Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
This very wholesome care for the faith and method of observance, namely, that in God’s temple and before the divine altar only the melody of divine eloquence be rehearsed, is most strongly commended to us also by the authority and examples of the Old Testament, as in the book of Chronicles where one reads that blessed David, king and prophet of God, first established in tabernacle or temple the choirs of Levites praising the Lord, and delivered to them by divine providence inspired utterances, psalms, hymns, and canticles, his own as well as those of others who prophesied along with him, and decreed that they should be sung both morning and evening amid the divine burnt offerings and sacrifices.
It is fitting that this custom, handed down from the holy prophets, preserved most carefully by the fathers who came afterward, even to the time of the New Testament, when it was necessary for that temple to be destroyed, it is fitting that this custom be continued with devout reverence. It is therefore especially needful that we truly desire to celebrate the divine praises without even the least offence and hesitation. …
For more, see Agobard of Lyon on the divine ordinance of singing inspired praise.
It is fitting that this custom, handed down from the holy prophets, preserved most carefully by the fathers who came afterward, even to the time of the New Testament, when it was necessary for that temple to be destroyed, it is fitting that this custom be continued with devout reverence. It is therefore especially needful that we truly desire to celebrate the divine praises without even the least offence and hesitation. …
For more, see Agobard of Lyon on the divine ordinance of singing inspired praise.
