alone in a peculiar sort who is called the King of peace and righteousnesse a King of Kinges the King of Israell and King of Glory The Lord of the Kinges of the Earth the head of his Church which is his body hauing all things subiect to him Ephe. 2. 5 A beleeuing person euen euery true Christian which hath power from the Spirit of Christ as a King to subdue and to keepe vnder the rebellious motions and lustes of his corrupt reason and will and is by Faith partaker of Christs royall dignity and glory beeing with him Heire annexed of an heauenly Kingdome Reu. 1 6. And hath made vs Kinges and Priests vnto God 1 Pet. 2 9. Ye are a Kingly Priest-hood Thus are all the faithfull Kings Kingdome of God sig His powerfull gouernment generally ouer the whole Worlde and euery particular in it euen to the Sparrowes of the House top and haires of our head which he preserueth and disposeth of according to his owne will Psalm 145 13. Thy Kingdome is an euerlasting Kingdome Math. 10 30. This is his Kingdom of power whereunto men deuils and all Creatures are subiect 2 His speciall gratious gouernment and rule ouer the elect whose hearts hee enlighteneth and guideth by his Spirit effectually moouing them to beleeue his promises and doe his will Math. 6 33. Seeke the Kingdome of God Iohn 3 3. Except ye be borne againe ye cannot see the Kingdome of God Rom. 14 17. The Kingdome of God is righteousnesse and peace and ioy in the holy Ghost Luke 17 21. The Kingdome of God is in you This is the Kingdome of Grace 3 His glorious and blessed estate wherein hee raigneth with Million of Saints for euer and euer full of heauenly Maiesty and felicity 1 Cor. 6 9. Know ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdome of God This is the Kingdome of glory Kingdome of Christ. sig His regiment and rule which he as Mediatour hath and exerciseth ouer the Church inwardly by his Spirit and outwardly by his word to the gathering of the elect vnto himselfe and to the destruction of the wicked Iohn 18 36. My kingdome is not of this World Luke 1 33. Of his Kingdom there is no end This Kingdome of Christ our Mediator is spirituall and eternall therefore both Iewes Papistes and al other who dreame or deale as if Christ his kingdome were worldly in outward power and pomp are exceedingly deceiued Kingdome of Heauen sig The Visible Church heere in Earth as it consisteth both of good and bad Christians Which is therefore called the Kingdom of Heauen because the way to the blessed Kingdome is taught therein and Christ that heauenly King ruleth ouer it and we must be first members thereof before wee can be members of that which is in Heauen Mat. 13 47. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto a Net cast into the Sea Math. 5 19 20. Is the least in the Kingdom of Heauen that is in the Church of Christ on Earth 2 The doctrine of the word and the Preachers thereof because by them we are called to the kingdome of Heauen Math. 13 24 25. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto a man that went to sow his seed And verse 45. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto a Marchant-man 3 The time of Grace vnder the Messiah exhibited and sent vnto the Worlde to Preach and worke the Redemption of mankinde in his owne person Mathew 3 3. The Kingdome of Heauen is at hand 4 The estate of Grace wherein the elect haue their sinnes forgiuen them being iustified by faith in Christ and are led by the spirit of Christ to liue purely Mat. 13 31. The Kingdome of heauen is like a graine of Mustard-seede The Kingdome of heauen saith one is nothing but a newnesse of life by the which God doth restore vs to the hope of an euerlasting blessednesse 5 The blessed life and euerlasting felicity which the Saints shall enter into after this Mortall life is ended Mat. 5 10. For theirs is the Kingdom of heauen 1 Pet. 1 5 6. Kingdome power and glory sig The eternall royall decree of God touching the gouernment of all thinges in the world his power is that might-Diuine whereby he doth execute administer his royal decrees Glory is that exceeding great praise which redoundeth vnto him by such administration Mat. 6 13. Thine is the Kingdome and the power and the glory a kingdome of Priestes sig The society of all the faithful which beleeue in Christ of whose royall and priestly dignity they are made partakers through Grace As 1 Pet. 2 9. Reuel 1 6. Exod. 19 6. Yee shall be a Kingdome of Priests Kissing sig Temporall homage and subiection to some superior whereof Kissing was a sign in the East parts of the World 1. Sam. 10 1. And Samuell Kissed him Gen. 40 41. Metanimie of the signe for the thing Kisse of subiection 2 Spirituall submission of the Conscience such as the faithfull yeelde vnto Christ their Lord and King beleeuing in him and fearing him Psalm 2 12. Kisse the Sonne least he be angry And such also as wicked Idolatours performe to their Idols by adoring them and trusting in them Hos 13 2. Let them Kisse the Calues to Kisse sig To embrace one with most neere affectionate loue as Christ doth his Church and the Church Christ. Cant. 1 2. Let him Kisse me with the Kisses of his mouth and as the Woman in Luke 7. did Kisse Christ her beloued and blessed Sauior in token of feruen loue toward him 2 To declare submission to a superior whereof in the East-Country Kissing was a token Psal. 2 12. Prou. 24 26. Gen. 41 40. a holy Kisse sig A pure and chast Kisse as a signe and token of Christian and brotherly loue 1 Cor. 16 20. Salute ye one another with an Holy Kisse A Kisse of dilection K. N. Knées bowed to Christ sig All Creatures visible and inuisible yeelding submission to Christ voluntary or vnvoluntary Phil. 2 10. That at the Name of Iesus should euery Knee bow Rom. 14 11. Deuils and wicked Men are subiect to Christ necessarily the elect Angels and good men willingly Metaphor to bow the knees to God sig To pray vnto him with reuerence and submission of minde and body Ephe. 3 14. I bow my Knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. Metanimie of the signe Weake Knées sig A man of a weake and feeble body Psalm 109 24. My Knees are weake 2 A man deiected in courage and faint hearted Heb. 12 12. Wherefore strengthen your weake Knees Iob 4 4. Thou hast with thy wordes comforted weake Knees to strengthen weake knees sig To confirme a feeble mind by counsell instruction and comfortable words Esay 35 3. Strengthen the feeble Knees to bring forth vpon ones Knees sig To cherish in our bosome and entreat kindly the Child of another as if it were our owne Gen. 30 3. That may bring forth or beare vpon her Knees Knocking sig pro
might Work the workes of God 2 To deserue something by his work or to rest vpon the merit of his worke Rom. 4 4. To him that worketh wages is counted by debt 3 Diligently to labour in a good vocation Acts 18 3. He abode with them and wrought for their craft was to make Tents to Worke out sig To be constant in doing Good-workes to the end of ones life Phil. 2 12. Worke out or make an end of your saluation vvith feare and trembling Working together sig The meeting of many causes to bring forth one common effect Rom. 8 29. All things vvorke together c. Worke of our hands sig The duties both of our generall calling as wee are Christians to wit to beleeue in Christ and to repent of our sinnes bringing foorth the fruites thereof by a godly and vpright life and also of our speciall and particular callings as wee are Magistrates Ministers Fathers Maisters Subiectes Children c. Psal. 90 18. Direct thou the workes of our hands vpon vs. World sig The whole frame of heauen and earth with all Creatures aboue and below Iohn 1 10. The world was made by him Heb. 11 3. This is the Elementary VVorld 2 All the people or inhabitants of the worlde men and women euen whole mankind Rom. 5 12 By one man sinne entered into the World 2 Pet. 1 14. Lusts which be in the World A Metanimie This is the reasonable world or world of men 3 All vnregenerate men bee they Elect or Reprobate Iohn 15 18 19. I haue chosen you out of the world 1 Iohn 5 19. The worlde lies in wickednesse This is the world of the wicked 4 The Elect onely Iohn 3 16. God so loued the world 2 Cor. 5 9. God was in Christ reconciling the world This is the world of the Elect. Iohn 3 16. 5 The company of true beleeuers onely whether they be Iewes or Gentiles 1 Iohn 2 2. Not for our sinnes but for the sinnes of the whole worlde This is the world of the faithfull or beleeuers 6 The Reprobate onely and the whole company of them Iohn 17 9. I pray not for the world Iohn 14 17 22. Whom the world cannot receiue This is the world of the Reprobate 7 VVicked lusts such as raigne in euill men the children of this world 1 Iohn 2 16. Loue not the world nor the things of the world Often it signifieth that sinfull and miserable condition which all men lye vnder through Adams fall Iohn 14 15. and else-where 8 The condition and state of this terrene earthly life 1 Cor. 7 33. Careth for the things of the world That is thinges which belong to releeue vs whiles we liue heere in this fraile contention 9 Earth it selfe Math. 4 8. And shewed him all the Kingdomes of the worlde This is the Terrestriall world 10 The vnbeleeuing Gentiles onely being disperst throughout the world Rom. 8 10. If the fall of them be the Riches of the world Sinecdoche of a part for the whole 11 Euery person indefinitely without respect of sex age degree or countrey Iohn 18 20. I spake openly to the world Iohn 3 17. That the world through him might be saued that is whatsoeuer personnes should beleeue in him at anytime 12 The pompe and glory that is in men and in all earthly things Gala. 5 14. Whereby the worlde is crucified to me and I to the world 13 The things that God giues vs heere to vse for the maintenance of this life 1 Cor 7 31. They that vse this world as if they vsed it not This is worldly goods 14 The state and condition of such as shall bee glorified in heauen Luke 20 35. They that shall bee counted worthy to enioy that worlde This is the Celestiall world al the world sig Beleeuers of al sexes ages times Countreyes or degrees 1 Iohn 2 2. Of all the World ends of the World sig The latter dayes and times of the world Hebr. 9 26. But now in the end of the World hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made manifest 2 The certaine period and point of time when the world as it now standeth shall bee dissolued Math. 24 4. And of the end of the World foundation of the world sig The beginning of heauen and earth or the time when they were first framed Hebr. 9 26. For then must he often haue suffered since the foundation of the World God of this World sig The deuill or Satan whom wicked men serue and obey as their God and in whom he rules and workes effectually as in his owne people and subiects 2 Cor. 4 4 In whom the God of this worlde hath blinded their minde a friend of the World sig One that loueth and embraceth the lustes and pleasures of sinne Iames 4 4. Whosoeuer will bee a friend of the World makes himselfe an enemy to God goods of this World sig Riches wealth euen all thinges pertaining to this life 1 Iohn 3 17. Whosoeuer hath this Worldes good present euil World sig The sinfull miserable condition of such as liue now in the Worlde without the knowledge of Christ being subiect to the malice of Satan the corruption of sinne Gal. 1 4. From this present euill World spirit of the World sig That Spirit which teacheth such thinges as the men of this world do delight in 1 Cor. 2 12. Wee haue not receiued the spirit of the World that world sig Eternall life in heauen Luke 20 35. They shal be counted worthy to enioy that World children of this world sig Such as liue in the world whether they be good or bad Luke 20 34. The children of this world mary wiues and are married 2 Such as are wholly giuen to the things of this life and to this present world Luke 16 8. The children of this world are wiser in their generation then the children of light Worthy sig One that deserueth by merite of some VVorke done Reuel 5 12. Woorthy is the Lambe to receyue power Also verse 4 and 9. Thou art woorthy to take the Booke Likewise in all places of Scripture where Worthy is affirmed of Christ and denyed vnto men it hath this signification One woorthy by approbation of strict Iustice. 2 Equall or proportionable Rom. 8 18. The afflictions of this present time are not worthy the glory that shall be shewed that is not equall in the ballance of Iustice. 3 One reckoned and accepted as worthy thorough the worthinesse of Christ imputed vnto him Luke 21 36. That ye may be counted woorthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe VVorthy by acceptation in mercy 4 Fit or meete Math 3 8. Bring foorth fruites worthie of repentance that is such works as be meet and beseeming those that do repent 5 One of excellent valour and courage deseruing great praise for dooing hardy and valiant exploits 2 Sam. 23 9. One of the three Worthies to Walke worthy of the Lord of the Gospell sig To liue in such sort as is meete and seemely for such as
worthy to open the Booke Such a treasure is this Booke of Reuelation which is not otherwise communicated to the Church but by the Mediation of Christ who is the onely Interpretour of his Fathers will and Doctour of his Church to Open the bottomlesse pit sig To set abroach publish and manifest such deuilish errours and Heresies as came from the deepe pit of Hell which was done when Antichrist got power and strength to obscure the truth of heauenly doctrine and to deceiue the World with strong delusions Reuela 9 2. And hee Opened the bottomlesse pit â—n open doore sig The liberty and faculty which is giuen to the Church for Preaching pure Doctrine exercising sound worship and an holy Discipline with great readinesse and ioy both of Ministers and people Reuela 3 8. I haue set before thee an Open Doore Some do too narrowly restraine this to the Preaching of the Gospell onely which indeed is a door whereby an enterance is giuen into Heauen It is better more largely to take it for the ioyning together of word worship discipline zeale of Ministers Magistrates and people When all this meets as in this Church of Philadelphia it did there is a large and ready way made for piercing into Mens consciences to Open the doore or the gate sig To receiue and admit into the heart the grace and power of Christ. Reuel 3 20. If any Man heare and Open the Doore Sée Doore Some vnderstand this of admitting and receiuing all such ordinances of Christ whereby the doore of our hearts may be most speedily and forceably cast Open. to open the mouth to blasphemies sig To vtter and bâ—lch forth reproachfull and contumelious wordes as Antichrist dooth boasting that he is God aboue all Kinges and Emperours Reuel 13 6. He Opened his mouth to Blaspheme Temple opened in heauen sig The Tryumphall Caelestiall Church Opened by the death of Christ to all which beleeue in him before hee came in the flesh and to all who since his comming are reconciled to God thorough Faith in his blood Reuel 11 19. Then the Temple of God was Opened in Heauen Reuel 15 5. Some vnderstand this Temple Opened not oâ— Heauen but of the Christian Church in Earth when it should lye Open to receiue a multitude of Saintes thorough Gods good prouidence scattering persecutions raised by Satan against the Church being by his fury shut vp for a time none or but few entering to ascend out of the earth sig To haue an originall and beginning from earth breeding and springing from the sensuality of men and encreased by earthly power Reuel 13 11. O. V. to Ouercome sig To perseuer in the Faith and obedience of the Gospell vnto the end of our life without fainting because of tribulations Reuel 2 7. To him that ouercommeth that is to him who by Faith getteth the victory as a good Souldier ouer the Deuill Sin and the World Thus vnderstand Ouercome throughout this Booke O. Y. Oyle and Wine sig Two Creatures the fruites of Vine and Oliue of speciall vse for necessity and comforts of Mans life Of these God would haue plenty remaine when there was a famine scarsity of other things Reu. 6 6. Oyle and Wine hurt thou not P. A. Pale Horse sig PLague or pestilent diseases which make men pale and wanne as a iust scourge from God for despising the trueth of the Gospell Reuel 6 8. And lâ—â— a Pale horse Palmes sig Testimonies and Ensignes of victory ouer spirituall enemies namely ouer Antichrist Reuel 7 9. And Palmes in their hands Paradise of God sig Heauen the seate of glory whereof the earthly Paradice in which Adam was placed at his Creation was a figure or type as the Tree of life was a Sacrament of aeternall life Reuel 5 7. I will giue him to eate of the Tree of life in the middest of the Paradise of God Part in the first Resurrection sig Portion share and interest in the Regeneration of the soule from death of sinne as some expound or in the restitution of the truth vnto the worlde after long suppressing of it as others thinke Both expositions may well stand Reuel 20 6. Blessed and holy is he which hath Part in the first Resurrection his Part. sig His portion which he thought he had in Gods election but he shall feele that he had none Reuel 22 19. God shall take away his Part. to Passe away sig To vanish or be abolished in respect of the former vaine condition whereunto the Worlde was subiect for sinne Reuel 21 1. For the first heauen and first earth are Passed away Or if we vnderstande by first heauen and first earth the Churches on earth as some do interpret it then by passing away is meant the darkning of the glory of the present churches in comparison of the brightnes which shal be in future Churches being restored to excellent purity in Doctrine and maners Patience of our Lorde Jesus christ sig A tollerance or suffering of Tribulations for the glory of Christ and promoting his Gospell with a patient and constant minde Reuel 1 9. Your Companion in the Patience of Iesus Christ. Patience of the Saints sig The triall and proofe of their patience which should bee knowne to be true and sounde if no threatnings nor cruelty of Antichrist should driue them from Christ. Reu. 14 12. Heere is the Patience of the Saints P. E. Peace sig Loue concord and good agreement amongest men whilst they liue without hatred bloudy words slaughters tumults and seditions which the Diuell had power to raise and to take that is to take away peace and quietnesse Reuel 6 4. Power was giuen to him to take Peace from the earth Pearle sig Christ Iesus conceiued in Caelestial sort by the Holy-ghost in the womb of a Virgin as the Pearle heere mentioned is begotten not after an ordinarie fashion but by a dewe falling from heauen Reuel 21 21. Euerie gate of one Pearle Pearle and precious stone sig The ornaments and most costly deckings of the Whore or Beast by the partes as Golde precious Stone Pearle c. all outwardly glorious not spiritually that she may be thereby known not to be the chast spouse of Christ. Reuel 17 4. And the Woman was arrayed with Purple Gold and Pearle his People sig A people which shal willingly submit to be gouerned of God who shall for euer protect to haue them according to his couenant Reuel 21 3. And they shall be his people People out of 4. quarters sig A Company of men gathered out of many sundry Nations and Regions Reuel 28 8. He shall deceiue the people of all quarters c. People saued sig Elect people of all Nations preserued from the cursse and tirany of sinne by Christ all these shold be helpefull and fauourable to the restored Church of the Iewes Reu. 21 24. And the People that are saued Perdition sig Destruction and desolation both temporall in this world and aeternall heereafter in the next life Reuel
gospel Others at the death of Christ others at the time when the Apostles were dispersed and gathered Churches to Christ in all parts of the world But all these coniectures are crossed by the first verse of the 4. Chap which teacheth that the whole Prophesy from the fourth chapter forward doth respect the yeares which followed the age and time of Iohn the Euangelist which wrote this Prophesie But heereof more in the word A thousand yeares to Raigne vpon earth sig To be made Lords and Kinges ouer earth and heauen as all the faithfull are by Christ thorough whom they shall Raigne in heauenly glory at last and in meane time while they are in earth though they be in warfare yet they are Kings hauing Hel Sinne Satan and Death subdued to them and al things in this worlde subiect and put vnder them Sée Col. 2. Psal. 8. Reu. 5 10. And we shal Raigne on the earth to Raigne ouer the Kinges of the earth sig To rule and exercise Dominion and Empyre aboue and ouer the cheefest of mortall men ouer earthly Kings and Monarches Now because Rome onely at that time when Iohn wrote had power ouer the great Kings of the earth and the great Antichrist must sit and Raigne in that Citty where the Heathen persecuting Emperours were Hence it clearely appeareth that Rome is the gorgious and filthie Whore spoken of in the Reuelation Reuel 17 18. The Woman which thou sawest is that great Citty which Raigneth ouer the Kings of the earth Papistes are deceiued which interpret this Citty of the vniuersalitie of the wicked in the world Raine-bow vpon his head sig That Testimonie or Sacrament which was betweene God and man of his Couenant touching the destroying of the worlde by water Whereas Christ had this Rainbow about his head it serueth to testifie not onely his Fidelitie in keeping promise but his mercie also towarde his faithfull seruants in chasing away stormes and clearing the boisterous skie making calme and giuing rest after heauie times and tempestuous Reuel 10. 1. And a Rainbow vpon his head to be Rauished in the Spirit sig To be moued and led by a sweet holy motion of the Spirit to see and vnderstand hidden things far exceeding humaine capacity and wit Reuel 1 10. And I was Rauished in the Spirite on the Lordes day Thus the ancient Prophets thus Paule 2. Cor. 12. were made fit and capable of heauenly visions euen as Iohn is heere hauing the Spirit for his guide and teacher R. E. Ready to die sig Such as thorow weakenesse and sinfull infirmities are likely and neere without timely and diligent looking too to fall into the destruction of death Reuel 3 2. Strengthen the things which are readie to die Ready to be deliuered sig One being in trauell neere vnto Child-birth Reuel 12 2. And was pained Ready to be deliuered Some expound this both of the Virgin Mary that blessed woman the Mother of Christ Also of the Church of the Iewes who by their vehement and seruent desire expectation of the Messiah were after a sort in paine and trauell to bring him forth This is a godly sence but because in the first verse of the 4. Chapter of this Booke Iohn sheweth that not things past before but things to be done after were the subiect of this Prophesie from the thirde Chapter forward Therefore their exposition is more fit who interpret it of the Christian Church labouring and groaning vnder the cruelty of Heathenish persecuters being pained with greefe to see some one of her Children which might be a Defender of her against such iniuries And this happened when Constantine the great raigned put an end at least a great stop to the bloody proceeding of the Roman Emperors Reed and Rod. sig An Instrument wherewith to meete or measure a thing withall and because things are not measured but for repayring and building vp and not to throw them downe Therefore the further restoring of the Church is signifyed by measuring the Temple with a Reed Reu. 11 1. Then was giuen me a Reede like a Rod c. This place hath respect to Ezek. 40. Zach. 1. where the building and restoring of the Church is signified by measuring to Reape sig To cut downe Corne at the time of ripenesse which we commonly call Haruest 2 To abrogate and abolish the wicked Idolatrous worship in this world by such Instruments as God ordained to doo it in his due time and by his sonne Christ to Iudge and destroy the vngodly at his second comming to Iudgement when the wickednesse of the world will be fully ripe Reuel 14 15. Thrust in thy sickle and Reap for the time is come to Reape to Receyue the Beasts marke in the forehead and hand sig To consent to the Authority of Antichrist and to Antichristian worship either secretly in heart or by outward profession of mouth and by participation in externall Ceremonies whether it be by vulgar persons of the Comminalty barely professing it or by Princes and Prelates with their hand and power maintaining it also Reuel 14 9. If any man worship the Beast and his Image receiuing his marke in his forehead or hand c. to Receiue the print of his name sig To yeeld subiection to Antichrist and to testifie it by any note Reuel 14 11. And whosoeuer receiue the print of his name Red-horse sig Cruell and bloody warres for contempt of the Gospell Reuel 6 4. Another Horse that was Red. to Reioyce euer them sig To make common mirth and ioy among themselues because the true Prophets of God beeing slaine which were woont to vexe and trouble the members of the false Church with their wholsom interpretations of Scriptures and sound reproofe of errors and vices the wicked Antichristian crew might now make merry being eased of that yoke and depending onely vpon the Popes pleasure for sense of Scriptures Reuel 11 10. And they that dwell on the earth shall Reioyce ouer them and bee glad to Reioyce and be glad sig To conceiue sweete comfort and gladnesse for the accesse of the Iewes so long diuorced vnto the bodie of the Church and for the neere approch of Christ to iudgement when he will take his spouse consisting of beleeuing Gentiles and Iewes into a most neere society in heauen Reuel 19 7. Let vs Reioyce things which Remaine sig That little portion of graces which was left in the Pastor of Sardis and in his flocke Reuelat. 3 2. Strengthen the things which remaine to come in Rememberance before God sig To execute either some promised mercie or some decreed and threatned Iudgement as heere For as God seemeth forgetfull whilst he defers the punishment of wicked men so his taking Reuenge as heere he threatned to do vpon Constantinople the Turkish Babylon is called his Rememberance Reuel 16 19. And that great Babylon came in Remembrance afore God Also Chap. 18 5. And God hath Remembred her iniquities Remnant of men sig So many men as were left
wel-nie of a God was no more as a dead person but began to speake to command to forbid to blesse to curse to boast and bragge themselues Lord of Kings and Emperors as Pope Adrian did when he saide By vs the Emperor raigneth Spirite of prophesie sig All which spake by the Spirite of Prophesye These shot at Iesus as at a common marke to set forth him as onely Redeemer and perfect Sauiour Reu. 19 10. The Testimony of Iesus is the Spirite of prophesie that is such as testifie of Christ by prophesying him or preaching him their function is equal to the office of Angels reuealing him Therefore Iohn may not worship the Angell being a fellow-seruant three vnclean spirits sig Most wicked men carried and led by the diuel and being his Ministers to do his wil as Iesuits c. Reuel 16 13. Three vncleane Spirits without Spot sig Pure and without blame euen before God by the imputation of Christ his perfect righteousnesse to them wiping away all spots of sinne and cloathing them with innocency Reuel 14 5. They are without spot before the Throne of God S. T. to Stand before the God of the earth sig To Minister as Instruments vnto him who as God ruleth not in heauen onely but also in earth euen when Satan and wicked men seeme to haue their ful swinge and to put all out of order Reuel 11 4. Standing before the God of the earth It is a speech borrowed from seruants and such as attend vpon Princes and Rulers to Minister to them and execute their Commandements Thus also Reu. 8 2. Seauen Angels are said to stand before God because they appeare before him to minister to him to Stand a farre off sig To refuse and be affraide to approach to rescue Rome and Romish Hierarchie and Monarchie in the day of Gods horrible vengeance vpon her Reuel 18 15. The Merchants shall stand farre off to Stand vpon earth and Sea See Sea to Stand vpon their feete sig To reuiue after one is dead as the two witnesses did after a sort when God raised vp others in their roome mightily to defend their Doctrine cause by the word of God by giuing their liues to death for that trueth Such were Luther c. Also Wicliff Hierom of Prage Huss c. Reuel 11 11. And they shall stand vp vpon their feete to Stand before the woman sig To be ready at hand watching narrowly to destroy the blessed seede of the woman Reuel 12 4. And the Dragon stood before the woman Starre sig A Minister of the word which giueth light to the flocke by Doctrine and good example Reuel 1 20. The seauen Starres are the Angels of the seuen Churches morning Starre sig Christ Iesus who is himselfe the bright morning Starre hauing receyued fulnesse of true glorious light to communicate it to all the faithfull Reuel 2 28. As I receiued of my Father so will I giue him the Morning Starre great Star sig Many Pastors of the Church declining togither but amongst them some one Minister of especiall account and anthority drawing downe others by his corrupt teaching Reuel 8 10. And there fell a great Starre from heauen This great Star some do vnderstand of degenerating Byshops who thorow Pride and ambition fell into Haeresie Impiety Others do interpret it of Constantius Valens other wicked Emperors which fauored the Arrian Haeresie and molested Orthodox Christians And surely the word Starre though it often signifie Teachers yet somtime it noteth such as shine aloft in high place as it were in the ayre as Nebuchadnezar is compared by the Prophet Esay chap. 14 12. Starres fallen from heauen sig Ministers and Pastors of the Church who as Stars did shine by sincere Doctrine and now thorow tentation and force of Persecution declined and turned from the truth to errors and lies which is meant by falling from heauen Reuel 6 13. And the Starres fell from heauen to earth 12 Starres sig The Doctrine of the twelue Apostles as the Crowne and glory of the Church which they borrowed from the most bright Sun that Fountain of heauenly wisedome and preached to the Worlde afterward writing it in Bookes called Scriptures Reuelat. 12 1. Upon her head a Crowne of twelue Starres Stones precious sig The excellent and rare guifts wherein namely the Pastors of the Church shal shine before others Reuel 21 19. With all manner of precious Stones Stings sig Powwer to hurt vex and annoy others bodily as Sarazins Spiritually as Popish Monkes and Friars which are the tailes heere spoken of Reue. 9 10. And there were stings in their tailes Streets sig Some part of the Romish iurisdiction wherein this cruell spectacle was exhibited to be seene Reuel 11 8. And their corpes shall lye in the Streetes of the great Citty 2 A place where the multitude of Cittizens doo dwell properly and figuratiuely a liberty which all the Cittizens of heauen do enioy Reuel 22 2. In the middest of the Street of it S. U. Sunne sig The light of trueth obscured or extinct rather by Haeresie in Doctrine and by superstition in the worship of God Reuel 9 2. And the Sunne and the ayre were darkened Reuel 18 8. 2 Christ Iesus the Sunne of righteousnesse Reuel 12 1. Cloathed with the Sunne Sun black sig The prosperity and peace of the Christian church eclipsed and taken away for a time by most cruell persecutions and bloody extreamities exercised as at other times yet especially in the dayes of Dioclâ—sianus and Maximiniaâ—us Emperors Reuel 6 12. And the Sunne was blacke as Sackcloath Here is an allusion to the Prophets Ier. 4 23 28. Chap. 32 7. 8. Esay 50 3. S. W. to swallow sig To sinke in and cause to vanish as the earth or Land dooth to the flouds of Water which it drinketh in so did the earth that is men of earthly Religion and affections swallow and drinke iâ— as it were the rage and persecution intended by the Diuell and his Instruments against the Church of Christ in earth Reuel 12 16. The earth opened her mouth and Swallowed vp the floud This was verified in the Vandals Gothes and other barbarous people who comming to dwel in ciuillized countries and being turned in shew at least to Christian Religion did much helpe the true Church by stopping and allaying the furious minds of her aduersaries Sword sharp sword of his mouth sig The word of God the force whereof is mighty for the cutting downe sinne in the repentant for cutting a pieces spiritually and destroying the impenitent Reuel 2 12. Which hath a sharpe Sword with two edges Reuel 1 16. With the Sworde of my mouth This signifies the same thing with sharpe Sworde vnlesse happily some greeuous Iudgement of Warre be meant which being pronounced by the word is therefore called the Sworde of his mouth 2 Warre and battell or slaughter of men in warre executed by the sword Reu. 6 8. Power was giuen to kill with the Sword Wound of
with Beliall With Satan saith the Syriack Belly sig Carnall pleasures and all lawfull honest pleasures of life being inordinately loued Phil. 3 19. Whose belly is their God So are all pleasures when men too much loue them and with immoderate affections follow after them as if all their felicity were placed in enioying of them Beneuolence sig Good will or readinesse of will to helpe such as we may helpe 2. Cor. 9 5. And come as of beneuolence not of niggardnesse 2 The guift or Almes which comes of beneuolence and is freely bestowed 2. cor 9 5. To finish your beneuolence appointed before 3 All Coâ—ugall or Marriage duties but especially bed-company betweene man and wife for iust ends in chast and sober manner 1. Cor. 7 3. Let the husband giue vnto the wife due beneuolence c. Better sig Lesse vnconuenient 1. Cor. 7 28. Better to marry then to burne 2 More conuenient 1. Cor 7 38. Hee that giueth not his Uirgin in marriage doth better 3 More good and profitable Phil 1 23. Hauing a desire to depart and to be with Christ which is much better B. I. Binding on earth sig A solemne denounciation of Iudgement by the Minister against impenitent sinners according to the word of God which is as a binding him in the fetters of his sinnes Mat 16 19. Whatsoeuer thou shalt bind on earth shal be bound in heauen And Mat 18 18. Papistes by binding vnderstand not onely censures of the Church but corporall paines and corrections the inflicting whereof belongs not to Ministers but to Magistrates Rom 13 3. Binding the broken sig The whole cure or healing of sorrowfull sinners both by forgiunesse of the guiltinesse and mortifying their corruption Esay 61 1. He hath sent me to binde vp the broken-hearted in Lu. 4 18. it is called The healing of the broken harted Byshop or Byshops sig pro Any that hath the charge to ouer-see and prouide things necessary A Surueiour 2 A spirituall ouer-seer or one that hath charge and ouer-sight of soules by the worde to instruct and rule them 1. Tim 3 1. If any man desire the office of a Byshop he desires a worthy worke Sée Actes 20 28. the inspection into and charge ouer the flocke for Doctrine and manners dooth by Gods commandement belong to a Byshop whereof the Greeke name Episcopos doth admonish vs. 3 Pastors Teachers Elders euen whosoeuer had in the primitiue Church any Ecclesiastical power either for Doctrine or regiment of the Church Phil 1 1. To the Byshoppes and Deacons of Phillippi 4 Christ Iesus who because he hath chiefe care charge and ouer-sight of the Church for feeding and ruling it and he only hath vpon him the charge of sauing soules by his Mediation is therefore by an excellency called the Byshop of our Soules 1. Pet 2. vers last Ye are returned to the Byshop of your soules B. L. Blacknesse sig Afflictions or Persecutions which diminish the outward beauty and glory of the Church Cant 1 4. I am blacke ô Daughters of Ierusalem Sâ—e Blacknesse in Canticles Blasphemy sig pro An hurtfull word or any euill speech 2 Euery reproachfull word tending to the hurt and disgrace of any other mans name and credite Titus 3 2. Speake euill of no man In the Originall it is Blaspheme no man Likewise in 1. Pet 4 4. Therefore speake they euill of you This is blaspheming of men Mark 3 2. And blasphemies where-with they blaspheme 3 A word vttered vnto the reproch of God of his Religion of his Word Ordinances Creatures or Workes Rom 2 24. For the name of God is blasphemed amongst the Gentiles through you Tim 6 1. Examples of this kinde of blasphemy we haue in Acts 14 11 and 25 19. where Festus called Gods Religion Superstition 2. Kinges 18 35. This is the blaspheming of God 4 A malicious reproachfull word vttered against the knowne truth of the Gospell This knowledge of the Gospell because it is had by the effectuall enlightning of the spirit therefore the sin of one who maliciously reproacheth this truth once knowne is named blasphemy against the Spirit that is not against the person but against the work of the spirite in man illuminating his soule to see the truth of Saluation This is Blaspheming agaynst the Spirit A more ample description of the sinne against the Holy-ghost for help of weake tempted Christians Blasphemy against the spirit it is a Sinne not in deeds and actions but in a reproachful word Mark 3 30 vttered not out of feare nor other infirmitie as Peter did and sicke and franticke personnes may do but out of a malicious hatefull heart 1. Cor 16 22. and Heb 10 26. Not by one that is ignorant of Christ as Paule was being a blinde Pharisie but by one enlightned through the Holy-Ghost with the knowledge of the Gospel Heb 6. 4. Not of rashnes but of set purpose to despite Christ his known Doctrine and workes Heb 10 29 Being accompanyed with an vniuersal defection or falling away from the whole truth of God Heb 6 6 Also with a generall pollution and filthinesse of life Mat 12 45. 2. Pet 2 20 Finally being vnremissible because such as commit this sin cannot repent Mat 12 32. Heb 6 6. How are the Papists out of the way touching this point in that they wil haue this Blasphemy to haue six parts or signes whereof the chiefe is finall impenitency which doo accompanie euery sin in the wicked Sée their note on Math. 12 45. To Blesse sig To giue thankes or to praise God in a solemne manner Mat 26 26. And when he had blessed that is when he had giuen thankes as it is in Luke 22 19. 1. Cor 11 24. And in al places where the Saints are said to blesse God there it is meant of their Thankesgiuing and of speaking well of God The Papistes by blessing vnderstand not a solemne blessing by giuing thankes to GOD to the consecrating or preparing the Creatures to an holye action but an operatiue blessing of the bread making it to bee the body of Christ substantially and corporally Sée the Annot. on Math. 26 26. 2 To wish and pray for good thinges to others Gen 48 20. Iacob blessed the sonnes of Ioseph Such was the Priests blessing the people in the Law and parents blessing their children euen their good Prayers to God for their welfare 3 To encrease that which is little and to make it much as when God is sayde to haue blessed the Widdow of Sarepta her Oyle Meale in her Cruse 2. Kings 17 16. And when Christ blessed the fiue Loaues and two Fishes in the Gospell This blessing was operatiue indeede and wrought a sencible multiplication of the Loaues and Fishes so was there not a sencible mutation of the Bread and Wine into the body and bloode of Christ by that blessing Mat 26. 4 To giue good things vnto vs and to doo vs good in prospering our affayres and labors Psalme 67 1. God be mercifull vnto
2 Christ raised from the dead by his own resurrection sanctifying all the beleeuers to a blessed resurrection as the First fruits vnder the Law did sanctifie the whole masse and heape of other fruits 1. Cor. 15 20. The First fruits of them that sleepe 3 An holy kind of offering taken out of the residue of men as First fruites were taken out of the rest Iames 1 18. As the First fruites of his Creatures 4 A certaine measure of the speciall and sauing graces of the Spirite as Faith Hope Loue c. which therefore are likened to the First fruites because the hauing of these graces giues hope of inioying heauenly blisse and ioyes in due time euen as the Israelites by the Offering vp of their First fruits to God were raised vp to a good hope to enioy the whol crop in due â—eason Rom. 8 23. We also which haue receiued the First fruites of the spirit do waite for the redemption of our bodies 5 The fore-fathers or First fathers of the Iewes as Abraham Isaac Iacâ—â— Rom. 11 16. If the First fruits be wholy so is the whole lumpe the first of his strength sig The man-childe which is First begotten when his Parents were in their best strength and vigour Deut. 21 17. For he is the first of his strength Gen 49. 3. He is called the beginning of strength the First day of the Sabaoth sig The First day of the weeke which in Scripture is called the Lords day with vs Sunday Ioh. 20 1. The First day of the Sabaoth So it is read in the Originall 1. Cor 16 â— First heauens first earth sig Heauens and earth considered in that corrupt estate wherein now they are through our sinne before that perfect restoring and chaunge which shall be at the great and last day Reuel 21 1. First heauens and first earth First things sig Sinnes and their â—â—â—ectes of sorrow and misety Reuel 21 4. There shall be no more crying nor death nor sorrow nor paine for the first things are past First Adam sig That man named Adam first of that name and First in respect of the secoÌ„d Adam hauing brought in sinne and death as the second Adam signifies Christ who destroyed these workes of the first Adam 1. Cor. 15 45. The first man Adam was made a liuing soule First resurrection sig Sanctification whereby the Elect arise from the death of sinne to walke in newnesse of life Reuel 20 6. Blessed and holy is he that hath part â—n the first resurrection Rom. 6 4. Christ hath raised vs from the dead to walke in a new life Maister Brightman expounds the First resurrection of the calling of the Iewes againe vnto the faith which is after a sort a raising them from the dead This exposition in substance is one with the former because the calling of the Iewes will bee the quickening of them by Grace Fishers sig pro Such as make benefit vnto themselues by fishing Esay 19 8. The fishers shall mourne that is the Egyptians shall bee sorry when that the Riuer Nylus shall be dried vp wherein they were wont to fish to their commodity 2 The Armies of the Caldeans pursuing the Iewes to destruction like as fishers take fishes in their net Ier. 16 16. I will send out many fishers to take them Fishers of men sig Ministers of Christ who by the worde as by a net or hooke doo draw men as fishes to Gods Church and kingdome Mat. 4 16. I will make you fishers of men F. L. Flagons of wine sig The most comfortable promises of Gods mercies for saluation which are as wholesome Wine abundantly drawne out of Christs Seller which is his word Cant. 2 5. Stay me with Flagons that is the plentifull comforts of the worde and the rich graces of the spirite powre into my heart for my strengthning to Flatter sig To speake pleasing or false words with a mind onely to please and beguile for our owne profite Prou. 28 23. He that reproues finds more fauour at last then he that flattereth Prou. 26 22. smoaking Flar sig Weake Christians like to Flax which hath neither heate nor flame and yeeldeth forth but smoak onely euen such be infirme and weake Christians who haue no more but an vnfaigned desire to beleeue and repent as it were a sparke ready to die Mat. 12 20. Smoking Flax shall he not quench Esay 42 3. Bruised reed hath the same signification Flea sig pro A vile and base creature so called 2 A meane and contemptible person 2. Sam. 24 15. After whom dost thou pursue after a dead Dog or after a Flea That is an abiect or base person Flesh. sig pro The body consisting of sundry members Rom. 2 28. Which is outward in the Flesh that is in the body 1. Cor. 5 5. 2. Cor. 7 1. Gal. 2 20. Psal. 79 2. The flesh of thy Saints vnto the Beastes of the earth 2 A wife Gen. 2 23. This is Flesh of my flesh Ephe 5 31. Who euer hated his owne flesh In Mat. 19 5. Flesh is put for Person Shall be one Flesh. Ephe. 5 31. 3 One of our kind which is like vnto our selfe euen euery man and woman Prou. 11 17. He that hateth his owne flesh is cruell Esay 58 7. Turne not thy face from thine owne Flesh that is from him which hath a common nature with thee 4 Consanguinity or neerenesse of bloud Rom. 9 3. My Kinsmen according to the flesh Rom. 11 14. If I might prouoke them of my flesh that is my Kindred 5 The whole man consisting of body soule Gen. 6 12 13. All flesh hath corrupted his way vpon earth 1. Pet. 3 18. Christ was put to death concerning the flesh that is concerning his manhood for his body was dead naturally and his soule felt the sorrowes of death spiritually Acts 2 24. Luke 3 6. 1. Pet. 1 24. Math. 24 22. And elsewhere often is Flesh put to signifie the whole humaine Nature Rom. 1 3. and 8 5. as it is simply considered without sinfull corruption 6 Mankind being weake and feeble eyther to helpe himselfe or others Ier. 17 15. Cursed bee he that maketh flesh his arme that is which placeth his strength and safety in weake and vaine man Esay 40 6. Psal. 78. 39. Ioell 2 28. In these and many other places Flesh doth signifie our whole kind as it is wrapt in great imbecility and frailety 7 The quality of corruption which is not sinfull but the effect of sinne accompanying our bodies in this life 1 Cor. 15 50. Flesh and Blood shall not inherit eternall life neyther corruption inherit incorruption that is to say our corruptible bodyes cannot come to Heauen That which shall inherit Heauen must be an incorrupt Flesh a body without corruption 8 What thing soeuer belonges to this present life 1 Cor. 7 18. Such shall haue trouble in the flesh Thus Beza expoundeth it Also it signifies the estate of this present life Phil. 1 24. To abide in the
knit the Hart to God sig To cause one to loue God with a sincere and constant motion of Soule Psalm 86 11. Knit my Heart to thee that I may feare thy name a large hart sig A very wise and prudent Hart able to comprehend many and great thinges 1 Kings 4. 29. GOD gaue Salomon a large Heart c. a pricked Heart sig A Heart deepely wounded with bitter sorrow and griefe for sinnes done against God Act. 2 37. They were pricked in Heart a pure and cleane hart sig A Soule purged from the guilt and punishment of sinne by Iustification and from the power of sin by Sanctification Math. 5 8. Blessed are the pure in Heart for they shall see God Psal. 51 10. Create in me a cleane Heart Psal. 73 1. to speake to ones Hart. sig To giue kinde and comfortable wordes which may cheere the minde that is sad and heauy Gene. 34 3. He spake to the Heart of the Maid So it is translated by Tremellius Also Gene. 50 21. Esay 40 1. the Hart of the Earth sig The Graue Mat. 12 40. The Son of man shal be three daies in the Heart of the Earth singlenesse of Heart sig Godly simplicity and vprightnesse of mind when in doing duties euen to men yet Gods will glory is cheefely lookt vnto and respected Ephe. 6 5. In singlenesse of Heart not with eye-seruice c. to steale away the Heart sig To goe away priuily by stealth as it were without the knowledge of Laban Gen. 31 20. Iacob stole away the Heart of Laban 2 To entise and allure the loue and good will of others vnto vs. 2. Sam. 15 6. He stole the Hearts of the people to say in the Heart sig To haue doubtfull and perplexed thoughtes about saluation Rom. 10 6. Say not in your Heart Heauen sig God who dwelleth in Heauen Luke 15 21. Father I haue sinned against Heauen and against thee Luke 20 4. Was it from Heauen or of Men. This is vncreated Heauen 2 The Seat and mansion of blessed Angels and godly men Math. 5 19. Great is your glory in Heauen Acts 3 21. This is the Heauen of the blessed called the third Heauen 3 The visible Church on Earth Reuelat. 12 7. There was a great battell in Heauen And very often it is thus taken in the Reuelation as the attentiue Reader may well perceiue This is Heauen on Earth Sée Dictionary vpon the Reuelation in the word Heauen 4 The Spheares or Orbes the elementary Region Psal. 19 1. The Heauens declare the glory of God 5 The Ayre next vnto vs. Mat. 6 26. The Birds of Heauen labour not And 13 42. The Birds of Heauen build their Nest in the Branches c. This is the ayerie Heauen called the Sky 6 Heauenly creatures or the Angels which alwaies abide in Heauen Iob 15 15. The Heauens are not cleare in his sight Math. 6 10. As it is in Heauen These be the Inhabitants of Heauen 7 Some exceeding great height Deutro 1 28. The Citties are walled vp to Heauen That is had very high wals 8 Perfect saluation and blessednesse in Heauen Reuel 10 6. Who shall ascend to Heauen That is who shall tell vs by what way to come to saluation and whether we shall be saued there or no. in Heauen sig That glorious diuine Maiesty manifested fully in Heauen and from thence expressed mightily in his manifold workes vpon Earth Math. 6 9. Our Father which art in Heauen Mathew 5 48. As your Father which is in Heauen Esay 66 1. Rom. 1 18. Psal. 50 6. Heauen of Heauens sig The Firmament which dooth comprehend in it all the Inferiour Heauens 1 Kings 8 27. The Heauen of Heauens cannot containe him to ride vpon the Heauens sig To make knowne and shew forth his diuine maiesty and omnipotency Psal. 68 4. Heauen and Earth sig The whole Fabrick or frame of the world Acts 4 24. Thou art the God which hast made the heauens and the Earth 2 The matter where of heauenly and earthlie Creatures were framed Gen. 1 1. In the beginning God made Heauen and Earth from one end of Heauen to the other sig The whole compasse of the World euen to the vtmost and furthermost or most remote partes of the World Psal. 19 6. His going out is from the end of Heauen c. Heauen of Brasse sig An Heauen which powreth not downe the raine to make the Earth fruitfull Deut. 28 23. The Heauen aboue it shall be Brasse 1 Kings 8 35. There shal be vnfruitfulnesse and great barrennesse the hoast of Heauen sig All Celestiall Creatures Aungels and Starres Gene. 2 1. He made Heauen and the Hoast thereof 2 The Starres onely Iere. 33 22. As the hoast of Heauen cannot be numbred the daies of Heauen sig The perpetuity and continual durance of Heauen euen as long as heauen endureth Psal. 89 29. And his Throne as the daies of Heauen to be lifted aboue the heauens sig To be most highly praised and glorified for the workes of his great power and Maiesty Psal. 108. Exalt thy selfe ô God aboue the Heauens Heauen sig The vppermost Region of the Aire where the Meteors be Gene. 19 23. Rained Fire and Brimstone from Heauen Hedge sig pro A closure or fence set vp for safegard of Vineyards Corne-fieldes Orchards c. 2 Gods protection and whatsoeuer he giueth vs belonging vnto our defence as good Magistrates good Lawes godly Ministers true discipline valiant and skilfull Warriours c. Iob 1 10. Thou hast made an hedge about him and about his House Esay 5 2. And he hedged it A Metaphor 3 A stop and hindrance to ones purposes and endeuours Hos. 2 6. I will stop thy waies with Thorns and make an hedge Heire sig pro One that succeedeth into the Inheritance and possessions of another after his death Gala. 4 1. So was Isaac Heire to Abraham and Salomon to Dauid 2 To be partaker of the goods of our heauenly Father freely because wee are adopted Children Rom. 8 17. If we be Children we are also heires Gal. 4 7. Hell sig pro The place appointed for the torment of the Reprobate after this life Luke 16 23. And beeing in Hell in torments 2 Most deepe and deadly sorrowes like to the sorrowes of Hell Psal. 18 5. The sorrowes of Hell compassed me and gat hold vpon me 3 Sathan the Prince of Hell with the whole Army of wicked Spirits Mat. 16 18. The Gates of hell shall not preuaile that is the strongest assaults of Satan A Metanimie 4 The Graue and the Estate of the dead therein Psal. 16 10. Thou shalt not leaue my Soule in hell Acts 2 31. And in innumerable places of the Olde Testament the word Hell is vsed in this signification As Gene. 42 38. Iob 14 13. and 17 13. Haba 2 5. Reuel 20 13 14. Reuel 6 8. 5 The belly of the Whale wherein Ionas was shut vp as in a Graue and felt sorrowes like the sorrowes of Death Ionas 2
not away and to raise vp being fallen Psa. 73 23. Thou holdest by my right Hand to hold vp the Hand sig To doo the part and office of a Standard or Ensigne bearer as Moses did when he held vp his rod or staffe with his hand Ex. 17 11. And when Moses held vp his hand Israel preuailed This is not wel vnderstood of Prayer which neither Moses could continue in an whole day neither needed he two to hold vp his hands for this purpose Holy sig That which is seuered from earth and earthlinesse 2 That which is pure cleane and vnpolluted separate from sinne and corruption Such are the godly heere vnperfectly and such they shall be in heauen most perfectly 1. Pet. 1 16. Bee ye Holy Ephe. 1 4. That we should be Holy without blame 3 One who is infinite pure and righteous so is God only Leuit. 11 44. For I am Holy And 19 2. 4 One who is consecrated or set apart of God to be the Messiah and Mediator for mankind hauing for that purpose all the bounty of his Father powred on him Psal. 16 10. Thou wilt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption Luke 4 34 I knowe who thou art euen the Holy one of God Such an one is Christ only who being both properly God as man conceiued of the Holy-Ghost without sinne ordained to be the Sacrifice for sinne and to sanctifie and make al his people holy In these respects he is often and woorthily in Scripture called that Holy one Actes 3 14. Ye denied that Holy one 1. Iohn 2 20. Also he is tearmed the Holy of Holyest or most Holy Dan. 9 24. And to annoint the most holy 5 One who is not only most Holy in himselfe but doth immediately by his vertue and working renew and make Holy others continually stirring them vp vnto Holy duties Thus is the spirit the third person in the Trinity called Holy Mat. 28 19. And the Holy-Ghost Ephe. 4 30. Greeue not the holy spirit of God 1. Pet. 1 2. Unto Sanctification of the Spirit 6 The whole Church of Christ his mystical body euen all his chosen and peculiar people who because they haue in the middest of them God his word and Sacraments to sanctifie them and Christ his holinesse imputed to them and the Spirite of Christ within them to purifie them and doo endeuour to lead a holy life In these regards it is called the Holy Church and Holy people 1. Cor. 1 2. Unto the Church of God Sanctified by Christs Saints by calling Deut. 14 24. Thou art an holy people to the Lorde 7 Things and persons which are set apart by Gods ordinance to Holy vses and Offices Thus Ierusalem and the Temple and the Priests and the Altar and the Sacrifices and the Shew-bread the Fire and Incense Vessels Garments Tithes whatsoeuer was dedicated as Sacred vnto God was called Holy 1. Sam. 24 4. Haggai 1 12. Leuit. 21 6 12. Math. 24 15. Set in the Holie place to be Holy sig To keep himselfe from eating or touching ought which is Ceremonially vncleane Leuit. 11 44. Holinesse sig That diuine vncreated essence which being it selfe most Holy and vndefiled loueth euerie thing which is so and hates the contrary Psal. 89 35. I haue sworne once by mine holinesse that is by my selfe who am most Holy 2 That created quality of purenesse wherein the Saints resemble God being pure seuered in part from mixture of sin as God is Holy and pure Heb. 12 14. Without holinesse no man can see God 3 All duties which do immediately concerne God and his worship Ephe. 4 24. In holinesse and righteousnesse of truth Rom. 6 22. Luke 6 22. Luke 1 75. And in all other places where Holinesse and Righteousnesse are put together 4 Purity or cleannes of body about the act of generation 1 Thess. 44. Possesse your vessels in holinesse 5 Sincerely Holily with a purpose to do as one speaketh Psal. 108 7. God hath spoken in his Holinesse habitation of his Holinesse sig The Land of Canaan which the most Holy God promised to his Holy people by whose residence but chiefly by the speciall presence of God there it was sanctified Exod. 15 1â— Thou wilt bring them into the habitation of holinesse Holy of holies or holiest of all sig Some thing person or place which was more Holy then others Hebr. 9 13. Which is called the holiest of all It was that place in the Sanctuarie whether the High-Priest entered once a yeare as a Figure and Type of heauen Holy place sig The Land or Countrey of Iudea called the Holy-Land and an Holy Nation in comparison of other Nations and Landes as Ierusalem is called the Holy Citty being more holy then the Country of Palestine and the Sanctuarie is called Holy because it was more holie then the Citty c. Mat. 24 15. When ye shall see the abomination of Desolation that is the Armie of the Romans set in the Holy place Honesty sig All kinde of duties which men are mutually to practise one towards another without doing any vncomely filthy or wicked thing 1. Tim. 2 â— In all godlinesse and Honesty 2 Carefull couering or comly Garments 1. Cor. 12 23. Put we more honesty on Honor. sig All that respect which we owe to our Gouernors of all sorts which more particularly doth consist in reuerence loue obedience and thankefulnesse as in the fift Commandement 1. Pet. 2 17. Honour the King Exod. 20 12. Honor thy Father and Mother 2 Reuerence to Magistrates Rom. 13. 7. Honor to whom Honor c. 3 Obedience to parents Ephe. 6 1 2. 4 Honest care and regarde of others which are our Inferiors 1. Pet. 3 6 Giue Honor to your wiues This is done by bearing with their weaknesse and prouiding things meet for them according to our degree and estate 5 Helpe and aide which by way of thankfulnesse we doo performe to our Parents or others Mat. 15 6. Though he Honor not Father and Mother 1. Tim. 5 3 17. 6 Estimation 1. Cor. 12 26. If one member bee had in Honor. It also signifies Riches and wealth which beget estimation and Honor by a Metanimie Gen. 31 1. All this Honor. 7 Comelinesse beauty and dignitie 1. Cor. 12 24. And hath giuen more Honour to that part that lacked A more comely and seemely couering 8 Inward reuerence and all outward priuate duties of kindnesse and loue Ro. 12 10. In giuing Honor go one before another Acts 28 10. 1. Pet. 2 17. Honor all men 9 An earnest care to preserue from sinnefull vncleannesse as Fornication Drunkennesse Gluttony Ryot and such like 1. Thess. 4 4. How to keepe his vessell in honor 10 Some publicke function or calling either in Church or Common-wealth giuen to such men as for their vertue deserue to be honoured preferred Heb. 4 5. No man takes this Honor vnto himselfe but he that is called Thus we may wel vnderstand that place of 2. Pet. 1 17. For hee
spoken to be so true as that the Lord liues or as that person liueth which is the speaker of it Ruth 3 13. I will do the duty of a Kinsman as the Lord liues 1. Sam. 1 26. Light sig That creature of light shining throughout ouer the whole earth Gen. 1 3. God sayde let there bee light 2 Sunne Moone and Starres which be as it were the vessels of this light Gen. 1 16. Therefore he made two great lights 3 God who is like light both for the brightnes of his maiesty his most pure single Nature being of infinit knowledge holines without any darknesse of ignorance or sin 1. Ioh. 1 4 5. God is Light Ioh. 1 5. That Light shineth in darknes And elswhere Light doth signifie God the Creator of Light 4 The word of God well vnderstoode which serues as a light to shew vs the way we are to walk to heauen Psal. 119 108. Thy word is a Lanterne to my feete and a Light to my paths Iohn 3 20 21. 5 Christ himselfe who is full of Light and enlightneth euery man that commeth into the world with reason and naturall vnderstanding and all elect men with true faith and holynesse Iohn 1 8. He was that true Light that enlightneth euerie man that commeth into the world Ioh. 9 5. I am the Light of the world Iohn 1 8. 6 The wise and faithfull Ministers of the Gospell who in respect of their sound Doctrine and good life are likened to light Math. 5 16. Ye are the Light of the world 7 The Doctrine of the Gospell Actes 26 23. And should shew light vnto this people and to the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of aeternall life 8 All beleeuing Christians which are theÌ„selues enlightened vnto the sauing knowledge of God giuing Light to others by their godly conuersation Ephe. 5 8. Ye are Light in the Lord. 9 Some knowledge of God and of his Glory Cor. 2 4 6. To giue the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God 10 Holinesse of life Mat. 5 16. Let your Light so shine before men 11 Ioy Gladnesse and Comfort which commeth by Gods mercifull benefits deliuerances as Darkenesse signifieth Sorrow and Misery Ester 8 16. And to the Iewes came Light and Ioy Gladnesse and Honor. 12 That force of reason and vnderstanding which is kindled in our mindes to acknowledge him the author of so great a benefit Iohn 1 4. And that life was the Light of men 13 That glorious and blessed life in Heauen which is endlesse Col. 1 12. The inheritance of the Saints in Light 14 One that deliuereth out of aduersities Psal. 27 1. The Lord is my Light Workes of Light Sée Armour of Light Light of Gods countenance sig Gods fauour declared by his blessings and graces as mens fauour is declared by their countenance Psal. 4 7. Let the Light of thy countenance shine vpon vs. 2 The knowledge or presence of God Psal. 90 8. Thou settest our sinnes in the Light of thy countenance to walke in the light sig To follow Gods word as our guide in our trauell to eternall blessednesse 1. Iohn 1 7. But if we walke in the Light See Lippes Little flock sig The people of GOD small in number and in worldly reputation Luke 12 32. Feare not Little Flocke Little sister sig The Church of the Gentiles Cant. 8 8. We haue a Little Sister Little ones sig Such as be of poore mean estate in the world Math. 18 6. Whosoeuer shall offend one of these Little ones Little faith sig A small portion and degree of Faith much troubled with ignorance and doubtings Math. 8 26. Why do ye donbt ô ye of Little faith Little strength sig A small measure of spirituall grace whereby the heart is but meanly strengthned to God-ward Reuel 3 8. Thou hast a Little strength Little Fores. sig All occasions and appearances of euill Cant. 2 15. L. O. Locusts sig pro A certaine vile Creature so called There were diuers kindes of them some hurtful venomous others commodious for meat Mat. 3 4. His meat was Locusts 2 Deceiuers or authors of false Doctrines generally and more specially the Popish Cleargie with their swarmes of Monkes Friars Priests and Iesuites Reu. 9 3. There came Locusts out of the smoake to Loose sig To pronounce forgiuenesse of sinnes to truely humbled and repentant sinners Math. 18 18. Whatsoeuer you shall loose on earth c. 2 To giue the fruite of forgiuenesse of sins in heauenly blessednesse Math. 18 18. Lord. sig A word of reuerence giuen to Prophets publicke Teachers and men of sort Thus is Elias called Lord and Abraham of his wife is called Lord. 1. Pet. 3 â— 2 A Title of honour giuen to great men in respect of their rule and command ouer others Gen. 42 30 33. The man who is Lord of the Land Gen. 4â— 16. 3 An absolute Ruler ouer the whole world vpholding all things in their beings Thus God onely is a Lord. Psalme 110 1. The Lord saide to my Lord. 4 An vnder Ruler which in stead of God and for him and vnder him hath Rule and Dominion ouer al things but more especially ouer his church Rom. 1 3. Concerning his son Iesus Christ our Lorde Thus Christ onely is a Lord. Lord of all sig Christ who is Lord of all Act. 10 36. By right of 1. Creation al things being made by him Iohn 1 3. 2. Preseruation vpholding all things Heb. 1 3. 3. Dominion gouerning al thinges Ephe. 1 22. 4. Redemption ransoming all men by the price of him-selfe 1. Tim. 2 5. Lorde of hoasts sig The mighty and strong God vnder whose power and disposition all creatures be as an hoast of Souldiers vnder their Emperour to execute his Iudgements Psal. 24 10. The Lord of Hoasts hee is the King of glory Lord of life sig One who liueth of him-selfe and is author giuer and preseruer of life in al liuing creatures hauing the liues of all creatures vnder his power being the onely procurer of eternall life to the elect Acts 3 18. â—e haue killed the Lord of life Lord of heauen earth sig The Maker Commaunder and disposer of all things in heauen and earth Sée Possessor Lord of glorie sig A glorious renowned Lord worthy of renown and full of glory 1. Cor. 2 8. They would not haue crucified the Lord of glory Lord of Lords sig The highest Ruler farre aboue all other Gouernors and Rulers whatsoeuer Reuel 19 16. Who hath his name written on his thigh The Lorde of Lords in the name of the Lord. sig At the Commaundement of God by his blessing and vnto his onely honour and glory Col. 3 17. Do all in the name of the Lord Iesus many Lords sig Many which be like vnto Lordes and reputed so of the worlde being not so indeede for to vs there is but one God and one Lord. 1. Cor. 8 5. As there be many Gods and many Lords Lords supper sig That Sacrament of
thy Neighbour as thy selfe Net sig pro An Instrument which Fisher-men vse to catch Fish in 2 The vsiible Church which is like a Net that brings to Land both Fish and other things Math. 13 47. The Kingdome of God is like vnto a Net cast into the Sea 3 Meanes and helps to liue by Hab. 1 16. He sacrificed to his Net Neuer sig Not for a long time Leuit. 6 12 13. The Fire shall neuer goe out 2 Not at all Marke 3 29. Shall neuer haue forgiuenesse New sig That which is not old and comes in the stead of the old 2 Cor. 5 17. All things new 2 Vnwonted neuer seene or heard before Eccl. 1 9. No new thing vnder the sunne New Creature sig One regenerate by the Spirit or endewed with New qualities of righteousnesse and holynesse 2. Corin. 5 17. Hee that is in Christ let him be a New Creature New-birth sig The begetting of those New qualities by the worke of the Spirit Iohn 3 3. Except ye bee borne anew New Couenant sig The agreement which God hath made with his people for Saluation by Christ. Sée Couenant New doctrine sig Euery doctrine not heard of before Actes 17 19. We will know what this New doctrine meaneth Also euery doctrine how ancient soeuer it be if it be contrary to that which is taught in the word it may be called New New-hart sig A Soule renewed and changed not in the substance and faculties of it but in qualities beeing framed anew after God in knowledge righteousnesse and true holinesse Ezek. 11 19. I will put a new heart in thee New lump sig The whole body and Masse of the Church renewed and purged from the old Leauen of sinne and corruption 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen that ye may be a new Lump New Ierusalem sig The Citty of God or the heauenly Citty Reu. 3 12. I will write vpon him the Name of the Cittie of my God that is the New Hierusalem New Name Sée Name New Song sig A Song which doth not wax old and vanish but is continually reuiued by the godly by reason of Gods continual fresh Mercies and benefits toward them Psal. 33 3. Sing vnto him a New Song Psal. 96 1. New Heauens and New earth sig The estate and condition of the World after the last Iudgement when it shall bee purged from vanity and corruption and restored to such glorious perfection and proportion as if Heauen and earth were created anew 2 Pet. 3 13. Reue. 21 1. I saw a New Heauen and a New Earth Rom. 8 20 21. 2 The blessed estate of the elect vnder the New Testament beeing quite altered and framed as it were a new by the Spirit and Gospell of Christ. Esay 66 22. The New Heauens and the New Earth which I shall make shall remaine before me New tongues sig Strange Languages which they had not known nor vsed before beeing suddenly taught them by the singuler gift of the Spirit Marke 16 17. And shall speake with New tongues These are cald other tongues Acts 2 4. New wine and New cloth sig pro Wine newly pressed out of the Grape and raw Cloath before it be Fulled 2 Strict and seuere Lawes about Ceremonies and things indifferent Mark 2 22. No Man puts New Wine into old Vessels c. Newnesse of life sig A conuersation pure and vnblameable such as Gods Children liue after their New-birth Rom. 6 4. That we should walke in Newnesse of life N. I. Niggard sig pro A Churle who spareth more then is fit 2 A wicked man by a Sinerdoche Esay 32 5. A Niggard shall be called no more liberall Night sig That space of time wherein darknesse couereth the face of the Earth the Sun being absent from vs. 1 Cor. 11 23. The same Night when he was hetrayed 2 The time of Ignorance and vnbeliefe Rom. 13 12. The Night is passed 1 Thess. 5 7. Sleep and be drunke in the Night 3 Time after Death or Death it selfe Iohn 9 4. Night will come when none can worke of the night sig Blind and ignorant persons ouerwhelmed with the darknesse of ignorance and infidelity hauing the Sun of the Gospell hid from them 1 Thess. 5 8. Ye are not of the Night N. O. Noble sig A person aduanced to honour by discent or merit Dan. 3 2. Hee sent forth to gather together the Nobles 2 One of excellent piety and vertue renowned and ennobled for speciall Graces Acts 17 11. These were more Noble then they of Berrea 3 Renowned famous and glorious Psalme Our Fathers haue declared thy Noble workes 4 Men picked and singled out from others chosen men to accompany Moses Exod. 34 11. Vpon the Nobles of the Children of Israell hee laid not his hand Not. sig An absolute deniall Exod. 20. Thou shalt Not kill As in all prohibitions 2 A conditionall denyall 1 Corin. 6 10. Couetous Theeues shall not inherit As in many threatnings and Comminations 3 A respectiue and comparatiue deniall 1 Cor. 1 17. Sent not to baptize but to Preach Psal. 5 16. Sacrifices thou wouldst not â—er 31 34. Euery Man shall not teach his Neighbour Ios. 6 6. Desired mercy and not Sacrifice Likewise in sundry other speeches of comparison where a thing is not simply denied but in some respect Nothing in me sig No power ouer me no matter nor cause against me beeing the innocent Lambe of God and the eternall Sonne of God Iohn 14 30. And hath Nothing in me Nouice sig A yong scholler one newly or lately planted into Christianity 1. Tim. 3 6. Hee may not be a Nouice or young Scholler that is a Childe in vnderding N. V. Nurce sig A godly Queene Esay 49 23. Sée Nurcing Mother 2 A Minister of the word louing and tender as a Nurce 2 Thes. 2 7. We were gentle among you as a Nurce cherisheth her Children O. O. O. sig THe voice of one lamenting Luke 13 34. O Ierusalem Ierusalem 2. Sam. 18 33. 2 The voice of one praying and calling vpon another Math. 6 9. O our Father 3 The voice of one wondering exclaiming with admiration as at some strange thing Rom. 11 33. O the depth of his wisedome 4 The voice of one chiding or speaking to another in way of reprehension Gal. 3 1. O ye foolish Galathians Luke 24 25. O ye foolish and slowe of heart 5 The voice of one exhorting and encoraging to dutie Psalme 95 1. O come let vs sing vnto the Lord. O. B. Obedience sig A readinesse to doo the will of God in thinges commanded or forbid by him bee they neuer so troublesome and neuer so much against our reason and liking Rom. 5 19. As by the Obedience of one man 1. Sam. 15 22. To Obey is better c. Exod. 24 7. We will do it and be Obedient to obey Ministers sig To submit with readinesse to their authoritie suffering their words of exhortations and rebukes to take place with vs for our reformation Heb. 13 17.
Christ findes enterance into vs. Reuelations 3 20. He stands at the Doore According to some Doore signifies all hindrances inward and outward to keep Christ from entering This is a good Interpretation because our heart is the House rather then the Doore 2 An open way meane and passage giuen of God to Iohn the Euangelist that hee might see and vnderstand such deepe and hidden secrets so shut vp in Heauen as no humaine capacity could euer haue reached to perceiue them Reuel 4 1. Behold a Doore was open in Heauen D. R. Dragon sig The Deuill for his terrible fiercenesse likened to a Dragon beeing the Prince of that Army that maintaineth warre against Christ. Reuel 12 7. Michaell fought against the Dragon Some other by the Dragon vnderstand vnrighteous and cruell Princes assisted and strengthned by false Teachers Corruptors of the Truth Heretiques c. Al which ioyne in battaile together against the truth and the sincere maintainers of it but in Chapt. 20. Ver. 2. the Dragon is there expounded to bee the Deuill and Sathan who yet must worke by meete Instruments All which hauing one common worke and being but one corporation with the Deuill theyr Captaine are therefore well comprehended vnder one Name as the whole company of faithfull beares the Name of Christ their head 1 Cor. 12. drunk with the blood of the Saints sig The blood of the Saints to bee so aboundantly shed by great Babylon the Mother of Whooredomes the Romish Church as shee was wholely imbrued and coloured in blood Re. 17 6. I saw the Woman Drunk with the blood of the Saints The meaning is that so great was her cruelty as intemperate persons doe not more greedily drawe in the most Delicate Wine then shee shed the blood of Gods people drunk with the wine of fornication sig Such as are neuer satisfied with Idolatry spirituall fornication which they Drink in as men Drink in Wine Reu. 17 2. The Inhabitants of the Earth are Drunke with the Wine of Fornication D. W. to Dwel on the earth sig To bee a Reprobate not praedestinated to life aeternall nor regenerate by the Spirit whom Anti-Christ shall haue power to seduce and corrupt and to lead to destruction Reue. 17 8. They that Dwell on the Earth shall wonder to Dwell with the Saints sig To haue communion with the elect and holie Men and Women by a most perfit and immediate fellowship such as shall bee in Heauen betweene God and his people after the last iudgment whereas they are knit together now imperfectly and by meanes of the word and Sacrament Reuel 21 3. And he will Dwell with them D. Y. to Dye in the Lord. sig Eyther to suffer Death as the Martyrs do for the Lordes cause in defence of his truth against Antichrist or to fall asleepe in Christ dying in his Fayth as all the Saintes doe Reuelation 14 13. The dead which Dye in the Lorde are blessed henceforth E. A. Eagle sig EIther all Fowles and Birds by a Sinecdoche of one principall Bird the Eagle named in stead of all as being all both great and little gouerned by the prouidence of god or els the knowledge of great and high Mysteries represented fitly by the Eagles mounting aloft in the Ayre Others by the Eagle vnderstand Iohn the Euangelist who diued deepest into that high Mystery of the Diuinitie of Christ and his Incarnation The middle signification is best the last is worst because these wordes must bee taken of Ministers which should be after this Vision not of such as had beene before as Apostles were as it is written in the first verse of the fourth Chapte Come and I will shew the thinges that must bee done hereafter Secondly such as apply these foure beasts to the foure Euangelists do varry much One saith Marke is the Eagle as Aretas other say the Eagle signifies Iohn Some say Iohn is figured by the Lyon as Aretas Others say Mark And Augustine saith Math. is the Lyon Re. 4 7. The fourth beast an Eagle Eare. sig pro The outward Organ of the body to wit that sense which is the Instrument of vnderstanding 2 The mind wherewith we vnderstand things and attend to get more vnderstanding Reuel 2 7. He that hath an Eare c. to haue ears sig To haue the mind prepared or the vnderstanding opened obediently to heare and attend the things of God such are called vpon to marke in the conclusion of euery Epistle Others will but contemne the word Re. 2 11. Let him that hath an eare to hear Inhabitants or dwellers in the earth sig Men and Women whose Names are not written in Heauen in the Booke of life Reprobate persons which minde earthly things and embrace false Religion for filthy lucre sake Thus also the word Earth often signifies in this Reuelation Men of Terrene and earthly minds Reue. 12. 9 12 13 16. Woe vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth Also 8 5. Fire cast into the Earth Also verse 7. also Chap. 13 8. also 16 2. In all which places by the Earth and such as dwell in it is meant the wicked World or the Church falsly so called consisting of earthly minded men which are not chosen and sanctified of GOD to haue their conuersation in Heauen Earthquake sig pro A most vehement shaking of the Earth with horrible trembling Reuel 6 12. Loe there was a great Earth-quake This is a fearefull iudgement whereof many examples in all Ages and a forerunner of great mutations 2 Great alterations and changes of Religion and ciuill gouernments throughout the World after the custome of the Scriptures which vse to call some notable change a shaking of the Earth As Heb. 10 26. And Psalm 68 9. The deliuering the Children out of Aegipt is called the moouing of the Earth Reu. 16 18. And there was a great Earthquake such as was not since men were vpon the Earth Meaning heereby some extraordinary punishment inflicted vpon the vngodlie World by some great and vnlooked for alteration of State to come vp from the East sig Christ Iesus our Lord the Sunne of righteousnesse to arise in the doctrine of the word and to shine vpon the Christian Churches to expell from them spirituall darknesse euen when a whole rout of infernall Spirits are let loose to fill the World with the darknesse of Hel to wit with Ignorance Superstition Idolatry and Haeresie Re. 7 2. I saw another Angell come vp from the East Thus the Scripture else-where speaketh of Christ as in the Song of Zachary Luke 1. alluding vnto the custome and manner of the Sun which from the East seemeth still to arise and ascend till it come to the midst of heauen which some doe Interpret of Constantine who ascended out of the East parts of the World as Stories shew namely Eusebius and by whom as a maine Instrument of God the light of the Gospell did breake foorth to the scattering of the mists of errours and the enlightning of the Church after most
we haue seene alreadie fulfilled in the decay of their religious Houses of their reuennues and falling of many Kinges and people from that Whorish Sinagogue through the Doctrine of the Gospell so the full Fall draweth on apace God hasten it Reuel 18 2. Babylon is Fallen c. Fat things sig Thinges of the best most pleasurable and commodious to the flesh as Monasteries Abbies goodly Dignities and promotions which raised much pompe delight and pleasure Popery was full of such Fat things the losse whereof shal make them mourne Reue. 18 14. All thinges which were Fat are departed F. E. Feare of torments sig The dread and horror which the friends of Rome shall conceiue for the horrible vengeance which God in his appointed time shall take vpon her for her Idolatry luxury cruelty so as they shall not dare come neere to rescue her but shall keepe aloofe Reuel 18 15. They shall stand a farre off for Feare of her torment great Feare sig That terror and trembling of hart which should possesse the Enemies of Christ vpon the restoring to life of the two dead and slaine Witnesses which was fulfilled in the yeare of our Lord 1550. when God maruellously reuiued the fainting Spirites of the Professors of his Name at Meydenbâ—row who so couragiously defended the Doctriue of the former Prophets and Witnesses which were slaine as the King of the Romaines the Emperour also and the Fathers of the Counsell of Trent thorough great feare conceiued of their valour and forces of the godly professors of Christ were driuen to their heeles as is to be seene in Sleyden Reue. 11 11. And great Feare shall come vppon them who see them Others referre this to the daies of Caluin Martyr Bucer Wicklisse Husse c. who so stoutly maintained that truth against Anti-christ which others before guided by the same Spirit and were now dead had now done as it caused the friends of Antichrist much to feare to feare his great name sig To worship God by a true Faith seruing him according to his word and studying to liue godly Reuel 11 18. To them that Feare thy Name small and great Some doe restraine those that Fear Gods Name more specially to the Iewes which should beleeue Fearefull sig Such timorous faint-hearted men Emperors or Subiects who for feare of them which can kill the body denied Christ before men Reu. 21 18. But vnbeleeuers fearefull c. to fal before ones Féete sig To prostrate the body before one in signe of religious Diuine worship which Iohn of infirmitie did to an Angell Reuel 19 10. And I Fell before his Feete It is a signe of submission to the true God alone Reuel 5 8. They Fell downe before the Lamb. Fellow-seruant sig One who in common with the Prophets and Ministers serueth the same God as Angels doe especially in reporting the secrets of God vnto his Prophets which might declare them to the Church Reuel 19 10. For I am thy Fellow-seruant c. Feete like fine Brasse sig The constancy of Christ in an vnwearied desire of prouiding for the good of his Church Also his firme power to tread downe all the enemies thereof together with the most excellent puritie and brightnesse of his wayes All this is represented by the mettall of Brasse Fine burning c. Reuel 1 15. His Feete like to Fine Brasse burning as in a furnace c. Other do interpret these Feete of Brasse of the stablenesse of the Churches Namely of Smyrna and Pergamus firmely and with inuincible constancy abyding afflictions for the Name of Christ when they were not onely not hurt but did shine more brightly like Fine Brasse As if allusion heerein were made to those visions of Ezekiell ch 1 7. and of Daniell Ch. 10 6. both these Interpretations may well stand together for the perseuerance of the Church in tribulations and their being more purifyed by their afflictions may doth proceede from Christ his inuincible power supporting them and exceeding purity communicated to them Feete like Bears feet sig Continuance and stablenesse ioyned with cruelty For Beares Feet being plaine flat and long with broad Nayles do affoord him more strength and enable him to more fiercenesse This is applyed to the Romaine Empyre which exceeded the Persians Medes Assyrians and Babylon in rapacity and stability Reu. 13 2. His Feet like Beares Feete F. I. to Fight sig To proclaime and make warre in the behalfe of Antichrist against Christ and hiâ— Church Reuel 17 14. These shall Fight with the Lambe to Fill double sig To inflict bring vpon the great Whore to wit Rome most greeuous calamity with extream sharpnesse and rigor in recompence of all her abhominable wickednesses This must be done to Rome in the last laying of it wast and it is to be done by those which were sometimes Cittizens Subiects of Rome Reuel 18 6. In the Cup that ske hath filled to you fill her double Filthinesse sig Sinne and iniquity either Originall or actuall Reuel 16 15 Least he walke nakedly and men see his Filthinesse See the common Dictionary in the word Filthinesse to Finish their Testimony sig To accomplish and performe the charge function deliuered vnto them by giuing bold Testimony vnto Christ and his Gospell Reuel 11 7. And after they haue Finished their Testimony c. Fire of the Altar sig A holy and constant profession of the truth proceeding from the Spirite of Christ which is like a fire enflaming the hearts of the faithfull and stirring vp troubles among the wicked Revel 8 5. He Filled it with Fire from the Altar Fire and Brimstone sig The most extreame and sharpe torments wherwith the wicked but especially the Turke the Roman Antichrist with their seruants shall be tormented in hell Reuel 20. 10. Was cast into a Lake of Fire and Brimstone burnt with Fire sig Some extra ordinary and fearefull Iudgement which shall so destroy Romish Babylon as things be burnt in a Fire Reuel 18 8. And he shall bee burnt with Fire flame of Fire sig Most lightsome and piercing entering into all things euen the most secret and hidden bringing darkenesse it selfe into light Of this property be the eyes of Christ. Reuel 19 12. And his eyes were as a flame of Fire Fiery Habergions sig The terrible cruelty and fiercenesse both of the Horsses and such as sat vpon them fighting for the wicked Religion of Mahomet vnder the Turk Reuel 7 19. Hauing Fiery Habergions Fire Hayle mingled with blood sig A spirituall Tempest and storme of erros lyes and strong delusions casting downe ouer-spreading and wasting greeuously mens soules euen as if Fire Blood and Hayle were all mingled together and cast downe vnto the earth to beat down corrupt and wast the fruit thereof Reu. 8 7. There was Haile and Fire minglea with blood Fire from heauen sig Such lieng signes and wonders as Anti-christ and his Ministers should be suffered to do thereby to deceiue the world with errours See Math.
A Christian Dictionarie Opening the signification of the chiefe wordes dispersed generally through Holie Scriptures of the Old and New Testament tending to increase Christian knowledge Whereunto is annexed A perticular Dictionary For the Reuelation of S. Iohn For the Canticles or Song of Salomon For the Epistle to the Hebrues By Tho Wilson Minister of the Word at Saint Georges in Canterbury Euery word of God is pure Prou. 30 5. Ye erre because ye know not the Scripture Mat. 22 19. Wordes are notes and markes of things Aristotle Galen lib. 1. de Method cap. 5. Whosoeuer is ignorant of words shall neuer iudge well of things I Ubi plura aut diuersa eiusdem vocis significata afferuntur prima sunt propria genuina caetera metaphorica Mercerus in Pagn Dictinctio vocis ambiguoe primúm sit in omni rerum consideratione Keckerman System Log. LONDON Printed by W. Iaggard 1612. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE Lord WOTTON Baron of Marleigh one of his Maiesties Priuy Counsell Comptroller of his house and Lieutenant of Kent his very good Lord T. W. wisheth all happinesse in Christ now and heereafter for euer AMong all Sacred and Diuine Bookes which teach that great Mystery of godlinesse Right Honourable there are none more Mysticall then the Canticles of Salamon The Epistle to the Hebrewes and the Apocalipse or Reuelation of S. Iohn In the first of these three we are by a continuall Allegorie of Mariage instructed in the most sweet and straight coniunction betweene Christ and his Church In the second vnder comparison with Tipes and Figures of the Law we do learne the perfection of Christs Priest-hood and Sacrifice for full reconciliation of all elect sinners with God In the third which hath as many Mysteries as words by dark Propheticall Phrases wee haue fully deciphered the condition of the Christian Church till the returne of Christ her Husband together with the certaine ruine both of Turkish and Popish Regiments as most infest enemies to the spouse and truth of God The explication of these portions of Sacred writ by an easie and familiar way of a Dictionary I haue thought it my dutie humbly crauing your Lordship so to interpret it to dedicate vnto you my Right Hon good Lord to whō for manie respects especially for your gracious fauour to my meane selfe and your great affection to the Diuine truth I holde my selfe much indebted as I haue put foorth a generall Register of Sacred wordes with their significations scattered throughout the whole Bible vnder the Names of three Right Reuerend persons mine especiall Benefactours If by my Diuine Candle there shall arise any light for the better vnderstanding of heauenly and Holie-Scriptures let all glorie be giuen to him who is the Father of Lights from whose Light we all receiue Light and vnto whose blessed guiding protection I commit your Honor with your right Honorable and vertuous Lady hopeful Children From mine house in Cant. Decem. 1611. Your Honors bounden Seruant and dutifull Chaplen Tho Wilson TO THE RIGHT Reuerend Fathers in Christ my Lord Bishop of Carlile and of Worcester Also to the Right Worshipfull Mr. Doctor NEVILE Deane of CHRIST-CHVRCH in Canterbury THOMAS WILSON wisheth all health and Happinesse from Christ our Lord. RIght Reuerend that which King Asuerus saide of Mordechaie when he found by reading in the Chronicles the great pleasure he had done him by discouery of a dangerous treason against him What Honor and dignity saith he hath bin done to him for this The like though not the same may I say concerning your Lordships and Worship vpon recording with my selfe the many and great fauours which you haue done me from my youth to this day what duty and seruice for I may not say what Dignity and Honour hath bin returned to you for all this My Conscience doth aunswere me with some checke as his Seruants answered their King There hath beene nothing done If vpon this aunswere that Heathen man entered into some deliberation with himselfe how to recompence Mordoche my checke would proue a sting in the end if I should alwayes suffer my selfe to forget your very great and most constant Good-will and benificence For one of you to wit my Lord of Carlile was vnder God the foundation of all the learning and preferment which I enioy hauing cherrished me in his Colledge whereof he was a most worthy Prouest and Gouernor neglecting himselfe and his for the good of his house and afterward sending mee to the place where yet I abide by Gods goodnesse and there haue beene and still am much comforted through the great loue care of that Reuerend and most courteous Deane of that Church whereof I am a Member The third vouchsafing me his louing respect both long before and since hee was aduanced to his first Sea Entering into some deliberation what I might do not for dignifying you albeit that were my part to do were it in my power but for deliuering my selfe from suspition and imputation of an ingratefull minde I resolued to presume vpon your great and well approued benignity and patience to dedicate to you and vnder your three names being for your place and painfulnesse cheefe setters foorth and teachers of Christianity to publish a great part of this my Christian Dictionarie which with much and long labour and not without some fruite I hope to the Godly Professors for whose sake and good cheefely I meant it I am sure vvith much gaine of knowledge and encrease of iudgement to my selfe I haue at length as I could finished it Vnto which if your Honourable Lordships will affoord Patronage Countenance and gracious Aspect I shall in such wise acquite some part of bounden dutie towards you as yet I will acknowledge my debt encreased by the addition of dignity vnto me so to grace this poore but painfull Work as it may haue shelter vnder your wings against the carping Tongues of the enuious who neither will put forth their strength to do good nor yet will beare with others which desire to employ their Talents Thus crauing pardon of my boldnesse and submitting my selfe and endeuours to your fauourable acceptance I commend you all three to him who is one in Essence and three in persons the Blessed Trinitie in vndeuideable Vnitie Whose wisedome and power euer guide and defend you in earth till his infinite goodnesse and mercy haue glorified you in heauen From my house in Canterbury An. Dom. 1611. The Generall Preface To the Christian Reader THe end of Teaching is to cause others to learn to learne is to know things to be what they are Now of things to be knowne words are notes or markes leading the minde to the comprehension of the thinges It cannot bee then but a great hinderance to the vnderstanding of things when words which betoken and signify things are not vnderstanded and a great furtheraunce when they be vnderstood Wherefore as it is necessary in Grammar Schooles that Children which learne
16. We haue receiued the spirite of adoption to cry Abba Father To wait for yâ— Adoption sig Earnestly to looke for the fruition and enioying of our adoption in a full restoring at the last day Rom 8 23. We wait for our adoption This is adoption compleat and perfected to wit glorification in heauen Aduantage sig Gaine benefit or profit either spiritual or earthly Phil. 1 12. Christ is to me aduantage Mat. 16 26. What will it aduantage or profite a man to winne the world and to loose himselfe Adultery sig pro Vncleannes about the act of generation between two persons whereof the one at least is married Heb 13 4. Adulterers God will Iudge Iohn 8 3. A Woman taken in adultery 2 All maner of vncleannes about desire of sex together with the occasions causes and meanes thereof as in the 7. Commandement Exod 20 14. Thoushalt not commit adultery A Sinechdoche Aduocate sig pro One that pleadeth for another at any barre of Iustice. This is the proper signification 2 One that pleadeth the cause of beleeuing sinners at the barre of Gods Iustice. Christ alone performes this office by the eucrlasting merite of his death 1. Iohn 2 2. We haue an Aduocate with the Father Iesus Christ the righteous Heere fals downe the multitude of Aduocates set vp in the Romish Synagogue to Christ his great dishonor who onely is our Aduocate because he alone is our Propitiator or Reconciler A. F. Affections sig Passions which affect the mind with some griefe or paine especially when they are strong and vehement Rom. 7 5. The affections of sin wrought in vs. In the original Text it is read The Passions of sinne 2 More entire feeling harty loue 2. Cor. 7 15. His inward affection is more aboundant towards you Affliction sig Any trouble greefe or euill whatsoeuer that happeneth either to soule or body name goods or estate for correction of sin or for triall as it doth to the godly or for punishment and vengeance as to the wicked Rom. 2 8. Anguish affliction Also 5 3. A. G. Against Christ. Sig Haters of Christ and open Blasphemers Math. 12 30. He that is not with me is against mee They were not against Christ which did think reuerendly of him though they did not follow him make open profession of him but such as reproched him his Doctrine and works are heere said to be against him As appeareth by comparing together the 30 31 and 32 verses of the 12. Chapter of Saint Mathew Agony sig pro Any fight conflict wrestling or strife 2 The deepe soul-sorrow and extreame anguish of Christ wrestling and striuing not only with the terror of death but with the infinit Iustice wrath of God highly displeased with our sinnes Luke 22 44. And he was in an agony c. If any thinke this Agony did arise meerely from a feare of Naturall death in Christ they thinke too vnwoorthily of Christ his excellent fortitude of his Fathers infinite Iustice of mans most horrible and execrable sinnes A. L. All. sig Euery one then it is put vniuersally Rom. 5 12. Death went ouer all 2. Cor 5 10. Wee must all appeare that is all and euery one 2 Some of al and then it is put indefinitly 1 Tim. 2 2. God will haue all to be saued Mat. 3 5 4 24. And he healed all diseases that is some of all sortes and kindes Iohn 6 45. These and such like places therefore are euilly cited in fauour of vniuersallelection to proue that all and euery one were chosen and that the cause of their damnation which do perish is because they refused offered grace 3 Plentifull and perfect Rom. 15 13. All Ioy. 1 Cor. 13 2. All knowledge A. L. Allegory sig A sentence consisting of sundry strange and borrowed speeches which sound one thing and couertly shewes forth another Gal. 4 24. Mat. 7 6. Mat. 3 10 11. affoord vs examples heereof Allegories bee either continued Metaphors whereof many examples are in Scriptures besides those heere named or a drawing of some words plainly vttered at first from their naturall and proper meaning to a strange sense for better instruction of our minds in some points of faith or manners as that in Gala. 4 24. Touching the latter kinde of Allegories it is a safe thing to tread in the steps of the holy ghost not making Allegoricall sences where the Spirit hath made none Almes sig A releefe giuen to the poore out of a pitiful hart Mat. 6 1. When thou giuest thy Almes c. It hath affection of mercy and effect of succour the heart touched with pittifulnesse and an hande reached out to giue if we haue wherewith See 2. Cor. 8. Almightie sig One of infinite power able to do whatsoeuer he will and to hinder whatsoeuer hee will not haue done by his respectiue power and by his absolute power able to doo more then he will such a one is God onely 2. Cor. 6 18. Saith the Lorde God Almighty Rom. 9 19. Who hath resisted his will The Papists reason foolishly from Gods Almightinesse to proue the reall presence of Christes body in the supper whereas they should rather prooue it is his reuealed will to haue it so which they can neuer do Wee may assure our selues that God is able to do and doth whatsoeuer he is willing to doo but not on the contrary that he will do whatsoeuer hee can do Note further that if God could do things against his Nature or thinges contradictory or against his word it would bewray impotencie and weakenesse not Omnipotency and Almightinesse Alpha. sig That which is first amongest the Greeke Letters as Omega is that Letter which is last whereby is meant that Christ is both beginning and ending Re. 1 11. I am Alpha Omega the first and the last All-sufficient sig One God most able to performe all promised good things and to keepe away al threatned euils Gen. 17 1. I am God All-sufficient Altar sig The Doctrine of free saluation by Christ crucified or the sacrifice of Christs death Heb. 13 10. We haue an Altar c. The meaning of this place is that such as remayne after due instructions in the obseruations of Legall-Sacrifices shal not partake in the Sacrifice of Christs death once offered on the crosse What is this to Popish Altars whereon to Sacrifice Christ againe in an vnbloody maner for sinnes of the quicke in earth and of the dead in Purgatory 2 The Sacrifices and Oblations slain and offered at the Altar 1 Cor. 9 13. They which serue at the Altar are partakers with the Altar To offer or bring our guift to the Altar sig To do and performe the duty of godlines which are vnto God as an Oblation or Sacrifice Mat. 5 23 24. The efore if thou shalt bring thy guift to the Altar c. It is a speech borrowed from those times when the Temple and Altars and Sacrifices were in vse Therefore the Papists deale
This is the visible Church which is not alwayes eminent and glorious to the eye of flesh as our Papistes doo auouch too confidently 2 The whole company of the elect which in all ages and places haue or doo or shall beleeue in Christ through the calling of God the father by the operation of the holy spirite This is the inuisible catholicke Church Col. 1 18. Hee is the head of the bodie of the church which comprehends the faithfull of all times countries conditions yeares and sex How then can the Romish church which began but since Christs time be the Catholicke 3 The faithfull of some one family Phile 2. And to the church that is in thinehouse 4 The lawful gouernors of the Church to whom the censures of the Church doo of right belong Mat. 18 17. If hee will not heare them tell it to the Church This is the Church representatiue 5 A materiall Temple 1. Cor. 14 34. Let women keepe silence in the Churches 1. Cor. 11 18. C. I. To Circumcise sig pro To cut off or to paâ—e away the foreskin of the flesh to witnesse thereby an entrance into the couenant of mercy with God for forgiuenesse of sin and newnes of life Gen. 17 10 11. This is to circumcise Sacramentally 2 To mortifie and subdue the flesh with the lusts thereof Ier. 4 4. Be circumcised to the Lord take away the foreskin of your harts This is to circumcise spiritually and thus much is meant in all places where circumcision of the heart is called for euen a correcting of sinful nature and the corrupt desires thereof Men of circumcised eares lips hearts sig Such as haue the inward spiritual effect and grace of circumcision together with the signe as on the other side vncircumcised lippes eares and heart be affirmed of such as haue the outward signe only without the signified grace Acts 7 51. Circumcision sig A person circumcised or a Iew as vncircumcision signifieth a person vncircumcised a Gentile Rom. 2 28. and Actes 15 2. Where Christ is called the Minister of circumcision that is of a people circumcised to wit of the Iewes Gal. 2 7 9. 2 The whole legal ceremonious worship of God by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whol Acts 15 1. Except ye be circumcised ye cannot be saued Gal. 5 2. 3 Those which be truly godly persons spiritually circumcised in their heart forsaking their own corrupt reason and will Phil. 3 3. We are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit This is Circumcision made without hands of the heart and in the Spirit not in the Lâ—â—ter Rom. 2 29. It is a Sacrament of the Old-Testament signifying and sealing vp to the people of the Iewes their entrance into Couenant with God for the remission of their sinnes and mortification of their lustes by faith in Christ to come Rom. 4 11. They receyued the signe of circumcision Gen. 17 10 11 12. Citty sig pro A place compassed with wals for people to dwell in Math. 9 35. And Iesus went to all Citties and Townes Gen. 19 25. And ouerthrewe those Cities and inhabitants 2 The people which dwell in such a place Actes 19 29. And the whole Citty was full of confusion A Metonimie 3 The Church of God vpon earth Cant. 3. 2 3. The Watchmen which went about the citty 4 Heauen Heb. 11 16. He hath prepared for them a citty Ephe. 2 19. A Metaphor C. L. To clappe hands sig To reioyce and be gladde whereof clapping of hands is a signe Psal. 98 8. Let the floods clap their hands and let the hils reioyce Prosopopoâ—â— To cleanse sig To pronounce one cleane from legall pollution Leuit. 13 7. And cleanse him Thus Priestes cleansed 2 To take away guilt and corruption of sinne 1. Iohn 1 7. Thus Christ cleanseth Cleansing Sig Outward ceremonious washing of things or persons as a Type of the Inward Marke 1 40 41. Be thou cleane 2 Spirituall and inward holinesse when the hart is kept cleane from the spot of sinne Mat. 22 26. Iames 4 8. Of this cleansing the spirit is Authour the Word is the Instrument Iohn 15 3. Ye are clean thorow the word 3 Forgiuenesse of sinnes by the imputation of Christes blood to the beleeuer Psal. 51 2. And cleanse me from my sinne Cleane sig One who is holy and pure free from the power of sinne by the grace of sanctification Iohn 13 10. Ye are cleane 2 One free from the guilt and curse of sin by the grace of iustification Psa. 51 7. Purge me with Isoâ— and I shall be cleane to Cleaue sig To sticke fast and be neerely and straightly knit vnto God by the affections of the heart 2 To bee ioyned together most straightly as man and wife Mat. 19 5. And cleaue to his wife 3 To continue with one Acts. 11 23. Acts. 8 13. And did cleaue to Phillip Cloudes of witnesses sig An heape or great number of witnesses or Holie examples Heb. 12 1. Cloudes without water sig Hypocrites which make a faire shew and yet are empty and barren of all goodnesse Iude 12. C. O. Cold. Sig Such as be scarse indifferent but meere carelesse in matters of God and of their owne saluation Reuel 3 15. I would ye were eyther hot or cold Comming of Christ to vs. Sig The presence of his spirit to conuert vs that our hearts may be made his dwelling place Reuel 3 20. I will come in to him Eph. 3 17. 2 Giuing newe tokens of his spirituall presence by comforting and strengthning vs and encreasing his graces in vs. Iohn 14 18. I wil not leaue you Fatherlesse but will come vnto you Also verses 23 28. This is a comming in mercy and fauour 3 Executing his Iudgements against Sin and Sinners Reuel 2 16. Repent or I wil come vnto thee and fight against them This is a comming in wrath Comming of Christ from the Father sig Christ his being borne man that hee might liue heere and do the work of a Mediator by his obeying the Law and suffering the death of the crosse Iohn 15 27 28. I am come out of the father 1. Tim. 1 15. This is a comming in infirmity and weakenesse Comming of Christ to the Father sig His leauing the world and going vp to his father Iohn 17 13. And now Father I come to thee This is a comming in glory as also his comming at the last day will be glorious Our Comming to Christ. sig Our beleeuing in him Iohn 6 3â— Hee that commeth to me shall neuer hunger c. Faith as it is the mouth hand and eye so it is also the foote of the soule whereby we come vnto Christ. Comming of Satan sig His setting vppon Christ with great power and subtilty Iohn 14 30. The Prince of this world comes and hath nought in me Comming of Antichrist Sig His effectual and mighty presence and working for some great hurt vnto others 1. Iohn 2 18. Yee haue heard that Antichrist shall
a speciall gift of God whereby one is enabled to keepe himselfe Chast without the helpe of marriage 1. Cor. 7 5. Incontinency is the contrary Contract or Betroathing what it is A free promise and mutuall agreement of lawfull marriage by consent of Parents before meet witnesses betweene one man one woman in words of the present time Mat. 1 18. Mary was betrothed to Ioseph This is no Ceremoniall but a Morrall duty for the very Heathens by light of Nature knew and practised it whereof came the difference amongst them between Sponsalia and Nuptiae that is Espousals and Marriages Such also is the proceeding between Christ and his Church first they are espoused in earth then married in heauen Sée Canticles Contrition sig The brusing of a sinners heart as it were to dust and powder through vnfaigned and deepe griefe conceiued of Gods displeasure for sinne Ps. 51 17. A broken and Contrite hart thou wilt not despise This is Euangelicall Contrition and is a work of grace the beginning of renewed Repentance as 2. Cor. 7 10. Godly sorrow causeth Repentance vnto Saluation Papists erre in teaching Legall Contrition or sorrow stirred vp by the threatnings of the Law to be a worke of grace and part of Repentance whereas rather it is a part of the Torment of hell yet accidentally turneth to the good of the Elect by making them more fit to receyue grace being humbled by the Law Conuersation sig Not one worke or two or a few Actions but the whole course of our life with euery degree and step of it from the time of our effectuall calling and so forwards vnto the end of our race This course is tearmed an honest Conuersation 1. Pet. 2 12. Haue your Conuersation honest But our course from the time of our byrth vntill the time of such calling it is tearmed a vaine conuersation 1. Pet. 1 18. Redeemed from your vaine Conuersation Conuersion sig The turning or totall change of an elect Sinner from sinne to God and in this signification is comprehended both faith and Repentance euen the whole worke of grace Psal. 51 14. And sinners shal be Conuerted to thee This is Passiue Conuersion wherein we suffer God to worke vpon vs but our selues by our Naturall power worke nothing vnlesse it be to hinder the worke of Grace what wee may 2 A turning from some perticuler sinne or sinnes whereby we haue offended God or man Luke 22 32. When thou art conuerted Ier. 31 18. Conuert thou me and I shall be Conuerted This is an Actiue Conuersion performed by men already regenerate who being already renewed by grace doo work together with his Grace Conuerting grace being accompanied with assisting and supporting grace God conuerteth a Sinner by putting grace of repentance into his soule A Sinner conuerteth himselfe when he endeuoureth his owne conuersion diligently and constantly vsing al good means publicke and priuate Corban sig A guift or an Offering Mark 7 11. If a man say to his Parents Corban that is By the gift which is offered by me c. Cords sig Gouernment good Lawes and Commaundements Psal. 2 3. And cast their Cords from vs that is the Doctrine and Discipline of Christ whereby he ties vs to him 2 Strength might pollicy wherby the wicked tye the godly as Oxen are tyed with Cordes and bands Psal. 129. The Lord hath cut the Cordes of the wicked Cordes of vanity sig Allurements Prouocations and occasions of sinning Esay 5. 18. Woe vnto them that draw Iniquity with Cords of vanity The same is also meant by Cart-ropes Cords of maÌ„ and Bandes of Loue. Sig Most singuler and sweete clemency and kindenesse of God to pull vs forcibly to our duty Hosea 11 4. I led them with Cords of a man c. Corruption sig pro Rottennesse such as the body feeles in the graue Psal. 16 10. Thou wilt not suffer thy holye one to see Corruption 1. Cor. 15 42. It is sowne in Corruption 2 That vicious and naughty quality of sinne spiritually wasting the Soule beeing contrary vnto that Integrity and soundnesse in which wee were created Eph. 4 22. Cast off the Old-man which is corrupt through lust Corrupt sig Foolish vnwise Psal. 14 3. They are all Corrupt that is they haue not vnderstanding to perceyue the things which God offereth and doth to them 2 Rotten and vnsauoury Eph. 4 29. No Corrupt communication that is Filthy to Corrupt sig To liue otherwise then we should by doing any manner of Sinne or leauing vndoone good duties Deut. 4 16. That ye Corrupt not your selues Psalme 14 1. 2 To defile or destroy 1. Cor. 15 33. Euil words Corrupt good manners Couenant sig pro A. League or Agreement betweene two or more parties being at variance Gen. 21 32. Thus made they a Couenant at Bersheba This is a Ciuill Couenant 2 The signe and pledge of Gods Couenant Gen. 17 4. 3 Our promise made vnto God for yeelding obedience to his will Nehe. 9 38. We make a sure Couenant Or for performing duties to men 1. Sam. 18 3. 4 A league or agreement which GOD hath made with man for Saluation Ier. 32 40. I will make an euerlasting Couenant with them This is a Religious Couenant 5 The word of God which containes the Articles of our Couenant and agreement between God and man Psal. 25 10 14. To such as keepe his Couenants and his Testimonies Exod. 19 5. And keepe my Couenant 6 The promise whereby married persons binde themselues each vnto others for the pure vse of wedlocâ—e Mal. 2 14. This is called the Couenant of God Prou. 2 17. Because God is the Author of it it is also made in his presence and by Inuocation of his name to performe duties commanded by him This is marriage Couenant A mixt Couenant partly Ciuill and partly Religious 7 Circumcision which is the signe of the couenant Gen. 17 13. My Couenant shall bee in your flesh that is the signe of the couenant Verse 10. 8 The Tables of the couenant Rom. 9 4. And the Couenants that is the Tables wherein the Articles of the couenant were contained Couenant of workes Is a league touching the sauing of some one condition of their perfect obedience This was made with Angels and Adam before their fall and since that time it is propounded in the Scriptures to conuince vs of sinne and to prepare vs to Christ. Rom. 3 20. Galat. 3 24. The Law is our Schoolemaister to Christ. Leuit. 18. 5. The Man that doth these things shall liue Couenant of Grace Is an agreement concerning men to be freely saued through Faith in Christ. Gal. 3 11. The iust shall liue by faith Iohn 3 16. God so loued the worlde Ier. 31 33 34. This Couenant is eyther Olde or New in diuers respects and circumstances being one for substance Old Couenant This was giuen or published by Moyses made with the Iewes onely till Christs Resurrection being placed in Ceremonies which in time for Oldnesse
drinke to each person in the family Luke 22 17. And he tooke the Cup. 2 The Wine contained in the Cuppe also the blood whereof the Wine was a pledge Math. 26 27 28. He tooke the Cup and saide This is my blood 3 The Crosse or a portion of affliction measured and distributed to euery one of the faithfull Mat. 20 23. Ye shall indeede drinke of my cup. v. 22. 4 Death ioyned with the wrath and cursse of God Math. 26 39. Father let this cup passe from me Iohn 18 11. 5 Punishment or paine inflicted vpon Sinners in great measure and fearefull manner Psal. 11 5. This is the portion of their cup. Psal. 75 8. Ier. 25 17. Often in the Prophets and Psalmes it is vsed for Gods wrath and fury against the wicked 6 A great portion of Ioy giuen to the faithfull Psal. 23 5. And my cup runneth ouer 7 A lot a condition or happy estate Psal. 16 5. The Lord is the portion of my cup. golden Cup sig The Titles of the Catholicke church of Peters Chaire and Christs Vicar out of which as it were out of a Cup of Gold Popish Prelates haue offered vnto Kinges and Nations their abhominable errors and Idolatries Reuel 17 4. She had a cup of Gold in her hand Cursse sig Euery punnishment of sinne happening in this life also death in the end of this life but especially destruction both of bodye and soule after this life Deut. 28 2 3 4 5. Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Mat. 25 41. Go ye cursed 2 A thing accursed being seperate from Christ and from erernall Saluation to be for euer destroyed Gal. 2 9. Let him be a cursse Rom. 9 3. 1. Cor 16 22. to Cursse sig To wish and pray for euill things and execrable to befall others or our selues Math 5 44. Blesse them that cursse you Rom 3 14. Whose mouth is full of curssing 2 To vtter and pronounce cursses against others Num. 22 6 12. Custome sig The Law and that that ought to be done in reason and right 2 Vse or that which is wont to be done being sometimes contrary to Law and reason 1. Sa. 2 13. The Priests Custome towards the people was this And 8 9. Iohn 18 39. We haue a custome Gen. 31 35. 3 The place or Table where the custome was receiued Mat. 9 9. Hee saw a man sitting at the Custome Cutting a péeces sig pro A seuere punishment vsed amongst the Romaines for some heynous and grosse crimes 2 That most fearefull punnishment which shall be giuen to Hypocrites after this life Mat. 24 51. And he will cut them in peeces Cutting off 3 Temporall outward destruction and calamitie sent from God in this life 1. Sam. 2 31 33. I will cut off thy Arme or from Magistrates Gods Lieutenants Psal. 101 8. I will cut off the workers of Iniquitie 4 Separation from the fellowship of the Saints or a shutting out from the people of God both now and for euer Gen 17 14. Euen that person shall bee cut off from my people Mat. 3 10. Iohn 15 2. 5 To mortifie and subdue some wicked lust and affection Math 5 30. If thy right hand offend thee cut it off 6 Suddenly in a moment to be giuen and sent vnto men when they thought of no such matter Dan. 2 45. The stone was cut off the Mountaine D. A. Damnatiō sig THe Sentence of Damnation giuen foorth against one Reuel 17 1. I will shewe thee the Damnation of the great Whore that is her Damnatory Sentence 2 Temporall chastisement 1. Cor. 11 25. They eate their owne Damnation that is by their vnreuerent eating they procure vnto themselues Temporall corrections such as are named Verse 30. Weaknesse Sicknesse c. Luke 23 40. 3 Eternall and extreame paines of the Reprobate in hell Math. 23 14. And they shall haue the greater Damnation 2. Pet. 2 4. Dancing sig A comely motion of the body stirred vp by the Inward spirituall Ioy of the hart to testify thankfulnesse for some great benefit or deliuerance from God 2. Sam. 6 16. Dauid danced before the Arke 1. Sam. 18 6. Exod. 15 20. Iudg. 11 34. and 21 21. Luke 15 25. This kinde of Dancing is lawfull and holy 2 A motion of the body seemly or vnseemely stirred vp by naturall or carnall Ioy to please and satisfie our selues or others Marke 6 22. And the Daughter of Herodias danced and pleased Herod c. This kind of dancing is vnlawfull and wanton vnlesse it be priuately by the one sexe alone for moderate recreation Darknesse sig pro The absence priuation or want of natural light Gen. 1 4. God seperated light from Darkenesse Mat. 27 4◠This is naturall darknesse 2 Ignorance and vnbeleefe which is the absence and want of spirituall light 1. Thes. 5 4. Ye are not in darkenesse Eph. 5 11. Iohn 3 19. 1. Iohn 2 11 This is spirituall darkenesse containing the fearfull estate of vnbeleeuers in this world 3 The wofull and vncomfortable estate of the damned in hell which is the absence and want of Heauenly light Mat. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Mat. 8 12. This is eternall darkenesse the second death 4 Calamity and sorrow as light doth sometime signifie deliuerance and Ioy. Psal. 18 28. Thou ô God wilt lighten my darkenesse that is thou wilt turne my calamity and sorrow into prosperitie and Ioy. Ioel 2 2. A day of Darkenesse that is of affliction and sorrow and very often in the Prophets Psalmes 5 The minde of all men such as it is since their fall full of blindnesse and sinne Iohn 1 5. That light shined in the Darkenesse c. Ephe. 5 8. 6 Sinne and wretchednesse the wages of Sinne. 1. Iohn 1 5. And in God there is no Darkenesse 7 A priuate and secret place where some fewe persons onely be present Mat. 10 27. What I tell you in Darkenesse that is at home in priuate as appeareth by comparing verse 27. the first parte of it with the latter vtter Darkenesse sig Such darknes and misery as is without the kingdome of Heauen for in the kingdome there is light and happinesse Math. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Prince of Darkenesse sig Satan the Captaine and Ring-Leader of al wicked men euen of the whole hellish Rowt Eph. 6 12. The Princes of the darkenesse of this world workes of Darkenesse sig All euill and sinnefull workes which come from darknesse of Ignorance and lead to darknes of misery Ephes. 5 11. 1. Thes. 5 8. Rom. 13 12. Cast away the workes of Darkenesse that is such workes as blinde Gentiles liue in and commit to walke in Darknesse sig To lead such a kinde of life as they doo which shun and flye the light of the word a sinnefull life 1. Iohn 1 6. He that walketh in Darkenesse c. to loue Darkenesse sig To take full pleasure and delight in vnbeliefe and Sinne. Iohn 3 19. Men loued Darkenesse rather then light to
spirit of adoption doth giue the faithful of their inheritance in heauen Earth sig pro. Dry Land Gen. 1 9. Psa. 24 1. The Earth is the Lords Also it signifies that matter whereof all terrestriall and caelestiall bodies were made Gen. 1 2. 2 Land and Sea and all that is in them Gen. 2 1. Thus God created Heauen and Earth c. And wheresoeuer it is opposed vnto heauen Ps. 124 8. Which made Heauen and Earth Also by a Sinechdoche this figure Earth is put for al things created 3 The Inhabitants or people which dwell in the earth Psal. 101 1. Sing vnto the Lord al the Earth Gen. 6 11. Gen. 9 13. By a Metanimie of the place containing being put for the persons contained in it As Iosh. 23 14. 4 Earthly minded persons Psalme 10 18. That Earthly man or man of the earth cause to feare no more 5 That which is fraile and weake 2. Cor. 4 7. We haue this Treasure in vessels of Earth or Earthly Signifying thereby fraile and weak men to whom the treasure of the Gospell was committed to bee by preaching seattered abroad 6 The encrease or fruite which commeth out of the earth Gen. 3 17. In sorrow thou shalt eate of it that is the Earth al the dayes of thy life Metanimie 7 A Region Land or Countrey Math. 9 26. Marke 15 33. Luke 4 25. In all which places the word Englished Land is Earth in the Originall by a Sinechdoche Ease sig A stubborne resting and continuing in an euill sinfull course with pleasure and delight in it Prou. 1 32. The ease of the Fooles slayeth them Easie. sig That which may well be born or which we may vse with none or little encumberance and burthen to vs. Math. 11 30. My yoke is easie to wit vnto the regenerate Sée Yoake to Eate sig pro To chew meate with the teeth to make it fit to enter the stomacke This is naturall eating to Eate Christ. sig To receiue him by beleeuing in him as meat is receiued into the stomacke by eating so Christ is receiued into the soule by beleeuing Iohn 6 35. He that beleeueth in me shall neuer hunger more and he that beleeueth in me shall neuer thirst This is spirituall Eating Thus is the flesh of Christ eaten when we do by faith beleeue that it was giuen for vs and is the price of our sins to God The Capernaicall and Papisticall Eating of Christ is both absurd and abhominable for so Infidels and wicked men yea very Mice and Rats may eate him and haue eternall life by him if his very flesh were corporally present in the place where the Sacrament is administred to Eate our own iudgement sig To procure Iudgement to our selues by our eating vnworthily the Lords Supper 1. Cor. 11 30. He that eateth this Bread vnworthily eateth his owne Iudgement that is hee is cause of punishment to himselfe by eating vnduly to Eate a Rowle or a Booke sig To receiue and after a sort to drawe and take in both the argument or matter also the guift of prophesie Ezek. 3 1. Sonne of man Eate this Rowle 2 To study and learn the Scripture til one know the points of Doctrine and haue the power thereof in the heart Reuel 10 9. Take the Booke und eat it vp to Eate Bread sig To feed or to eate meat Mar. 3 20. They could not so much as eate Bread that is take their meate and repast to Eate and Drinke sig To liue and be safe Exod. 24 11. They saw God and did Eate and Drinke to Eate vp gods people sig To exercise wrong and cruelty towardes the godly Psalme 14 4. They Eate vp my people like Bread euen as vsually and willingly as they eate Bread they do oppresse the Godly E. C. Ecclesiastes sig A person vnited againe to the Church vpon his repentance done and published before the church Eccles. 1 1. 2 A Booke or portion of Scripture called Ecclesiastes because it is a witnesse of his Salomons vniting to the Church after his greeuous fall E. D. Edifie sig pro To build or to make an house 2 To do all manner of duties either to bring our Neighbour vnto Christ or if he bee won that he may grow from faith to faith for the faithfull they are Gods house and building his temple and stones of the new Ierusalem and the furthering of these in Christianity is edifying and building of them vp 1. Thess. 5 11. Edifie one another Rom. 15 2. Eph. 4 12. A Metaphor Edification sig Either the action of one who seeketh by instruction to build vp others in godlines or the euent and fruit of such an action Eph. 4 12 16. For the edification of the body of Christ. 1. Tim. 1 4. E. L. Eldership sig The Colledge or whole company of Elders which labour in the worde and the regiment of the Church 1. Tim. 4 14. Giuen thee with the laying on of hands of the Company of the Eldership Elder sig An ancient or one stricken in yeares or of great age 1. Tim. 6 1. Rebuke not an Elder This is an Elder in respect of age 2 A temporall Gouernor and Ruler among the Iewes Exod. 34. 1. Also Exod. 4 29. The Elders of the Children of Israell Exod. 17 5. Take with thee the Elders of Israell Math. 21 23. Actes 4 5. These were Lay or ciuill Elders Elders by office and dignity in the Common-wealth 3 One that hath authority ouer a flocke to rule or teach it 1. Tim. 5 17. The Elders that rule well are worthy of double honour 1. Pet. 5 1. The Elders which are among you This is an ecclesiastical Elder to deale in the Edification of the Church 4 An Apostle 1. Pet. 5 1. I also that am an Elder 2. Iohn 1. The Elder to the elect Lady 5 Progenitors or Fore-fathers which liued in former ages Marke 7 3. Holding the Tradition of the Elders 6 Pastors Deacons and other Church Officers Acts 14 23. Synochdoche Election sig pro A choosing of some out of many as if out of a great heape of Flowers or Hearbes Golde or precious Stone or other things ye would gather the chiefe Now where some are chosen others are refused and where some be refused all bee not chosen 2 The choosing of some to obtaine saluation by Christ according to the good pleasure of GOD. Rom. 9 11. Election of grace 3 The choosing or appointing some vnto publicke functions by voices or by a common consent Acts 14 23. When they had ordained Elders by election in euery Church Iohn 6 70. 4 The elect themselues Rom. 11 7. The Election hath obtained it Elect angels sig Certaine Angels chosen from amongest the rest to eternall life 1. Tim. 5 21. I charge thee before God and the Elect Angels gods Elect. sig Such men women as are freely chosen of God in Christ Iesus vnto euerlasting saluation without respect of faith or workes foreseene only because God would shew them mercy Titus
their Testimony it is finished sig Whatsoeuer was Prophefied or Figured vnder the Law touching the sufferings of Christ is now ended Iohn 19 30. Fire sig pro That Element whose property is to burne and and giue light which we commonly call Fire the vse whereof is not only for heat and light but for trying and purging Mettals 2 Christ who in regard of his mighty operation in purging the elect and separating them from the drosse of their corruption is compared to Fire Mala. 3 2. Hee is like a purging Fire and Fullers Sope. 3 The holy Ghost which is of a fiery qualitie enlightning and cleansing the heart Math. 3 11. With the holy Ghost and with Fire That is which is like vnto Fire Marke 9 49. 4 The word of God trying and examining mens Doctrines 1 Cor. 3 13. Euery mans worke shall bee reuealed by Fire that is as by the Fire it is known what Gold is currant and what is counterfeit so by the light of the word it sâ—al be manifested what doctrine is built vpon the foundation what not 5 The word of God to wit the Gospell preached which in another respect is likened to Fire because of the trouble it kindleth and raiseth among the wicked which resist it as if Fire were cast amongst them Luke 12 49. I am come to set Fire on the Earth 6 Afflictions great and dangerous which serue to try and purge vs as gold is tried in the Fire Ps. 66 12. We went through Fire and Water 1 Pet. 4 12 Thinke it not strange concerning the Fiery tryall 7 Extreame and most sharp paine appointed for the wicked in Hell Mark 9 34. Where the Fire neuer goeth oâ—t that is most grieuous paine which neuer shall haue an end 8 Gods burning displâ—asuâ—e and wrath as the cause of all punnishment and paine to the wicked Heb. 12 verse last Esay 66. Psal. 88. Psal. 18 8. A consuming Fire went out of his mouth 9 Lightning and Thunder Psal. 148 8. Fire Haâ—le Psal. 105 32. strange fire sig Common fire such as was not sent down from Heauen Leâ— 10 1. And offered strange fire before the Lord. Vnto which by allusion strange worship and strange Doctrines are likened flames of Fire sig The piercing knowledge of Christ searching piercing into all thinges euen the most secret thoughts of the heart Reuel 1 14. His eyes were like a Flame of fire consuming Fire sig The infinite wrath of God against faithlesse and vnrepentant sinners Heb. 12 29. Our God is a consuming Fire And often in the Prophets the wicked are likened to Stubble and Gods wrath to Fire which as easily fiercely destroyeth wicked men as Fire doth consume Stubble a Firy law sig That Fire out of which God vttered all things which he would haue done of vs or not done according to his Law Deut. 33 2. At his right hand did shine a Fiery Law pillar of Fire sig A Token of Gods visible presence seruing to guide the people of Israel in the night season thorough the wildernesse Exod. 13 21. By night in a Pillar of Fire the Holye-Ghost and with Fire sig The Holy-ghost which is like Fire of a fierie quality enlightning and purging our soules Mat. 3 11. He shall baptize you with the Holy-Ghost and Fire the bush burning with Fire not consuming sig The estate of the militant Church heere in earth mightily preserued by Gods defence amidst many great dangers and afflictions Exod. 3 2. The bush burned with Fire yet not consumed to answerâ— by Fire sig To send downe fire from heauen as an answer to the Prayers which were made to God for it 1. Kings 18 21. And then the God that answereth by Fire let him be God to passe or go through the Fire sig To offer vp or to Sacrifice one as a 〈…〉 Offâ—ring As Israel did their children to the â—doll Moloch 2. Kings 21 6. And he caused his sonnes to passe through the Fire Leuit. 20 2 3. 2 To purge or purifye mettall by Fire that it may be meete for the Lordâ— vse Nâ—m 31 23. All that will abide the Fire ye shall make passe through the Fire and it shall be cleane 3 To endure affliction or to abide the triall of the Crosse. Psal. 66 1â— Wee did passe through Fire and Water and thou broughtest vs to a wealthy place Firebrand sig pro A piece of wood almost burnt consuming it selfe ready to be quite extinct and put out 2 The two Kinges of Israel and Assyria which threatned Iuda as if they would destroy it themselues being shortly for all their bragges to fall and perish Esay 7 4. Feare not these Firebrands First sig That which is afore other in respect of time then it is a worde of order and hath reference to second third fourth c. Math. 10 1 The First is Simon called Peter that is hee was first called to be an Apostle 1. Cor. 15 47. The First man is of the earth the second man c. 1. Cor. 12 28. 2 That which is chiefe or more excellent Rom. 3 2. The word which is heere translated Chiefely in the Originall it signifies First And so it is also Luke 19 47. Acts 28 2. where the First of the Iewes and of the people is put for the Chiefe of the Iewes and of the people So Luke 15 22. Heere it is a word of Dignity and Honor. 3 The greatest and then it is a word of power and Authority Reuel 1 5. The First begotten of the dead and that Prince of the Kings of the earth First loue sig Former affection of loue which being decayed needed refreshing Reuel 2 4. First looâ—kes sig Former actions which they were wont to do while they heartily loued the Gospell Reuel 2 5. First â—aith sig Vow in Baptisme whereby we are bounde to professe the Christian faith or that promise which younger Widdowes made to the Church to remain such that they might serue the poore 1. Tim. 5 11 12. First borne or first begotten sig The First male-Childe that was borne to a man though there were none other borne after it Gen 49 3. Reuben my First borne Deut 21 17. 2. Chr 21 2 3 4. Math 1 25. Amongst the Iewes the First borne had a two-fold prerogatiue aboue his Brethren one was a double portion in his fathers substance the other was * preheminence and rule ouer his brethren The Apostle alluding to this custome of the Iewes called Christ The First begotten of euery creature Col 1 15. And First begotten of the dead Verse 18. because hee was begotten as he was the sonne of God before things were created and being the chiefe heire of the world he had chiefe rule amongst all his Bretheren which being once dead shall after rise to eternall life First fruits sig That small portion of fruits which was First gathered to offer vnto God Exod. 22 29. 34 26. The First ripe fruits of thy land thou shalt bring to the Lord.
freedome of Spirite stablenesse of mind c. Psal. 51 10 c. 4 To take away the knowledge feeling fruit and working of his Graces for a season Thus was Peter forsaken Mat. 26. and against this forsaking Dauid prayeth in Psal. 119 8. Forsake me not ouer long 5 To withdraw for a time or for euer his blessings and good successe from our labours and his temporall protection from our persons both our selues and ours Heb. 13 5. I will not faile thee nor forsake thee Psalm 22 1. Why hast thou forsaken me 6 To withdraw and take away his word his worship and ministry Lam. 2 7. The Lorde hath forsaken his Altar that is he hath caused his worship to cease he hath taken away his Law his Prophets his Visions his Sabbaothes as verse 7 9. This is Gods forsaking man to Forsake referred to men 7 To with-draw our heart from God when wee cease to put our trust in his promises and prouidence and to obey his Commaundements Deut. 32 15. Israell forsooke the strong GOD that made them Psalm 119 53. I am affraide of the wicked because they forsake thy Law Hebr. 1â— 1â— Psalme 119 118. Heb. 10 39. 8 To depart from the seruice of the true God to the seruice of strange Gods This is a branch and fruit of the former forsaking Iudges 2 11 12. They serued Balim and forsooke the Lord God of their Fathers This is mans forsaking of God 9 To deny our help and ayde to others in theyr necessities and dangers 2 Tim. 4 16. No Man assisted me but all forsooke me Thus man forsaketh man a forsaking al for christ sig A setled and well grounded purpose and affection to leaue all outward good thinges of this life and life it selfe for the loue of Christ his Gospell and to leaue them indeede actually when occasion serues Luke 14 33. He that forsaketh not all that he hath cannot be my Disciple Marke 10 29. Thus the Christian man forsaketh all first in affection desire then in effect and deede if neede bee and occasion serue thereunto as then it doth when we cannot hold life and earthly thinges without denying Christ and his word Fortitude sig Courage when aduersities are borne and duties done with a valiant and stout mind Esay 11 12. The Spirite of Fortitude shall rest vpon him 2 Diuine might vpholding and strengthening vs. Psalme 18 1. The Lorde is my Fortitude or strength Fortresse sig A strong holde or place of defence such is Gods prouidence to them that trust in him Psalme 18 2. The Lord is my Fortresse A Metaphor Fortune sig Chance when some thinges fals out beside our purpose and whereof we can giue no reason This is called Fortune or chance but in respect of God who knoweth all things and ordereth them most wisely to iust and due ends there is no chance nor Fortune Eccle. 9 11. Time and Chance commeth to them all Luke 10 31. And it Fortuned or Chanced Christians must beware how they do commonly vse this word Fortune and Chance in their mouthes or attribute ought to it setting it vp against Gods prouidence which ordereth al things both good and euill great and small I giue this signification of Fortune onely to shew how far it may bee allowed namely so farre as that in such things as in regard of our fore-sight happen accidentally to vs wee doe yet acknowledge a diuine prouidence Foot-stoole sig Earth which is subiect to God and put vnder his will and power as a stoole vnder our Foot Esay 66 1. Heauen is my seat and the earth is my Footestoole Metaphor 2 The Temple of God or the Ark where God promiseth to heare his people Ps. 99 5. Fall down before his Footstoole Lamen 2 1. Sée Bible-note in Geneua Translation foundation sig pro The Ground-work which vpholds the whole building as the foundation of an house of a Castle of a Fort and Tower c. Metaphors 2 Christ who in respect of his person and office is the onely foundation and rocke of his Church to support and beare it vp against hell gates hee being the firme foundation or Corner-stone 1. Cor. 3 11. Other Foundation can none lay then Iesus Christ. 1. Pet. 2 4 5 6. Behold I put in Sion a chiefe Corner-stone and precious Christ is the foundation of Foundations 3 The Apostles and Prophets who in respect of their Doctrine are as subordinate or second Foundations laying the elect vpon Christ the only sure Foundation Ephes. 2 20. Built vpon the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles These bee such Foundations as that themselues also be liuely stones built vpon that Foundation Christ. All be equally Foundations not Peter more then the rest A Metaphor 4 The Doctrine of Christ taught in an easy and short manner or the sum of Christian Doctrine Heb. 6 1. Not laying againe the Foundation c. 5 The vnmooueable strength and firmenesse of Gods elect being grounded vpon his eternall loue 2. Tim. 2 19. But the Foundation of God remaineth sure 6 Princes and Rulers of the earth vpon whom the Common-wealth resteth as the house dootâ— vpon the foundation Psal. 82 5. All the Foundations of the earth were moued Or els expound it thus All things from the highest to the lowest are out of order 7 The bottome of the waters or bowels of the Earth or lowest partes of the World Psal. 18 15. The Foundations of the world were discouered 8 The great Mountaines and highest hils which seeme to beare vp the Heauens vpon their toppes Psalm 18 7. The Foundation of the Heauens mooued and shooke Thus it is read in Tremellius according to the Originall to Found sig To build surely to establish and confirme Psal. 24 2. He hath founded it vpon the Seas Fourth generation sig The space of foure hundred yeare being ended and expired Gen. 13 16. Fountain sig pro A Spring from whence Waters Brooks or Riuers do spring or an head-water Gene. 7 11. The Fountaines were broken vp 2 The Originall beginning or first cause of euery good thing which concernes true life Psalme 36 9. With thee is the Well or Fountaine of life A Metaphor 3 The Word of God or the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles whence as from a Fountaine doth spring and flow forth Riuers of wholsome doctrines giuing life to such as receiue them Iere. 2 13. They haue forsaken me the Fountain of liuing Water and digged pits which hold none A Metaphor 4 Christ Iesus whose blood-shed is an euer running Fountaine to wash beleeuers from all vncleannesse of sinne Zache 13 1. In that day there shall be a Fountaine opened to the House of Dauid for sinne and vncleannesse 5 The spirit of God with his healthfull and sauing guifts deriued vnto and flowing vppon the Church and euery true member of it to cheere it and refresh it Iâ—ell 3 18. A Fountaine shall come forth of the house of the Lord. Ezek. 47 1. Reuela 22 1. 6 Our possessions and
Iohn 8. That we may receiue a Full reward that is a perfect reward Iohn 15 11. 4 Sincere and sound Col. 4 12. That yee may stand Full in all the will of God Fulnesse sig Such a measure of perfection where nothing is lacking Iohn 1 17. Of his Fulnesse wee all receiue Col. 1 10. And sometimes it signifies only a large and plentifull portion of any thing whereof the Scripture hath inumerable examples as fulnesse of the earth c. Fulnesse of God sig Such a measure of perfection as God hath appointed to euerie one of the elect through Christ. Ephe. 4 13. and 3 19. That ye may be filled with all the fulnesse of God Fulnesse of Christ. sig The Church which being Christ his bodie he esteemes him-selfe an vnperfect head without it though in himself he be filled with al good things Ephe. 1 23. Fulnesse of the godhead sig The whole and most perfect God-head Col. 2 9. In whom dwels al the Fulnesse of the God-head bodily that is substantially Fulnesse of the blessing of the gospel sig A rich and plentifull blessing of knowledge and comfort by the Doctrine of the Gospell Rom. 15 25. With Fulnesse or abundance of the blessing of the Gospell of Christ. Fulnesse of yâ— Gentiles sig The whole number of the elect Gentiles called and brought home to Christ. Rom. 11 25. Till the Fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in Fulnesse of time sig That time Fully ended and come which God in his Counsell had set Galat. 44. At the Fulnesse of time Fulnesse of bread sig Excesse in eating or Gluttony Ezekiel 16 49. Pride Fulnesse of bread Full wickednesse sig Wickednesse come and growne vp to the greatest measure being now ripe for Vengeance Gen. 15 16. When the Wickednesse of the Amorite was Full. Fulfilling being referred to God sig The performance of his threatnings promises or Prophesies Math. 26 54. How then should the Scriptures be Fulfilled and 37 35. Also in those places where God is saide to Fulfill the desires of the righteous by giuing promised blessings 2. to Christ. 2 The perfect keeping of the word as by Christ onely Mat. 3 15. It behooueth vs to Fulfill all righteousnesse 3. to other men 3 An earnest desire with answereable endeuour to Fulfill the Law Psal. 119 112. I haue applyed my heart to Fulfill thy Statutes 4 Supplying something that is wanting or encreasing that which is little Phil. 2 2. Fulfill my ioy that is adde something to my ioy Iohn 17 3. My ioy is fulfilled in them Col. 1 9. 5 Truely and indeede performing a thing Gal. 6 2. Fulfill ye the law of Christ that is the law of loue which is fulfilled of such as doo indeed loue their Christian Brothers euen as Christ commanded and for Conscience of his Commaundements to Fulfill yâ— measure of our fathers sig To go on to doo as our Fathers did before vs following their wayes till we be as euill as they Math. 23 32. Fulfill the measure of your fathers Furnace sig Most sharpe afflictions whereby Christians are proued and known to themselues and others what they be as Golde is tried in the Furnace Deut. 4 20. The Lord hath taken you and brought you out of the Iron Furnace 1. Pet. 1 7. G. A. Gaine sig pro PRofit comming of a mans bodily labour 2 Spirituall aduantage or commodity 1. Tim. 6 6. Godlinesse is great Gaine Gall. sig A thing so called of a verie bitter quality 2 Any bitternesse whatsoeuer Psal. 69 22. They gaue me Gall to eate Lam. 3 5 15 19. 3 The euill workes of wicked men whereby they grieue God and man Deut. 32 32. Their Grapes of Gall. And verse 33. Deut. 29 18. Garden sig A place of pleasure for Hearbes and Flowers to delight our sences withall Math. 26. 36. 2 The Church wherein the righteous which be the Lords plants doo grow hauing excellent graces and bringing forth excellent workes as spices and fruit to delight Christ withall that hee may loue to walke and abide therein Cant. 6 10. I went downe to the Garden of Nuts Cantic 4 15 16. and 5 1. the Garden of the Lord sig A most excellent delicate Garden Gen. 13 10. It was as the Garden of the Lord. Such was the Garden of Eden full of al pleasures and delights a Garden watered or vnwatered sig An estate either prosperous and flourishing through Gods blessing or vnhappy wosull thorough his curse Esay 58 11. Thou shalt be as a watered Garden Esay 1 30. As a Garden which hath no water Garments sig pro That wherewith one is cloathed Math. 27 37. They deuided his Garments 1. Tim. 6 8. 2 Christ with his perfect righteousnesse imputed which as a Garment or long white Robe doth hide the spirituall nakednesse and decketh or adorns the soule with spiritual beauty This is that wedding Garment spoken of Mat. 22 11. And to this do these exhortations belong where wee are willed to put on Christ. 3 The graces of Sanctification Reu. 3 4. Which haue not defiled their Garments Hether do those exhortations appertaine which bidde vs put on the man Ephe. 4 24. And to put on mercy meekenesse humblenesse c. Col. 3 9 10 11. Garment spotted by the flesh sig Obstinate sinners their persons sins and societies Iude 23. Hate the Garments spotted by the flesh It is a speech borrowed from the custome of the Iewes which did shun eschew such as were Legally vncleane yea euen their Garments to teach Christians how to abhorre offensiue wicked persons and their company Garner sig A Store-house wherein to lay vp Corn or other things A Corne-house 2 Heauen whereinto the faithful are gathered in the end of the world as wheate after haruest is gathered into a Garner Mat. 3 12. And gather his Wheate into his Garner A Metaphor Gates sig pro That which giues vs entry or passage into an house or Citty Iudg. 16 3. And Sampson tooke the doores of the Gates of the Citty 2 A place before the Gate where Magistrates did publickly meete for hearing and determining causes Gen. 34 20. Hamor and Sechem his Sonne went vnto the Gate of the Citty Gen. 23 10. And very often else-where as in the Prophets 3 A Citty by a Sinecdoche of the part for the whole Gen. 24 60. And thy seede possesse the Gate of his enemies Psal. 87 2. 4 Iurisdiction oâ— power In the 5. Chap. verse 14 of Deut. Nor the strangers within thy Gates Because seats of Iudgment were erected in the gates for the administring of Iustice. Hence they signifie iurisdiction and gouernment Amos 5 12. They oppresse the poore in the Gate that is in publicke iudgement which was exercised in the Gate Also strength and power is signified by gate because of old time the chiefe fortification of the Citties consisted in their Gates where their munitions defences were placed Hence comes that phrase of the Gates of hell being put for the whole power pollicy of
in their reckoning which they will forgiue 2 An action of God freely accounting the righteousnesse of Christ to be his righteousnesse who beleeues in Christ. Rom. 4 3 4. And it was Imputed or counted to him for righteousnesse In this fourth Chapter to the Romans this word Imputed derided by Popish Heretickes is seauen times repeated in the Doctrine of Iustification and is ioyned vnto faith without which there is no Imputation of Christs Iustice to vs. Rom. 4 23 24. Our sins and punishment were Imputed to Christ who bare our sins in his body and was made sinne for vs. 1 Pet. 2. verse last And his righteousnesse with the merit thereof euen eternall blisse is imputed and accounted to al beleeuers whence ariseth Iustification of a Sinner before God 2. Cor. 5. verse last He that knew no sinne was made sin for vs that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him Not our righteousnesse but the righteousnesse of God not in vs but in him saith an ancient father The Papists scoffing at this most necessary and deuine action of Imputing righteousnesse to faith apprehending Christ calling it in their Notes printed at Rhemes a new-no-Iustice an vntrue Imputation an immaginary thing a putatiue righteousnesse a fantastical apprehension In these and such like taunts they vtter so many blasphemies against Heauen and all to maintaine and establish their owne righteousnesse of workes I. N. In. sig By or through 1. Cor. 14 2. Speake in the spirit that is by the Inspiration of the spirit 1. Cor. 15 22. In Christ all shal be made aliue that is by Christ. 2. Cor. 3 16. 2 Against Gen. 4 23. I haue slaine a man in my wound that is against my selfe and to my owne hurt 3 To 1. Thes. 4 7. God hath called you In holinesse that is vnto holinesse Ephe. 2 10. Created of God In good workes that is vnto Good workes Iames 5 3. and very often else-where 4 Out of Exod. 31 4. To worke In Gold in Siluer and in Brasse 5 Of or concerning Rom. 5 12. We reioyce In the Lord that is concerning the Lord. 6 With or together with Math. 16 27. The Son of man shall come In the glory of his father that that is together with his owne and his Fathers glory 7 As Math. 10 41. Hee that shall receiue a Prophet In the name of a Prophet that is as a Prophet because he is so 8 From. Colo. 3 16. Sing in your hearts that is from your hearts or hartily 9 Before Iohn 1 1. In the beginning was the word that is before the beginning 10 For. 1 Cor. 1 4. I thanke God for the Grace giuen you In Christ that is for and by Christ. 11 Vpon Iohn 14 1. Ye beleeue 〈◊〉 God â—…eue also In me that is vpon me In Spirit and truth sig Spiritually and truely by the vnâ—… motion of a sanctified Heart Iohn 4 〈…〉 him In Spirit and In Truth Churches In Christ. sig Christian Churches Gal. 1 21. 1 Tâ—… so Bretheren In Christ Saintes In Christ aâ—d in Christ before me that is a Christian before me Babes In Christ. sig Such as be Babes or Infants in respect of groaâ—… in Christianity 1 Cor. 3 1. In the spirit sig Spirituall regenerate by the Spirit vnto a newe life Rom. 8 9. Ye are In the Spirit In Christ. sig As touching Christ and Christianity Gala. 6 15. For In Christ Iesus neither circumcision auayleth any thing 1 Cor. 4 15. I haue begotten ye In Christ. 2 In the preaching and publishing the doctrine of Christ. Rom. 16 9. Salute Urbanus our fellow Helper In Christ that is In the matters of Christ. 3 A member of Christ one linked vnto and grafted in Christ by Faith Rom. 8 1. To them which are In Christ. In sins and trespesses sig One couered and ouer-whelmed In Sin as one that is drowned In the Water Ephe. 2 1. Dead In trespasses and sins Incomprehensible sig One greater then Heauen and Earth whom the World cannot containe nor mens wit conceiue him as he is Psal. 145 3. Inconâ—â—nency sig An vnablenesse to keepe himselfe chast in single â—â—â—e or In the estate of Marriage 1 Cor. 7 4. Least â—…than tempt you to Incontinency Incoruption sig The qualitie of bodies after the Resurrection being no â—ore subiect to rottennesse and corruption 1 â—… 35. Till corruption put on Incorruption 〈…〉 â—…oundnesse and Integrity of a regenerate Soule â— Pet. 3 4. Which consisted In the Incorruption of a meeke Spirit Incorruptible crown sig Immortall and neuer perishing Glory 1. Peterâ—…4 â—…4 * Indifferent sig Some thing which is neither commaunded of God nor forbid but of a middle Nature being In it selfe neither good nor euill and may bee changed according to circumstances of time and persons and places as to eate this or that meate to 〈…〉 this or that apparrel to haue religious meetings at such a time in such a place and diuers other thinges as belong to the outward administration of the Word and Sacraments Wherein yet nothing must be appointed to be done contrary to order comlinesse or edification Sée Rom. 14. 1 Cor. 14. throughout Where though this Word Indifferent 〈…〉 not â—ound at all yet the matter it selfe signified by 〈…〉 the rules to direct vs about thinges that be Indifferent are there to bee found Learned Diuines affirme as Illiricus and others that thinges Indifferent that bee of a middle Nature cease to be such when any of these condicions following are annexed vnto them 1. Compulsion 2. Opinion of worship necessity or merit 3. Scandall and offence 4. Entrance and occasion of abuse or Idolatry 5. Any hindrance to truth or edification or obscuring and darkning of Religion and piety by them though they should containe no other euill In them A conformity and through agreement amongst all Christian Churches in outward Rites and Ceremonies is neither necessary nor possible because of the great differences of places people and times Infant sig pro A Child which cannot speake being young yet in the swathing clouts Such an one if he die at this age either before or after Baptisme so there be no contempt of the Sacrament he is saued by the Couenant of Grace made to Parents and their Children Gen. 17 7. Infidelity sig A priuation or vtter absence of Faith A totall distrust in Gods promise Sée Vnbeliefe 2. Cor. 4 4. Infidell sig One that is no Christian but a Heathen 1 Tim. 5 8. He is worse then an Infidell Sée Vnbelieuer * Infinite sig That which is absolutely vnbounded and vnlimited hauing no measure at all either for time or greatnesse So is God onely Sée Incomprehensible Infirmity or weakenesse sig pro Metanimies Outward bodily feeblenesse 1 Tim. 5 23. Use a little Wine for thine often Infirmities Thus is sicknesse called because it makes Infirme and feeble Metanimie 2 Some spirituall weaknesse of the godlie in their knowledge and Faith Rom. 6 19. Because of the Infirmity of the
Knowledge and profession of Christ without the fruit of obedience Mat. 2 19. He found Leaues but no Fruit. shaking of a Leafe sig Any small or little feare or the apparance and shew of a danger Leuit. 26 36. The sound of a Leafe shaken shall chase them League sig A solemne conuention or agreement by mutual promises eyther betweene man and man touching the affaires of this life or else betweene God and Man touching that life which is eternall Sée Couenant and Testament Leagues and Couenants were wont of old to bee ratified with blood and solemnized with Banquets and Feasts Sée Gene. 21 27. Also Exod. 24 8. Heb. 9 20. Leannesse sig Famine or scarsity of Earthly blessings which cause leannesse and wasting of the body Esay 17 4. The Fatnesse of his Flesh shall be made leane 2 Death which doth accompany and follow such scarsity and leannesse Psa. 106 15. And leannesse entred into their Soules to Leane vpon sig To rest or relie vpon the helpe of others which trust in them Esay 36 6. Whereupon if any Man Leane it will goe into his hand Leaping sig Reioycing eyther for health of body restored to the Lame or Grace restored to Sinners Esay 35 6. Then shall the Lame Man Leape as an Hart. Learning sig The doctrine of Christ. Ephe. 4 20. But ye haue not so Learned Christ. 2 False doctrin such as the false Prophetesse Iesabell taught to wit that men might eate of thinges sacrificed to Idols commit fornication without Sinne. Reuel 2 24. As many as haue not this Learning 3 The instruction and reformation of our minds in godlinesse Rom. 15 4. They are written for our Learning 4 Humaine knowledge or skill in the liberall Arts and Sciences Iohn 7 15. Seeing he neuer Learned Acts 7 22. Acts 4 13. Least sig None at all of no reckoning or place Math. 5 19. He shall bee called the Least in the Kingdome of Heauen that is he shal haue no place in the Church of God 2 Of small reckoning and regard with others Luke 22 26. Let the greatest amongst you be as the Least Leauen sig pro That which secretly and speedily sowereth the whole Lump of Dow altering the Nature of it Math. 13 33. 2 The Kingdome or Church of Christ heere on Earth secretly waxing and encreasing by degrees both in number of persons and in graces of the Spirit as Leauen being but little yet spreadeth it selfe through the whole Lump Math. 13 33. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto Leauen which a Woman tooke c. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell taught in the Church which altereth the Nature of a man turning his heart first and afterwardes his members that he may lead a new life euen as a Leauen altereth the Nature of the Dow maketh it through sower being sweete before Mat. 13 33. 4 The corrupt doctrine of Heretickes corrupting the sweetnesse of heauenly doctrine by theyr false Glosses which is also noted by the Name of Hypocrisie because corrupt doctrine is deceitfull false and vngodly making all the Louers of it Hipocrites Math. 16 6. Luke 12 1. Beware of the Leauen of the Pharisies which is Hipocrisie 5 Corrupt and vicious Liuers which with their company like Leauen infect others Corin. 5 6. Know ye not that a little Leauen Leaueneth the whole Lump 1 Cor. 15 33. old Leauen sig Maliciousnesse and wickednesse euen the whole naughtinesse of our sinfull Nature with the bitter Fruits of it 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen to be led by the Spirit sig To be mightily and forcibly yet willingly remoued and carried by diuine power from place to place Math. 4 1. Beeing compared with Luke 4 1 14. Iesus was led aside of the Spirit And Mark 1 12. The Spirit is to driue him out 2 To be gouerned by the good motions of the Spirit of God Rom. 8 10. They that are Christs are led by the Spirit of Christ that is be obedient to the gouernment of the Spirit to be Led into temptation sig Not onely to be forsaken in the temptation but to bee giuen wholy ouer to the tempters will and helde prisoner at his pleasure This is neuer done but to the wicked yet it is often deserued by the godly who praying against it doe escape it Mat. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation that is let vs not fall into the Tempters hand to be as his slaues Left-hand sig The fearefull estate of the vngodly adiudged to torments as the right hand signifieth the happy estate of the godly appointed to life Mathew 25 30 31. left-handed sig pro One that performeth bodily actions as readily and strongly with the left hand as others doe with the right hand Iudges 3 15. Eâ—ud a Man left handed Letter sig Outward profession of God and whatsoeuer is in Religion besides the Spirit and Grace of Christ. Rom. 2 29. Not in the Letter 2 The whole doctrine of the Law seuered from the quickning Spirit of Christ to make it effectual Rom. 7 6. And not in oldnesse of the Letter Leuy sig The whole race or number of the Leuites Mal. 2 4. My Couenant which I made with Leuy Leuite sig A Minister of the Old Testament whose office it was to instruct the people and to waite vpon the Altar Numb 3 45. Take the Leuits c. Deutro 33 10. They shall teach Israell thy Law and shall put Incense before thy face c. 2 Euery true faithfull Christian which is a spirituall Leuite to worship God in Spirit and truth Esay 66 21. I will take of them for Priests and Leuits saith the Lord. L. I. Liberty sig pro Freedome from any seruitude or bondage 2 Freedome from the bondage of Sin and Sathan and from the seruitude of Moses Law Gala. 6 1. Stand fast in the Liberty wherein Christ hath set you free 1 Pet. 29 16. Gal. 5 13. This is Christian Liberty begun and vnperfit beeing bought for vs by the price of Christs blood and reuealed vnto vs by the Gospell 3 A full and perfect deliuerance from the very corruption of Sinne and of the Graue too and from all misery whatsoeuer Ephe. 1 14. Which is the Redemption of that Liberty purchased vnto the praise of his Glory This is the accomplishment of the former Liberty It is called Glorious Libertie Rom. 8 21. Because the Saints being once freed from all miseries shall be glorified in Heauen 4 That condition of Gods Children from whom the vaile of the heart is taken away and that yoake of darknesse which by the sin of one man beeing put vppon vs was made more heauy by another yoake of Moyses Law encreasing and strengthening naturall blindnesse in vs before conuersion 2 Cor. 3 17. Where the spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty 1 Pet. 2 16. 5 A freedome or power which is giuen vnto the Christian about things indifferent to vse them or not to vse them keeping our selues within bounds of Charity and Edification Rom.
2 3. Let vs go vp to the Mountaine of the Lord. Mountains valleyes sig Men of all sorts high and low rich and poore Esay 40 4. Ualeyes shall bee exalted and all Mountaines and hils shall be brought low Luke 1 16 17. Mountaine of God sig Horeb where God appeared to Moses and gaue his Law to the people Exod. 3 1. Mourning sig A godly greefe or sorrow for our owne or for the sinnes of others Mat. 5 4. Blessed are they that Mourne 2 A moderate sorrow for the worldly euilles that do befall our selues or others Mat. 2 18. Mourning and weeping Gen. 23 2. To Mourne for Sarah 3 Vnmeasurable and greeuous lamentation and heauinesse expressed by smiting the body tearing the haire renting the Garments c. Math. 24 30. Gen. 37 35. 4 Iudgements and calamities which cause Mourning by a Metanimie Eze. 2 10. Mourning lamentation and woe Mouth sig That part of the body which is the Instrument of speech 2 Speech or words vttered by the mouth which is the Instrument of speech Esay 49 2. Hee hath made my Mouth like a sharp sword that is my words were as sharpe and piercing as a sword Psal. 73 9. They set their Mouth against heauen to bee with ones mouth sig To instruct and teach one what and howe to speake Exod. 4 12. I will be with thy Mouth Mouth of the Lord. sig The Lord himselfe reuealing and opening his will vnto the people Esay 40 5. The Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it Augustine by the Mouth of the Lord vnderstands Christ the son of God who declared his father vnto vs. Iohn 1 18. breath of his Mouth sig The Doctrine of the Gospell vttered by the Ministers thereof 2. Thess. 2 8. Whom the Lord shal consume with the spirit or breath of his mouth rod or staffe of his Mouth sig The mighty and powerfull word of God Esay 11 4. Hee shall smite the earth with the rodde of his Mouth Mouth of the earth sig Earth it selfe taking in as a mouth the blood of Abell to hide it Gen. 4 11. The Earth opened her Mouth to open the Mouth sig To begin to speake or to make an entrance into speech after good deliberation taken Math. 5 1. Then Iesus opened his Mouth Acts 10 34. Peter opened his mouth 2 To restore the vse of speech Luke 1 64. His mouth was opened immediately to stop the Mouth sig To put to silence or to make dumbe through astonishment of Gods workes Iob. 5 16. Iniquity shall stop her Mouth Psal. 107 42. Mouth of wickednes sig A verie wicked man which with his Mouth speakes forth wicked things Psal. 107 42. M. U. Multitude sig The greatest and mightiest men which by might beare downe right oppressing the poore by fraud or force Exod. 23 2. Thou shalt not follow a Multitude to do euill 2 The common people or vulgar sort of men because they are the greatest number Math. 9 8. When the Multitude saw it Multitude of people sig Abundance or great store of people Prou. 14 28. In the Multitude of people is the honor of a King But multitude of people is no note and marke of a true Church forsomuch as many walke in the broad way whereas few walke in the straite way Murder sig The taking away of mans life vnlawfully Rom. 1 29. Full of Murder 2 All cruelty in deed word or thought Exo. 20 13. Thou shalt not murder 1 Iohn 3 15. He that hateth his Brother in his heart is a Murtherer A Sinecdoche Murmure sig A grutching discontented person which is displeased with Gods dispensation dealing 1 Cor. 10 10. Neither Murmure ye as some of your fathers Murmured Math. 20 11. to Murmur sig To greeue in minde secretly for want of some good thing which wee desire or for feeling some euill things which we would not haue 1. Cor. 10 10. to Muzsle sig To denie and keepe backe meate and maintenance from Labourers men or beasts Deut. 25 4. 1. Cor. 9 9. Thou shalt not Muzsle the mouth of the Oxe Must. sig A necessity of that thing whereunto it is applied Heb. 9 16. Where there is a Testament there must be the death of him c. Acts 12 22. We must thorough many afflictions enter into Heauen 2 A dutie and that which ought to be 2. Tim. 2 6. The Husbandman must labour before hee receiue the fruite N. A. Naked sig ONE that is void of all Cloathing to couer his body Gen. 2 25. Adam was Naked and was not ashamed 2 One that hath laide aside and put off the cheefe of his Garments 1. Sam. 19 24. Saule fell downe Naked that is hee put off his kingly apparrell 3 One which lacketh Christ the wedding best Garment Reuel 3 17. Thou art poore and Naked that is voyd of Christ and his Graces 4 Such as want the fauour and protection of God which is our best couering Exod. 32 25. When Moyses saw the people Naked 5 One which is not yet clad with immortall glory 2 Corin. 5 3. We shall not be found Naked Nakednesse sig Lacke of bodily cloathing in whole or in part 2 Cor. 11 27. And in Nakednesse 2 Want of Christ Iesus his Merits and Graces of his Spirit which are the Soules deckinges and ornaments Reue. 3 18. That thou maist hide thy filthy Nakednesse This is spirituall Nakednesse Name sig pro That whereby one person is knowne from another as Peter Paule c. Mat. 1 21. His Name shall be Iesus Luke 1 6. He shall be called Iohn 2 Testimony or report giuen of any Man which if it be for good things and giuen by good Men then it is a good Name otherwise it is an euill Name Prou. 2◠1. A good Name is better then riches This is that whereby we are made knowne and manifest to others as Men by their Names 3 Our selues or our owne persons Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your Names bee written in the Booke of Life that is that ye are knowne before and loued of God from euerlasting Reue. 21 ver last 4 Honour renowne praise or glory Deutro 26 19. To make thee high aboue all Nations in Name 5 Appearance shew and seeming Reuel 3 1. Thou hast a Name to liue 6 Memory mention Prou. His Name shal be put out 7 The most Noble and powerfull Creatures in Heauen and Earth Actes 4 12. There is giuen none other Name vnder Heauen Ephe. 1 21. Aboue all Names 8 Great excellency and Dignity Phil. 2 9. And giuen him a Name c 9 Knowledge Rom. 1 5. For his Name among the Gentiles Name whē it is referred to God sig Any thing whereby God and his will is made better knowne to vs. Thus his Titles as God Iehouah Lord c. Also his properties as Mercie Goodnesse Truth his workes his word his Sacraments his Religion his doctrine All these are his Name Exod. 20 7. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord c. Exod. 3 18. This
their owne house and to recompence their Kindred Sée godlinesse Pilgrime sig One that trauaileth far from home in Forraign Countries without any certaine or setled dwelling place Gen. 47 9. The whole time of my Pilgrimage c. 2 Euery godly person which dwelling heere in earth as touching his body hath his desire loue and hope fixed in heauen as in his proper Country Heb. 11 13. They confessed that they were strangers and Pilgrimes in earth Psal. 39 12. For popish Pilgrimes and pilgrimage there is no ground and footing in all the Scriptures Pillar of truth sig The Church of Christ on earth 1 Timo. 3 15. The Piller and ground of truth which is the church of the liuing God In this Metaphor he borroweth his speech from an old custome of the Gentiles who were wont to write their Lawes in Tables and so to hang them vpon Pillers as we doe Proclamations on posts that they might be read hereby to teach vs that the Church is but a witnesse preseruer and no rule of truth as Papists say as the Pillar was not the Law but that whereon the Law hung so the true Church lesse the false Romish Church is that which shewes the truth vpholds it by her Ministry but it self is not the rule of truth for that is the holy Scriptures Pit sig Any mischiefe or affliction either spirituall or bodily temporall or eternall psalm 7 15. They digged a pit and themselues are fallen into it Mat. 15 14. If the blinde lead the blind they shall both fall into the pit or Ditch P. L. Place sig A portion of ioy in the kingdome of Heauen or a roome in that kingdome Iohn 14 3. I goe to prepare a place for you 2 A portion of torment in the kingdome of hel or a roome there Act. 1 25. That he might go into his owne place 3 A Tent House Citty or dwelling Gen 18 33 Abraham returned to his place Gen. 19 13. Plague sig Any great iudgement of God sent for sinne as Famine Warre Sword Sicknesse or any other Iudgement of God psal 38 11. My friends stande aside from my plague In this sence the ten Iudgements of Egypt are called plagues 2 That infectious disease commonly called the Pestilence 2 Sam. 24. 25 15. A Plant. sig The people of Israell which were as Plantes sowneand set in the Vineyard of the Church Esay 5 2. And planted it with the best Plants 2 Any false calling false Doctrine or Worship Math. 18 13. Euery Plant that my heauenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out 3 Children Psal. 44 12. Thy sonnes shall bee as Plants to Plant. sig pro To remoue and translate young trees from one earth to another that they may encrease and fructifie 2 To bring a people from one Countrey into an other Countrey there to place and settle them that they may encrease and multiply Psal. 44. 2. Thou hast planted them 88. 8. Thou hast planted it This is a terrestriall and earthly Planting 3 To vnite and ioyne the elect beeing taken out of the rotten stocke of old Adam vnto Christ and his Church by the spirit and faith Psal. 92 13. Such as be Planted in the house of the Lord. Rom. 6. 5. For if wee be Planted with him into the similitude of his death This is a spiritual inward planting of God himselfe 4 To preach the word plainely and easily for the entraunce of the ignorant into the knowledge of Christ. 1. Cor. 3 6. I haue Planted and Apollâ—s hath watered This is an outward Planting by the Ministers of God 5 To denounce and foretell the will of God for the continuance and prosperity of kingdomes and people Ierem. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer nations to build and to Plant. Planted by the riuers of waters sig One rooted into Christ by the grace of regeneration that drawing from him liuely iuyce and continuall moysture of the spirit he may be abundantly fruitfull in good works Ps. 1. 3. Hee shall be like a tree Planted by the riuers of waters to Plead ones cause sig To vndertake the defence of ones cause against his enemy Psalme 35 1. Plead thou my cause O Lord c. to Plead sig To expostulate or quarrell or contend and stand in strife against one Rom. 9 21. O man who art thou that Pleadest with God Michah 6 2. He will plead with Israell to Please sig To conforme as much as we may our thoughts words and deeds to Gods will Col. 1. 9. That you may Please God in all things When wee allow that which God allowes and hate that which God hateth This is to Please God 2 To purpose and will to doe some thinges or not to doe other things Psal. 115. 3. Our God is in heauen he doth whatsoeuer he Pleaseth Psalme 135 6. Whatsoeuer pleased the Lord c. to be Pleased sig To accept and approoue in mercy such duties as are done to God Heb. 13. 16. With such sacrifices God is Pleased to be well Pleased sig To be throughly satisfied and fully pacified in respect of a price payed vnto iustice for sinne Mat. 3 17. This is my beloued sonne in whome I am well pleased God looking vpon Christ crucified and vs in him layeth aside his whole displeasure wrath conceyued against vs for sinne Pleasure referred to men sig Any manner of sinfull delight agreeable to our corrupt nature 2. Timoh 3 4. Louers of Pleasure more then of godlines 2 Honest delights seruing for the solace and comforts of mans life Genes 49. 20. Hee shall giue Pleasures for a king 3 The most free and iust decree and determination of God touching all things Mat. 11 26. Euen so father because so it was thy Pleasure And not because men were worthy All merits of works is shut out by the doctrine of grace rightly vnderstood good Pleasure sig The free and louing purpose of God for the saluation of the elect Ephe. 1. 5. According to the good Pleasure of his will The high and first mouing cause of election 2 The delight and contentment which God taketh in the woorke of his purpose regenerating and creating faith in his elect 2 Thess. 1 11. Our God fulfil all the Pleasures of his goodnes and the work of faith with power Pleasures of gods house sig Euery spirituall blessing Psal. â—65 4. Satisfied with the Pleasures of thine house Pleasures of sinne sig Such delightes benefites and commodities of this life as bee kept and held with sinnefull conditions Heb. 11 25. To enjoy the Pleasures of sinne Ploughe sig The preaching of Christ and the profession of Christianity Luke 9 26. Hee that puts his hand to the Plough That is either to preach or professe Christ. to Plucke vp sig To destroy and ouerthrow Math. 15 13. Shal be Plucked vp 2 To denounce and foretell destruction Iere. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer Nations to Pluck vp Policye sig Counsell or aduice either good or euill Proue 21 30. There is
no Policy or counsell against the Lord. to Ponder sig To weigh and consider a thing in our mind before we doe agree and consent to it Luke â— 19. Mary Pondered these sayings in her heart Poore sig Such as are needy though they bee not vtterly destitute Psalm 82 2. Doe iustice to the Poore and needy 2 Such as haue extreame want of earthly things euen vnto beggery Math 26. 11. The Poore yee shall haue alwayes with you Luk. 16 29. There was a certaine begger 3 The godly being afflicted who put their trust in no worldly thing but cleaue to God in all their trouble and calamity Psalm 9 12. He forgets not the complaint of the Poore And 10 14 The Poore commits himselfe vnto thee vers 18. Iudge the Poore O Lord that is such as feele their afflictions and flye to thee only for succour being forsaken of the world as godly persons commonly bee for their wel-doing hated despised and cast off 4 All men both rich and Poore but especially the needy Exod. 22 25. If thou lend Money to the Poore with thee Poore in spirit sig Such as being tamed by their worldly pouerty or other miseries and hauing a liuely feeling of their spirituall pouerty and wants are humbled made lowly thereby Math. 5 2. Blessed are the poore in spirit that is the humble hearted thy Poore sig Such Godly poore as Religiously worship God committing themselues wholly to his protection Psal. 72 2. Hee shall Iudge thy Poore with equitie Pope of Rome sig A Monstrous person neither man nor woman God nor Diuell but partaking in a diuellish and brutish Nature being a man of sinne wholy compounded of impiety and iniquity the Son of perdition himselfe appointed to destruction thirsting after the ruine and destruction of others whom he desires to lead with him-selfe vnto the pit of perdition being the head of that vniuersall Apostacy and falling from the Faith and Religion of Christ which he impugneth and resisteth in a most disguised sort vnder the Title of the Vicar of Christ and by pretence of defending the Holie Catholicke Faith and Church yet being indeed the maine Aduersary of Christ sitting in the Temple of God as God exercising Tyrany ouer mens Consciences vsurping to bee Iudge of the Scriptures and Lord of the Princes of the earth to depose them at his will Portion sig pro A share or part in Lands or goods Luke 15 12. Giue me the portion of the goods that fals to me 2 God himselfe who is the life and portion of his people Psal. 16 5. The Lord is the Portion of my Inheritance See Lot Possession sig Lands which men hold and keepe by some proper right which they haue in them Acts 4 32 34 37. and 5 1. 2 The Sacrifices offered vp to God which were the Leuites possession Ezek. 44 28. For I am their Possession 3 All the faithfull people both of Iewes and Gentiles Psal. 2 8. For thy Possession to Possesse sig To hold some thing as our owne 1 Cor. 7 30. And they that buy as if they Possessed not Math. 10 Possesse no Gold in your Girdles 2 To be constant Luke 21 19. Possesse your soul in Patience that is be constant in patience 1 Thes. 4 4. Possesse your Uessels in holinesse that is keepe so constantly and with continuance 3 To bee content with that one hath as if hee had all things and lacked nothing 1 Cor. 6 10. Hauing nothing and yet possessing all things 4. Fully to enioy or inherit by desert Mar. 10 17. What shall I do to Possesse eternall life The man which put this question dreamed of deseruing Heauen by workes therefore Christ fitting his answere accordingly sendeth him to Moyses Law not to himselfe Possessor of heauen and earth sig The most iust owner Lord and disposer of heauen and earth and all things in them by right of creation preseruation Gen. 15 19 22. The great Possessor of heauen and earth to giue a Possession sig To make sale of it or to giue it for a iust price Gen. 23 4. Giue me a possession to bury my dead in Possible sig That which may bee done though it neuer bee done Math. 19 26. With God all things are Possible not possible or impossible sig Some thing which cannot bee done no not of God himselfe in respect of his decree and reuealed will though it might be done in respect of his absolute power Heb. 6 4. It is not possible that they which were once enlightned if they fall c. 2 That which can neuer be do one by any human strength Math. 19 26. Power sig Diuine might whereby God can do and doth all things whatsoeuer he hath purposed to do and hindereth whatsoeuer he will not haue doone Math. 6 13. Thine is the Kingdome power glory See Almighty 2 Absolute right and authority to doo a thing Math. 9 6. The sonne of man hath Power on earth to forgiue sinnes that is he which is the sonne of man being God hath this power 3 The effectuall force of the holy Spirite working mightily in the hearts of the elect both for their conuersion from sinne to grace and confirmation in grace Ephes. 1 119. According to the working of his mighty power 2. Thes. 1 11. 4 Prerogatiue or dignity Ioh. 1 12. To so many as receiued him he gaue power to bee the Sonnes of God 5 A mighty Instrument of Gods power Rom. 1 16. The Gospell is the power of God to saluation 1. Cor 1 18. To vs that are saued it is the Power of God 6 Inward strength of a renewed soule whereby it is able to resist euill and to do good 2. Tim. 1. 7. God hath giuen to vs the spirit of Power 7 That most excellent strength and agilitie wherewith the bodies of the elect shall be endued after the resurrection 1 Cor. 18 43 They shall bee raised againe in Power 8 Signes and wonderous works done by the mighty hand and power of God 1 Cor 12 10. Effects of his Power called Power by a Metanimie 9 Such persons as haue the guift and power to do Myracles and workes of wonder 1 Cor. 12 28. He hath ordained Powers that is some to do Myracles 10 A lawfull Magistrate enabled of God with authority and might to execute his iudgements Rom. 13 1. Let euery soule bee subiect to the higher Powers Also it signifies the authority it selfe and publicke right of Gouernors Iohn 19 10 11. 11 A vaile or couering which Women did weare as a Token of that power which their Husbands had ouer them of their subiection therevnto 1 Cor. 11 10. For this cause a Woman ought to haue Power vpon her head that is a signe of Power 12 Extraordinary strength giuen of GOD to some persons there-with either to do great good or great harme Luke 9 1. He gaue them power ouer all Deuils Acts 1 8. Reuel 9 3. Unto the Locustes was giuen Power as the Scorpions of the earth
in them for euer Iohn 14. And 1 Iohn 3. The seede of God remaineth in them Of this seede Peter saith it is immortall 1 Pet. 1 verse last Also Christ maketh request for beleeuers Question sig A demaund or asking which when it is of things necessary to be knowne out of a desire to learne it is good otherwise it is either vaine or foolish Tim. 3 23. Foolish Questions of vanitie eschew to quicken sig pro To giue life to the dead or to reuiue that which is dying 2 To put the life of grace into a soule dead in trespasses and sinnes when one spiritually dead is made to liue to God by the life of faith Ephe. 2 1 5. You hath he quickned which were dead in trespasses and sinnes 3 To put heart and comfort by deliuerance into such as haue greefe and feare thorough great dangers Psal. 119 149 154. Quicken mee according to thy word R. A. Rabbi sig ONe that is aboue others and in sted of a number Math. 23 7. Rabbi Rabbi A proude swelling Title wherein the Pharisees gloried very much Race sig The course of Christianity and godlinesse Heb. 2 1. Let vs run the Race to Raigne sig pro To commaund with power as King and with readinesse to be obeyed Thus Dauid raigned in Israell Iosiah in Iuda 1 Kings 11 42. 2 To command and rule in the soule without opposition or resistance Rom. 6 12. Let not sinne Raigne in your mortall bodies Sin is said to raign when the lusts and motions of sin be readily obeyed as one would obey the Law and command of a King Thus sinne raigneth Death is saide to raigne because it exerciseth ouer all mankinde that power which through sin it hath gotten Rom. 5 14. Death raigned from Adam to Moses Thus death raigneth Grace is saide to raigne when the righteousnesse of Christ being freely imputed his Spirite raignes in our hearts and we be gouerned by the motions and impulsions thereof so as now sinne cannot condemne vs to death nor rule ouer vs as it did before grace which hath quit the beleeuers from the raigne of sinne and death Rom. 5 21. So might grace Raigne by righteousnesse to eternall life Thus grace raigneth 3 To gouerne and dispose all things in Heauen and earth according to his royal decrees Thus God Raigns ouer the world Psal. 93 1. The Lord Raignes and is clothed in maiestie The whole Psalm throughout 4 To gouerne and rule the faithfull by the word and holy spirite thus Christ Raigneth ouer his Church Psal. 97 1. The Lord Raigneth let the earth reioyce Railer sig An euill speaker which vpbraideth others with their true faultes in a reprochfull manner or else casteth vpon them false crimes to defame them 1 Cor. 6 10. Extortioners Railers White Raiment Sée White to Raine sig pro To powre downe water plentifully out of the clouds to refresh the earth with all Deut. 28 12. 2 To giue plentifully Psal. 78 24. Hee Rained downe Manna And verse 27. He raigned down Flesh that is he gaue it liberally like Raine Raine sig The fruitfulnesse of the Earth which followeth moderate seasonable Raine Math. 5 45. Hee sendeth raine on the iust and vniust 2 The doctrine of the word which falling vpon the consciences of men doth refresh and make them fruitful as Raine doth the Grasse Deu. 32 2. My doctrine shall drop as the Raine to Raise sig pro To lift vp or set vp something which is downe or fallen 2 To make a body which is dead and fallen into the graue to liue and rise againe Actes 2 32 24. Whom God hath raised vp Iohn 6 40. I will Raise them vp at the last day 3 To make a soule which is spiritually dead to liue vnto God and to arise vnto a new and godly life Rom. 6. 4. 4 To restore and lift vp such as bee fallen into calamities Psal. 113 7. Hee raised the needy out of the dust 1 Sam. 2 6. Rapine sig A greedy and violent affection of taking and pulling from others that which is theirs Luke 11 39. Full of Rapine 2 Some-thing which is taken or pulled from others by force and violence Psal. Rapine is in their houses Rasor sig pro A sharpe instrument wherewith haire is shauen and cleane cut off by the stumpes 2 A fierce and cruell enemy which destroyes and cuts downe all as a sharpe Rasor shaues and cuts all bare Esay 7 20. In that day the Lord shall shaue with a Rasor c. This is ment by the King of Assiria by whom God would plague Israell 3 A malitious tongue which secretly woundeth and cutteth ones name as a Rasor ones flesh Psal. 52 2. Thy tongue is like a sharpe Rasor which cutteth deceitfully R. E. to Reade sig To recite distinctly the sillibles and wordes of Scripture Reading is nothing else but such a recitall and speaking forth the letters sillibles Luk. 4 6. Hee tooke the booke and Read Actes 15 21. Moses in euery Synagogue hath such as Reade him 1 Tim. 4 13. Attend to reading Reading is not the word of God but an action about it neyther is it preaching in the proper acception to Reape sig pro To gather the fruites of the earth as Corne Hay c. 2 To take such gaines and fruits of our worke as the nature of the worke is good or euill Gal. 6 8 9. 2 Cor. 96. Pro. He that soweth iniquity shall Reape affliction Reason sig That faculty and power of the soule whereby we debate and discourse of things and obiects that we may be able soundly to iudge of that which we rightly vnderstand 2 The vse of this faculty to wit discretion Acts. 25 28. Me thinkes it is against Reason That is against discretion or very absurd 3 The cause and ground of a thing 1 Pet. 3 15. To them which aske you a Reason of that hope which is in you Reasonable seruice sig The spirituall sacrifice of a Christian offering not the bodies of beastes which haue no reason as they were wont to do vnder the Law but himselfe wholy being a Reasonable creature as a sacrifice vnto God his Creatour and Redeemer which is a most Reasonable thing to doe him seruice and obedience in all thinges according to his reuealed will which is a very Reasonable rule Rom. 12 1. Which is your Reasonable seruice of God Reasoning sig An euill discourse or disputing against God or his word Phil. 2 14. Let all thinges be done without Reasonings Math. 15 19. Out of the heart comes euill Reasonings to Rebell sig pro To fight or make war against his lawfull Soueraigne as Absolon Rebelled against his Father Dauid or to cast off the yoake of a lawfull Gouerner as Corah and Abiram Numb 16 1 2. To striue or rise vp against the gouernment of the spirit in the minde of a regenerate man Rom. 7 23. A law in my members Rebelling against the law of my minde Thus sinne Rebelleth against grace Rebellion sig pro
our seruice of God in respect of our common vocation 3 To be obedient vnto God by doing readily and constantly the duty of some publike calling to the honour of God and the good of his people Rom. 1 9. Whom I Serue in the Gospell of his Sonne Actes 13 36. After hee had Serued his time Math. 20 28. This is our seruice of God in respect of a particular function 4 To yeild our selues vnto God by the inward obedience of the conscience witnessed by the outward gesture of the body in kneeling bowing lifting vp eyes and handes to him as to one that hath absolute power ouer vs knowledge of vs. Mat. 4 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him onely shalt thou Serue Exod. 20 5. Thou shalt not bow downe to them nor Serue them This is our religious seruice of God in his publike worship 5 To sticke vnto and to follow the true God and his true worship forsaking all strange Gods or strange worship of the true God Iosh 24 15. I and my house will Serue the Lord. to serue at the Altar sig To performe the whole office of the Leuiticall Priest whereof oblations or Sacrifices beeing a chiefe part are put for the whole by a Sinecdoche 1 Cor. 9 13. They which Serue or wait at the altar are partakers of the Altar to Serue lusts sig To obey wicked motions by consenting to them or practising them Tiuis 3 3. Seruing diuers lusts and pleasures to serue our Neighbour sig To apply our selues cheerefully and diligentlie to do him all the good we can Gala. 5 13. Serue one another through loue to Serue riches sig To loue Riches obeying the couetous desire thereof Math. 6 24. Yee cannot Serue God and Riches S. H. Shaddow sig pro A coole place feruing for bodily refreshing in time of great heat 2 A refreshing or comfort from God after or in some hot affliction or great danger as the Shaddow is comfortable to the Trauailer in time of extreame heate Psalme 91 1. Thus is God a Shaddow in respect of his protection and deliuerances 3 Such Instruments as God vseth to giue comfort and refreshing by to troubled and afflicted persons Lam. 4 20. Under his Shaddow shall we be preserued Esay 32 2. Thus good Kings and godlie Rulers are Shaddowes the shadow of death sig Extreame spirituall affliction through temptation and sin As Psal. 23 4. Though I walk through the valley of the Shaddow of death 2 Worldly trouble and calamities through the crueltie of malicious enemies Ieremy 13 16. Whilst you looke for life he turns it into the Shadow of death and darknesse the shadow of my roofe sig Mine House therein to take his rest safelie Gene. 19 8. Seeing they are come vnder the Saddow of my Roofe to Shake Earth sig To moue men vnto great admiration and astonishment as it happened at the publishing of the Law Hebr. 12 26. Whose voyce then Shooke the Earth to Shake Heauen and Earth sig To mooue with admiration both men and Angels as it came to passe at the publishing of the Gospell Heb. 12 26. I will Shake Earth and Heauen Sée 1 Peter 1 12. Acts 2 7. thinges shaken and not shaken sig The whole Ceremoniall law abolished and the aeternall Kingdom and Priest-hood of Christ. Heb. 12 27. Shame sig pro An affection which springeth by reason of some ciuill dishonesty or filthinesse appearing in the countenance by blushing Gene. 2. last ver and 3. They were naked and were without Shame This is Shame of face or naturall Shame and it is eyther of fear that we should do dishonestly or of griefe that we haue done dishonestly 2 Trouble and perturbation of minde and conscience beeing grieued and cast downe at the remembrance of sinne against God Roma 6 21. This is Shame of conscience which in wicked men is an euill affection and part of the torment of Hell but in the godly it is a good affection a signe and fruit of their repentance Ier. 31 19. Ephraim smote his thigh and was ashamed 1 Corin. 15 34. 2 Thess. 3 14. 3 Making void or forgoing that we hope for whereof followeth Shame Ro. 5 5. Hope maketh not ashamed that is doth not deceiue and frustrate vs so as we neede to be ashamed 4 Punishment or iudgement from God which makes the Sinner ashamed Iere. 13 26. That thy Shame may appeare Shamefastnesse sig A grace which well becommeth and beautifieth Women making them of a modest and reuerent behauiour 1 Tim. 2 9. Decke themselues with shamefastnesse in shape as a man sig A very true naturall man Phil. 2 7. And was found in shape as a Man that is one who in truth had the nature of a man like other men sauing for sinne Shed sig The plentifull largenesse or abundance of Gods grace powred on beleeuers Rom. 5 6. Tit. 3 6. Which is Shed on vs aboundantly Shéepe sig pro A Creature so called of a meek and harmelesse Nature very profitable to the owner euery way both aliue and dead Iob 1 3. His substance was 7000. Sheepe 2 Such as be members of the visible Church prosessing to follow Christ Iohn 21 16 17. Feede my Sheepe These be Sheepe by profession 3 Faithfull Christians which not onely professe Christ but meekly and in truth submit themselues both in their iudgement and affections to the doctrine of Christ their cheefe Pastour Iohn 10 27. My Sheep heare my voice and I know them and they follow me Sheepe by effectuall calling 4 The elect Gentiles not yet gathered into the Fold of the visible Church Iohn 10 13. I haue other Sheepe that are not of this Fold Sheep of Gods purpose and election 5 A people innocent or harmelesse 2. Sam. 24 â—7 These Sheepe what haue they done Shéepefold sig A Folde wherein to keepe Sheepe safe from the Wolfe and other wild beasts 2 The whole Catholike invisible Church consisting of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles Iohn 10 16. That there may be one Shepheard and one Sheepfold Shepheard See Pastour Shield sig pro An Instrument of war made for defence to award and keepe off the blowes of an enemy 2 Faith which is as a Shield to beare off and beat backe the fierce temptations of Sathan Eph. 6 16. Aboue all take the Shield of Faith A Spirituall Shield 3 Diuine defence and protection Psalm 18 2. The Lord is my Shielde An heauenly Shield 4 Magistrates being Instruments of safety and defence to good men Psa. 47 9. The Shields of the World belong to God An earthly Shielde Ship sig Marriners and Marchants which Traffique in Shippes Esay 23 14. Houle ye Shippes of Tarshis 2 The Riches strength and glory of Gods enemies Psal. 48 7. Thou shalt breake the Shippes c. Esay 2 16. Shipwrack sig pro The losse wracke and ouerthrow of a Shippe by tempest or otherwise Acts 27 44. 2 The losse or falling from that doctrine which once Men did beleeue and professe 1 Tim. 1 19. And
concerning faith haue made Shipwracke Thou shalt breake the Shield of Tarshis Shooes sig That part of our cloathing which couers defends our feete from stones thornes and other iniuries which they are subiect vnto Exod. 3. Put off thy Shooes 2 The Gospell of peace and attonement which being beleeued in prepareth and armeth the feet or the affections of a Christian Soule to goe thorough all difficulties of their way being many and sharpe Can. 7 1. How beautifull are thy goings with Shooes Ephe. 6 15. Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace to shut vp yâ— kingdome of Heauen sig To keepe men from hearing and receiuing the word preached whereby the doore of the Kingdome of Heauen is set open vnto vs. Math. 23 13. Because you shut vp the Kingdome of Heauen before men Sicke sig One that lackes bodily health eyther in whole or in part Luke 8 1 2. His Sicke Seruant Phil. 2 27. He was Sicke neere to death 2 Sinners which feele their sinnes with greefe and desire of remedy from Christ. Mat. 9 12. The whole neede not the Phisition but the Sicke Ver. 13. For I am not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance Sicknesse sig Ill disposition of the body Iohn 11 4. This sicknesse is not to death 2 The infirmities of the Soule Mat. 8 17. He bare our sicknesses Sickle sig pro An Instrument to reape and cut downe Corne withall 2 The sharp seuerity of diuine iustice and vengeance cutting downe the wicked in the day of his iudgement as Corne is cut downe with a Sickle in the Haruest Roma 14 19. And the Angell thrust in his sharp Sickle on the earth In the sight of God Sée before God Signe sig pro Some outward sensible thing whereby some other thing is brought to minde Mat. 16 1 2 3 4. Desiring him to shew them a Signe from Heauen Can ye not discerne the Signes of the times Gene. 9 13. It shall be for a Signe These bee either naturall or ciuill Signes 2 Some strange miraculous worke which as a Signe sheweth forth Christs diuine power Mark 16 20. Hee confirmed the worke with Miracles and Signes These be miraculous Signes 3 A Sacramentall token to witnesse the Couenant of free Saluation by Christ. Rom. 4 11. The Signe of Circumcision Gen. 17 11. This is a mysticall Signe 4 Some outward declaration of Gods Mercie or iudgement 1 Corin. 14 22. Strange tongues are for a Signe to binde as a signe sig To haue a thing alwaies in â—ight or ready in our remembrance Exod. 13 9. Deut. 6 8. Bind them as a Signe to thy band Siluer sig pro A precious Mettall whereof Money vseth to be made 2 The cheefest and choisest persons in a Kingdome as Princes Rulers and Priests Esay 1 22 23. Thy Siluer is turned into drosse thy Princes are rebellious Simple sig One endewed with a very meane and slender wit and capacity Prou. 9 16. Who so is Simple let him come hither and he that is destitute of wisedome c. 2 One that hath a plain hart void of wiles and wrinckles hauing not the wit and skill to contriue any mischiefe or harme to others Rom. 16 9. As concerning euill be simple Similitude sig Likenesse when one thing is declared by another like it As Math. 20 1. 2 Forme together with truth of the thing Rom. 8 2. Made in the Similitude of Sinfull Flesh. Heere is meant a true humaine Nature made vnto the forme of our Nature Sincere sig pro That which is pure without mixture Sée Pure Sincere faith sig Vnfained faith which is without mixture of Hypocrisie 1 Tim. 1 4 5. Pure hart good conscience Sincere faith or faith vnfained Sincere Milke sig The doctrine of the word as it is vnmixed with errors traditions and heresies 1. Pet. 2 1. Desire the Sincere Milke of the word that is such as there is no deceit in it Sincerity sig Truth or vprightnesse without counterfeiting 1 Cor. 5 8. Keep the Feast of vnleauened Bread with Sincerity 1 Cor. 16. Verse last Single life sig An vnmarried life or life of such as liue out of marriage which none stand bound to doe vnlesse they can forbeare by speciall gift 1 Cor. 7. Single sig True or without guile it is the same with sincere Singular sig That which is not common and ordinary but peculiar and proper to a godly person Mat. 5 47. What Singuler thing doe yee Heere it is taken in good part But in the euill part it is put for one conceited and peeuish bent to his owne way and will without reason 2 That which is excellent and pretious 1. Thess. 5 13. That yee haue them in Singuler loue for their worke sake Sinne. sig The transgression of Gods Law Iohn 3 4. Sin is the transgression of the Law 2 The guilt of sinne making vs subiect vnto and worthy of punnishment Roma 5 12. By one Man Sinne entred into the world in whom all haue sinned 3 The punishment due to sin Gene. 4 7 13. Sin lyeth at the doore and my Sinne is greater then I can beare ver 13. 4 Both guilt punnishment Gene. 26 10. Thou shouldst haue brought Sinne vpon vs. Psalme 32 1. Blessed is the man whose Sinne is couered Mat. 9 2. 5 Originall corruption or the prauity naughtinesse of our corrupt Nature being prone to all euill Rom. 6 1 12. Let not Sin raigne Roma 7 8. And so throughout that Chapter Psal. 55 7. Rom. 3 9 23. 6 Actuall Sinne when euill thoughtes are consented vnto and performed in outward deeds Iames 1 15. Lust when it hath conceiued bringeth forth Sin 7 Any sinfull act or deed Rom. 5 12. By Sin death entred 8 A continuall course of Sinning or a constant seruice of Sin Rom. 5 15. Rom. 6 Verse 15. Shall we Sinne Also Rom. 6 1. Shall we continue in Sinne 9 A Sacrifice offered to make attonement for Sinne. 2 Cor. 5 21. He hath made him Sinne to bee sinne for vs. Exod. 29 14. Exod. 30 10. Psal. 40 6. and often else where not to haue Sinne. sig Not to haue so great a sinne as contempt of Christ and his Doctrine Iohn 15 22. Not haue had sinne to loose sins sig To assure a repentant sinner of forgiuenesse by applying the promises of mercy in the publick ministry Math. 16 19. Whatsoeuer thou shalt loose The Papistes doo build their indulgences on this this loosing and their Tyranny on binding Sinne to death sig The blasphemy of the holy spirit which is Capitall without all recouery 1 Iohn 5 16. There is a sinne to death for which ye shall not pray See Blasphemy to Sinne. sig To break or transgresse some commandements of God 1 Iohn 1 8 9 10. 2 To follow sinne with pleasure not studying to liue holily 1 Iohn 2 1. That ye sinne not to commit Sinne. sig Willingly with the whole will to fulfill the desires of lust and sinne 1 Iohn 3 8. He
and a Rocke of offence Moreouer because he is of exceeding great value and excellency thence is he called an elect and precious Stone 1 Pet. 2 6. Behold I put in Sion a cheefe Corner-Stone elect and precious Whereunto adde this that he is tearmed a Liuing Stone because by his euer-liuing vertue hee preserues in life of grace all the faithfull till he bring them to the life of glorie 1 Pet. 2 4. To whom wee come as to a liuing Stone Lastly because the most perfit prouidence of GOD watcheth ouer the Church and euery faithfull person built vppon this Stone therefore it is saide that seauen eyes shall bee vppon it Zacha. 3 9. Vpon one Stone shall be seuen eyes Zach. 4 10. Stone of Israell sig God who was the strength and refuge of Israels people Gene. 49 24. By the Stone of Israell Liuing Stones sig All true beleeuers which by the doctrine of the Gospell are quickned with the life of God beeing founded vpon Christ the Head-Stone 1 Pet. 2 5. As liuing Stones are made a Spirituall House White Stones sig pro A Stone of this colour giuen in olde time to witnesse the acquitting or absolution of one from some crime vniustly laid to him 2 Absolution of Sinners which doe beleeue in Christ from guilt and punnishment of all their finnes Reuelation 2 17. I will giue him a white Stone Straight gate sig Mortification of our euill lusts or deniall of our selues when our reason and will are made subiect to Gods word Math. 7 13. Enter in at the streight gate Stranger sig One that is not a Iew but of some other Nation Math. 27 7. To bury Strangers in 2 One that comes to vs from another Countrey though he be a Iew. Heb. 13 2. Be not forgetfull to entertaine strangers 3 A Woman that is not a mans owne Wife Prou. 5 20. Why shouldst thou embrace the bosome of a Stranger 4 One that vseth this World as if hee vsed it not setting his mind vpon his Countrey which is aboue 1 Pet. 2 11. I beseech you as Pilgrims and Strangers Heb. 11 13. Confessed they were Strangers and Pilgrims vpon earth 5 Vncircumcised Gentiles who had nothing to doe with the Couenant of Saluation by Christ. Ephe. 2 12. And were Strangers from the Couenants of Promise To Stretch the hand Sée hand Subiection or submission sig pro The placing and setting one thing vnder another in a due order as the Water vnder the Earth the Earth vnder the Ayre the Ayre vnder the Firmament and this vnder the third Heauen children vnder Fathers Seruants vnder Maisters Subiects vnder Princes c. 2 That obedience that all Creatures yeeld vnto their Soueraigne Christ eyther voluntarily or vnuoluntarily Ephe. 1 22. He hath made all things subiect vnder his feete Phillip 2 10. That at the Name of Iesus euery knee should bow 3 Reuerence and obedience toward God Heb. 12 9. Be in Subiection to the Father 4 The willing obedience yeelded in word or deede by doing and suffering from Inferiours towardes their Superiours Rom. 13 1. Ephe. 5 22. Wiues Submit your selues to your Husbands 5 In ordinate and preposâ—erous yeelding to the wicked desires of others or to the bondage of such things as ought not to rule ouer our consciences Gala. 2 5. To whom we gaue no place by Subiection 1 Cor. 6 12. I will not be brought vnder the power of any thing to Submit sig To yeelde obedience to all lawfull Gouernors with a willing acknowledgement of their iust authority ouer vs. Colo. 3 18. Wiues Submit your selues to your Husbands 2 To serue one another through loue for Gods sake Ephe. 5 21. Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God Subtiltie sig A singuler wit or naturall pollicy where-with Serpents were indued at their Creation Gen. 3 1. And the Serpent was more subtile then any Beast of the Fielde That is more prouident and wise for Subtilty heere is taken in good part because the Serpent was thus made of God and God made euery thing good but Sathan abused this good quality to a bad end 2 Craft and wicked wilinesse whereby men are made fit to deceiue others Acts 13 10. O full of all Subtilty and mischiefs Heere the word Subtilty is taken in ill part for guile and deceit to Suffer sig To giue leaue to doe a thing Luke 9 59. Suffer me first to goe bury my Father 2 To endure paine with patience 2 Tim. 2 3. Suffer affliction as a good Souldier c. to Suffer in the flesh sig To dye a painefull death according to his humaine Nature 1 Pet. 4 1. Forsomuch as Christ hath Suffered in the flesh 2 To mortifie our sinfull corruption which is so painefull a thing as may well bee called a suffering 1 Pet. 4 1. He that hath Suffered in the flesh hath ceased from Sinne. to Suffer with christ sig Either to be a Companion with Christ in suffering or to endure patiently painefull things for his sake Rom. 8 18. If so be you Suffer with him Sufferings of Christ. sig All the painefull and reproachfull afflictions which Christ felt in his owne person for our Redemption or with his members to wit the faithfull doe feele for exercise and tryall of their fayth patience and loue Col. 1 24. Fulfill the rest of the Sufferings or afflictions of Christ. 1 Pet. 1 11. Sée Passion and Affliction Summer sig The hottest season in the yeare Gen. 8 22. And Summer and Winter 2 Opportunity and fit time to doe thinges in Prou. 6 8. Prepareth her meate in Summer drought of Summer sig Extreame drinesse Psa. 31 4. My moysture was consumed into drought of Summer Sunne sig That great light which giueth light by day a most pure bright and glorious creature Gen. 1 16. The Sunne to rule the day 2 Christ Iesus the Sunne and light of the world Iohn 1 5. And that light shineth in darknesse 3 The bright and glorious presence of God Reuel 21 23. This Cittie hath no neede of the Sunne for the glory of God did light it or was a Sun to it 4 Worldly prosperity Iob 31 26. I did not regard the shining of the Sun 5 The inward beauty and purity of the Church of God Cant. 6 9. Pure as the Sunne Supererogation sig A worke of Counsell done by perfect ones being more then they were bound vnto by any precept of the Law of God Popish Superscription sig A Title written ouer ones head shewing the cause of his death Luke 23 38. This Superscription was written ouer him 2 A Title engrauen in Coyne to shew whose it is Mat. 22 21. Whose Image or Superscription is this Superstition sig A forme of Diuine worship deuised by men beside or beyond the Commandement of God breeding in the followers of it a seruile feare Actes 17 22. I perceiue you are in all thinges too Superstitious 2 True Religion reproached and slandered with the name of Superstition Acts 25 19. About some wordes of their
the message and minde of Christ to his people with great vehemency of voice Esay 58 1. Cry aloud spare not lift vp thy voice like a Trumpet Reuel 8 2. And to them were giuen seauen Trumpets This is by some expounded of the Ministers of the Gospell whereof there was a tipe and figure vnder the Law in the Siluer Trumpets by the noyse whereof the people of God were called to the publique assemblies in Earth as now by the Preachers of the word they are called to the Kingdome of Heauen Numb 10 2. Make two Trumpets of Siluer for the assembling of the Congregation An immateriall and heauenlie Trumpet whereof there is direct vse for saluation the trumpet of God sig Amost mightie noyse like to the noyse of a Trumpet made of God extraordinarily for the quickning or raising vp of the dead 1 Thess. 4 16. The Lord shall come with the Trumpet of God 1 Cor. 15 52. The Trump shall blow and the dead shall rise This is expounded to bee the voice of Christ himselfe In Iohn 5 28. All that are in the Graue shall heare his voice to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To seeke fame and renowne of men by doing of good thinges Math. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes thou shalt not make a Trumpet to be blown before thee not to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To doe the works of mercy and all other good workes as secretly as we can without seeking any vaine glory from man or receiuing it beeing profered Mat. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes make not a Trumpet to be blowne before thee This is the same meaning of that Let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doth Trust. sig The credit which one of vs puts in another in our mutuall worldly dealings Prouer. 31 1◠The heart of her Husband Trustes in her This is ciuill Trust. 2 The affiance and confidence of our harts relying vppon the mercifull and true promises and most powerfull wise good prouidence of God both for the remoouing and keeping from vs euill thinges and for the giuing and bestowing good things Psalme 37 3. Trust thou in the Lord. And 34 22. None that Trusts in him shall perish 1 Tim. 6 17. This trust is religious and cannot be put in any creature without Idolatry Hence we are forbidden to trust in riches in the arme of flesh in Princes or in any Son of man Truth sig The most perfect Essence of any thing or the most absolute perfection it selfe of any matter Iohn 18 38. What is Truth 2 The most perfect Diuine Essence which is Truth it selfe and the Authour of all Truth in his Creatures Psalme 31 5. Thou hast redeemed mee ô Lord GOD of Truth Iohn 14 6 I am the Truth c. Exod. 34 6. 3 The constancy of God in keeping his promises Rom. 3 7. If the Truth of God hath more abounded through my lie The word Truth is taken in this sence in all places of Scripture where Mercy and Truth are matched and mentioned together 4 The substance and body of that that was shaddowed vnder the Ceremonies of Moses Lawe Iohn 4 23. The true worshippers shall worship the Father in Truth 5 The whole word of God both Law and Gospell which is called the Truth because it containeth the firme and sure doctrine which teacheth the true way how to attaine eternall saluation Iohn 17 17. Thy word is Truth Iohn 8 31 32. Col. 1 5. Whereof you haue heard before by the word of Truth which is the Gospell 6 Christ and his doctrine 2 Iohn 1. But also all that haue knowne the Truth 7 The true vnderstanding of thinges necessary to saluation Iohn 17 17. Sanctifie them with thy Truth 8 That light of Nature left in man since his fall to helpe him to know God so farre as to leaue him without excuse but not so farre as is needefull to saluation Rom. 1 18. Which with-hold the truth in vnrighteousnesse Rom 2 8. 9 True Religion Gala. 3 1. Who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the Truth Titus 1 1. 10 Integrity of life or vprightnesse and sincerity void of deceit and counterfeiting 1. Cor. 5 8. With the vnleauened Bread of sincerity and truth Ephe. 4 24. Esay 38 3. I haue walked before thee in Truth 11 Iustice or righteousnesse as it is contrary to iniquity 1 Cor. 13 6. It reioyceth not in iniquitie but in Truth Psal. 51 6. Thou louest Truth in the inward parts It is a part of the Image of God Sée Ephe. 4 24. 12 Fidelity and faithfulnesse between man and man in keeping iust couenants promises and bargaines Iere. 5 1 3. O Lord are not thine eies set vpon Truth 13 A iust and true sentence pronounced by a Magistrate in cases of Iustice. Pro. 20 28. Mercie and Truth preserues the King 14 Plainnesse and simplicity of speech when thinges are vttered as they bee without fraud and falshood Psalm 15 2. Hee that speaketh the Truth from his hart Ephe. 4 25. Speake Truth one to another 15 Most True and farre from all deceit Psal. 19 9. The iudgements of the Lord are Truth 16 Indeed and in good earnest when the inward beleefe and obedience of the heart doth answere the outward profession Ephe. 4 21. And haue beene taught in him as the Truth is in Iesus Word of Truth sig The Gospell Preached and published by the true Ministers thereof 2 Cor. 6 7. By the word of truth Col. 1 5. Whereof ye haue heard by the word of truth that is the Gospell True sig That which is perfect faithfull sound and sure not counterfeit nor false Psalm 119 151. Thy Commandements are True Ro. 3 4. Let God be True c. Truelie sig Sincerely and vprightly without lies and deceit Math. 22 16. Thou teachest the way of God Truely that is true doctrine for the matter and sinceritie for the manner 1 Iohn 1 6. They lie and do not truly that is they play the Hipocrites to do Truth sig To deale truely and sincerely leading an honest life void of all craft and deceiuing Iohn 3 21. He that doth Trush comes to the light Full of Truth sig One full of the very substance of Truth to wit Christ being the perfection and accomplishment of all Legall Ceremonies Iohn 1 14. Full of Grace Truth Truth of the Gospell sig The true and sincere doctrine of the Gospell Gal. 2 5. That the Truth of the Gospell might continue in you to hold the Truth in vnrighteousnesse sig To suppresse the light of knowledge naturally shining in mens hearts forcibly keeping it backe from shewing it selfe in words and deedes as it desires to doe Rom. 1 18. Wrath of God is reuealed from Heauen vpon men which hold the Truth in unrighteousnesse to tell the whole truth sig To declare and lay open the whole matter as it was doone Marke 5 33. Shee told him the whole Truth to walke in Truth sig To liue vprightly without
Hypocrisie 1 Kinges 2 4. That they walke before me in Truth to worship God in Truth sig To serue God with an inward pure worship without such Ceremonies as were vnder the Law Iohn 4 24. And will bee worshipped in Spirit and Truth T. V. to Turne sig To call one backe that erreth into the right way Iames 5 19. He that Turneth a Sinner saueth a soule Thus Ministers and Christians Turne one another 2 To endeuour ourselues to leaue the by-path of sinne and to turne to God by repentance Actes 3 19. Turne that your sinnes may be put away Thus are men said to turne themselues Ionas 3 10. They Turned from their euill waies 3 To change mans heart from euill to good by putting into it the grace of repentance Iere. 31 18. Turne vs ô Lord and we will returne Thus God alone turneth Sinners Acts 26 18. 2 Cor. 3 16. When their heart shall be Turned to the Lord. 4 To giue some mercy after some iudgement as if God did Turne and change his mind Psalme 8 7. Turne vs againe Lament 3 21. Ionas 3 9. In these and many other places the word Turne signifieth to restore such as bee in calamity shewing some new fauour after some affliction T. W. Two sig The least number consisting of Two Vnites or Two ones Luke 10 1. He sent them out Two by Two 2 Many ioyned together in society Eccle. 4 9. Two are better then one that is society is better then a solitary life though this be especially meant of marriage society They two shall be one sig The strait and most neere coniunction between Man and Wife by the band of mariage which maketh Two to be as it were one person Mat. 19 5. They Two shall be one flesh Two Witnesses sig A competent or sufficient number of Witnesses to testifie any truth Humaine or Diuine Ciuill or Religious Deu. 19 15. In the mouth of Two Witnesses shall the matter bee stablished Ruel 11 3. I will giue power to my Two Witnesses Which the Remists doe falsly expound of Henoch and Eliah preaching and striuing against Antichrist and by him to bee martyred c. All meere forgeries without warrant of Scripture V. A. Uagabonds sig SVch Companions as do nothing but walke the streets which commonly be called the Rascals and Dunghil-Knaues of all Townes and Citties Acts 17 5. The Iewes tooke vnto them certain Uagabonds Uaile sig pro A certaine cloath hanged before the light to hide it from our eyes or put vpon womens heades for a Couert in token of subiection to their Husbands Gen. 24 65. So she tooke a Vaile and couered her 2 A costly and precious hanging made of purple and blew Silke Scarlet and fine twined Linnen c. whereby the most holy place was diuided and separated from the holy place Exod. 26 31 32 33. And the Vaile shall make you a separation from the Holy place and the most holy place This was the Vaile that rent in twaine at the death of Christ to shew the determination and end of the whole Leuiticall and Ceremoniall Law as one saith In morte Christiomnia legaliater minantur a bodily materiall and Typicall Vaile 3 Blindnesse and hardnesse of heart 2 Cor. 3 16 When their hearts shall be turned to the Lord the Uaile shall be taken away As the Vaile kept men from looking vpon the thinges which were in the Holy of Holyest so the hardnesse of heaâ—t and vnbeleefe kept the Iewes from acknowledging and submitting them-selues to Christ. A Spirituall Vaile 4 The defence and preseruation which Husbands owe vnto and affoord their wiues agaynst the iniuries of others Gen. 20 16. He is the Uayle of thine eyes to all that are with thee and to all others A Metaphor A ciuill Vaile Uaine sig Something which is not firme and constant but subiect to decay being of a perishing and vanishing condition Psal. 108 12. Vaine is the helpe of man 2 Vnprofitable and needlesse of no vse and to no purpose Psal. 127 1. Except the Lord builde the house they labour in vaine that build it Uanitie sig A thing of no force vse or continuance 1 Sa. 20 23. Why will you follow vanity which profiteth not nor can deliuer In this sence Idols are often called Vanity Ionas 2 8. Rom. 8 20. The Creature is subiect to Vanity that is to a vanishing and fleeting estate Uanitie of Uanities sig Most vaine and exceeding full of vanity Eccl. 1 2. Vanity of Uanities saith the Preacher In the Haebrew phrase two positiues be equiualent to the superlatiue As Seruant of Seruants Vanity of vanities signifies most seruile most vaine Uapor sig pro A dewy Mist as the smoake of a seething pot 2 The frailty of mans life being of short continuance and suddainly extinct and put out like a Vapor Iames 4 14. It is euen a Vapor that appeares for a little time V. E. Uengeance sig Law and diuine right Acts 28 4. Vengeance hath not suffered him to liue 2 Punnishment inflicted and taken vppon the wicked for their wickednesse Rom. 12 19. Vengeance is mine Rom. 13 3. To take Vengeance on them which do euill Uertue sig pro The naturall vigour and strength which is put into euery creature for such vse as it is appointed vnto of God as the Vertue of Hearbes Plantes c. 2 Power and might or the effect of power Luke 8 46. Vertue is gone out of me that is there is some healthfull effect wrought by my power 3 Honesty of life and good maners Phil. 4 8. If there be any Uertue c. 4 Christian Valour Courage and Fortitude as Uirtus is deriued of Vir 2. Pet. 1 6. Ioyn to your faith Vertue Uessell sig pro Any instrument of vse in an house for the good of this life 2 Titus 2 20. In a great house are Uessels of Wood and of earth These seruing to common vse were prophane Instruments Mark 11 16. Neither would he suffer them to carry Uessels through the Temple 2 Naturall Instruments which receiue containe the matter of generation 1 Sam. 21. And the Uessels of the young men were holy 1 Thess. 4 4. That you know how to keepe your Vessels in holinesse and honour A Metaphor 3 Wiues which howsoeuer they be the weaker sex yet are Instruments of great and manifold vse 1 Pet. 3 7 8. Giuing honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker Vessell A Metaphor Uessels of earth sig Fraile and brittle men subiect to mortality 2. Cor. 4 7. We haue this Treasure in earthen Vessels Uesselles of mercy sig Elect and chosen ones ordained to Mercy euen to obtaine honor and saluation in heauen through Christ. 9 23. That hee might shew the Riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy These bee also called vessels of honor Verse 21. Uesselles of wrath sig Persons men and women prepared to destructi on Rom. 9 22. What if God would to shew his wrath and to make his power known suffer with long
haue the mighty God for their Lorde and are professors of the glorious Gospel of Christ. Col. 1 10. That ye might walke worthie of the Lord. Phil. 1 27. As becommeth the Gospell Worme sig pro A contemptible base creature creeping vppon the ground c. 2 A person contemned in the world and had in vile account Psal 22 6. But I am a Worme and not a man a shame and contempt of men Worship sig Ciuill reuerence due vnto men for their authority and gifts Math 9 18. There came a certain Ruler and worshipped him This is ciuill worship 2 Outward religious seruice due vnto God for the greatnesse of his Maiestie Math 4 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God This is outward Diuine worship 3 Inward Religious honour of the heart sincerely louing fearing and trusting in God because of his infinite knowledge mercy and power Iohn 4. 24. Must worship him in Spirit and Truth This is inward diuine worship 4 Immoderate reuerence towardes Creatures Acts 10 25. He fell downe at his Feete worshipped him Reuel 22 8. Neither Cornelius nor Iohn did take Peter or the Angell to be God they fayled in excesse of reuerence and were rebuked to Worship the Church sig To giue honor to Christ dwelling and raigning in his Church and to honor the Church in Christ her head Esay 49 23. They shall Worship thee with their Faces toward the earth Reuel 3 9. And worship before thy Feete W. R. Wrath. sig Iust Vengeance taken vpon sinners in this world Psal. 9 11. Who knewes the power of his Wrath Eph. 5 6. Rom. 3 5. Which punisheth 2 Eternall death in hell fire 1 Thess. 5 9. God hath not appointed vs to wrath 1 Thess. 1 10. Which deliuereth vs from that Wrath to come Rom. 2 5. 3 The perturbation of minde which mooueth men to reuenge their owne wrongs Gal. 5 30. Hatred Debate Wrath. Children of wrath sig Those that are guilty of eternall death through the iust anger of God against sinne as all men be by nature and birth Ephes. 2 3. And were by Nature the Children of wrath as well as others to Wrestle sig To striue together one man with another which should ouercome the other by strength Ge. 32 24. There Wrestled a man with him till the breaking of the day 2 To fight and striue against the spirituall enemies of our saluation Eph. 6 12. We Wrestle against Principalities and Powers to be written in earth sig To bee forgotten before God and his Church Ier. 17 13. All that forsake thee shall be written in the earth to be written in Heauen sig To bee predestinated and elected eternally by the firme counsell of God to obtaine saluation by Christ. Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your names be written in heauen to be written in the booke of remembrance sig To be loued respected cared for rewarded remembred of God Mala. 3 16. A Booke of Remembrance was Written before him for such as feare the Lord. See Remembrance to suffer Wrong sig To beare and put vp quietly and patiently any harme doone vnto vs without seeking reuenge 1 Cor. 6 7. Why rather suffer ye not wrong Y. E. Yeare sig pro THe space of twelue months Luke 3 23. Iesus began to be about 30. Yeares of age 2 The whole space and time of our life Psal. 60 9. We haue spent our Yeares as a thought Y O. Yoake sig pro An Instrument of Wood or Iron to ioyne men or Oxen or other creatures together seruing eyther â—o tame or to punish A materiall yoake 2 Afflictions for sinne or the Crosse sent from God Lam. 3 27. It is good for a man to beare the Yoake from his youth This is the Yoake of Tribulation 3 Our greeuous sinnes which be the cause of our afflictions Lamen 1 14. The Yoke of my transgressions is bound vpon my hands This is the Yoake of our sinnes 4 The cruell bondage wherein Tyrants keepe Gods people Esay 9 4. Thou hast broken the Yoake of their burden This is the yoake of oppression 5 Fellowship or agreement in any thing good or euill 2 Cor. 6 14. Beare not the Toake vnequally with Infidels 6 Gods Commandements that we should beleeue in Christ and liue vprightly Mat 1 29. Take my Yoake vpon you Also verse 30. This is the Yoke of Gods promises and Precepts which is not heauy to the regenerate man 7 The Law of Moses with a strict condition of performing it perfectly Acts 15 10. To lay a Yoake vpon them whith neither our Fathers nor we were able to beare This is the Yoke of perfect obedience to the Law A Metaphor Y. R. Yron barre sig That which is hard to be broken or ouercome Prouerbs Yron Furnace sig Carefull griefe anguish and sorrow of hart for great and greeuous thraldome and slauery Deut. 4 20. The Lord hath brought you out of the Yron furnace Yron sinew sig An obstinate sinner which wil not yeeld to the worde of God no more then an Yron sinnew will yeeld Yron yoake sig A Yoake most strong and heauy that is some greeuous and cruell bondage Deut. 28 48. And he shall put an Yron yoake vpon thy necke Yong men sig Such as for yeares were but young being grown past Child-hoode and entering into mans estate 1 Sam. 21 5. The Uessels of the Young men were holy 2 The first borne of the Israelites which executed the holy things till Priestes and Leuites were consecrated Exod. 34 5. He sent Young men of the children of Israell which Offered burnt Offerings Z. E. Zeale sig INncrease of affections as of griefe ioy hatred loue Iohn 2 17. The Zeale of thy House hath eate me vp Reu. 3 19. Bee Zealous and amend 2 An honest and commendable desire kindled in our harts to imitate or go beyond others in well doing 2 Cor. 9 2. Your Zeale hath prouoked many Titus 2 14. Zealous of good workes 3 An earnest desire of doing good things belonging vnto vs and of hindering euill things being ioyned with sound knowledge and hearty loue of Gods glorie and of our Neighbours good 2 Cor. 7 11. Yea what Zeale Col. 4 13. I beare him record that he hath a great Zeale for you Thus far it is taken in good part 4 Earnestnesse of affection in good thinges when neither the maner nor end of doing is good Such was the Zeale of Iehu 2 Kinges 10 6. And of the Iewes Rom. 10 2. They haue the Zeale of God but not according to knowledge Also of Paule being a Pharisie Actes 22 15. And was Zealous towardes God 5 Fierce and fiery bitternesse when men are earnest and hot in a bad cause Phil. 3 6. Concerding Zeale I persecuted the Church Here it is taken in ill part 6 Enuy indignation Actes 5 17. Also 7 9. And 17 5. The Iewes mooued with Zeale or Enuy. The Greeke word translated Enuy or Indignation doth signifie Zeale in ill part 7 The most earnest loue of God for the good
put them into raging tumults against the Church of Christ. Thus Sathan did when he stirred vp many people to persecute the Christian Church euen in her Infancy and Cradle Reuel 12 15. The Serpent Cast a Water out of his mouth after the Woman Some by these Waters vnderstand great store of Heresies lies slanders reproaches wherewith the Serpent sought to drowne the poore Church to Cast out sig To bee refused as prophane Reuel 11 7. The Court which is without the Temple Cast out great chain sig The doctrine of the Gospell and namely that part of it which concernes Christian liberty whereby as it were by a Chaine and fast bound Christ kept Sathan fast bound for a long time Reuel 20 1. And a great Chaine in his hand C. H. Chalcedone sig A rich pretious pure and glorious Stone and Pearle representing the spirituall purity of the holy Church on earth and the Caelestiall glory of the triumphant church in heauen So much is meant also by the Iasper Chrysolite c. Re. 20 19 20. Childe or man-childe sig Either Christ alone or ioyned to the Church hi◠body to which he communicateth his owne power according to his promise Reuel 2 27. Reuel 12 5 She brought forth a Man-Child Chrystall sig pro A most cleere Glasse through which our eye-sight may runne to espy euery the least spot 2 Either the whole World through which Gods sight pierceth seeing euery thing more cleerly then we see a spot in a Chrystall or as some Diuines thinke the most holy and pure doctrine of the Gospell in which as in a Chrystall-Glasse or Mirrour we see the glory of God with open face and not darkly as the Iewes did before vnder shaddowes of the Law Reuel 4 6. And before the Throne was a Sea of Glasse like to Chrystall Cléere as Chrystall sig The Water heere spoken of not to be foule and troubled like muddy Water and puddle of Mans inuentions but most pure and of excellent cleerenesse Reu. 22 1. Church sig A company of Men. called out of the World by the voice of Christ to know and worship one true God according to his word Reuel 1 20. Seauen Stars are the Angels of the seauen Churches Church of Ephesus Pergamus c. sig That particular company gathered at Ephesus Pergamus c. vnto the Faith and Religion of Christ. Reu. 2 1. Unto the Angell of the Church of Ephesus C. I. Citty beloued sig The holy Church here Militant vpon Earth which because it is loued of God through Christ therefore neither the Turk from the East nor Antichrist from the West shall vtterly destroy it howsoeuer they fiercely assault it Reuel 20 9. And they compassed the Tentes of the Saintes about and the beloued Citty Some Diuines vnderstand this not of the whole Church but by an excellency of the company of beleeuing Iewes which toward the end◠of the World shall be gathered and ioyned to the Church of beleeuing Gentiles holy Citty sig Hierusalem which is aboue or the Caelestiall Church whereof Hierusalem that holy Cittie in earth was a figure Reu. 22 19. He shall haue no part in the holy Citty 2 The Church of Christ heere on earth consisting of holy members sanctified by the blood Spirit of Christ. Reue. 21 2. Citties of Nations sig The company of such people as ioyne to Antichrist and fight against Christ. Reuel 16 19. The Citties of the Nations fell These Citties some others expound to be the whole regiment of wicked men as of Turkes Iewes Barbarians and others that embrace false and strange Religions All which it is certaine that they must perish at the second comming of Christ though all be not alike Christs aduersaries that great Citty sig Not any one Towne inuironed with Wals the people whereof are linked together by bonds of the same Lawes but the intire and full iurisdiction of some one Town as namely of Rome the seat and place of Antichrist together with the whole Company of them that are subiect to the proud power of Antichrist Reu. 16 19. And the great Citty was deuided into three parts C. L. Cloudes sig Powers Dignities Honours Principalities in high place yet not Supreame as Cloudes which be placed high yet are vnder the Heauens Reuel 11 15. The Angell cryed to him that sate on the Cloud Cloathed with a cloud sig One full of Maiesty A Cloud in Scripture being a visible signe to represent Diuine Maiesty As Exod. 33 9. 1. King 8. Reuel 10 1. I saw another mighty Angell Cloathed with a Cloud Some other Diuines expound this Cloathing with a Cloud to signifie the obscure knowledge of Christ being yet not so fully knowne as afterward The former is the more receiued exposition Cloathed in sackecloath sig Men full of griefe and lamentation as if they did alwaies fast and mourne Also stirring vp others to repent and be sorrowfull for their Idolatry and other workes of darknesse whereof wearing Sackcloath is a signe and token Finally this Cloathing his Witnesses with Sacke admonisheth that Christ would call men to repentance euen by very meane and contemptible Seruants couered not with Purple but with Sacke Reu. 11 3. They shall prophesie 1260. daies Cloathed in Sacke-Cloath This alludeth to the fashion of the olde Prophets who were thus apparrelled to come with clouds sig To returne as Christ shall doe with great glory to iudge the Worlde hauing ready before him Storme Tempest and Thunder to reuenge himselfe vpon the wicked his enemies Reuel 1 7. But commeth with Clouds and euery eye shall see him In this speech there is an allusion vnto the praise of the Prophets who thus describe the notable iudgements of God vsing the Clouds and all other creatures for the good of his owne and destruction of the vngodly Sée Dan. 7 13. Also Psalme 18 5 6 7 8 9 c. sitting on a Cloud sig A glory peculiar to Christ who as he ascended sitting on a Cloud so at his second comming hee shall returne gloriously a Cloud beeing to him in stead of a Chariot or Throne rather As in Acts 1. and Reuel 1 7. Reuel 14 15. Crying to him that sate on the Cloud Some Diuines not without great shew of reason Interpret this Cloud heere spoken of of ciuill powers lifted vp as Clouds in the Aire and him who sate on it to be such Rulers and Princes as Christ did vse for the furthering of his Church and hindering the Kingdom of Antichrist the reason is because the Sonne of Man who sate vpon this Cloud doing all at the commaundement of the Angell as appeareth in the wordes of this Text cannot be Christ Iesus who is subiect onelie to his Father and that as hee is Mediatour This latter exposition seemeth for this reason to be the better white cloud sig The vprightnesse and integrity represented by White of Christ the Iudge not miscarried in his sentence by ignorance or crooked affections in their opinion who vnderstand this Text of the last
Iudgement But such Diuines as referred this text to things done betweene the first and second comming of Christ doe Interpret this White Cloud of courteous louing beneficiall and healthfull Princes and Estates as Saxony Hassia Prussia the free Citties of Argentorate Tiguris Berne c. With their good and religious Gouernours as they expound the Angell comming out of the Temple to be Iustus Ionas Phillip Melanâ—thon Bucer Zuinglius and others which stirred vp good Rulers to abolish Popery and erect the Faith and Religion of the Gospell in their Iurisdictions and Dominions the Clusters of the Uineyard sig The wicked Men of the World which are compared to Clusters because they grow so thicke euen on heapes like Grapes Do but consider how many renounce the Name of Christ as Turks c. How many are Idolators amongst such as acknowledge his Name how many Hyppocrites and wicked men euen where the Gospell is maintained and this will appeare a meete comparison Reuel 14 18. Thrust in thy Sickle and gather the Clusters of the Vineyard Some very learned restraine these Clusters vnto Popish religious buildings and persons which did abound and flourish euen as a vine spread full of Clusters and that in this our Kingdome till the daies of Henry the eyght when thorough the zeal and courage of Cranmer and Crumwell two great men this Popish Vine was lopped and cut yea rooted out C. O. to Come down from heauen sig To haue God for the Authour and founder not men of anything or to haue an heauenly originall and beginning Reuel 21 2. And I saw new Ierusalem come downe from heauen 2 To bee deputed and assigned to some great seruice and worke about the ruinating of Babylon by the appointment of God Reuel 18 1. I saw an Angell come downe from Heauen Thus also is the Deuill said to come downe into the Earth Reuel 12 12. To signifie that hee was sent amongst the Reprobate the Children of this World by the iust iudgement of God to execute his vengeance on their Soules and bodies to Come sig To inuade and take vppon him the tyrannicall gouernment and power ouer Gods people as Antichrist shall doe Reuel 17 10. Another is not yet come but when he commeth c. Some vnderstand this of the Emperour Nerua and his short and cruell raigne but the former is better and fitter to Come a. none sig To follow or fall out shortly within a small time Thus the Scripture vseth to speake of the last day when aeternall Woe heere called the third Woe shall be executed vpon Reprobates as the end at hand the Iudge is at doore these bee the last daies c. because in Gods account a thousand yeares to bee but as a day Reu. 11 14. The third Woe shall Come anone Other learned men thinke the meaning to be that the calamities which shall happen to Gods Enemies afore the comming of Christ shall bee but short in comparison of some miseries which shal happen vnder the second trumpet Both expositions may stand well together to Come sig To approach draw neere or be present so doe the whole Church present and that which is to succeede and euerie true member in whom Christ his Spirit dwelleth all and euery one earnestly desire the full accomplishment of good thinges promised and prophesied of in this Reuelation to bee present and to draw neere especially the marriage of the Lambe Reuel 22 17. The Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that heareth say Come c. to Commit fornication sig To pertake with the Romish Church in her spirituall Woredome namely in the corruption of true Faith and Religion by Heresie and Idolary This is one cause of Babylons Downe-fall that she was not content onely to adulterate and depraue Gods worship but drew people yea Kinges and Princes into society of her errors and superstition Reuel 18 3. The Kings of the earth haue committed Fornication with her to compasse the Saints sig To bring the Church into a narrow streight being beset with the Deuils Army on euery side Reu. 20 9. And they Compassed the Tents of the Saints about to Conquer sig To ouercome the Enemies of God by Arrowes of Pestilence as some thinke shot out of the Bow of Gods wrath but as it is more reasonable to thinke by the glad tydinges and promises of the Gospell shot as Arrowes out of the tongues of the Apostles and other Ministers of the word as out of a Bow whereby the Nations were speedily subdued vnder Christ. Reuel 6 2. Hee went forth Conquering that he might ouercome to continue sig To last remaine or abide Reu. 17 10. He must Continue a little space to corrupt the earth sig To defile and pollute men of earthly minds both with bodily and spirituall Adultery whereinto the great Whore to wit the Romish Sinagogue hath led Nations and Kingdomes Reuel 19 2. Hee hath Condemned the great Where which hath corrupted the Earth with her Fornication Of their bodilie Fornication their Vaults Priuies were witnesse and their Temples of Spirituall to Count. sig To reckon or to make a Computation of a number Reuel 13 18. Let him that hath wit Count the number of the Beast C. R. Crowne sig Victory Triumph and heauenly glory which shall bee giuen to faithfull Ministers at the end of their labours as a Crowne or reward Reue. 3 11. Holde that which thou hast that no Man take thy Crowne Some doe refer this Crowne not to the reward of aeternall life but to that honour mentioned in verse 9. It may be both the one a fore-runner and pledge of the other 2 A signe or token of Conquest and victory Reuel 6 2. And a Crowne was giuen vnto him Crowne of twelu stars vpon her head sig The bright shining and glorious Ministers of the Gospell to wit the twelue Apostles cheefely and other Apostolical men which all receiued from that same most bright Sunne the Fountaine of all Diuine Wisedome the heauenly doctrine as their chiefe ornament and Crowne euen as the Stars do borrow their light from the Sunne Reuel 12 1. And vpon her head a Crowne of twelue Starres Crucified sig Slaine and put cruelly to death eyther by the death of the Crosse or any other kinde of violent death Reuel 11 8. Where our Lord also was Crucified Christ our Lord was not slain at Rome whereof this Text speakes by the figure of Sodome and Aegipt otherwise then in his members according to that which is said Acts 9 5. Saul Saule why persecutest thou me C. U. Cup. sig A portion or measure of Vengeance and Iudgement allotted vnto Romish Babylon by the seuere Iustice of God Reuel 16 19. To giue vnto her the Cup of Wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath Cup of gold sig The Title of the Catholique Church of Peters Chaire of Christs Vicar and the whole externall profession of Christian Religion whereby as by a fine goodly Cup both people and Princes of the
darkesome times This Exposition differs heerein from the former which is more commonly receiued in pointing to the Minister or Instrument whereas the former pointeth to the Author of such a mercy In which case both significations agree well because Author and Instrument be not contrary but subordinate one to the other East west North-gate sig The commodious scituation of the Spirituall Citty the Church as some thinke or the Caelestial Citty the Kingdome of Heauen as others thinke by comparison to the conuenient site of earthly Hierusalem where the entrance by Gates disposed in all foure quarters of the Wind was very conuenient for the Commers vnto it from all Coastes of the Countrey of Iudaea Sée Ezek. 48 30. Reu. 21 13. On the East part there were three Gates c. to Eate the flesh of the Whore sig To endeuour out of a deepe detestation the vtter ruine of Romish Dominion and Popish Prelats by cutting short their Reuennues refusing theyr pardons forbidding appeales to Rome and to goe to Rome for consecration of Bishops casting down their superstitious buildings and conferring theyr Demains and Liuings to better vses denying Peter pence which all and much more hath already bin done in our Realm of England in som other Nations free Citties which haue cald back the profits that went from amongst them to seed enrich Rome This is heere called the eating of her Flesh. Reuel 17 16. They shall Eate her Flesh. E. G. Egypt sig Rome together with Romish iurisdiction which in Saint Iohns time did reach vnto Hierusalem where Pontius Pilate was Deputy to Caesar the Emperour of Rome which is likened to Aegipt in respect of Idolatry and the bondage wherewith shee held Gods people most cruelly enthralled Reuel 11 8. Which Spiritually is called Aegipt E. N. Enemies sig Wicked Men Pope Popelings and other vngodly persons which hated afflicted and killed Gods Seruants Reuel 11 12. And their Enemies see it to enter into the temple sig To bee able to haue accesse to the Maiesty of God to abide his glory Others take it to mean thus much to be kept from hauing approach vnto the Church of Christ heere on Earth for a time as yet the Iewes are Reuel 15 8. No Man was able to enter into the Temple Heere is an allusion to that which is written 1 Kinges 8. 10 11. Where it is saide The Cloud filled the house of the Lord so as the Priests could not stand to Minister E. U. Euphrates sig pro A Riuer called by that name being both broad and deepe which did run along by the great Cittie Babell seated in Assiria and was thereunto such a great defence as when Cirus and Darius Kinges of the Medes and Persians would take Babylon they had this deuise to cut out great Ditches and Trenches and so let out the Riuer aboue before it came to the Citty by which meanes the Waters being made shallow and almost dryed vp the Souldiers waded ouer entred the Citty and surprised it 2 All impedimentes lets and hindrances whereby the passage vnto Rome the mysticall Babylon and Seate of Anti-christ was stopped vp against the Kinges of the East that they could not come at it to besiedge and subdue it the remoouing of these impediments to wit the great Honour glory riches and strength of Rome is here signified by the drying vp of Euphrates Reuel 16 12. The sixt Angell powred out his Violl vpo◠the great Riuer Euphrates and the Waters thereof dryed vp Excellent sig That which in his kind is best and most worthy Reuel 18 14. Eye-salue sig That spirit of light and of true wisedome which doth open and illuminate the eyes of our Soule being before vtterly blind Reuel 3 18. And annoint thine Eyes with Eye-salue that thou mayst see It is a speech borrowed from a Medicine proper peculiar to the curing of the eyes called of Phisitions Collyrium F. A. Face sig THE bright countenance of Christ shining vppon the faithfull to the exceeding comfort and reioycing of their harts expelling and driuing from them heauinesse and sorrow Reuel 1 16. And his Face shone as the Sunne in his strength Some other Diuines by the Face of Christ do vnderstand the pure worship of Christ as it is commaunded in his word wherein he is to be seen and knowne of his as cleerely and as plainely as we may know any one by his Face And touching this interpretation the very truth is that the Scriptures by the Face of God do often signifie his worship therefore Caine beeing separate from Gods publike worship is said to be hid from Gods Face Gene. 4 14. And to goe out from the presence of the Lord. Ver. 16. Againe the imploying of our selues in Gods worship is called in the Psalmes the seeking of his Face Psalme 27 8. Psalme 156 2. 2 The terrible dreadfull presence of Christ being through his might and Maiesty very fearfull to al things and persons saue his owne Reuel 20 11. From whose Face fled away the Earth and Heauen Mens faces sig Dissembled humanity counterfeit curtesie when the countenance and behauiour is not terrible and fierce nor wordes rough but all in shew amiable and faire yet without all truth and sincerenesse the sooner to allure and entize men to fall in and ioyne vnto them the Ministers of Antichrist Religious Men as they are called doe excell in this kinde of shaddowish humanity being most notorious flatterers for their owne gaine and to draw mighty ones to their side Reu. 9 7. Their Faces were like the Faces of men Face as the Sunne sig The exceeding great glory of Christ being to such as know him by faith the same for sweet and comfortable aspect to cheere their hearts in tribulations that the Sunne is to the world after clouds mists and darknesse Reuel 10 1. His Face was as the Sunne to be faithfull vnto death sig Constantly to keepe and hold the Faith of the Gospell not being driuen from Christ for any feare or persecution or death it selfe seeing such as are couragious should be richly rewarded Reu. 2 10. Is Fallen sig Rome and Romish both Citty and Dominion as it standeth now vnder the Pope and his Mitred Bishops and Cleargy not onely to be subiect vnto ruine and destruction but that most certainely it is to be pulled downe loosing by little and little their riches glory strength credit of Religion and holinesse which made them honoured followed and feared of Kinges and Nations and for the vndoubted truth hereof Therefore as if it were down and fallen already the Holy Ghost in the present time saith It is Fallen yea doubleth it to note the certainty and greatnesse of the Fall saying the second time It is Fallen And because all men should take knowledge beleeue and marke the better Gods rare iudgement vppon Romish Babylon therefore her Fall is proclaimed by an Angell from Heauen and with a mighty loud voyce The euent of which Prophesie as in a good part
24. 2 Thess. 2 12. Reuel 13 13. He made Fire to come from Heauen Fire out of their mouth sig The Doctrine of the Gospell deuouring and consuming as Fire such as resist and fight against it for that word which is the sauour of life to some is the sauour of death to others Reuel 11 5. If any will hurt them Fire proceedeth out of their mouth and deuoureth their enemies Fire and smoake sig The sower bitternesse of Gods plagues euen vnto choking and strangling of men which is the property of smoake Reu. 9 17. Out of their mouths wpet forth Fire and smoake First Beast See Beast First Heauen sig Heauen as it is now vnder Vanity Or as some thinke the former good and pure estate of the Church giuing place to a purer or to the calling of the Iewes Reuelat. 21 1. First Heauen is passed away First loue sig Charity towarde God and toward our neighbour which the Aungell of the Church of Fphesus did shew forth at the beginning of his Ministry very zealously performing all good meanes and vsing all duties for the furthering Gods glory and the good of his flocke Reuel 2 4 Because thou hast left thy First Loue. first works sig Great diligence in preaching the word and administring the censures of the Church for the preuenting of crimes orrecouery of such as be fallen Reu. 2 5. And do thy First workes First voice sig That Reuelation which from heauen Iohn did First receiue touching those things which were to be done for the time to come Reuel 4 1. And the First voice which I heard was like a Trumpet fiuemonths sig A short space of time a definit number put for an indefinit for the comfort of the faithfull least they should imagine that this plague was to increase without measure Reu. 9 5. That they shold bee vexed Fiue months Others by Fiue months doo vnderstand 150. yeares reckoning euery day for a yeare Others by Fiue months doo thinke Fiue ages to be signifyed But M. Bullenger dooth interpret the Fiue moneths wherein these Locustes heere spoken of should be suffered to rage and vex men of that whole space of time whatsoeuer it was wherein it should continue which yet is limited by a few months for the consolation of the Elect This is the best exposition as I do Iudge F. L. Flame of Fire See Fire Flesh of Kings captaines c. sig The Great dainties wherewith God will feede such as he calleth to this Feast euen al sorts of men which fight for Antichrist See such a description Ezek. 1 39. 17 18. Reuel 19 18. F. O. forme of the Locusts sig The Figure likenesse and guise to wit such as be strong Horses prepared to battell such are the Popish Cleargy strongly linked together with ready and prepared minds against all such as should any way mutter against the vsurped power of the Pope and Sea of Rome This hath beene and is apparant enough though the fierce incursions of the Saracens haue beene more famous Reuel 9 7. And the Forme of the Locustes was like vnto Horsses prepared to battell fornication sig All sorts of bodily vncleannesse about generation whether Whoredom Adultery Rape Incest Buggery or Fornication For all these as it is too well knowne were rife and stil be in the kingdome of Antichrist Reuel 9 21. They repented not of their Fornication Fore-head sig Openly before men in profession and practise Reuel 17 5. And in her Forehead was a Name written foure Angels bound sig Administers of the wrath of God in that number that is conuenient for the slaughtering of the foure quarters of the world these Angels being restrained before by the power of God were now to bee stirred vp and haue the Bridle giuen them licentiously to practise tyranny as God had ordayned Rom. 9 14. Loose the Foure Angels which are bound Foure corners of the Earth sig The cheefe quarters and coasts of the Worlde which were occupied and possest by the foure Angels sent with Commission to stop the Four winds Reuel 7 1. I saw Foure Angels stand on the Four corners of the earth Four horns of the Altar sig The highest part or top of the Golden Altar of Incense which stood before the Vaile against the Arke of the Couenant where solemn Prayers once a yeare were made by the High-Priest vnto God who heard and accepted them through Christ represented by the Golden Altar in whom and by whom alone the Oblation of our Prayers are pleasing vnto God Reuel 9 13. I heard a voice from the Foure hornes of the Golden Altar Foure windes sig One and the selfe-same Winde in Nature being diuerse according to the Regions and Coasts from when they blow as from East West c. 2 The efficacy and secret mighty force of the Holy Spirit which by Christ himselfe is compared vnto winde Iohn 3 8. The Winde bloweth whether it list so is euery one borne of the Spirit Reuel 7 1. Holding the Foure Winds of the earth Fourth part of the earth sig The fourth part of men dwelling in earth which by the iust iudgement of God were to bee punished for the contempt of the gospel with those Foure great plagues spoken of Leuit. 26. heere againe distinctly mentioned to wit the Sworde Famine Pestilence and wilde Beasts Rom. 6 8. Power was giuen to them ouer the Fourth part of the earth Foursquare sig That which is steddy of continuance and profit such is the true Church leaning vppon Christ as foundation Reuel 21 16. And the earth lay Foure-square Foure and twenty Elders sig The Holy Catholicke Church euen the whole Company of Gods elect especially such as hauing now ended their warfare do triumph in Heauen gloriously euery one as it were sitting vpon a Throne as a King which Honor the Elect doo attaine vnto by and thorough Christ who hath made all the faithfull Kings and Priestes vnto God In the number of 24. there is an allusion vnto that distribution of Sacred Offices and the Seruants of the King mentioned in the 1. Chron. 24 25 26 27. Chapters Reuel 4 4. Vpon the seats I saw Foure twenty Elders sitting Whereas some by 24. Elders vnderstand the 12. Prophets and the 12. Apostles It cannot stand with the scope of this Vision heere shewed to Iohn which respects not any number or company which were past and gone but rather which was to come euen the whole number of beleeuing Gentiles which as Kings Princes should Minister to God their Soueraigne King Found no more sig To be no more at all to be vtterly rooted out as if it had neuer beene Reuel 18 21 22. And shall be Found no more Fountaine of waters sig The Springs from whence do flow and issue Waters and Riuers for the vse of men This is the proper signification 2 The Ministers of the Gospell from whom as Fountaines and Springs the Doctrine of life doth flow forth vnto others by a continuall Fluxe or issue which were to
verse 11. Hauing the Glory of God that is most admirable Diuine and Caelestiall Glory Some do so vnderstand this of a most glorious Diuine brightnesse of Gods presence as withal they restraine it to the Ages of the Church which shall be next afore the end of the World Both may bee vnderstood the one as a fore-runner and preparation to the other Glory and honour of Kinges and Gentiles sig All that Maiesty with those great and excellent thinges which Kinges and people had shall be laid downe at what time the glory of the heauenly City is giuen them Reue. 21 24 26. Shall bring their Glory and honour to it to Glorifie her selfe sig To exalt and lift vp her selfe her Doctrine and decrees with great pride and insolency preferring her Traditions and ordinances aboue Gods written word his sacred ordinances as Ecclesiasticall Rome hath done Ren. 18 7. Insomuch as she Glorified her selfe c. to Glorifie his Name sig To set forth the Glory of Gods great Name by acknowledging and praysing his Iustice in his vengeance vppon the wicked and his exceeding loue and benignity toward the Saintes Reuel 15 4. Who woulde not feare thee and Glorifie thy great Name G. N. to Gnaw their toongs sig To take most grieuously the fall of their pomp Dignitie and authority also furiously for extream sorrow to bite their owne tongues Reuel 16 10. And they Gnawed their tongues for sorrow Some expound this of renouncing their owne proud words and writinges But the former signification is the better G. O. â—â— Go out no more sig To remaine for euer in the Church Triumphant being most firmely ioyned vnto Christ and immediatly Reuel 3 12. And he shall Goe no more out He alludeth vnto 1 Kings 7 15. Some vnderstand it of the stablenesse of Gods Children in the Church Militant namely of such faithfull ones as were Members of the Church at Philadelphia But it may well beare both significations for Christes true Members shall continue stead-fast in the Church Militant till they be translated into the Church tryumphant to go out of Babylon sig To depart as farre as may bee from all society and fellowshippe with the Romish Sinagogue in their Haeresies and Idolatries Reuel 18 4. Goe out of her my people c. This Exhortation and charge here in the Apocalipse is like to that in Ieremy Cha. 51 45. My people Goe out of the midst of her This of Ieremy was spoken touching departing from Babylon in the East when it was to bee destroyed and that in the Reuelation concerneth the ruine of Babylon in the West to forwarne the godly to auoid it by departing away to go into destruction sig To perish finally and vtterly to bee destroyed Reuel 17 11. And shall Goe into destruction god Almighty sig A God of infinite power Sâ—â— Almighty God of heauen sig The true God Creator of the whole World whereof Heauen is a cheefe and principall part Reuel 11 13. And gaue Glory to the God of Heauen His God sig A God fauourable vnto him in Christ euen so farre as to make him euerlastingly happy Reu. 21 7. And I will be his God to be their God sig To be ioyned vnto God by perfect and immediate fellowship which shall be the portion of the faithfull in Heauen Reuel 21 3. And God himselfe shall be their God with them before God sig In the presence of Christ the Iudge of the World being God equall to his Father Re. 20 12. I saw the dead stand before God 2 Cor. 5 10. Gog and Magog sig All the secret and open enemies of Christ and his Church both Papistes and Turkes banding themselues against the Gospell in these last times since the loosing of Sathan And thus much the verie Names themselues import for Gog signifies one couered and Magog signifies one vncouered Reu. 20 8. Euen Gog and Magog togather them to battaile For the better vnderstanding this place wee must haue recourse to Ezekiell Chapter 38 and 39. where vnder the Names of Gog and Magog are comprehended such Princes as gathered great Armies to fight against Israell after they came from the Captiuity of Babylon This Story is heere in the Reuelation applied to those Enemies as Sathan should muster together against the Church of Christ a little before his comming to iudgement Other Authours referre Gog and Magog to the Turkes and Persians and such Regions as are at their commaund Certaine it is that a mighty Army of such Heathenish people stirred vp by the Deuill being now let loose is meant here Golden Alter sig Christ Iesus who is both High-Priest Sacrifice and Altar This place alludeth to Exod. 30 3. Vnto the Altar of Incense which was before the Uaile Some expound it of the select company of Saintes the first fruits of the World Sée Altar Reue. 8 3. To offer vpon the Golden Altar Golden Censor sig An Instrument belonging to the holy of Holies whereon the Priest did burne sweete Incense before the Lord which did figure the Mediation of Christ in which the Prayers of the Saints were acceptable Reuel 8 3. Hauing a Golden Censor Golden Crowne sig Kingly Dignity and power where-with Christ himselfe or the Executioner of his iudgements shall be endowed Reu. 14 14. Hauing on his head a Golden Crowne Golden réed sig An Instrument to measure withall which being of Gold do signifie the Church measured to be of a most excellent worke and of a worthy workemanship Reu. 21 15. And he had a Golden Reede to measure the Citty withall stréets of pure Golde sig All euen the meanest partes as Streets in a Citty of the Church to bee most pretious beautifull and glorious Reuel 21 21. And the streete of the Citty is pure Gold Some heereby vnderstand that the actions of Gods Children shall be pure holie and vnblameable euerlasting Gospell sig The gladsome tydings of euerlasting reconciliation with God through Faith in Christ alone according to the eternall decree of God Reue. 14 6. Hauing an euerlasting Gospell This giues a sore checke to such as charge the doctrine of saluation by faith in Christ with nouelty slanderously calling it a yesterdaies Bird a start-vp doctrine Golden Girdle sig The diligence and readinesse of Christ in gouerning his Church whose worke heerein is pretious and acceptable to God Reu. 1 13. Girt with a Golden Girdle G. R. Great Babylon sig Rome as it is now gouerned by the Pope being like vnto Babylon a great Citty in Chaldea for tyrranny pride power power Idolatry superstition impiety Reuel 17 5. That Great Babylon Mother of Whoredome This cannot be meant of Heathenish Rome vnder the Emperors who did not thrust their Idolatry vpon other Nations and Kinges but left them euery one to their religion neither had Heathenish impiety any such Mystery in it as with shew of piety it shuld deceiue numbers seeing Heathenish superstition was palpable and execrable to all sorts of Christians therefore this must signifie Popish Rome which with
Fowles for their rauening such be the Vulture the Crow the Rauen the Owle the Kite c. 2 Vncleane and filthy men such as the now Romish Synagogue doth and long hath abounded with which liue by Rapine and Iniquity and in that regard are hatefull to all ciuill honest men but most hatefull to the Saints Reuel 18 2. Uncleane and Hatefull Birds H. E. Heads sig All Turkish Princes Bassaes and Begles together with their Emperor the Grand-Sultan all alike Instruments and Ministers of execrable cruelty and fury exercised both by themselues and others vnder them Reu. 9 19. Hauing Heads wherewith they hurt ouer his Head sig Aboue him or vpon his head Reuel 10 1. The Rainbow was ouer his Head Heades of Lyons sig Most notable cruelty and fiercenesse wherein the Turkes do excell all other Nations and people that euer were heard of both Sarazins Romans Reuel 9 17. The Heads of the horses were as the heads of Lyons Heereby is noted vnto vs that to the stearnnesse of their countenance they had added the strength of their iawes to expresse their singular inhumanity Heads seauen sig Seauen hils and seauen Kings Reuel 17 9. Seauen Heades are seauen hilles They are also seauen Kings to Heale the nations sig To preserue in health and keepe from all diseases preuenting them and remoouing all causes of them Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues to heale the Nations with This health Christ doth affoorde the soules of beleeuers vnperfectly heer and most perfectly in heauen to Heare sig To bend the minde inwardly to heed well and marke the admonitions of the Spirit in the word Reuel 2 7. Let him that hath an Eare Heare Reuel 13 9 Let him Heare that is let him be attentiue 2 To receiue a thing by the outward sence of hearing Reuel 22 18. I protest to euerie one that Heareth the word of this Prophesie Heat of the fire sig Inward indignation blinde zeale and bitternesse of minde together with outward strife contention and debate wherewith not only open enimies but Hypocrites should bee vexed for striuing against the Sunne and light of the Gospell shining vpon their Consciences and checking them Reu. 16 8. It was giuen him to Torment men with heate of fire Heauen sig The Church on earth and the godly which be the true members of it Reuel 12 12. Reioyce the Heauens and yee that dwell therein Also Reuelat. 13. 6. And them that dwell in Heauen Reuel 6 13 Starres of Heauen that is the Ministers of the Church The reason why the Church reformed heere on earth is called Heauen is because of that Heauen which is the seate and habitation of the Saints There is no more liuely Image and Picture heere in earth then the vniuersall Company of Saintes which is the true militant Church of Christ. Heauen departed sig The whole face of the Church and not the Ministers alone to be couered with that black darknesse of calamity which is heere threatned Reuel 6 14. And the Heauen departed first heauen sig Heauen as it is now subiect to vanity and corruption Reuel 21 1. First Heauen c. middest of Heauen sig pro The middle space or distance betweene heauen and earth 2 An estate of a Church somwhat purged from filthy corruption yet not so purified as it ought Reuel 8 13. Heard an Angell flying from the midst of Heauen new Heauens sig The Heauens which are now vnder vanity and corruption restored into a perfect estate and liberty Reuel 21 1. I saw New Heauens Some Interpreters which thinke this Chapter to giue not a description of Heauen the seat of the blessed shewing what shall be the happinesse of the Saints after the Resurrection and Iudgement but of the Church which shall be on earth a little afore the Iudgement when the Iewes shall be restored to the Communion of Saints do interpret New heauens of the most pure way of worshipping God and the New Earth to signifye a new people in whose assemblies God will be honoured Let the learned Iudge which signification is fittest for both are true Heauens open sig The great glory of Christ his holy Church manifested and apparantly shewed to the eyes of all Reuel 19 11. After I saw the Heauens opened Heauen to receiue sig The company of the godly to leape for ioy and gladnesse because of the victory and saluation which Christ giueth them ouer their spirituall Enemies deliuering and sauing then from their fury Reue 18 20. O Heauen reioyce ouer her Hell sig The Graue which is the companion of Death or the estate which followes after Death both the Greeke word signifies Graue and the matter requires this sense For many Saints were to dye amongst others but it were wickednesse to thinke the Saints to be deuoured of the Hell of the damned Reuel 6 8. And Hell followed after him Reue. 20 13. Death and Hell deliuered vp their Dead Also verse 14. If heere we should vnderstand Hell for the place of the damned it would be absurd to say That Hell was cast into the burning Lake That were to say Hell was cast into Hell H. I. high mountaine sig The eminency of the Christian Church as it shall be restored before the comming of Christ excelling whatsoeuer dignity is in Earth or the place and stately Seate of the Church more purely reformed shadowed out by a Mountaine Reuel 21 10. And carried me to a great and hie Mountain Heerein there is an allusion vnto that which is written Esay cha 2 2. In the last dayes the Mountaine of the house of the Lord c. The meaning of both places is that the glory of the spouse of Christ shal be reuealed in the sight and face of all the worlde so as no hie Mountaine shall bee more eminent conspicuous or easie to be seene and be held H. O. to Hold the Starres sig To defend and vpholde the Ministers of the Church with speciall care of them and mightie power Reuel 2 1. These things saith he which holdeth the seauen Starres to Hold the four winds sig To stop the course of the Gospell and keeping backe of the Heauenly inspiration of the Holye-Ghost which goeth with it Reuel 7 1. Holding the foure winds of the earth an Hold of foule spirits sig A prison or straite place fast kept where the Diuels are pend and shut vp at the pleasure of the Soueraigne Iudge of the world Such a place shall Rome now fallen be vnto the Deuils which raigued once there but now that they haue none so to abuse and deceiue as before it shall be as a prison hell or place of torment to them Reuel 18 2. An Hold or Cage of fowle Spirits Holy sig A true beleeuer or Godly Christian who is pertaker of Christ his Holynesse by imputation and hath Holynesse begun in his owne soule by the spirit of sanctification separating him from the world and study of worldly things that he may be dedicate vnto God both in bodye and soule to
serue him Reuel 20 6 Blessed and Holy is hee which hath part in the first Resurrection Holy Apostles sig Not those twelue which in an excellent degree were Holy and laid the foundation of the Christian Church after Christ his Ascention but such godly men as shal execute the function of Teaching in the latter ages of the world who because they are as deere and precious in Gods sight as the old Apostles and Prophets though they be inferior in gifts they are therefore called here holy Apostles and Prophets by the spirite who prouoketh them by name to reioyce because the great Whore had more specially Hated and molested them Reuelat 18 20. Reioyce yee Holy Apostles and Prophets Holy Citty sig The Church in singular manner renewed and purged in earth a little afore the last day as a type and signe of that most holy and glorious Church which shall be in heauen after the last Iudgement Reuel 21 2. And I saw that Holy Citty The same is meant by holy Ierusalem verse 10. Holy Jerusalem sig The vniuersall Church then being on earth far more excellent and glorious by a more illustrious presence of God then before was wont as an Image of the Caelestiall Church Reue. 20 10. That Holy Ierusalem to be Holy still sig To increase proceede and perseuer in a godly life Reuel 22 11. Let him be Holy still Hony in the mouth sig The sweetenesse of Diuine truth which in the study finding out and knowledge of it is delightfull and ioyous Reuel 10 9. But it shall bee in thy mouth sweete as Hony ten Hornes sig Ten Kinges See ten Kings Horses sig The Sarazens likened to Horses for their swiftnesse and promptnesse to battaile See Iob. 39 25. Reuel 9 7. The forme of the Locusts was like vnto Horses black Horse sig Famine dearth which is full of sorrow therefore fitly resembled by a blacke colour Reue. 6 5. I beheld and loe a Blacke Horse to the Horses Bridles sig Very deepe very farre and wide It is an excessiue speech noting the greatnesse of the slaughter as also the greatnesse of spoile like to the ouerflowing of Grapes pressed in a Wine-presse wherein Horses may swimme euen to the Neckes Such abundance of spoile should arise by the fall of the Cleargy and superstition of Rome Reue. 14 20. Blood came out of the Wine-presses vnto the Horsses Bridles a pale horse sig Pestilent diseases whereof they that die do looke pale Reuel 6 8. And behold a pale Horse a red horse sig Bloody Warres Sword and cruell slaughters one killing another Reue. 6 4. There came out another Horsse which was red White horse sig The Ministery of the Gospel being committed vnto the Apostles Euangelists and other teachers who very speedily and swiftlie like an Horse by the doctrine of Christ whose purity and integritie of it is likened to White conquered the whole World to Christ. Reuel 6 2. And loe there was a White Horse Some by this white Horse vnderstand the Pestilence by Dartes whereof suddenly and mightily should bee beaten downe the rebellious World But the Scripture neuer vseth to represent any dolefull thing by the White colour which figureth purity ioy and gladnesse Againe vnder the other three Horses are shaddowed iudgments to fall vpon the World for contempt of the Gospell Therefore the Ministers of the Gospell which speedily spread the pure word of God in the time of Traianus the Emperour and his Successours be signified by the White Horse 2 Christ subduing and tryumphing swiftly and mightily by his word not ouer the prophane Gentiles as was figured in the Vision Chapter 6 2. but ouer the obstinate Iewes beeing now conuerted to God Reuelati 19 11. And behold a White Horse Hoasts sig Armies or companies of Warriours and Souldiers prepared vnto battaile vnder Anti-christes Banner Re. 19 19. I saw their Hoasts gathered together to make battaile Hoastes in Heauen sig Christs retinue or company of Saints Cittizens of his Church heere beeing holy innumerable royall and pure Reuel 14 14. The Hoastes which were in Heauen Hot. sig One truely zealous who with right affection doth vehemently loue God and godlinesse abhorring and not being able to abide impiety Idolatry and superstition his feruent minde beeing like to hot Water boyling and ready to bubble and play ouer Reuela 3 15. I would thou wert eyther colde or Hot. Houre sig Any moment of time which commeth suddenly vpon men when they looke not for it Reuelati 3 3. Thou shalt not know what Houre I will come at an houre at a day c. sig In a short time and with speede being ready to doe mischeefe when the determined time is come and so to continue with out wearinesse till theyr appointed time is expired which is thought wil be when the yeare of our Lord shall bee 1696. For so long the Name and tyranny of the Turkes shall endure Reu. 9 15. Which were prepared at an Houre at a day at a month at a yeare Houre of Iudgment sig The certaine time appointed of God to bring some grieuous vengeance on the followers and friends of Antichrist for their horrible impiety and vnrighteousnesse This is called Reuel 10 7. The finishing of the Mystery of God Reue. 14 7. For now commeth the Houre of his Iudgement Houre of temptation sig A time of tryal by great calamities but verie short being to last but an Houre as it were Reu. 3 10. I will keepe thee in the Houre of tentation What is a great time in respect of aeternity an hundred forty foure thousand sig A certaine number which dooth arise iust of twelue times twelue thousand to note vnto vs not that the twelue Apostles did multiply their Talents euery one twelue times but that the number of the elect faithfull amongst the Iewes in the daies of the Gospell should bee not onely certaine to God but such as might be measured and tolde of men whereas the number of elect Gentiles howsoeuer certaine to God yet vnpossible to be numbred of vs. Sée Verse 9. of this Chapter Reuel 74. And there were sealed an hundred and forty foure thousand H. V. Husband sig Christ Iesus which hath by Faith espoused the Church vnto himselfe who decketh and spiritually trimmeth herselfe in this her Pilgrimage that she may bee ready and prepared at that great and solemne Marriage day Reuel 21 2. As a Bride trimmed for her Husband H. Y. Hyacinth sig Smoake which is of colour like to Hyacinth to wit Blew and Red one of the Instruments of Turkish tyranny and cruelty in killing men which they shall doe by Fire Smoake and Brimstone Reuel 7 17. Hauing fiery Habergions of Hyacinth and Brimstone I. A. Iacinth sig A Pretious Stone called a Iacinth One of those Stones whereof is made the Gate which signifies Christ the onely way and doore vnto life by whom if any enter he shall be safe Reue. 21 20. The eleauenth a Iacinth Iasper stone sig pro A most renowned and
Noble Iewell beeing the Mother-Pearle both for Antiquity and Variety For there be diuers sorts one kind is here mentioned like to Chrystall most cleere and of a thorough and most pure light which cannot be darkned and obscured by any other colour 2 The bright glory of GOD shining in his Church being now more exactly purged from all filth of mans inuentions then euer before Reuel 21 11. Her shining was like to à Stone most pretious as a Iasper stone cleere as Chrystall 3 The exceeding glory and Maiesty which God hath of himselfe and in himselfe incommunicable to any Creature Reu. 4 3. And he that sate was to looke vpon like a Iasper Stone Some Interpretours thinke by these thâ—â—â— preâ—ious Stones Iasper Sardine and Emraâ—de the Mystery of three persons in one glorious God-head to bee resembled and in some sort opened The Father fountaine of Deity shaddowed by the Iasper which is Mater gennuarum most ancient and of greatest variety The Sonne who was made flesh for vs signified by the Sardine which is of a fleshy colour therefore called a Carneoll The Spirit by the Raine-bow or Emeraâ—d which â—is for beauty and pleasure most delightfull to note the vnexpressable sweetenesse of the holy Spirit Such then is God one in Essence three in person Idolatour sig One who maketh Images for religious vse or who worshippeth the Image of true GOD or of false Reu. 21 8. And Idolatours I. E. Iesabell sig pro A Woman of that Name Wife of Achab King of Israell whom she drew on to most horrible Idolatry being one also which withstood and persecuted the Lordes holy Prophets and kept a Table for foure hundred false Prophets whereof she was a Ring-leader and a Captaine bearing herselfe as an open professed Enemy of God and his truth 2 A certaine notorious euill Woman not named Iesabell yet bearing her name for likenesse in qualities being a Whoore a Witch and Idolatrous faining herselfe to vtter doctrine from the holy Ghost as a Prophetesse yet shee had it from the Deuill himselfe Her Doctrine was the same which before is called Balaams Doctrine Sée there Reuel 2 20. Thou sufferest the Woman Iesabell which calleth herselfe a Prophetesse What shee was it is not knowne but some notable filthy Woman which seduceth and poisoneth many I. M. Image of the Beast sig Not a Picture set vp to represent one such as Painters make for their gaines sake Neither any bodily Image made to be worshipped and honoured as corporall Images set vp in the Churches for religious worship be But the expresse liuely purtrature and representation of that Honour Kingdome Power and Soueraignety which the first beast to wit the Romaine Heathenish Empire had and the second Beast to wit Ecclesiasticall Rome fought to reuiue Reuel 13 14. That they should make an Image of the Beast to giue life to the Image sig Not to cause an Image by counterfeiting and craft to mooue and nod and speake as if it were aliue though the Spirit dooth allude to such deuillish drifts but with authority and power to speak commaund and forbid in all Kingdomes in such sort as all were put to death that would not obey and worship the Beast to wit the Pope and Papacy which spake and affirme that euen Kinges and Emperours haue from them whatsoeuer they haue Reuel 13 15. And it was giuen to him to giue life to the Image of the Beast and that the Image of the Beast should speake Images of siluer gold c. sig Pictures made of Gold and Siluer for religious vse and Diuine adoration whereof Papistry is full Reu. 9 2. That they should not worship Images of Siluer Gold c. to worship the Image of the beast sig To adore and giue Diuine honour vnto the Pope who beares the Image of the Heathenish Emperour by acknowledging a Diuinity in him which whosoeuer refused to doe though they were Kings and Emperors they lost not onely their liuing and Dignity but their head and life too whereof the Ecclesiasticall Stories giue plentifull proofe Reuel 13 15. As many as would not worship the beast should be killed Reu. 16 2. I. N. Inchantment sig Spirituall Witch-craft whereby Papists bewitched both Kinges and people that they should bee deceiued with such grosse trumpery and dote vpon such a foule Strumpet as Rome is Reue. 18 2. And with thine Inchantments were deceiued all Nations Yet euen the other kind of Witch-craft condemned in Moses Law was much practised in Rome not by Monkes and Fryers onely but euen by some Popes who were knowne Sorcerers and Inchanters Howsoeuer this is not meant heere InhabitaÌ„ts of the earth sig Not such as doe dwell and abide here on earth for so the faithfull doe but such as minde earthly thinges beeing reprobate and vnregenerate Men. Reuel 12 12. Woe bee vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth to say in her heart sig To thinke with herselfe Reue. 18 7. Because she saith in her hart c. There is an inward speech conceiued in the hart as there is a speech outwardly vttered with the mouth none in heauen earth c. sig Neyther Angell nor Man good nor euill Reue. 5 3. But none in heauen nor in Earth was able to open the Booke In heauen sig In the Church of Christ and company of the Saintes with exceeding great Harmony and consent praising Christ. Reu. 19 1. I heard a great voice in Heauen In the spirit sig One rauished by the Spiâ—it as the old Prophets were Reu. 17 3. I. V. to Iudge sig To be reuenged to punish or take punishment according to the vse of the Haebrew tongue Sée Gen. 15 14. Deut. 32 36. Reu. 16 5. Because thou hast Iudged these things 2 To giue an vpright sentence vpon our persons and workes beeing first laide open Reu. 20 12. And the dead were Iudged according to the things which were written in the Bookes 3 To moderate and gouerne his owne by framing and ordering their liues vnto Iustice righteousnesse Reu. 19 11. He Iudgeth righteously These words are drawne from Psal. 96 10 13. Hee shall Iudge the people in righteousnesse Iudgement in one hour sig A great and suddaine vengeance euen the fall and ruine of Rome which shall come in a moment when it is not looked for Reuel 18 10 For in one houre is thy Iudgement come to manifest his Iudgement sig To open and make knowne the Arguments and sure tokens of Diuine Iustice which may declare God vnto the whole World to bee a most iust Iudge Reue. 15 4. For thy Iudgements are manifested IudgemeÌ„ts true and righteous sig Gods deliuerance of his Saints which are true because they are performed according to his promises and beeing fulfilled by destroying his and their Enemies according to their merites Hence they become righteous Reuel 19 2. For true and righteous are his Iudgements Iust. sig One extreamely hating bloody cruell men and punishing Romish Murtherers with due and demerited punishment of death Reu.
the tyranical enemies there of being extinct which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes and godly Kinges set vp to gouerne his people in his waies Reuel 12 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God not to receiue a kingdome sig To want and to bee without that Regall and princely power which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people Reuel 17 12. Which yet haue not receiued the Kingdome Kingdomes of this world are Christs sig Heathenish Kings conuerted to Christ who after a sort maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings framing their harts so as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete and both in themselues and their subiects to study chiefely how to promote his glory Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great and other godly Emperors of old time and of late by sundry worthy and religious Princes in Germany England Scotland Poland and Denmarke Reue. 11 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords and his Christs who shall raigne for euermore L. A. Lake of fire burning sig THE extreame tormentes of Hell called before the second death also destruction Chapt. 17 8. To be cast into this Lake is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there by an vnrecouerable sentence This shall be done as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery eyther for the Papacy it selfe or the men which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it For out of Hell no redemption Reuel 19 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning c. Lambe sig Christ and his Church humble meane and meeke as a Lambe Reuel 17 14. They shall fight against the Lambe Lambs mariage supper sig The participation and fellowship with Christ in his heauenly ioyes and blisse when the Church his Spouse shall be fully blessed Reuel 19 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement in which calling they shall not refuse vpon vaine excuses as at first Math. 22. But at the first hearing through the most effectuall grace of Christ they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues as men which sit together at a great Supper which beeing in the Euening and end of the day dooth signifie that this calling of the Iewes shall be in the Euening and end of the World as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper which the Church and Christ shall haue together in Heauen This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected L. E. to lead into Captiuity sig To expell or driue out of ones Country and to make them bond-men and slaues Reuel 13 10. If any Lead into Captiuity Leaues of the Trée sig The most certaine hope which the faithfull haue by Christ of the glory to come which as a fruit followes after a Christian hope as fruit in the season dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of the graces and merits of Christ fully enioyed not in hope onely in heauen Where seeing there shal be no difference betweene Iew and Gentile nor any sores to bee healed therefore the former signification is better Length as large as the breadth sig The durable continuance of the Church of Christ meant by length Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew meant by the breadth the one being as large as the other signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church Reu. 21 16. The Length was as large as the breadth Leopard sig pro A certaine beast which some call the Cat of the Mount others a Libbard very full of spottes diuersly coloured also exceeding swift subtile and fierce beeing most furiously enraged against men so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table or Paper it will most fiercely run against it to teare it Lastly it is of such a sweete sauour as allureth all other beastes vnto it by which meanes they are caught and deuoured 2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants his Popish Cleargy euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation which very fitly is likened to a Leopard whose spots represent the horrible filthinesse which sticketh in that Romish Beast so fast as there is no more hope they will change then that a Leopard will forsake his spots Also that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men not being able to endure the Image of such being adorers of all other Images They are swift to mischiefe vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty then they do subtilty in contriuing it entising many thousands into their snares by a kind of venerable Maiesty and counterfeit piety Finally they bee rauenous as Beares proud stout and intollerably insolent and sauage with all as Lyons hauing to be short al such immanities and deformities in them alone as Dan. 7 4 5 6. Vnder seuerall Beasts seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies to wit Assyrians or Chaldees Persians or Medes and Greekes Reu 1 2. This Beast was like a Leopard his Feete like a Beare and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard of the Romaine Empire ciuill or become Christian but tainted with corrupt errour it dooth not so well agree as to that Antichrist to the corporation of the Papacy whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe who hath exercised and doth practise cruelties of all sorts wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse L. I. Lies sig Errour in doctrine Haeresies dissimulation in Religion and counterfeit manners Reuel 22 15. And such as loue and make Lies Liars sig Hypocrites dissemblers and all which delight in error and false doctrine Reuel 21 8. And Liars Light of a Candle sig The very least commodity of this life as a Candle lighted in the night which the poorest will not be without So great shall be the fall of that Cittie wherein the least good thing shall be wanting and cannot be had Reu. 18 23. And the Light of a Candle shall shine no more in it to lighten the earth with his glory sig To illuminate mens mindes by the brightnesse of the pure word of God expelling darknesse of ignorance and damnable Haeresies which had long couered the face of the World Reuel 18 1. And he lightned the Earth with his glory Lightnings sig The terrible and vnauoydable punnishments which God from Heauen shall send vppon the persecutours of his Church Reuel 4 5. Out of that Throne came Lightnings linnen pure and bright sig Angelicall purity by the alone imputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints who be al Priests to God all now entring into Gods
Baptise but to Preach that is rather and more sent to Preach then to Baptise to lust after sig Wantonly to desire thinges delicate and pleasant Reuel 18 14. That thy Soule Lusted after M. A. to Make al. sig TO compell enforce euery person one and other of what sex or condition soeuer Reuel 13 16. He made all both small and great 2 To create things of nothing as where it is saide Thou O God Made Heauen and earth 3 To restore and renew thinges decayed and corrupt Reuel 21 5. I will Make all things new Some vnderstand this of the restoring the Doctrine worship and people of God to more puritie heere in earth afore Christ his second comming Others of the Renouation of the world at the last Iudgement Both methinkes may well bee comprehended in these words of Making all new to Make the Image of the beast sig To haue any Image in honour and great price giuing to it great glory and respect Reuel 13 14. That they should Make the Image of the Beast What this Image signifies See before in Image Measure of a Man sig A description which shall bee made by Godly Ministers doing in all things which concerne the administration of the Church after the will of God euen as the Angels doo continually respect Gods pleasure Reuel 21 17. By the measure of a Man that is of an Angell number of a Man sig Not any particular indiuiduall man liuing at such time as Iohn wrote as Peter Thomas Iames but a Kingdome whose name may bee sought out by a man and being found out of the Letters numerall of that name there will arise iust the number of six hundered sixty sixe This Name is Latinus as shall be shewed in the word Number Reu. 13 18. It is the number of Man Many waters sig Many people Nations Languages ouer which the great Whore raigneth Reuel 17 1. The great Whore sitteth vpon Many waters These Waters are expounded verse 15. The Waters are people multitudes Nations and tongues This proueth Rome to be the great Whore and Throne of the Beast for doth not that Citty sit vpon Many waters Are not now Many Countries and Kingdomes subiect to the Byshop of Rome And Many more haue beene subiect to him heeretofore Mariage of the Lambe sig Most neere and straite coniunction betweene Christ and his Church to bee gathered out of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles not Gentiles alone Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of the Lambe is come Marriage Supper See Supper Marke of the beast sig Some publicke signe or Token whereby men were knowne to others and did professe themselues to be the seruants of the Beast as the Iewes were seuered from other people by the Marke of Circumcision and Christians are Marked by the signe of Baptisme whereby they are sealed to Christ. So the followers of Antichrist are Markable and knowne by some externall signe and Ceremonie but what this Marke is Diuines doo not all agree Some will haue the Marke to be the profession to be a Member of the Latine Church or Roman Church Some the Chrisme in the Sacrament of Confirmation Some say the Marke to be all one with the name of the Beast But I like best of them which thinke that the Beast had sundrie Markes where-with he branded his worshippers because we see in the Text the Marke the Name of the Beast and the Number of his name distinguished by the Holy-Ghost And it is known by experience that some were more neerely Marked to the Pope and with a more speciall brand then others were For Emperors Kinges and other great men of the earth were obliged to the Pope by the Marke of a solemne oath promising bâ—ding themselues to be Defenders and Protectors of the chiefe Byshop and holy Church of Rome As did the Emperor Otho the first of that name in the yeare of our Lorde 1442. sware to Pope Iohn the twelfth that to his vtmost power hee would extoll him and the holy Church Now the Popes Clergy of all sorts as Cardinals Friars Monks Nuns c. they had their peculiar Marke euen the Ceremony of Popish Orders called among themselues an Indelible Carracter Furthermore the Lay-Papists professe themselues to be the Popes vassals Worshippers of him as of their Spirituall Lord by calling themselues after his name Catholicke Papists as their High-Priest the Bishop of Rome doth entitle himselfe the Catholicke Byshop Finally the Greeke Church which a great while withstood the power of the Pope at the length tooke vppon them the number of his name when Michael Paleologus the Graecian Emperor promised for himselfe and all his subiectes to submit himselfe and yeeld the Primacy to the Latine Byshop to be subiect vnto the Mother-Church of Rome Thus of these three signes the Carracter or Marke of the beast belongs to the Princes and Cleargy as vnto Sonnes his name vnto the people and vulgar sort as vnto his Slaues and the number of his name vnto the Graecians as vnto straungers Reuel 13 17. That no man might buy or sell saue hee that had the Marke or the name of the Beast or the number of his Name to receiue a Marke in the right hand in the forhead sig To witnesse their submission vnto Antichrist by the Romish Beast by reseruing vnto him and his Sea the Church of Rome their prerogatiue in all their actions aduauncing and preferring it with their best might and force which is to receyue the Marke in the hand the Instrument of steength and action Also publickely euery where professing their homage and subiection to the holy-Apostolicke-Catholicke Sea of Rome as they calit which is to haue the Marke of the Beast imprinted in the fore-head Reuel 13 16. And he made all to receiue a Marke in the right hand and in the fore-head Some vnderstand this of hauing their forehead and hand signed with their Chrisme in Confirmation or with their greasie Oyntment Others interpret it of maintaining Papisme both secretly and openly But the first Interpretation is best Martyr faithfull sig A constant witnesse-bearer to the truth of God which hee is ready to giue Testimony vnto with losse of his life and doth it indeede when need is Reuel 2 13. When Antipas my faithfull Martir was slaine M. E. a Measure of wheate sig Such a portion of Bread as wold serue a man for a day if hee eate Wheate And three measures of Barly signifies three mens Bread-Corne if they would eate Barly-bread This great scarsitie of victuals is threatned as a plague for contempt of the word Reuel 6 6. A Measure of Wheate for a penny to Measure the Citty sig To describe accurately the Church of Christ. Reuel 21 15. Hee had a Golden Reede to Measure the Citty withall Measure of a man See Man Merchants of the earth sig pro Such as transport and import for mony wares and commidities by Shipping thereby to enrich themselues 2 Such as make Merchandize and sale for
power ouer Kindreds Nations tongues sig The largenesse of Antichrists iurisdiction that he should stretch his Throne farre and wide euen into all the World as verse 3. Also the vniuersality of his tyranny which should kill and destroy not a few people as all Histories and lamentable experience witnesse so as the Title of Catholique which he assumeth doth well agree to him to wit a Catholique Tirant and a man of Catholike cruelty Reu. 13 7. And power was giuen him ouer euery Kindred and tongue and Nation power ouer waters sig Sée Power ouer Fire Howbeit some expound these words more Mystically not vnprobably this Booke beeing so mysticall for power to turne the truth into lies and errors as Aegiptian waters were changed into blood Reuel 11 6. And haue power ouer waters to turne them into blood See Reue. 8 8. The third part of Water turned blood that is the sound doctrine corrupted being turned into a degenerous Nature P. R. Praise sig Confession of such perfections and excellencies as be in God or in Christ c. and to acknowledge these excellencies is to praise Reuel 5 13. Praise and Honour Reuel 19 5. Praise our God to prepare a way sig To make an easie and ready passage vnto Rome the Westerne Babell to ransacke it to rouse Antichrist out of his Pallace when the houre of his downefall comes euen as God by drying vppe the great Riuer Euphrates made an enterance into Easterne Babylon when he would destroy it Reu. 16 12. That the way of the Kings of the earth should be prepared Presence of the serpent sig The power of the Deuill and his murthering persecutors for howsoeuer the Church can be no where but Deuils and Persecutors are at hand present to doe mischiefe yet the power to hurt is not euer present being restrained by the prouidence of God Reuel 12 14. From the presence of the Serpent Priest to God and of God sig The elect beleeuers made partakers of the dignity of Christ his Priest-hood hauing God propitious to them by his death and allowed to haue accesse to God by Prayer through his intercession These elect to signifie that they are most excellent Priestes are therefore called Priests of God Reu. 20 6. According to the Haebrew Phrase Re. 1 6. they are tearmed Priests to God to shew that this honor is giuen them not to disturb States and pollicies of the earth Prison sig The restraint which Diuine Power for a time as bandes and imprisonment had curbed Sathan withall least hee should rage against the Church Reuelation 20 7. Sathan shall bee loosed out of his Prison to prophesie sig To preach the word opening and applying it to the Church for comfort exhortation and conuiction of Heresies Reu. 10 11. Thou must prophecy againe c. That is the Preaching of wholesome Doctrine should after hindrances bee restored to the Church Prophecy sig The particular Scripture of the Reuelation of S. Iohn fore-shewing thinges which were afterward to be done Reue. 22 7. Blessed is he that keepes the words of the Prophesie of this Booke Also ver 10. and 18. Reu. 11 3 6. Prophets sig The Ministers of the Olde Testament such as were Moses Dauid Esay c. which instructed the people and foretold thinges to come Reue. 10 7. As he hath declared to his Seruants the Prophets 2 All godly Ministers who execute now since Christ the function of Ministers in the Christian Church Reuel 18 20. Reioyce ye holy Apostles and Prophets that false Prophet sig That Anti-christ to wit the Byshop of Rome with the whole pontificall order and Romaine Prelacy worthily comprehended vnder these two Names Beast and false Prophet in regard of their double Power Politicall and Spirituall Reu. 16 13. Out of the mouth of the Beast and that false Prophet Also Reu. 19 20. and 20 10. to Protest sig To testifie a thing together with another as we see the authority of this Booke of Reuelation ratified by sundry witnesses Reue. 22 18. I Protest to euery one that heareth c. P. U. Pure fine linnen and shining sig The righteousnesse of Christ imputed to the Saints which is called Pure because it presents them to God without spot or wrinkle and shining in respect of that glory which they haue with God Men by the fruites of a liuely faith Reuel 19 8. That she should be arayed with Pure fine Linnen and shining also Uer. 14. to put into the hearts sig To inspire the minds of Kings and Emperours with firme thoughts and purposes to execute Gods iudgements on Anti-christ to whom before they had submitted themselues and their whole power by Gods iust disposition Reu. 17 17. For God hath put into their hearts to fulfill his will c. neuer to put out ones name sig To preserue and keepe for euer in the number of the elect and in a sincere profession of his truth from falling away into errors such as be once chosen and called Reuel 3 5. And I will neuer put his name out of the Booke of life to Put his right foot on the Sea c. sig Generally to rule as King and Lord ouer Sea and Land standing firmely vppon both as a Man stands on ground more particularly to raise vppe some euen out of the Ecclesiasticall State noted by Sea to be as feet and members And others out of the Lay-people meant by the earth which likewise should be his true members though not so excellent and strong as the former Reuel 10 2. And he set his right foote on the Sea and his left vppon the Earth Q. V. Quéene sig ONE full of outward pomp earthly glory and magnificence challenging to her selfe power and authority as a Queene Thus doth the Church of Rome proudly boasting herselfe to bee the Mother-Church the head of Christianity and to haue primacy ouer all other Churches and many other like Thrassonicall Blasphemies Reu. 18 7. I sit being a Queene R. A. to Raigne for euer sig TO rule not for a small time but for euer in those Kingdomes which in these latter daies afore Christs comming shall receiue the sincere profession of his truth Reuel 11 15. Who shall Raigne for euermore And Reuel 22 5. These words teach that the Kingdom of Saints begun in earth shall neuer be broken off but continue still in heauen to Raigne a thousand yeares sig To rule by the Scepter of the worde among the Gentiles for a great continuance of time according as we haue seene it come to passe in these our Regions and Contries Reuel 20 6. And shall Raign with him a thousand yeares These words must not be vnderstoode of the eternall blisse wherein the Saints shall raigne in heauen but of the Raigne of the faithfull heere in earth for the space of those thousand yeares in which Satan should be bound that the Gospell might flourish Some Interpretors will haue this thousand yeares of Satans binding to begin when Christ first preached the
and earth sig To haue Dominion rule and power ouer the World such as Christ Iesus hath as himselfe saith All power is giuen me in Heauen and Earth Reu. 10 8. Which standeth vpon the Sea and vpon the earth to See his face sig To haue and enioy a more cleere Vision and sight of God then before by such a single and pure worship of God as if hee were familiarly beheld face to face Reu. 22 4. See his face to Seale sig To hide or keepe backe from others the knowledge of some things till there come due and conuenient time of reuealing them Reue. 10 4. Seale vp those things sealed with seuen seales sig That which is most perfitly closed and exceeding secret that it may be had in more reuerence and Honour Reuel 5 7. Sealed with seauen Seales not to seale sig Not to hide and conceale but to offer to free examination this Booke of prophesie Reuel 22 10. Seale not the words of this Prophesie Seal of the liuing God sig The holy Spirit of promise euen the Spirit of adoption wherewith all the Saints are Sealed and set in safety in the middest of Anti-christs tyranny Reu. 7 2. Hauing the Seale of the liuing God Also Reu. 9 4. to Séeke death sig With great desire to bee carried after death rather then to liue in such feare paine and torment Reue. 9 6. Men shall Seeke Death Seauen Churches sig The whole Church Militant on Earth the estate whereof is set forth of Iohn by the condition of the Seauen Churches in Asia in his time Reuel 1 20. Seauen Candlestickes are the Seauen Churches Seauen eyes sig The Seauen Spirits of God or the manifold gifts of the Spirit wherewith Christ endoweth the faithfull Reu. 5 6. Seauen eies which are the Seauen spirits of God Seauen Hornes sig The most perfit power whereby the Man-Christ sitting at the right hand of his Father ruling and gouerning all things is become able to destroy his Enemies and defend his members Reu. 5 6. Which had Seauen hornes It is a Metaphor drawne from Beastes whose strength and might is in their hornes Seauen Lampes sig The Guifts of Sanctification flowing from the holy Spirit of Christ. Reuel 4 5. And there were seauen Lampes Seauen heads sig Seauen Hils and Seauen Kinges or that Cittie which should be famous Throughout Seauen Hils Seauen Kings to wit Rome the Seat first of the Empire Secondly of the Papacy Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Heads Some expound these Seauen heads of the manifold subtilties and crafty deuices of the Deuill and his Instruments The former Exposition is better Seauen last plagues sig The fulnesse for Seauen is a number of perfection of Gods iudgements which beeing poured out vpon Rome there shall follow happy daies Reu. 15 1. Seauen Crownes sig The Supreame Maiesty of the Romish Emperor subduing other Prouinces and Nations vnto him by innumerable and great victories Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Crownes vpon his heads One of the Seauen sig The Romish Bishop or Pope exercising ciuill authority in temporall thinges like as the former Seauen Heads or Rulers did and yet said to be the eight eyther because of his spirituall iurisdiction or else because he did surpasse all the former sortes of Gouernours in impiety or tyranny Reu. 17 11. Is euen the eight and is one of the Seauen Seauen Spirits sig The holy Spirit of God plentifully enriching the Church with all kind of spirituall gifts It must be thus interpreted in this place because the Spirit is made Authour and Giuer of grace and peace together with the Father and the Son Reu. 1 4. And from the Seauen Sptrits 2 The seuerall gifts which are deriued from the three persons in Trinity the holy Spirit of GOD. Reuel 4 5. Which are the Seauen Spirits of God Seruice sig Offices and duties of Charity performed indeed towardes the Saints and not onely promised Reu. 2 19. I know thy seruice Seruants sig Such as earnestly and constantly obey GOD. Reuel 22 3. And his Seruants shall serue him Seauen Thunders sig Most greeuous iudgements of all sortes which God shall proclaime and inflict most seuerely vpon all wicked contemners of his Maiesty namely the Antichristian rabble Reuel 10 3. And when he had cried Seauen Thunders vttered their voyces Some expound this Seauen Thunders not of seuerall iudgements of God but of seuerall zealous Instruments ordained of God to restore his Religion and to terrify the wicked enemies thereof Seauen Trumpets Sée Trumpets S. H. Shine no more sig That is neuer to giue more light but to bee a place desolate Reue. 18 23. Shall Shine no more in thee This fore-tels such horrour and darkenesse to be in Rome at her ruine as none shall be there to light a Candle the third part of ships sig Townes and Citties bordering vppon the Sea or as others iudge the Ministers of the word which preached in Europe the third part of the Worlde were corrupt with Haeresie and swollen with ambition hauing more care of worldly Dignity then of their offices Reuela 8 9. And the third part of Ships were destroyed Shortly sig Quickly speedily without delay in due conuenient time which is not farre off Reuel 2 5. I wil come against thee Shortly Reu. 22 6 7. Short space sig A small space of time as it were for an hundred yeare or there about which howsoeuer seemeth long to vs yet Short in Gods account Reu. 17 10. He must continue a Short space sharp sickle sig Either the seuere sentence of the Iudge cutting downe the wicked in the ende of the Worlde as Corne is cut down with a Sickle or power and ability to gather the elect vnto God out of the Kingdome of Antichrist by the preaching of the word according to that of Christ. Math. 9 3 7. Reuel 14 14. He had in his hand a Sharp Sickle Also in verse 18. it signifies power to cut downe and destroy the wicked to shut heauen sig To do that spiritually by a drought of the word for withering of piety as Elias did by his sensible Miracle of staying the Raine from the earth and to cause the Grasse to wither Reu. 11 6. Haue power to Shut the Heauens S. I. Signe in heauen sig Some token or wondrous testimonie affoorded the holy and purer Church meant by Heauen out of which should come the word as before out of Sion and Hierusalem Amos. 1 2. which should denounce and threaten vengeance that should vex and destroy the members of Anti-christ Reuel 15 1. I saw another Signe in Heauen Silence in heauen sig Rest and peace graunted to the Church in earth for a short time after that the open Enemies of Gods truth were bridled by Constantine the great Reuel 8 1. There was Silence in Heauen about halfe an houre Others say this silence signifies consultation or astonishment Others refer it not to Gods consulting or Caelestiall Creatures astonished but to Iohn preparing himselfe in this great quietnesse to more attention
last iudgement when euery one shall be rewarded according to his workes Tyme and Tymes and halfe a Tyme Sée before in Two and forty months Reuel 12 14. Tyme is come sig The fit season and opportunity wherein God according to his decree wil prosper the endeuours of his Seruants labouring in the word Reu. 14 15. For the Tyme is come Tyme no more sig Tyme shall bee vtterly abolished the naturall course of Sun and Starres ceasing whereby yeares weekes moneths and daies were distinguished Reue. 10 6. He swore that Tyme should bee no more Some translate for Tyme Delay and will haue the meaning to be that there should bee a small delay no long space of Time til the consummation of the Mystery and then it doth not signifie the abolition of Tyme after the consummation and ende of all but breuity or short space of Tyme vntill the consummation come This latter seemeth better to agree with the circumstances of the Text. V. I. Uials golden sig THE heartes of the faithfull filled by the Spirit with feruent Prayers which are pleasing to God thorough Christ as sweete odours bee to our sense Reue. 5 8. They had Golden Vials full of sweet Odours which are the praiers of the Saints These wordes teach how pretious Vessels the hearts of true beleeuers are and how sweete the Prayers bee which come from them by allusion to the manner of the Temple at Hierusalem Sée Zach. 14 20. Psal. 141 2. 2 The holy minds not of all the faithfull but of the true Seruants and Ministers of Christ filled not with seruent pure Prayers onely but with the seuere iudgements of God which they are ready to denounce by threatning with integrity against and vpon the Kingdome of Antichrist and Popish worshippers and because God is pure and holy euen in his iudgementes threatned and executed on the wicked Therefore those Vials are saide to bee of Gold and because God will be throughly auenged on his Enemies therefore the Vials are said to be full of wrath which being the wrath of him who liueth for euer amplifieth the grieuousnesse of it Reuel 15 7. Seauen Golden Vials full of the wrath of God which liueth for euermore If the seauen Angels spoken of in the former part of this verse bee properly taken not for Ministers of the word but for Caelestiall Spirites yet the matter is all one that God is decreed to execute his vengeance silently and fully as one would poure Water out of Vials Note that the first euents of Gods iudgements in this Booke were called Seales because they were for confirmations of the future Then Trumpets succeeded to shew that the iudgements following were not onely denounced with great noyse but grieuouslie executed Thirdly Vials which beeing capacious Vessels of Diuine iudgements did serue as fit Instruments to consummate the destruction of Antichristian enemies on whō they should suddenly rashly insensibly fall to their vtter confusion Reuel 16 1. Also Reuel 21 9. A Viall is a Vessell greater then a Cuppe and contayneth so much Liquor as a Man can at a draught drinke in Uictory of the beast sig A preuayling ouer Antichrist euen by a full and absolute victory for which cause heere be reckoned vp with the Beast his Image marke and number of his name All which these Conquerors shal abhorre and haue in vtter execration Reuel 15 2. And them that had gotten victory of the Beast and of his Image marke and name Uines of the Uineyards sig The whole number of the Reprobate whether Heathens Iewes Turkes or heapes of Hipocrites and wicked within the Church or Idolators and Heritikes which renounce the Church and Name of Christ though not in profession yet in truth Reuel 14 19. And cut downe the Vines of the Vineyards of the earth Some iudgeth this Prophesie not to bee of the last iudgement when all the wicked shall be cast into the large Wine-presse of the pit of Hell to bee tormented as Clusters of Grapes cut off are cast into a Fat or presse where they be pressed but to haue beene fulfilled in the yeare of our Lord one thousand fiue hundred thirty and nine here in England when Monasteries Abbies Fryeries Nunneries other Houses then falsly called Religious were pulled downe theyr Lands and Reuennewes conuerted to other more honest and publique vses by the aduise and seruice of Lord Cromwell who as a sharpe Sickle serued the prouidence of God not to lop and prime but to cut downe the Vines euen the shining fat glorie of the Popish pontificall Church which had taken and spread it selfe farre and neere in this rich and fruitfull Iland such a cropping of the Vines happened in Germany much about the same time Let the learned iudge which sense best agreeeth Uirgins sig Such as are purged from the corruptions of the World but cheefely from Idolatry which is spirituall Whoredome Reu. 14 4. For they be Virgins V. N. vnbeléeuers sig Such persons as will not embrace the doctrine of Christ but openly refuse it Reuel 21 8. Fearefull vnbeleeuers Uncleane thing sig Such as beeing themselues vnpure and filthy are apt by contagion to infect and pollute others whom they touch Reuela 21 27. No Vncleane thing Uniust sig One which is iniurious offering wrong and violence to the Saints whom they shall exercise for a time with their wicked dealing and afterward be recompensed at Christs comming Reu. 22 2. Let him that is vniust be vniust still V. O. Uoices sig Strange stings and prickes of conscience vexing men with continuall expectation of some euill to come Reu. 4 5. Out of the Throne proceeded Lightnings thundrings and Voices Some by these words vnderstand no other thing but the fearefull iudgements of God threatned in most horrible manner to the wicked alluding to the terrible manner of deliuering the Law by Thundring Lightning and sounding of a Trumpet Exod. 19. 2 The glorious Gospell of Iesus Christ sounded forth by the operation of the holy Ghost to reproue the World and to terrify Tyrants and Worldlings who thereuppon raise vppe all manner of tumults and vprores persecutions and slanders represented by Thundring Lightning and Earth quake Reu. 8 5. And there were Voices and Thunderings and Lightnings and Earquakes 3 A word or sentence vttered miraculously from Heauen Reuel 10 8. And the Voice which I heard from heauen spake to me againe Uoyce of the Bridegroome sig The mirth and gladnesse such as vseth to be expressed and exercised at Marriages Reuel 18 23. The Voice of the Bride-groome shall be heard no more In these wordes he alludeth to Ieremy Chapter 25 10. a Uoyce of Harpers Musitians c. sig All manner of mirth and ioy expressed by any manner of Instruments whether touched by the finger or made to sound by the force of the breath Reu. 18 22. And the voice of Harpers Musitians and Trumpeters shall be heard no more Great voice of a great multitude sig A most great and cheerefull noise of
vnder the Law and all sorts of Haeretickes and Idolators vnder the Gospell Cant. 1 5. The Sons of my Mother were angry against me Soule sig pro That part of man whereby he vnderstandeth and willeth 2 The great affection of Christ towardes his Church Cant. 6 11. My Soule set me as the Chariots c. S. P. Spices sig The graces and guifts of the holy Ghost casting a sweet sauour like to Spices Cant. 3 6. 5 13. As a Bed of Spices Spiced Wine sig A dainety banquet by a Sinecdoche a part for the whole 2 The holy praises whereby the Church setteth forth and declareth the glory of Christ to whom the praises of his people are as acceptable as Spiced Wines to our tast Cant. 8 2. I will cause thee to drink Spiced Wine Spicknard sig A Plant which yeeldeth most pleasant sauour representing the sweetnesse of Christ bringing exceeding great pleasure to the beleeuing hart Cant. 4 13 14. Euen Spicknard Spot sig The Staine and blemish of Sinne from which the faithfull at length shall be wholy freed by perfit sanctification in their owne persons as they be now perfectly freed by imputation of Christs holinesse vnto their faith Cant. 4. 7. There is no Spot in thee Spouse sig The holy Church betrothed to Christ through Faith in his promises Cant. 4 9. My Spouse thou hast wounded my hart Spring shut vp sig The Church of Christ by firme faithfulnesse keeping her selfe only to Christ her Husband of whose treasures she alone is partaker as a spring sealed and shut vp from all others Cant. 4 12. My Sister is as a Spring shut vp Springs of Lebanon sig pro Cleere streames of Water flowing out from the Forrest Lebanon 2 The graces of the Spirit which as liuing Waters flow vpon the church from Christ as from a bottomlesse euer-running Spring Cant. 4 25. And the Springs of Lebanon S. T. to Stand. sig To bee present and at hand ready and soorth comming Cant. 2 9. Heâ— Standeth behinde our Wall Steps of the flocke sig The faithfull Doctrine Religion and holinesse of life of Abraham and the Patriarckes of Moses and the Prophets wherein as it were in steps the people of God must tread Cant. 1 7. Get thee forth by the Steps of the Flocke to Stirre sig To molest trouble the happy rest and peace of the church Cant. 2 7. That you Stirre not vp my Loue. Stréetes and Lanes sig Difficulties and inconueniences which the church doth meete with in seeking after Christ. Caâ— 3 2. By the Streets and by the open places Studdes of Siluer sig An excellent ornament to set forth and decke a bodily Garment withall 2 The heauenly graces of the holy Ghost which bring such beauty and glory to an elect Soule as Studdes of Siluer do to rayment Cant. 1 10. Borders of Gold and Studdes of Siluer S. V. to Suck the breasts of my mother sig pro To liue familiarly as a Brother with a Brother which dwelleth in one House together and daily embrace one another 2 To liue in most neere familiarity with christ Cant. 8 1. O that thou wert as my Brother that Sucked the Breasts of my mother Sunne sig The spiritual beauty and purity of the church of Christ. Cant. 6 9. Pure as the Sun 2 Hot persecutions and sharp afflictions wherewith as with the hot Sunne the church is parched and made blacke as it were Cant. 1 5. The Sun hath looked vpon me S. W. sweetefruits thinges and Flowers sig The graces of the Spirit and workes of Fayth which are as delightful as sweet fruit or any sweet thing Cant. 4 13. With Sweete fruites 2 The doctrine of the word which is as sweet to the godly Soule as any thing can bee to the mouth Cant. 5 13. His Cheekes are as Sweete flowers T. A. to take hold sig TO receiue Christ by Faith that wee may draw him and his beuefits to vs. Cant. 3 4. I Tooke hold on him and left him not comely talk sig Gracious words tending to edification Cant. 4 3. Thy Talke is comely Targets of strong men sig The whole compleate Armour of God as it is described and set foorth in the sixt chapter to the Ephesians Cant. 4 4. All the Targets of the Strong Men. T. E. Temples sig That part of the head called the Temples Tents of Kedar sig The Aethiopians which dwelt in Tents or Boothes to defend them from the parching heat of the Sunne Cant. 1 4. As the Tents of Kedar Terrible as an Army sig One dreadfull and to bee feared because of great valour and courage in the spirituall battaile against infernall and Hellish enemies Cant. 6 9. Terrible as an Army with Banners T. H. Swéete things new and old sig Holy vertues and fruites of Faith of all sortes Cant. 7 13. In our Gates are all sweete Thinges new and old that is abundance of all sorts of graces Thornes sig All other societies companies and fellowships which bee in the World and are as Thornes if they be compared with the true Church and company of the faithfull which be as a Lilly Cant. 2 2. Like a Lillie among the Thornes Thousand Shieldes sig pro Store of weapons laid vp in an Armory to bee vsed in time of war 2 The spirituall Weapons of a Christian to wit Faith Hope the word of God Prayer a good conscience righteousnesse c. Cant. 4 4. A thousand shields hang therein Thréescore strong men sig A sufficient number of valiant men to watch by night in the bed-chamber of Salomon that he might sleepe without feare 2 The most mercifull and mighty protection and presence of God causing his Church to rest safely and peaceably here in earth but much more in Heauen from all feare and daunger Cant. 2 7. Threescore strong Men round about Salomons Bed T. I. Tirzah sig A great and faire Citty in the skirts of Israell hard by Euphrates where Ieroboâ—m being King of the ten Tribes erected and set vp his Pallace 1 Kin. 14 17. 2 The Church of Christ strong beautifull and large like vnto the Citty of Tirzah Cant. 3 2. Thou art beautifull my Loue as Tirzah T. O. Toppes of Amanah sig The highest pitch or part of an Hill so called whence one might see the Land of promise Cant. 4 8. Looke from the Top of Amanah Tower of Dauid sig A goodly faire and high Tower built by Dauid for an Armorie therein to hang vp sharp Weapons for defence Cant. 4 4. Thy Necke is as the Tower of Dauid built for defence Tower of Iuory sig A most white and neare or smooth Tower of pretious matter and of faire colour Cant. 7 4. Thy Necke is like a Tower of Iuory Tower of Lebanon sig An high place or Tower built in the house built in the Forrest of Lebanon Cant. 7 4. Thy Nose is as the Tower of Lebanon T. R. Trées of Incense c. sig Plants of all sorts wherewith a Garden vseth to bee planted Cantic 4 14.
12 14. Glory sig The high excellency and dignity of Christ being exalted at the right hand of his Father aboue all Creatures Angels and Men. Heb. 2 9. Grace sig The sence and feeling of the fauour of God being reconciled vnto vs by Christ. Heb. 13 9. 2 Faith which proceedeth from the grace of God Heb. 12 28. 3 The free benefit of God Heb. 2 9. Throne of Grace sig God the Father fauourably embracing vs and being ready to heare vs for and through Christ his Son Heb. 4 16. Ground sig Substance or sustenance causing a thing in some sort to exsist and be which yet is not Heb. 11 1. H. A. Halting sig Not the negligent onely and slow but them which hangeth betweene two inclining to the Gospell and to the Law also Heb. 12 13. Hands sig The reuenging power of God Heb. 10 31. 2 Heauenly glory and Maiesty Heb. 12 2. 3 The almightinesse of God Heb. 1 10. 4 Sluggish and sloathfull mindes Hebr. 12 13. Hands hanging downe Hard to bee vttered sig Not easie to be vnfolded and declared but verie difficult things Heb. 5 11. to Harden sig To refuse obstinately or with an obstinate hart Heb. 3 7. to heare his voice sig To belieue and obey the voice of Christ being vttered and heard Heb. 3 12. euill Heart sig An heart of vnbeliefe which distrusteth God in his word Heb. 3 12. true Hart. sig An heart touched with a true sense of sinne and miseries Heb. 10 22. Heauen sig Angels the Inbabitants of Heauen who shall wonder at the strange and great alteration which the Gospell shall make Heb. 12 26. to enter into Heauen sig To pierce through these visible Heauens and to passe into the supreame and highest Heauen Hebr. 4 14. Heauenly things sig Doctrine ministry of the Gospell Sacraments Praiers yea the Church and company of the faithfull Heb. 9 29. Heirs of the promises sig Godly Patriarkes and other holy men to whom Gods promises were made and kept Heb. 6 17. Heire of righteousnesse sig One which is partaker of the righteousnesse of God and of aeternall life flowing from thence Heb. 11 17. Heires of saluation sig Such as shall possesse aeternall life in heauen Heb. 1 14. Heire of all things sig Equall possessor and Lord of all things created together with God the Father Heb. 1 2. highest places sig The third heauen which is the seat of Gods glory Heb. 1 3. Holinesse sig A quality created in the heart by the holy spirit cleansing and purifying them that they may purely worship God Heb 12 14. 2 An vncreated quality euen the most perfect purity of diuine nature Heb. 12 10. Honor. sig The dignity and exaltation of Christ aboue all creatures Heb. 2 8. 2 The Office of High-Priest which is an honorable calling Heb 5 4. Hope sig Eternall life which we hope for Heb. 6 18. See Common Dictionary 2 The gift of hope whereby we looke certainely for saluation Heb. 10 23. to Hold fast the hope sig With perseueraunce to embrace eternall life which we hope for Heb. 6 18. House sig An earthly habitation of Timber and stone put together for one to dwell in Heb. 3 4. 2 The Church of God heere in earth which is like vnto an house Heb. 3 2. I. E. Jesus sig Iosuah the Captaine of Gods people after Meses vnder whose conduct the Israelites were broght into Canaan Heb. 4. 8. Ignorant sig Such as haue sinned of what sort or in what kinde soeuer Heb. 5 2. Inferior to Angels sig One which for a time humbled himselfe took on him the forme of a seruant and was crucifyed Heb. 2 7 9. Infirmities sig Sinnes and all consequents or effects of sinne both body and soule miseries Heb. 4 15. Ingraued forme sig The person of the sonne liuely and fully representing the person of the Father as an Image set in wax doth resemble the forme or figure of the seale Heb. 3 1. Joynts and Marrow sig The most inward hidden and secret partes and powers of a mans soule Heb. 4 12. With Joy sig Not onely with patience but with cheerfulnesse being glad that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ. Heb. 10 34. to Judge his people sig To gouerne the Church by protecting it and taking vengeance vpon the enemies of it Heb. 10 30. Iust. sig A person that is righteous by beleeuing in Christ. Heb. 10 38. K. I. scepter of his Kingdome sig The administration and gouernment of Christes Church in earth Heb. 1 8. to receiue a Kingdome sig To lay hold vpon the inheritance of heauen Heb. 12 28. weak knées sig Feeble remisse and slothfull mindes Hebr. 12 12. to know sig To vnderstand the wil of God in such sort as to beleeue and liue thereafter Heb. 3 10. L. A. Last dayes sig All the time betweene the first and second comming of Christ. Heb. 1 1. Laying on of hands sig The whole ministry of the Church and order of Church-policy Heb. 6 1. Law sig The whole Leuiticall Rites and Ceremonies Heb. 10 1. 2 The prescript and appointment of the Law Heb. 10 8. 3 The will of God reuealed in the Moral Law which is saide to bee put or written in our mindes when our wils are effectually reuealed and framed to begin obedience to it Heb. 8 10. to be Lightned sig To be endowed with the true knowledge of God but not effectuall to the conuersion of the heart Heb. 6 4. Fruit of Lips sig The Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiuing Hebr. 13 15. little while sig A very small space of time and then the reward will come to all such as be constant Heb. 10 37. to Liue. Liuely sig sig To enioy aeternall life in heauen Hebr. 10 38. Operatiue effectually to pierce their hearts which heare the word eyther to conuert or to conuict and harden them Heb. 4 12. Loue. 〈◊〉 Sée generall Dictionary M. A. Highest Maiesty sig Supreame and most Soueraigne greatnesse such as is propper vnto the God-head Heb. 1 3. Manifest sig Open bare easie to be seene as a face vncouered Heb. 4 13 after diuers Manners sig Not fully and all at once in perfect cleerenesse but by little and little till at last the Sonne of righteousnesse Christ did arise in the preaching of the Gospell which brought a ful Reuelation Heb. 1 1. strong Meat sig More perfect doctrine set downe exactlie and at large to feede strong Christians withall Hebr. 5 12. Without mercy sig Without sparing or pardon at mans hands Heb. 10 28. Melchisedech sig A man so called who was both Priest of the hie God and the King of Salem which was afterward Ierusalem Heb. 5 10 11. Heb. 7 1 2. messengers sig Persons sent by Commission to execute Gods decrees in comforting the godly and punnishing the wicked such are the Angels Heb. 1 7. Ministers sig Seruants which by their Ministry do helpe the elect Heb. 1 7 14. Milke sig Easie Doctrine shortly and familiarly taught Heb. 5 12. Mount Sion