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A47407	The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1641 (1641)	Wing K50; ESTC R21273	133,739	273

moral Holiness in one day than there is in another True a time of Worship is moral from the fourth Commandment nay and so may as some have learnedly shewed the seventh part of Time likewise but that Day lies in the Breast and Power of him who is the Lord of the Sabbath viz. Jesus Christ who in the New Testament hath appointed the first Day of the Week and not the last to be the Day of Gospel-Worship for us but the Jewish seventh Day as Reverend Calvin excellently hath shewed Institut pag. 124 125 126. was Ceremonial 1. Because called a Sign between God and the Children of Israel Ezek. 20. 12. 2. From the nature of the Law it self which was given forth and charged to be kept with such strictness that it plainly appears to appertain to the Yoke of Bondage they were not to kindle a Fire through all their Dwellings on their Sabbath nor to speak their own Words nor think their own Thoughts from hence Calvin shews God discovered the absolute need and necessity of a perfect and compleat Righteousness in order to Justification and Acceptation with God i. e. that the Creature must be without Sin or attain to a Cessation from the Thoughts of Evil which figured forth the necessity of Christ's perfect Righteousness and of that Spiritual Rest such who believe in him enter into All that are in the old Nature or whilst they remain under the old Covenant-state do labour and are heavy laden there is the six days work in the Antitype but when they come to Christ believe in Christ then they cease from their own Works and enter into Rest according as Christ hath promised Mat. 11. 28 29. then they enter into the Antitype of the Jewish Sabbath Heb. 4. 3. This also appears by the Nature of the Precept it self as laid down Exod. 20. wherein all may see it seems to be a meer carnal Ordinance like others which were imposed on the People till the Time of Reformation or till the Substance came What was it God enjoined on them but a cessation from all external Labour or Work In it thou shalt do no manner of Work Thou nor thy Son nor thy Daughter 〈◊〉 thy Man-servant nor thy Maid-servant nor thy Cattel nor the Stranger which is within thy Gates Exod. 20. 10. Here as this Law was written in Tables of Stone are no Religious Duties enjoined on that Day but a ceasing from bodily Labour which fully shews the purport of it 4. 'T is called by the Apostle amongst other Mosaical Rites a Shadow of things to come but the Body or Substance of them is Christ Col. 2. 17. And thus you may see how to exclude Ceremonial Rites used under the Law that were joined to Moral Duties and yet preserve that which is Moral in them Doubtless though it is not our Duty to observe that Jewish Ceremony of the Seventh-Day-Sabbath which was given forth and enjoined on them yet the Law of the Fourth Commandment as to a time of Worship as before remains to us so doth Singing the Praises of God but the External Place of Jewish Worship the Time and external Rites of their Worship and the external Instruments of Musick then used in their Worship went away altogether and were buried with Christ Object Your twelfth Reply is To that we say of precomposed Forms of Preaching since the extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit are ceased 〈◊〉 must now pray and preach by its ordinary Gifts and if we are allowed to use precomposed Forms of Preaching why not of they might say say you Prayer and Singing also pag. 46. Answ You seem to state this Objection not so fair as you ought because you know we do not plead for such precomposed Forms of Prayer as we do of Preaching and Singing But the Truth is if there was no more to be said against using those Forms of Prayer that some contend for than what you have said they might be lawful too Therefore I shall trouble the Reader with a recital of what you say to this Objection against precomposed Forms of Prayer and Singing and what you say for Forms of precomposed Sermons since you seem to be for one and against the other I do acknowledg say you and assert that we should not neglect Prayer till we have an Extraordinary Gift or Impulse of Spirit unto Prayer but we should constantly go to God as we can not only for continuance of those Mercies we have but for further supplies of our inward and outward Wants which are the chiefest part of Prayer But Singing proceeds from a fulness of enjoyment and is called a Breaking forth and therefore requires a greater Measure of the Holy Spirit for we can pray for what we have not but we should break forth into Singing for what we have ●therwise we mock God and draw nigh unto him with our Mouths and honour him with 〈◊〉 Lips when our Hearts are far from him and our fear towards him taught by the Precepts of Men and therefore when I consider the present State and Frame of the Churches of Jesus Christ I wonder that so many should be for Singing when their Hearts are so much below Prayer for if we should go from Saint to Saint we should find that this is the general Cry I have a dead and stony Heart I can't pray I want the Spirit Now if thus it be then where is the Spirit of Singing Will you lie and express that with your Lips to God which you have not in your Hearts Pag. 46 47. Answ The substance of what you say here is this viz. That a greater Measure of the Spirit of God is required in Singing than there is required in Praying but you give no Reason for it The Apostle saith When I pray I will pray with the Spirit and when I sing I will sing with the Spirit c. 1 Cor. 14. 15. He doth not hint he needed greater help to do the one than to do the other There is no Duty nor Ordinance of the Gospel that can be performed acceptably to God without the Spirit or the gracious Influences thereof And certainly no Man besides Mr. Marlow will say there is more need of the Spirit in its greater Influence in ordinary Occasions or in common Worship to praise God nay to sing his Praise than there is to pray and in the doing other Duties You mention that in Isa 52. 38. of Breaking forth Why is that then a Vocal Singing it was hinted by you even now to be some kind of shouting or rejoicing pag. 29. as if it was no such thing as here you seem to grant it to be when you think it will serve your turn another way But all may perceive by your arguing against Singing after the manner you do that though the Essence in your sense be in our Spirits and as others say Singing is comprehended in their Praying i. e. when they Praise God yet none of these in truth is proper Singing in your

in the next place to prove the Ordinance of Singing ought to be performed with united Voices pray consider the Practice of Moses and the Children of Israel in singing after their Deliverance at the Red Sea Exod. 15. 1. Then sang Moses and the Children of Israel this Song c. Moses did not sing alone but the whole Congregation sung with him Psal 106. 12. They believed his Word they sang his Praise but soon forgot his Works namely the most of them that sung at the Red Sea not Moses but the Children of Israel who sung with him they that sung his Praise soon forgot his Works Moses say our late Annotators composed the Song and he together with the Israelites sung it to the Honour of God Thus sung Deborah and Barak and indeed we find no other Singing generally throughout the Old Testament And therefore since we are commanded to sing and Christ hath given no other Direction about it but that of his own Practice with his Disciples after the Holy Supper and that of the Practice of Paul and Silas who sung together we may assure our selves there ●s no other manner of Singing to be brought into the Church but that with united Voices and he that should set up or bring in any other way or manner doubtless would be guilty of an Innovation Should one alone sing in the midst of the Congregation like a Ballad-Singer what Word of God is there to justify any such Practice I doubt not but to make appear when I come to it that that Refuge in 1 Cor. 14. will fail them CHAP. XI Proving that singing the Praises of God in Publick Worship with united Voices from the Prophecies of the Scripture that foretold how the Saints and Church of God should sing in Gospel-days OUR third Proof to demonstrate singing of Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs in God's Publick Worship with united Voices shall be taken from those Prophetical Psalms and Passages in the Old Testament that clearly relate to the Practice of the Saints in Gospel-Times Take Dr. Roberts words here in the first place Singing of Psalms c. by Believers under the New Testament saith he is often-times prophetically fore-told 〈◊〉 fore-required in the Old Testament and therefore Singing of Psalms is clearly an Ordinance of Christ under the New Testament The Antecedent is evident in sundry instances of the Old Testament Wherein pray take notice that this Argument the Doctor brings doth not only prove that Singing is a Duty but shews the manner of it also how it should be used in our Congregations He then proceeds to mention some of those Prophetical Scriptures O sing unto the Lord a new Song sing ●●to the Lord all the Earth Sing unto the Lord bless his Name c. Psal 96. 1 2. Again Make a joyful Noise unto the Lord O all the Earth Serve the Lord with Gladness come before his Presence with Singing Both which places all the Earth saith he must needs refer to the Gentiles as well as the Jews at that present Time to the Gentile● afterwards when they should be called and converted to the Lord then the Gentiles also should worship the Lord with Singing of Psalms with a joyful Noise Which cann't be any other than Singing together with a melodious Voice But he goes on So that these Passages saith he are tacit Prophecies of calling the Gentiles and of their New-Testament-worshipping God by Singing forth his Praise Add hereunto that notable passage O come let us sing unto the Lord let us make a joyful Noise to the Rock of our Salvation Let us come before his Presence with Thanksgiving and make a joyf●l Noise unto him with Psalms Psal 95. 3. This Psalm is undoubtedly a Prophecy of Christ and of that Worship that shall and ought to be performed to him solemnly in Sacred Churches under the New Testament and especially on the Lord's-Day-Sabbath The Sabbatism or rest of the New Testament for the Apostle interprets this Psalm of Christ compare Psal 95. 7. to the end with Heb. 3. 6 7. 14. 15. as upon that Psalm I have noted This Psalm judicious Calvin thinks agrees to the Sabbath-day wherein Sacred Assemblies worship God And it is evident in the current Psalm that herein the Holy Ghost prophetically exhorts to that solemn Worship of God under the New Testament which was usual on Sabbath-Days viz. 1. Praising the Lord and Thanksgiving to him with Singing of Psalms with a joyful Noise or melodiously with united Voices Vers 12. urging the same with sundry Arguments Vers 3 4 5. 2. Solemn publick Prayer with the Reasons thereof Vers 6. 3. Willing believing and obedient attention to the Word of God then published without hardening their Hearts against it through unbelief To day if you will hear his Voice harden not your Hearts Vers 7 8. So that this Prophecy of Christ and of the New-Testament-Worship evidently shows that the Praises of God solemnly with Singing of Psalms solemn Prayer and solemn Preaching and hearing of the Word of God should be those Ordinances of Christ and in such manner as there mentioned as the Duties of Christians under the New Testament And it is here further added whereas the Apostle saith To day this day is interpreted by the Apostle to be meant 1. Not of the Seventh-Day-Rest from the Creation Heb. 4. 6 7 8. 2. Nor of the Typical-Re●● Joshuah gave them in the Land of Canaa● Heb. 4. 6 7 8. but of another certain Day limited in David's Psalms Heb. 4. 7. which is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Sabbatism a keeping of a Sabbath remaining to the People of God Heb. 4. 9. And this Sabbatism is the Day of our Lord Jesus when he ceased from his Work of Redemption as God did from his of Creation Heb. 4. 10. And which is that Day of our Lord Jesus Is it not the Day of his Resurrection that 's our lord's-day-Lord's-Day-Sabbath which David so long before foretold should be celebrated with solemn Prayer Preaching and Hearing of the Word and with Singing of Psalms with a joyful Noise And thus what was written afore-time was written for our Learning and is full of Instruction to us and doth serve for Reproof and Correction likewise to such who do not hearken to every part of those Duties which are enjoined upon them therein but cavil themselves out of the practice of it with groundless and unnecessary Objections and childish Questions But further saith he our Spiritual and Eternal Sabbatism partly as with Christ from Sin and Misery both in this World and that which is to come Jesus our High Priest being passed into the Heavens Heb. 4. 15 16. Mr. Cotton speaks the same with this worthy Man pag. 10 11. 2ly The next Scripture-Prophecy that shews clearly how the Lord's People should sing now in Gospel-Days is that in Isa 52. 7 8. Thy Watchmen shall life up the Voice with the Voice together shall they sing It is worthy your noting to consider what

Mr. Wells affirms 〈◊〉 shall saith he take one Shaft out of the whole Quiver i. e. I shall use one Argument among many which is this viz. W● always find this Duty of Singing Psalm● linked to and joined with other moral Duties thus the Psalmist joins Singing and Prayer together Psal 95. 1 6. O come let us sing unto the Lord O come let us worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord our Maker There is Prayer and Singing con●exed Singing being of equal necessity and authority with other Ordinances 〈◊〉 so the Apostle James joins these two together Is any 〈◊〉 you afflicted let him pray Is any 〈◊〉 let him sing Psalms Jam. 5. 13. You 〈◊〉 observe both these Services are equally calculated for Man's Necessity Thus Paul and Silas join them in their practice Acts 16. 26. And so Justic● Martyr in his 117●● Question ad Orthod●●● tells us That they sang and sent up Prayers to God the Primitive Church confirming David's Injunctions and the Apostolical Commands So that by these Instances we may observe that the Duty of Prayer and Singing have walked in the same Equipage and lay claim to an equal Authority from Divine Writ the Scripture jointly favouring both p. 177. Secondly This Duty and holy Ordinance of Singing in Gospel-Days is evident from these Prophetick Psalms I may speak saith Mr. W●lls of Singing as Paul speaks of Timothy's Ordination 1 Tim. 4. 14. it was given by Prophesy There are divers Prophecies in the Old Testament concerning Saints singing in Gospel-times on Psal 108. 2. saith he M●●r● observe● that there David pours forth his ardent Prayers and Wishes for the Kingdom of Christ And so Divines observe that the 100 Psalm is Prophetical Make a joyful Noise unto the Lord all ye Lands Serve the Lord with gladness Come before his Presence with Singing O sing unto the Lord a new Song Sing unto the Lord all the Earth Here we and all 〈◊〉 Gentiles be sure who believe in Christ are required to sing nay and to come into his Presence that is into his Public● Worship with Singing The like 〈◊〉 1 Chron. 16. 23 24. Sing unto the Lord all the Earth shew forth from day to day his Sal●ation Declare his Glory among the Heat●● his marvellous Works among all Nations So Psal 66. 1 2. Make a joyful Noise unto 〈◊〉 God all ye Lands Sing forth the Hono●● 〈◊〉 his Name make his Praise glorious Psal 21. 13. Be thou exalted O Lord in thine 〈◊〉 strength so will we sing and praise thy Power These and many other Psalms are 't is evident Prophecies of Gospel-Times when the old Boundaries of the Church should be broken down to give an entrance unto the Gentiles into the Church of God and to shew us that is the Jews in their Church-State were to celebrate the Praises of God by Psalms so are we and as Israel sang the Praises of God in the Widerness and at the Red Sea and therein acknowledged the Benefits they received so 〈◊〉 we with Songs of Thanksgiving shew forth from day to day his Salvation and declare his Glory among the Heathen with a joyful and triumphant Noise otherwise we fall short of answering the Prophesy in our Day and Times and render not to God the Duty he requires And to all the prophetical Psalms I might add that pregnant Prophecy recorded by the Prophet Isa Chap. 52. 8. Thy Watchmen shall lift up the Voice with the Voice together shall they sing Which clearly saith Mr. Wells prognosticates this Musical Ordinance in Gospel-Times Musculus faith These Watch●en shall jubilee when they shall consider the great Joy approaching for the Redemption obtained by Christ There are two things which not only establish but sweeten and honour an Ordinance 1. Promises 2. Prophecies Christ himself was the Fruit and Issue of both These things clearly inform us 1. That Singing of Psalms c. is not a legal part of Worship but fuitable to Gospel-Times 2. That there is clear and manifest Institution of it nay and that these prophetical Gospel-Psalms and Prophecies are part of the Gospel being Prophecies of it as the first Chapter of John is What think you of those places of the Prophets and Psalms that speak of Christ as they are mentioned and recited in the New Testament are they not Gospel as well as any thing ye find therein taught or laid down anew Doth not the Apostle tell us That unto them that is to Israel the Gospel was preached as well as unto us And that in Promises and Prophecies it was preached to Abraham 3. Consider that there is no attainment under the Gospel of special spiritual Priviledges that can exalt Christians beyond th● practice of this Duty the more our Mercies are the greater are our Obligations 〈◊〉 praise God by Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs and so express the Joy of our Hearts by Singing forth the Praises of God they that attain to the greatest purity of Gospel-Worship and Institutions are to do as Moses and Israel did at the Red Sea Rev. 13. 3. 4. And they sang the Song of Moses the Servant of God and the Song of the Lamb saying Great and marvellous are thy Works 〈◊〉 God Almighty just and true are thy Way thou King of Saints Who shall not fear that and glorify thy Name O Lord for thou 〈◊〉 art Holy for all nations shall come 〈◊〉 worship thee for thy Judgments are 〈◊〉 manifest Manuscr Psalmody These were such that have attained to the Purity of Gospel-Institutions being purged 〈◊〉 by Fire from Antichristian Pollution being become as pure and transparent Glass having 〈◊〉 a perfect Conquest and Victory over Antichrist who are said thus melodiously to sing forth the Praises of God and to close this we 〈◊〉 sing in Heaven in the highest Glory and therefore it follows the highest state of Grace 〈◊〉 upon us be sure to be found in this so holy 〈◊〉 sublime Duty which as we have shewed in the Work of Angels Obj. But by the same Argument you bring to prove we ought to sing Psalms c. in Gospel-times from the Precepts given by David Why may we not as David did use an Instrument of ten Strings Answ 1. Singing with Instruments we say with Reverend Mr. Cotton was typical and so a Ceremonial Point of Worship and therefore ceased but Singing saith he with Heart and Voice is a Moral Worship such as is written in the Hearts of all Men by Nature As to pray in distress pag. 6. let it be observed that I am not alone in my Apprehensions as touching Singing being a Moral Duty Here you see that this worthy Man positively affirms the same And again he saith That singing of Psalms c. is not a Ceremony but a Moral Duty and so continueth in the New Testament Cotton's singing of Psalms pag. 23 24. But faith he suppose singing with Instruments were not typical but only an external Solemnity of Worship fitted to the Solace of

the loss of their Lives for though they were discovered by their Singing in their Assemblies yet they would not leave it off To pass by the Wald●nses practice in Singing c. and all other Godly Christians since the beginning of the Reformation How zealous were the Godly Puritans as they were called for this blessed Ordinance in whom Godliness shone so gloriously that few since may compare with them Also our Brethren of the Independent and Presbyterian Perswasion are as well established in this sweet Ordinance as in Prayer and Preaching What though they mistake in Baptism doth it therefore follow they must needs mistake here too Why may they not be wrong and off the Rule in their Preaching and Praying and all else they do I must confess I value not the Practice of all Mankind in any thing in God's Worship if the Word of God doth not bear witness to it but sence 't is positively injoined in the New-Testament and also an Example left of our Saviour and his Disciples practice I thought it could not be amiss to take notice of the unanimous Agreement and joynt Consent and Practice of the Churches and Godly Christians in the succeding Ages next after the Apostles and to this very Day but all this is needless since ●tis to me all one as to go about to prove the Saints in every Age of the World did pray and praise God this of Singing being an Ordinance of the same nature CHAP. IX Shewing the true Form or Manner of Singing in the gospel-Gospel-days and that it ought to be with united Voices or to sing together harmoniously I Having in the first Chapter proved there is no proper Singing but what is with the Voice part of my Work here is done already till I come to the Objections I need not handle that Point any farther But the Question is Whether one Person only or the whole Church should sing together with united Voices 'T is the latter that I do assert and shall by God's assistance endeavour to make appear and I shall begin with our Pattern I mean that Example our Lord Jesus and his Disciples have lest us Is it not said they sung that is Christ himself with his Disciples sung a Hymn● together in the end of the Administration of the Holy Supper Matth. 26. 30. The second place I may direct you to is Acts 16. 25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang Praises unto God and the Prisoners heard them Obj. The place in Mathew 26. 30. may as well be translated they praised God Answ Though it is true they praised God and it will bear that sense yet as Mr. Cotton and all learned Men I can meet with say the Greek word signifies their Praising of God in a Hymn That is to say they praised God by Singing See Dr. Du-Veil on Act. 16. 25. Where is the Man that saith the Word will bear a praising of God without Singing if there should be such a Person I perceive by my converse with several Learned Men that I shall bring twenty may be an hundred to that one that will refute and contradict him in what he says But let this be considered viz. Though all spiritual Singing is a Praising of God yet all Praisings of God are not Singing his Praise I have already proved that Singing in the Spirit in a melodious manner is the highest manner to express the Praises of God that the Scripture bears witness of so that 't is no marvel that some tell you it signifies Praising of God But it is a poor sorry Cause that puts Men upon a temptation to quarrel with the Translators of the Bible who from the word they hymned positively affirm they sang a Hymn This is enough to stumble many weak Christians who from such Dangerous and unnecessary exceptious may be ready to conclude the Holy Bible is not truly translated in other places and so may not know what to receive as a Truth especially when they shall render a Greek word Singing and another shall say it signifies no more than giving of Thanks Yet Mr. Marlow seems to affirm no less pag. 30. All know these are two different things and tho he says truth that says they praised God when they sung an Hymn ● yet if they did no more than in the common manner say Grace or give Thanks he that says they Sung tells an untruth in plain English he lies and so every Man will say Should I give Thanks after Supper and one that is by should say I sung a Hymn would not others who were with me wonder at his Impudence and say he related a false Story and testify I did no more than say Grace or give Thanks Nor doth it signify any thing if some Greek Copy or old Traslation should render it they gave Thanks from the word they Hymned For of what Authority is such a Translation when compared to our late faithful and laborious Translators who having many Greek Copies and comparing them together do affirm the Greek Word signifies they sung 〈◊〉 Hymn and so saith Learned Dr. Du-Veil Object But might they not be said to sing together tho none sung but Christ only and 〈◊〉 Disciples at the close say Amen as in Prayer Men are said to pray when there is but one that is the Mouth Ans This can't be since there is so great a difference between the nature of Prayer and that of Singing which I have clearly opened in the first Chapter of this Treatise there is Mental Prayer praying in the Heart and Heart-rejoicing but there is no proper singing without the Voice so that this would be justly to confound the Propriety of Speech A whole Multitude that hear a Sermon and say Amen to what they hear may as well be said all of them to preach as many may be said to sing when there is but one only indeed that doth sing 2. But further to remove this Doubt I must say with Mr. Cotton If the Disciples did not joyn in singing that Hymn but only by silent Consent then they might as well be said to have taken the Bread and blessed it and broke it and distributed it and so the Cup for all this Christ did with their silent Consent But what our Saviour did alone is expresly recorded as done by himself He took the Bread and gave Thanks it doth not say they gave Thanks and he took the Cup c. But observe this of Singing or Hymning is laid down in the plural Number when they had siung an Hymn they departed into the Mount of Olives They that departed into the Mount were they that sung the Hymn Now it was not Christ alone but his Disciples with him that departed into the Mount of Olives therefore saith Mr. Cotton it was Christ and his Disciples that sung the Hymn together CHAP. X. Proving Singing the Praises of God with united Voices from the Practice of the Saints in the time of the Old Testament BUt to proceed

out by the Spirit and enjoyned on the Churches which is enough to shake the Faith of our People in respect of other Ordinances which they have as much reason to say may not belong to us but shall be practised in time to come when the Church as the Seekers say shall attain its first or original Purity See Pag. 27. of his Discourse 5. And lastly like a wary and fore-seeing Man to be sure to carry his Cause he retires to his last Fort and Strong-hold and affirms That the Ordinance of singing of Psalms Hymns c. was only in the Primitive Time performed by an extraordinary Gift and unless we have such a Gift we must not sing the Praises of God now in these days Tho I have said enough to detect this 〈…〉 Conceit yet since he leads me in this Path I must I perceive reply again as I have already done that this Objection lies equally against Prayer Preaching and interpreting the Scripture c. sith all these Gospel-Duties and Ordinances in the Primitive and Apostolical Days were performed by the said extraodinary Gifts of the Spirit If he could make this appear there was no need for him to trouble us with the Greek word nor with any of his other Mediums he uses to exclude Gospel-Singing it cannot but appear by this last shift he acknowledges that Singing is somewhat more than that Praising of God he speaks of But these things betray the Man's Integrity or rather his Weakness and shew he doth not argue but plays the part of a Sophister though not a cunning One because his Nakedness plainly appears to the meanest Capacity through his pittiful threadbare Covering For if he had thought his other Mediums would have 〈◊〉 his turn or held the Test we should not have I am perswaded heard any of this But however we will come to examine his pretended Arguments he brings to prove this Affertion His first Argument to prove Singing was always performed from a special Gift is in Appendix pag. 14. For as the Grace of 〈◊〉 is the 〈◊〉 of the Spirit saith he and 〈◊〉 God had 〈◊〉 the Oil viz. the Spirit of Joy for Mourning so the primitive Church had some earnest of it and did rejoice in hope of the Glory of God and through the abundance of the Spirit wherewith she was baptized her Ministers delivered the Word of God in extraordinary ways and manners viz. by Prophesying T●●gues and melodious Singing Answ 1. Have not Believers now the Holy Spirit as well as they had it then though not in such an extraordinary manner And have not we the Fruit of it i. e. Joy Peace c. in believing Also you mistake your self Joy doth not appertain to the Gifts of the Spirit but 't is a ●ruit of the Graces of the Spirit Do not the Saints now rejoice in hope of the Glory of God as well as they did then There is no such cause or ground from the Reception of Tongues or the extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit as you intimate to sing the Praises of God For many our Saviour saith shall say in that Day We have prophesied in thy Name and in thy Name have cast out Devils and in thy Name have done many wonderful Works To whom he will say Depart from me I know ye not And the Apostle saith Though I speak with Tongues of Men and Angels and have not Charity I am become as sounding Brass or a tinkling Cymbal 1 Cor. 13. 1. From whence it appears that inward Joy and Peace of which you speak as the Cause of Singing in the Apostles Times did not flow from that extraordinary Gift of the Spirit but from the saving Graces of the Spirit either it flows from the consideration of common or external Mercies and Blessings wherein all are concerned to sing the Praises of God who gives them fruitful Seasons filling their Hearts with Joy and Gladness or else it flows from those special and internal Blessings which only concern the Saints viz. Union with God Communion with God Faith Love c. Tongues were for a Sign not for them who believe but for them who believe not 1 Cor. 14. 22. Extraordinary Gifts were to convince Unbelievers of the Truth and not for the Joy and Comfort of such who did believe Men that have the Gift of Tongues may be graceless and so without Christ and perish eternally in Hell therefore the extraordinary Gift of the Spirit fits not tunes not the Heart nor Tongue to sing the Praises of God You may as well deny the Saints may not ought not in these our Days rejoice in God nay not praise him in any other manner of ways as well as not fing from this Argument you make use of here on this account Therefore it follows that you strangely mistake pag. 15. Appendix in intimating when Paul exhorts the Saints to covet after the best Gifts he means the extraordinary Gifts of the Spirit for certainly those are the best Gifts that most tend to the edification of the Church which Tongues could not be said to do And in the very next words he speaks of a more excellent ways viz. that of Charity or Love which refers to the Graces of the Spirit And of so little use were those special or extraordinary Gifts to the Church that if there were no Interpreter they were to be silent and not use them in the Church at all who were that way gifted 2. You confound Tongues which did appertain to all sorts of Gifts with Prophecy and Singing He that had a Doctrine might have the Gift of Tongues to bring it forth so might he that had the Gift of Prophecy and he also that had the Gift to Interpret and so might he also that had the extraordinary Gift to bring forth a Psalm And pray why must ordinary praising of God be now admitted and Preaching Prophesying and Interpreting the Scripture by the ordinary Gifts of the Spirit be still allowed and yet Singing by the same ordinary Gifts must not be admitted What Reason do you give for this Is not this to darken Counsel with words without Knowledg I have demonstrated that the End of those extraordinary Gifts that were then in the Church in the Administration of every Duty and Ordinance was to confirm the ordinary practice of all those Ordinances and so to continue them in the Church to the end of the World And God hath equally honoured and confirmed Singing of Psalms c. to continue and the ●●●ctice thereof to abide as of any othe● Ordinance You need not therefore spend your time to prove the Apostles Prayed Preached Prophesied and also Sung by an extraordinary Gift we acknowledg it but say this is no mo●e against our Singing than against our Praying c. who have not now those special Gifts 2. He that had a Psalm of David might bring it forth in an unknown Tongue as well as he that had a Doctrine and so not to the Edification of the Church