[Biblemat] Instrumental music

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Herbert Matthews wrote:
>
> Can anyone direct me to published references or an Internet site that 
> will site such on the development and history of the use of 
> instrumental music in the denominations and the Catholic church.  I am 
> especially interested in documentation of the negative comments about 
> such from John Wesley, Martin Luther and other early Reformation 
> notables and early Catholic leaders.
>  
>  
>
Brother Matthews

Adam Clarke quotes John Wesley (as well as expressing his own 
objections) in his comments on Amos 6 verse 5 which you can find here:
http://www.godrules.net/library/clarke/clarkeamo6.htm

John Calvin's Objections are able to be found in his comments on Psalm 33:2:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom08.xxxix.i.html

Quite frankly, some of the quotes that are passed around by brethren I 
have yet to see citations for. Brethren should be more cautious than 
they are about citing things for which they have not yet first found a 
citation.

McClintock and Strong claimed that Luther called the instrument the 
"ensign of Baal," but they give no citation. You can see their claim at:
http://books.google.com/books?dq=%22Cyclopaedia+of+Biblical,+Theological+and+Ecclesiastical+Literature%22&jtp=762&id=1uVOrP2tgG0C&output=html

Its in the first column, near the bottom of the page. The paragraph 
begins with the numeral 3.

James Shewmaker

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