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A51997 Some short observations made on a book newly published by Mr. Benjamin Keach intituled, The breach repaired in God's worship, &c. wherein is contained a pretended answer to Isaac Marlow's Brief discourse concerning singing in the publick worship of God; as also to an appendix, lately published, and thereunto added. Marlow, Isaac. 1691 (1691) Wing M694B; ESTC R221787 10,792 18

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altho in none of the three Evangelists it is so called But Cried saying which before he proved from Scripture-Evidence to be a distinct vocal Act of the Tongue from the Voice of Singing And he also bringeth other Scriptures of the same nature to prove Singing as Luke 2.13 Praising God and saying he saith in pag. 42. was Singing and pag. 44. To pass by saith he the Song of Zacharias and Elizabeth and Simeon how sweetly did Mary sing in all which places Singing is not once expressed nor in the whole 148th Psalm which is cited ver 1 2. in pag. 33. 3. In Pag. 63. he saith They had an extraordinary Gift of Prayer extraordinary Gifts to preach and handle a Doctrine the like in interpreting and prophesying so no doubt likewise for singing see also in his Answer to Appendix pag. 28. and in pag. 137. he saith Doubtless what the Apostle did by an extraordinary Spirit in bringing in a Doctrine and an Interpretation c. is a Rule for us in the ordinary Gifts But yet in pag. 142 143. in answer to 1 Cor. 14.20 to 34. How is it then Brethren when ye come together every one of you hath a Psalm hath a Doctrine hath a Tongue c. That saith he which you infer from hence is that this is the Rule viz. in the following Verses for our Practice viz. one by one or one after another must speak and exercise their Gifts and not all together and so he that has the Gift of the Psalm he is singly or alone by himself to sing as in prayer and preaching Answ saith he The Apostle directs that Church in the Exercise of extraordinary Gifts And now saith he pag. 143. let this once and for ever be noted and well heeded viz. That the ordinary way of Administration of all Gifts and Performance of all Ordinances in the Churches must be the Rule for the extraordinary Gifts and performance of Ordinances Which is quite contrary to what he said before however therein he does acknowledge and assert that there is but one Rule for both the ordinary and extraordinary Gifts of the holy Spirit And therefore seeing he saith in pag. 143 144. Now as to the Gift of Teaching Interpreting Prophesying c. only one was to be the Mouth according to the following Verses and saith he to act contrary to this Rule is Confusion It then consequently follows notwithstanding he makes a confused Exception of the Psalm that the ordinary Gifts yea all the Gifts of the Spirit and then must the Psalm also be subject to the order of this Rule for delivery with a single Voice one by one And yet in pag. 145. we find him saying What an endless stir is here of one Man's singing alone in the Exercise of an extraordinary Gift which cannot be proved by the Wit of Man from the Text much less had it been so would it have been a Rule to the Churches in ordinary Administrations of Christ's Ordinances But these are Confusions Confusions how is he confounded in opposing the Truth 4. In pag. 147. he saith For as Singing c. in the glorious time of the Gospel were all done by an extraordinary Spirit or by miraculous Gifts 't is evident therefore extraordinary Gifts were not only suted as you imagine to tune their Hearts and Tongues to sing the Praises of God only but also to pray preach prophesy c. In that he saith that I imagine it it is a great Abuse of me for there is no such thing in my whole Book as to limit the extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit to Singing only But yet in his Answer to Appendix p. 26. citing Matth. 7.22 1 Cor. 13.1 he saith From whence it appears that inward Joy and Peace of which you speak as the cause of singing in the Apostles time did not flow from that extraordinary Gift of the Spirit but from the saving Graces of the Spirit 1 Cor. 14.22 extraordinary Gifts were to convince Unbelievers of the Truth and not for the Joy and Comfort of such who did believe Men that have the Gift of Tongues may be graceless and so without Christ and perish eternally in Hell therefore the extraordinary Gift of the Spirit fits not tunes not the Heart nor Tongue to sing the Praises of God which is contrary to what he said afore In pag. 173. he makes an Objection But we have no Command to sing either before or after Sermon nor any Precedent c. His Answer is We have no Command to pray either before or after Sermon nor no Precedent that any Gospel-Church did so c. And he makes a farther Objection But we are commanded to pray always and that is a very convenient time when the Word of God is preached c. Ephes 6.18 He saith in answer to it We are commanded to rejoice evermore c. 1 Thess 5.16 Phil. 4.4 6. Besides the Preacher may pray before he comes out of his Closet or secretly in his Heart when in the Pulpit and answer those general Precepts And is it not as convement a time when we here of the Excellencies of Jesus Christ to sing and praise God as it is a proper Season to pray to God for a Blessing upon the Word There is the like parity of Reason for the one as for the other if any has the advantage it is the Ordinance of Singing for two reasons the one is a Precept the other a Precedent Psal 100. 1. and 95.1 2. Exod. 15.1 Matth. 26.30 Repl. Surely it is now a time for us rather to mourn than to sing when such an Essential part of publick Gospel-Worship is so strongly invaded What have we not a Precept for Prayer before and after Sermon will he destroy so great an Ordinance as Prayer is as not being Essential to the publick Ministerial Worship of God that he might the more exalt an Human Tradition Is not that a sufficient Precept in 2 Tim. 2.1 14 15. These things I write unto thee that thou mightest know how thou oughtest to behave thy self in the Church of the Living God And what things these are he begins to tell us in ver 1. I exhort therefore that first of all Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of Thanks be made for all Men c. So that from the plain Word of God we ought to begin first with Prayer in his Publick Worship and Service in his Church and those general Commands to pray always with all Prayer And in every thing by Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving to let our Requests be made known unto God And to be giving Thanks always for all things Phil. 4.6 Eph. 6.18 chap. 5.20 are binding on us to pray for the Blessing of God with his Word and for the watering of it with his Spirit together with giving of Thanks But to say that the Minister may answer these Texts by praying secretly in his Heart when in the Pulpit or in his Closet is destructive to his Official ministration of an essential Ordinance of Christ's publick Worship in the Church which he unjustly without the least cause reflects upon me for while he is doing the same himself That Mr. Keach's Learned Hand hath not been able to suppress the Evidence I have given of the true Signification of the word Hymneo to praise nor to charge me with any wrong Citations of any thing out of those Authors produced by me may without any difficulty plainly appear to all who will read his Book and mine which as it has stood his Test who has imployed his Learned Pen with impertinent and undescent Reflections to buffet the Truth I am pleading for so I have no reason to doubt but that my Cause will stand the trial of others also And therefore I do anert that in Matth. 20.30 Mark 14.26 Acts 16.25 Heb. 2.12 The word Sung nor Sing is in none of these four Places in the Greek Tongue where the word Hymneo to hymn is used alone without the Addition of any other word that imports a Singing which word Hymneo signifies simply to praise and is not confined to Songs of Praise as I have abundantly shewed in my Appendix from divers Authors and from the Evidence of our later Bibles now in use in which in the Old-Testament the Heb. word Tehillah and the Gr. word Hymnos are translated simply Praise without the addition of the word Sing and from the testimony of six several old Bibles five of which are to be seen in Sion-Colledg London The aforesaid four Scriptures having not the word Sung nor Sing are translated simply Praise Laus to say Grace to both which last Evidences he hath made no better reply than to say that it is of little importance in clearing the present Controversy To conclude I have here given you a Taste of Mr. K's Book so far as this single Sheet would permit me and do intend if the Lord please to answer what may seem to have greatest Strength in it lest my Silence should be misunderstood by any though to speak my Judgment it little needeth a Reply for he having taken no notice of many of my chiefest Arguments and very slightly touched on the Borders and not on the Strength of many others considering also what I have here presented to you his whole Book may be said more properly to be a piece of Confusion and an Abuse of my Book rather than any Answer to it By Isaac Marlow ADVERTISEMENT MY Book within mentioned is Intituled Prelimited Forms of Praising God Vocally sung by all the Church together proved to be no Gospel-Ordinance It is 8 Sheets of Paper Price 6 d. I have also published a Book Intituled A Treatise of the Holy Trinunity in two Parts The first asserteth the Deity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in the Vnity of Essence with God the Father The Second in Defence of the former answereth the chiefest Objections malt against this Doctrine By I. M. Price bound 10 d. London Printed for the Author 1691.