large pauses, and left off their music and singing for a while; so that in every Psalm sung they had three intermissions. At these intermissions the trumpets sounded, and the people worshipped. Their sounding was tarantantara. And they never sounded otherwise than So. And they sounded three strains, viz. A plain, a quavering, and a plain again. And on this manner did the trumpets sound, one and twenty blasts every day; three at the opening the gate of Nicanor, nine at the morning sacrifice, and nine at the evening sacrifice, which was at three o'clock in the afternoon. They were then sounded thus, viz. there were three soundings at the three pauses of music, and three strains, which have been named, at every sounding.

The Trumpets were not joined with the choir in concert, but sounded only when the choir was silent. Thus were the Song, Music, and Trumpets performed in the daily service. Though on certain Solemnities and Festivals there were extraordinary Psalms and soundings. For all these things I am beholden to the great Dr. Lightfoot, and most gratefully and willingly acknowledge it.

Also on the eve of the Sabbath the Trumpets sounded two soundings more than on other days. One which consist

ed of the three strains before mentioned, to cause the people to cease from work. And the other to distinguish between the common day and the holy day, which was now come".

And

As the whole of this was of divine institution: so the music was not merely to please. It was expressive. For it was a Memorial. "It was," says Mr. Romaine, "to call to mind the sacrifice of Immanuel and the joy flowing from it, the greatest joy that possibly can be. For all the sacrifices pointed to him, and were instituted to keep up faith and hope in him. He is the glorious One; and his salvation is the glorious subject treated of in the Book of Psalms. the Singers, and the Singing, and Music of the Old Testament were wholly and entirely in praise of him. While the burnt-offering was consuming on the fire of the altar, all that sound could possibly do with voices and instruments was exerted to rouze the attention, and inflame the affections. The full concert was to excite the highest sentiments of thankfulness in the view of that one offering, which was to bear the fire of the Father's wrath, and thereby was to become an odour of a sweet smelling savour, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing unto God."

* Dr. Lightfoot.

I come, Sixthly, to view the solemnity, joy, and rejoicing, expressed in this part of the Lord's worship.

With regard to the solemnity, it was truly great, and most awfully solemn, Christ and his death being the subject. Which was figuratively expressed, in a most lively way and manner, in these sensible figures and representations, emblems and memorials, here set before them. The song, accompanied with vocal and instrumental music, which at proper pauses was solemnized with the soundings of the Trumpets, added weight to the solemnity. The Holy Ghost shining on the minds of the spiritual worshippers gave them an inward realizing view of the object and subject of the ordinance before them, The Lord Jesus, that was here set before them, as evidently crucified before their eyes.

The words of the song led them, through the divine teaching of the Holy Ghost, to receive into their minds such apprehensions of his love, as warmed their hearts, and filled them with a real sense and enjoyment of it. The eternal Spirit, by the word of revelation which they sang, created in their understandings such conceptions of Christ, through his own divine power and influence, as led them to a real, spi

ritual, supernatural knowledge of Jesus, in his person as God-Man, and so to receive into their understandings such a knowledge of his love, covenaut undertakings, incarnation, birth, life, obedience, righteousness, miracles, sacrifice, sorrows, agony, sufferings, soul-travail, triumph over death, his victory and conquest over all his, and his churches enemies, his Resurrection, Ascension, glorification, second coming, and the universal Hallelujah, which the whole host of elect angels and saints would sing to the honor of his name, as served to realize the Temple, with all its furniture, sacrifices, perfumes, and all the various ceremonies accompanying the whole ceremonial iustitutions. So that their joy was great. And it was expressed in the following way. The Psalms they sang were to record. Which signifies to be remembered. They were a standing memorial of the love of the Eternal Three. And a record of their acts in the everlasting council and covenant of grace, and how it was to be carried into execution, and completed to the glory of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, by Jah the Saviour.

The constant use of them was to make an acknowledgment that the salvation of all the elect depended on this. In this act of worship the church did, as

it were, confess and acknowledge, that salvation from all evil and an enjoyment of all good were the fruits of God's free grace and mercy, and Messiah's finished salvation. And thus they found their souls afresh excited to praise him, and to rejoice in and before him with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

The chorusses of all their songs were in substance, O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever.

The Psalms were also used to praise the Lord. Some will have the word Hallelujah to be expressive of, and expressly to signify, Praise Jehovah Je

sus.

In the use of the Psalms believers under the Levitical dispensation expressed their joy in Jehovah-Jesus. To confirm this, I will give two examples of it in the Lord's worship. The first stands recorded in the second of Chronicles". All Israel met at the dedication of the Temple; a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath, unto the river of Egypt. They knew the Temple was a memorial of the body of Christ, and that it prefigured his advent from Heaven to dwell with men

on earth. He being their object and subject, this number joined in one grand chap, v. 11-14.