Historical Notices Of Psalmody

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Download or read book Notice of Baird's Inquiry, and Examination on the Subject of Psalmody (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notice of Baird's "Inquiry, and Examination" On the Subject of Psalmody Tables, a chronological one of Scripture songs, but which refers, likewise to all the expressions of praise, whether by song or otherwise, and to the mention of musical instruments, which came be fore the author'; the second table is a catalogue of Scripture names, nineteen in all, . The countries to which they belonged, and a doubtful and de fective explanation of their meaning Brom them, by a logical process, somewhat new, indeed, but the weight and correctness of which, I. Am unable to perceive, he proposes to establish his position. Thus, im'proof of it, he adduces the songof the angels, .at the laying of the corner stone of the earth, before Adam was created, Job. 7. His next proof is taken from Tuba], a descendant of Cain, having invented'the' harp and the organ, Gen. And in Laban, no very good man either, he finds a witness, for he talked of his mirtl1, his songs, his tabret, and h1s harp. Gen. 31 In this period he places the book of Job; and from the'whole, for this is all that his chronology furnishes as applicable to the ages be fore Moses, he deems the proof very satisfactory. Iuq. P. 166. You, sir, may be disposed to think that the song of angels, before man was made, before he had fallen, and before a Saviour was revealed, could teach us very little about an evangelical psalmody; and surely the fact of angels praising God, can decide nothing in favour of human psalmody, in the stated worship - of the church. Nor will the fact that Tubal, an excommunicate from the fam ily of God, invented the. Harp and the organ, ap pear to you sufficient evidence, that songs of hu man composition were employed in the worship of the church at that early day. Laban's mirth, and songs, and tabret, and harp, will go, I should436 Notice ofbazhrd 3 'inquiry and Examination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.