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. 88. Title, A Psalm or Song for the sons of Corah, to the chief Musitian upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

Heman and Ethan were brothers, endued with an excellent spirit of prophesie and wisdom, wherein they were compared with Solomon, 1 Kings 4.31. Heman was the author that com∣posed and made this Psalm, and Ethan the next Psalm, and committed them to be sung and played to the sons of Corah, to the chief of that company, upon Mahalath-Leannoth, which was the beginning of a song, after which he would have the Psalm sung, as some think, or else some instrument to which he would have the tune of it played and sung; and for the excellency of the matter contained therein, would have them preserved for a form of complaint unto the Church, in any private or singular distress (as in this Psalm) or in the time of affliction, or in per∣secution of Church or Commonwealth (as in the next.)

And it is to be noted, that some skilful in the holy tongue, affirm the Hebrew word Mahalath to be of divers significations, signifying both a musical instrument, or a Quire and company of Musitians, or infirmity; according to every of which accepti∣ons it may be taken in this place, and applied to the instrument so called, to be sung by the whole company of the Levites, as well by voyce as playing, in times of affliction of that people or others.