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Prelimited forms of praising God, vocally sung by all the church together, proved to be no gospel ordinance. In a sober discourse concerning singing. With a large appendix thereunto added, containing several things not treated of before; and wherein the case of singing is more fully opened and discussed in divers principal branches of it: greatly tending to the clearing and confirmation of the truth discoursed of in the former part. / By Isaac Marlow.
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Marlow, Isaac.
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scripture_n as_o the_o noble_a berean_o do_v 11._o act_n 17.10_o 11._o who_o search_v the_o scripture_n daily_o whether_o those_o thing_n preach_v by_o paul_n and_o silas_n be_v so_o or_o no._n and_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o zeal_n and_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n and_o through_o that_o slothful_a and_o idle_a spirit_n attend_v so_o many_o christian_n that_o the_o error_n of_o man_n do_v so_o prevail_v but_o to_o leave_v what_o i_o have_v say_v i_o do_v beseech_v you_o courteous_a reader_n christian_o to_o overlook_v that_o weakness_n you_o may_v espy_v in_o my_o delivery_n and_o serious_o to_o take_v notice_n not_o so_o much_o of_o that_o as_o of_o the_o main_a of_o this_o subject_a without_o strain_v my_o word_n beyond_o the_o drift_n and_o design_n of_o the_o body_n of_o my_o discourse_n and_o to_o consider_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v repugnant_a to_o such_o formal_a and_o customary_a sing_v herein_o 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