An Essay on Psalmody ...1775 - Bible - 368 pages |
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Page 5
... use them in his fervice and to his glory . This is our bounden duty . It is the pecu- liar dignity of man , who never acts more nobly , than when he employs the powers bestowed upon him to the praife of the giver . None of them fhould ...
... use them in his fervice and to his glory . This is our bounden duty . It is the pecu- liar dignity of man , who never acts more nobly , than when he employs the powers bestowed upon him to the praife of the giver . None of them fhould ...
Page 7
... use of them , as any way conducive to the finging of his praises with the un- derstanding . I fhall pray and labor for it : May he give his abundant bleffing . One of the first and greateft caufes of neglecting the finging of pfalms ...
... use of them , as any way conducive to the finging of his praises with the un- derstanding . I fhall pray and labor for it : May he give his abundant bleffing . One of the first and greateft caufes of neglecting the finging of pfalms ...
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... uses in nature is the appointed emblem of the Lord Chrift . He is distinguished by this name throughout the old teftament ; and he applied all the paffages to himself in the new , when he declared I am the light of the world " I am not ...
... uses in nature is the appointed emblem of the Lord Chrift . He is distinguished by this name throughout the old teftament ; and he applied all the paffages to himself in the new , when he declared I am the light of the world " I am not ...
Page 39
... use of the pfalms he bestows this bleffing . When they are read and mixed with faith , then they are meditated on with delight , fung with melody , and help to keep the heart warm in its attachment to the beloved Jefus . When they are ...
... use of the pfalms he bestows this bleffing . When they are read and mixed with faith , then they are meditated on with delight , fung with melody , and help to keep the heart warm in its attachment to the beloved Jefus . When they are ...
Page 43
... use of the pfalms in the old testament , and for what end they were then fung in the church . It was to remind believers of the wonderful perfon and of the divine works of the incarnate Jehovah , that they might admire his matchlefs ...
... use of the pfalms in the old testament , and for what end they were then fung in the church . It was to remind believers of the wonderful perfon and of the divine works of the incarnate Jehovah , that they might admire his matchlefs ...
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