A75287:2708
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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Observations.
It may be observed, that in Titles many things seem strange, and hard unto us, because we know not (nor do the latter Jews of these times themselves) the particular instrument, form of singing, or the tunes used in specie, whether they be the same that we use in these days, or some resemblance of ours, in respect of the playing by the hand, or by breath; as Decem-chorda, an instrument of ten strings, is a resemblance of the Lute we use, &c. Cymbals, of our Cornets, &c. otherwise we know no more of theirs, then our songs, tunes or instruments are known to other strange nations and tongues, to whom we and our language is unknown and unheard of.
Again, where in some Titles its said to be sung after such a tune, it is no more but as in our psalms it is said, This is to be sung after, or according to such a psalm, because neither their nor our psalms have for every several psalm a several tune, but the tune of one is or may be referred to another.
Thus much of such hard places in the Psalms, as the weak Christian spoken of, desired and endeavoured, after resolution in: For other difficult places of Scripture, because they would too much enlarge this Book, I purposely omit them. Thus much of Reading the Word.