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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

DAVIDS Enemies discovered Who 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 Christopher Atkinson George Whitehead Also a brief REPLY unto Frederick Woodall's three Principles and Resolves and with Replies to his Answers to severall 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 LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black spread 〈…〉 West end of Pauls 1655. A Paper being brought into our hands which was given forth by one of the Priests whose name is Jonathan Clapham who to uphold his deceit and Imaginations and carnall observatirns In imitation from that which the true worshippers which worshipped in spirit and truth without for me or letter witnessed and spoke forth when redemption they did see and so were they hid from such as would make a Custome and a trade upon what they spoke forth who lived the life of what they sung and spoke in the spirit who lived not in Custome nor in Imitation of others neither did they boast themselves in another mans Line made ready to their hands but as they received the spirit so walked they in the spirit and with it they sang and by it they spoke and by the spirit they knew what time it did signifie and such as was sensuall who had not the spirit but the forme they denied and witnessed against them and such now with the same spirit do we witness against and to clear the truth and lay open the deceit of this generation of Priests who make a Custome and a trade of Scriptures who take peoples money for that which is no bread but for dishonest gain destroyes souls and keeps poor people in blindness and darkness by their Inventions and vain Imaginations that under their Dark Ministry poor people are ever learning never able to come to the knowledge of the truth and for their sakes who by these blind guides are led in blindness Are we moved to answer something to this Priest Clapham's Arguments as he calles them that they that never saw might see his nakedness uncovered by which Arguments he is going about to maintain singing of David's conditions a Custome which are Answered as followeth c. SInging of Psalmes was once an Ordinance of God in the Church and a part of divine worship and 1 was never repealed under the Gospell 2 nor was of a Tipicall nature and use as was the ceremonies and to cease with them 3 but ever reckoned among morrall and perpetuall duties as prayer and learning the word see Psal. 59. 1 2 6 7. 4 such a duty as the very light in all men taught them to practice witness the custome of all nations See Godwin Rom. Antiqu. and read Homer's himnes Horaces odes c. which sheweth it to be of an universall and perpetuall obligation therefore it continues an ordinance of God still as well as prayer and learning the word and should not be abolished under the Gospel They who witnesse the Gospell are come to the ministration of the spirit which is the end of all shadowes which shadowed forth the life who came to witness the Church in God 1 Thes. 1 and of this church the saints were ordained members and this church was not a temple made with hands where once singing was which was to cease with its worship and the songs of that temple was to be turned into Howling Amos 8. 3. but they who are members of the church which is in God they sing with one spirit being thereunto called by the Lord which was not morall but spirituall and they did not bring old Authors to prove their Actions by as thou doest but in that they worshipped which was before Authours was and before Oxford and Cambridge was which thou and thy generation have your Ministry f●om and their word and Gospell was not the letter which thou and thy generation makes a trade upon and by the same spirit they sang by which the Gospell was preached and there was no division and they made not a Custome of other mens conditions as to get them into rime and meeter and give them forth unto a company of blind people as thou and thy generation do and their singing was with the spirit and with understanding which we owne but thee we do deny and all thy generation wo give people Davids conditions to sing in a meeter where David did mourn and where he was afflicted ye sing and where he quaked and trembled and prayed and prophesied these ye sing tell God you do so and here you make a custome like a stage play upon Davids conditions and scoffs and scornes at them now who witnesse Quaking and trembling and this we deny for this is both without the spirit and without understanding The prophesies in Scripture that foretell the state of the Church in the new Testament do speak of Psalmes to be used there as a part of Gods worship Psal. 98. 1 2. Psal. 100. 1 2. Psal. 100. 1 2 3. where mention is made of the Gentiles when converted singng Psalmes to God Rom. 15. 9. see Isa. 26. 1. and 35. 10. Rev. 14. 5. and 15. 3. The prophesies in scripture that foretell the state of the church do not prophesie as psalmes to be used as a part of Gods worship nor such a word there is spoken in them for the prophesies were fulfilled when the end came and the church was the life of that which the prophets prophesied of which was without spot or wrinckle and the songs of this church are everlasting and they who are come thither can sing a new song for the salvation which they are witnesses of Psal. 98. 1 2. and they can sing the song of redemption and the song of Moses and of the Lamb which no man can learn but they that are redeemed from the earth and they that have the new name Rev. 14. 3 4. and this song can neither thou sing who art in the earth and in thy earthly nature and ministers for the earth and to the earth in Balaams way for gifts and rewards nor them to whom thou gives Davids conditions who are not brought to see the day of bitterness and lamentation which the saints did witness before they came to see salvation and redemption for which they praysed God which salvation and testament to the end that generation is hid who live in the wild prophane and heady nature without the fear of God who are in the time of wantonness and laughter

and this you have gotten into a rime and meeter and bids people sing and there you make a sport of Davids conditions and makes people say they are so in which conditions David never sang but as he found deliverance from under the wrath of God and when ever did thou or any of thy generation witness these conditions which David passed through before the seed was brought forth here thou Priest Clapham hast shut thy self both out of the Scriptures and them that spoke them forth And whereas thou saist that the Apostle alluding to the custome of drunkards here again we charge thee Priest Clapham to be a lyar ond a wrester of Scriptures for the Apostle never spoke such a wo●d as alluding to the Custome of drunkards here this thy Comparison is unequall to compare the saints singing to the Custome of Drunkards neither did ever the Saints cal● singing a Custome or make a custome of it as thou art going about to maintain and whereas thou art going about to devide the Psalmes as thou calls them by these three Hebrew words into Psalmes Himnes and spirituall songs Here thou art ignorant both of Psalmes Himnes and spirituall Songs who art going about to divide Psalmes by thy confusion oftongues and here thou art in Babell which God confounded into many languages and there is thy ministry in thy confusion and Languages which a natural man may learn and there thy singing is in the Custome without the spirit But they that knew how to sing with understanding did sing with that which was before Babell was and before thy confusion was and before Sternhold and Hopkins rimes which they made of David which thou practises and they that would sing a new song was redeemed out of kindreds tongues and people Rev. 5. 9. and this redemnption thou that livest in thy tongues and naturall languages art not come to and the new Song and Himnes thou art ignorant of and whereas thou sayest that which James spoke was generally there thou art a lyar and a wrester of scripture for the Scriptu●e saith is any among you affl●cted let him pray is any among you merry let him sing but this was to the 12 Tribes James 1. which he calls his Brethren and that was among them and not among thy generation who live in Formes and Customes who are strangers to the life of God and again thou art going to make the Apostle James a Lyar like thy self who sayest that mirth is the most prayer season when as that Scripture saith is any among you merry let him sing is any afflicted let him pray which is quite contrary to thy words As for Paul and Silas singing in prison their sufferings and imprisonments thou never yet was made partaker of nor their joy thou never knew wherein it was who art going about to maintain thy customes in the world which thou hast no scripture for but with it art disapproved and with the the light thou art seen to be a stranger both to the Saints joy and that wherein they rejoyced There are severall rules given in the New Testament directing how to sing aright as 1 Cor. 14. with the spirit and with understanding with grace in our hearts Col. 3. which directions were needless if it were no Gospell duty They that are brought to sing with the Spirit and understanding they witness that life which spoke forth Scripture and need not go and get other mens conditions made like ballades or songs and sing them or cause any in a custome to sing them as thou dost in a steeple-house and these do not call the letter the rule and the 4 books Mathew Mark Luke and John the New Testament and Gospell as thou and thy generation do for Paul said he was a minister of the Gospel and of the New Testament and not of the letter which thou calls the Gospell and New Testament 2 Cor. 3. 6. and there both out of the Gospell and new Testament thou art shut and thy Ministery is in the Letter which killeth and thy Inventions and reasons and consequencies adds to it and that thou makes a trade upon and for it thou takes peoples money and there with the light we read thee in the Scriptures to be among them the true prophets Christ and his Apostles cryed wo against such as seek for their gain from their quarter Isa. 56. and such as are hirelings Micah 3. and such as are called of men Masters stands praying in the synagogues having the chiefest places in the assemblies and the uppermost rooms at feasts and the greetings in Markets which Christ cryed wo against Mat. 23. and such as go in the way of Cain to envy and after the errour of Balaam for gifts and rewards which Peter and Jude cryed wo against 2 Pet. 2. Jude 11. and there thou art and thee thy Ministry and thy singing we utterly deny who art both shut out of the Scripture among the greedy doggs and that life which spoke them forth and thou seen to be among them the Scripture witnesses against And whereas in thy 6th Argument thou sayest that Christians may reap much profit or benefit by the right using of this ordinance there 's an efficacy in it to lift up the heart more and elevate it in Gods praises and holy delight it brings to the soul therein and art telling of mutuall edification and provocation to rejoyce in God as drunkards by their songs stirre up carnall and sinfull mirth so these help spirituall joy They that are Christians do see thy blindness and ignorance both of scriptures and that which spoke it forth and Christians have not their joy to fetch out of other mens conditions neither do they go to without and yet Davids prayers prayses prophesies cryings tears wastings afflictions in meeter to sing to bring delight unto their soul as thou art going about to maintain there thou blind guide thou dost not know what it is that rejoyces in God nor what it is that prayses him for to thee it is hid who makes a trade and Custome of a dead Forme and causes the dead to sing which cannot prayse God and there in the mutuall and changeable state thou art in thy carnall inventions with Tubal-Cain the Inventor and outward observations and edification thou art not come to who to uphold thy carnall singing and rejoycing doest bring a Comparison of the songs of drunkards which the saints never did here thee thy singing thy Joy and thy Ministry are shut out among the drunkards and seed of evill doers and there is the fruits of thy Ministry and of that sort are they that uphold thee and speaks well of thee as they did thy fathers the false prophets and among the false prophets and deceivers thou art with the Light seen and Judged and the same wo which was to them is to thee now who art found in their stepps Here Priest Clapham thy Arguments are answered and the rest of thy rotten stuff