Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…

5 Far from Excluding the more obvious and common Sense of the Words, and from neglecting to learn the Duty of a Reproved Christian in them, I would ask, Whether we may not have a CHRIST, in a Transcendent Sense here Offering Himself, as well as in many other Passages of the Sacred Oracles, which we do not at the first view, see Testifying of Him? Does not our SAVIOUR here desire, That His Intercession may come in the Room of Incense, and Mincha under the Law? Don't we see Him here standing as a Surety for Sinners, with these Concessions. Let the Righteous GOD smite me with an Hammer, in His Nailing me to the Cross: It will be a Mercy to His chosen, for whom, I am now to be Smitten. Let Him reprove me, still I have the Oil of the Head upon me; I am the Messiah, His Anointed, His Christ and His Priest. Whatever is now done to me, it shall ⟨p. 388⟩not break my Head; It was the Ancient Promise, That not my Head, but the Serpents only, should be broken. And nothing shall hinder my Intercession from its being still continued. — After that, Their Judges shall be overthrown by an Hand of Stone, (as the Syriac renders it). The Monarchia, o• the World shall be broken in Preces by a Stone cut out which is not in Hands. And this Dispensation shall be attended with, yea, effected by, my Words being made sweet unto them.

5 Far from Excluding the more obvious and common Sense of the Words, and from neglecting to learn the Duty of a Reproved Christian in them, I would ask, Whether we may not have a CHRIST, in a Transcondent Sense here Offering Himself, as well as in many other Passages of the Sacred Oracles, which we do not at the first view, see Testifying of Him? Does not our SAVIOUR here desire, That His Intercession may come in the Room of Incense, and Mincha under the Law? Don't we see Him here standing as a Surety for Sinners, with these Concessions. Let the Righteous GOD smite me with an Hammer, in His Nailing me to the Cross: It will be a Mercy to His chosen, for whom, I am now to be Smitten. Let Him reprove me, still I have the Oil of the Head upon me; I am the Messiah, His Anointed, His Christ and His Priest. Whatever is now done to me, it shall ⟨p. 388⟩not break my Head; It was the Ancient Promise, That not my Head, but the Serpents only, shoul be broken. And nothing shall hinder my Intercession from its being still continued. — After that, Their Judges shall be overthrown by an Hand of Stone, (as the Syriac renders it). The Monarchia, o the World shall be broken in Preces by a Ston cut out which is not in Hands. And this Dispensation shall be attended with, yea, effected by, my Words being made sweet unto them.