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1 . Saith he, We are informed by Dr. Burnet, nn
Hiftorian whofe Credit none I fappofe mllqmftion.
•You are unhappy in your Guefs ; for I fhould
much queftion a Report that had only his (ingle
Authority to fupport it : For I have not forgot
what occa(ion'd the Parliament to order a Book
of his (which had a grand Error in it, in point
of Hiltory) to be burnt .by the common Hangman
j which was accordingly executed, in the
prefence of too many Witnefles to be denied.
Bat what is it this fo much admired Dodior of
* his faith ? ' That the Pfdms being tranflated
* into Verfe, were much fang by all that loved the
' llefornjation ; and that the AfFedtions of Men
* to the Work of Reformation were every where
* meafured by their Singing or not Singing thefe
^ Pfalms.
A bielTed Standard to mcafure Mens Religion
by, when themoft Profane (ii inftrudled therein)
may ling in mulscai Notes, with tunable
Voices, better than the moil Solid and Sincere
Chriftian !
And that we may he (are to knew that Ms Hiftorian
carries it no higher than the beginning of
the Reformation, he furtiier adds his other un^
queftionable Inftance. For,
2dly, yiw.Allen tells u?, Mr. j^z/zV^ faith, ThM
ths Pfalms heh£ tranflated into Frs?jch Metre At the
bepnnin^ of the Reformation^ were ftm^ by all forts
anddegrees of Mcn^ &c. -
Thus you fee, for ail his mighty bluiler agarnft
Dt. Watfon^ yet he hath fully proved his Teilimony
to be tr|e, by a Bifliop of the Ciwrch of
England^ and a learned Minlilerof a Presbyterian
Congregation 5 fpr which I thank him.
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