Spiritual melody

First, Such who like and approve of Books in Verse which treat of Divine Things, and would gladly have a little help in order to the understanding of Metaphorical Scripture; who ⟨image 4⟩cannot also well spare so much Money as to purchase larger Volumes; the Folio I put forth some years ago, called, A Key to open Scripture Metaphors, being near Twenty Shillings price, comes into but a very few Peoples hands: Besides, the Impression will soon be gone (as far as I can gather) and 'tis not like to be reprinted any more. Now in this small Tract I can assure you is contained great part of the principal things under divers Metaphors opened in that Book, though they are there more largely insisted on. I do not judge all those Hymns I have taken from Metaphorical or Tropical Scriptures, are ⟨image 4⟩proper to be sung; nor are they here recommended to that end, some of them being Historical, as part of Hymn 92. pag. 129, 130. and some others, containing Matter of Controversy; nor do I think those concerning Hell so suitable to be sung; yet I doubt not but they may be all of use to the Reader, all being congruous with God's Word, and according to the analogy of Faith.

First, Such who like and approve of Books in Verse which treat of Divine Things, and would gladly have a little help in order to the understanding of Metaphorical Scripture; who ⟨image 4⟩cannot also well spare so much Money as to purchase larger Volumes; the Folio I put forth some years ago, call'd, A Key to open Scripture Metaphors, being near Twenty Shillings price, comes into but a very few Peoples hands: Besides, the Impression will soon be gone (as far as I can gather) and 'tis not like to be reprinted any more. Now in this small Tract I can assure you is contained great part of the principal things under divers Metaphors opened in that Book, though they are there more largely insisted on. I do not judge all those Hymns I have taken from Metaphori•al or Tropical Scriptures, are ⟨image 4⟩proper to be sung; nor are they here recommended to that end, some of them being Historical, as part of Hymn 92. pag. 129, 130. and some others, containing Matter of Controversie; nor do I think those concerning Hell so suitable to be sung; yet I doubt not but they may be all of use to the Reader, all being congruous with God's Word, and according to the analogy of Faith.