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.

PSAL. 56. Title, To the chief Musitian upon Jonath, Elem, Rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Phi∣listines took him in Gath.

The words of this Title in the original, have a double signifi∣cation, 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 Phi∣listines, 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.

Or which is better approved by Iunius, he referreth it (which sense the words likewise bear) to the soul-suffering violence, en∣closed by a band or multitude of Philistines, enemies both to him and his God. Some read the words, To the Master of the Har∣mony, which is all one in sense, as To him that excelleth, or chief Musitian, Michtam of David; (i.) the excellency of this Psalm is as precious as gold.