A75287:2680
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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The words of this Title in the original, have a double signification, and may be interpreted either metaphorically, a dumb Dove, for so Jonath signifieth, in a far or strange Country; So Hierome: or more properly, for a soul-suffering violence in a far Country; for howsoever usually the first word is interpreted, Columba, a Dove, yet its taken also in the other sense properly, and in its natural signification, for soul-suffering violence; in both which senses David applieth this Title to himself in his great distress: for David by a metaphor, compares himself to dumb Doves in a far Country; because when he was driven out of Judea, his own Country, by Saul that sought his life, and from the worship of God, and forced to fly to Gath amongst the Philistines, yet with patience, meekness and silence, escaping, he neither sought revenge, though it was in his power, nor showed any impatience, but betook himself in silence unto God, as if he had been dumb, and mourning like a Dove; and we may apply this Psalm to Christ, of whom he was a type.
The words of this Title in the original, have a double signification, and may be interpreted either metaphorically, a dumb Dove, for so Jonath signifieth, in a far or strange Countrey; So Hierome: or more properly, for a soul-suffering violence in a far Countrey; for howsoever usually the first word is interpreted, Columba, a Dove, yet its taken also in the other sense properly, and in its natural signification, for soul-suffering violence; in both which senses David applyeth this Title to himself in his great distress: for David by a metaphor, compares himself to dumb Doves in a far Countrey; because when he was driven out of Judea, his own Countrey, by Saul that sought his life, and from the worship of God, and forced to flie to Gath amongst the Philistines, yet with patience, meekness and silence, escaping, he neither sought revenge, though it was in his power, nor shewed any impatience, but betook himself in silence unto God, as if he had been dumb, and mourning like a Dove; and we may apply this Psalm to Christ, of whom he was a type.