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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 the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n press_v jonahs_n mariner_n to_o pray_v in_o distress_n jon._n 1._o 6._o and_o the_o moral_a precept_n that_o forbid_v atheism_n command_v prayer_n which_o be_v a_o own_n of_o god_n he_o be_v david_n atheistical_a fool_n that_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o that_o call_v not_o upon_o god_n psal_n 14._o 1._o 4._o hence_o it_o be_v infer_v that_o though_o carnal_a ignorant_a or_o profane_a people_n can_v sing_v as_o they_o ought_v no_o more_o can_v they_o pray_v as_o they_o ought_v yet_o as_o this_o excuse_n they_o not_o from_o pray_v work_n neither_o can_v it_o from_o sing_a work_n whatever_o be_v not_o do_v with_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o and_o without_o faith_n there_o can_v be_v no_o please_v of_o god_n heb._n 11._o 6._o as_o to_o pray_v so_o to_o sing_v without_o faith_n be_v sin_n yet_o not_o to_o pray_v at_o all_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n for_o the_o former_a be_v formality_n but_o the_o latter_a be_v atheism_n 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