly intimated in the Letter of the Bishops which he says is this P. 13. His Majesty having allowed and permitted the Use of a new Version of the Psalms of David by Mr. Brady and Mr. Tate in all Churches Chappels and Congregations I cannot do less than wish a good success to this Royal Indulgence And I do heartily recommend the Use of this Version to all my Brethren within my Diocess So that here the Vindicator argues from Two Things viz. the Royal Allowance and the Bishop's Recommendation 1. He argues from the Royal Allowance which he would make tantamount to an Injunction at least a Recommendation whereas it is neither the one nor the other 1. Not an Injunction neither expresly nor by implication The Royal Allowance in this Instance is of the same Force and Validity with an Imprimatur prefixt to a Book or Sermon which barely permits the Printing and Publishing of it the Licenser being satisfied that nothing is contained in it contrary to the Government the Doctrine of the Church of England and good Manners but does not ingage any one to buy or read it The Royal Stamp upon the Title-page of a Sermon preached at Court Published by his Majesty's special Command carries with it no more than the Force of a Licence though of a Superior Nature for the Printing and Publishing of it but does not injoin all the Subjects of England Clergy and People to pay an universal Respect to it or to receive and use it as they do the Book of Homilies the Common Prayer and the Bible They that are dispos'd to buy and read and use such a Sermon that is honoured with the Royal Licence or Allowance may if they please if not they may refuse so to do and I hope there is no Disobedience in the Refusal And so much with submission I think is intimated in the Terms of the Royal Allowance prefixt to the new New Version of the Psalms which the Vindicator recites viz. P. 7. His Majesty taking the same into his Royal Consideration is pleased to order in Council That the said new Version of the Psalms in English Metre be and the same is hereby Allowed and Permitted to be used in all Churches Chappels and Congregations as shall think fit to receive the same So that they that think fit to receive and use it may and they that do not may let it alone and consequently may use the old Version if they please Which by the Vindicator's Leave is not forbid to be used by the Royal Allowance though very illogically he concludes it is p. 22 27. of his Vindication Where then Good Mr. Vindicator is the Royal Injunction or any Thing like it And consequently where is the Disobedience upon