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10._o 24._o unto_o a_o spiritual_a jollity_n in_o a_o sober_a sense_n to_o be_v express_v in_o psalm_n when_o spiritualise_v unto_o spiritual_a song_n this_o be_v good_a fellowship_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n 11._o it_o be_v pity_n then_o that_o this_o honour_v god_n with_o our_o glory_n as_o david_n that_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n call_v it_o psal_n 57_o 7_o 8._o shall_v have_v so_o much_o dishonour_n and_o disgrace_v cast_v upon_o it_o either_o as_o to_o manner_n or_o as_o to_o matter_n either_o by_o those_o that_o be_v good_a or_o by_o those_o that_o be_v evil_a the_o papist_n and_o popish_a person_n do_v indeed_o deride_v we_o for_o sing_v geneva_n jig_n as_o they_o style_v the_o sing_a psalm_n and_o other_o cry_v the_o duty_n down_o as_o a_o novelty_n whereas_o the_o ancient_n tell_v we_o that_o christian_n in_o their_o time_n be_v wont_a to_o sing_v psalm_n in_o their_o very_a journeying_n and_o that_o maid_n and_o servant_n make_v it_o their_o practice_n in_o their_o daily_a work_n assure_o the_o devil_n will_v do_v to_o the_o church_n now_o as_o balak_n with_o the_o devil_n spel-man_n balaam_n will_v have_v do_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n who_o when_o he_o can_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o whole_a camp_n of_o israel_n will_v be_v content_a to_o have_v part_n thereof_o curse_v num._n 23._o 13._o &_o 27._o thus_o satan_n when_o he_o can_v plunder_n the_o church_n of_o all_o the_o ordinance_n at_o once_o he_o will_v play_v at_o smaller-game_n rather_o than_o be_v idle_a and_o endeavour_v only_a to_o cut_v she_o off_o from_o this_o ordinance_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o 12._o now_o to_o answer_v the_o objection_n which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n propound_v the_o first_o objection_n be_v that_o sing_v be_v comely_a for_o the_o upright_a only_o psal_n 33._o 1._o so_o none_o else_o ought_v to_o sing_v praise_n but_o they_o answer_v the_o first_o the_o word_n only_o be_v not_o in_o the_o text_n and_o it_o may_v be_v duty_n in_o sinner_n as_o well_o as_o comely_a in_o saint_n it_o be_v true_a high_a speech_n so_o praise_n be_v be_v the_o proper_a work_n only_o of_o glorified_a saint_n and_o of_o glorious_a angel_n become_v not_o a_o fool_n prov._n 17._o 7._o or_o a_o nabal_n hebr._n that_o be_v a_o sapless_a or_o worthless_a fellow_n in_o who_o all_o true_a worth_n be_v wither_v god_n like_v not_o fair_a word_n that_o come_v out_o of_o a_o foul_a mouth_n why_o do_v such_o take_v god_n word_n in_o their_o mouth_n when_o they_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v psal_n 50._o 16_o 17._o the_o leper_n lip_n shall_v be_v cover_v according_a to_o the_o law_n levit._n 13._o 45._o and_o laudari_fw-la ab_fw-la illaudato_fw-la to_o be_v praise_v by_o a_o praisless_a person_n be_v no_o praise_n at_o all_o christ_n silence_v those_o devil_n that_o confess_v he_o the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n mark_n 5._o 7._o luk._n 4._o 41._o o_o then_o rather_o cover_v your_o lip_n with_o the_o leper_n or_o resolve_v to_o reform_v and_o let_v not_o your_o life_n give_v your_o lip_n the_o lie_n be_v not_o as_o the_o black_n that_o be_v white_a in_o the_o mouth_n only_o 13._o the_o second_o answer_n to_o this_o first_o objection_n be_v all_o person_n both_o saint_n and_o sinner_n do_v lay_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o this_o duty_n as_o it_o be_v both_o a_o natural_a and_o a_o moral_a or_o institute_v duty_n as_o before_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n enjoin_v upon_o all_o though_o all_o can_v perform_v this_o duty_n a_o like_a and_o after_o a_o comely_a manner_n or_o with_o a_o evangelical_n spirit_n it_o be_v true_a the_o old_a heart_n can_v sing_v the_o new_a song_n psal_n 3_o 3_o 3._o the_o new_a song_n before_o the_o throne_n rev._n 14