objection_n bring_v from_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n object_n 1._o that_o practice_n which_o be_v ancient_o use_v in_o the_o church_n immediate_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v most_o probable_a to_o be_v near_a the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o practise_v which_o follow_v a_o great_a while_n after_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a to_o be_v further_a off_o as_o the_o water_n be_v pure_a and_o clear_a near_a the_o fountain_n and_o run_v more_o trouble_v and_o muddy_a afterwards_o now_o the_o practice_n of_o sing_a psalm_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o faithful_a be_v first_o in_o use_n for_o those_o psalm_n which_o the_o primitive_a christian_n use_v before_o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n wherein_o they_o sing_v praise_n to_o christ_n their_o god_n as_o pliny_n write_v to_o trajan_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o faithful_a these_o be_v in_o use_n even_o in_o john_n time_n after_o he_o be_v call_v 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the_o day_n follow_v after_o though_o it_o be_v further_o off_o from_o the_o day_n before_o the_o elder_n and_o person_n that_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o joshuah_n they_o serve_v the_o lord_n but_o when_o that_o generation_n be_v gather_v to_o their_o father_n there_o arise_v another_o generation_n after_o they_o which_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baalim_fw-la judg._n 3.7_o to_o 11._o paul_n forewarn_v the_o elder_n of_o ephesus_n he_o know_v that_o after_o his_o departure_n grievous_a wolf_n shall_v come_v in_o among_o they_o not_o spare_v the_o flock_n act_n 20.29_o 30._o and_o eusebius_n complain_v out_o of_o hesesippus_n that_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o church_n do_v not_o long_o remain_v a_o chaste_a and_o undefiled_a virgin_n histor._n eccles._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 26._o 2._o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o the_o practice_n of_o sing_a scripture-psalm_n follow_v a_o great_a while_n after_o 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epist._n lib._n 10._o epist._n 97._o which_o tertullian_n and_o other_o express_v they_o do_v caetus_fw-la antelucanos_fw-la habere_fw-la ad_fw-la canendum_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la christo_fw-la apologet._n cap._n 2._o they_o meet_v before_o day_n to_o sing_v praise_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o to_o confederate_a discipline_n 3._o though_o they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o their_o personal_a gift_n more_o than_o they_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o primitive_a persecution_n during_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o argue_v they_o neglect_v the_o use_n of_o david_n psalm_n much_o less_o will_v it_o encourage_v we_o to_o neglect_v the_o use_n of_o david_n psalm_n now_o during_o the_o time_n oâ—_z those_o bloody_a persecution_n as_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n abound_v so_o do_v their_o consolation_n through_o christ_n abound_v also_o as_o god_n honour_v sundry_a of_o they_o with_o miraculous_a gift_n so_o especial_o with_o a_o large_a 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heathen_a idol_n and_o idolater_n socrates_n eccles._n histor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o in_o gn._n cap._n 18._o theodoret_n express_v by_o name_n psal._n 115._o and_o psal._n 68_o histor._n eccles._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o 6._o although_o before_o the_o three_o hundred_o year_n be_v expire_v we_o read_v in_o eusebius_n that_o one_o nepos_n though_o a_o millenary_a be_v well_o respect_v as_o for_o other_o good_a gift_n and_o work_n so_o for_o divers_a psalm_n and_o hymn_n compose_v by_o he_o which_o some_o brethren_n do_v willing_o use_v a_o long_a time_n after_o yet_o we_o suppose_v that_o be_v such_o a_o practice_n as_o yourself_o will_v not_o allow_v to_o sing_v set_v form_n of_o psalm_n invent_v by_o man_n and_o to_o continue_v to_o sing_v they_o after_o their_o departure_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o refuse_v set_v form_n of_o psalm_n indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o if_o the_o psalm_n indict_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v more_o 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