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A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody: Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church. — John Shaqi

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A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody: Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church.

Name: A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody: Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church.
Author: Watts, Isaac

Watts, Isaac

Psalmody

In order to trace out the Matter or Subject of religious Singing, let
us collect into one View the chief Texts of the New Testament where
this Worship is mention'd, and afterwards see what Arguments may be
deduced from thence, to prove, that 'tis proper to use Spiritual Songs
of humane Composure, as well as the Psalms of _David_ or the Words of
other Songs recorded in Scripture.

The most considerable Texts are these; _Mat._ 26. 30. & _Mark_ 14. 26.
relate, that our blessed Lord and his Disciples _sung an Hymn_. Acts
16. 25. _Paul and Silas prayed and sung Praises unto God._ 1 Cor. 14.
15. _I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the
Understanding also._ Ver. 26. _Every one of you hath a Psalm._ Eph._ 5.
19, 20. _Speaking to your selves in Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual
Songs; singing and making Melody in your Hearts to the Lord, giving
Thanks always for all things to God and the Father, in the Name of
{235} our Lord Jesus Christ_.  Col 3. 16, 17.  _Let the Word of Christ
dwell in you richly, in all Wisdom teaching and admonishing one another
in Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs; singing with Grace in your
Hearts to the Lord: And whatsoever ye do in Word or in Deed, do all in
the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving Thanks to God and the Father by
him._ Jam. 5.  13. _Is any among you afflicted, let him pray: Is any
merry, let him sing Psalms_. Rev. 5. 9. _And they sing a new Song,
saying, Thou art worthy to take the Book and to open the Seals thereof,
for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy Blood_. Rev. 14.
3. _And they sung as it were a new Song before the Throne_. Rev. 15. 3.
_And they sing the Song of Moses, the Servant of God, and the Song of
the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy Works_, &c. To all these
I might add Acts 4. 24, &c. Where it is suppos'd the Disciples met
together and sung; for _they lift up their Voice to God with one
accord, and said, Lord! thou art our God, which hast made Heaven and
Earth, and the Sea, and all that in them is: Who by the Mouth of thy
Servant David hast said, Why did the Heathen rage, and the People
imagine a vain thing. The Kings of the Earth stood up, and the Rulers
were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of
a Truth, against thy holy Child Jesus whom thou hast anointed, both
Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the People of Israel,
were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy Hand and thy Counsel
determined before to be done, &c.

A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody: Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church.

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