the Guests Psal. 46 8. Come and See the workes of God 2 Heare Reuel 1 12. I turned to See the voice that spake 3 To know or to vnderstand Exodus 24 10. They Saw the God of Israell that is they knew that he was present with them by some visible signs of his presence Iohn 9. 41. But now you say wee See that is we know 4 To beleeue in Christ. Iohn 6 40. This is the will of my Father that euery one that Sees the Sonne and beleeues in him c. 5 To See with the eye to know with vnderstanding to beleeue with the heart Math. 13 13. 6 To haue the perfect and immediate enioying or fruition of the glorious presence of God in heauen Math. 5 8. Blessed are the pure in hart for they shall See God 1 Cor. 13 12. 7 To liue Gen. 16 13. Haue I not Seene After God saw me A Sinecdoche 8 To know a thing with approbation loue to it Iohn 14 9 7. He that Sees the sonne Sees the Father that is hee which knowes the sonne approoues and embraceth him for the true God c. 9 To take heed or beware or carefully looke to our selues Mat. 9 30. See that no man know it Reuel 22 9. See thou do it not Mat. 27 3. See thou to that 10 Try or feele by experience Psal. 77. The waters saw thee and fled Psal. 90 16. According to the yeares which we haue seene euill Referred to God 11 To take knowledge of men and their dooings to blesse prosper and helpe them if they be good to punish and destroy them if they be euil Gen. 31 12. I haue seene all that Laban hath doone Exod. 3 7. seeing they may not See sig Such a knowledge of Gods will reuealed in his word as is without vse and profit to such as haue it Math. 13 14. Acts 28 27. Esay 6 9. Ye shall See and not See Seer sig A Prophet to whome God did make knowne himselfe and things secret by visions 1 Sam. 9 9. Hee that now is a Prophet was in olde time called a Seer Numb 12 6. Seed sig pro That thin fluent substance in mans body which is the matter of generation Gen. 38 9. 2 A Sonne or a Daughter Gen. 38 9. To raise vp Seed to thy Brother Rom. 1 3. Of the Seed of Dauid that is his Sonne 3 Posterity as Nephewes or Neeces or Childrens Children Psal. 24 13. His Seede shall inherit the Land And Psal. 112 2. His Seed shall be mighty vpon earth Seede of Abraham sig The whole posterity of Abraham in which many bad were mixed with good Rom. 9 7. Which are the Seede of Abraham 2 The faithfull only whether Iewes or Gentiles which walked in the steps of the faith of their Father Abraham Rom. 4 13 16. 3 Christ which came of Abraham according to the flesh and was specially promised to Abraham that he should come In thy Seede shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed Gal. 3 16. Gen. 12 3. godly Seed sig The Seede of God or such a posterity and issue as God will allow of and blesse Mala. 2 15. Because he sought a godly Seede Seed sig Some kind of Graine wherewith the earth is sowne Gen. 47 19. And giue vs Seede 2 The word of God Luke 8 11. The Seede is the word which is cast into the heart by the Ministers as Seede is into the ground by the Husbandman 3 The promise of saluation by Christ being receiued into the heart by the spirit and faith 1 Pet. 1 23. Begotten of immortall Seede that is of the word of God Iohn 1 3 9. His Seede abides in them that is the Vertue of the Holy Ghost working Faith and holinesse by the word preached 4 Bread or some other thing distributed to the releefe of the poore Eccl. 11 1 6. In the morning sowe thy Seede seeds of diuers kinds or mingled Seed sig Hypocrisie in the Doctrine or worship of God or in maners and life when false Doctrine is mixed with true and mens inuentions with Gods worship and curiosity with honest simplicitie Leuit. 19 19. Deutro 22 9. Thou shalt not sowe thy Uineyard with diuers kinds of Seede Seeking sig pro An action of a man that desireth to finde something which he lacketh as Saule did seeke his Fathers Asses 1 Sam. 9 3 4. the woman sought hir lost Groat Luke 15 8. 2 The action of a godly person springing from an earnest desire of hauing some excellent needfull grace which is absent and wanting to him either in whole or in part in substance or in degree Thus wee are commanded to Seeke the Kingdome of Heauen Math. 6 33. to Seeke Wisedome Prou. 2 4. to Seeke God and his face Psal. 27 â—8 Esay 55 6. Also to Seeke Christ c. For these thinges are still wanting to the Godly who haue them not in such measure as they would and should 3 Praying or asking by Prayer Math. 7 7. Seeke and you shall finde 4 An action of Gods loue towards such as haue forsaken him Luke 19 10. The actioÌ„ of our seeking hath these degrees First the feeling of the want of som excellent needful thing Secondly an ernest desire of finding Thirdly a diligent vse of all good meanes whereby to attaine it as Prayer reading hearing c. Fourthly constancy till we find Fiftly a loue of the thing found Sixtly care to keepe loathnesse to loose it This whole action is shaddowed in the example of Mary in seeking vp of Iesus Luke 2 44 45 c. First that wee are either lost as all are before their conuersion or stragled from him as euery conuerted person is more or lesse at one time or other Luke 19 10. Luke 15 3 4 c. 2 A desire and care in God to recouer vs and to bring vs backe to himselfe as an Hen is careful to gather her Chickings Math. 23 37. How often c. 3 The offering and continuing vnto vs means that he may finde vs to wit his Word Ministers blessings corrections motions of his spirit checks of our Conscience admonitions of the godly By all which we are sought vp and called to him as thorough the whole Scripture manifestly appeareth 4 His great loue towardes vs being found and recouered This is expressed in the father of the lost sonne Luke 15 22. 5 Lastly care to keepe vs still with vnwillingnesse to loose vs again Iohn 10 28. None shal take them out of my hands All these things are shaddowed out vnto vs in him that fought his lost sheepe Luke 15 2 3 4 5 c. Seeking as it is affirmed of Hypocrites wicked men is nothing else but the making of a shew as if they felt a want of God and his good guifts and were desirous to find them when in truth they seeke not him for him-selfe but for some other thing as their owne case and commodities c. Or they Seeke other things more
witnesse our vnfained humiliation for sinne to tame the flesh and to help our feruency in Prayer eyther for preuenting some Iudgement to come or turning away some Iudgement present It is either priuate or publike Ester 4 16. Act 10 30. Mar. 2 19. Ion. 3 4 5. This is bodily Fasting which is no worke commaunded in the Law simply for it selfe much lesse a meritorious work neither doth Christian Fasting consist in forbidding of certaine meates at certaine times limited that is rather a ciuill Fast. 2 An abstinence or freenesse from Vices as couetousnesse oppression cruelty incontinency lying c. Esay 58 6. Is not this the Fast that I haue chosen to loose the bands of wickednesse to take off the heauy burthen This is spirituall Fasting 3 Abstinence from all manner of meate or sustenance for many daies together without being any whit hungry Mathew 4 2. Hee Fasted fortie daies and forty nights thus Moyses Fasted and Elias This is miraculous Fasting which serued the more to commend the Doctrine of the Law and Gospell to shew it to be no vulgar thing but giuen of God The apish Imitation of this Fast by the Papists is ridiculous and ioyned with grosse superstition in as much as they forbeare flesh in Lent as a worke of Religion and saluation contrary to the Scriptures which teach that meates defile not a Man 4 Hunger Math. 15 32. I will not send them away Fasting That is Hungry 2 Cor. 11 27. This is a necessary and compelled Fast which the Saints of God doe ouercome by patience to sanctifie a Fast. sig To call men vnto publike repentance Ioell 2 15. Sanctifie a Fast. The power to commaund this is in the lawfull Christian Magistrate where such an one is vpon the aduise good direction of Gods Ministers who are to execute and performe what hath beene religiously and aduisedly by Superiors enioyned Father sig pro One that begetteth Children Gene. 22 7. My Father Exod. 20 12. This is a Father by Nature as Abraham was to Isaac and Isaac to Iacob 2 A Grand-father and generally any Ancestor or Progenitour Exod. 2 18. And when they came to Reuell their Father Gen. 20 12. She is the daughter of my Father 〈…〉 20 18. Walke not in the steppes of your Fathers That is doe not as your fore-fathers did Heb. 3 9. This is a Father by precedency of time Thus Iacob called Abraham his Father Gene. 31 42. who is also called the Father of Leui. Heb. 7. as Nahor is of Laban 3 An aged man or one full of yeares 1 Timo. 5 1. Rebuke not an Elder but exhort him as a Father This is a Father by Age. 4 One who is instead of a Father performing the loue care and duty of a Father by instructing ruling protecting Thus all Superiors are Fathers to their Inferiors 2 Kings 5 13. Father if the Prophet c. and in Esay 49 23. Kings and Magistrats are called â—â—rcing Fathers Also Ministers are called Fathers Prou. 4 1. Heare ô Children your Fathers instruction This is spoken in the person of a Minister who is a Father to the people the reason is rendred 1 Cor. 4 15. Because they beget men by the Gospell These be Fathers by Office 5 Authour or Inuentor of anything Genesis 4 20. Iaball was the Father of them that dwell in Tents Iohn 8 44. Father of lies Iames 1 17. Father of lights Gene. 36 43. Hee was Father of the Edomites 6 A benefactor and preseruer Gene. 45 8. God hath made me a Father to Pharaoh Iob 29 16. Psa. 68 5. 7 One that is the originall or head and chiefe beginner of any Nation or people Gene. 22 21. And Kemuell the Father of Aram. 1 Chron. 8 6. These were the cheefe Fathers of them that inhabited Geba Gen. 36 43. Esauwas Father of the Edomites That is authour and root of that people 8 One that is inwarde with vs or very neerely ioyned to vs. Iob. 17 14. I said to corruption thou art my father 9 All the persons of the Trinity euen the whole God-head Math. 6 9. Our Father which art in heauen Heere Father is put essentially 10 The first person of the blessed Trinity begetting the Sonne and sending forth the Holy-ghost Math. 28 19. And baptize them in the name of the Father Ephe. 1 3. God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. Heere Father is put personally Father of glory sig Most glorious Father or one full of glory Ephe. 1 17. The Father of Glory Father of mercies sig One who is himselfe most merciful and the Author of mercies and compassion in others So is God alone 2. Cor. 1 3. Blessed bee God the Father of Mercies and God of all Comfort euerlasting Father sig One who is himselfe absolutely Eternal and the Author and purchaser of eternity to others giuing eternall good things to his people Esay 9 6. Euerlasting Father Thus is Christ Iesus a Father of Eternity the Father of spirits sig The maker and giuer of Soules Heb. 12 9. Be in subiection to the Father of spirits your Father sig God who is a Father of the beleeuing Apostles and all other the faithfull First because they are begotten by the immortall seede of his word and 2. are the members of his sonne 3. and are adopted by him 4. bearing his Image 5. and are pertakers of his Fatherly loue and benefits Iohn 20 17. I ascend to my Father and to your Father without Father and Mother sig One whose Parents were not manifested and knowne Hebr. 7 3. Without Father without Mother Such was Melchisedech who so long out-liued those of his time as his Parents were worne out of knowledge and be vnmentioned in the holy Story Father of many nations and of the faithful sig Abraham who is thus called First because he was vnto his posterity and seede a rare example of faith and iustification 2. a worthy restorer of Religion 3. the Father of the Messiah 4. hauing the promises of eternall life giuen him both for himselfe and others 5. into whose bosome beleeuers of all Nations shall bee gathered Rom. 4 16 18. That he should be the Father of many Nations to go or bee gathered vnto their Fathers sig By dying to be ioyned vnto their Fore-fathers in the estate of the dead both in respect of their bodies being put in the Sepulchres of their Fathers and of their soules being companions with them of the same eternall blisse Gen. 15 15. Thou shalt be gathered to thy Fathers in peace 2. Kings 22 â—2 I will gather thee vnto thy Fathers thy Father is an Ammorite sig One that is degenerate and growne out of kind being of the childe of Abraham become as bad as an Heathen Ezek 16 3 45. Fat heart sig Sencelesse hard vnyeelding heart without feeling of Gods Mercies or Iudgements Psal 119 70. Their heart is as Fat as Brawne Deut. 23 15. Metaphor Fat bread sig Plenteousnesse of the earth and abundance of al pleasant things
thing Rom. 12 8. He that sheweth mercy with cheerefulnesse 2. Cor. 9 7. God loues a cheerefull giuer Children sig pro Young ones as Infants or others which bee of tâ—… yeares Marke 10 13. Forbid not children to come vnto me 2 All Inferiors which loue and obey their Superiors as Fathers Prou. 4 1. My children hearken Thus in Haebrew their seruants were called children Gen. 18 7. And often else-where 3 All truely humbled Christians Math. 18. 3 4. And become children 4 Such as take themselues to be very weake and vnable to do great things Ier. 1 6. Children of God sig The elect before their new byrth because God hath purposed to make them his children which by Nature are not so they are therefore called his children as if they were already as in Iohn 10 16. they are called Sheepe who God before appointed to call to the fold Iohn 11 52. To gather together into one folde the children of God Children by grace of election 2 Such Elect as beeing begotten anew by the Immortall seede of the word do beare Gods image in holinesse endeuoring in al things to do their Fathers will Luke 6 35. And you shall be the children of the most highest Eph. 4 24. 1. Pet. 1 14 15. Children by grace of regeneration 3 The Holy and Elect Angels which are the children of God by creation Iob. 1 6. The children of God came and stood before the Lord. generation of Gods Children sig The succession and race of the godly continuing successiuely from age to age by the merciful prouidence of God preseruing them Psal. 73 15. Children of wisedome sig Wise children that is all the godly which are taught hauing wisedome from aboue and are studious of that true wisedome reuealed in the word louing and practising it Luke 7 35. Wisedom is Iustified of her children Children of the day and of the light sig All such as are enlightned by the spirite to the sound and distinct knowledge of God in Christ through the Gospell 1. Thes. 5 5. Ye are the children of the light and of the day that is such as know God soundly Children of Abraham sig Them that came of Abrahams loynes though they do not beleeue Iohn 8 37. Mat. 3 9. To raise vp children to Abraham 2 Them that belieue and liue as Abraham did treading in the steps of his faith and loue such bee the children of Abraham though they be no Iewes but Gentiles Gal. 3 7. They which are of fayth the same are the children of Abraham Iohn 8 37. If you were Abrahams children ye would do the workes of Abraham Rom. 4 11 12. Children in maliciousnesse sig Such as be like little children voyde of malice and vnharmefull 1. Cor. 14 20. But as concerning maliciousnesse be ye children Little children sig Lowly persons which be little in their own eies like vnto children Math. 18 4. Whosoeuer shall receiue one such little childe Children of Israel Sig The Israelites which sprung and came out of Iacob who was called Israell Exod. 14 1. Speake to the children of Israel Childe of Promise sig One that is borne by vertue of Gods promise not by ordinary course of generation as Isaac was Rom. 9 8. The children of the promise are counted for the seede Note that all elect which be born anew by faith in the promise of grace they are the children of the promise Children of the flesh sig Such as are borne by naturall generation as Ismael was of Abraham Rom. 9 8. Which are the children of the flesh Children of the Deuill sig Such as beare the Image of the Deuill and resembleth him in malice and subtilty as children do their Father in all things doing his will Ioh. 8 44. Ye are of your father the Deuill and his will ye will do Acts 13 10. O thou childe of the deuill full of all subtilty Children of Disobedience sig Disobedient children which are giuen to disobedience Eph. 5 6. The wrath of God commeth vpon the children of disobedience Children of the night of darknes sig Such as remaine in ignorance and sinne 1. Thes. 5 5. Ye are not children of the night neyther of darknesse Children of fornication sig Eyther Bastards to wit children begotten in fornication Or Idolaters which imitate others in false worship Hose 2 4. They are the children of fornication Childe of Perdition sig A lost person appointed to destruction and running head-long thereunto So is Iudas called in Iohn 17 12. None of them is lost but the child of perdition Childe of wrath of deth of hel sig One guilty of and through desert of sinne subiect to wrath death and hell Eph. 2 3. 2. Sam. 2 5. Mat. 23 15. Christ. sig One annointed with materiall Oyle by the commandement of God as the High-priests Prophets and some Kings were vnder the Law 1. Sam. 16 13. 2 One annointed of God with the Holy-Ghost power that is with speciall guifts aboue measure and authority to execute for vs men the Office of a perfect Mediator with God that is of a Priest Prophet and King Acts 10 38. Him hath God annointed with the Holyghost and with power And v. 36. Papists robbe him of all his Offices especially of his Priest-hood by the abhominable order of Sacrificing Priests and Priest-hoode as of his kingly office by giuing Lawes which should binde the Conscience and of his Prophet-ship by vnwritten Traditions 3 The whole mysticall body of the Church comprehending both head and members 1. Cor. 12 12. As al the body is one and hath many members euen so is Christ. Heere Christ by a Sinechdoche of the chiefe part for the whole is put to signifie the holie Catholicke Church that misticall body consisting of Head and members Christians sig Persons spiritually annointed to be members and worshippers of Christ. Acts 11 26. The Disciples of Antioch were first called christians 1. Iohn 2 20. Ye haue an oyntment A Christian is one who being sometime both most base and prophane a vassall to Satan and Seruant to sinne through Adams sin and his owne is annointed now and endowed through Grace with faith and the Holy-ghost that he may become a Priest and a King vnto God to serue him in righteousnesse and true holynesse all his dayes as a person dedicate to Christ. Rom. 5 6 7 8. 1. Pet. 2 9. Ye are a Royall Priest-hood Ephes. 2 3. Children of wrath Or thus A Christian is one whome Christ hath loued and washed in his blood making him a King and Priest vnto God Reuel 1 5. Chronicles sig A briefe note of thinges done with the time expressed 2. Kings 24 5. Are they not written in the Booke of Chronicles Church sig A company of men selected gathered and called out of the worlde by the Doctrine of the Gospell to know and worship the true God in Christ according to his word 1. Cor. 1 2. To the Church of God at Corinth Reuel 2. 3. Heare what the spirit saith to the Churches
goods whence our liueli-hood ariseth as Water springes out of a Fountaine Prouer. 5 10. Let thy Fountaines flow forth c. 7 Eyes which as a Spring or Fountaine sends forth teares as a witnesse of hearts griefe Iere. 9 1. Mine eyes a Fountaine of Teares For. sig Euery thing that hurteth the Inheritance or vineyard of the Church be it false doctrine or corrupt manners Cant. 2 15. Take away the Foxes 2 False Prophets which craftily vndermine the safety and state of Religion and of the Church Ezec. 13 4. O Israell thy Prophets are as Foxes in the wast places 3 All crafty and guilefull persons which with their carft and cunning seeke to deceiue and hurt others Luke 13 32. Tell that Foxe little Foxes sig All occasions and appearances of euils Cant. 2 15. These little Foxes to be a portion for Foxes sig To be cast out vppon the Mountaines without buriall that Foxes and Beastes may feede vppon them Psalme 63 10. They shall bee the portion for Foxes F. R. Frame of the hart sig The inward secret thoughts inclinations and purposes of the Soule as it is expounded by Moyses himselfe Gen. 6 5. The whole Frame that is the thoughts of mans hart are euill continually according to the Translation of Tremellius it should thus be read Free sig pro Such as bee Bond-men but are exempt from the yoake of slauery 1 Cor. 7 22. 2 Beleeuers whom Christ hath set free and deliuered from the Curse and rigor of the Law and not onely from yoake of Legall Ceremonies also froÌ„ the â—yâ—anny of sinne by his death and spirit so as they are no more vnder the bondage of sin though sinne be still in them nor neede feare the condemnation due to it also they serue God with a free ingenious spirit as Children their Father Rom. 5 7. He that is dead is Free from Sinne. Rom. 7 6. Free from Sinne that is from the Dominion of Sinne verse 14 Rom. 8 2. Free from Sinne and Death that is from the condemnation due to it as verse 1. Psalme 51 11. Iohn 8 38. This Freedome is wholy of Grace not at all of Nature Sée Will. Beleeuers are Free and not Free therefore they cry both who shall Free me from Sin Rom. 7 24. and also they tryumphantly say Christ hath freede me from the Law of Sin Rom. 8 2. They are freed wholy from the guilt and punnishment of Sinne but from corruption of sinne they are freed in part onely so farre as that it doe not raigne ouer them the Lords Frée man sig A true Christian who though he bee bond and Seruant vnto man is yet set Free by the Lord Iesus from thâ— seruitude of Sathan and Sinne. 1 Corin. 7 22. Frée from all men sig One that is not beholden vnto other men to liue at their cost 1 Cor. 9 19. Though I bee Free from all men Frée among the dead sig One separate from the liuing left for dead Psal. 88 5. Free among the dead like to the slaine which lie in the Graue Friend sig pro One whom we do entirely loue aboue others and vse more familiarly and priuately then we doe others as Dauid did Ionathan Pro. 18 24. A friend is neerer then a Brother 2 One to whom God imparteth his minde and secrets so familiarly and fully as one Friend dooth to another Genesis 18 17. Shall I hide this thing from Abraham Hence it is that Iames 2 29. calleth Abraham the Friend of God also the Apostles are called Christs Friendes Iohn 15 15. You I haue called Friends because what I had of my Father I haue made knowne to you Friendship of yâ— world sig The loue and vnmeasurable desire of carnall and worldly things Iames 4 4. The friendship or the Amity of the Woâ—ld is the enimity with God Frozen in their dregs sig Stubborne Sinners which obstinately sticke in their sinnes mocking both God and Man Zephe 1 12. I will visit them that be frozen in Dregges Ier. 48 11. Fruit. sig pro The encrease which commeth of the Land of Trees of Cattle and of other Creatures Deutro 28 4. Blessed shall bee the fruit of thy Ground and of thy Cattle 2 The couersion of men to God by the ministry of his Seruants Iohn 15 16. I haue appointed that ye go and bring forth Fruite and verse 2. 3. He that abideth in me bringeth forth Fruit. In this sence the Gospell was fruitfull in all the World Coloss. 1 6. Conuersion of Sinners to the Faith is as delightful to God as sweete Frâ—â—â— is to men A Metaphor 3 All and euery one of Gods Graces works in his Children because they come from his spirite as Fruite from a Tree and doe so please him as good Fruit is pleasing to vs. Gal. 5 22. The fruits of the Spirit is loue peace ioy c. Phil. 1 11. Filled with the Fruits of righteousnesse A Metaphor 4 The due recompence and merite of our euill workes Micha 7 13. For the Fruits of their inuentions Prouerb 31. They shall eate the Fruite of their workes 5 False doctrine the proper Fruit of a Falfe Prophet Math. 7 16. By their Fruits ye shall know them 6 The profit and commodity that comes of well doing Prouer. 31 31. Giue her of the Fruite of her hands Rom. 6 22. Ye haue your Fruit in holinesse 7 Any godly deede tending to the spirituall profit of others Phil. 4 17. I desire the Fruit c. eyther speech it selfe or the reward which comes of good or euill speech Prouer. 12 14. A man shall be filled with good thinges by the Fruit of his mouth Fruits of righteousnesse sig All good works done by iustified and righteous persons Phil. 1 11. Aboundiug with the Fruites of righteousnesse fruits worthy of repentance sig A godly and iust life meete for such as haue repentance Mat. 3 8. Bring forth Fruits worthy of repentance Fruit of the wombe sig Children Deut. 28 4. Blessed shall be the Fruite of thy womb Psal. 127 3. and 132 11. Gen. 30 2. and in Deut. 28 4. Children be called the Fruit of the body being deriued from the body of their Parents as Fruit springs from a Tree Also delightful vnto them as Fruit to our mouth Fruitfull sig Profitable as vnfruitfull signifies vnprofitable Titus 3 14. Colo. 1 6. And is Fruitfull 2 Abundant Col. 1 10. Fruitfull in good workes F. U. Full. sig The proud and such as bee swollen with high conceite of their owne sufficiencie and woorth so as they feele no neede of Christ. Luke 6 26. Woe vnto them that are Full. Reuel 3 17. affords vs an example heereof 2 Much or abundantly rich and plentifull Acts 6 5. Stephen Full of the Holy Ghost and of faith that is endued with a great portion of faith In Luke 1 28. it would not bee read Full of grace but Freely beloued as the Greek word signifies and Chrisost expounds it 3 That which is perfect or hath no want 2.
knit the Hart to God sig To cause one to loue God with a sincere and constant motion of Soule Psalm 86 11. Knit my Heart to thee that I may feare thy name a large hart sig A very wise and prudent Hart able to comprehend many and great thinges 1 Kings 4. 29. GOD gaue Salomon a large Heart c. a pricked Heart sig A Heart deepely wounded with bitter sorrow and griefe for sinnes done against God Act. 2 37. They were pricked in Heart a pure and cleane hart sig A Soule purged from the guilt and punishment of sinne by Iustification and from the power of sin by Sanctification Math. 5 8. Blessed are the pure in Heart for they shall see God Psal. 51 10. Create in me a cleane Heart Psal. 73 1. to speake to ones Hart. sig To giue kinde and comfortable wordes which may cheere the minde that is sad and heauy Gene. 34 3. He spake to the Heart of the Maid So it is translated by Tremellius Also Gene. 50 21. Esay 40 1. the Hart of the Earth sig The Graue Mat. 12 40. The Son of man shal be three daies in the Heart of the Earth singlenesse of Heart sig Godly simplicity and vprightnesse of mind when in doing duties euen to men yet Gods will glory is cheefely lookt vnto and respected Ephe. 6 5. In singlenesse of Heart not with eye-seruice c. to steale away the Heart sig To goe away priuily by stealth as it were without the knowledge of Laban Gen. 31 20. Iacob stole away the Heart of Laban 2 To entise and allure the loue and good will of others vnto vs. 2. Sam. 15 6. He stole the Hearts of the people to say in the Heart sig To haue doubtfull and perplexed thoughtes about saluation Rom. 10 6. Say not in your Heart Heauen sig God who dwelleth in Heauen Luke 15 21. Father I haue sinned against Heauen and against thee Luke 20 4. Was it from Heauen or of Men. This is vncreated Heauen 2 The Seat and mansion of blessed Angels and godly men Math. 5 19. Great is your glory in Heauen Acts 3 21. This is the Heauen of the blessed called the third Heauen 3 The visible Church on Earth Reuelat. 12 7. There was a great battell in Heauen And very often it is thus taken in the Reuelation as the attentiue Reader may well perceiue This is Heauen on Earth Sée Dictionary vpon the Reuelation in the word Heauen 4 The Spheares or Orbes the elementary Region Psal. 19 1. The Heauens declare the glory of God 5 The Ayre next vnto vs. Mat. 6 26. The Birds of Heauen labour not And 13 42. The Birds of Heauen build their Nest in the Branches c. This is the ayerie Heauen called the Sky 6 Heauenly creatures or the Angels which alwaies abide in Heauen Iob 15 15. The Heauens are not cleare in his sight Math. 6 10. As it is in Heauen These be the Inhabitants of Heauen 7 Some exceeding great height Deutro 1 28. The Citties are walled vp to Heauen That is had very high wals 8 Perfect saluation and blessednesse in Heauen Reuel 10 6. Who shall ascend to Heauen That is who shall tell vs by what way to come to saluation and whether we shall be saued there or no. in Heauen sig That glorious diuine Maiesty manifested fully in Heauen and from thence expressed mightily in his manifold workes vpon Earth Math. 6 9. Our Father which art in Heauen Mathew 5 48. As your Father which is in Heauen Esay 66 1. Rom. 1 18. Psal. 50 6. Heauen of Heauens sig The Firmament which dooth comprehend in it all the Inferiour Heauens 1 Kings 8 27. The Heauen of Heauens cannot containe him to ride vpon the Heauens sig To make knowne and shew forth his diuine maiesty and omnipotency Psal. 68 4. Heauen and Earth sig The whole Fabrick or frame of the world Acts 4 24. Thou art the God which hast made the heauens and the Earth 2 The matter where of heauenly and earthlie Creatures were framed Gen. 1 1. In the beginning God made Heauen and Earth from one end of Heauen to the other sig The whole compasse of the World euen to the vtmost and furthermost or most remote partes of the World Psal. 19 6. His going out is from the end of Heauen c. Heauen of Brasse sig An Heauen which powreth not downe the raine to make the Earth fruitfull Deut. 28 23. The Heauen aboue it shall be Brasse 1 Kings 8 35. There shal be vnfruitfulnesse and great barrennesse the hoast of Heauen sig All Celestiall Creatures Aungels and Starres Gene. 2 1. He made Heauen and the Hoast thereof 2 The Starres onely Iere. 33 22. As the hoast of Heauen cannot be numbred the daies of Heauen sig The perpetuity and continual durance of Heauen euen as long as heauen endureth Psal. 89 29. And his Throne as the daies of Heauen to be lifted aboue the heauens sig To be most highly praised and glorified for the workes of his great power and Maiesty Psal. 108. Exalt thy selfe ô God aboue the Heauens Heauen sig The vppermost Region of the Aire where the Meteors be Gene. 19 23. Rained Fire and Brimstone from Heauen Hedge sig pro A closure or fence set vp for safegard of Vineyards Corne-fieldes Orchards c. 2 Gods protection and whatsoeuer he giueth vs belonging vnto our defence as good Magistrates good Lawes godly Ministers true discipline valiant and skilfull Warriours c. Iob 1 10. Thou hast made an hedge about him and about his House Esay 5 2. And he hedged it A Metaphor 3 A stop and hindrance to ones purposes and endeuours Hos. 2 6. I will stop thy waies with Thorns and make an hedge Heire sig pro One that succeedeth into the Inheritance and possessions of another after his death Gala. 4 1. So was Isaac Heire to Abraham and Salomon to Dauid 2 To be partaker of the goods of our heauenly Father freely because wee are adopted Children Rom. 8 17. If we be Children we are also heires Gal. 4 7. Hell sig pro The place appointed for the torment of the Reprobate after this life Luke 16 23. And beeing in Hell in torments 2 Most deepe and deadly sorrowes like to the sorrowes of Hell Psal. 18 5. The sorrowes of Hell compassed me and gat hold vpon me 3 Sathan the Prince of Hell with the whole Army of wicked Spirits Mat. 16 18. The Gates of hell shall not preuaile that is the strongest assaults of Satan A Metanimie 4 The Graue and the Estate of the dead therein Psal. 16 10. Thou shalt not leaue my Soule in hell Acts 2 31. And in innumerable places of the Olde Testament the word Hell is vsed in this signification As Gene. 42 38. Iob 14 13. and 17 13. Haba 2 5. Reuel 20 13 14. Reuel 6 8. 5 The belly of the Whale wherein Ionas was shut vp as in a Graue and felt sorrowes like the sorrowes of Death Ionas 2
2 To be rashly censured or lightly esteemed as one of lesse worth then others 1. Cor. 4 3. I passe little to be Iudged of you 3 To be called to an account and sifted Rom. 4 4. When thou art Iudged 4 To bee tryed and haue his cause knowne either to be acquited or condemned Acts 25 10. Where I ought to be Iudged 1. Cor. 6 1. Iudgment sig Gouernment of the world Iohn 5 22. He hath committed all Iudgement vnto the sonne Psal. 9 7. He hath set his Throne for Iudgement 2 Chasticement 1. Cor. 11 29. Eates his owne Iudgement 1. Pet. 4 17. Iudgement beginnes at Gods house 4 The mercifull moderation or measure which God keepeth in chastising his children Ier. 10 24. Correct me but with Iudgement 4 Solemne diuine action of the last day Eccl. 12 14. God will bring euery worke to Iudgement This Iudgement hath in it three things first an inquiry vnto all thinges and persons Secondly a laying them open Thirdly pronouncing an vpright sentence 2. Pet. 2 9. Math. 25 31 32 33 c. 5 The iust Statutes and Commaundements of God Psal. 119 7 20. When I shall learn the Iudgements of the righteousnesse Psal. 19 9. 6 The spirit of Iustice and Wlâ—edome enabling to know and discerne right and wrong good and euill Pfal 72 1. Giue thy Iudgements to the King 7 Wrath vengeance and punishment executed vpon the wicked Math. 5 22. Shall be culpable of Iudgement And very often else-where Psa. 33 5. 8 The punishment inflicted vpon Christ for our sins Acts 8 33. Ia his Humility his Indgement hath beene exalted 9 That great power and authority which God gaue to Christ the Mediator to determine and do that which is righteous and iust Iohn 9 39. I am come vnto Iudgement in this world Iohn 16 11. 10 A setled state when Religion was committed to the Gentiles superstition beeing cast out Math. 12 18. Hee shall shew Iudgement to the Gentiles 11 Equity or righteous dealing Luke 11 42. And passe ouer Iudgement Gen. 18 19. Esay 1 17. Seeke Iudgement releeue the oppressed 12 Amendment or reformation of the world Iohn 12 31. Now is the Iudgement of this world 13 The way and course which God holdeth in gouerning all things Rom. 11 33. How vnsearchable are his Iudgements 14 Sentence 2. Pet. 2 11. Giue not railing Iudgement 15 Sentence of damnation and absolution Iude 15. To giue Iudgement against all men 16 Courts and places of Iudgement 1. Cor. 6 4 If ye haue Iudgement c. 17 A power faculty to discerne things which differ Phil. 1 9. And in all Iudgement 18 A right sentence giuen of men and of their actions in Courts of Iudgement publickly or priuately 2. Chron. 19 6. Psal. 82 2. Giue iust Iudgement 19 Instruments of Gods vengeance Ezek. 14 21. When I send my foure Iudgements c. 20 Famous examples of Gods vengeance Psal. 48 11. They shall be glad because of thy Iudgements Iust. sig One who is Righteous by the Imputation of Christs Righteousnesse Rom. 1 17. The Iust shall liue by faith 2 One who dealeth Iustly in his particuler vocation as a Magistrate c. Luke 23 50. A good man and a Iust. 3 One who endeuoureth to liue vprightly in his generall calling as a Christian walking in the righteous Statutes of God Luke 1 6. They were both Iust before God Iob. 1 1. 4 One who in his life and death aunsweres the perfect Iustice of the Law of God 1. Pet. 3 18. He died the Iust for the Uniust 5 One that is exceeding faithfull keeping his word of promise 1 Iohn 1 9. He is faithfull and Iust to forgiue vs our sinnes 6 One who is essentially Iust and infinitly the cause of Iustice in all his creatures Exod. 9 37. The Lord is Iust or righteous 7 One which thinketh himselfe righteous and is not Lu. 18. 9. Certaine trusted that they were Iust. Iustice referred to God sig To men That diuine property whereby God being most Iust in himselfe rendereth right to euery creature infinitly rewarding louing the good extreamely hating and punishing the wicked Gen. 18 25. Shall not the Iudge of all the world do iust or right 2 Gods merciful benefits and protections Esa. 59 9. Neither doth Iustice come neare to vs. 3 Fidelity or truth in keeping his promise made to vs touching Redemption by Christ. Rom. 3 26. That he might be Iust. 4 That political vertue peculiar to Magistrates which disposeth them to doo right to euery man rendering praise to whom praise and vengeance to whom vengeance belongeth Iob. 29 14. I put on Iustice. Rom. 13 2 3. 1. Pet. 2 15 16. This is distributiue Iustice. 4 That morrall vertue which mooueth men to giue to others their due and to deale rightly in matter of bargaines and contracts Gen. 18 19. He will teach his seruants to do Iustice. This is commentatiue Iustice. 5 That grace infused into al Gods children confirming them in part vnto the will of God both in their nature and actions Ephes. 4 24. Created in Iustice or righteousnesse Sée Righteousnesse Iustifie sig pro To absolue and acquit one that is accused from the crime where-with hee is charged and to pronounce him innocent Pro. 17 15. He that condemneth the righteous and Iustifieth the wicked 2 To absolue acquit a sinner which beleeues from the guilt and punishment of all his sins and to pronounce him righteous before the tribunal seat of God through the Imputation of Christs righteousnesse to his faith In this sence we are said to be Iustifyed by faith and not by workes Rom. 3 28. Therefore wee conclude a man is Iustified by faith without workes of the Law And often else-where both in that Epistle and others Iustifying is put for our Absoluing from sin and being pronounced Iust before God his Iudgement seat Sée Acts 13 39. Esay 53 12. 3 To declare and manifest him to be Iust which is so already Iames 2 21. Was not Abraham our Father Iustified by workes 1. Tim. 3 16. 4 To commend and acknowledge a thing or person to be iust and good Luke 7 35. Wisedome is Iustified of her children And 10 39. Hee willing to Iustifie himselfe 5 To ouer-match ouer-com and exceed others in euill so as others may seeme to be Iust in comparison of them Ezek. 16 51. Thou hast exceeded them in thine abhominations and hast Iustified them in all thy abhominations Ier. 3 6. 6 To be more iust or lesse vniust Ier. 3 11. Israel hath Iustified her selfe more then Iudah 7 To exempt one and to make him vtterly and wholy free from any thing Rom. 6 7. Hee that is dead is iustified from sinne that is freed from sin as some Translations haue it 8 To endeuour to make himselfe more iust or to profit and perseuer in righteousnes Reu. 22 11. He that is Iust let him be still iustified Thus it is read in the Originall Greeke Text. In all the Old-Testament it
is my Name for euer And 33 19. and 34 6 7. Psal. 8 1. Iohn 17 26. 1 Tim. 6 1. Else-where often 2 The ayde and helpe of God Psalm 44 5. In thy Name we shall tread downe our Enemies 1 Sam. 17 45. I goe against him in the Name of my God 3 His honour renowne and glory Psalm 76 1. His Name is great in Israell 4 The renowned vertue and power of God Mat. 7 22. In thy Name c. Name of Christ of Jesus of lord of God sig Christ or Iesus himselfe or God himselfe Actes 9 14 16. Psal. 124 7 22. Tim. 2 19. The meaning hereof is to admonish vs to seeke to vnderstand no more of God and of Christ then is made knowne vnto vs in the word my Name shall be in him sig Christ to be very true God Coessentiall with his Father also his liuely Image by whom hee is knowne and lastly his Vicegerent authorised to be Lord and Ruler ouer his people Exod. 23 21. Because my Name is in him to giue ought for the Name of Christ. sig To entertaine one for the loue and sake of Christ because he honoureth him Marke 9 41. Whosoeuer shall giue a Cup of cold Water for my Name In the Name of a Prophet disciple righteous man sig As a Prophet as a Disciple as a righteous man because they be such Math. 10 41 42. He that receiues a Prophet in the Name of a Prophet c. A Name aboue euery Name sig Such dignity and renowne as farre excelleth all earthly and heauenly dignity and renowne whatsoeuer is in any Creature Ephe. 1 21. Hee hath giuen him a Name aboue euery Name to come in the name of the Lord. sig To be sent of God or to come from him furnished with Diuine authority as his peculiar Messenger Marke 11 9. Blessed be he that commeth in the Name of the Lord. to be baptized in the name of the Father c. sig To be dedicate and set apart by Baptisme vnto God as his peculiar people and worshippers Mat. 28 19. Goe teach all Nations and Baptize them in the Name of the Father of the Sonne and Holie-Ghost to be baptized in the Name of Christ. sig To giue our Names to Christ by Baptisme and therein to be made partakers of his death buriall and resurrection Actes 8 16. They were onely Baptized in the Name of Christ. Acts 19 5. Name of blasphemy sig One full of Blasphemies against God against goodnesse and against good men Reuel 13 1. And vpon his head a Name of Blaspemies to be Named with ones Name sig To be taken and accounted for ones Child no lesse then if hee were borne of him Gene. 48 16. Let my Name be Named vpon them New Name See New sig The Child of God Reuel 2 17. I will giue vnto him a new Name Some others expound it of the spirituall benefites of Christ and the dignity that followes them Nature sig Our state by birth being borne into the World corrupt and sinfull Ephe. 2 3. Wee are by Nature children of Wrath that is such to whom the wrath and iudgement of GOD is due euen from our Birth through the guilt of that corruption which by sinne fell into our Nature Rom. 11 24. Wilde by Nature that is by impurity and vncleannesse of Nature 2 Sensuality 2 Pet. 2 12. As Naturall bruite Beasts 3 A prerogatiue gotten by Birth or Naturall descent and generation Gala. 2 15. We which are Iewes by Nature 4 Naturall reason or iudgement shewing men what is honest what vnhonest Rom. 2 14. Gentiles doe by Nature things contained in the Law 5 A long continued and commonly receiued custome 1. Corin. 11 14. Doth not Nature teach you c. 6 In truth or in very deede Gala. 4 8. Yee did seruice to them which by Nature are no Gods that is not Gods indeede and truely but by opinion estimation of Men. 7 Godly qualities good dispositions put into our Nature by Diuine power 2 Pet. 2 4. Partakers of the Diuine Nature that is of righteousnes and true holinesse wherein wee resemble God as Children their Father 8 Essence or substance Hebr. 2 16. Hee tooke not the Angels Nature Iames 3 7. The whole Nature of Birdes and of Beasts hath beene tamed by the Nature of man Naturall Sonne sig One truely and indeede begotten by the Gospell Titus 1 3. Titus my Naturall Sonne Naturall body sig A body quickned by the Soule and maintayned in life by Naturall and ordinary meanes as meate drinke sleepe c. Contrary to this is a spirituall body which is preserued aliue without such means by the immediate worke of the Spirit 1 Cor. 15 44. There is a Naturall body and there is a Spirituall body Naturall care sig True and faithfull care voide of counterfeiting and negligence Phil. 2 20. Which hath a Naturall care of your matters Natural vse sig A custome agreeable to the Law of Nature Rom. 1 26. Did change the Naturall vse into that which is Vnnaturall Natural Man sig The vnregenerate Man who still sticketh in the old corruption of Nature his ignorance and obstinancy which hee brought with him into the World 1 Cor. 2 14. The Naturall man perceiueth not the things which be of God Naturalnesse of loue sig Truth and sincerity of loue 2 Cor. 8 8. I prooue the Naturalnesse of your loue Naturally sig By light and instinct of Nature Iude 8. What things they know Naturally Nation sig Either the Countrey or the people which inhabite it Psal. 117 1. Praise him all ye Nations Reu. 7 9. Of all Nations Kindreds and people Exo. 19 6. Ye shall be an holy Nation 2 The authour and head of a Nation or people Gen. 25 23. Two Nations are in the Womb. This is meant by a Metanimie of Iacob Esau the two rootes of the Israelites and Edomites Nauill sig That member and part of the body which is in middle of the belly c. 2 The extreame impurity and deformity of our corrupt Nature Ezek. 16 4. Thy Nauill was not cut that is thy impure and sinfull Nature was not corrected and healed 3 The middle part of any thing Iudges 9 37. I see folke come downe by the Nauill or middle of the Land Metaphor 4 The whole body Iob 40 11. His force is in the Nauill of his belly Sinecdoche 5 Both body and mind whatsoeuer is within or without a man Prou. 3 8. So health shall be to thy Nauill An Allegory As Infants in their Mothers Wombe by the Nauill take in nourishment from the Mother to strengthen the most inward parts so the godly in the Church are fed strengthened and put in good plight euery way thorow the true Knowledge and reuerence of God N. E. Neighbour sig pro One that dwelleth nye or neere to vs in the same borrow or street 2 One that is neere vnto vs in kind or blood euen euery man and woman that comes of Adam Math. 22 39. Loue
that committeth sinne is of the Deuill to Sinne no more sig To encrease our care and endeuour against our sinnes that the force of them may be weakened and their number lessened and occasions auoided Iohn 5 14. Go and Sinne no more that is resist and striue against thy Sinnes not to Sin sig To endeuour the cleansing our selues from sin following Holinesse of life 1. Iohn 3 6. Sinneth not to Sinne against one sig To giue him occasion of sinning by our euill example in word or deede Math. 18 15. If thy Brother sinne or trespasse against thee to haue cloak for sin sig To haue something to plead for excuse Iohn 15. 22. Sinner sig Euery man being subiect to sinne and to the transgression of the Law Luke 18 13. God be mercifull vnto me a Sinner Thus all men bee sinners Rom. 5 8. When we were Sinners 2 The Gentiles which be straungers from the Couenant of God Gal. 2 15. And not Sinners of the Gentiles Thus Heathens only be sinners 3 One that liueth in sinne and maketh a trade of sinning hauing Sin raigning and raging in him Iohn 9 31. God heareth not Sinners Math. 11 19. Psal. 51 13. Psal. 1 1. That standeth not in the way of Sinners Rom. 5 7 8. Thus wicked men only be Sinners 4 One wounded with a sence and feeling of Sinne hungering after Gods mercies in Christ. Math. 9 13. I came to call Sinners to Repentaunce Thus the godly be Sinners Sinners in the sight of the Lord. sig Such as Sinne openly declaring their sinnes impudently without any reuerence of diuine Maiesty or of men in earth Gen. 13 13. They were great sinners in the sight of the Lord. Thus Tremelius reads it Sée Gen. 6 11. Corrupt in the sight of God that is impudent Offenders Sion or Mount-Sion sig An hill in the Citty of Ierusalem whereuppon the Temple was built Earthly Sion as a Type and figure of another Sion Psal. 125 1. 2 The visible Church of God heere on earth Psal. 51 20. Be fauourable to Sion and 12 9 5. As many as beare ill will to Sion 3 The Caelestiall Citty Heauenly Sion most excellent for glory and permanent for stablenesse like to a Mountaine which is high and firme Reu. 14 1. Sir sig A tearme of reuerence giuen to Teachers and men of authority and wealth Iohn 12 21. Sir wee would faine see Iesus Thus Sarah called Abraham Sir or Lord. 1 Pet. 3 5. Sirtes sig Perillous places in the Sea like vnto Whirlepooles Acts 27 17. Fearing least they should haue fallen in Sirtes sig pro A Daughter of the same Father so was Marie to Martha and Lazarus Iohn 11 1. And her Sister Martha A Sister by Nature 2 A Kinswoman so was Sarah to Abraham Gen 12 10. Say thou art my Sister Also Math. 13 56. His Sisters are they not with vs A Sister by affinity and consanguinity 3 Euery true Christian that doth the wil of God Math. 12 50. Hee that doth the will of my Father is my Sister A Sister by profession 4 Any thing that is deere vnto vs and vnto which we are neerly ioyned in loue and affection Prou. 7 4. Say vnto wisedome thou art my Sister A Sister by affection of loue 5 The Church to be gathered out of the Gentiles Cant. 8 8. We haue a little Sister A Sister by spirituall vnion with Christ. to Sit. sig pro To rest after labour Iohn 4 6. Iesus being weary sate thus vpon the Well 2 To haue Dominion and Rule whereof sitting is a Token Math. 19 28. And Sit vpon seats and Iudge the twelue Tribes of Israell Reuel 20 4. to Sit in the dust sig To fal from high estate and degree to the lowest and poorest condition Esay 47 1. Come down and Sit in the dust to sit in heauenly places sig To possesse Heauen in Christ our head and by hope to looke to possesse it in our owne persons Ephes. 2 6. And hath made vs Sit in Heauenlie places to Sit at the right hand of God sig To pertake with God in the fulnesse of his Glory Maiesty and Rule ouer all creatures as Christ onely doth Psal. 110 1. Ephes. 1 20. And set him at his right hand in heauenly places 2 To haue part in the blessednesse and glory of heauen with God by his free mercy Mat. 20 23. To Sit on my right hand shall be giuen c. Math. 25 32. To them on the right hand to sit in the Temple of God sig To rule and commaund in the Conscienâ—… the Church where GOD alone ought to â—â—t as chiefe Ruler 2 Thes. 2 4. He Sits as God in the Temple of God Sixe troubles sig Sundry and many afflictions from al which God will deliuer the vpright man Iob 5 19. He shall deliuer thee in six troubles S. L. Slacke sig One that lingereth and puts off to doo a thing beyond the appointed and due time 2. Peter 3 9. God is not Slacke that is hee is not one that neglecteth his season to come later then hee should God is not such a Slacke one to Slander sig To raise and giue out an euill report of others to their reproach Psal. 15 3. Hee that Slandereth not with his tongue Psal. 50 20. One may Slaunder his Neighbor in speaking the truth of him if it be done with a minde to disgrace and hurt his name by discouering his faults Sléepe sig The binding of the sences to giue the body rest after labour Ester 6 1. His Sleepe went from him Psal. 3 5. I Slept and rose againe Psal. 4 8. This is Naturall Sleepe which is the rest of the body in the bed 2 Sinne ruling and ouer-ruling in mens hearts which makes the soule secure and senceles of God as if it were asleepe Rom. 13 11. It is now time wee should arise from Sleepe Ephe. 5 14. Awake thou that Sleepest This is spirituall Sleepe which is the rest of the soule in sinne 3 Negligence and carelesnesse more or lesse Math. 13 35. While men slept Math. 25 5. While they Slept This is also the Sleepe of the Christian soule ouer-taken with some security thorough abundance of peace and pleasures 4 Death or dissolution of the soul from the body Dan. 12 2. Acts 7 60. Iohn 11 11. 1. Cor. 11 30. And some Sleepe This is mortall Sleepe the rest of the body in the graue to Sleepe sig To rest Secondly to sinne and liue securely Thirdly to dye Thus men Sleepe as before is shewed 2 To be slow and put off long to help one out of troble Ps. 44 23. Why Sleepest thou O God Thus God is saide to Sleepe to Slip. sig To faile in some duty toward God or our neighbour or our selfe Psal. 73 2. My foote had well nigh slipt Slowe to anger sig One loath to punnish deferring his vengeance Psal. 103 8. The Lord is slow to anger Sluggard sig One that is idle louing ease and bodily rest Prou. 6 6. Go to the Pismire O
Church Cant. 4 5. Thy two breasts are as two Young Roes FINIS A Dictionary of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes ¶ This Epistle being fomwhat more darke then other the Writings of the New-Testament I haue therefore allotted a peculiar Dictionary vnto it for the explanation of it That word which you find not opened heere seeke it in the Common Dictionary Farewell and take all things well Abrahams seed sig HVmaine substance or nature of the posterity of Abraham Heb. 2 16. But he tooke Abrahams seede Able sig One who is meete and fit Heb. 5 2. Who is Able After those daies sig The times of the Olde-Testament being fully expired when that fulnesse of time promised to the Fathers was come Heb. 10 16. After those daies I will make a New-Testament of Age. sig One capeable of more perfect Doctrine or a man whose sences are exercised in the word Heb. 5 14. Strong meat belongs to them who are of Age. All things sig Throughout in euerie point for Nature affections infinnities and sin alwaies excepted Hebr. 2 17. In all things it behooued him to be like to vs. Also 4 15. Anchor of our soules sig The hope of life eternall which is like an Anchor Heb. 6 19. Nature sig A sperituall substance such as Angels haue Heb. 2 16. In no sort he tooke on him Angels nature Anger sig Punnishment which is a Token and effect of Gods anger Heb. 3 16. Prouoked him to Anger Annoint sig To furnish with authority and answerable gifts to do the worke of a Mediator Heb. 1 9. Hee hath Annointed him with Oyle of gladnesse to Appeare See the Common Dictionary in the word Appeare 2 To be existent or extant Hebr. 11 3. By those things which did Appeare Altar See the Common Dictionary in the word Altar Aliants sig Forrainers strangers of another both Country and Religion He. 11 34. Turned amay the Army of the Aliants This fulfilled Iude 7. to Appoint sig To decree by an vnchangeable purpose Hebr. 9 27. It is Appointed once to dye 2 To command according to his decree Heb. 3 2. To him who Appointed him 3 To prefixe and separate determinately Heb 4 7. He Appointed a certaine day Assurance of faith sig A certaine perswasion of such things as faith apprehends Heb. 10 22. Drawe neere in Assurance of Faith B. A. Babe sig One to whom principles belong beeing weake in knowledge of God and therefore vncapeable of perfect Doctrine Heb. 5 13. For he is a Babe Bastard sig One who is no naturall Childe but begotten beside and against the ordinary course of Nature in fornication or adultery 2 One who is not the childe of God by grace of Adoption but is either a wicked person or an Hypocrite Heb. 12 8. Then are ye Bastards nor sons to Beare vp all sig To sustaine and vphold that it fall not and perrish Heb 1 3. He Bearei vp all things with his mighty word to Beget sig To manifest and make Christ knowne to bee his naturall sonne and consubstantiall This was done when the word was made flesh Also when Christ rose from the dead Acts 13. 33. Heb 1 5. This day haue I begotten thee Beginning sig A fundamentall Doctrine or Catechising instructions fit for children in knowledge Heb 6 1. Leauing the Doctrine of the Beginning of Christ. Beginning of the booke sig The booke of the Law written by Moses wherein were promises concerning Christ his Priesthood and Sacrifice Hebr 10 7 In the Beginning of the booke it is written of me that Beginning of substance sig Faith which giueth vs beeing and subsistence in Christ by ioyning vs to him to be one with him which is the cheefe and principall benefit euen the foundation of the rest which follow Heb. 3 14. If ye keep sure vnto the end that Beginning of substance to Beléeue sig To know and bee perswaded that God is and that he is our God and will reward freely such as seeke him Heb 11 6. Must Beleeue Birthright sig The right of the first borne amongest the Hebrewes Heb. 12 16. Sold his Birthright This stood in two prerogatiues first Dignity and power ouer his brethren secondly double portion Gen 49 3 Deut. 21 17. 2 Chro 21 3. to Blesse abundantlie sig To heape benefits vpon one or plentifully and effectually to giue good things Hebr 6 14. I will abundantly Blesse thee 2 To wish and pray as a Priest of the high God for good things to be giuen others Heb 7 6. And Blessed him who had the promises Blessing sig The inheritance or possession of such blessinges and promises as were made to Abraham and Isaac Heb 12 17. Tho he sought that blessing with teares Blood of Abell sig The death and slaughter of Abell Heb 12 24. Then that Bloud of Abell Blood of Buls sig Buls and Goats offered in Sacrifice at the feast of expiation Heb 10 4. That the Bloud of Buls and Goats shall put away sinnes Bloud of Jesus sig His bloud shed and powred out to death and his whole sufferinges by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole Heb. 10 19. By the Bloud of Iesus wee may be bold to enter Bloud of sprinkling sig That blood of Iesus shedde in his cruell death wherewith the hearts of the faithfull being sprinkled and watered thorow Faith their sins are washed away that they may be accepted of God Hebr. 12 24. And to the bloud of sprinkling Bloud of testament sig The death and bloud-shedde of Christ ioyned with his Fathers curse whereby the Testament or couenant of saluation was ratified Hebru 10 29. And count the Blood of the Testament Heb. 9 20. without Bloud sig Without shedding of Bloud Hebr. 9 18 22. Without Bloud to resist vnto Bloud sig Vnto the suffering of death and martyrdome to striue against sinners persecutors as Christ himself did He 12 4. Ye haue not yet resisted sin to blood Body of Jesus sig The whole manhoode of Christ which was the oblation and sacrifice giuen for our sinnes to take them away Heb 10 10. Euen by the offering of the Body of Iesus once made to Ordaine a body sig Asmuch as to pierce ones eares by making one obedient and willing to heare A phrase borrowed from seruants vnder the Law who in token of perpetuall seruice had their eares bored thorow Heb 10 5. But a Body hast thou ordained me Boldly to go to God sig With constant perswasion and good assurance to pray to God Heb 4 16. Let vs goe Boldly to the Throne of grace Bondage sig That slauery and subiection to the Diuell by the guilt of sin working in vs feare and terror of aeternall death such as is in bondmen toward their Lord least hee scourge or kill them Hebru 2 15. Which for feare of death were all their life subiect to Bondage Brethren sig Such as not onely haue society with Christ of flesh and bloud but are borne of God and become partakers of his spirit Heb 2 11 12. He is