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becaufe he faitb^ thefe things ought to be ordered
by the mutual agreement of at leaf!:
the major part of the feveral members of ii-
And if he ihall extend the power of Difcipline
further, yet it mult terminate in the »7^/or part
©fall the Brethren at a Church-meeting/
But how dorh Mr. Men prove this >
Why, he tells us in the fo^nh place, 'That
'tis the duty of all the Members of a Religi.
ous Afiembly to (ing
^
the Praifes of God, and
that with conjoined Voices. I perceive one
Error being granted, more will follow after
|or upon this he Infers, * It is neceffiry, to the
end that this may be done decently and in
order, that fome general rule (hould be agreed
upon, according to which each may fo order
their voice, as
,
that the whole Afiembly may ling
^harmonioufly and without confuilon. It feews
he IS confcious to himfelf there is none of this
appointed by Chrift, he hath took no care to
prevent Confuilon in his Church about finging,
but hath Mt the matter to be determined b?
Mr. ^Ilen, and the major part of his Congregati-.
on, as they m their great wifdoms fhall think fit.
But what is this general Rule that they have
agreed upon?
His^anfwer is, ' Now fuch a general Rule
MS, that which is ufually called a Tune, which
therefore is riecelfary
; to the orderly performance
of this duty.
But how can a Tune be a general Rule ? lie
jught to explain himfelf in his next.
But pray Qblerve, Tirft, He tells us 'tis the
j-^urches liberty fo to do ^ then if they had not
loiis itjthey fc^d mt finned, and then the
omit*