shalt thou sit in thy Flesh Incarnate in carne of Caro Lat. Flesh. V. 316. Son both of God and Man Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee Psal. 2. 7. For that which is conceived in her is of the Holy-Ghost Matth. 1. 20. Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God Luc. 1. 35. Which was the Son of Adam which was the Son of God Luke 3. 38. V. 317. Anointed Universal King Who is the blessed and only Potentate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords 1 Tim. 6. 16. Kings in Scripture are styled God's Anointed Saul the first King of the Israelites was anointed by Samuel 1 Sam. 10. 1. and his Successor David by the same hand 1 Sam. 16. 13. Then Samuel took the Horn of Oyl and anointed him a Ceremony still in use among most Nations Therefore God even thy God hath anointed thee with the Oyl of Gladness above thy fellows Heb. 1. 9. Acts 10. 38. V. 321. That bide in Heaven c. That have their Abode in Heaven according to Phil. 2. 10. That at the Name of Jesus every Knee should â—ow of things in Heaven and things in Earth and things under the Earth Bide and abbreviation of Abide to stay in a place V. 324. Shalt in the Skie They shall see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds of Heaven with Power and great Glory Matth. 24. 30. V. 325. The summoning Archangels The Chief of thy Angels that shall summon and call all that are or ever were living Michael is named one of the Archangels Epist. Jude v. 9. Summoning of Summonere Lat. to warn and Summonitio in our Law is a giving notice to appear in Court 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chief Angel For the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of God 1 Thes. 4. 16. V. 326. Thy dread Tribunal Thy dreadful Judgment Seat For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord 2 Cor. 5. v. 10 11. Tribunal Lat. Ibid. From all Winds From all Parts and Quarters of the World from whence the Winds blow and take their Names Eurus ad auroram Nabathaeque regna recessit Persidaque radiis juga subdita matutinis Met. l. 1. They shall gather together his Elect from the four Winds Matth. 24. 31. V. 327. The cited Dead The Dead called to appear at the General Day of Doom And I saw the Dead small and great stand before God Rev. 20. 11 Citare and Citatio Lat. are Terms of the Civil Law signifying a calling one to answer an Accusation or Crime brought against him V. 329. Such a Peal Such a Sound shall awaken 'em from their long and lazy Lethargy He shall send his Angels with a great sound of a Trumpet Matth. 24. 31. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 With a Trumpet and loud Voice as the Original V. 331. They Arraigned shall sink They as soon as brought to that bright Bar self-accused and condemned shall sink down into Hell beneath thy Sovereign Sentence To Arraign is to bring a Prisoner to the Bar to hear the Accusation laid to his Charge of Arranger Fr. to set and digest Things into order by way of Proof in Tryals V. 334. The World shall burn The Heaven and the Earth which are now by the same Word are kept in store reserved unto Fire against the Day of Judgment and perdition of ungodly Men. But the Day of the Lord will come as a Thief in the Night in which the Heavens shall pass away with a great noise and the Elements shall melt with fervent heat the Earth also and the Works that are therein shall be burnt up 2 Pet. 3. v. 7 and 10. Lucretius tells us the World shall be destroyed by a downfal Principio mare ac terras caelumque tuêre Horum naturam triplicem tria corpora Memmi Tres species tam dissimiles tria talia texta Una dies dabit exitio multosque per annos Sustentata ruet moles machina Mundi Lib. 5. Ovid affirms its Destruction shall be by Fire Esse quoque infatis reminiscitur affore tempus Quo mare quo tellus correptaque Regia Caeli Ardeat mundi moles operosa laboret Met. l. 1. Lucan agrees with him Hos Caesar populos si nunc non usserit ignis Uret cum terris uret cum gurgite tonti Communis mundo superest rogus ossibus astra Misturus Phar. l. 7. How this lower World and all therein may probably enough be liable to a General Conflagration is easie to imagine but how the Heavens the Celestial Bodies the Sun Moon and Stars those bright burning Beings which many of the Fathers as well as Philosophers believed to consist and be made of Fire shall be obnoxious to it is not so familiar to our Understandings Certain it is the World shall have an end Generation and Corruption shall cease Motion give place to Rest and Time to Eternity and then both the Elementary and Celestial Bodies having performed and finified their Function and all their Vicissitudes and manifold Mutations being determined shall be done away The Heavens the work of thy hands they shall perish but thou shalt endure yea all of them shall wax old like a Garment as a Vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed Psal. 102. 26. And with this agrees the Vision of St. John And I saw a great white Throne and him that sate on it from whose Face the Earth and the Heavens fled away and there was found no place for them Rev. 20. 11. V. 335. New Heaven and Earth Of which Isaiah Prophesied Behold I create new Heavens and a new Earth and the former shall not be remembred ch 65. v. 17. Confirmed by St. Peter Nevertheless we according to his promise look for new Heavens and a new Earth wherein dwelleth Righteousness 2 Pet. 3. 13. Foreseen by St. John And I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven and the first Earth were passed away Rev. 21. 1. The number of Beings subject to Generation and Corruption to encrease and decay will one day be compleat and fulfilled then the Heavenly Orbs the Elements the Earth and Sea the Causes and the Receptacles and Subjects of those many Mutations of Matter through the Vicissitudes of Time and Motion shall be no more And God will make another World more beautiful and much more glorious than this void of all Alteration incapable of Decay the House of Eternity V. 336. After Tribulations long After all the Afflictions of this Life Tribulatio Lat. Anguish Pain Suffering V. 337. See Golden Days As the Poets express'd the first happy Simplicity of the World by the Golden Age before that mischievous Metal was discovered to disturb it Aurea prima sata est aetas Ov. Met. 1. Toto surget gens aurea mundo Virg. Ecl. 4. V.
Incorporeal void of all Dimension Bo. 1. v. 793. V. 18. Where the Golden Altar fum'd And another Angel came and stood at the altar having a golden censer and there was given unto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all Saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne And the smoak of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God Rev. 8. 3 4. Incense Bo. 9. v. 194. Fum'd smoaked of Fumare Lat. Intercessor Bo. 3. v. 219. V. 23. Implanted Grace From thy Grace rooted in his Heart Implantatus Lat. planted in Censer Incensoir Fr. an Instrument to burn Incense in ab Incendendo Lat. Manuring Bo. 4. v. 628. V. 33. His Advocate and Propitiation His Defence and Satisfaction let me expound his imperfect Prayers who am his Patron and Surety We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins 1 John 2. 1 2. Advocatus Lat. one that defends the Cause of his Client Propitiatio Lat. a satisfaction of Propitiare Lat. to appease V. 35. Or not good Ingraft A Gardening Metaphor used by St. Paul often Rom. 11. v. 17 19 23 c. place all his good Works or not good on me on my account my Merit shall compleat those and for the other my Death shall make satisfaction Ingraft of In and Greffer Fr. to put a slip of one Tree into another V. 38. The smell of Peace towards Mankind Accept me the Peace-offering for Mankind in me be reconciled to him The Peace-offering in the Levitical Law is frequently express'd by an offering of a sweet savour unto the Lord Levit. 3. v. 5 16. and c. 4. v. 31. typifying that most acceptable Sacrifice of our Saviour who is our Peace Eph. 2. 14. Reconciled Reconciliatus Lat. restored to Favour His Days numbred his appointed Time short and sad Pauperis est numorare V. 41. To mitigate not to reverse Which I entreat to soften to render more easie not to repeal Mitigare Lat. to asswage To reverse as to reverse a Decree to make void a Sentence of Revertere quasi Retrovertere to abrogate V. 44. Made one with me c. That they may all be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one even as we are one John 17. 21 22. V. 51. No Gross no unharmonious Mixture c. Those fine and undecaying Elements that in their mixture have no inequality or grossness will not endure him infected any longer but throw him off like a Disease The pure and well-proportioned Elements in Paradise and not improbably in all the World were so equally mix'd as to contribute to its Fruits Adam's Food that wholsom Temperament which was to have preserved him and his Posterity in an uninterrupted state of Health till it had pleased his Creator to have translated him Sinless into Heaven without tasting Corruption or seeing the Grave but having transgress'd he was to be driven out of that undecaying Garden into the distemper'd World to Air that now must suffer change to Earth affected with Cold and Heat scarce tolerable Bo. 10. v. 212 and 653. Gross to Air as gross and perishing Nourishment such as might introduce Decay and incline him daily to Dissolution and at last to Death Sins dire Distemper Gross thick foul Grosso Ital. of Crassus Lat. thick unfine Unharmonius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. disagreeing Eject of Ejicere Lat. to throw out Tainted Bo. 5. v. 704. Distemper disorder of Dis Negative and Trempe Fr. of Temperies Lat. the proportion and equality of Cold and Heat Dissolution Bo. 2. v. 127. V. 59. Happiness and Immortality God endowed Adam with two fair Gifts Happiness and Immortality not Absolute but depending on his Obedience Happy while obedient and Immortal while innocent because in a condition not to die But this possibility of Never Dying did not result from his Nature for by that he was Mortal and subject to Decay as living an Animal Life but had he kept his Innocence God would have so preserved and protected him that after a long Life here he would have translated him to immutable secure and unforfeitable Immortality in everlasting Bliss without passing through Corruption and the dark Grave as Enoch was that he might not see Death Heb. 11. 5. For had Man continued Sinless it is unimaginable how the World could have maintained if able to contain their vast Multitudes always here below Therefore Immortality imports a Longevity of undisturb'd Happiness and undistemper'd Health which should have transmitted Mankind into Heaven at God's appointed time But having lost his Happiness which depended on his Innocence Immortality would have proved a Punishment an everlasting Disease whose only Remedy and Cure is Death the Restorative of his Primitive State and Eternal Bliss Hence that of St. Paul To die is great gain Phil. 1. 21. Praeclusaque janua let i AEternum nostros luctus extendit in aevum Met. 1. Eternize of Eternare Lat. to make everlasting V. 63. Refin'd by Faith c. And after this Life spent in many Trials and sharp Afflictions and purified by Faith manifested by Works Death shall restore and give him up to a new and everlasting Life waked at the Resurrection of the Just Pure and Unspotted with Heaven and Earth renewed and refined by Fire Tribulation Bo. 3. v. 337. Refined Raffiné Fr. purged from his Dross A Metaphor from Metals by melting down Refined The fining pot for silver and the furnace for gold Prov. 17. 3. Refined is well applied to Afflictions and the Trials of this Life which our Saviour Typifies by Fire I am come to send fire on Earth Luke 12. 49. V. 65. The Renovation of the Just At the Resurrection of the just Luke 14. 14. for as our Spiritual Resurrection from Sin here is frequently styled A putting off the old man and being renewed in the spirit of our minds Eph. 4. 22 23. So our Corporeal Resurrection at the last Day shall be a Renovation Renovatio Lat. a Renewing of our Mortal Bodies which shall then put on Immortality 1 Cor. 17. 53. V. 66. With Heaven and Earth renew'd I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven and the first Earth were passed away Eph. 4. 22 23. Nevertheless according to his promise we look for new Heavens and a new Earth 2 Pet. 3. 13. Synod Bo. 2. v. 392. Peccant Peccans Lat. sinning of Peccare Lat. to offend V. 74. Heard in Horeb At the Promulgation of the Law Exod. 20. 18. And perhaps not to be heard again till the Day of Judgment When the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of God 1 Thes. 4. 16. Oreb Bo. 1. v. 7. Amarantinus Lat. of Amarant Bo. 3. v. 353. V. 79. By the Waters of Life The Lamb
Lat. Exponere to set out to Publick View to deliver into the Power of Ibid. To avoid worse Rape To prevent a worse Sin and Shame Namely that Unnatural Sin of Sodomy Rape of Raptus Lat. for a Ravishing and Deflowering a Woman by Violence V. 506. These were the Prime The First the Chief the most considerable for Rank and Power Primus Lat. First Order of Ordo Lat. for Condition and Degree Ordo amplissimus the Senate of Rome Cic. V. 508. The Ionian Gods of Javan's Issue Javan was the fourth Son of Japhet the Son of Noah Gen. X. 2. This Javan and his Offspring Peopled that part of Greece as Josephus tells us call'd from him Ionia whence the Iones a considerable People sprang Joseph lib. 1. 8. Issue Offspring Posterity of the Ital. Uscita from Uscire as this of Exire to go out of to proceed as Children do out of the Loins of their Parents V. 509. Later than Heav'n and Earth their boasted Parents So Orpheus in his Hymn to Saturn stiles him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Offspring of the Earth and the Starry Heaven And the same Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Homer in his Hymn to the Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hail Mother of the Gods and Wife of the bright Starry Heaven See Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Virg. tells us the Bees nurs'd Jupiter in Crete Dictaeo Coeli Regem pavere sub antro Geor. IV. Ovid that a Goat suckled him Sidus Pluviale capellae Quae fuit in cunis Officiosa Jovis Fast. lib. II. And Epiphan affirms they shew'd his Tomb in a Mountain of Crete To which Callimachâ—â— alludes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 510. Titan Heavn's first-born Titan and Saturn were Sons of Coeli Vestae of Heaven and Earth The Elder at the entreaty of his Mother yielded his Birthright in the Kingdom to Saturn who obliged himself to destroy all his Male Children that the Empire might after him revert to Titan and his Descendants but contrary to this Contract Rhea Wife to Saturn concealed Jupiter and bred him up in Crete Upon the Discovery of which War arose between Titan and Saturn in which the first was Victorious but Jupiter coming to his Father's Assistance recovered all and re-instared him in his Kingdom out of which he drove him not long after provoked by his Father's designing against his Life who had been forewarned by an Oracle that one of his Sons should deprive him of his Kingdom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orph. in Hym. V. 511. Enormous Brood with his vast monstrous Offspring Enormis Lat. for Irregular beyond the ordinary Shape and Size Terra feros partus immania monstra Gigantes Edidit ausuros in Jovis ire domum Ovi Fast. lib. 5. V. 512. By younger Saturn in respect of Titan Heavens First-born for Saturn was one of the most Ancient of the Gods in whose time the Poets date the Golden Age. Aurea Prima sata est aetas c. Postquam Saturno tenebrosa in tartara misso Sub Jove mundus erat subiit Argentea Proces Met. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Jove Jovis a diminutive of Jupiter from Jovah an Abbreviation of Jehovah the most Sacred Name of God Jupiter was the Son of Saturn and Rhea V. 513. Rhea's Son Rhea was the Daughter of Heaven and Earth and Wife to Saturn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epig. Graec. Orpheus in his Hymns has a remarkable Verse of her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 514. Usurping Encroaching on his Father's Authority taking his Power and Scepter out of his Hand of the Lat. Usurpare to invade anothers Right or Property Ibid. In Crete one of the largest Islands in the Mediterranean Sea now Candia lying opposite to the Mouth of the Archipelago from East to West in Length 150 Miles in Breadth 60 in Compass about 540. It took its Name from Creta the Daughter of one of its Kings It was call'd by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as having had formerly 100 famous Cities In which Virg. imitates him Creta Jovis magni medio jacet insula Ponto Mons Idaeus ubi gentis Cunabila nostrae Centum urbes habitant magnas AEn 3. See Strab. lib. 10. and Diodor. Sicul. lib. 6. c. 12. V. 515. And Ida a famous Mountain in Crete in a Cave adjoyning to which the Fables tell us Jove was Nurs'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Callim Hym. in Jovem From this he was Named Idaeus Idaeumque Jovem Phrigiamque ex Ordine Matrem AEn 7. V. 516. Of Cold Olympus Several Mountains were Renown'd by this Name the Chief of which is that of Thessaly where it Borders on Macedonia so high it exceeds the Clouds by the Poets used for Heaven from its height termed Cold and Snowy and the Gods dwelling there are said to rule the Middle Air From this Mountain Jupiter was call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 its Name is derivable quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because never cover'd and obscured by the Clouds or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Cold being so extream or rather the dazling unshaded Light that it took away the Eye-sight Virgil stiles the same Jupiter Superi Regnator Olympi AEn 2. V. 517. The Delphian Cliff Was a Rock on which the Oraculous Temple of Apollo thence called Delphius was seated in Delphos anciently a very great City of Phoeis in Achaia at the Foot of Mount Parnassus never Walled but by the steep Rocks that surrounded it thence stiled the Delphian Cliff or rather Clift of our English word Cleave a Clift being properly a ragged Rock broken and rising in Points and sharp Eminencies V. 518. Or in Dodona a famous Wood in Chaonia the Western Part of Epirus dedicated to Jupiter full of Oaks Trees Sacred to him consulted and celebrated for Oracles hence called Quercus fatidicae habitae Graiis oracula quercus Geor. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cum jam glandes atque arbuta sacrae Deficerent Sylvae victum Dodona negaret Geor. 1. Two Doves that used to haunt this Wood and generally sate upon these Oraculous Oaks flying away the one to Delphos the other to the Temple of Jupiter Ammon in Lybia transferr'd the Spirit of Prediction to those places and silenced this Wood which for a long time was well stored with groaning Boards V. 519. Of Doric Land Of Greece a part for the whole Doris or Doria was that Country in Achaia where the Doric Dialect was Spoken Ibid. Saturn Old Of whom before well might he be Old and so call'd of whom Sibylla Erithr 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Greek Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying Time denotes his Antiquity and Saturnus his Lat. Appellation Quod saturetur annis See Cicer. de Nat. Deor. lib. 2. where he gives the Physical account of what is involved in these Fables V. 520. Fled over Adria Saturn
illi Dulcis compositis spiravit crinibus aura Atque habilis membris venit vigor Geor. 4. Ambrosial Book 2. Vers. 245. V. 643. Whence Light and Shade spring both More fully described in the beginning of Book 6. Vers. 4. There is a Cave Within the Mount of God fast by his Throne Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns which makes through Heav'n Grateful Vicissitude like Day and Night c. V. 646. In darker Veil Night comes not there in darker Dress Veil Fr. Voile Lat. Velum à Velando from covering Night well resembling a Veil thrown o'er the dark'ned World Nox ruit fuscis tellurem amplectitur alis AEn 8. Ibid. Roseat Dews Dews resembling Roses both as to scent and shew Roseat of Rosaceus Lat. of a Rose Colour of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for that charming Flower V. 647. All but th' unsleeping Eyes of God Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep The Lord is thy Keeper Psal. 121. Vers. 4 and 5. V. 649. Than all this Globous Earth c. Larger and more capacious than this round Earth if flatted and spread out all into one wide open Plain Globous Lat. Globosus round of Globus any thing of a round shape So at Vers. 750. of this Book Regions to which All thy Dominion Adam is no more Than what this Garden is to all the Earth And all the Sea from one entire Globose Stretch'd into Longitude Then Paradise is in Comparison of Earth and Sea if from their vast great Round they both were stretcht and drawn out into Length Longitudo Lat. Length V. 654. Coelestial Tabernacles Heav'nly Tents Tabernaculum Lat. a Tent. V. 657. Alternate all Night long By turns singing and answering one another of Alternare Lat. to do any thing by turns Illi Alternantes multa vi praelia miscent Geor. 3. V. 661. Preeminence Praeeminentia Lat. a state of extraordinary Splendor and Dignity of Praeeminere Lat. to be raised in Power and Place above others V. 664. Messiah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hebr. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Anoint as Christ of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for the same as interpreted by the following words King Anointed We have found the Messias which is being interpreted the Christ Joh. 1. Vers. 21. The Kings of the Earth set themselves and the Rulers take Counsel together against the Lord and against his Anointed Psal. 2. Vers. 2. V. 671. His next Subordinate The Angel commanding next under him of the Lat. Subordinatus Lat. next in order and degree V. 675. Has past the Lips of Heav'ns Almighty According to the Scripture where God is spoken of after the manner of Men But by every word that proceeds out of the Mouth of God Matth. 4. Vers. 4. V. 677. Was wont to impart Used to communicate my most secret Thoughts Impart of the Lat. Impertire to make Partner in to discover and disclose V. 679. Thy Sleep dissent How come we now so far to disagree that thou shouldst sleep so soundly while I wake disorder'd and disturb'd at the Almighties new and strange Decree Dissent of Dissentire Lat. to be of contrary Opinion and Sentiments to disagree V. 697. The Regent Powers The Commanders of Regere Lat. to bear Rule to Govern V. 700. Had disincumber'd Heav'n Night had disingaged Heaven Had clear'd it by withdrawing it self of dis the disjunctive Preposition and encumbrer Fr. to hinder to trouble or perplex or of the Ita. Ingombrare to hinder as Darkness does Hierarchal Standard that belonging to Satans whole Hierarchy V. 702. Tells the suggested Cause Acquaints 'em with the pretended Occasions of their March Suggested of Suggerere Lat. to prompt to put in mind slily to insinuate V. 703. Casts between ambiguous Words Le ts fall doubtful Expressions and Words that seem to soâ— Suspicion Ambiguus Lat. doubtful that may be taken in a double sense Hinc spargere voces In vuigum ambiguas AEn 2. Ibid. Jealousies Suspicions Jalousie Fr. is properly a mistrust arising between Lovers concerning their plighted Truth and Honour from thence translated to signifie the Suspicions Cities and Bodies Politick have of Incroachments on their Liberties c. V. 704. To sound or taint Integrity To fathom or infect their Loyalty To try or â—aint their Obedience To sound is a Marine Metaphor from the Plummet so necessary to the Seaman's safety of the Fr. sonder to try the depth of the Water Taint of the Fr. teindre Lat. tingere Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to die to colour to infect Corruption shews it self by discolouring Integritas Lat. Truth Loyalty V. 708. As the Morning-Star that guides c. The Morning-Star Lucifer as he is named at Vers. 760. How art thou fallen from Heav'n O Lucifer Son of the Morning Isal. 14. Vers. 12 Diffugiunt Stellae quarum agmina cogit Lucifer Coeli Statione novissimus exit Met. 12. Qualis ubi Oceani perfusus Lucifer undâ Quem Venus ante alios Astrorum diligit ignes Extulit os sacrum Coelo tenebrasque resolvit AEn 8. Translated from Homer's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 710. Third part of Heav'ns Host Behold a great Red Dragon c. and his Tail drew the third part of the Stars of Heav'n and threw them to the Earth Revel 12. Vers. 3 and 4. V. 711. The Everlasting Eye God Omniscient whose Everlasting Eye beholds the â—nmost Motions of our Minds as the Psalmist reasons admirably He that formed the Eye shall he not see The Lord understandeth the Thoughts of Man Psal. 94. Vers. 9 and 11. Discerns knows distinctly of discernere Lat. to see plainly Abstrusest the most hidden the most secret Thoughts of abstrudere Lat. to thrust into a Corner out of the way and search of Men. V. 713. The Golden Lamps c. And there were seven Lamps of Fire burning before the Throne Revel 4. Vers. 5. V. 716. Among the Sons of Morn Among the Angels So called of their early Creation before this lower World as many suppose and as the Series of our Poem assumes at Vers. 577. As yet this World was not c. V. 720. In full Resplendence In its fullest and most perfect Brightness Resplendescentia Lat. Brightness Ibid. Heir of all my Might whom he hath appointed Heir of all things Hebr. 1. Vers. 12. V. 726. Throughout the spacious North According to that of Isaiah where he parallels the insulting Assyrians with Satan For thou hast said in thy Heart I will ascend into Heav'n I will exalt my Throne above the Stars of God I will sit in the sides of the North Chap. 14. Vers. 13. V. 732. Our Sanctuary Sanctuarium Lat. Heaven God's holy Seat Look down from thy holy Habitation from Heav'n Deut. 26. Vers. 15. V. 736. Hast in derision Despisest laughest to scorn He that sitteth in the Heav'ns shall laugh The Lord shall have them in derision Psal. 2. Vers. 4. Of deridere Lat. to laugh
Throne And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a Throne as the appearance of a Saphir stone Ezek. 1. 26. And they saw the God of Israel and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a Saphir stone and as it were the body of Heaven in its clearness Exod. 24. 10. Saphir Bo. II. V. 1050. V. 7â—â— Inlaid with pure Amber c. Inlaid with brightest Amber and the colours of Heaven's various Bow And I saw as the colour of Amber as the appearance of fire round about within it Ezek. 1. 27. The Original is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying a burning Coal or most intense Flame such as astonisheth the Eye-sight and is both here and at v. 4. and ch 8. v. 2. in the Lat. rendred Electrum and thence in our Translation Amber not meant of that called otherwise Succinum but an Aurichalcum a sort of Aureum aes outshining Gold it self as of a hardness capable of a brighter burnish or as some will have it Gold mingled with a fifth part Silver whether naturally or artificially named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the suns name whose splendor it vyes with Amber Bo. III. V. 359. Ibid. The showry Arch From its shape arch'd and circular Of its season showry as appearing in rainy weather and a moist cloud As the appearance of the Bow that is in the Cloud in the day of Rain so was the appearance of the brightness round about Exek 1. 28. And there was a Rainbow round about the Throne Rev. 4. 3. Thus far our Author has followed the visionary Chariot of God described by Ezekiel as a Man of War as he is styled by Moses Exod. 15. 3. sitting in his glorious Chariot warring against the Wicked and triumphing over them V. 760. Of radiant Urim He compleatly Armed in his infinite Perfections array'd with Light divine and unapproachable Urim was one of those two mystical words inscribed on the Aaronical High-Priests Breast-Plate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Light Exod. 28. 30. V. 763. Victory sat Eagle-wing'd Victory swift and assur'd sat at his right hand The Eagle was styled Jovis ales the Minister of his Thunder the King of Birds by the Romans chosen for their victorious Ensigns by the Naturalists affirmed to fly highest in stormy weather and to soar above the Clouds The Poets assigned him to Jupiter for his quick and sharp sightedness AEthereà quos lapsa plagâ Jovis ales aperto Turbabat Caelo AEn 1. As the swift ships as the Eagle that hasteth to the prey Job 9. 26. V. 764. Three-bolted Thunder Telum trisulcum as Ovid calls the Thunder Threefold Trifidà fumantia flamma corporà of Phaeton Thunder-struck Met. l. 2. V. 765. Fierce effusion c. A furicus Tempest pouring forth Smoak and fighting Flame rouling round about him Effusio Lat. a pouring out Bickering fighting and thence destroying of the Welsh Bicre a Combat or of Picare Ital. to prey upon to devour There went up a smoak out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth devoured Psal. 18. v. 8. A fire shall devour before him and it shall be very tempestuous round about him Psal. 50. 3. V. 769. And twenty thousand c. The chariots of God are twenty thousand even thousands of Angels Psal. 68. 17. V. 778. Circumfused on c. Spread round on either Wing Circumfusus cast about of Circumfundere Lat. to spread about Circumfusa repentè scindit se nubes AEn 1. V. 784. With fresh Flourets With new springing Flowers Flourets of Fleurette Fr. young Blossoms a diminutive of Fleur Fr. a Flower V. 785. Stood obdur'd Continued harden'd in their wicked Rebellion of Obdureo Lat. to grow hard and obstinate Lest any of you be harden'd through the deceitfulness of sin Heb. 3. v. 13. Rallied Book I. V. 269. V. 787. Insensate Foolish mad Insensatus Lat. senseless Hope conceiving from Despair Sola salus miseris nullam sperare salutem In Heavenly Spirits c. Tantaene animis caelestibus irae AEn 1. V. 789. But to convince the Proud c. But what manifestation of God's Anger against Sin is able to convince and overcome the haughtiness of the Wicked Or what Wonders are sufficient to bring the stubborn and stiff-neck'd Sinner to Repentance Convincere Lat. to overcome either by dint of Power or Argument Avail Book I. V. 153. Obdurate Book I. V. 58. Relent Book II. V. 237. V. 791. By what might most reclaim They were harden'd more by those very things that should have brought 'em back to their Obedience As Pharaoh was by seeing the Red Sea divided who in stead of submitting to God's Commands pursued his People and his own Ruine through the midst of it which returning to its bounds overwhelm'd and swallow'd up him and his audacious Host Exod. 14. 23. Reclame of the Fr. Reclamer Lat. Reclamare to call back to call of as Faulconers do their Hawks V. 797. In universal Ruin last Or at last to be ruin'd quite and in the end reduced to nothing to be utterly destroy'd V. 808. Vengeance is his or c. Revenge is God's or his whom he empowers To me belongeth vengeance and recompense Deut. 32. 35. Vengeance is mine I will repay it saith the Lord Rom. 12. 19. Vengeance Fr. Vindicta Lat. Revenge V. 812. Despis'd yet envy'd Scorn and Envy seem two contrary Passions yet they concur in the constitution of racking and tormenting Pride V. 822. Of other Excellence not emulous Endeavouring after no other Praise or Perfection pursuing and aiming at no other pitch of Perfection Emulous AEmulus Lat one who spurr'd on by the desire of Glory endeavours to exceed his Equal Spemque meam patriae quae nunc subit aemula laudis AEn 10. V. 828. With dreadful shade contiguous All at once the four Cherubims strerch'd out their Wings set thick with Eyes which joyn'd together made a dreadful shade according to Ezekiel's Vision Their Wings were joyn'd one to another Contiguous Contiguus Lat. that toucheth or is joyn'd to any thing V. 830. Of torrent Floods c. And the Wheels of his fierce Chariot rouled as with the noise of a rushing Flood or of a mighty Host. And when they went I heard the noise of their Wings like the noise of great waters as the voice of the Almighty the voice of speech as the noise of an host Ezek 1. 24. When the living creatures went the wheels went by them Ibid v. 19. Rapidus montano flumine torrens Sternit agros sternit sata laeta boumque labores Praecipitesque trahit Sylvas AEn 2. Torrent violent Of Torrens Lat. a furious Flood V. 833. The stedfast Empyrean shook The Pillars of Heaven tremble and are astonisht at his Reproof Job 26. Vers. 11. V. 836. Grasping Of the Ital. Graspare to embrace V. 837. In their Souls infixt Thunders such à s stuck Ten Thousand Torments in their Souls Infixt fastned Of Infigere
mole corporis quatuor decim globos terrestres adaequat circa quem quatuor Lunae nostrae huic Lunae non absimiles circumcurrant Kepl. in Praef. Diopt. Coâ—stare potest esse Planetas quosdam primarios ac veluti Principes Mâ—rcurium Venerem quosdam secundarios â—c veluti pedissequos Lunas nimirum tam terrestres quam Joviales quam caeter as quae reliquis globis possunt circumduci Gal. l. 3. c. 2. Zenophanes the Colophonian was long ago of this Opinion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that there were innumerable Suns and Moons not unlike those that shine on us V. 150. Communicating Male and Female Light The Sun 's Light being the most pure and powerful is reputed the Masculine as full of its own innate Vigour and that of the Moon being but derivative and borrowed of him weak and imperfect to be of the Feminine Sex which two great Sexes fill the World with Living Creatures nor do these Sexes manifest their Power among the Viventia only but the Virentia too for Trees and Plants afford Instances of the same distinction Male of Masle Fr. Mas Lat. a He-Creature Female of Faemella Lat. a She Creature V. 152. Stor'd in each Orb c. Of the Probability of a Plurality of Worlds hear what another of our Country-men and a Poet excellent in his time said What if within the Moon 's fair shining Sphear What if in ev'ry other Star unseen Of other Worlds he happily should hear He wonder would much more yet they to some appear Spenc. F. Q. Bo. 2. c. 1. St. 3. Habitari ait Zenophanes in Lâ—nâ eamque esse terram mult arum urbium atque montium Cicer. Quast Acad. V. 158. Is obvious to Dispute 'T is doubtful and disputable that so vast a Space as that of the Heavens where so many millions of glorious and mighty Bodies are should be quite empty and unpossess'd by any living Creatures as if made only to dart each a ray of Light from so vast a distance down to this Habitable Earth which in her turn sends back her Light to them Is obvious lies fairly in the way of Doubt and Disputation Obvius Lat. easie V. 160. Whether the Sun Predominant c. Whether the shining Sovereign of Heaven Great Regent of the Day Bo. VII V. 371 rise on the Earth and from the East begin his glorious Walk round her Predominant Praedominans Lording it over her of Praedominari Lat. to Rule over Ad cujus numeros dii moveantur orbis Accipiat leges praescriptaqae faedera servet V. 161. Or Earth rise on the Sun c. Or whether the errant Earth rowl round the Sun and from the West proceed in her course unperceived silent and still Advance Book VI. Vers. 233. V. 164. That spinning sleeps on her soft Axle The Earth's easie and imperceptible motion round her small Axis is compared to a Top spinning and turning round with so swist but easie and even motion so unperceivable that it is said to sleep on her soft Axle By the same Simile is her third Motion or rather the modification of her other Motions of Inclination explained by Gasseâ—dus Potest autem eodem modo intelligi fieri quo dum puerorum Turbo super planum convolvitur circellosque varios cuspide describit ipse illius axis tum continet se sibi parallelum seu in situ semper perpendiculari tum continet quoque basin turbinis Horizonti semper parallelum Just. Astro. l. 3. c. 3. Ceu quondam terto volitans sub verbere turbo Quem pueri magno in gyro vacua atria circum Intenti ludo exercent Ille actus habenâ Curvatis fertur spatiis AEn 7. V. 166. Soft with the smooth Air along Is an Answer to an Objection made against the Earth's motion that if she wheel'd about with such extraordinary swiftness as necessarily she must to return to the same Point in 24 hours Mankind would be sensible of the hurry by a continual and mighty Wind which the constant breaking and concussion of the Air would cause therefore the Copernicans tell us that the Air at least the grosser part of it encloseth the Earth's Globe and sticks to it as the Down on a Peach floating along with it and the more pure and yielding part of it gives way so as not to be perceived except near and under the AEquator where the Earth moving most swiftly towards the East the Air seems to resist and occasions that constant and pleasing Gale of Wind the Seamen experience breathing towards the West Ut nautae illum quasi ventum indesinentem aequabilem experiantur Gass. l. 3. c. 9. V. 167. Sollicite not thy Thoughts Disturb not thy self trouble not thy head Of Sollicitare Lat. to vex to disquiet Ea cura quietos Sollicitat AEn 4. V. 172. Heaven is for thee too high God to remove his ways from Human Sense Placed Heav'n from Earth so far that Earthly Sight If it presume might err in Things too high And no Advantage gain V. 119 of this Book According to the Verdict of Salomon Then I beheld all the works of God that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun because thô a man labour to seek it out yea further thô a wise man think to know it yet shall he not be able to find it Eccl. 8. 17. Be lowly wise Noli altum sapere is therefore the most instructive Inference V. 181. Intelligence of Heaven Clear Heavenly Understanding The best description of an Angel which being of a purer make than Mankind must needs have more sublime and illuminated Intellects Intelligentia Lat. Understanding Angel serene gentle and kind of Serenus Lat. calm applicable both to the Countenance and Conditions Quae causa serenos Faedavit vultus AEn 2. V. 193. What before us lies in daily Life Useful in the daily Duties of Life Seeing there be many things that increase Vanity what is Man the better For who knoweth what is good for Man in this Life Which the Latin Version renders more to our purpose Verba sunt plurima multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem Quid necesse est homini majora se quaerere cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vitâ suâ Eccles. 6. 11 12. Neither make thy self over-wise why should'st thou destroy thy self Neque p'â—s sapias quam necesse est ne obstupescas Eccles. 7. 16. Concerning which St. Paul has cautioned us Colos. 2. 8. V. 194. Is Fume Fumus Lat. Smoke Emptiness and Vanity V. 212. Of Palm-tree pleasantest to Thirst The Palm-tree bears a Fruit called a Date full of sweet Juice a great Restorative to dry and exhausted Bodies by augmenting the Radical Moisture there is one kind of it called Palma AEgyptiaca which from its Virtue against Drought was named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sitim sedans Palm Bo. IV. Vers. 139. V. 216. With Grace Divine imbu'd Thy Words full of Divine Sweetness Imbu'd Imbutus Lat. filled full of
Throne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to place on a Throne whose contrary is to Disinthrone V. 230. Or to regain Or to recover of the Fr. Regaigner to obtain or get again V. 231. Him to Unthrone Him to bereave of his Power to dispossess of his Soveraignty Unthrone Dethrone Disinthrone Words of the same import V. 233. To fickle Chance When the fixt and Eternal Laws of the Creation shall to giddy and uncertain Chance give way and Confusion decide the Quarrel and Contest V. 234. Argues as vain Proves the other as vain and hopeless for us to recover our lost and forfeited Inheritance of Heaven Arguere Lat. to make appear evident V. 237. Suppose he should Relent Suppose he should incline to Mercy grow soft and easie and proclaim to all free Pardon on condition of Return to our Obedience Relent Fr. Ralentir Lat. Relentescere to wax soft Publicare Lat. to Publish Grace Gratia Lat. Pardon Favour V. 239. Of new Subjection Of new Obedience Subjectio Lat. Ibid. With what Eyes How ashamed and confounded should we Shame shewing it self in the Eyes the Windows of the Soul V. 241. Strict Laws impos'd Severe Laws laid upon us Strictus Lat. hard severe compulsive of Stringo to bind Impos'd Impositus Lat. of Imponere to lay upon Ibid. To celebrate his Throne with Warbled Hymns In solemn manner to surround his Throne with Tuneful Songs and to his Godhead sing Thanksgivings forc'd and feign'd Celebrare Lat. to worship to frequent and haunt V. 242. With Warbled Hymns With Chanted Songs Warble of the Belg. Wervelen is properly to turn round thence in Musick used for that turn of the Voice used in shaking a Note Hymns 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Song made in Praise of the Deity many of which were made by Homer Orpheus Callimachus c. called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And by the same Name Phiâ—o calls the Psalms of David V. 242. Forc'd Hallelujahs Strained Praises and Thanksgivings forced and constrained 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Praise the Lord of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Imperative Mood Pihel and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lord frequently used in the Psalms as 106. 1. and 113. 1. and Revel 19. â— 1 3 4 c. V. 245. Ambrosial Odours c. While from his Altar does ascend the sweetest Scents breath'd from Immortal Flowers our Slavish Sacrifice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Immortal Divine of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Privative and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mortal Hence Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sometimes it signifies Sweet Pleasing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 per placidam noctem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Liquidum Ambrosiae diffudit Odorem Geor. 4. And Ambrosiaeque Comae divinum vertice Odorem Spiravere AEn 1. Nectar was the Drink and Ambrosia the Meat of the Gods administred to 'em by Ganimedes and Hebe the Goddess of Youth thô promiscuously used Neptune's Horses had a mash of it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Thetis used it for a Preservative to Patroclus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It was sometimes taken for the name of a Flower whence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Floridus as Eustath V. 246. Our Servile Offering Servilis Lat. belonging to a Slave or Bondman V. 249. Let us not then pursue c. Let us not then pursue the mean condition of shining Slavery by Power unattainable and if by Prayer unwelcome thô in Heaven unacceptable of in and acceptus Lat. welcome pleasant V. 252. Of splendid Vassalage Of gay pompous Slavery Vassalage is properly the Service and Subjection a Tenant owes his Lord of whom he holds his Land V. 254. Live to our selves Tecum habita noris quam sit tibi curta supellex Pers. V. 256. Preferring hard Liberty Esteeming Freedom thô with Hardship gain'd beyond the Yoke of pompous Servitude that seems so easie to mean Minds Pompa Lat. for shew such as of Triumphs and Processions V. 258. Then most conspicuous Our Grandeur then will be most manifest Conspicuus Lat. evident notable admirable V. 262. Through Labour and Indurance To work Ease out of Pain seems a hard Task but our Author's meaning is To overcome their Punishment by Patience and by Sufferance to subdue the Extremity of it to that degree as by Custom and Habitude to allay its Rigour Indurance of Indurare to bear to harden ones self against as Virg. Durate vosmet rebus rebus servate secundis AEn 1. V. 264. Heaven's all-ruling Sire The Great Governor and Supreme Lord of Heaven Sire Fr. Lord in a sense so Superlative that without any addition it is used as the most Honourable Appellative in Speaking and Addressing to the French King All-Ruling Tum Pater omnipotens rerum cui summa potestâ—s AEn 10. V. 265. Choose to reside Make his Abode of Resider Fr. to remain to stay to continue in a place Ibid. His Glory unobscured His Brightness unsullied his Glory not dimmed or diminished Unobscured of Inobscuro Lat. to hide to conceal to darken V. 266. And with the Majesty c. Darkness has a kind of Awfulness by our Poet well express'd by Majesty with awful Darkness surrounding his Soveraign Seat which some of the European Monarchs seem to imitate by the Concealments of their Courts V. 268. Mustering their Rage Shewing their Fury proclaiming Heaven's loud Anger To Muster is to shew of the Fr. Monstre so to muster Forces is to make a general shew and appearance of Soldiers with their Arms the foregoing five Verses are an imitation of Psal. 8. from v. 9. to v. 13. inclusive see also Exod. 19. v. 9 and 18. Resembler Fr. to be like V. 269. Cannot we his Light imitate Confirmed by St. Paul who tells us Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of Light 2 Cor. 11. v. 14. Imitari to Counterfeit to do any thing like another V. 270. This desart Soil c. This Wilderness of Woe wants not its conceal'd Wealth Jewels and Gold nor want we Power or Art to adorn even Hell it self and make it imitate his Heaven Desertum Lat. a Wilderness a Place uninhabited uncultivated V. 275. Become our Elements Our Punishments in time perhaps may change into our Pastime a vain Flattery and foolish Expectation as if Fits of Gout or Stone could be more tolerable for being tedious to Extremity if so the Damned Spirits might hope for Ease on everlasting Racks Elementa Lat. the first Principles of which all things are made and compounded in this Elementary World our Punishment might become part of our Being V. 277. Into their Temper Our pure Spiritual Being changed into these gross Fires as before V. 217. V. 278. The Sensible of Pain The Sense the Pungency of Pain To Sensibile the Adjective used for a Substantive V. 282. Dismissing quite Laying aside giving over all Thoughts of War of Demittere Lat to send away V. 284. He scarce had finish'd He had scarce made an end of speaking scarce had he finished his Speech Finir Fr. to make an end of the
ardentibus aptum AEn 6. Maximus Atlas Edidit aethereos humero qui sustinet axes AEn 8. Perseus the Son of Jupiter turned him in to a Mountain of the same Name for refusing him Entertainment of which read Metam lib. 4. about the latter end It is the greatest Mountain of Africa of vast height which gave occasion to the Fiction of bearing Heaven on his Back See him described AEn 4. Latera ardua cernit Atlantis duri Caelum qui vertice fulsit c. Hence Juvenal exposing the multiplicity of the Roman Deities Nec turba Deorum Talis ut est hodie contentaque sidera paucis Numinibus miserum urgebant Atlanta minore Pondere Sat. 13. V. 307. His Look drew Audience His Look obliged 'em all to listen and attend silent as Night and quiet and unmoved as the mid-day Air in Summer Audience hearing of Audire Lat. to hear Noon-tide mid-day of Nona Ital. for that time from the ninth hour of the day when the Romans used to eat and Tid Sax. Time Night is seldom named by the Poets without the adjunct of Stillness and Silence Sub nocte silenti AEn 4. And in great Continents in Summer time about Noon the Air is as still not the least breath of Wind being heard to break or interrupt its calmness a Similitude not so obsolete V. 310. Thrones c. Princes and commanding Powers the Birth of Heaven Divine Perfections or these glorious Names now must we quit and changing them be call'd c. V. 311. Or these Titles c. These glorious Names Titulus Lat. for a Title of Honour as we phrase it Renuntiare Lat. to renounce to forsake to give over V. 312. Changing Style Altering our Appellations changing our Names Style of Stylus Lat. for an Iron with the sharp end of which the Romans wrote on Tables and with the broad end strook it out hence taken for the manner of Men's Writing or Speaking and for their Names Titles and Dignities V. 313. For so the popular Vote inclines For to this common Wish the general Voice the publick Desire leads and directs Vote of the Lat. Votum a Prayer or any thing much wished for so to put to the Vote is to leave the Matter in dispute to be decided by the choice desire or good liking of the major part of the Assembly Popularis Lat. common general as belonging to the common People Inclines moves of Inclinare Lat. to bend to stoop downwards V. 315. Doubtless while we Dream No doubt while we vainly imagine and will not know that Heaven's King has decreed this Place our Prison not a secure Abode beyond the reach of his Almighty Arm Ah nescis longas Regibus esse manus most undoubtedly true of Heaven's Almighty King To Doom is to decree to judge to ordain a Sax. word Retreat of the Fr. Retraicte a retiring or withdrawing from Danger into a place of Strength and Security V. 318. To live Exempt from H. h. Jurisdiction To live free from God's Supreme Authority out of the compass of Heaven's all-commanding Power Exemptus Lat. free from Priviledged against whence the Fr. Military Word Un Exempt being an Inferior Officer discharged of common Duty Jurisdiction Jurisdictio is a Law-Term signifying the Authority and Power by Law given to a Person to do Justice in Causes of Complaints made before him See Cook 's Proemium to the 4 Justitiae V. 319. In new League banded against c. In a new Alliance combined against his Power Banded of the Fr. Bander to joyn together to combine V. 321. In strictest Bondage But to continue in severest Slavery thô at this vast distance by unavoidable Restraint Retain'd Millions of Slaves Imprison'd V. 322. Curb Restraint A Curb is that Chain that is made fast under a Horses Chops serving to retain and with-hold him the Word to Curb signifying as much of the Fr. Courber of Curvare Lat. to bend to bridle and restrain Reserv'd of the Lat. Reservare to keep in store to retain Captive of Captivus Lat. properly a Prisoner taken in War V. 325. In heighth or depth In Heaven or Hell the one the highest the other the lowest and consequently deepest First and Last c. Absolutely without any Competitor I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the ending saith the Lord which is and which was and which is to come even the Almighty Rev. 1. 8. V. 328. And with Iron Scepter Rule c. And bear Rule over us here in Hell by exercising his wrathful Vengeance on us as he governs by his Eternal Goodness and unexhausted Mercies those in Heaven The Iron Scepter is an allusion to Psal. 11. 9. as that of Gold to Esther 5. 2. Of these two Metals were the Ages of the World so significantly named the first and happiest The Golden Age long before that Precious Bane was found the other of Iron Tunc itum est in viscera Terrae c. Iamque nocens ferrum ferroque nocentius aurum Prodierat Met. 1. Sub initio V. 330. Projecting Designing contriving of Projicere Lat. to put forth to be inclined or bent to whence Project and Projectors V. 331. War hath determin'd us This one Battel lost hath put an end to all our Endeavours has concluded us of Determinare Lat. to bring to an end Irreparable Irreparabilis Lat. not to be restor'd to its former State irrecoverable V. 334. Custody severe Strict and close Imprisonment Custodia Lat. Prison Restraint Severus Lat. harsh cruel V. 335. Arbitrary Punishment According to the Will of our angry Conqueror Arbitrarius Lat. Voluntary left to the Will of another The Civilians distinguish between Arbitrium and Arbitrarium thus Arbitrium est sententia ex arbitrio bona fide lata Arbitrarium quod in arbitris potestate est pro arbitrio judicioque suo statuere V. 338. Untamed Reluctance Unbroken unabated unwearied Opposition Reluctance Strife of Reluctaâ—i to wrestle with Hostilitas Lat. Enmity V. 340. May least Rejoyce c. May take least Pleasure in inflicting those Punishments that are to us most sensible and severe V. 343. With dangerous Expedition With hazardous Attempt to march against the Almighty Expeditio Lat. a March into an Enemies Country a Warlike Voyage Invade of Invadere Lat. to go against or into an Enemies Land V. 334. Siege or Ambush c. Siege of Sedes Lat. a Seat for to besiege a Place is to sit down before it and Insedere is used by Livy to besiege Ambush a lying in wait â—o surprize or set upon an Enemy at unawares of the Fr. Embuscade properly a hiding in Bushes and Woods of the Particle En and Buisson a Bush. V. 347. If Ancient and Prophetic Fame If old Reports in Heaven and foretelling Fame mistake not Ancient of Ancien Fr. old Prophetic of Propheticus Lat. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Prophet one who foresees and foretells Things e're they come to pass Fame of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for Report V. 355.
reasons excellently ch 6. v. 6 and 7. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord and how my self before the high God Shall I come before him with Burnt-offerings with Calves of a year old Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of Rams or with ten thousands of Rivers of Oyl Shall I give my First-born for my Transgression the Fruit of my Body for the Sin of my Soul No alas nothing less than the First-born of the Almighty The Image of the Invisible God and the First-born of every Creature Coloss. 1. 15. could attone whom God ordained to be a Propitiation for us Rom. 3. 25. Atonement under the Mosaic Law was an Offering brought to appease God's Anger by Sacrifice out of the Herd or the Flocks which was to be slain by him that offered it Lev. 1. v. 4 and 5. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the Burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make Atonement for him And he shall kill the Bullock before the Lord. The Word in the Original is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and signifies Redemption or Ransom all the Judaic Immolations being Types and Figures of that Immaculate Lamb Jesus Christ The Lamb of God who taketh away the Sins of the World John 1. 29. In whom we have Redemption through his Blood Eph. 1. 7. Atonement seems a Musical Metaphor like Accord to bring Jarring Differences and Diffonancies ad Toman into Tune V. 241. On me wreck all his Rage On me let Death revenge himself with his utmost Rage Wreck of the Sax. Wpaecan to be revenged V. 249. With Corruption there to dwell According to the Prophetic Psalmist For thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell neither suffer thy holy One to see Corruption Psal. 16. 10. Illustrated and applied to our Saviour who rose the third day by St. Peter Act. 2. v. 20 21 c. V. 253. And stoop inglorious And be humbled and subdued disgraced and disarmed of his irresistible Dart. Positis inglorius armis AEn 10. Inglorious Inglorius Lat. disgraced V. 255. Maugre Hell In spight of Hell Maugre of the Fr. Malgré against ones will of the Lat. Malé and Gratum V. 256. The Powers of Darkness bound According to the Apostle to the Colossians ch 2. v. 15. And having spoiled Principalities and Powers he made a shew of them openly triumphing over them confirmed by St. Luke ch 10. v. 17 and 18. Lord even the Devils are subject unto us through thy Name and he said unto them I saw Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven V. 259. Glut the Grave Satisfie cloy the wide gaping Grave that e're it be satisfied must devour all Mankind The last Enemy that shall be destroyed is Death 1 Cor. 15. 26. Glut of the Lat Glutire to swallow V. 269. Filial Obedience The Duty and Submission which as a Son he paid his Almighty Father exceeded only his everlasting Love to mortal Men Filial of Filialis Lat. belonging to a Son Obedientia Lat. Duty Obedience V. 273. Thus replied Answered thus Of Replicare Lat. to reply to speak again to V. 276. My sole Complacence My only Delight and Pleasure In whom alone I am well pleased Complacentia Lat. of Complacere to like well See before V. 168. of this Book V. 282. Their Nature c. Joyn and unite their Manhood to their Godhead Perfect God and perfect Man c. according to St. Athanasius's Creed V. 285. By wonderous Birth Behold a Virgin shall Conceive and bear a Son Isa. 7. 14. and Matth. 7. 18. V. 286. The Head of all Mankind thô Adam's Son The Answer to the Question with which our Saviour posed the Pharisees Matth. 22. 45. Christ is Adam's and David's Son as to his Humanity and David's and Adam's Lord as to his Divinity therefore in the holy Page styled The last Adam The first man Adam was made a living Soul the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit 1 Cor. 15. 45. V. 287. As in him perish For as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15. 22. Restored of Restaurare Lat. to renew revive V. 291. Thy Merit imputed shall absolve Thy holy Life and meritorious Death accounted and imputed to Mankind shall obtain Pardon and Forgiveness for as many as renounce their own Deserts and through Faith lay Claim to thine For as by one man's disobedience many were made Sinners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous Rom. 5. 19. And therrfore it was imputed to him for Righteousness Now it was not written for his sake alone Abraham that it was imputed to him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe him c. Rom. 4. v. 22 23 and 24. Imputed of the Lat. Imputare to reckon to account Absolve of the Lat. Absolvere to absolve to acquit to free V. 292. Who renounce their own both Righteous For who can justifie himself before God We must all say as Job did If I be wicked woe unto me and if I be righteous yet will I not lift up my head I am full of confusion Job 10. 15. We are all an unclean thing and all our Righteousnesses are as filthy rags Isa. 64. 6. But could we do all that is commanded us we are unprofitable Servants Luke 17. 10. Renounce of the Lat. Renuntiare to forsake to disclaim V. 293. Live in the transplanted Removed from the killing Letter of the Law to the gracious Gospel that brought Life and Immortality to light pursuing the Simile used before at V. 288. of Christ being a second Root by whom we are Regenerated Transplantari Lat. to be removed as Trees are into another place a better soil V. 304. Degrade thine own Debase dishonour of Degradare Lat. to disgrace V. 307. God-like Fruition All that God enjoys Fruition of the Lat. Frui to enjoy Quitted all left forsaken all of the Fr. Quitter to leave V. 313. This Humiliation This thy humbling and debasing of thy self to redeem lost Man The greatest Humiliation sure that ever was where the Son of God made himself of no Reputation and took upon him the form of a Servant and was made in the likeness of Men And being found in fashion as a Man he humbled himself and became obedient unto Death even the Death of the Cross Phil. 2. v. 7 8. V. 314. Thy Manhood to this Throne According to our Creed As also 1 Tim. 3. 16. God was manifested in the Flesh justified in the Spirit seen of Angels preached unto the Gentiles believed on in the World received up into Glory And Ye Men of Galilee why stand ye Gazing up into Heaven This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven Acts 1. 11. Hereafter shall you see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power and coming in the Clouds of Heaven Matth. 26. 64 V. 315. Here shalt thou sit Incarnate Here
him Psal. 97. 2. The House was filled with the Cloud and the Court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory Ezekiel's Vision ch 10. v. 4. He holdeth back the face of his Throne and spreadeth his Cloud upon it Job 26. 9. V. 380. Dark with excessive Bright The excessive Brightness amazing and astonishing all created Sight to that degree that Darkness and Confusion seizes all approaching Eyes He that will stedfastly behold the Sun will in a short time make the dazling Experiment end in Darkness not soon recovered How impossible therefore is it for human Eyes to behold him Who is cloathed with Honour and Majesty who covereth himself with Light as with a Garment Psal. 104. v. 1 2 Our blessed Saviour's Face in his Transfiguration in the Mount thô the full blaze of his Glory was shaded by a shrine of Flesh did shine as the Sun and his Rayment was white as the Light Matth. 17. 2. His Countenance was as the Sun shineth in his strength Rev. 1. 16. Ibid. Thy Skirts appear The borders of thy shining Shrine Read Isaiah's Vision ch 6. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a Throne high and lifted up and his Skirts filled the Temple To which our Author seems to have had respect in this noble description of God's Glorious Majesty Excessivus Lat. boundless V. 382. With both Wings veil their Eyes According to the description of God's Throne by the Prophet Isaiah And about it stood the Seraphims each one had six Wings with two he covered his face c. Isa. 25. 2. V. 383. Of all Creation first According to our Creed The onely begotten Son of God begotten of his Father before all Worlds of whom David says The dew of thy birth is from the womb of the morning Psal. 110. 3. before the World or Light that distinguished Morn from Evening were brought forth of the Womb of the Creation Who is the image of the invisible God the first-born of every Creature Coloss. 1. 15. V. 384. Divine Similitude Exact Resemblance of the Divinity God of God Light of Light very God of very God Nicene Creed Similitudo Lat. likeness V. 385. Without Cloud th' Almighty Father shines The Law at its Promulgation by Moses was delivered with Thunders and Lightenings great Earthquakes and Terrors and Mount Sinai was covered with a Cloud Exod. 19. v. 9 and 16. I come unto thee in a cloud there were thunders and lightenings and a thick cloud upon the Mount and the whole Mount Sinai quaked greatly But when our Saviour appeared the Cloud was removed That the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ who is the image of God might shine unto Believers For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness has shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4. v. 4 and 6. V. 387. No Creature can behold No man hath seen God at any time the onely begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father he hath declared him John 1. 18. No man hath ascended up into Heaven but he that came down from Heaven even the Son of Man which is in Heaven John 3. 13. Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. Now the Righteousness of the best of Mankind being but as filthy Rags it must be the imputative Holiness of Jesus Christ that must qualifie and enable us to behold the Lord of Glory V. 388. Imprest the Effulgence Stamp'd upon thee the brightness of his Glory dwells Imprest Impressus Lat stamp'd printed graven as Cratera impressum signis AEn 5. Effulgence brightness of Effulgere Lat. to shine bright Who being the brightness of his Glory and the express image of his Person Heb. 1. 3. And we beheld his Glory the Glory as of the only begotten Son of the Father John 1. 14. V. 389. Transfus'd on thee c. Poured out on thee according to those many Prophecies fulfilled visibly at his Baptism by St. John And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him Isa. 11. 2. I have put my Spirit upon him Isa. 42. 1. And lo the Heavens were opened unto him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove and lightening upon him Matth. 3. 16. And John bare record saying I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a Dove and it abode upon him John 1. 32. Transfus'd Transfusus Lat. poured out Amplus Lat. large mighty V. 390. He Heaven of Heavens c. God created the World and the Heavens and all their high Inhabitants by his Son the Word of his Power All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made He was in the World and the World was made by him John 1. v. 3 10. For by him were all things created that are in Heaven and that are in Earth visible and invisible whether Thrones or Dominions or Principalities or Powers all things were created by him and for him Coloss. 1. 16. V. 391. By thee threw down the aspiring Dominations By thee cast down into Hell the ambitious Angels God spared not the Angels that sinned but cast them down to Hell 2 Pet. 2. 4. The Angels which kept not their first estate but left their own Habitation he hath reserved in everlasting Chains under darkness unto the Judgment of the Great Day Jude 1. 6. Dominatio Lat. Power Authority as the Angels are styled Coloss. 1. 16. quoted at V. 390. V. 394. That shook Heaven's everlasting Frame Well might God's flaming Chariot loaden with Almighty Vengeance shake Heaven's everlasting Basis Whose Pillars tremble and are astonished at his Reproof Job 16. 11. Juno giving her self but a jogg on her Throne shook the wide Olympus the Homeric Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jupiter when in good humour does as much Annuit totum nutu tremefecit Olympum AEn 9. How much more true is that of the Almighty He looketh on the earth and it trembleth he toucheth the Hills and they smoak Psal. 104. 32. V. 396. Angels disarray'd Disordered and put to the rout Disarray'd Desarroyer Fr. disordered of the old Fr. word Arroy the Equipage and Order belonging to Soldiers hence in our Law-Books Arrayer Arraiatores were such as had Commissions of Array to see the Soldiers well provided of Arms c. Read the Battel of the great Dragon and his Angels Rev. 12. v. 7 8 and 9. And they overcame him by the bloud of the Lamb v. 11. V. 398. Thee only extoll'd Praise thee alone And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven Now is come Salvation and Strength and the Kingdom of our God and the Power of his Christ Rev. 12. 10. Extollere Lat. to lift to raise up and thence to praise V. 405. But much more to Pity enclined A Repetition affected after the Homeric manner who often uses the same Verses and Words in which Commands were given or Messages sent as supposing it not
top reaching to Heaven does his Divine Nature Oh that thou wouldst rent the Heavens that thou wouldst come down Isai. 64. Vers. 1. Christ indeed may well be represented by this Heavenly Ladder for by him not only the Angels but all the Saints and faithful Servants of God who in Heaven shall be like the Angels Matth. 22. Vers. 30. do ascend and descend that is have free access to God and the Throne of Grace and attain by his Merits Everlasting Happiness So Rupertus Vatalbus and others Others interpret this Ladder to be the way to Perfection towards which we must endeavour to ascend gradually Many are the Stairs and Degrees of Faith Repentance and all the Christian Virtues to be persued by perseverance in well-doing ere from the bottom fixed on frail Dust and Ashes we can climb up to the highest pitch of Perfection where GOD stands at the top ready to receive us into Everlasting Joy Mysteriously was meant Contained some Divine Matter was not to be understood according to the Letter but signified some Secret more considerable Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Sacred Secret something concerning holy Things concealed from being common of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to instruct to interpret the knowledge of Sacred Rites V. 519. Or of Liquid Pearl Or of Pearl dissolved made liquid and fluid like Water of a bright shining White Praeferuntur Margaritae quae Candidissimae Lucidissimae Rotundissimae Levissimae Minimi Ponderis sunt Rueus de Gem. Lib. 1. Pliny tells us the Oysters whose pretious Off-spring Pearls are are so knowing of their Treasures that upon the approach of any Humane Hand they compress their Shells harder than ordinary and if forc'd open often bite off the Invaders Fingers Justissima tantae temeritatis Luxus avaritiae poena an Observation very fictitious and fallacious and contradicted by every Days Experience and found by chance as dangerous to the Mouse caught by the Nose in this Scaly Trap as by accident it may have proved to any Man Of Jasper see V. 363. of this Book V. 522. Rapt in a Chariot drawn by Fiery Steeds Snatch'd up into a Chariot drawn by Shining Horses this is meant of Elijah 2 Kings 2. Vers. 11. as he that is said to sail o'er the Liquid Lake of Pearl wafted by Angels must be Enoch Gen. 5. Vers. 24. That both these were translated into the Earthly Paradise which they were of Opinion did still exist Irenaeus Hieronymus Justinus and others held where by Eating of the Tree of Life they remain free from all Distempers both of Body and Mind in continual Contemplation of God though not in the Beatifick Vision of Him Others affirm That without Meat or Drink or the want or desire of them they continue unchanged and incorruptible GOD suspending in them the Act and Power of Natural Heat from preying upon the Radical Moisture that feeds the Lamp of Life Others who believed the entire abolition of Paradise suppose 'em carried into some Superiour Orb illustrious and delightful unknown to Mankind where free from all Inconveniences both of Body and Soul they are to continue till towards the end of the World they are to appear against Antichrist and to be put to death by him Tertull. August Rupertus Suarez grounding the last part of their Opinion on Mala. 4. Vers. 5. Matth. 17. Vers. 11. and Revel 11. Vers. 3. V. 524. Or aggravate his sad Exclusion Or to make his Banishment from that place of Bliss more grievous to him of aggravare Lat. to render more heavy and uneasie Exclusio Lat. shutting out V. 529. Wider by far Because GOD in the first Ages of the World did more frequently visit his chosen Servants and People Abraham Isacc and Jacob and the Children of Israel by his holy Angels not only calling to them out of Heaven but by conversing Face to Face of which see divers Instances before Vers. 511. of this Book V. 531. The Promised Land Canaan promised to Abraham and his Seed after him by GOD. Abraham dwelt in the Land of Canaan and the Lord said to Abraham Look from the place where thou art Northward and Southward Eastward and Westward for all the Land which thou seest to thee will I give it and to thy seed for ever Gen. 13. Vers. 12 14 and 15. See Gen. 12. Vers. 7. Deut. 34. Vers. 4. V. 532. Those happy Tribes Of the Children of Israel so happy in GOD's particular Instruction of 'em and his continual Providence over them Tribes of Tribus Lat. a Division of the Romans at first into the three parts Senators Soldiers and the common People Hence Tribus of the Numeral Tres. V. 533. On high Behests On extraordinary Commands and Occasions Hest and Behest are old words of the Sax. Here a Command Obeying Natures first Behest Spen. F. Q. Book 6. Cant. 4. St. 14. Who his Hest observ'd Idem Book 5. Cant. 12. St. 43. V. 535. From Paneas the Fount c. Was by the Ancient Geographers accounted a Fount of Mount Libanus and thought to be the Head of Jordan till later and better Discoveries have found its true Sources to be Jor and Dan whence it takes its Name as our Thames is of Tame and Isis two Fountains both at the Foot of Libanus in the Confines of Caelosyria running Southward It is a rapid River of a thick Warer as washing a far Soil full of Fish and its Banks adorn'd with thick and pleasant Woods as Monsieur Thevenot an Eye-Witness of it testifies Ibid. Jordan is perhaps the most famous River in the World for the many Miracles and Mysteries there wrought It was past over by the Israelites on dry-foot Josh. 4. Also by Elijah and Elisha in the same manner 2 Kings 2. Vers. 8. In it Naaman the Syrian left his Leprosie Chap. 5. Vers. 14. In it John Baptized the Jews into Repentance and afterwards our Saviour himself was in this River Baptized by him Matth. 3. Vers. 5. and 15. The Talmud derives his Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as descending from Dan the City anciently called Lais near Paneas formerly supposed the Spring and Fountain of Jordan by Plin. Lib. 5. Cap. 15. and Solin Cap. 38. V. 536 To Beersaba c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Well of the Oaths because there Abraham and Abiâ—â—lech swore and made a Covenant together Gen. 21. Vers. 31. A Town of Idumaea at first belonging to the Edomites afterwards to the Tribe of Symeon which the Christians warring against the Infidels for recovery of the Holy Land so styled because our Saviour wrought there the Salvation and Redemption of the World Fortified as bordering on the Arabian commonly call'd the Red-Sea not far from Egypt as our Poet truly says this was the Southern as Jordan and Libanus the Northern Limit of the Promised Land V. 539. As bound the Ocean Wave Well has our Poet declared the Bounds appointed to Darkness and encroaching
his Reign 64 Years after the Death of our Saviour and four Years before his own as the Chronologers relate V. 3. When the Dragon put to second rout Interpreters of Revel 12. whence this is taken are of Opinion that as Satan was after his Rebellion thrown out of Heaven in the beginning of time so towards the end of it and the World he shall be beaten out of his lower Dominion usurpt by him and be no longer Prince of the Air here called his second rout The Dragon Satan V. 14. Far off and fearless Fearless yet keeping distance though undaunted yet wary in approaching V. 17. A Devilish Engine back recoils Like a great Gun that at discharging its destructive Entrails runs back with mighty force and rude repulse so this malicious attempt of Satan on frail Man beats back again upon himself in hideous Horrours and distracting Doubt of what he was is and must be to all Eternity Recoils of Reculer Fr. to give back to run back as a Cannon when fired V. 18. Horrour and Doubt distract c. The amazement of his Guilt and the uncertain success of new Mischiefs undertaken which how much they may add more to his Punishment than Revenge confounds all Consideration Distracts his Thoughts Put him upon a Rack where all his Resolutions against th' Almighty vain and frivolous are rent to pieces Distracts of distrahere Lat. to pull in pieces V. 20. For within him Hell he brings Is his own Hell and Tormentor Change of Place gives no allay or intermission to his Pains He travels with Hell about him and within him Coelum non Animum mutant qui trans mare currunt V. 30. In his Meridian Towre In his Noon-tide Exaltation in Meridian Majesty of Meridianus Lat. of Noon-tide Meridies Lat. Mid-day when the Sun is at the highest V. 31. Then much revolving Tossing and turning over many direful Thoughts risen from Conscience waking of despair that slumber'd c. An admirable Description of tormenting Guilt discovered when too late to be discharged Revolving of revolvere Lat. to roll to and fro thence to think and in Virgil to relate Sed quid ego haec autem nequicquam ingrata revolvo AEn 2. V. 33. Look'st from thy sole Dominion O thou Majestick Monarch with amazing Brightness Crown'd that from thy shining Seat look'st like the Supreme and Universal God of this low new-created World at whose glorious appearance all the Stars discountenanc'd hide their disappearing Heads Like the God Well does Satan Deifie the Sun whom he perswaded seduced Mankind often to adore as such 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Phoenicians styled him and the holy Page shews how easie it was to set up this visible supposed Author of all things and of so many Blessings of such inestimable use to the World for an Illustrious Deity especially when Ignorance and Sin had so depraved and blinded Mens Minds that they could not see him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who dwells in unapproached Light for which reason God by Moses so strictly forewarn'd his People of Idolatry Lest thou lift up thy Eyes unto Heaven and when thou seest the Sun and Moon and the Stars even all the Host of Heaven thou shouldst be seduced to serve and worship them Deut. 4. Vers. 19. Thus Homer attributes Omniscience to the Sun and from the worship of him in this Island one of the Days of the Week took his Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 35. Their diminisht Heads Dim their diminisht Lights which the Sun hides and hinders from appearing Diminutus Lat. impair'd made less V. 40. Till Pride and worse Ambition Pride is a kind of excessive and vicious Self-esteem that raises Men in their own Opinions above what is just and right But Ambition is that which adds Fewel to this Flame and claps Spurs to these furious and inordinate Desires that break forth into the most execrable Acts to accomplish their haughty Designs which makes our Author stigmatize Ambition as a worse Sin than Pride V. 45. With his Good upbraided none Did not with his Bountiful Goodness twit or reproach his Creatures Upbraid of Upgebredan Sax. to scorn or reproach one with any thing received V. 50. I ' sdein'd Subjection I disdain'd to be subject to pay Obedience to ' Isdeind for disdain'd an Italian Imitation of sdegnare It. dedignari to contemn to despise ' sdein'd V. 58. Powerful Destiny ordain'd O that his uncontroulable Decree had appointed me one of the Vulgar Angels of the common Spirits Destiny of Destinatio Lat. Appointment Decree V. 79. O then at last relent Quit thy harden'd Obstinacy and melt into Repentance Relent of Ralentir Fr. to grow soft again of re and lentescere Lat. to soften to melt as tough viscous and fat things do at Fire V. 84. Vaunts Boastings of vanter Fr. to boast V. 87. How dearly I abide How much to my Cost with how much Pain and Torment I make good my Vain-glorious Undertaking against th' Almighty Abide signifies here to sustain to endure as in Virg. Tu ne cede Malis sed contrà audentior ito V. 96. Ease would recant Vows made in Pain When reinstated in my former Condition I should soon unsay whatever in pain I swore Recant of the Lat. recantare to retract and unsay something affirm'd formerly Vows of Votum Lat. Protestations of Vovere Lat. to vow or protest As violent and void as forc'd from me and therefore of themselves void and of no Obligation as all things done or obtain'd by Duress and Menasse are by our Laws esteem'd of no effect V. 100. To a worse relapse To falling back into a worse Condition Relapse is properly a falling back from some beginnings of Recovery into the same Distemper made by its return more dangerous of Relabi Lat. to slip back again a Metaphor taken from Men climbing up a steep slippery place whence they often slide back again down to the bottom V. 110. Evil be thou my Good All real true Good is lost and forfeited by me and therefore now my Malice and Revenge wreck'd on Mankind and so upon his Maker by destroying his new-created Favourite is the only chiefest Good I can propose to my self or prosecute That Evil should be Good seems a Contradiction but by Good is here meant Choice and as such deluded Mankind place their Happiness upon it mistaking often many Evils which they pursue disguised under the Notions and Appearances of Good V. 114. Each Passion dimm'd his Face While he made this Speech full of sad and dismal Reflections disquieted with Anger Envy and Despair each of these Passions darkened and overcast his Countenance which spoiled his disguise and discovered him a Cheat and Impostor Counterfeit false of the Fr. Countrefaict false Money stampt in Imitation of the true V. 120. Each Perturbation smooth'd Calm'd all the Storms these Passions had raised in him Perturbatio Lat. disorder V. 121. Artificer of Fraud Master of Deceit the Arch-Cheat and Crafts-Master Artifex Lat.
a Ladder of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Ladder V. 193. Lewd Hirelings Wicked Mercenary Priests Avaritious greedy Hirelings of the Sax. Hira a Mercenary Servant Lewd is a word expressing general Wickedness of Laerede signifying a Laick one of the common People and therefore more Flagitious generally than the Clergy a dissolute Person as the word Laxus Lat. and as the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the same sense seems to signifie V. 195. The middle Tree The Tree of Life also in the midst of the Garden Gen. 2. Vers. 9. In the midst is a Hebrew Phrase expressing not only the Local Situation of this enlivening Tree but denoting its Excellency as being the most considerable the tallest goodliest and most lovely Tree in that beauteous Garden planted by God himself So Scotus Duran Valesius c. whom our Poet follows affirming it the highest there that grew To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God Revel 2. Vers. 7. V. 196. Sate like a Cormorant A very Voracious Sea-Fowl and a great Devourer of Fish its Name is the Corruption of Corvus Marinus Lat. the Sea-Crow V. 199. Of that Life-giving Plant After many frivolous Disputes concerning the truth of this Tree of Life whether it were Natural c. which is plain from Gen. 2. Vers. 9. where it is said Out of the Ground made the Lord God to grow every Tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for Food The Tree of Life also c. The best account of it is that it was a Tree of wonderful Virtue whose Fruit more Physical than for daily Food tasted sometimes would have prolonged and lengthened out the Lives of Men for many Hundreds or some Thousands of Years A Natural Preservative and Panpharmacon against all Diseases and Decay by which Mankind if sinless had lived for ever Gen. 3. Vers. 23. That is till it had pleased God to have translated em to Heaven without tasting of Death visiting the Grave or seeing Corruption Plant Planta Lat. that of which an Herb or Tree grows of Deinde Feraces Plantae immittuntur nec longum tempus ingens Exiit ad Coelum ramis felicibus arbos Geo. 2. V. 200. What well us'd had been the Pledge of Immortality Satan made use of the Tree of Life only to advance his prospect round God's Garden never thinking or reflecting on the Virtue the hidden mystick Power of that Plant the Type and Figure of the Son of God Saviour of Mankind whose Fruit is Life and Immortality the repining at whose Power was what occasion'd the Rebellion of the laps'd Angels and their ambitious Leader Our Author must in this have respect to some Allegorick sense for 't is unconceivable that Satan could have better'd his sad estate by eating of the Tree of Life for he was already immortal à parte post to his cost and everlasting misery Strange is the Conceipt of Rupertus in his Commentaries on Gen. 2. Vers. 22. Igitur nec Adam cognovit nec ipse Serpens Diabolus scivit quod etiam Lignum Vitae plantasset Dominus Deus in medio Paradisi c. That neither Adam nor the Devil himself knew any thing of the Tree of Life planted in the midst of Paradise For if he had understood there had been a Tree of that vivifying Vertue he would never have persued his Malice by halves but as he perswaded him to eat of the forbidden Tree and thereby to sin and become miserable so he would doubtless have incited him to have tasted of this Tree of Life to have made him Immortal in Immutable Misery Cap. 30. Lib. 3. Comment in Genes V. 209. Of God the Garden was Suitable to Gen. 2. Vers. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden V. 210. Eden stretch'd her Line The Region of Eden in which Paradise was planted extended and stretch'd it self from Auran Eastward to the ancient City of Seleucia seated on Euphrates rebuilt by Grecian Monarchs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That Eden was the Name of a Country and particularly of Mesopotamia from its Fruitfulness and Amenity well deriving its Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. to be delightful is most certain from the Testimonies of the LXX Translators all the Greek Fathers and the most Learned of the Jewish Rabbins And though St. Hierom has translated Eden by Pleasure Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus Paradisum voluptat is à principio Gen. 2. Vers. 8. very erroneously which is by the Septuagint and our Version exactly render'd and though he has continued the same mistake Vers. 10. Et Fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis And a River went out of the place of Pleasure Eden to water the Garden yet he was ashamed to say that Cain dwelt on the East of Pleasure but has there used the proper Name of the Region Eden Ad Orientalem Plagam Eden Gen. 4. Vers. 16. V. 211. From Auran Eastward Auran A City in Mesopotamia diversly written Haran by the Turks at this day Harran and Haran Charran in Holy Writ memorable for the remove of Abraham to it from Ur in Chaldea Gen. 11. Vers. 31. and Acts 7. Vers. 4. and for the famous overthrow of the Covetous Crassus by the Parthians Miserando Funere Crassus Assyrias Latio Maculavit Sanguine Carras Luc. Lib. 1. This Country was also called Aram and Aramia of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Seat of the Syrians from Aram one of the Sons of Shem Gen. 10. Vers. 22. whence the Region took the Name of Aram and Aran and Auran and Ptolomy dividing Babylonia into three parts gives one of 'em the Name of Auranitis V. 212. Of great Seleucia c. Seleucia a famous City of Mesopotamia on the River Tigris anciently called Chalne and Chalaune as Appian affirms afterwards Coche and then Alexandria being rebuilt by the famous Conqueror of that Name It was again Re-edified by Antiochus King of Syria and by his Fathers Name called Seleucia now Bachad Bagdad and Bagdett a great rich and populous City the Seat of the Califs often mistaken for Babylon forty Miles distant from it and situated on Euphrates V. 214. The Sons of Eden dwelt in Telassar Our Author has bounded Eden by Charran Seleucia and Telassar where the Edenites were Garison'd on the Borders of Babylonia to resist the Assyrians Two Epistles sent by the Nestorian Christians inhabiting Mesopotamia to the Pope in the Year 1552. mention an Island of Eden in the River Tigris commonly called Gozoria See Sir Walter Rawleigh's History Book 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 10. Telassar was a very Strong-hold on a steep Rock in an Island of Euphrates being a Pass out of Mesopotamia into Babylonia and as the Name declares was a Garison maintain'd to curb the Assyrians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Fort a Rampart and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Assyrian The Children of Eden that were at
at V. 739. Illustrates Gives greater Lustre to Of Illustrare Lat. to render Renowned V. 741. Be dextrous to subdue Be ready and resolute to tread down thy Enemies Dextrous successful quick of dextra Lat. for the right the most ready Hand Quis rebus dexter modus AEn 4. Et nos tua dexter adi pede sacra secundo Ibid. 8. V. 746. Or Stars of Morning Dew-Drops Innumerable as Leaves Stars c. are usual Similes but as the Drops of Dew the Stars of the Gay Morning and the Pearls of Day Light which the Sun hangs on every Leaf and Fragrant Flower is our Authors own and as infinite as any of the others Impearls turns by his reflected Beams into seeming Pearls or hangs like Pearls V. 748. The mighty Regencies The Dominions and large Governments of Fr. Regence of Regere Lat. to Govern V. 750. In their triple Degrees In their three distinct Orders of Seraphims Potentates and Thrones that is Principalities Powers and Lords according to their several Offices and Distinctions observable in Holy Writ Of the first Rank there seem to be seven from Tob 12. Vers. 15. I am Raphael one of the seven Princes which go in and out before the Glory of the Holy One c. Typified by the seven Stars and seven Golden Candlesticks Revel 1. Vers. 12 and 16. Gabriel another of these Princes was the Messenger of the Blessed Incarnation of our Saviour Luk. 1. Vers. 26. Of a different Order is supposed to be the Angel that deliver'd St. Peter out of Prison Acts 12. Vers. 7. Of their Subordination in their Offices And they answer'd the Angel of the Lord that stood among the Mirtle-Trees and said We have walked to and fro through the Earth Zech. 1. Vers. 11. Some have the Dominion over the Winds c. I saw four Angels standing on the four Corners of the Earth holding the four Winds of the Earth Revel 7. Vers. 1. Triple Lat. Triplex threefold V. 759. From Diamond Quarries hew'n Hew'n out of Pits of Diamond Quarry of the Fr. Carriere or Quarrier a Pit whence Stone is dug because hew'n out generally formâ Quadratâ in great Squares V. 761. In the Dialect of Men Interpreted The Palace of Lucifer so called in the Language of Men his other glorious Name being razed out and lost in everlasting Oblivion as as V. 659. His other Name is heard no more in Heav'n see Isai. 14. Vers. 12. How art thou fallen from Heav'n O Lucifer Son of the Morning in the Dialect of Men. So Homer of one of the bold Invaders of Heav'n 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lucifer Lucem ferens Lat. being the brightest of the Stars and as such relating to the bright Station of Satan He of the first if not the first Arch-Angel Vers. 660. Lucifer this Morning-Star is Graphically described by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dialect 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Speech and the various forms of it belonging to divers Nations Interpreted explained of Interpretari Lat. to give the meaning of V. 766. The Mountain of the Congregation The Prophet Isaiah has well exprest the Pride and Rebellion of Lucifer in Chap. 14. Vers. 13 and 14. For thou hast said in thy Heart I will ascend into Heaven I will exalt my Throne above the Stars of God I will sit also upon the Mount of the Congregation in the sides of the North. I will ascend above the heights of the Clouds I will be like the most High V. 770. With calumnious Art c. With sly malicious Insmuations resembling Truth With probable Surmises Calumnious Calumniosus Lat. of Calumniâ—â—i Lat. to 〈◊〉 to forge malicious Accusations against one Counterfeited imitated of the Fr. 〈◊〉 V. 773. If these Magnifick Titles c. If these our Noble Names and mighty Titles have any thing in them besides the sound If these our lofty Dignities are any thing but empty Names Magnifick Magnificus Lat. Noble Mighty Titles of Titulus Lat. Honour hence Titular one that has the Style but not the Estate or that carries the Name without the Possession and Advantage thereto belonging as several Foreign Titular Bishops that are so only Titulo tenus V. 778. Hurried meeting This hasty assembling Hurried of Harier Fr. to toil to vex to weary V. 782. Prostration vile Mean and abominable submission Proftratio Lat. a lying flat on the Ground of Prosternere to lie along to worship by falling flat on the Earth Knee-Tribute an odious and scornful exposing of the Worship due to the Son of God See Tribute Vers. 343. of this Book V. 788. If I trust to know you right If I conceive rightly of you as I trust as I believe I do V. 793. Jar not but well consist Orders and Degrees are Distinctions that do not destroy Liberty but agree well with it To jar is to quarrel with to disagree of the Fr. Gnerroger to fall out with as well as to fight Consist of consistere Lat. to suit with V. 797. Introduce Law or Edict Can bring or impose on us new Laws and Ordinances As if Orders and Degrees and Liberty could be maintain'd without ' em Introduce Introducere Lat. to begin to broach a new Opinion Edict Edictum Lat. a Law of Edicere to proclaim to ordain V. 799. Err not Are faultless need no Laws to guide us can do nothing amiss Of errare Lat. to be mistaken V. 802. Ordain'd to govern not to serve Another Instance of his counterfeited Truth Service being but the subordinate Duty of Degrees and Orders of Angels or Men. V. 803. Without controul Without any Contradiction Controul of the Fr. Contrâ—rolle an Examination and scanning of Accounts Contreroller Fr. to observe to inspect Thus far Satans bold blasphemous Discourse past without any due Consideration or Reflexions made on it without check or opposition V. 805. Abdiel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hebr. Servant of God Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to serve V. 809. O Argument Blasphemous O wicked and malicious Discourse detracting from the Honour Glory and Goodness of GOD Almighty Blasphemous 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. one who by scandalous and ill report endeavours to hurt the Fame and ruine the Reputation of another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Who is this that speaketh Blaspemies Luk. 5. Vers. 21. V. 813. With impious Obloquy With wicked Detraction With impious Gainsaying Obloquium Lat. scandal reproach V. 825. And circumscribed their Being Bounded and limited their Powers Of Circumscribere Lat. to draw a Line about to appoint V. 828. How Provident How careful of our Honour what Provision he has made for every ones just esteem Providens Lat. heedful circumspect V. 849. The fervent Angel The zealous Angel grown warm in his Discourse Fervent of Fervere Lat. to wax warm Fervet Opus AEn 1. The Work goes on in good earnest V. 850. None seconded No one back'd or supported his Zeal Of the Lat. secundus second V. 854. Of secondary Hands
Lat. to drive and stick into Intus figere Plagues Of Plaga Lat. a stroke Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Doric 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to strike the Pestilence properly called the Plague seems the more immediate stroke of Gods Vengeance sent from Heaven to sweep Sinners from off the Polluted Earth V. 841. Prostrate Fell'd before him Of Seraphim groveling and over thrown Prostratus Lat. lying all along Of Prosternere Lat. to fell to overthrow V. 845. From the four fold visaged four From the four Cherubims that had each four Faces as at Vers. 753. Visage Fr. the Face Of the Lat. Visus the sight V. 846. Distinct with Eyes Beset with Eyes sprinkled all o'er with Eyes like Stars as at Vers. 755. Distinctus Lat. set full off V. 848. One Spirit in them Ruled One Spirit guided and govern'd both the four faced Cherubim and the living Wheels beset with Starry Eyes Whithersoever the Spirit was to go they went thither was their Spirit to go and the Wheels were lifted up over against them for the Spirit of Life was in the Wheels Ezek. 1. 20. Glared shot out Lightning Book IV. Vers. 402. Pernicicus Book 1. Vers. 282. V. 850. That wither'd all their Strength That blasted all their Might as excessive Heats and scorching Winds kill the Trees by consuming their exhausted moisture Drain'd emptied Of the Fr. Trainer to draw up or out Exhausted quite emptied and worn out Exhaustus Lat. dried up Terraeque marisque Omnibus exhaustos jam casibus omnium egenos AEn 1. V. 854. In mid volie Stopt his Thunder in the midst of its flight Check'd Book III. V. 732. Volie Of Volée Fr. a flight not only or Birds but Arrows and Shot V. 857. A Herd of Goats To which the Wicked are compared by our Saviour in the Description of the last Judgment And he shall set the Sheep on his Right Hand but the Goats on the Left Then shall he say unto them on his Left Hand Depart from me ye Cursed c. Matth. 25. 33. and 41. Timerous fearful Of Timidus and Timor Lat. fear V. 861. Rowl'd inward c. Turn'd inward and opened a wide out-let into the empty Deep Gap a hole an opening of the word Gape to stretch the Mouth wide open V. 864. Urged 'em behind Pursued and terrified 'em from behind Urgere Lat. to push to press upon Uâ—gente ruinâ volvitur AEn 10. V. 865. The Verge of Heaven Down from Heavens Borders Verge Book II. V. 1038. V. 868. Heaven ruining from Heaven The Heavenly Angels tumbling headlong down from Heaven Ruinare Lat. to fall down V. 869. Strict Fate Gods unalterable Decree Strict Book II. Vers. 239. V. 873. Anarchie Through his mad misrule Anarchie Book II. Vers. 895. V. 874. Incumberd him So vast a rout and such a huge Confusion disorder'd and disturb'd him Incomber Ingombrare is of the old Fr. Combre now Comble a heap whence it signifies to hinder as heaps of Rubbish that lie in the way do Fraught Book II. Vers. 715. V. 877. The House of Woe and Pain Described by our Saviour by the Worm that dieth not and Fire unquenchable Mark 9. 44 45 48. and also by Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth Mat. 25. 30. the last part of which Gnashing of Teeth seems to have given our Poet the Rise for heightning Hell and the Torments of its Fire by the intense extremity of Cold Book II. Vers. 587. A frozen Continent of Whirlwinds and dire Hail c. alluding to Job 24. 19. of which the Latin Translation comes nearer the Original than ours Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis niveum Let him be snatcht from melting Snow to extream Fire V. 879. Her mural Breach The Gap made in her Chrystal Wall Vers. 861. Mural Muralis Lat. belonging to a Wall Of Murus Lat. a Wall V. 884. With Jubile advanc'd Set forward came on with Songs of Joy and great Rejoycing Jubile Of Jubilum Lat. rejoycing Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the year of the Jewish Jubile when every Man returned to his Family and Possession Levir 25. 10. V. 888. He Celebrated He praised and extol'd Celebrated Celebratus Of Celebrare Lat. to Praise and Magnifie Ex illo Celebratus honos AEn 8. V. 894. That thou mayst beware The Reason the Schoolmen give why they believed this dismal downfal of the Rebellious Angels was not unrevealed to Adam to keep him in humble Obedience to his Maker and under the Awe of his Righteous Judgments who spared not the Angels that Sinned but cast them down to Hell 2 Pet. 2. 4. And the Son of Sirach discoursing of Gods dealing with the first Fathers of Mankind has these Words He shewed them Good and Evil. He made an Everlasting Covenant with them and shew'd them his Judgments Eccles. 17. 7. and 12. by which Judgments most Interpreters understand this terrible Revelation of the routed Angels Et Judicia sua ostendit illis Quae Judicia nimirum quibus Deus Revelavit illis transgressionem pessimorum Spirituâ—m quomodo judicaver at eos damnaverat Cathar Comment in Gen. Cap. 1. That the Ruin of these Rebellious Angels was known to the Prophets is plain from Isaiah who denouncing Gods Judgments against the wicked Belteshasar speaks of him as of Satan himself How art thou faln from Heaven Oh Lucifer Son of the Morning Thou hast said in thy Heart I will ascend into Heaven I will exalt my Tâ—rone above the Stars of God Isai. 14. 13 14. Our Saviour speaks plainly of this Arch-Rebel Into everlasting Fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Matth. 25. 41. I saw Satan like Lightning fall from Heaven Luk. 10. 18. And he was in the Wilderness forty days tempted of Satan Mark 1. 13. The Angels that kept not their Principality but left their own Habitation he hath reserved in everlasting Chains under Darkness c. Jude 1. 6. V. 903. Bereav'd of Happiness Rob'd of all thy Bliss Bereaved Of the Sax. Bereapan to spoil Reapian Of Rapere Lat. to snatch from V. 906. A despite done A Dishonour and Affront done against God Despit Fr. a Provocation Of the Lat. Despicere to under value to dispise V. 909. Warn thy Weaker Advise thy Wife to have a care Giving Honour unto thy Wife as unto the Weaker Vessel 1 Pet. 3. 7. Ibid. Let it profit thee Profit tibi Lat. of Prodesse to make advantage of Here I must take leave to shew the Latin Translator of our excellent Poet how much Virgil would have assisted him if he had not been too hasty in that noble Description of Satans Roaring Engines hurling linkt Thunderbolts and Iron Hail it begins Vers. 584. Nec mora flammatis Coelum omne ardescere visum est Cardinibus subitâque iterum caligine tectum Amisisse Diem commistis igne tenebris Machina quas raucis incendia caeca volutans Faucibus eructat lacerus mugitibus aether Intonat horrendum Toto ruit
the Diameter can touch the Center the middle Point of a round Body V. 216. Silence As the same omnipotent and omnific word Incarnate said to the tumultuous Sea Peace be still Mar. 4. 39. Omnific Maker of all Things Omnificus of Omnis all and Facere Lat. to make V. 222. Follow'd in bright Procession Seems a contradiction for Procession shrictly signifies A going before and is used to express a solemn Pomp and Shew preceeding a Prince or the Sacrament in Catholic Countries carried in Procession but the meaning is that a bright Train of admiring Angels attended and waited on this Omnific Word to see the mighty Works of his Creation Processio Lat. of Procedere to set out to go on V. 224. The fervid Wheels The warm Wheels from the swiftness of their Motion Motus est causa caloris Horace his Epithete Metaque fervidis evitata rotis Car. l. 1. Od. 1. Fervidus Lat. hot V. 228. One foot he center'd One foot of his Golden Compasses he fix'd in the center of the Universe and turn'd the other round through the vast and deep Obscurity and said Thus far shall the Creation reach thus far shall its Bounds extend this shall be thy compass O thou rising World Profundity Profunditas Lat. Depth the Deep V. 231. This be thy just Circumference This shall be thy vast Round Pronounced by him who sitteth on the circle of the Earth Isa. 40. 22. Who alone compass'd the circuit of the Heavens Eccles. 24. 5. V. 233. Matter unform'd and void 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Desolation and emptiness Gen. 1. 2. Says Moses Without form and void as our Translation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 70. Invisible and unadorn'd The vulgar Lat. Inanis vacua Empty and void doubly empty Aquila vanitas nihil Emptiness and nothing All amounting to the same sense and agreeing with our Poets that God made the Heaven and Earth which on the first day of the Creation were one confused heap of uninform'd Matter containing Earth Air Fire c. all mix'd and cover'd over with a dark Deluge and black Abyss of Water So that the Author of the Book of Wisdom had reason to say Manus tua creavit orbem terrarum ex materiâ invisâ ch 2. v. 18 Which we translate Thy hand made the World of Matter without Form The Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 234. Cover'd the Abyss Darkness was upon the face of the deep Gen. 1. 2. Deep and incomprehensible Darkness cover'd the vast Abyss in whose watry Womb the unborn World yet lay So the Prophetic Psalmist Thou covered'st it with the Deep as with a Garment the Waters stood above the Mountains of the establish'd Earth Psal. 104. 6. And Job describing the Original Birth of Waters I made the cloud the garment thereof and thick darkness its swadling band Job 38. 9. Bede in his Exemeron is of opinion That all that vast space between the Earth and the Empyrean Heaven was filled with Water that is with a humid aqueous and misty Matter part of which was afterwards thickned into Water some rarified and spun out into Air and the rest miraculously hardned and fix'd into the Matter of the Celestial Orbs all extracted out of this immeasurable Abyss Bo. I. Vers. 21. which before Light was created must necessarily be cloath'd with Darkness V. 235. His brooding Wings the Spirit of God The Holy Spirit the third Person of the Blessed Trinity The spirit of the Lord filleth the world Wisd. 1. 7. By the word of the Lord were the Heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth Psal. 33. 6. The breath of the power of God Wisd. 7. 25. I came out of the mouth of the most High I alone compass'd the circuit of Heaven and walked in the bottom of the Deep Eccles. 24. 3 5. See at Vers. 17. Bo. I. the various Interpretations of Gen. 1. 2. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the Waters V. 236. And Vital Virtue infused c. And spread and dispers'd its quickning Power and enlivening Heat quite through the humid heap and moving watry mass of Matter Vallesius interprets The spirit of God moving upon the waters Gen. 1. 2. to signifie the Creation of Fire moving through and actuating the watry Abyss into warmth and vital Fecundity esteeming it term'd a Spirit as approaching nearest of all Bodies to a spiritual Substance as being so light and subtle as not to fall under the perception of sense unless when immers'd in and preying on gross Materials that it is term'd the Spirit of God for its mighty Power and Excellency as the Mountains and Cedars of God in holy Phrase frequently are Hic igitur spiritus nimirum ignis hoc est haec substantia tenuissima ac perfectissima ferebatur incubans faecundans aquas per hunc spiritum factae sunt aquae fluxiles alioqui futurae concretae Sac. Phil. c. 1. Nevertheless our Author has rightly attributed this vital Influence and quickning Emanation to the Spirit of God Fluid Fluidus Lat. thin liquid V. 238. The black tartareous cold c. But drove downwards towards the Center the black cold gross and muddy Dregs Enemies to Life and Being On the first day of the Creation God made the mighty Mass of all Things capable of Generation and Corruption consisting of the Elementary Bodies Earth Water Air and Fire heap'd up and mix'd together Earth Water and dark Air blended together the invisible Fire moved together through the muddy Mass hindring its congealing into unactive Ice then God's Spirit breathing upon the Watry Confusion disingag'd and separated the intangled Elements bringing like Things to like and fixing them together thereby forming the Earth within the Womb of Water and spreading out the ambient Air then out of deepest Darkness called forth Light Tartareous 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to shake with extream cold V. 239. Conglobed Gather'd together Of Conglobare Lat. to gather in heaps V. 241. Disparted Shared divided Of Dispertire Lat. to allot to divide into Parts Ibid. Spun out the Air And like the finest Web drew out the Air An excellent description of the thinness purity and invisibility of the Air mixing with all things as being spun out so fine between V. 242. Earth Self-Ballanc'd c. Hung on her Center by wondrous Counterpoise which Job styles Nothing He hangeth the Earth upon Nothing Chap. 26. 7. Circumfuso pendebat in aere tellus Ponderibus librata suis. Meta. l. 1. But how the unconceivable Counterpoise is made he only knows Who hath measured the Waters in the hollow of his Hand and meeted out the Heavens with a Span who weigheth the Mountains in Scales and the Hills in a Balance Isa. 40. 12. V. 243. Let there be said God God who Created all Things out of Nothing by his infinite Power could do it no other way than by his Almighty Word For there being no first Matter out
of which they were to be Framed about which the Eternal Mind was to concern it self Creation was nothing else but his Powerful Command the Almighty Fiat proceeding from his Infinite Goodness Wisdom and Power that produced this Beauteous All suitable to his most perfect Idea By the Word of the Lord were the Heavens made and all the Host of them by the Breath of his Mouth He Spake and it was done He Commanded and it stood fast Psal. 33. 6 9. And as he at first Commanded all Things into Being so he does still uphold them by the Word of his Power Heb. 1. 3. Let there be Light Gen. 1. 3. And immediately Light the first Bright Offspring of the Creation arose out of the gloomy deep Quintessence pure the brightest and most refined Being See Book III. Vers. 716. whether Light be Corporeal or according to Aristotle Qualitas inhaerens Diaphano is much contested among the Philosophers and has puzzled the greatest Masters of Nature This we are sure of that this visible Light so necessary to the World both for its Use as well as Ornament was in the Beginning Created by God and by his Sovereign Command call'd out of Darkness God Commanded the Light to Shine out of Darkness 2 Cor. 4. 6. V. 245. From her Native East From the East her Birth place whence rising every day she seems New-Born V. 247. Sphear'd in a Radiant Cloud Placed in a shining Cloud according to the Opinion of Bede Hug. de St. Vict. Bonav Lyra Tostatus and others who held Light Created on the first day to have been a shining Body placed in a bright Cloud and moving in that superiour part of the World in which the Sun made on the fourth day was placed this Light Sojourn'd in her Cloudy Tabernacle wheeling round the Infant and yet imperfect World and by her Motion constituting the three first days and nights But Pererius imagines this Light to have been the same with that of the Sun Created on the first thô not compleated till the 4th day The Secret is unsearchable Sphear'd of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to make round Sojourn'd remain'd stay'd Of Sojourner Fr. to reside V. 249. God saw the Light was good Gen. 1. 4. The Eulogie and divine Approbation of Light God's brightest Image and his purest Emanation amongst all his Creatures styled himself the Father of Lights Jam. 1. 17. Lucem inhabitans inaccessibilem Dwelling in unapproachable Light 1 Tim. 6. 16. From hence Catharin would infer this Primitive Light to have been the Sun even on the first day perfect and compleat because God pronounced nothing good before it was entirely finish'd Although Moses relates the Sun the Moon and Stars to have been the Work of the fourth day with whose Historical Relation our Author exactly agrees V. 250. By the Hemisphere divided God divided the Light from the Darkness Gen. 1. 4. By half the Globe says Milton that is the new created Light shining on one side of the great mighty Mass enlighten'd one half of it by Day the averse half making its own Darkness was cloath'd with Night whose alternate Round is still continued constantly Hemisphere Bo. III. Vers. 725. V. 252. The first Day even and morn Moses thus describes the Natural Day consisting of 24 hours Gen. 1. 5. The new-born Light journying about the mighty Mass of the as yet unseparated Elementary Bodies the Evening and the Morning made one compleat Day That this is a plain description of Day and Night Basilius affirms in his Second Homily on Genesis Day doubtless says he had the Precedence and took place of Night in the beginning of Time and therefore the Evening the close and end of the Day is by Moses first named and then is added the Morning the end and conclusion of the Night both together making but one Natural Day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Quasi Noctidialis For the World 's obscure condition before the Birth-day of Light was not named Night but Darkness Night being the part of Time distinguished from but yet succeeding and relating to the Day V. 281. Let there be Firmament c. Gen. 1. 6. This word Firmament of the Lat. Firmamentum corresponding with the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying Solidity has given occasion to mistake it for the solid and most firm Body of the Heavens incapable of Division Thinness or any decaying Alteration The Maintainers of this Opinion endeavour to support it by these Texts Tu forsitan cum eo fabricatus es Caelos qui solidissimi quasi aere fusi sunt Job 37. 18. Translated much amiss but in ours render'd aright Hast thou with him spread out the Sky which is strong as a molten Looking-glass And by that of Job 14. 12. Donec atteratur Caelum Till the Heavens be worn out better express'd by our Translation Till the Heavens be no more As if that employ'd their Solidity Homer is vouch'd also in their defence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But the Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. signifies Extension and Expansion and by the best Interpreters is understood of the wide outstretch'd Air as our Poets explains it Expanse of Liquid pure Transparent Elemental Air diffused c. Spread out on all sides to the utmost compass of the World 's wide Round Which Moses seems to agree with in his Discourse of the Fowl that fly above the Earth in the Firmament of Heaven Gen. 1. 20. Express'd by the same word and said to be stretch'd out like a Curtain Psal. 104. 2. That stretcheth out the Heavens like a Curtain and spreadeth them out as a Tent to dwell in Isa. 40. 22. Partition firm and sure for its certainty not solidity Non appellatur Firmamentum quasi sit corpus Firmissimum sed quia est Interstitium terminus interjectus inter aquas superiores inferiores terminus firmissimus immutabilis non proper stationem sed propter firmitatem aut intransgressibilem terminum superiorum inferiorum aquarum Aug. lib. 2. Su. Gen. ad Litt. c. 10. Transparent that may be seen through of Transparere Lat. to appear through V. 268. Waters underneath dividing They who understand the Firmament to be the vast Air expanded and stretch'd out on all sides to the Starry Heavens esteem the Waters above it to be those generated in the middle Region of the Air of Vapours exhaled and drawn up thither from the steaming Earth and nether Waters which descend again in such vast showers and mighty floods of Rain that not only Rivers but Seas may be imaginable above as appeared when the Cataracts came down in a Deluge and the Flood-gatcs of Heaven were opened Gen. 7. 11. Others and those many by these Waters above understand the Crystalline Heaven by Gassendus made double by our Author better named Crystalline Ocean by its clearness resembling Water who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters Psal. 104. 3. Praise him ye heavens of heavens and ye waters above the
of the changes of the Weather Winds Plenty Health and their Contraries Others of those Preternatural Signs and Miracles that appeared in the days of Joshua Hezekiah and at the Passion of our Saviour and that shall be before the Last Day And there shall be signs in the Sun and in the Moon and in the Stars Luke 21. 25. The vain Asserters of Judicial Astrology would have 'em meant of the Signs placed in the Heavens whereon to ground their Presumptuous Predictions The best and genuine is That God appointed them for Signs of the Seasons of Time of Days and Years for the motion of the Stars and chiefly of the Sun and Moon is the measure of Time A Day is the time of the Sun's circuit about the Earth an Hour the 24th part of it a Year his compleat Journey through the Zodiac a Month his motion through one Sign of it while the Moon travels quite through it Now Celestial Motion and that chiefly of the Sun being the most regular unalterable and communicable to all Mankind is the best and most common Calculation of Times and Seasons and of circling Years compleating their radiant Rounds V. 346. Great for their use to Man Because the Moon excepting Mercury is less than any of the fixt or erratic Stars though her Neighbourhood to the Earth deceive our sight therefore she is said to be one of the two Great Lights in regard of her illustrious Office in chearing and illuminating the Night more effectually than all the innumerable Stars are able to do with their vaster but far more distant Lights V. 355. A mighty Sphear Of all the Heavenly Bodies first he made the Sun a vast round Circle void of Light though of the same substance with the Heavens Ad sidera rursus AEtheria AEn 7. V. 357. The Moon Globose The Moon round also Globose as Globous Bo. V. Vers. 649. Ibid. And every Magnitude of Stars And all the Stars in their different Magnitudes and distinctions of Size V. 358. The Heaven thick as a Field is said to be sown with Stars to express their vast number Astra tenent Caeleste solum Met. 1. V. 360. Transplanted from her cloudy Shrine In which as in a cloudy Tabernacle she had sojourned three days as at V. 248. Shrine Bo. I. Vers. 388. V. 361. Made Porous to receive c. Made spungy to suck in the streaming Light and solid to retain her congregated Rays Porous of Pori Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to pass through those small and unsensible Passages in Human and other Bodies by which any thing is received into or cast out of them V. 364. As to their Fountain other Stars repairing c. 'T is the received Opinion that the Fixed Stars shine and appear by their own Native Light but the Planets are Opaque Bodies illustrated and made bright by the Sun 's borrowed Light and are the other Stars here said to draw Light in their Golden Urns from that great Fountain The reason why our Author did not affirm it of all the Stars as also why many imagine that even our Opacâ—us Earth shines as gloriously on most of the Planets and their Inhabitants if any such there be as they in their turns do on it and us Urns of Urna Lat. a Pitcher V. 366. Guilds her Horns The Morning Planet is Venus which according to the most exact Observations moves round the Sun sometimes above at other times below him bor owing all her Light of him and like the Moon having the same threefold appearance Encreasing Full and Decreasing therefore said to Guild her Horns as being at some distances from that Great Luminary Corniculata Lat. horned When this Star appears above the Horizon proceeding the Sun it is called Lucifer and when it sinks beneath it after him Hesperus V. 367. By Tincture or Reflexion c. The Stars better their Complexion by Tincture by their Approaches towards the Sun new-colouring their Countenances Tinctura Lat. Colour or Dye Or by Reflexion or by his Light reflected on them heighten and enhance the little which may properly be thought their own at such vast distances to human sight appearing much diminish'd Peculiaris Lat. Particular Diminutio Lat. a lessening V. 373. Jocond to run his Longitude c. Brisk and chearful in his vast Diurnal Race from East to West the length of Heaven's High-way He rejoyceth as a Giant to run his course Psal. 19. 5. Jâ—â—â—nd of Giocondo Ital. the depravation of Jucundus Lat. merry Horizon Bo. VI. V. 79. V. 374. The gray Dawn and the Pleiades c. Day-break or the first approach of the doubtful Light is of a gray Colour whence the Morn is styled Gray-eyed by the Poets The Pleiades are seven Stars in the Neck of the Bull one of the twelve Celestial Signs so named of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Sail because they rise about the Verna Equinox thence called Vergiliae the usual time of venturing to Sea among the unexperienced Ancients They as well as the early Dawn are said to dance before the Sun because they constantly rise before him for one half of the Year commencing it by their auspicious Influence Canst thou bind the sweet influence of the Pleiades Job 38. 31. Taygete simul os terris ostendit honestum Pletias Geor. 4. V. 379. In that Aspect The regard the Stars and Heavenly Lights have to one another by reason of their Places and Positions are called their Aspects Aspectus Lat. of Aspicere Lat. to look on Therefore the Moon placed in the West just opposite against the Sun like his Looking-glass is said to need no other Light in that Situation V. 381. Revolv'd on Heaven's great Axle Turn'd to the East on the World 's mighty Poles by the First Mover Revolv'd of Revolvere Lat. to turn round Axle Bo. II. V. 926. V. 382. Dividual Holds And maintains her Empire o'er the Night assisted by thousand lesser Light as to appearance not like the Sun sole Sovereign and Regent of Day the universal Lord of Light by all unrivall'd V. 387. Generate Reptil Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life Gen. 1. 20. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is properly Reptile Lat. creeping a word denoting the motion of Creatures without Legs Jam maris immensi prolem genus omne natantum Geo. 2. V. 389. And let Fowl fly above the Earth According to the Hebrew and Chaldee Text for the vulgar Latin and our Version of Gen. 1. 20. And God said let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life and fowl that may fly above the earth c. has given occasion to the Controversie That Fowl as well as Fish were originally made of Water contradicting the plain declaration of Moses Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air Gen. 2. 19. yet the greatest Philosophers and Schoolmen too affirm the former Opinion
as the most divine Diet I become perfect and absolute in all knowledge as the Gods who know every thing As before Godhead was not from her thought ran in her mind V. 790. Eve sick as she supposed of innocent Ignorance was resolved to diet her self with the Fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil as Physicians prescribe a certain Diet to their disorder'd Patients Diet of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gal. Mature ripe thence perfect and compleat Bo. I. Vers. 660. Animi maturus Alethes AEn 9. Wise Prudent V. 807. Experience next to thee I owe Next I owe my Thanks to the Experience my best guide Experientia Lat. Trial the Mistress of Mankind V. 812. Heaven is high and remote to see According to Lucretius Omnis enim per se divum natura necesse est Semota ab nostris rebus sejunctaque longè Lib. 1. V. 821. Without Copartner Without a Sharer and Partner in my new acquired knowledge Copartners and Coparceners of Con and Particeps Lat. are Law-terms for such as have equal shares in the Inheritance of their Ancestors V. 829. I extinct Dead destroyed the Lamp of Life being quench'd Extinctus Lat. dead of Extinguere Lat. to put out V. 837. Sciential Sap Eve probably enough adored and reverenced the Violated Tree as conceiving some wonderful Power dwelt therein which had bestowed upon the Plant the Juice and Sap productive of extraordinary knowledge as if not made by God to grow among the rest out of the Earth but being able to make others that eat it such of its own Innate Virtue As hinted before If they all things who enclos'd Knowledge of Good and Evil in this Tree That who so eats thereof forthwith attains Knowledge without their leave V. 722. Sciential Scientialis Lat. belonging to knowledge Scientia Lat. V. 845. Divine of something ill misgave him Yet oft his Heart foreboding and foretelling some Disaster made him fear all was not well Told him the joy he promis'd to his Thoughts and the new solace in her Return so long expected would disappoint him Divine Divinus Lat. one that foretells what shall happen Falli sperat Chaldaeos caeterosque Divinos Cic. So Divinare futura So Helâ—nus foretelling AEneas what was to befal him is said Canere Divino ex ore Sacerdos AEn 3. Misgave gave him to think something was amiss Mis as the Fr. Mes in composition depraving and depressing the word to which it is joyn'd as Misdeed Mishap c. V. 846. He the faultring measure felt He found his Heart kept not true time he felt the false and intermitting Measure the natural description of our Minds foreboding ill by the unequal beatings of the Heart and Pulse discovered Faulter of the Span. Faltar of the Fr Faillir to fail to be wanting V. 851. That downy smiled That cover'd with soft Down look'd sweetly Down of the Belg. Dun thin that Lanugo the soft Beard on Fruits Ipse ego cana legam tenerâ languine mala Ecl. 2. V. 852. And Ambrosial Smell diffus'd Virgil's very words Et liquidum Ambrosiae diffudit odorem Geo. 4â— Ambrosial Bo. II. V. 245. Diffused Bo. III. V. 137. V. 854. In her face Excuse came Prologue and Apology In her looks Excuse sate ready to declare the Reason of and to defend-the Occasion of her long Absence Excuse Excusatio Lat. of Excusare Lat. to lessen an objected Fault Prologue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Introduction or entring into or opening the matter of a Speech and among the Poets a Speech made before the Play to entreat the favour of the Auditory Apology 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Defence that part of an Oration in which the Accusation is endeavoured to be avoided and wiped off To Prompt Prontare Ital. to mind one of to suggest Promptum reddere Lat. to prepare or have in readiness V. 855. With bland Words With fair winning Words Of Blandus Lat. soft flattering fawning V. 858. Depriv'd thy Presence Robb'd of thy dear Society Depriv'd of thy Company Of Deprivare a disused Latin word to bereave of Ibid. Agony of Love Strange tormenting Passion not felt by Eve before she became sinful Love as all other her Passion while innocent easily obeying the Rule and Reign of Reason Agony 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an inward Conflict and Disturbance See Bo. II. V. 861. V. 876. Dilated Spirits ampler Heart c. My Understanding wider and my Heart large and more open Dilated Bo. I. v. 429. Ampler of Amplior Lat. larger Many are of Opinion that Eve did not relate to Adam the Promises the sly Serpent had made her and that if she had acquainted him therewith he would have suspected Satan's design and have stood upon his Guard grounding it on St. Paul's words Adam was not deceived but the woman being deceived was in the transgression 1 Tim. 2. 14. But that of meer fondness and impotency of Passion he was perswaded by his lovely and lost Eve to Ear against his better knowledge undeceiv'd yet the sad Sarcasme And the Lord God said Behold the man is become as one of us to know good and evil Gen. 3. 22. intimates that Adam was attack'd on the side of his Understanding which he hoped by eating of that Fruit to improve into Perfection Our Poet therefore has entertain'd both these Opinions in his Discourse of Adam's Transgression V. 880. Unshared and Odious soon Like Juturna Haud quicquam mihi dulce meorum Te sine frater erit AEn 12. V. 885. Too late renounce Deity c. Quo vitam dedit aeternam Cum mortis adempta est Conditio Ibid. V. 886. With Countenance blith With a chearful Countenance pleased and chearful Of the Sax. Blide or Belg. Bliide joyful V. 890. Blank while Horror chill c. Blank Blanc Fr. white pale Obstupuere animi gelidusque per ima cucurrit Ossa tremor AEn 2. V. 891. All his Joynts relax'd Illi solvuntur frigore membra AEn 12. Relax'd loosen'd Of Relaxare Lat. V. 895. He inward Silence broke He thus reason'd with himself discours'd with his own Thoughts inwardly in his Mind V. 901. To Death devote Made liable to Death given up and destin'd to Destruction Pesti devota futurae AEn 1. V. 914. The Link of Nature drawn The natural Affection by which I am link'd to thee who art the dearest tenderest part of my own self Flesh of my Flesh c. Link of Lien and Lier Fr. to bind together V. 917. So having said So having said to himself so having thought and considered in his Mind as at V. 895. V. 922. Who thus hath dar'd Misprinted for Hast dared V. 924. Sacred to Abstinâ—nce Set apart and secluded from use Dedicated to forbearance Abstinentia Lat. forbearance Arbor erat Luci medio in penetralibus umbris Sacra comam nullos morsu violanda per annos Quam Pater omnipotens fertur cum conderet orbem Perpetuae sacrasse fami Imitated from
grievous and more grating Aggravate Bo. 3. v. 524. Pennance the contraction of Penitence Penitentia Lat. Punishment or the fear of it being the Parent ef Repentance V. 557. Could not abstain Could not forbear Abstain of Abstinere Lat. properly to forbear eating to fast from Delude Bo. 9. v. 639. V. 560. That curl'd Megaera Hung thicker on those tempting Trees than curling Serpents on the dreadful Head of dire Megaera her hissing horrid Hair Megaera one of the three Snaky Sisters Daughters of Acheron and Night-Furies of Hell so invidious and detestable of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to hate Odit ipse pater Pluton odere sorores Tartareae monstrum tot sese vertit in ora Tam saevae facies tot pullulat atra colubris AEn 7. Tot Erynnis sibilat Hydris Tantaque se facies aperit Ibid. Quas Tartaream nox intempesta Megaeram Uno eodemque tulit partu paribusque revinxit Serpentum Spiris AEn 12 Curl'd Megaera Crinita Draconibus ora Met. l. 4. So Medusa's Hair was turn'd into curling Snakes Gorgâ—neum turpes crinem mutavit in Hydros Ibid. V. 562. Bituminous Lake where Sodom flam'd The Lake Asphaltites near which Sodom and Gomorrah burnt by Fire from Heaven Gen. 19. 24. were situated Josephus affirms the Shapes and Fashions of 'em and three other Cities called the Cities of the Plain were to be seen in his Days and Trees loaden with fair Fruit styled the Apples of Sodom rising out of the Ashes which at the first touch dissolved into Ashes and Smoak Bo. V. of the Wars of the Jews c. 5. This Lake is named Bituminous Bituminosus Lat. of Bitumen Lat. a fat clammy Slime gathered on the Lake See Asphaltic Bo. 1. v. 411. V. 563. This moâ—e delusive c. This fair Fruitage was more deceitful and disappointing than Sodom's cheating Apples which only deceiv'd the Touch by dissolving into Ashes but this endured the handling the more to vex and disappoint their Taste by filling the Mouths of the Damned with grating Cinders and bitter Ashes in stead of allaying their scorching Thirst provoking and inflaming it So handsomly has our Author improved their Punishment Gust Taste of Gustus Lat. the pleasure of Tasting V. 567. With spattering Noise As the manner of those is that disgusted by any ill Taste spit out its Cause with a spattering Noise A word coin'd of the Sound thereby made Rejected cast out of Rejicere Lat. to throw out V. 568. Drug'd as oft c. Vex'd as often with hatefullest Distaste Drug'd of the Sax. Drecan to vex to toyl whence a Drudge one employed in the vilest and most loathsome Offices Disrelish Disgust Distaste Bo. 5. v. 305. Illusion Bo. 4. v. 803. V. 572. Laps'd Fall'n Lapsus Lat. Of Labi Lat. to fall V. 578. Tradition they dispers'd They spread abroad some Account among the Gentiles Tradition Traditio Lat. an ancient Account of Tradere Lat. to deliver down as those of the Jews were from Father to Son Dispers'd Bo. 3. v. 54. Heathen the Idolatrous Gentiles of the Sax. Haeden or Ger. Heyden of Heyde Ger. a Heath because when Christianity was received in the great Cities the Heathen practised their wicked Rites in little Villages and Country Obscurities for a long time V. 581. Ophion with Eurynome c. And reported how the Serpent whom they disguised under the Name of Ophion with his Wife Euâ—â—nome that Govern'd far and near was the most ancient of all the Gods and Reign'd on Olympus till driven thence by Saturn and Ops long before Jove their Son was born and Nurs'd in Crete Ophion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Serpent was one of the Titans possess'd of the Empire of all things before Saturn but overthrown by him as he was at last by his Son Jupiter as Isacius reports Eurynome was the Daughter of the Ocean and Consort of Ophion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. wide and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Law thence here styled The wide encroaching Eve who by her powerful sway over the Souls and Bodies of her Sons subjected 'em to Sin and Death encroaching and usurping wide on her Posterity involved both in her Crime and Punishment down to her last Descendent Haec arma Mimantis Sustinet hos onerat ramos exutus Opion Claud. de Raptu Proserp l. 3. V. 584. Saturn The Son of Caelus and Vesta espoused his Sister Ops on whom he begot Jupiter named Dictaeus of Dicte a Mountain in Crete Di nempe suâ—s habuere Sorores Sic Saturnus Opim junctam sibi sanguine duxit Met. l. 9. Dictaeo caeli regem pavere sub antro Geo. 4. V. 587. Once Actual When the first fatal Transgression was committed now in Body now personally present Actualis Lat. done ab Agendo V. 588. Habitual Habitant A constant Inhabitant Habitual of Habitus Lat. a custom a constant habit of Body or Mind Habitant Habitans Lat. of Habitare Lat. to dwell to aâ—ide constantly in a place V. 590. Not mounted yet on his pale Horse The first Generations of Men were so vicavious there Longevity being necessary to the Peopling the World that Death seemed as then to walk on foot and follow Sin but slowly He had not those dreadful Executions to do that have since required his mounting on Horse-back as he is described Rev. 6. 8. And behold a pale Horse and his name that sate on him was Death and Hell follow'd with him c. V. 592. Second of Satan sprung Death is said to be the second Offspring of Satan Sin being his first and Death her Son and his therefore styled the Sin-bred Monster V. 596. according to the Holy Writ When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death Jam. 1. 15. By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin Rom. 5. 12. V. 599. Where most with Ravin I may meet Where I may best find wherewithal to glut my self Ravine of Rapina Lat. Pillage Spoil all Ravenous Creatures being violent and rapacious V. 601. This vast unhide-bound Corps This vast wide Womb of mine Death is so all-devouring that his Body may well be styled Not hide-bound as those Creatures are whose Leanness makes their Skin stick to their Ribs Death on the contrary seems of so loose a Constitution that thô he eats up all things nothing stays with him Maw of the Ital. Magone the Stomach Corps the contraction of Corpus Lat. a Body V. 602. Th' incestuous Mother Sin the Mother of Death by Satan her own Sire Incestucsus Lat. one that has carnal knowledge with a Person within the Degrees forbidden Of Incestare Lat. V. 605. No homely Morsels No course Fare Morsel of Morceau Fr. of Morsus Lat. a bit V. 609. And season him c. Season him with much Sinfulness thy sweetest and most delicious Dish the highest Morsel of Mortality Season Assaissonner Fr. Sasonare Ital. to relish with Salt or Spice V. 611. Or unimmortal
had four Faces like a twofold Janus According to Ezekiel's Vision And every one had four faces ch 1. v. 6. And their whole bodies and their backs and their hands and their Wings were full of eyes round about Ezek. 10. 12. Double Duplex Lat. twofold Janus was King of Italy in whose Court Saturn took Sanctuary for his great Wisdom he was inrolled among the Gods and Numa Pompilius built him a Temple in which his Image stood adorn'd with two Faces thence by some taken for Noah who saw the restor'd World as well as the destroy'd this being Renown'd also for teaching the Use of the Vine Others say he was called Biceps and Bifrons from his Skill in Things past being good at guessing at those to come His Temple stood always open in time of War and was never shut but when Rome was in perfect Peace which happen'd but twice in all the Progress of the Roman Power Saturnusque senex Janique bifrontis imago Vestibulo astabant AEn 7. V. 131. Of Argus Argus was a Shepherd feign'd to have had 100 Eyes to whose custody Juno committed the white Cow into which her wanton Jupiter had changed his Mistress Io. Aristoridae servandam tradidit Argo Centum luminibus cinctum caput Argus habebat Met. l. 1. V. 132. Charm'd with Arcadian Pipe The Angelic Eyes were more watchful than to be â—ull'd asleep by the Shepherds Pipe named Arcadian of Arcadia a part of Greece abounding in Pasturage and therefore resounding with the Pastoral Pipe To Drouze of Droosen Belg. to be sleepy Pastoral Pastoralis Lat. of Pastor a Shepherd V. 133. Of Hermes or his Opiate Rod Of Mercury who by the help of his Pipe and drowsie Rod charmed Argus fast asleep and struck off his Head Hermes Bo. 3. v. 603 Opiate drowsie of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Opium Lat. Poppy Juice of which sleeping Medicines are made This Rod was one of the Utensils of Mercury Virgamque potenti Sâ—mniferam sumpsisse manu Languida permulcens medicatâ lumina virgâ Met. l. 1. V. 135. Leucothea wak'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Morning the White Goddess as her Greek Name imports Cicero says her Latin Name was Matuta by which that the Morning was meant he proves out of Lucretius lib. 5. Tempore item certo roseam Matuta per auras AEtheris auroram defert lumina pandit Homer makes her a Sea-Nymph and a Friend to Saylors Day-break is a Darling no less at Sea than on Shore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To Resalute to Revisit Resalutare Lat. Orisons Bo. 5. v. 145. Imbalm'd Bo. 2. v. 842. V. 139. So prevalent as to concern So powerful as to affect the Mind of God in Heaven ever happy Prevalent Bo. 6. v. 411. Ibid. Or to incline his Will Or to render him propitious to our Prayer Of Inclinare Lat. to bend often applied to God Humanitùs Let my prayer come before thee incline thine ear unto my cry Psal. 88. 2. Bow down thine ear O Lord hear me Psal. 86. 1. Encline thine ear O Lord and hear open thine eyes O Lord and behold Isa. 37. 17. Placable Placabilis Lat. reconcilable of Placare Lat. to appease V. 159. Eve rightly called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to live Because she was the mother of all living Gen. 3. 20. He had named her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Woman the common Appellative of all her kind Gen. 2. 23. expressive of her Original Extraction out of Man Now he gives her a proper and particular Name denoting her Excellency above all her Sex that she was to be the Mother of all Mankind living here and of those that were to inherit everlasting life since Mother to her who bore our Saviour the Seed of the Woman Some think Adam gave his Wife this Name by way of Ironie and cruelest Reproach because Recorded by Moses just after their Sentence received when she deserved in the bitterness of his Soul to have heard her self styled the Mother of Death and Damnation Rupertus is of an Opinion more improbable that Adam seeing his Death not instant despised the Denunciation of it and slighting its Sentence styled his Spouse the Mother of all things living Dicenti Deo Pulvis es in Pulverem reverteris adeo non credidit â—t è contrario vocaret nomen â—xoris suae Evam id est vitam eo quod mater esset cunctorum viventium Lib. 3. c. 26. de Trinit But our Poet better applies it to the early Promise of the Victory over Satan by our Saviour the Seed of the Woman as do the most Judicious and Authentic Commentators Demeanour Bo. 4. v. 128. V. 169. The Sourse of Life The Well-spring of Life La Source Fr. the Fountain-head V. 178. Till Day droop Till Day decline or decay as Flowers do that droop hanging down their Heads withering V. 182. But Fate subscribed not But God's Eternal Decree consended not to her Desires Sed fata resistunt Geo. 4. Non se fata suis patiuntur ducere viam Auspiciis AEn 4. Subscribed of Subscribere Lat. to under-write thence to agree to Imprest mark'd made manifest Bo. 3. v. 388. V. 185. The Bird of Jove The Eagle a Bird sacred to Jupiter and feigned by the Poets to attend on his Thunder Fulmen non percutit è volucribus Aquilam Plin. l. 2. c. 22. Rubrâ fulvus Jovis ales in aethrâ AEn 12. Quem praepes ab Idâ Sublimem pedibus rapuit Jovis armiger uncis AEn 5. Ibid. Stoop'd from his aëry Tour Descended from his lofty Flight To stoop at is a term among Faulconers when a Hawk got up aloft on the Wings comes down at his Quarry Tour Fr. a wheeling such as Birds make in their flight Cycnos AEthereâ quos lapsa plagâ Jovis ales aperto Turbabat caelo AEn 1. V. 187. The Beast that reigns in Woods The Lion King of the Forrest V. 194. By these mute Signs By these dumb shews in Nature Adam was an early Augur and if any Observations were to be made upon the flight of Birds c. had the most Skill therein as being best acquainted with their Nature A Prediction of this kind Virgil has introduced Alto Dat signum caelo Quo non praesentius ullum Turbavit mentes Italas monstroque fefellit Namque volans rubrâ fulvus Jovis ales in aethrâ Littoreas agitabat aves turbamque sonantem Agminis aligeri AEn 12. V. 204. Darkness ere Day 's mind course Noctis faciem nebulas fecisse volucres Sub nitido mirata die Met. l. 1. V. 207. With something Heavenly fraught That comes down loaden with something from Heaven Fraught of the Fr. Freter to load a Ship whence our Fraight Jasper Bo. 3. v. 363. Alt Bo. 6. v. 532. Apparition Bo. 8. v. 293. V. 214. Jacob in Mahanaim The Vision that Jacob saw in Mahanaim of his Angelic Guardians was not more Glorious than this of the descending Angelic Host into
〈◊〉 Gr. cruel like a Tyrant V. 36. From Rebellion shall derive his Name Nimrod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to rebel as being the Arch-rebel against the Universal Law of Nature which allowed only of Paternal Power This Nimrod is with great probability thought to have been the ancient Belus the Builder of Babylon and Father of Ninus as well from Gen. 10. 10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel by the 70 render'd Babylon as from Profane Authority Tyrannize Tyrannizare Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to Govern Arbitrarily V. 40. From Eden towards the West And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east Gen. 11. 2. V. 41. Wherein a black bitumenous Gurge That they found a plain in the land of Shinar Gen. 11. 2. And slime had they for mortar Ibid. v. 3. This Plain of Shinar near Babylon is famous for a great Pool out of which much bitumenous clammy Slime is gather'd Babylone locus est amplissima magnitudine habens supernatans liquidum bitumen quo bitumine latere testaceo structum murum Semiramis Babylonicum circumdedit Vitruvi l. 8. c. 3. Bituminous Bo. 10. v. 562. Gurge of Gurges Lat. à Gyrando a Pool Mater quae gurgitis hujus Ima tenes Geo. 4. This black Bituminous Pool is by our Poet stiled The Mouth of Hell for the same Reasons that the Lago d' Averno between Bajae and Puteoli in Campania was for its Sulphureous Streams mix'd with Sulphur Nitre and Bitumen called Alta Ostia Ditis Geo. 4. V. 44. Whose top may reach to Heaven Let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach to heaven and let us make us a name lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth Gen. 11. 4. Whose top may reach to Heaven that is of a vast and incredible height Dispers'd Dispersus Lat. scatter'd abroad V. 51. Comes down to see their City Gen. 11. 5. Spoken of God after the manner of Men and denotes in Scripture the greatness of the Provocation and the immediate approach of the Punishment Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great I will go down c. Gen. 18. 20. V. 52. Obstruct Heaven's Towers Before their Tower was raised high enough to hinder his Prospect from Heaven's lofty Towers said in Derision Obstruct Obstruere Lat. to stop up to dam up Strue quadam obstare Derision Bo. 5. v. 736. V. 53. A various Spirit to rase their Native Language In derision of their proud and impious Attempt God set upon their Tongues a various Spirit a Spirit and Breath of Confusion which made 'em quite forget that which had till then been the Universal Language and turned and tuned their Tongues to different Speeches not heard before with which he inspired on the Sudden the Families and Tribes proceeding from the three Sons of Noah Hoc nempe modo Linguarum illa confusio divisio facta est Primò quidem fecit Deus omnes illos homines praeter Heber familiam ejus oblivisci primae linguae quae antea fuerat hominum communis Deinde pro diversitate illarum gentium quae tribus ex filiis Noë proseminatae concurrerant ad aedificationem Civitatis Turris diversos habitus variarum linguarum mentibus eorum insevit Deus Peter in Gen. A Miracle no less wonderful this of dividing the one Universal Languagage into so many and so various and thereby dispersing Mankind over the Face of the Earth than that of assembling all sorts of Tongues and Languages in the Apostles mouths on the Day of Pentecost Act. 2. in order to reunite all the Inhabitants of the Earth into one Faith and Holy Communion as the same Author observes Rase Bo. 1. v. 362. V. 55. A jangling Noise A scolding clamour of Words not understood At the confusion of Tongues strange was the Astonishment and mighty the Mockery and Madness that befel so vast a Multitude in one moment distracted as if deriding one another with their jangling unintelligible Nose Jangling of Jangler Fr. to scold or Jancken Belg. to bark and bawl at one another Well stiled A hideous Gable a dreadful Prattle an astonishing Din. Gable of the obsolete Javioler Fr. of Jayon a Jay a noisie Bird or of Habler Fr. Hablar Span. both of Fabulari Lat. to Prate to tell incredible Stories Hideous Bo. 1. v. 46. V. 58. Not understood That they may not understand one anothers speech Gen. 11. 7. Hubbub Bo. 2. v. 951. Din. 6. v. 403. V. 61. The Work confusion named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Confusion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to confound And they left off to build the City therefore is the name of it called Babel because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth Gen. 11. 8 9. Ridiculous Ridiculus Lat. Reproachful Execrable Bo. 2. v. 681. V. 68. Over Bâ—ast Fish Fowl Dominion absolute Gen. 1. 28. God's Donation his Deed of Gift to Mankind and the Delegacy of his Power over his Irrational Subjects Donation Donatio Lat. a Gift Usurp'd Bo. 1. v. 514. V. 71. Human left from human free Left Mankind in full and free possession of their Liberty Rationalem factum ad imaginem suam noluit nisi irrationalibus dominari non hominem homini sed hominem pecori Aug. c. 15. l. 19. de Civit. Dei. V. 74. To God his Tower intends Siege and Defiance The common Opinion is That the Tower of Babel was by Nimrod and his Adherents intended to secure 'em against any second Deluge grounded on that which Josephus has recorded of him c. 5. of Bo. 1. of his Antiq. That he promised them to raise a Tower beyond the reach of the Waters nay such an one as should reach to Heaven and give 'em opportunity of Revenging the Destruction of their drowned Progenitors For which there being no Foundation in the Historical Relation of Moses Gen. 11. our Author thought it fitter to come out of Adam's than the enlighten'd Angel's mouth Gigas ille Nemrod erigebat cum suis popularibus turrim contra Dominum quâ est impia significata superbia St. Aug. l. 16. c. 4. de Civit. Dei Encroachment Accrochement Fr. a hooking in and plucking to of what is another's Right Defiance Bo. 1. v. 669. V. 78. And famish of Breath c. And starve him for want of Breath if not of Bread Some Mountains so far exceeding the Clouds that the Air is there so thin and refined as not to be drawn by Human Lungs at least not without great difficulty and for a short space Famish Starve of Fames Lat. Hunger Famine V. 82. Rational Liberty To destroy the freedom of Mankind as Rational Creatures founded in Reason Original Lapse since thy first Fault and Failing Original Bo. 1. v. 592. Lapse Lapsus Lat. a Fault an Offence of Labi Lat. to offend to slip Sin is often stiled Backsliding V. 85. With right Reason dwells Twinn'd Twisted together with