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Rh journey through the wilderneſs, and ſettlement in Canaan; their law, preiſthood, ſacrifices, and ceremonies; the exploits of their great men, wrought through faith; their ſins and captivities; their repentances and reſtorations; the ſufferings and victories of David; the peaceful and happy reign of Solomon; the coming of the Meſſiah, with its effects and conſequences; his incarnation, birth, life, paſſion, death, reſurrection, aſcenſion, kingdom, and prieſthood; the effuſion of the Spirit; the converſion of the Gentiles; the rejection of the Jews; the eſtabliſhment, increaſe, and perpetuity of the church of Chriſt; the end of the world; the general judgment; the condemnation of the wicked, and final triumph of the righteous with their Lord and King.

T Pſalms were written upon a divine, preconcerted, prophetical plan; and contain much more, than, at firſt ſight, they appear to do. Moſt of them have a double ſenſe or meaning, viz. a literal or hiſtorical ſenſe, and a ſpiritual or prophetical ſenſe. In theſe pſalms we have on one ſide, the Jewiſh nation; and on the other, the choſen in Chriſt Jeſus: On one ſide, Canaan, and earthly happineſs; on the other, heaven, and eternal bleſſedneſs: On one ſide a redemption from Egyptian bondage, and temporal evil; on the other, a redemption from the ſlavery of ſin, and the damnation of hell: On one ſide, crimes atoned for by legal ceremonies,