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2. l'lic: cltiesl,iork is nor, rcqpcding i t l ~ !a?~;fi!- fiu.3 of using the Book of Ps:dms in s i i~ging God's ],~;~ir;a-ir~r~p tile Psallns lie I:i,;viiil!y ~ i i ! i ~ i!i dirii:~: warship ?-for ILCYC i , l i~ tc i s i l ( j ~ l i s p ~ ~ i ~ ~ : Irut ~ c . : ; I I L . c L ~ : ~ ~ ooii'r o!~lig;itio?~ t o i.xclutli.!i.oui t.11~ . . ~v~. t t~ .s l ; i~~ 01' c i ~ ~ l . :dl so~igs 11(1i, C : I ~ I I ~ , ; ~ I ~ I C . : ! i l l i l l ( : Ik1iilc~.c5i' L'sxi&l~lj+~liLjill~l +i!tir~~alick ~01itt1ific~1 in ij!c jjqok o!' f'~a111is )I(: s,i1112 ii:i ~liyi~i:: \~:t~l.s!iijl ,

I 8- ,: 1 i u tlic' .i:~cluslo~i .ofJ;71!' otlrei. Sonis ?

2. ' I312 ( I L I ( : S L ~ O ~ , so f:tr :I.% t!~is (11. 1 l ~ ! t : :k)li~< - tioil of upi~spired J ~ y ~ l l l l s is ;~ ,o~> ,~~+r l l ed , is ilot respecting fhc purity of its seilii~ne~~la-is t!li! su@jcct n~ntk:~ . of its songs :~grcc:ible to tllc ~r.o:tl of. God:?; or4 rcspeeling thc :~pplic:it.ion ' o f , f,lr~: s&::l& i\c;lrich 'It,. ~an tn ins ; ' to ;scc~t1:11: uses-is. kt 1nli.f~il is;,- sinb.tibem for tlzc: p a ~ p o s c oi; l o ~ r n i r ~ ~ nini~lsie: - \ko>?i I~iit respectjcg t l ~ c . l;~\\rf~~lncss o i ' siq~~ging Ihcsi: ~ S O I ~ ~ S in ili;\~inee iu:c>~..-jlt ip-is i i 1;) K- lh!r to sin~' l1iem. :~s+,ssngs~of~prnisii Lo God ? : 'b Th(:sc t!1$!lg8 Li.ir.rg-isrcir~isr!tl ,~\ve: :1rc ]>r~p;::.ed

7 . '~dal?.fi$c~ir~u:posi.Lion ; :~aqd it is a s i b l ! ~ \ y ~ + ~ .!fJhi!t c$l~.ol.. i!j'l I'kLiiii>s,;~w.,ht .I lei .bg. ~ ~ i l d 111 ~+iyiqig (?ucL'.s l / i '~ / ' ;~ '< ' , LO !It G t;~~i?b ' 6 ~ ~ / , i i ~ 3 j f i ~ . ~ f ' ( I I L o:!) $11 rl;/s. . , I / . . .

\ \ 'P X I ~ ~ I C ~ L ~ . , .# . I :Il. 'l'o.oi-1B~ a li%w :lrguments i n s111iptrt.t oI' tl~:: posji.ic)n lnitl do\\l,l~.; a,ntb

I . \.,Songs, to be~snit.i~blcfor1 t11.e cc1ubt;~t~iai:t nl' 'C;ail'a~l~ralis~,'ht~'~ist be; desdril~tivc, I r o t ol' a i ~ y thin;; I.runl~n, .kill? oC I1:e:divil:a clorp ; for this belc~ncs to t-hc very t'l:li;tirc 01'- i'tic. or(lintl~.lct. oi'

* l>~.:!ikt!: ~% ~::Q!I. t hh t I.ITP.I> \vc~~~?cl.~l ~r:\isc t11 e 1,o IUI 'i'uv 11 is ~~o'shzess; il'nr'l ih1.I liis'\\~nnclerfill \\rnrlw t'n jll,::, ~&iii+{~~.~!l~ r:~ise ! ~ j i l - i ,fi:(..co~*tjitj,y

to his exc~kle~lent gre~t,ness." Ps. I5Q: .)., Sir\\. men, llo\vever gitked, lenrnec$, u ~ c l gotl1)-, c:~ii ncvcl. prcpnre son^ coniwying :~dcclu;ite dl>- s c r i p t i o ~ ~ of i . l~e c l l ~ i ~ l e %lory ; " for , \ \ l i l~~t ~ l l i l l l l;no\\retli the,t.hin$s oaf ii msn , s:t.\li: the spirit of' man which is i n h im :' wc!l so tllc tLl,ing of God Isccl I,y oxln c:111 Ilc iit for the celebriiiiun oi' Jqhuvdl's pr:~ist~. 'l'ilc: l%:~lt~is ui't.ll~: Bililc!, u1i t l l ~ ~ o l ~ l i u r 11:11iil, bc- ing 1)rcp:lr~d hy Go(lb O~~tlniscient Spail"lt, IhrnisI> :t r.orroct rind l"iil1 t-li:scrillbiolr oL't.;io cLiritlc g lory ~ n ~ n e , o l ' i;Ilyc I!sfilms,.jt jt; true, arc i'ull ofcol~l- ~11;pil~ts .:LI:(.~ SLI ] ~ p l i c > ~ i ~ i o ~ ~ s > a ~ i c i 1:11:\lliy 01' t l \e~li ~linlrc 1;1rgc: rr:iit~~iicc to 1.11,. ~!spe~~ic?nci. ill' C;O!!'S pcoplc ; ],,ut,-nll. tbwe cot~iljl:~i~lt.s, su~?pl.ic:it.ions, ' cQ,c., arc i~tlioclucecrl :IS i l iu,sbt*;tti\r(r vt; i;ke #lory of C;oclYs, comg~~s io ! l , of i'lil.is1;;~ , L ; u ~ ~ ' C . I ~ ~ I I ~ S , and 01.: the S11i.riL'~;ywrl-,in til,! i~t~licly~l~.'s,I~(::~ri.. 'I'hc l>s:~l]lls 01: inspiJ;~iiol? ;11:i.. ;&Ill. .(,Icscl:il~l,iv~: 01' 1.11~ glory oS llie IZt,~l:ni\l ; a1111 t,\~c,tlrsc~ril~f.i!irl 01' his :lory, \rriliclj Illey proscnt . e:ln 1 1 ~ s ~.clicfil on ?r:j~.h illf:llliLle carhil1t,y, :IS boi nK $0 ihll :ind bl.ue, tlini. \\J(: can ncircr, I,? t1ti'eri1lg~1.I1~~~1! sorlgs ill tlii: c~r- ' t l i , , : ~ ~ ~ ~ ( : oJ'praise, h ~ s u l t till: r\l!ljc.ety oj'tiiil ]II?:I,\.- cns. It, js c ~ r t , ~ i n , on i.lrt: ~t,Iic.l liaiid, 1,il:rt :uly dcscrijit.iirn ot' tho clivitrr> glory, \ybicl~ Iic gij~pu in :11iy so~rg or cnll~~ci.io~r ol'soll$s. I I I . ~ - ' ~ J : W - &(I by ni:l,n, n-lust,, 01i ;~c.c..~.t~uli, ol' tlic, l i i t r i l c ~ c , l lallowl(lcgc \\lllicl I n.ien, ~ : I S I . t i [ ' .t.lle clec.[,~ t! ~irlgs ,of God, be so nie:lgrc, l ; ~ s ) ~ i ~ , i1nt.l ilcfecti r.(lj : IS;~VI rcnrlcr thcsr: s o n ~ s n l ~ l i t lo a11ng a s :HI ex- ]>i-cssion oi' J c.llo\~all's pl'aisc.. . 2. All songs 01' 11r;iisc ctrr1i1jciset.l by I net3 ] i ~ ~ l r enho)..i.:, :1nc1 n,.lrsb l l n \ ~ c . i1ctia.t~; s i 12cc !d

:: SO tllc si-rvlet: oi" the hyuse of r l ~ e Loau KAS set in ~rcler." a v, 35.

There are oLher songs intelapcwccl ~hrc~rlglicia~, the insph-ecl \rolvme ; s o r ~ ~ e o! \\.11icil Irere ,sullfi to God, up011 t1l.e occirrellcc or SOIII~: es!r:tol:cti- ilary event o~ other, ro wl~icil ~i ley rc l~~te . i311r t11el;e songs arc praentc(l l o us, 01113. it1 councc- tiun \vitll t l ~ c record nf ~ l l c iii.~iurlanl cvl:rr{s to ~ d ~ i c l i they ii:~vc reCcrc,~loc, to co~nl,letc :ultl i l - lustrsllie tlle n;u.n~tiv~,--\rerc o ~ ~ ~ i t , t e t l Ly 111t: ill- spired co~upiler oi' tllc Euul; of l's~xL~ls,--:ln~! were, in l11c t l : ~ y s ~ of ~nspirutiol~, escludltil fro111 the Temple \wordlip. Tllere is, therefbrc., 1 1 , ) divine nlspoi tIt~nunt :ud!lorizi~l~ thc churci~ t , ) c~ailrody HICIII in Itcr ps:ihnocly. y Besides, ti1c:l.c: arc solne S ~ I I L ~ S ~ I I t,l~c- Uoul: u f Psnltni, \~hici l ; ~ : v a l ~ o ~ ~ J I I I I ~ CISC'\Y~I(~I.V ill tltt Biblo; :illtl ?:I, go011 rci~>ou ~ l ' ~ \\rord$llip, I\ t~~c .h is n o t lrlnde s u 113' di\ill(: : i l ,poinh~l~~nl, ~c~vcitlctl i r ~ t l ~ t * tvcrr(l r~l'(;o11. .. 1 7 , \.;ljll (lo t]:cy \ \ v ) I s I I I \ ~ t r l l : , l~.: i( : l~ii~< l;\t. tltbc1y1)jp~ t,]lC ccj~j ;~ ~ ~ l : ~ l , l ~ l l ~ l ~ l l l ~ ~ (I!. 1 l l ~ : I l :' ll:\i , l . 1;: !).

Since, 111~1, t!j(. flil~lf: silo\\.:, di\liiic : I I : ~ ) O ~ I I L - -- - -

lllent for the u& of the book oi' ~ - " W L ~ I ~ I S in singing God's praise, nnd clocs not show : ~ n y rli- vine qpojn tment f o ~ a sintil3r l i sp of ~ o n q s not colltained in the book of P ~ ~ ~ l m s , the ~~onclnsion is unn\7oidnbIe, that t l ~ e book of PsaIms is qi=ivcn to the chttrch to col~siitutv !icr \\,hole ps:~ln~i\r\y. It reludius

1TT. To %n&\vcr soiuc. r j C t,he illost ll;.or\: inc\ut. ol~jcctions to this doctriuc. I t is oL?~PPL('!&

1. " Thdt tI?c singillg of uilins 3ircd colnl~osi-

\\fold of Ciod." 'I tioil, in cli~ine~\\~orshili, is 1101 fbr >i(ld(%ll i n t lw

.lji!szoer.-Neither nrc wc forbiddell i o o b s e r ~ e scTren sncrnmcnts. I n dctpr~uining \~llelllri. or not this ,or tlint p n r l i c t ~ l ~ r service slloulcl, bc mndc a 816% of God's \e?ysh ip, the abs~ncc hi t l i - vinc nppuii~t11~11t :~mo~unts, in :ill cttsea, to IL p r~hibi t ion,~

2: "Thnt ~op (1 men 11:~vc colul)osrrl llyn~n.: to.ke usell iil' dii-inr \vorsl~ip, nnd sing hyrn?is 01; Illll~~nll ~ ~ o l l l ~ ~ o s l l ~ ~ ~ . "

knb~qe,..--l. 'Ylie best of 1 1 1 ~ 1 nie 1i:ll)lc to 1111 things \\.l\icll wi!l dishoilc)~ f;ocl, and il!i\~).~t tlltt church. 2. T1ir;rc ;Ire Infin;\. zaocl n ~ ~ 1 1 wllo \\~\lo~il~l not Zttrp,. eitll-br to comfiose n song to sung iil tliyine ~vorship, or to olr'cr to Gat1 :i'song c o ~ ~ ~ ~ o i c c l by ~ : I I \ .

3. " T11:tt those who use human ~ ~ s ~ I I I I I D L ~ ) ' . : ~ ~ e ' 1 ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ u l n e r o a s t l~nll 'those 11r11o use ouly CII rt bool; of' l ' sdl~a~ in singi~lg Cod's (~rxisrl."

dns~on..-1. It x~~ns not :~daztys so ; :\nd i l r ? time ilin$ j 'pl con?&, when it \vill ceniie ro li,* 5~1. 2. The m u l t i t ~ ~ d e w e ~t'ot akoa?ls--nor have 1lli.y Ilitl~crln c*onlnlonl?/ been t iyht , in nmtters of Qitll

n- i t , , ... 7 , 5,q ..:! Idni Li~erc, js, .in lllc s;:\;. ~cst ; i lncl~i ,

"!ltll(yi,v lbr +isgi~e.sop$s mj11pjsed lop n~~n: : ' fl1.d: \ \ . L ' ~ : ! ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ J I ' C I ~ to jllc that ~ b y i ~ f ' i "11d his dirc[gl$;$\y~'> :I l i j ln i l . h.l\tl. 26: ( i ,

A ' N ~ ~ ~ J - ~ J . I.e$- i& br ~,r.o\led: ~ l i : ~ l 8 . . t J ~ ~ , h g ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ , F U ~ ~ K " ? our fiqv~oyl; iq)5\, I? ii~sripJes, jynr dot . .

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onc or more of the Psi~lms of Dnuid. It is snp- posed by the best comn~entt+t,ors~ to h;xVc becn the grcut 11011e1, collsisting of tho Pslllllls frola1 the 113th to the 113th inclusive. 2. Our S:l- viow W:IS better clu~lificd, ~ind hncl n Iretter 1,igIlt to colilpose hymns than Dr. WetLs, J olln IYcsley, Philip Doc\clridge, kc.

Second: I t js nrgucd that Pnul elljtrins t h r : use uf uninspirecl. psalmody ivhen l ~ e ~ s a y s , 'Coi . 5 : 16, " Lct the iirorcl of Christ dwell in yuu richly in a11 \vjsdo111 ; teacl~ing and adnbonisi~- ing one ;~nothcr in psalms iind hymns t1~1drjpir- i~11d sungs, singing with gate in y o l r h t n l ts to the Lord." Some argue lion1 the first c lnn~c o l tllc verse, " Let the ~vorcl of Christ dwell in yon ricllly .in :dl \visdoll~; ?' cspluining tl1e.l:111.:xsej '' tlre \vor~l of Cllrist," to nle:Ln either the? \\~l~r,lc I3iLlr, or ~ l r e Wem 'I'estament; : ~ n d :~llegi~ig tll:~t l l l c nl~ustle enjoins the Itse of songs ~ R I \ \ ' I I I ' l . ~ r l l ~ tlte \\rliole wurcl of God, nr.frc,m the Xe\v 'Cesl:~- ~ n c n t i n ~i:~rticuiur. ' k a4qll.li;-ujc',:--l. Let it I J C provecl tlmt this csprcssion illcans either the :yhale EiLle, or t.he New Tcskxment, t~ncl rlol silliplj?, t l ~ c p r i ~ l c i p l ~ s of'tlle gospel. 2. 1,cbL it bc provacl tLab thc Apostole enjoins upou t h e ch~~rc l l , to# ko~ompost: songs, ilr;t\vil~g the 111iittev uf thorn Sroln w!lnt hc tlcnomiunlrs " the w o n \ oZ W1Iist.". - ,

Otllcrs reason f ~ o n l the use or the three lenns, L~ps:xlms.:~i~il hymns ancl spiri tud songs;:: i~d I I:(? 1;rttcr dnuse of the versc. A,n~ioet.:-rl. KCJ gvotl reason jc:~11. be nssiguecl, 7~1i)!: m y one uf .llr I. p>:~lms of inspiratiol~ ~ n i g l ~ t not, in referenct: 1 , ~ dii-l'erent aspccts under \\lllicll i t may be vicl\rccl, hc di:~~cilnilbterl a " lssnrlm, I lp~nn. :lnd slii 1. i t t1t l l

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song.'> Sac11 s use of l:tnguage is not uncom- mon. Gocl says, Ex. 34 : 7 , '' forgi~ing iiaiq7~jt?y and tru.' iz-~yue~irn :rnd si'ri.': 2. If these three terms designace three clistinct kinds of clevotion- a1 poetry, let i t be 11ro\~ed $)at the look of Psalms cloes not cornprise songs of ti:esc: i1li.c~ cliffercnt kinds. 3. The Jews appliud tlic terms padins, Ilymns, 2nd songs, indis~riminnt~ely to the 'Book o!:Psnlnls.-See .Josephus, Philo, Bc. ; and the s:linc may I~nve been doue by Paul :I]? cl

' the l~rimitive cl~ristims. 4. I n the Septu,~gil~t, wllich wns the translation 01 the Old TestSrilncnf in use i n the days of Paul, some of the psalnls are, i n their titles, designated psahws-a psnlm ; others, ode-a song ; n n ~ l o t l ~ e ~ s , alleluia; \vhicli Inst is n ltrord borrowecl li-o~u the Hcbre~r, rz11c1 when used :IS a noun in the Greeli lnngu:+ge, is equivaf ent to ltz~~nanos-n hpnln. Tt'hy m:~y urc not suppose the Apostlc has :tllusion, in t l~ i s verse, to these three terms usecl in the S c p ~ n ; ~ - gint version, 3s titles of cliffcrc:~it psalins 'Z '

TILi7.d: It is inferred from 1 (:or. 14 : 26. t ll:~t the Corinthisns brougllt to their nssenll~lios psnlins composecl by tl~emscl.vcs, under:n supi,cl*- natural impulse ol' the Spirit, nl-icl of course, nol contailled in tlte book oi'l'sahns. ~$~zs-lcer..-l~cl it be p.r.oz;ed thnt the Psahus, by Qlle ullsc:lso~;- d11c ~~t tc rnncc of ~ \ ~ h i c h tlicy clisturbecl their in- semLlies, nrew composed Ly then~selves uncler tbn inlpulsc ofthe Spirit. and not selected* from -the Book of lPs :~h~s . j- . I .

6. " l'hat the Boolc of ~l%:~Irns is lnnrcl to -1un- clersb~ncl.'~ _ I I , < ~,

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rl.ns-wer.--1. I f there nl-e sonle Ps,S$~ges i l l ' t h ~ Psalms hzrd to'nndei-stand, so are their: in 'the otlxr scriptures.-2 Pet. 3 : 16. 2. I t . is no hurcler to underst,znd the Psnlnls i\.hen we sing illel11 tllall when we r e d them. 3. The more we use them, the better me wili undeist!ald them. 4. Tlfe harc n 11etter'opportunlSty of lunclcrstnncl- - ing thcbm t1ln1-t~ Old Teshnlci~t ~ ' r 'o~-s l~ i~~l~crs Ili\d ; :nn(l nre are sure the 13006 of Psalius' w:~s th t . i~ pJ:~Ilnody. 5. 1f we are uni~blc to unclcrstnnrl the Psnlma, inucll less nrc \vc : ~ b e o coin ~ o s r

b !> > I , ' , 1 songs .swhich \\rill s u ~ p l y ' t l ~ e i ~ , j1:tcc. (?. I f pny

man does not understand thcl snlrn$, '.leL Iliin, iii~dei- the direction of their divine .4u'i11Yoi c ~ i - dc:~vol: to ascertain their meaning. " 7. l'lle

i Psnlms'arc 1104, i n genernl, hard %3 undcil:slbi{(i. Tlicre is, incleed, an uni~:~tl~omr~ble itel5lI1 ~f

t meaning in thein ; but no man fincls ̂ fttiilt wil1-t a xvell on account of its depth, if the w:liel: riqrs i to the sui-fjce. There can be more divinc'ti(iik?), :x1nc1 truc devotional sentiment foulid c)n ih~ 'verv 1 face of the inspire~1 P~nlhis, t l ~ a n ~ r ; ~ n be 01)tiiili- I" I til from tIlosc \\ihicli are uninspjr{>cl; \ r l~cn~tl i 'b j~ are wqrn tlir?nclbue. I , , i * I 7. " Th:~t the Psalills nre no1 i~clapted ~o*c\\r I Tcstn~nent \)!orship." 1

8.(?swm.-?. God nevcr cl):unges, and of -oursc 5' i his prnisc is d ~ v a y s t h d snme:* 2. rPl~k hjY+t.i~ I qf -Qorl was better able, in %llc anys o'f Qn\.id{'tio pccpare songs suited to N r w Tcst;~mcnil ~ ~ o ~ u l l i p ,

t l ~ i l f i rncn 21rc 'now.'. 3. Tlle pA:~lilis (+ei.3;'- wliere s3e:llc 'most cle:u.ly of Christ' :t~?cl hisi&-Te- (1i;Ltorid \\fori

3 6 the. &pp8t&@, ,copi~l;lsly quoligd i n il!ustratipn of &e,vr'%y pcS6tiQaJion. 4 ,.I. TJiey vake issrcf- $re~ce,to tllc ];~ytc;ulial.ilies uf thr! d d dispq7aa- t;w, tb&p ~.qa;li~?~oo& qft.l~e jYe\y rc-sGi.rne-12; Liu. -1 5, 31.

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ority, the devout worshipper will mr- "-give unto the Lonn t.8e glory due

e m r n b l y of h is saints wpet Psalms do ye raise.

- . and ti, Bim'praises sing : IRt all, tliat Zion's children are,'

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Tllc nuthoq, in Ilk "Reqly ,to Morton," pp. 103,104, remarks s l on this point t % as . follo\irs :-

I ' ' " >fore tI,!n 66 bf t h e e kongs&. jir their t$$ iuscribelt < T o t l ~ e Chitif 91iisiciS1~,~ ond lll:ln~r'of il&~#ic.~irl 'and'b~~qy'!'\ st:rtd \\.orsl~~p. "

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' , , ?JOT& B.-~>A~J":I~):"J , , ' ,O;~~t)is $pint'u;e fin?, thes$!lowi1!g in , Re-

ply to, bfortdl~," p. 106,:- '. .I I ,'( 1 ! I " I f nny thing is \r.8lting~lo sho\v!thpt t1:e Pqok of Wnl"~s

"\T~IY given foryl~e syccific end of being em'ployed in singing God's prnise, it mz~y:be fonnill?in tllec cbtimund. ~ i v b n by llmckiah to' tlid ~ e v i t & , . 2 Clrrou."LO~:' 80. '~;YSdreovc.r T1e~cl;iz;h tire king nnd tlrc princes comm~mdeh-tl!d I;evi@s to sine pni iy urto tilt Lonu iviih the ivordn of Davitl, zl~irl ofzAs$i,li ,Ilte, S d r . ' Tl!e "pl~rnse, ~tl1V5vo~ds or Di~vid tin& of &s:~pli~ tpc Seer,' ~n ' th is pama c,~eridentl~,~mertns

,me tl,ingislliel~ is w1nliinn1.v a%orstt&l, ib malern

times, bv the Psalms of Dxvid, viz.: iile Book of T J ~ ~ l m s . And thbt the use of $9 3agk-d fiahl-a in singing 1;oti's praise I ~ S 3 ermanenk4xtrf12 lhnt rcfortn:ttio~~, is pl:litl from the i~ is :iddda I,. :p Leer1 dcsigncd':~s 3 ;jys[cu~ ~r ~ ~ r . ~ y c r , io LC' 1194 by God's people in cspi;=i~~:. tl~eir \VI~II~S; tlxcy Itsve noL ever1 bet11

, eullectccl ill10 :I s~p i l :~ i e book, qs ale psnlins I I : L ~ ~ , bul : I L ~ inrurspc~+ed,tbrou;.l~qut t l ~ c s:tcred volnu~e, : I I I ~ fol111d ~n1.v in qon~lec~iou \ii,tb the recpid pf I~i~tclrictd fitcts lo w11iel1 tllcs 11:1\.c 1 c.[ert11cc.

Besicla, our prxycls : ~ r i dcs-~.ipii) F Xf pu~yclucs, on! 01\11 sins, necrsities, rind desilcs;'\rl~i!c oar praises :~rc, dl. oogl~t to be, tlescriptive of God,--his i ~ c i r ~ t t i o ~ ~ s , l)aq)osh, :~nd ~iorlis. Now if we.ure n41e to give some descriptio~~ of ou~ucli.es, it dA3s not 'followrhnt! wc':~rc C ~ I I I L I I ~ C O I I I ~ ~ ? - icut to ,describe ' , I ~ c :in\:isiblo God ;' or, in ollie~:\yortls, th:lL if we h ' i i c;np:1Llc of fmmi t l~ gop,cl, prityelu, ivs ;qc equally c:~p:tblq of co~nposirlg s~iit,hle'so~~g$ of pmii~. , I i is itrue, \\.e nrc'to> adore God, \yl~en ~ 6 ' hl,yre~3i~,.;ing ro 11im 0111. clesireu. A I I ~ ii'h 111:\11, wl?ileIrowbd nt tlio'tltryc of gl:icc, \rcIe to bpeoct tld' ji3idLc tinic in hdbl::f~i~~ri Ire \voold not 11nve 111ny.ed 'a t i l l . '13esitlcs, tlti; ii&o$~tibn wit11 \\.l~ic.li. olrr prayers stlo1rl~3 be :26~0111 ~~IIIIcCI, is

glory ; apd In t h b qwc, iu he sllo\ving fort11 -of the g l o y of hi5 Tercy, m ~ n ,.mion, and bounty.

Again oiir m&itioncrhicil rre &e u, dscribc in pr;n- a,-= :iirrays d ~ w g i n g ; and, tllerrfore, one 5c-t of pniyuls would not : I ~ \ V I L Y ~ e q r m oar nc-resitis : but God is nl- w i ~ p tge mmc; nnd itierdfore the s:lmc soup :,re .~l\rnys descriptivl' of Jiis glo j , - & d suiral>le for liis pr:~is:.

Wl~etlier the a%ow considerations do 1101 :Irgue SIIC!I :L disqimilnrity rtrlil dispaiity, between tlic ordinances of f rd se mil p ~ q ~ r , as to rnake it unre.uon:ible ro infer the awfulness of using unins ired con~poaition in singing Go~l',

prziise, fro111 i ~ e ; , l l o w e ~ la\rfiilucss of iramiirg o w ~ I Y I I pnlyers, I leave ro the judgmeut of' the wllecli~g ~ c ~ ~ t l e ~ . "

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. c 7 , , NOTE E.-Px\~~ 1'4. The &ument, dbriierl' from this p s s n g e ,

,( Col. 3 : 16: )'for the use of n human; p s a l n ~ o d ~ , is answerc'd $lore fully 4y , t l ~ uutl~or, on 11. 102 of ,the " Reply, kc!," where tlle following 1:111- guslge is, used :- , - , , I . r 5 , ,

( 1 % i t r , ' ( 8 1 Dr. .4d:rm Cl:~rk{, * : I I~CIS tllc ] ) i ~ n c t ~ ~ . ~ t i a l ~ . ~ > l ~ll i* Gerse,,so as to mnkc it r e d &IIS:--' LcL tlic w ~ r d c ~ f CIlri.,t dryell in you I-ichly ; in all wistlom, tc:~cl~ing :lud :~dmoi~- iql~i,ng one another; i n psalms, and l~y~iins, :~nd spildlur~l aoi16; singing \\rithgrace your Iieaik LO the Lo~d! ~ l ~ i i l ' i f % ~ l ~ i s 1~e.tlle true reading of t l ~ c test, i t subverts ; ~ t orlcc, 'idr tlie,:~~gun~enls fof the us? of 1111' mninspircd ps:tI~nod!., fqu~xrled upon any, pyticul:rr expl.u~ation of the pIlr;~&, ' tlle word of Cllris~:

, ' For-nly o ~ ~ ~ i p$t, 1,seg: no necmity for adoptillg Dr. Clarke's suggestion. Tjiere i s 11 pnflel paswe, Epll. 5 : 1% 19,, ' bs liUgd ~r:i~Ir tile. spirii; s p a ~ l c i ~ ~ g to youhelvcs , . 2q:lisalms nnii~icil)lcs of t!le gosl~el.'

:\g.iin : tile \;old tnii~slalcd (one nnothc.r,' in tlio Inltt'r l):~s:ige, is t l ~ c s.Inie which is rrsnslntrd 'yourscl\~c;,' ill h e Ibr~r~cr ; :inti it is Ijelic\.ed tllr~t 110 gooil rclwon can lrc assigned \rliy it sl~ould not be so rcl~deietl I~ere ; lliuq, ' t c l c l~h~g nud :uln1on#iing yourselves,' &c. KO\\., tendl- i i ~ g :ind admonishing ouisel\.es, iu the psalms nnd 11ymns :~ud spiritutrd songs contained in the Book of I's.~ln~s, IIiiIy very \re11 be c~ijuined :IS n means 01 bringing our l~e t~ r i s lnorc and more undcr the power of Ll~e gospel ; and :ilso as an e\,idcncc or our Iiaving done so. If Ll~cse obser~ntioi~s bc ire11 fb r~nd~d , the plain i~nport of the iipostolic 111~11nc- tion is illis :-Cllcrisl~ in your henrrs the pr1ociplt5 of t l ~ c gospel, and ns a lnealis of obhining this end, tu~cl :IL t h ~ ! smile tirue as nu evidence L1l:lt you 11c~\.o this object before you, be 1nlic11 employed in singing Gorl's praise, in ps:lLi~s >nd Iiynln, iintl s!~iritual songs; d \ r :~ys l>crrornling t l~ i s cluty in sue11 :i iilnnner as to teaell :rnd adn~onisl~ youlsel\~cs, i. e., prunwtquur o\iFn growll~ in I;no\vlcdpe 111ltl 110li1lcss ; sjnginx, nut ivi~I1 .tl~e voice onl!., but c~lso wit11 i l ~ e lieart,; and n~:d

I notice this %rg~rfleut, . . . bemuic it is a popular om, and one very like!y to 11nve weight with tlrose wlm a l e guided by sound rrthr. than aene~.

I t is no nnconmon thing to apply LO one riling rwo or three dillercnr, iiiincs.; for exauiple, Ex. 34: 7, Aforgivi~hg h i q u i f y and tra~13~rrm'on and sin? Tl~erc is, d:ai, no re.1- son, far :IS %lie mere use of the terms is concerned, I~-!IF any one of the I'snlms of David may uot, u~lder difl&rcnt aspects, be viewwi as n ps:rlm, n hymn, :~nd n spiritti,ll sung.

AgGo t if it %.ere ccrhin that t h a e t h e e lcr~us am ustui by the Apostle ro point out rhrec several Idnds of s:lcrccl songs, p ~ ~ n g , respectively, their disri~ictivc lJl.G!>e?li~~, itl-6inains to be proved tlint songs of lhese three diflcl.eni kind8 are not contained in the Book of I's:~lms. AIIC!, in this conoeeliou, i t niay be reninrked, tli:~t in ~ h c IleLrcw XibI~;tbc Booli of Psalms is en~itled I~Uimn, whicl~, :iccorcl- ing to the bmt authorities; signiiics 9 lymns ; solnc G F ~ l i a ps;rln~3 are in their titles called n~irmol-s ps:i1111, n l:ile o t l ~ e r ~ :we sglerj 6hit.-.-:1 song. I n the Cirrcl; rr.l~~sl:~lion used by the Aposlles, some of the ps:rl~ns bear the ~ i ~ l c of psdnws-a ps:s:hm ; others, ode-% song ; tuncl o ~ l ~ c r s , wl~icli for tile most part 11ave no title in tile &brew, 11ave ill his tmnsl:rtion.thc title ulleluio, w11icl1 is a Ilebiew lrrortl n C L ! I ~ mlne dcriv:~Gon wit11 te1~21im :~nd is l~early, if 11or l>rcciscly cqi~iraler~t ro tlie Greel; word IL~~IL~LOS,-.~ II~I:!II . TO I I L ~ \lrorrl, songs in the test before ns, is prefisd the cpi~l~c i s p b - i t d , LO distiuguisli the s o n p referret1 to Con1 S I I G ~ L songs :w vvcre profnne, Iicenlior~s, or e\.cn secul;ir. The otllc~, two terms,'pul,r~ and liyntn, rlid uot necd to $be so q~~f~lified, since the terms tl~emselves were not cu~>~fiionly nnd cmtood I J ~ Jt.\r, Chris tinn, or P:lgnii, in n sense'so c o ~ i - prel~ensive ns 'toaiodude any b ~ i t song8 usetl in religiol~s \s,oi%l~ip. : 1

Fnrll~er : wl~co we consider t l~e t tlle iiist conuerts to Christianity were from mnong the Jervs; tlint most of lire preachers df l':~uYs time 11ltd bccn brought np in t l ~ e Jewia!l religia~l; ant1 t l lnt in order t~ bring cven I':~.ing to cni- br:ice t l ~ r gospel, it \r.as,ne%ary $0 nialtc large refycncc (O . I B I C ~ S ~ I I: i$:~~r,v, ~varst~il), :~nd customs ; wc will be fbl.ecd 10 coneltitle t l l i ~ i Paul, .in ir.iting to the.Colossi:lns, rcspccL- in% i l ~ e 1?3013 af Psalms;-would bewell und~~stoocl, in. 1l1e ~;sc~nf.~r~~isli~~l~mseology.~ ihTo\G; we know tlla~4tl1c.l'shbns

o i Dnvid are called h!rn~ns by Philo d i e Jew, ( Dc hfutrtt. NOIII. 1' lOG2 et a].) : that J O S P ~ ~ I I S crlllg them s o n 3 n~id liyruus, ( Ant. Lib. 7, C:q. 12, sw. 3. ) : nlidi tlmt 11iey :ire &tyld,spngs by the $on of Sirach, ( Ecqlus. 47: S.) And vik ue s u ~ c h u t bjl, Je~vs , and CC111-istiaos the?, :IS 1)0\r, cctlled F ~ W ~ J I S & ~ I % ~

The r ~ d e r , .&ing all )hew ilxjugs into coiwidpl.;xtiu~l, y,i\l,qecide for hjtnself ~ v l ~ e l l ~ e r or ]rot tho use of (he tllrce ter~ns, pmlms, l ~ ~ h n s , and spirit~i~rl songs, iu this :lpcistolic i~~junction, :bntliorizcs the - use I o i :ill uninspired ps:rli~~otly."

NOTE Fa--PAGE 14. On t h i s l~nssage, (1 Cor. 14: 26, ) thc:~uthor

remarks ( " Reply, &c.," p. 109, ) thus :- "The disorder ,hcre +reproved \~~us. silni1:cr to ~11:lt

whicll is so common in some :~ssemblies, in cert:~in e ] ~ l ? ~ J I ~ , in 1~404ep Iin~es, here yoil ,nwy lie:?. one b r two.eshortin~, three or four pn~ying, ~ i n l i n c!oze11 singing, nnd no inconsiclernble 'no~nber- sllonting,--~IH @t,:tl]e isa3ne .time.!. . . ' . ., Bor luy o w p:u t, 1 acbowled nlylater innliiiby to see wr-lry tlrc pwsqnq. lo w h o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ u ' ~ ~ ~ ~ l r ' e s s e c I dlir rc rot$ rouldf i lp~ L q :IS likslg to break m 11po11 tlie goo&orfer f . t l ieir . puWic mcctinng, by the unscnsonqble uttcranqe qf, +,ps:~lm.,i~~l;en fi-om %c Old Tesm~e l l t colll-ction, by.ulit~?nely reciting one, {In- d e 1 3 ~ ~ superqnlurd impnlge of 111~ Spirit."

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': kcT~. F,~P+GES. 15and . 1 G . , , a On '$.ge >lil~:'ofi. the 'CReply ," , . the autllor

i\!ic, 1% $i;iit$:o%vi$$s%rb r@iit$'tiny &ument, thni n i d - J$~$&I 'df'$dngiJ .ihi?e$in' mil Tesihn1ent Citnes, was ndc:

$ate to'ihe dx'xpre&i'on of tlre $-&scfbf God, m!;not now bc 3efeetivc it4 ;I s~rste~ii of p sn l~nod~ ; sinL&thEbgIory dl' 5c- liornh is tire 6:lino ycs~d~dny,:ta-daY, nnd,for ever. Let it be remembered, too, tl~at,&re 111~ colnpletion of tlie&ook ~f Psalms, God 11ns neither prcpared'foi ns, nor hidllen ns ~)rel,iu.e for onr6eIv&, h;ltli~ionnl-'sbn~s of pr~~ise."

shadowy but subs&tial,--not a crmnl,orJinance, but a constituent element of God's spiritual%oml~i~. d n d w11:it- YY e m t &wcplyg. .hqe ,upn hupq$iw, iccan !\ever i.i&kT c k ~ t h e bin&ng xutliorlty of the y-$~l!$iiv@ ~ g $ ~ p p - poinnnents of the Lord Jeliovnl~." - - t

"Tt'miy be 'wvted without, fmr of successful contr* diction 'thhsS d k e i tkll in.dl it.retsing the mmning,,spiri.t, kf&%n$igY inalj69, +nil &t&ih1ity $f t11e Hebrew pss l~ls l ns-fittlg i$$sir?d:is'ilo+i1le,hrds'~.~~nslstion. And eveti iF't11k .&bghg.of thecPmlms in $ipme '~yo-mhi~, were left o'~it '&fvi~~wi i\ wokld'be ,difficult to tell'whcther the world w6.ui.41' suvtni i j ~Lo're:injtjry, in t l ~ c Idp of the Scotclt Met- ?hl' i;e$ion:or in the lqss , of' the"pj.ose tmnsl~tiqn. 111- d+d;:~f,tlle'f$mer -rvei%,tr$$$ ~ccojding Lo ih$erits, it iv'pWd vejnierted s7Jb'$y"q$e wit11 tlie littsr, In every %%glipl1'Pi61c.. . I t % fregy g r p ~ t c d thilt the Qcotcl4 vcr- Lipti of:the Ps$lrps $ubt )erj&t; biit tile s&nc tlii,ng is true iif 6~1r ni03 i t d tn i i$b l~%b~l i e~ i m n d ~ t i o b bf t)rcJI%ble : botl~.b$r~'be correctd nGd ztinended q d exeq supem&d b9 trrinslatior~s still.'&ore excellent. : ' ~ u t nd a~:~uilierit is nekded t i prove' t lpt the DQO$' .~~

~ q ~ l r i , s ~ in Rlusels vknion; EP tl;e word of ~ o * d ' ; ; i $ ~ ~ & ? p ~ i to ebcky'render t l~e 'knn~e int'6rnal bvidenc'e of its Jiyin'e

T i the Biblc dbes in t11e common Enelis11 turnsla- ti&'; any ~n:q i of sound miid can,see it, nn8 ,it mould not 6c;too niuc11 to $ssezf that affy man; 1410 l ~ n s an g r c e at all; will, upb< i"ipection oT:t~~e P ~ ~ J J I I S ofbavi$in ~ q ~ r c , clis'cqn t l ~ e u ~ i n 'be the laugunge of, the Holy Glibst, :s ~&&dily and :LY certainly A' ii 'mnn of.hcnlthy pnlnie {\.ill nsqert3,in by tasting an apple ~vget l~er ii 'be sweet or sory. "*tiCRZr all, this whole disp~ite nbot~t I io~ise '~ sckioll of the Psilmij lins nothing to doPwith thc g!leat'quejtio'n' ill, dii; fh'te, foYJthe:question is not+,h'ould lye sin$ Ro)lsers ver- psi)>? +ut;'sl\ould we sin"onl'jr ilie BooF of Psalms? " I f ' i w h $ ~ - b s c o ? d metrienf,veraion of l l ~ c Ps:i!~nns eom~~orcd

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11) die Spirit, orrno~vcrslon~of rhen~ s t all; oll$c.k~n&e.son w l ~ y ;vye.sl~onld sin,o*PsLZ11m~~01nl>~3edl byhlnlen. -G&kh&e ~vho &ink that ,f !Rouse$-as t l l q a h cat~tt~nptttously style the ,%okIt Metrical version,is11oii31~~lnti01~0F~Chd 1&3&, 1wep:rrc a t rm!at io~l ofitllml; &if they think it ' is a' ba$ t~-~i~

p i o G Jews s u n ~ . @ ~ m T ~ ~ d i s . d i i , 1 e s ns52 them in Christ's o,r-in p r e s e n ~ e ~ t h e y were use< ~.n the a11o~(qIis churche~: .! p@d;*M~r'tmir&ii61Y Idlesi.edCth8 usel 61 the book of ~sn'lm,, for the support of vital gorlIinesiun every.&6ceeding~pciiod : it is to be used iu public a n d private worship, until t t e e11d

-of dSYG:x'-Z)i-:,,X~L&di "'B~$.i,&d+im~ Q: 150. ., ,,,, , .:..,. . - 1 t . - 1 . :z,-. b 3 1 1 ~ ** L :!I *d- x!> -> , ,. _I _i '..%rgifi -n 'b'Fd %l&i +a?. q$jbinSif'u%her the Old Testa- f? "8 p.,- rmehtzz4$ %y)&ftr'or t h ' i - p r d i w t$rs%iij gf GO^; and it is dis-

.tirigtis%'ed.frbrn' &reli;oninl'