Woe to them that, in a time of deepest morning, do entertain themselves with songs, and with greatest skill sing to their musical instruments, as if they had no greater thing to mind! Viol; or lute, or gittern, one kind put for every one used in their feastings at this time of Amos. Invent to themselves instruments of music; not content with known, old-fashioned music, they find out new instruments, new songs and tunes. Like David; in imitation of David, as they profanely pretend, or else emulating his skill, and preferring their own feast songs and music before his temple music and songs. We may imagine what songs such ungodly, cruel, voluptuous men would sing, and what tunes they would set too, on such occasions, viz. loose, profane, and impure enough.
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Amos 6:5
5 That chantc to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;