fts_, to _worship
God in Spirit and in Truth_, to _offer spiritual Sacrifices_, and to
_sing spiritual Songs_.

Col. 3. 16. Confirms this Sense, for _the Word of Christ_ must _dwell
richly in us in Psalms and Hymns, and spiritual Songs_. Now tho the
Books of the Old Testament may in some Sense be called the _Word of
Christ_, because the same Spirit which was afterwards given to _Christ_
the Mediator did inspire them; yet this seems to have a peculiar
reference to the Doctrine and Discoveries of _Christ_ under the Gospel,
which might be compos'd into spiritual Songs for the greater Ease of
Memory in learning, teaching and admonishing one another.

{239} Rev. 5. 9. & 14. 3. There is mention of a _New Song_, and that
is pure Evangelical Language, suited to the _New Testament_, the _New
Covenant_, the _new and living Way_-.of Access to God, and to the _new
Commandment_ of him who sits _upon the Throne_, and _behold_, he _makes
all things new_. The words of this Song are, _Worthy is the Lamb, for
thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy Blood, &c. and none
could learn it but those who follow the Lamb, who were redeemed from
among Men, &c._ And it must be noted here, that this Book of the
_Revelations_ describes the Worship of the Gospel-Church on Earth, as
is agreed by all Interpreters, tho it borrows some of its Emblems from
the Things of Heaven, and some from the Jewish State. I might here
remark also, that when a _new Song_ is mention'd in the Old Testament,
it refers to the Times of the _Messiah_, and is prophetical of the
Kingdom of _Christ_, or at least it is a Song indited upon a new
Occasion publick or personal, and the Words of it are accomodated to
some new Tokens of Divine Mercy.

Rev. 15. 3. _They sing the Song of Moses, the Servant of God, and the
Song of the Lamb_; that is, a Song for temporal and for spiritual
Deliverances; or, a Song for all antient or all later Salvations of the
Church. As Moses was a Redeemer from the House of Bondage, and a
Teacher of Divine Worship with Harps and Ceremonies; so the Lamb is a
Redeemer from _Babylon_ and spiritual Slavery, and he {240} is the
great Prophet to teach his Church the spiritual Worship of the Gospel.
The Church now, under the Salvations and Instructions of the Lamb,
sings with the Voice to the Glory of the Vengeance and the Grace of
God, as _Israel_ under the Conduct of _Moses_ sung with Harps; for we
must observe, that these Visions of the Apost