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             Church-musick vindicated a sermon preach'd at St. Bride's church, on Monday, November 22, 1697, being St. Caecilia's day, the anniversary feast of the Lovers of musick / by Nicholas Brady.
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           Church-Musick
           Vindicated
           .
        
         
           A
           SERMON
           PREACH'D
           At
           St.
           Bride's
           Church
           ,
           on
           Monday
           November
           22.
           1697.
           
           BEING
           St
           CAECILIA's
           Day
           ,
           The
           Anniversary
           Feast
           of
           the
           Lovers
           of
           Musick
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Nicholas
             Brady
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           Minister
           of
           Richmond
           in
           Surry
           ,
           and
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           His
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           Published
           at
           the
           request
           of
           the
           STEWARDS
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Joseph
             Wilde
          
           at
           the
           Elephant
           at
           Charing-Cross
           ,
           1697.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
           To
           the
           Stewards
           of
           St.
           Caecilia's
           Feast
           .
           
             
               Hugh
               Colvill
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               Capt.
               Tho.
               Newnam
            
             
               Orlando
               Bridgman
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               Theophilus
               Butler
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               Leonard
               Wessel
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               Paris
               Slaughter
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               Jeremiah
               Clerk
               Gent.
               
            
             
               Fran.
               Le
               Riche
               Gent.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           However
           favourable
           a
           Reception
           this
           Discourse
           might
           meet
           with
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           and
           place
           of
           it's
           Delivery
           ,
           when
           every
           body
           was
           disposed
           to
           Applaud
           Church-Musick
           ,
           by
           the
           irresistible
           charms
           of
           
             that
             Admirable
             performance
          
           ;
           which
           by
           a
           management
           peculiar
           to
           your selves
           ,
           laboured
           under
           no
           inconveniencies
           of
           Disorder
           or
           Confusion
           :
           Yet
           now
           that
           the
           Pulpit
           is
           no
           longer
           backed
           by
           the
           Organ-Loft
           ;
           when
           that
           which
           was
           
             spoken
             from
             the
             One
          
           ,
           is
           no
           longer
           supported
           by
           what
           was
           
             acted
             in
             the
             Other
          
           ;
           I
           have
           just
           reason
           to
           fear
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           but
           indifferently
           answer
           ,
           
           either
           the
           prepossessed
           Opinion
           of
           those
           who
           heard
           it
           ,
           or
           the
           expectation
           of
           those
           that
           did
           not
           .
        
         
           Notwithstanding
           this
           ,
           since
           only
           I
           am
           to
           be
           the
           Sufferer
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           Cause
           ;
           (
           which
           has
           been
           already
           too
           well
           defended
           by
           
             Abler
             Pens
          
           ,
           to
           undergo
           any
           prejudice
           by
           the
           
             weakness
             of
             mine
             ;
          
           )
           I
           shall
           gladly
           
             run
             that
             hazard
          
           in
           Compliance
           with
           your
           desire
           ;
           and
           shall
           not
           dispute
           giving
           even
           this
           
             Dangerous
             Testimony
          
           ,
           of
           that
           sincere
           Respect
           which
           shall
           be
           always
           paid
           you
           ,
           by
           ,
        
         
           
             GENTLEMEN
             ,
          
           
             Your
             Obliged
             ,
             Humble
             Servant
             ,
             N.
             BRADY
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           on
           St.
           Caecilia's
           Day
           .
        
         
           
             2
             Chron.
             5th
             Ch.
             13th
             ,
             &
             14th
             ,
             Verses
             .
          
           
             
               
                 verse
              
               13
            
             It
             came
             even
             to
             pass
             ,
             as
             the
             Trumpeters
             and
             Sing
             rs
             were
             as
             one
             ,
             to
             make
             one
             Sound
             to
             be
             heard
             in
             Praising
             and
             Thanking
             the
             Lord
             ;
             And
             when
             they
             lift
             up
             their
             Voice
             ,
             with
             the
             Trumpets
             and
             Cymbals
             ,
             and
             Instruments
             of
             Musick
             .
             and
             praised
             the
             Lord
             ,
             saying
             ,
             For
             he
             is
             good
             for
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             :
             That
             then
             the
             House
             was
             filled
             with
             a
             Cloud
             ,
             even
             the
             House
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
          
           
             
               
                 verse
              
               14
            
             So
             that
             the
             Priests
             could
             not
             stand
             to
             Minister
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Cloud
             ;
             For
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Lord
             had
             filled
             the
             House
             of
             God.
             
          
        
         
           WE
           do
           not
           (
           I
           think
           )
           meet
           in
           the
           whole
           Book
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           a
           more
           Signal
           Instance
           of
           his
           favourable
           Acceptance
           ,
           of
           that
           
           Devout
           Employment
           in
           which
           we
           are
           now
           Conversant
           ,
           (
           our
           praising
           him
           ,
           and
           giving
           him
           Thanks
           ,
           with
           Voices
           and
           Instruments
           of
           Musick
           )
           than
           we
           have
           in
           those
           words
           which
           I
           have
           now
           read
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           which
           I
           have
           chosen
           for
           the
           Subject
           of
           my
           following
           Discourse
           ;
           where
           we
           find
           it
           makes
           up
           a
           very
           considerable
           part
           ,
           of
           one
           of
           the
           most
           Eminent
           Solemnities
           of
           Religion
           ,
           that
           we
           ever
           heard
           of
           under
           the
           
             Legal
             Dispensation
          
           :
           A
           Solemnity
           Regulated
           by
           the
           Wisest
           amongst
           Men
           ;
           and
           in
           which
           we
           cannot
           suppose
           anything
           to
           have
           been
           allowed
           of
           ,
           but
           what
           was
           suitable
           to
           the
           Gravity
           and
           Majesty
           of
           the
           occasion
           :
           It
           was
           Solomon's
           Dedicating
           that
           Glorious
           Temple
           ,
           which
           was
           justly
           Reputed
           the
           Noblest
           Structure
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           his
           Solliciting
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           
             Arise
             into
             his
             Resting-place
             ,
             He
             and
             the
             Ark
             of
             his
             Strength
          
           To
           set
           off
           a
           performance
           so
           Remarkable
           as
           this
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Characters
           of
           a
           becoming
           Grandour
           ,
           he
           Summons
           
             the
             Elders
             and
             Heads
             of
             Tribes
             ,
             and
             even
             all
             the
             Men
             of
             Israel
             ,
          
           to
           attend
           him
           at
           
             Jerusalem
             ▪
          
           where
           having
           
             offered
             up
             Sheep
             and
             Oxen
             without
             number
             ,
          
           they
           accompanyed
           the
           Priests
           who
           bore
           the
           
           
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
          
           ,
           and
           conducted
           it
           with
           Reverence
           into
           the
           most
           Holy
           place
           ;
           whilst
           to
           add
           to
           the
           Magnificence
           of
           the
           Ceremony
           ,
           the
           
             Levites
             which
             were
             the
             Singers
             ,
             having
             Cymbals
             and
             Psalteries
             and
             Harps
             ,
             stood
             at
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             Brazen
             Altar
             ,
             and
             with
             them
             a
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             Priests
             Sounding
             with
             Trumpets
          
           ;
           as
           you
           may
           read
           in
           the
           Verses
           just
           preceding
           my
           Text.
           And
           certainly
           ,
           if
           an
           incredible
           Multitude
           of
           Spectators
           and
           Assistants
           ,
           if
           the
           quality
           as
           well
           as
           number
           of
           the
           Persons
           Assembled
           ,
           if
           the
           Stateliness
           and
           Beauty
           of
           the
           Scene
           and
           Action
           ,
           if
           a
           pompous
           expence
           of
           almost
           innumerable
           Sacrifices
           ,
           and
           a
           Delightful
           Variety
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Musick
           ,
           can
           give
           Life
           and
           Quickness
           ,
           Majesty
           and
           Splendour
           to
           any
           performance
           ;
           the
           Religious
           Festival
           which
           this
           Chapter
           gives
           an
           account
           of
           ,
           may
           justly
           challenge
           the
           preference
           above
           all
           others
           ,
           that
           ever
           occurred
           throughout
           the
           whole
           
             Jewish
             Oeconomy
          
           :
           And
           therefore
           we
           find
           ,
           that
           according
           to
           God's
           method
           of
           proceeding
           with
           that
           People
           ,
           whose
           more
           eminent
           Acts
           of
           Piety
           he
           usually
           Honoured
           ,
           with
           some
           Sensible
           Demonstration
           of
           his
           favour
           ,
           he
           Manifested
           his
           Approval
           of
           
           this
           Devout
           Solemnity
           ,
           by
           filling
           the
           Temple
           with
           his
           Glory
           ,
           and
           giving
           visible
           Tokens
           of
           of
           his
           more
           immediate
           Presence
           .
           But
           if
           amongst
           all
           those
           Religious
           performances
           ,
           which
           were
           severally
           exercised
           upon
           this
           Solemn
           occasion
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           allowed
           to
           Conjecture
           or
           Determine
           ,
           which
           was
           most
           valuable
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ;
           we
           may
           (
           I
           believe
           )
           very
           safely
           conclude
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           the
           bare
           Assembling
           themselves
           together
           ,
           nor
           the
           Costly
           Pageantry
           of
           their
           Numerous
           Oblations
           ;
           since
           these
           were
           but
           so
           many
           dumb
           shews
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           a
           compliance
           only
           with
           the
           dead
           Letter
           of
           the
           Law
           ;
           )
           But
           it
           was
           that
           Lively
           Sacrifice
           of
           Praises
           and
           Thanksgiving
           ;
           that
           agreeable
           Melody
           ,
           and
           Harmonious
           Consort
           of
           many
           Hearts
           and
           Voices
           ,
           and
           Instruments
           
             as
             one
          
           ;
           that
           drew
           down
           upon
           the
           devout
           performers
           ,
           an
           unquestionable
           evidence
           of
           his
           Approbation
           ;
           to
           this
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           he
           set
           his
           own
           Seal
           ,
           and
           made
           it
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           the
           Signal
           of
           his
           extraordinary
           Appearance
           :
           For
           we
           are
           not
           told
           ,
           that
           he
           took
           any
           publick
           notice
           of
           all
           the
           foregoing
           Exercises
           of
           Devotion
           ;
           But
           (
           says
           the
           Text
           )
           
             it
             came
             even
             to
             pass
             ,
             as
             the
             Trumpeters
             and
             Singers
             were
             as
             One
             ,
             to
             make
          
           
           
             one
             Sound
             to
             be
             heard
             in
             Praising
             and
             Thanking
             the
             Lord
             ;
             and
             when
             they
             lift
             up
             their
             Voice
             with
             the
             Trumpets
             and
             Cymbals
             and
             Instruments
             of
             Musick
             ,
             and
             praised
             the
             Lord
             ;
             saying
             ,
             For
             he
             is
             good
             ,
             for
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             ;
             that
             then
             ,
          
           (
           and
           not
           before
           )
           
             the
             House
             was
             filled
             with
             a
             Cloud
             ,
             even
             the
             House
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             So
             that
             the
             Priests
             could
             not
             stand
             to
             Minister
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Cloud
             ;
             For
             the
             Glory
             of
             the
             Lord
             had
             filled
             the
             House
             of
             God.
          
           Such
           an
           Authentick
           Testimony
           of
           his
           favourably
           accepting
           ,
           that
           Religious
           Entertainment
           which
           employ●
           us
           at
           the
           present
           ;
           as
           may
           justly
           encourage
           us
           to
           Repeat
           the
           Practice
           frequently
           ,
           and
           may
           stop
           the
           Mouths
           of
           all
           Gainsayers
           .
           I
           shall
           therefore
           single
           out
           in
           my
           following
           Discourse
           ,
           from
           the
           great
           variety
           of
           Matter
           with
           which
           my
           Tent
           abounds
           ,
           some
           few
           instructive
           and
           useful
           Observations
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           proper
           to
           the
           occasion
           of
           our
           present
           meeting
           together
           .
           And
           ▪
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           We
           may
           from
           hence
           observe
           ,
           that
           Musick
           whether
           Vocal
           or
           Instrumental
           ,
           may
           both
           innocently
           and
           profitably
           be
           made
           use
           of
           in
           the
           publick
           Service
           and
           Worship
           of
           God.
           
        
         
         
           2dly
           .
           
             We
             may
             observe
             yet
             farther
             ,
             that
             the
             proper
             Office
             of
          
           Musick
           
             in
             the
             Service
             of
             God
          
           ,
           is
           to
           praise
           him
           ,
           and
           give
           him
           thanks
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           good
           ;
           and
           because
           his
           Mercy
           endureth
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           3
           dly
           .
           We
           may
           observe
           in
           the
           last
           place
           ,
           how
           Signal
           an
           evidence
           God
           has
           been
           pleased
           to
           give
           of
           his
           avow'd
           allowance
           and
           approbation
           ,
           of
           this
           use
           of
           Musick
           in
           his
           Service
           .
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           Then
           we
           may
           observe
           from
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           that
           Musick
           whether
           Vocal
           or
           Instrumental
           ,
           may
           both
           innocently
           and
           profitably
           be
           made
           use
           of
           in
           the
           Publick
           Service
           and
           Worship
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           Religion
           ,
           however
           mistaken
           or
           misrepresented
           by
           some
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           entertaining
           thing
           in
           Nature
           ,
           attended
           by
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           continual
           Refreshment
           ;
           and
           Supported
           by
           the
           Assurance
           of
           God's
           Favour
           and
           Protection
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           most
           certain
           Fund
           of
           Comfort
           and
           Satisfaction
           ;
           if
           we
           take
           her
           portraiture
           from
           
           the
           Life
           ,
           she
           will
           appear
           as
           bright
           and
           beautiful
           as
           an
           Angel
           ;
           set
           off
           with
           all
           those
           Charms
           and
           and
           raising
           Attractions
           ,
           which
           may
           most
           powerfully
           Recommend
           her
           to
           our
           Affections
           ;
           allowing
           and
           encouraging
           the
           truest
           chearfulness
           ,
           and
           not
           clashing
           with
           ,
           or
           condemning
           any
           Innocent
           Delights
           :
           And
           therefore
           nothing
           has
           done
           her
           a
           greater
           prejudice
           ,
           nothing
           has
           more
           hindered
           her
           Diffusiveness
           and
           Efficacy
           ,
           than
           the
           false
           Draughts
           made
           of
           her
           by
           some
           sort
           of
           People
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           her
           to
           consist
           in
           Moroseness
           and
           Austerity
           :
           They
           dress
           her
           up
           like
           a
           Fiend
           or
           a
           Fury
           ,
           they
           arm
           her
           with
           Snakes
           and
           Whips
           ,
           and
           Firebrands
           ;
           and
           having
           thus
           made
           her
           an
           Object
           of
           Loathing
           and
           Aversion
           ,
           they
           pretend
           to
           recommend
           her
           under
           so
           frightful
           an
           Appearance
           ;
           It
           is
           through
           their
           means
           ,
           who
           limn
           her
           after
           this
           hideous
           manner
           ,
           that
           Musick
           her
           obsequious
           and
           useful
           Handmaid
           ,
           has
           run
           the
           hazard
           of
           being
           Discarded
           from
           her
           Service
           ;
           as
           if
           she
           were
           an
           Attendant
           too
           light
           and
           airy
           ,
           to
           comport
           with
           the
           gravity
           of
           so
           reserved
           a
           Mistress
           .
           But
           in
           this
           they
           deal
           with
           her
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           with
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           represent
           her
           much
           different
           from
           what
           she
           really
           is
           ;
           making
           that
           lightness
           essential
           
           to
           her
           ,
           which
           is
           purely
           accidental
           ;
           and
           decrying
           that
           as
           her
           inseparable
           habit
           ,
           which
           is
           only
           a
           loose
           Garment
           that
           the
           sometimes
           wears
           abroad
           ,
           but
           which
           the
           always
           drops
           before
           her
           entrance
           into
           the
           Church
           .
           There
           the
           puts
           on
           such
           a
           Composedness
           and
           Solidity
           ,
           a●
           is
           suitable
           to
           the
           
             Sacred
             Offices
          
           in
           which
           she
           is
           employed
           ,
           and
           may
           qualifie
           her
           to
           be
           made
           use
           of
           both
           ,
           with
           Innocence
           and
           Advantage
           .
           And
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           As
           to
           the
           Innocence
           of
           this
           Usage
           .
           It
           would
           be
           wholy
           unnecessary
           to
           insist
           upon
           this
           Topick
           ;
           were
           there
           not
           a
           party
           of
           Men
           so
           unaccountably
           scrupulous
           ,
           as
           to
           censure
           the
           Harmony
           ,
           which
           is
           made
           use
           of
           in
           our
           Churches
           ,
           as
           a
           sort
           of
           proceeding
           extremely
           culpable
           ▪
           These
           then
           are
           the
           Persons
           whom
           I
           would
           desire
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           that
           which
           has
           been
           the
           custom
           of
           good
           Men
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           without
           any
           mark
           of
           God's
           disapproval
           ;
           that
           which
           is
           so
           often
           recommended
           to
           our
           practice
           ,
           by
           those
           who
           have
           been
           commissionated
           to
           convey
           his
           Order
           to
           us
           ;
           that
           which
           is
           the
           Entertainment
           of
           the
           Blest
           above
           ,
           in
           their
           perfect
           State
           of
           Purity
           and
           Felicity
           ;
           that
           (
           I
           say
           )
           cannot
           be
           supposed
           with
           any
           shadow
           of
           Reason
           ,
           to
           contract
           any
           guilt
           ,
           or
           be
           
           liable
           to
           any
           just
           censure
           :
           But
           this
           (
           we
           find
           )
           was
           a
           devout
           Emyloyment
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           best
           of
           Men
           have
           been
           exercis'd
           frequently
           ;
           witness
           the
           Songs
           of
           Moses
           and
           Deborah
           ,
           before
           the
           whole
           Congregation
           of
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           :
           Witness
           the
           Divine
           and
           Musical
           Compositions
           of
           
             David
             ,
             Solomon
          
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           the
           Temple
           :
           Witness
           the
           Hymn
           that
           our
           Saviour
           sung
           with
           his
           Apostles
           who
           were
           then
           the
           Abridgment
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           were
           afterwards
           ,
           in
           their
           solemn
           Assemblies
           ,
           made
           use
           of
           by
           the
           Disciples
           and
           Followers
           of
           our
           Lord.
           This
           also
           we
           find
           recommended
           to
           our
           Practice
           ,
           by
           those
           who
           revealed
           unto
           us
           the
           will
           of
           God
           ;
           such
           as
           the
           Royal
           Psalmist
           ,
           almost
           in
           every
           page
           ;
           Isaiah
           and
           Jeremiah
           in
           several
           places
           of
           their
           Prophesies
           ;
           St.
           Paul
           in
           his
           Writings
           to
           the
           Ephesians
           and
           Colossions
           ,
           and
           St.
           James
           in
           his
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Church
           in
           general
           ;
           in
           all
           which
           we
           have
           frequent
           Exhortations
           to
           this
           Duty
           ,
           as
           a
           positive
           part
           of
           our
           Religious
           Wo●ship
           .
           In
           this
           we
           are
           assured
           that
           the
           Heavenly
           Host
           are
           always
           happily
           employed
           ,
           where
           Cherubim
           and
           Serayhim
           continually
           resound
           ,
           
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
             ,
             Holy
          
           ,
           
           
             Lord
             God
             of
             Sabbath
          
           :
           Where
           
             the
             Four
             and
             twenty
             〈◊〉
          
           that
           attend
           about
           the
           Throne
           ,
           inc●ssantly
           chant
           out
           their
           Allelujahs
           ;
           and
           where
           those
           who
           have
           gotten
           the
           Victory
           over
           the
           Beast
           ,
           unanimously
           joyn
           in
           singing
           the
           Sorg
           of
           the
           Lamb
           :
           Unless
           therefore
           we
           will
           unreasonably
           imagine
           ,
           that
           God
           would
           be
           so
           far
           wanting
           to
           his
           best
           beloved
           Servants
           ,
           as
           to
           suffer
           them
           to
           go
           on
           in
           a
           sinful
           course
           ,
           without
           giving
           them
           any
           notice
           of
           the
           E●rour
           they
           lay
           under
           ;
           unless
           we
           will
           Blasphemously
           suppose
           him
           so
           unfaithful
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           suffer
           us
           to
           be
           deluded
           by
           those
           who
           come
           to
           u●
           in
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           who
           bring
           his
           own
           Credentials
           along
           with
           them
           ;
           unless
           we
           will
           entertain
           absurd
           Notions
           of
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           himself
           ,
           and
           admits
           of
           that
           in
           his
           Heavenly
           Pala●e
           ,
           which
           is
           offensive
           to
           him
           upon
           his
           Earthly
           Footstool
           ;
           we
           cannot
           conceive
           that
           this
           decent
           usage
           ,
           which
           has
           so
           many
           Testimonials
           of
           his
           Favour
           ,
           can
           be
           otherwise
           than
           highly
           Innocent
           in
           its
           self
           .
           It
           is
           true
           indeed
           ,
           this
           Heavenly
           Art
           ,
           has
           been
           sometimes
           abused
           ,
           to
           the
           incouragement
           of
           Debauchery
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           best
           things
           corrupted
           ,
           contract
           the
           greatest
           illness
           ,
           
           so
           has
           this
           been
           made
           an
           instrument
           of
           loosness
           and
           sensuality
           ;
           but
           if
           this
           were
           sufficient
           to
           exclude
           it
           from
           the
           Temple
           ,
           when
           purified
           from
           that
           Allay
           which
           debated
           it's
           value
           ;
           Poetry
           as
           well
           as
           Musick
           ,
           must
           be
           banished
           from
           our
           Churches
           ,
           and
           the
           Psalms
           as
           well
           as
           Harp
           of
           David
           ,
           must
           be
           forbidden
           to
           us
           ;
           since
           the
           two
           Sacred
           Sisters
           have
           been
           equal
           Sufferers
           ,
           having
           both
           been
           prostituted
           to
           the
           most
           scandalous
           Employments
           .
           Let
           us
           rather
           endeavour
           to
           snatch
           what
           we
           can
           of
           it
           out
           of
           the
           Hands
           of
           the
           prophane
           ;
           to
           rescue
           this
           Virgin
           ,
           out
           the
           power
           of
           her
           Ravishers
           ;
           and
           to
           present
           her
           unblemished
           at
           the
           Altar
           of
           our
           God
           ,
           where
           we
           may
           joyn
           Devotions
           with
           her
           ,
           not
           only
           with
           Innocence
           ,
           but
           with
           Advantage
           also
           .
           In
           order
           to
           which
           end
           ,
           let
           us
           consider
           in
           the
           next
           place
           ;
           what
           profit
           may
           redound
           to
           us
           from
           such
           a
           practice
           .
           Nothing
           is
           so
           proper
           or
           so
           available
           as
           this
           for
           composing
           our
           minds
           ,
           and
           setling
           them
           in
           a
           Sedate
           and
           quiet
           posture
           ;
           for
           reducing
           our
           straggling
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           fixing
           them
           to
           their
           Duty
           ;
           for
           calming
           and
           allaying
           our
           disorderly
           passions
           ,
           or
           for
           lifting
           up
           the
           Soul
           in
           a
           devout
           Contemplation
           :
           When
           we
           
           are
           thus
           entertained
           with
           the
           employment
           of
           Angels
           ,
           our
           thoughts
           naturally
           ascend
           unto
           those
           Mansions
           of
           Joy
           ;
           we
           have
           an
           entercourse
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           with
           those
           Heavenly
           Inhabitants
           ,
           and
           our
           Conversation
           seems
           to
           be
           altogether
           above
           :
           There
           is
           in
           Musick
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           something
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           which
           Captivates
           the
           Affections
           ,
           and
           Regulates
           them
           at
           it's
           Will
           ;
           it
           acts
           upon
           the
           Soul
           with
           such
           a
           sweet
           Violence
           ,
           as
           is
           almost
           insensible
           ,
           but
           irresistible
           too
           ;
           and
           I
           have
           heard
           many
           testifie
           from
           their
           own
           experience
           ,
           and
           I
           question
           not
           ,
           but
           we
           have
           many
           present
           witnesses
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           whenever
           they
           have
           been
           present
           at
           the
           performance
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           they
           have
           felt
           their
           zeal
           grow
           warm
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           not
           kindled
           before
           ,
           and
           encrease
           considerably
           if
           it
           were
           .
           Is
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           to
           descend
           upon
           Elisha
           ,
           and
           that
           upon
           an
           occasion
           ,
           more
           extraordinary
           than
           usual
           ?
           A
           Minstrel
           must
           be
           brought
           to
           play
           before
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           his
           Soul
           susceptible
           of
           the
           Divine
           Inspiration
           .
           Is
           Saul's
           Melancholy
           and
           Despair
           to
           be
           driven
           away
           ,
           and
           his
           mind
           to
           be
           set
           in
           order
           ,
           for
           the
           discharging
           his
           great
           Office
           ?
           The
           Harp
           of
           David
           
           must
           apply
           the
           Medicine
           ,
           and
           chase
           away
           his
           gloomy
           imaginations
           :
           Such
           was
           the
           power
           of
           that
           Sacred
           ●yre
           ,
           when
           tuned
           to
           the
           Voice
           of
           the
           Sweet-Singer
           of
           Israel
           ;
           and
           such
           would
           the
           effect
           of
           it
           remain
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           still
           touch'd
           by
           the
           same
           inimitable
           hand
           ;
           but
           the
           unskilfulness
           of
           those
           that
           have
           played
           upon
           it
           since
           ,
           has
           destroyed
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           the
           Melody
           of
           the
           Instrument
           ;
           and
           it
           's
           Efficacy
           has
           lessened
           ▪
           as
           it's
           Harmony
           has
           been
           impaired
           .
           This
           Divine
           Art
           has
           such
           an
           admirable
           Secret
           of
           uniting
           Earth
           and
           Heaven
           together
           ,
           that
           the
           Scale
           of
           Musick
           appears
           to
           me
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           exact
           counterpart
           of
           
             Jacobs
             Ladder
             ;
             with
             one
             end
             resting
             upon
             the
             Earth
             ,
          
           in
           the
           material
           Organs
           that
           compose
           it
           ,
           and
           
             the
             other
             end
             reaching
             up
             to
             Heaven
             ,
          
           in
           the
           Life
           and
           Spirit
           of
           it's
           performances
           ;
           upon
           the
           several
           Degrees
           of
           this
           ,
           
             are
             the
             Holy
             Angels
          
           ,
           those
           Celestial
           Choristers
           ,
           perpetually
           Ascending
           and
           Descending
           ;
           and
           
             the
             Lord
             himself
             stands
             at
             the
             top
             of
             it
             ,
          
           to
           countenance
           and
           encourage
           the
           devout
           employment
           :
           Who
           then
           can
           with-hold
           at
           such
           an
           Heavenly
           Entertainment
           ,
           where
           Devotion
           embraces
           Delight
           ,
           and
           pleasure
           seems
           to
           be
           Spiritualized
           ,
           
           from
           breaking
           out
           with
           the
           Patriarch
           into
           his
           Rapturous
           Exclamation
           ?
           
             Surely
             the
             Lord
             is
             in
             this
             place
             !
             This
             is
             none
             other
             than
             the
             House
             of
             God!
             And
             this
             is
             the
             Gate
             of
             Heaven
             !
          
           For
           indeed
           what
           Idea
           can
           we
           form
           to
           our selves
           ,
           of
           those
           happy
           Regions
           of
           Joy
           and
           Tranquility
           ,
           of
           which
           this
           will
           not
           be
           a
           most
           lively
           Transcript
           ?
           What
           is
           Heaven
           ,
           but
           an
           Assembly
           of
           Saints
           and
           Blessed
           Spirits
           ,
           in
           the
           immediate
           presence
           of
           their
           Almighty
           Creatour
           ,
           Rejoycing
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           so
           bountiful
           a
           Master
           ,
           and
           celebrating
           his
           praises
           with
           their
           Voices
           and
           their
           Instruments
           ?
           And
           such
           an
           imitation
           of
           them
           here
           ,
           will
           qualisie
           us
           for
           their
           Society
           he
           easter
           ,
           when
           
             we
             with
             Angels
             and
             Archangels
             ,
             and
             with
             all
             the
             company
             and
             Host
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             shall
             land
             and
             magnifie
             his
             Holy
             Name
             ,
          
           and
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           the
        
         
           2
           d
           ,
           Observation
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           drawn
           from
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           namely
           ,
           That
           the
           proper
           Office
           of
           Musick
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           
             to
             praise
             him
             ,
             and
             give
             him
             thanks
             ,
             because
             he
             is
             good
             ,
             and
             because
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           The
           earliest
           instance
           which
           we
           have
           of
           Sacred
           Musick
           ,
           are
           certain
           Songs
           of
           Triumph
           which
           were
           composed
           ,
           to
           celebrate
           some
           Great
           and
           
           Signal
           Deliverances
           ;
           such
           as
           those
           already
           mentioned
           of
           Moses
           and
           Deborah
           :
           It's
           first
           Introduction
           into
           the
           Jewish
           Church
           ,
           was
           by
           the
           grateful
           piety
           of
           King
           David
           ;
           who
           appointed
           certain
           Levites
           to
           thank
           and
           praise
           God
           ,
           in
           a
           form
           which
           he
           borrowed
           from
           one
           of
           his
           own
           Psalms
           ,
           and
           which
           are
           the
           very
           words
           recorded
           in
           my
           Text
           ;
           pursuant
           also
           to
           this
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           advises
           us
           ,
           that
           when
           
             we
             are
             merry
             ,
             we
             should
             sing
             Psalms
             ,
          
           for
           Musick
           being
           the
           most
           chearful
           way
           of
           exercising
           our
           Devotion
           ,
           should
           therefore
           be
           appropriated
           to
           the
           most
           Delightful
           Act
           of
           Piety
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           praising
           God
           for
           the
           manifold
           expressions
           ,
           of
           his
           Goodness
           and
           Mercy
           towards
           the
           Sons
           of
           Men.
           All
           other
           Duties
           of
           Religion
           ,
           seem
           to
           carry
           some
           sort
           of
           uneasiness
           along
           with
           them
           ;
           for
           they
           either
           put
           us
           in
           mind
           of
           our
           igno●ance
           and
           forgetfullness
           ,
           as
           in
           hearing
           the
           Word
           ;
           or
           of
           our
           wants
           and
           necessities
           ,
           as
           in
           Prayer
           ;
           or
           of
           our
           Sins
           and
           Infirmities
           ,
           as
           in
           Repentance
           ;
           but
           Praise
           is
           such
           a
           Duty
           ,
           as
           is
           entertaining
           in
           it's
           Nature
           ,
           and
           carries
           no
           allay
           with
           it
           to
           damp
           our
           satisfaction
           :
           To
           Reflect
           upon
           the
           goodness
           of
           our
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           many
           Signal
           Evidences
           which
           we
           have
           had
           
           of
           his
           loving
           kindness
           ;
           to
           thank
           him
           for
           those
           Mercies
           which
           we
           have
           already
           received
           ,
           and
           thereby
           put
           our selves
           in
           a
           condition
           to
           expect
           fresh
           Blessings
           ;
           this
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           the
           perfection
           of
           Delight
           ,
           and
           an
           employment
           the
           most
           desirable
           ,
           and
           most
           Ravishing
           of
           any
           ;
           
             it
             is
             a
             good
             thing
             to
             sing
             praises
             unto
             our
             God
             ,
             yea
             ,
             a
             joyful
             and
             pleasant
             thing
             it
             is
             to
             be
             thankful
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           this
           is
           the
           Religious
           Worship
           which
           is
           practised
           by
           the
           Church
           Triumphant
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           as
           being
           not
           at
           all
           inconsistent
           with
           our
           conveniency
           of
           the
           most
           consummate
           Happiness
           .
           Indeed
           in
           our
           times
           of
           Humiliation
           ,
           in
           the
           Acts
           of
           Mortisication
           and
           Self-denial
           ,
           when
           we
           afflict
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           keep
           our
           Bodies
           under
           ;
           Musick
           which
           is
           apt
           to
           elevate
           the
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           Recreate
           the
           Senses
           ,
           would
           appear
           as
           improper
           as
           Mirth
           at
           Funerals
           ;
           but
           the
           Church
           has
           it's
           Festivals
           as
           well
           as
           Vigils
           ;
           and
           where
           the
           occasions
           of
           〈◊〉
           together
           are
           of
           a
           more
           chearful
           nature
           ,
           this
           delightful
           expression
           of
           our
           Gratitude
           is
           as
           Decent
           ,
           as
           a
           becoming
           Dress
           ,
           a
           Sprightly
           Air
           ,
           or
           a
           Look
           that
           declares
           our
           inward
           Satisfaction
           .
           And
           certainly
           ,
           if
           ever
           any
           People
           had
           just
           Reason
           
           to
           join
           together
           their
           Voices
           and
           their
           Instruments
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           the
           greater
           Evidences
           of
           a
           Devout
           Thankfullness
           ;
           We
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           are
           most
           eminently
           obliged
           to
           it
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           those
           Blessings
           which
           we
           have
           so
           lately
           experienced
           ;
           when
           in
           stead
           of
           the
           Calamities
           of
           a
           dismal
           War
           ,
           we
           find
           our
           Souls
           refresht
           with
           the
           
             abundance
             of
             Peace
          
           ;
           and
           with
           his
           safe
           Arrival
           and
           long
           wished
           for
           presence
           ,
           to
           whom
           we
           stand
           indebted
           for
           so
           precious
           a
           Treasure
           :
           Peace
           then
           is
           restored
           to
           us
           within
           our
           Walls
           ,
           Peace
           that
           Banisher
           of
           Discord
           ,
           that
           Mother
           of
           Harmony
           ,
           that
           Band
           of
           Union
           to
           consenting
           Minds
           ,
           that
           Nurse
           and
           Patroness
           of
           useful
           Arts
           and
           Sciences
           :
           This
           our
           long
           absent
           guest
           ,
           condescends
           to
           visit
           us
           again
           ;
           Let
           us
           receive
           her
           with
           Hearts
           overflowing
           with
           Gratitude
           ;
           with
           a
           joy
           as
           great
           ,
           as
           the
           Advantages
           she
           imparts
           ;
           as
           Universal
           ,
           as
           the
           Blessings
           she
           dispences
           .
           And
           O!
           That
           all
           the
           several
           parties
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           however
           formerly
           divided
           by
           interest
           or
           design
           ,
           would
           Resemble
           
             the
             Trumpeters
             and
             Singers
          
           in
           the
           Text
           !
           
             That
             they
             were
             as
             one
          
           !
           That
           they
           
             would
             make
             one
             Sound
             to
             be
             heard
             ,
             in
             Praising
             and
             Thanking
          
           the
           
           Lord
           !
           That
           they
           
             would
             lift
          
           up
           their
           Hearts
           and
           
             their
             Voices
             together
             ,
             with
             Trumpets
             and
             Cymbals
             ,
             and
             Instruments
             of
             Musick
          
           ;
           and
           with
           Joint
           consent
           would
           
             praise
             the
             Lord
             saying
             ,
             For
             he
             is
             good
             ,
             for
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             !
          
           How
           delightful
           a
           Melody
           ,
           would
           this
           Consort
           of
           
             Brethren
             that
             dwell
             together
             in
             Unity
             ,
          
           make
           in
           the
           Ears
           of
           God
           our
           common
           Father
           !
           How
           certainly
           would
           he
           testifie
           his
           Approbation
           of
           this
           Harmony
           ,
           
             by
             filling
             the
             whole
             Nation
             with
             his
             Glory
             !
          
           Which
           brings
           me
           to
           the
        
         
           3
           d.
           And
           last
           Observation
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           deduced
           from
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ;
           Namely
           ,
           how
           Signal
           an
           Evidence
           God
           has
           been
           pleased
           to
           give
           us
           ,
           of
           his
           avow'd
           Allowance
           and
           Approbation
           ,
           of
           this
           use
           of
           Musick
           in
           his
           Service
           .
        
         
           You
           may
           remember
           that
           I
           hinted
           to
           you
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Discourse
           ,
           after
           how
           indulgent
           and
           engaging
           a
           manner
           ,
           God
           was
           wont
           to
           proceed
           with
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           in
           Relation
           to
           their
           Acts
           of
           more
           Solemn
           Devotion
           ;
           Such
           of
           these
           as
           were
           more
           Eminent
           and
           Remarkable
           ,
           he
           frequently
           testified
           his
           Acceptance
           of
           ,
           by
           some
           visible
           and
           extraordinary
           Token
           
           of
           his
           Favour
           ;
           which
           was
           usually
           done
           ,
           either
           
             by
             the
             Fire
             of
             God
             descending
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             Consuming
             their
             Sacrifices
          
           and
           Oblations
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           great
           Contest
           between
           Elijah
           and
           the
           Priests
           of
           Baal
           ;
           or
           else
           
             filling
             the
             place
             of
             Worship
             with
             a
             Cloud
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             Glory
             ,
          
           as
           in
           the
           instance
           that
           is
           now
           before
           us
           .
           And
           to
           whatsoever
           Religious
           performances
           ,
           we
           find
           these
           marks
           affixed
           of
           the
           Divine
           Approbation
           ;
           we
           may
           very
           safely
           conclude
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           not
           only
           the
           Scope
           of
           the
           Action
           in
           general
           ,
           but
           every
           particular
           Circumstance
           and
           Ceremony
           of
           it
           ,
           was
           agreeable
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           and
           well
           ▪
           pleasing
           in
           his
           Sight
           ;
           For
           had
           there
           been
           a
           failure
           in
           any
           one
           part
           ,
           God
           would
           never
           have
           set
           his
           own
           stamp
           upon
           it
           ,
           to
           warrant
           it's
           currancy
           and
           perfection
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           was
           not
           barely
           Solomon's
           Dedication
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           his
           bringing
           the
           Ark
           into
           the
           
             Holiest
             of
             Holies
          
           ;
           but
           the
           Method
           and
           Manner
           also
           of
           his
           proceedings
           in
           it
           ,
           his
           Assembling
           the
           Congregation
           ,
           his
           offering
           up
           Sacrifices
           ,
           his
           Praises
           and
           Thanksgivings
           ,
           his
           Voices
           and
           his
           Instruments
           ,
           whose
           ▪
           usage
           was
           confirmed
           ,
           and
           whose
           practice
           was
           approved
           of
           by
           God's
           Vouchsafement
           
           of
           the
           Schekinah
           ,
           or
           Divine
           Presence
           .
           Let
           us
           not
           then
           question
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           (
           when
           we
           exercise
           this
           Duty
           after
           this
           Solemn
           manner
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           find
           it
           was
           Discharged
           upon
           this
           Eminent
           Occasion
           )
           but
           that
           God
           will
           countenance
           and
           encourage
           our
           performance
           ,
           as
           a
           most
           acceptable
           part
           of
           Religious
           Worship
           :
           But
           if
           we
           expect
           to
           have
           it
           equally
           approved
           of
           ,
           our
           management
           of
           it
           must
           be
           with
           equal
           Decency
           :
           We
           must
           banish
           from
           it
           all
           Disorder
           and
           Confusion
           ,
           For
           
             the
             Trumpeters
             and
             Singers
             were
             as
             one
             ,
          
           we
           must
           take
           the
           Subject
           of
           our
           Entertainment
           from
           the
           Oracles
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           not
           dare
           to
           introduce
           into
           his
           Church
           ,
           any
           such
           composures
           as
           are
           not
           Sacred
           and
           Solemn
           :
           For
           they
           
             lift
             up
             their
             Voices
             ,
             and
             praised
             God
             ,
             saying
             ,
             in
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Royal
             Prophet
             ,
             For
             he
             is
             good
             ,
             for
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             :
          
           Nor
           must
           those
           who
           are
           conversant
           in
           this
           Heavenly
           Employment
           ,
           Dishonour
           God
           with
           their
           Actions
           ,
           whilst
           they
           Honour
           him
           with
           their
           Voices
           ;
           for
           
             they
             were
             the
             Levites
             and
             the
             Priests
             ,
          
           Persons
           Dedicated
           to
           his
           immediate
           Service
           ,
           to
           whom
           this
           part
           of
           his
           Worship
           was
           intrusted
           :
           And
           I
           would
           to
           God
           ,
           
           that
           all
           those
           who
           are
           constantly
           attendant
           upon
           this
           most
           Solemn
           Office
           of
           Religion
           ,
           would
           consider
           the
           Honour
           and
           Gravity
           of
           their
           Calling
           ;
           would
           look
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           as
           enter'd
           into
           a
           lower
           sort
           of
           
             Holy
             Orders
          
           ,
           being
           appointed
           to
           Minister
           to
           God
           in
           his
           Temple
           ,
           and
           would
           never
           derogate
           from
           the
           Sacredness
           of
           their
           Employment
           ,
           by
           an
           irregular
           Life
           ,
           or
           an
           indecent
           Behaviour
           .
           Then
           would
           God
           declare
           his
           acceptance
           of
           this
           Service
           ,
           by
           inward
           assurances
           of
           his
           favour
           ;
           as
           he
           formerly
           testified
           his
           Approbation
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           outward
           Evidences
           of
           his
           Presence
           .
           For
           though
           the
           Jewish
           Sacrifices
           are
           swallowed
           up
           ,
           in
           that
           great
           Oblation
           which
           Christ
           offered
           once
           for
           all
           ;
           though
           the
           Temple
           which
           was
           Dedicated
           ,
           and
           the
           Ark
           which
           was
           placed
           in
           it
           ,
           are
           both
           Superseded
           by
           the
           Temple
           of
           his
           Body
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           true
           Ark
           of
           the
           Covenant
           of
           God
           ;
           Yet
           Praises
           and
           Thanksgiving
           to
           our
           Almighty
           Benefactour
           ;
           and
           this
           Delightful
           way
           of
           tendring
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           joynt
           Melody
           of
           Voices
           and
           Instruments
           of
           Musick
           ;
           has
           continued
           ever
           since
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ;
           will
           (
           I
           doubt
           not
           )
           remain
           in
           it
           
           unto
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           will
           afterwards
           attend
           it
           into
           the
           Mansions
           of
           Eternity
           ;
           and
           make
           a
           considerable
           part
           of
           it's
           infinite
           Felicity
           .
           And
           this
           seems
           to
           me
           to
           be
           a
           Substantial
           Reason
           ,
           why
           God
           here
           Distinguish'd
           it
           above
           the
           other
           Acts
           of
           Devotion
           ,
           by
           vouchsasing
           his
           Presence
           at
           that
           particular
           juncture
           ,
           because
           this
           was
           to
           out-last
           all
           the
           other
           Ceremonies
           ;
           and
           to
           be
           a
           standing
           Duty
           in
           the
           Service
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           when
           the
           rest
           should
           vanish
           and
           be
           done
           away
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           gone
           through
           with
           the
           Method
           I
           proposed
           ;
           I
           have
           vindicated
           the
           innocence
           and
           usefullness
           of
           Church
           Musick
           ;
           I
           have
           shew'd
           upon
           what
           occasion
           it
           is
           most
           sitly
           employed
           ,
           and
           have
           examined
           that
           Testimony
           of
           the
           
             Divine
             Allowance
          
           ,
           which
           it
           has
           so
           eminently
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text.
           And
           tho'
           it
           might
           perhaps
           be
           expected
           upon
           this
           occasion
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           say
           something
           of
           Musick
           in
           General
           ,
           of
           its
           Antiquity
           and
           Excellency
           ,
           it
           's
           force
           and
           energy
           ,
           of
           that
           unaccountable
           Activity
           and
           surprizing
           Subtilness
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           insinuates
           it self
           into
           our
           Veins
           ,
           mixes
           with
           our
           Blood
           ,
           
           and
           mingles
           with
           our
           Spirits
           ;
           
             altering
             of
             a
             sudden
             the
             whole
             inward
             Frame
             ,
          
           and
           leading
           our
           Inclinations
           whether
           soever
           it
           pleases
           ,
           but
           I
           shall
           think
           my self
           excusable
           ,
           if
           I
           wave
           all
           this
           ,
           since
           my
           Subject
           confines
           me
           wholy
           to
           
             Church
             Musick
          
           ;
           and
           I
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           Accommodate
           my
           Discourse
           to
           my
           Subject
           ;
           by
           rather
           chusing
           to
           err
           upon
           the
           side
           of
           Gravity
           ,
           than
           running
           any
           hazard
           of
           bordering
           upon
           Lightness
           And
           I
           shall
           now
           add
           no
           more
           to
           detain
           you
           from
           the
           Employment
           which
           I
           have
           been
           recommending
           ,
           but
           only
           bewail
           the
           condition
           of
           those
           ,
           whose
           unhappy
           Aversion
           to
           
             Divine
             Harmony
          
           ,
           renders
           them
           unlike
           to
           the
           Saints
           and
           
             Blessed
             Spirits
          
           ,
           which
           are
           continually
           busied
           in
           that
           Employment
           ;
           and
           congratulate
           the
           Happiness
           of
           their
           Circumstances
           ,
           who
           by
           their
           Affection
           to
           this
           
             Sacred
             Art
          
           ,
           are
           qualified
           to
           joyn
           with
           ineffable
           Raptures
           ,
           in
           the
           Song
           of
           the
           ten
           Thousand
           times
           ,
           ten
           Thousands
           of
           
             Angels
             ;
             Blessing
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Glory
             and
             Power
             ,
             be
             unto
             him
             that
             sitteth
             on
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             unto
             the
             Lamb
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .