LEADER 00000nam 2200361Ia 4500 001 ocm52529094e 003 OCoLC 005 20030701101402.0 006 m g d 007 cr bn |||a|bb| 008 030701s1691 enk s 000 0 eng d 040 EAE|cEAE|edcrb 049 UMIA 100 1 Whinnell, Thomas,|dactive 1699. 245 12 A sober reply to Mr Robert Steed's epistle concerning singing. :|bWherein all his objections against that way he calls the common and popular way of singing psalms, &c. are impartially examined, and in the spirit of meekness, fully answered. Recommended to the consideration of all the saints and churches of Christ, by divers elders and ministers of baptized congregations. Who desire their brethren who are against such singing, without prejudice to read these lines, and consider them. 260 London :|b[s.n.],|cPrinted in the year, 1691. 300 [6], 3-64 p. 500 "To all the saints and churches of Christ, who are not convinced that 'tis their duty to sing the praises of God" is signed by Joseph Masters (and 16 others); "To the elders, minister and members of the baptized churches, throughout England and Wales" is signed: Thomas Whinnel. 500 Advertisement for copies of all recent writings on social singing of the psalms follows text. 500 The paragraph numbered 2 on page 9 has been crossed out in manuscript. 500 Imperfect: stained, tightly bound, print show-through with some loss of text.. 500 Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. 600 10 Steed, Robert,|cof Dartmouth.|tEpistle written to the members of a church in London, concerning singing. 650 0 Music in churches|zEngland|vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 Singing|xReligious aspects|xChristianity|vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 Church music|y17th century|vEarly works to 1800. 830 0 Early English books online. 856 40 |uhttp://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003& res_id=xri:eebo&rft_val_fmt=&rft_id=xri:eebo:image:179241 936 EEBO-WING