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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	dead_a	life_n	trespass_n	5,011	5	10.5955	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75767	Davids enemies discovered. VVho of him make songs, but without the Spirit and without understanding, as the drunkard did which he declares of in Psal. 69.12. Or, a true discovery of that custome and forme which the priests of this generation would make an ordinance of, to blind the eyes of the simple, as this priest Clapham: in his 6 arguments, which is here answered, / by us who suffer for the truth, whose names according to the flesh are [brace] Christopher Atkinson. George Whitehead. Also a brief reply unto Frederick Woodall's three principles and resolves; and with replies to his answers, to several queries propounded to him, that to the simple the truth may be cleared, from one who for the captivated seeds sake suffers now in outward bonds in Norwitch Castle, whose name in the flesh is Richard Hubberthorne.	Atkinson, Christopher.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.	1655 (1655)	Wing A4126; Thomason E830_10; ESTC R202144	16,205	23

which wo is unto Luke 6. 25. and not brought to the time of mourning and therefore farre from the day of salvation and the saints joy and there your singing is carnal and for condemnation and out of the true worship It hath been a duty practised not onely in the times of the law but by the people of God under the Gospell under the law we have the songs of Moses Deborah and Barack of David the sweet singer of Israel of Solomon who composed to the number of 1005 songs of Asaph and Heman and Habakuk c. Under the Gospell we read of the songs of many Simon Zachary of Christ and his Apostles singing an Himne after the Lords supper Mat. 26. 30. according as was the custome among the Jews who used to sing some of Davids Psalms the night wherein the passover was eaten as those who are skilld in their Customes write we read of Paul and Silas Acts 16. singing in prison also of the practice of the church of Corinth 1 Cor. 14. singing Psalms and in primitive before Antichristian Appostacy which was commonly practised as Phil. Tert. Just Martin Chrysost. testifie yea the very Heathens took notice of this practice and did write of it Pliny in his letter to Trojan the Emperour writes of the Christian Himnes Antelucanos morning psalms songs early in the morning will I praise thee c. Neither Moses nor Habbakuk who was servants of God nor any of the people of God did ever call singing a custome or practice neither did they ever give a company of silly blind people other mens conditions in time and meeter to sing but though Moses sang yet he knew the work of the Lord in his deliverance out of Egypt for which he praysed God but the work of the Lord is not known to thee and thy generation who draw people from the Light of Christ within and calls it naturall which doth enlighten every one that comes into the world and this is that which brings to witness their conditions who spoke forth Scripture and this is it which brings to witness salvation and redemption wherein the saints rejoyce and thou that calls this naturall doest not know the work of the Lord nor his redemption and there thy singing is without understanding and thou knowes for not what thou sings nor they that spook the scriptures did never compell a company of poor people who are dead in trespasses and sins to observe duties or outward observations as thou doest but saith Christ my kingdome comes not by observations but my kingdome is within Luke 17. 21. neither did ever any of the holy men of God go and hire with a people at such a place and toke such a sum of money of them for preaching neither did they go to a company of blind people and give them Davids conditions to sing in meeter as thou and thy generation do who say Let us sing to the praise and glory of God O Lord I am not pufft in mind I have no scornfull eye when thy are pufft in mind and scorns them that are brought to witness Davids and Habbakuks condition as quaking and trembling Hab. 3. 16. Psal. 2. 11. Jer. 5. 22. and in scorn calls them Quakers and they that sang after the Lords suppers did not call a little bread and wine the Lords supper or a Sacrament as thou doest which thou hast no scripture for and the Lords supper thou art not come to who act such things nor the bread of life didst thou ever tast of but thy singing and prayers and prayses is in the death and them thou bids sing to the prayse and glory of God who are dead in trespasses and sins when the dead cannot prayse God but the living neither can they that go down into the pit prayse him for praises are not comely in the mouth of the wicked and there thou art and Egypt is thy figure a Land of darknesse where Pharaoh rules and Moses thou art not come to and how can thou sing Moses song who art yet in Egypt but death rules in thee which hath passed over all men from Adam untill Moses and to maintain thy singing thou brings dead men as Pliny and other heathens like thy self who knowes not God nor his worship but would rest and pervert the scriptures to maintain thee in thy Customs and outward observations which thou hast no scripture for and makes a custome and trade of other mens conditions which thou hast nothing to do with as to cause people to sing lyes as when David roared they sing and where he trembled they sing and where he saith he watered his couch with tears they sing and say they do so and there thou art a leader that causes people to erre If this suffice not know there is expresse scripture command as well as examples and prophesies for this duty of singing of Psalms and that not only in the old but also in the new Testament Ephes. 5. 18 19. where the Apostle alluding to the Custome that drunkards have when they are filled with wine they have their songs so when Christians are filled with the wine of the spirit they should have their Psalmes Himnes and spirituall songs the Hebrews had 3 words whereby they divided Davids Psalms shurim tehillim mismorem to which three words here used by the Apostle Psalmes himnes and spirituall songs as we see Col. 3. 16. admonishing one another in Psalms and so James 5. 13. If any be afflicted let him pray if any be merry let him sing Psalmes it s spoken generally if any or whosoever is merry let him sing not that it is unlawfull to sing at other times for then it might be inferred it s not lawfull to pray but when one is sad mirth is the most prayer season in other places we read of singing when sad as David often and Christ a little before his suffering when his heart was sorrowfull and and Silas in prison Paul Thus you have express command for this duty The Apostle nor any of the holy men of God did ever command the world as thou doest to sing Psalmes neither did he ever give the world an example to make rimes of other mens conditions and sing them in meeter and though the Apostle saith to the Ephesians speaking to your selves in Psalmes and Himnes and spirituall songs singing and making mellody in your hearts to the Lord and such like to the Colossians yet this was not to the world but to the saints and faithfull Brethren Coll. 1. 2. neither did the Apostle bid the saints sing other mens prayers and cryes and complaints and lamentations as thou and thy generation do who bid people sing to the prayse and glory of God where David said thine arrows stick fast in me neither is there any rest in my bones my wounds stink and are corrupt I am troubled I am bowed down greatly I go mourning all the day long Psal. 38.