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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26266	The axe at the root of the innovation of singing in the worship of God lately sprung up to the trouble of many, and the defiling of others. Or, some brief queries; with an introduction proposed to the singers in the popular way of singing Psalms, as translated, and tunes as invented, and as now sung together by the professor and prophane, as an ordinance of God. Designed for the preservation of right worship, especially in the churches of Christ, that have upon the declaration of their faith been baptized. By a Baptist.	Awdeley, Lewis.	1696 (1696)	Wing A4279A; ESTC R213577	5,490	13

another the Te igitur another the Agnus Dei with other things too tedious to relate which has made it so monstrous a piece of Worship as it is now found to be And altho' I do allow that what our Brethern have done in bringing in this of Singing into the Church is not in it self a matter of the greatest moment yet if by the same Rule we should have Forms of Prayer introduc'd next and after that other things which might also by degrees upon the same Foundation be innovated it might tend to the utter ruine of Primitive Christianity which they know fell out in the first Grand Apostacy But hoping our Brethren design no such thing and that God will always stir up some of his faithful Servants to oppose it if attempted I shall say no more but refer you to the Queries themselves which I judge may be fit to be published for the benefit of those concerned so far as appears to me upon the reading of them For I assure you I am not the Author thereof and therefore will not assume that to my self which is the Product of the Labour and Study of one much better skilled in this Controversy But upon the request of the Publisher have thought fit to write this Introduction QVERY 1. VVHether or no the word Sung be not added in Matth. 26 30. and in Mark 14.16 and in Acts 16.25 and in Heb. 2.12 For in none of those places the term Sung is to be found as is affirmed 2. Whether the Translators have done well in adding to the Word of God 3. Whether they do well that justifie the Translators who have so done it 4. Whether they that Preach and Print and confidently urge from those Texts they sung do not deceive others and justify the Translators in their adding to God's Word 5. Whether those Translations that read that when they had Hymned or given Thanks be not more agreeable to the Truth 6. Whether the Term 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hymnesantes doth not as strongly imply that they lamented as that they sung and rejoyced 7. Whether there is not a greater probability that they Mourned or Lamented than that they sung and rejoyced at that time Note Now altho' you cannot take this Point from us neither can we give it you yet seeing you will insist upon it right or wrong make your best on 't and answer these following Queries 8. Whether or no if Christ and all the Apostles sung the Hymn together that the Hymn that they thus sung did not belong to the Passover and ceased with the Passover 9. Whether or no as there was a Hymn belonging to the Passover there was not a necessity they should sing the Hymn as belonging to the Passover otherwise how could it be said they kept the Passover 10. Whether or no they sung two Hymns the one belonging to the Passover and ceased with it and the other belonging to the Lord's Supper and remaining 11. Whether or no if it be as 't is said that they sung together and went out singing that they returned back to conclude with Prayer as now you generally do but where is your President for it 12. Whether notwithstanding all that you have said there is either Precept or President for your singing either at the Lord's Supper or before or after your Sermons If you have you are desired to produce it for that will end the Controversy about it but nothing short of that will But seeing some of the Singers stick not to this but fly to the Law for their Refuge As those seventeen Gentlemen whose hands are put to a Pamphlet Entituled A Sober Reply c. do assert in their third Argument If singing Gods Praises were under the Law with Voices lift up together and the Saints are in the New Testament required to sing and no other way it prescribed or laid down how they should sing Then the Saints in the New Testament ought to sing as they sang under the Old But such was the singing of Gods People under the Law and the Churches are enjoyned to sing Psalms in the New Testament and no other way prescribed or laid down how they should sing Ergo. The Churches are now to sing in the times of the Gospel as Gods People under the Law Therefore let them answer these Queries following 13. Whether or no the Jews when they sung in the Temple or else-where what they sung was not in Prose 14. Whether or no any sung in the Temple Worship but the Singers only 15. Whether singing was not an Office instituted of God for his Worship in the Temple and performed by the Levites only 16. Whether all the Levites sung together or only Asaph Heman and Jeduthan and their Sons and Bretheren 17. Whether they had not a chief Chanter to give Instructions in the Song to the Singers 18. Whether or no the Singers were not commanded to be clothed in White Linnen 19. Whether or no they were not commanded to sing with Musick viz. with Cymbals Psalteries and Harps 20. Whether the Priests themselves were not appointed with their Trumpets to join with the Singers in their singing 21. Whether or no all the Congregation which Assembled together ever sung with the Levites 22. Whether the Jews ever sung in their Synagogue Worship 23. Whether or no singing in our Cathedrals if we must take our Rules from Legal Practices be not a more agreeable Practice than yours for they Sing in Prose and have Musick and are clothed in White Linnen and have Choristers with a Chaunter to give instructions but you have none of these 24. Yet whether or no these Practices are not condemned by all judicious Christians as superstitious and seeing you plead for your Singing from the same Authority what can yours be less 25. Whether it be not a strange Doctrine that there is no Direction how to sing in all the Gospel 26. If this be true as 't is said then whether it is not more strange that we having no Direction should be necessitated to sing as they sung under the Law 27. Whether it be not most strange that instead of following those Directions they have given they should set up a way of Singing in direct opposition to that as practised under the Law 28. Whether or no 1 Cor. 14.15 where the Apostle Paul saith He will sing with the Spirit and with Vnderstanding also was not only Direction to the Church but a President also whatever they have said to the contrary 29. Whether or no what the Apostle Paul hath said in Eph. 5.18 19. if it be a Precept that be not the Precept Not to be drunk with Wine but be filled with the Spirit implying that if they were not filled with the Spirit they could not speak to themselves in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs And in Coloss 3.16 That the Word of Christ must dwell richly in them in all Wisdom implying that otherwise they could not admonish one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs nor sing with grace in their Hearts and surely this is most agreeable to the Apostles Doctrine and Practices whatever is or can be said to the contrary 30. Whether or no it were not better to pluck off the Mask and give over your Singularity and join with the other Auxiliaries and rest in what you practise even in the Psalms as Translated into English Metre with the Tunes as printed and allowed to be sung by all people together before and after Sermons and before and after their Prayers For is it not a clear case that if they were then Translated in English Metre they were never Translated before and if they were then allowed and appointed to be sung they were not allowed nor appointed before And never talk of repairing the Breach for if there ever was a Breach it was then repaired or it is not yet repaired But ceasing at present hoping some of the great Singers will Answer these Queries it is also desired they would Answer this one Argument for 't is not questioned but it is of more weight than those Three that have been levyed against it tho' ushered into the world with the Authority of seventeen Hands That which Christ our great Law-giver never commanded nor his Apostles in his Name never taught nor practised cannot be a Gospel Duty But Christ never commanded nor his Apostles never taught nor practised in his Name that ever a Christian Congregation when Congregated together should sing Psalms or Hymns promiscuously or all together both Men and Women Young and Old Boys and Girls Professors and Prophane Therefore such a singing of Psalms or Hymns by a Christian Congregation when congregated together is not a Duty FINIS