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organ] That is, the inventor of musicall Instruments. By Organ is not meant such an instrument as in our age hath beene most commonly noted by that name; for that was not found out, or made up untill some thousands of yeares afterwards: the same word, here rendred Organ, is found in the booke of Job 21:12. &Chap. 30. 31. &Psalms 150:4. in this sense: whatsoever the forme of it was, the word importeth lovelinesse and delight, for naturally men love and delight in musick: See Psalms 8:12. where we see that for such things as conduce to the comfort of an humane life, as ordering of Cattell, manuall Arts, building of Cities, the wicked by Divine providence were made serviceable to the good.

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