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. 7. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.

This was a Psalm of David, sung according to an ordinary song, the beginning whereof was Shiggaion, for its usual with us also to make songs to be sung, according to the tune of some others that were made before.

Tremelius and some others, from the Hebrew word, which signifies errare, &c. titles it Ode erratica, a wandring sonnet, because it is mixt, and consists of divers forms and distincti∣ons of voyce, and sound in playing artificially, joyned to

compleat the musick, as we see resembled in Prick-song.

And where it is said, Concerning the words of Cush, it shews the occasion of the Psalm, namely, That when David was most unjustly slandered by his enemies, and especially by Cush, &c. he makes his complaint unto God in this Psalm, desiring him to re∣venge his innocency, &c. and to be delivered from the persecuti∣on of Saul and his flatterers, such as this Cush was; [words] (i.) Accusations, &c. who this Cush was, is doubtful. Hierom affirms it to be Saul, and gives his reasons for it: Others (which I think is more probable) think it to be some Courtier of Ethiopia, whom Saul entertained in his Court, and was his special favorite, as if he had been of his family or stock (for Cush is the name of, and taken for Ethiopia) &c. this man for hatred against David, and flattery towards Saul, falsly accused him to Saul, and practised all the mischief he could against him.