N. Eshelman
Puritan Board Senior
Today at the Puritan Conference in Grand Rapids, Dr. Beeke spoke on the Puritans and worship. He outlined the regulative principle, gave a great definition of worship, and then talked about singing, preaching, and "conversing" after worship.
He spent about 10 minutes talking about singing psalms and most of that time was spent defending the use of the organ in public worship. He made a statement about how "some Puritans" believed in instruments in worship. I am not saying he's wrong, he is one of the world's top scholars on Puritanism, but I am wondering if anyone here is knowledgable on which Puritans promoted the use of instruments (the organ) in worship?
Names and citations (references) would be greatly appreciated.
Here's the link to his lecture as well. I would recommend it (even though that few minutes confused me a bit).
The Beautiful, Biblical Worship of Christ's Bride: A Puritan View | SermonAudio.com
He spent about 10 minutes talking about singing psalms and most of that time was spent defending the use of the organ in public worship. He made a statement about how "some Puritans" believed in instruments in worship. I am not saying he's wrong, he is one of the world's top scholars on Puritanism, but I am wondering if anyone here is knowledgable on which Puritans promoted the use of instruments (the organ) in worship?
Names and citations (references) would be greatly appreciated.
Here's the link to his lecture as well. I would recommend it (even though that few minutes confused me a bit).
The Beautiful, Biblical Worship of Christ's Bride: A Puritan View | SermonAudio.com