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An essay to silence the outcry that has been made in some places against regular singing. In a sermon preach'd at Framingham, by the Reverend Mr. Josiah Dwight, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Woodstock.
Dwight, Josiah, 1671-1748.Date: 1725
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The sweet psalmist of Israel. A sermon preach'd at the lecture held in Boston, by the Society for Promoting Regular & Good Singing, and for Reforming the Depravations and Debasements our Psalmody Labours Under, in Order to Introduce the Proper and True Old Way of Singing Now published at the desire of several ministers that heard it, and at the request of the society aforesaid. By Thomas Walter, M.A. Minister of a church in Roxbury. [Three lines from Psalms]
Walter, Thomas, 1696-1725.Date: 1722
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Practical discourses of singing in the worship of God; preach'd at the Friday lecture in Eastcheap. By several ministers.
Date: M.DCC.VIII. [1708]
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A second dissertation on singing in the worship of God; introduced with two letters to the Revd. Mr. Gilbert Boyce, in defence of a former dissertation on that subject. By Dan Taylor.
Taylor, Dan, 1738-1816.Date: 1787
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The reasonableness of, regular singing, or, singing by note; in an essay, to revive the true and ancient mode of singing psalm-tunes, according to the pattern in our New-England psalm-books; the knowledge and practice of which is greatly decay'd in most congregations. Writ by a minister of the Gospel. Perused by several ministers in the town and country; and published with the approbation of all who have read it.
Symmes, Thomas, 1678-1725.Date: 1720
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Vindiciae cantus dominici: or A vindication of the doctrine taught in A discourse on the divine ordinance of singing Psalms. By John Anderson, Minister of the Gospel, in the associate congregation of Mill-Creek and Herman's Creek, near Pittsburgh. [Three lines of quotations]
Anderson, John, 1748?-1830.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]
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Religion productive of music. A discourse, delivered at Marlborough, March 24th, 1773, at a singing lecture. Published at the desire of the band and friends of music. By John Mellen, A.M. Pastor of the Second Church in Lancaster. [Five lines of quotations]
Mellen, John, 1723-1807.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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Musick the delight of the sons of men. A sermon Preached at the Cathedral Church of Hereford, at the Anniversary Meeting Of the Three Choirs, Glocester, Worcester, Hereford, September 7. 1726. By Tho. Bisse, D. D. Chancellor of the said Church. Published at the Request of the Society.
Bisse, Thomas, -1731.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]
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The use and excellency of vocal music, in public worship. A sermon preached at an occasional lecture, in Lexington. Appointed to promote and encourage the divine use of vocal music, more especially in public worship, on Wednesday April 25. 1770. By Jonas Clark A.M. Pasto of the church in Lexington. [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Clark, Jonas, 1730-1805.Date: 1770
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A dissertation on singing in the worship of God: interspersed with occasional strictures on Mr. Boyce's late tract, entitled, "serious thoughts on the present "mode and practice of singing in the "public Worship of God. " By Dan Taylor.
Taylor, Dan, 1738-1816.Date: [1786]
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An essay for promoting of psalmody.
Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.Date: 1710
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A rationale on cathedral worship or choir-service. A sermon preach'd in the cathedral church of Hereford, at the anniversary meeting of the choirs of Worcester, Glocester, and Hereford, Sept. 7. 1720. By Tho Bisse, D. D. and Chancellor of the said Church. Publish'd at the Request of the Audience.
Bisse, Thomas, -1731.Date: 1721
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An essay, by several ministers of the Gospel: for the satisfaction of their pious and consciencious brethren, as to sundry questions and cases of conscience, concerning the singing of psalms, in the publick worship of God, under the present evangelical constitution of th church-state. Offered to their consideration in the Lord. Printed at the desire of honourable, reverend and worthy persons; to whom it was communicated, in a venerable council of churches, January 30. 1722, 3. [Four lines from II Corinthians]
Thacher, Peter, 1651-1727.Date: 1723
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The propriety of singing the psalms of David in New Testament worship. A sermon preached At Middle-Octoraro, April 13th, 1774. At the Opening of the Associate Presbytery of Pensylvania. By William Marshall, Minister of the Gospel to the Scots Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
Marshall, William, approximately 1740-1802.Date: M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]
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A tractate on Church music; being an extract from the Reverend and learned Mr. Peirce's Vindication of the Dissenters.
Peirce, James, 1673-1726.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]
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Regular and skilful music in the worship of God, founded in the law of nature, and introduced into his worship, by his own institution, under both the Jewish and Christian dispensations; shewn in a sermon, preached at the North Meeting-House, Newbury-port, at the desire of the church and congregation, February 8th, 1774. By Oliver Noble, A.M. Pastor of a church in Newbury. Printed at the desire of the Musical Society, in Newbury-port. And of a number of gentlemen and ladies who heard it. [Three lines of Scripture quotations]
Noble, Oliver, 1734-1792.Date: 1774
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The propriety and usefulness of sacred musick. A sermon preach'd in the cathedral-church of Gloucester, At the Anniversary Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, September 8, 1742. And publish'd at their joint Request, (for the use of their Charity) by William Taswell, M.A. Vicar of Wotton-Underedge.
Taswell, William, 1708 or 1709-1775.Date: [1742?]
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An essay upon the sacred use of organs, in Christian assemblies. Proving, that it was peculiar to the Jewish church; ... and is therefore deservedly banished the most part of Protestant churches, ...
Date: 1713
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A discourse on singing in the worship of God: wherein this is justify'd and recommended; and particularly as perform'd according to the order and usage of the Church of England. By Theoph. Dorrington, Rector of Wittresham.
Dorrington, Theophilus, -1715.Date: 1704
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The sweet psalmist of Israel. A sermon preach'd at the lecture held in Boston, by the Society for Promoting Regular & Good Singing, and for reforming the depravations and debasements our psalmody labours under, in order to introduce the proper and true old way of singing Now published at the desire of several ministers that heard it, and at the request of the society aforesaid. By Thomas Walter, M.A. Minister of a church in Roxbury. [Three lines from Psalms]
Walter, Thomas, 1696-1725.Date: 1722
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An humble attempt towards the improvement of psalmody: the propriety, necessity and use, of evangelical psalms, in Christian worship. Delivered at a meeting of the Presbytery of Hanover in Virginia, October 6th, 1762. By John Todd, A.M. [Six lines of quotations]
Todd, John, 1719-1793.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]
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The nature, pleasure and advantages of church-musick. A sermon preached at a lecture in the First Parish of Lancaster, on Thursday April 4th. 1771. By Zabdiel Adams, A.M. Pastor of the church in Lunenburg. Published at the request of the choir. [Four lines of Scripture texts]
Adams, Zabdiel, 1739-1801.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]
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The natural efficacy of music to prepare the mind for good impressions. A sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral-Church of Gloucester, at the Anniversary Meeting of the Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford, September 2. 1730. By John Harper, M. A. Vicar of Beckford. Publish'd at the Request of the Society.
Harper, John, 1683-1754.Date: [1730]
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The church-Organ: or, a vindication of grave and solemn musick in divine service. In a discourse at the opening of the new organ, erected in St. Oswald's, Ashbourn, Com. Derb. A.D. 1727. By John Boydell.
Boydell, John, Vicar of Ashbourne.Date: M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]
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Utile dulci. or, A joco-serious dialogue, concerning regular singing: calculated for a particular town, (where it was publickly had, on Friday Oct. 12. 1722.) but may serve some other places in the same climate. By Thomas Symmes, philomusicus. [Eight lines of quotations]
Symmes, Thomas.Date: 1723

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An essay to silence the outcry that has been made in some places against regular singing. In a sermon preach'd at Framingham, by the Reverend Mr. Josiah Dwight, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Woodstock.

Practical discourses of singing in the worship of God; preach'd at the Friday lecture in Eastcheap. By several ministers.

A second dissertation on singing in the worship of God; introduced with two letters to the Revd. Mr. Gilbert Boyce, in defence of a former dissertation on that subject. By Dan Taylor.

Vindiciae cantus dominici: or A vindication of the doctrine taught in A discourse on the divine ordinance of singing Psalms. By John Anderson, Minister of the Gospel, in the associate congregation of Mill-Creek and Herman's Creek, near Pittsburgh. [Three lines of quotations]

Religion productive of music. A discourse, delivered at Marlborough, March 24th, 1773, at a singing lecture. Published at the desire of the band and friends of music. By John Mellen, A.M. Pastor of the Second Church in Lancaster. [Five lines of quotations]

Musick the delight of the sons of men. A sermon Preached at the Cathedral Church of Hereford, at the Anniversary Meeting Of the Three Choirs, Glocester, Worcester, Hereford, September 7. 1726. By Tho. Bisse, D. D. Chancellor of the said Church. Published at the Request of the Society.

A dissertation on singing in the worship of God: interspersed with occasional strictures on Mr. Boyce's late tract, entitled, "serious thoughts on the present "mode and practice of singing in the "public Worship of God. " By Dan Taylor.

An essay for promoting of psalmody.

A rationale on cathedral worship or choir-service. A sermon preach'd in the cathedral church of Hereford, at the anniversary meeting of the choirs of Worcester, Glocester, and Hereford, Sept. 7. 1720. By Tho Bisse, D. D. and Chancellor of the said Church. Publish'd at the Request of the Audience.

The propriety of singing the psalms of David in New Testament worship. A sermon preached At Middle-Octoraro, April 13th, 1774. At the Opening of the Associate Presbytery of Pensylvania. By William Marshall, Minister of the Gospel to the Scots Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

A tractate on Church music; being an extract from the Reverend and learned Mr. Peirce's Vindication of the Dissenters.

An essay upon the sacred use of organs, in Christian assemblies. Proving, that it was peculiar to the Jewish church; ... and is therefore deservedly banished the most part of Protestant churches, ...

A discourse on singing in the worship of God: wherein this is justify'd and recommended; and particularly as perform'd according to the order and usage of the Church of England. By Theoph. Dorrington, Rector of Wittresham.

An humble attempt towards the improvement of psalmody: the propriety, necessity and use, of evangelical psalms, in Christian worship. Delivered at a meeting of the Presbytery of Hanover in Virginia, October 6th, 1762. By John Todd, A.M. [Six lines of quotations]

The nature, pleasure and advantages of church-musick. A sermon preached at a lecture in the First Parish of Lancaster, on Thursday April 4th. 1771. By Zabdiel Adams, A.M. Pastor of the church in Lunenburg. Published at the request of the choir. [Four lines of Scripture texts]

The church-Organ: or, a vindication of grave and solemn musick in divine service. In a discourse at the opening of the new organ, erected in St. Oswald's, Ashbourn, Com. Derb. A.D. 1727. By John Boydell.

Utile dulci. or, A joco-serious dialogue, concerning regular singing: calculated for a particular town, (where it was publickly had, on Friday Oct. 12. 1722.) but may serve some other places in the same climate. By Thomas Symmes, philomusicus. [Eight lines of quotations]