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9- of his Book, and io the Comems of that Chapter
he hath thefe very words, ' Proving fing-
* ing of Pfalms a Chriftian Duty from its morality :
So Chat he miift intend that or tjoi^ing^ for it's
the only media n he makes ufe of ( in that place )
to prove it to be a Chriftian Duty.
If therefore oar Brethren will fland by this
fofttion of theirs, an^ prove their praClice to
be i moral DaCy, taught by the li^ht within^ or
2f>ofitiveD^diy^ taught by the. %^f of Scripture,
I will be facisfied.
pQr, 1 woald have all men know, T do not
contend with my Brethren ( whom 1 love and
honour ) without caufe^ but ! do it for the fake
of truth, and to pi^vcnt 2 gradual Apoftacy in
matters of iVoylJoip ^ f^r they have already brought
in this humane Invention of finoing into the Churchy
and joined it with thewor/i/p of God, and where
they will fx their Standard^ as yet we know
not, buc we have reafon to believe they will
proceed further: Becaufe they have told us in
Mr. Ahnh Book, Chap. 6. pag. 89. 'That in
' ma;ny of
the External Modes and Circuniftances
*
of Vivim Worfljtp there is no particular pre-
^fcription. in the IVord -^
but Chrtjitan Churches
'are left at Lihmy in thefe things, to order
'
them fo as they lli'^il judge molt for Edification,
But this I hive fufficiently animadverted upon
in p4^. 55 &c. to which I refer you.
I IhilK clofe all With a brief enquiry into the
Nature oithofe Songs mentioned in the New Tefta-
Tnsnt^ and m what manner it is recorded that the
mofi eminent Servants of God, even the 5a« himlelf,
did offer up their Praifes to him.
Thofe Songs I ftiail ( at prefent ) Cake Notice
of,