c. as also gave him what he asked not Riches and Honour 1 Kings 3. 12. 13. of his Building the Temple read 1 Kings 6. Enshrine Bo. 5. v. 272. Register'd Recorded in their Chronicles where their Stories are to be Read Of Registare Lat. to enter into the Publick Rolls and Records V. 343. Babylon thence call'd Bo. 1. v. 717. Believ'd to have been built by Nimrod and named Babel Confusion from that of Tongues afterwards Wall'd by Semiramis and beautified and enlarg'd by Nabuchadneser Dan. 4. V. 345. The space of seventy years This Captivity happened in the beginning of Jehoiakim's Reign whom Nabuchadneser carried with all his People and the Wealth of the Land and the Holy Vessels of the Temple to Babylon 2 Kings 24. 6. 11 12 and 13. according to the Prophesie of Jeremiah This whole Land shall be a Desolation and an Astonishment and these Nations shall serve the King of Babylon seventy years c. 25. 11. As long as she lay Desolate she kept Sabbath to fulfil threescore and ten years 2 Chron. 36. 21. at the end of which Cyrus King of Persia releast them out of Captivity v. 23. V. 347. Stablisht as the days of Heaven Everlastingly firm and as indefeisable as Eternity His Throne as the days of Heaven Psal. 89. 29. Stablisht of Stabilire Lat. to make stedfast V. 350. They first reedifie First they Rebuild Gods House begun in the Reign of Cyrus and by his Decree according to Isaiah's Prophesie That saith of Cyrus he is my Shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure even saying to Jerusalem Thou shalt be built and to the Temple thy Foundation shall be laid ch 44. 28. and finisht in the sixth year of Darius Ezra 1. 2. and ch 6. 15. Reaedificare Lat. to rebuild V. 357. At last they seize the Scepter c. Though the Posterity of Jeconia's viz. Zerobabel the Son of Salathiel were stiled the Princes of Juda and of the Jews as Hagai 1. v. 1. yet great part of the Power remain'd in the hands of the High Priests as is evident out of Josephus Antiq. l. 20. c. 81. and descended down to the Machabaeans Judas surnamed Aristobulus being the first who joyned the Kingdom to the Priesthood which was at last utterly lost the Romans Creating Herod King of Judea V. 360. That Messiah might be Born bard of his Right According to the Prophesie of Jacob. The Scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a Lawgiver from between his Feet until Shilo come Gen. 49. 10. which came to pass in the 36th year of Herod when the Jews after many struggles submitted quietly to his Government Messiah Bo. 5. v. 664. Bard of Bazzè Fr hinder'd depriv'd of V. 362. The Eastern Sages The Wise Men that came from the East to Jerusalem Matth. 2. 1. 2. Sages Sage Fr. Saggio Ital. Wise of Sagire Lat. to be Wise. V. 363. To offer Incense c. Matth. 2. 12. V. 367. By a Quire of Squadron'd Angels hear his Carol c. Luk. 2. 9 13 14. Carol Carolle Fr. a Song of Rejoycing used at Festivals and anciently at Christmass of the Sax. Carl or Ceorl a Rustick sort of a Song as being first Sung to Shepherds or as some will have it of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Joy the glad tidings of a Saviours Birth V. 368. A Virgin but his Sire the Power of the most High The Virgins Name was Mary The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the Power of the highest shall over shadow thee Luk. 1. 27. and 35. V. 370. His glory with the Heavens Imperium Oceano famam qui terminat Astris Virg. V. 387. As of a Duel As of a Personal Fight Duel Duellum Lat. a Combate between two of Duo Lat. two Recure Recurare Lat. to heal again V. 395. His Works in thee and in thy Seed For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the Works of the Devil 1 St. John 3. 8. V. 402. The Law of God exact he shall fulfill According to his own Testimony of himself Think not that I am come to destroy the Law and the Prophets I am not come to destroy but to fulfill Matth. 5. 16. as appears by those more excellent and spiritual Precepts refined and rais'd far above those of the Law deliver'd in that Chapter V. 404. Though Love alone fulfill the Law Rom. 13. 10. V. 407. Proclaiming Life to all c. For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3. 16. V. 410. Not their own though Legal Works Knowing that a Man is not justified by the Works of the Law but by the Faith of Jesus Christ even we have believed in Jesus Christ that we might be justified by the Faith of Christ and not by the Works of the Law for by the Works of the Law shall no flesh be justified Gal. 2. 16. V. 411. Be Blasphem'd Be spoken of Reproachfully And many other things hlasphemously spake they against him Luk. 22. 65. Blasphem'd of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to reproach to revile 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to destroy to take away ones good Name or Reputation V. 413. To a Death shameful and accurst Christ hath Redeemed us from the Curse of the Law being made a Curse for us For it is written Cursed is every one that hangeth on a Tree Gal. 3. 13. and Deut. 21. V. 415. But to the Cross he nails the Law that was against thee Blotting out the hand writing of Ordinances that was against us nailing it to his Cross Gal. 2. 14. Crucified Crucifigere Lat. to fasten to the Cross. V. 420. Soon revives Returns to Life Christs Resurrection Of Reviviscere Lat. to live again V. 421. Ere the third dawning Light As it began to dawn towards the first day of the Week Matth. 28. 1. Very early in the morning as St. Mark 16. 2. to which St. Austin applies Prophetically that of Psal. 57. 8. I my self will awake right early V. 427. By Faith not void of Works For as the Body without the Spirit is Dead so Faith without Works the evidence and activity of it is dead also Jam. 2. 26. V. 428. Annuls thy Doom Cancels and Blots out the Sentence given against thee Annuls Anuller Fr. to make void of Annihilare Lat. to destroy to bring to nothing V. 435. A gentle Wafting c. An easie and safe passage to Immortality to Waft is properly to guard as Convoys do Fleets of Merchant Ships of Wachten Bel. to guard to watch over V. 438. To appear to his Disciples Mat. 28. 16 17. Mark 16. 14. Luk. 14. 36. John 20. 19. Discipulus Lat. a Scholar a Learner V. 440. To teach all Nations c. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them c. Mat. 28. 19. Mark 16. 15. V. 442. Baptizing in the profluent Stream Washing them in the pure running Stream To Baptize is of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
far off All-off at a good distance V. 382. Roaming to c. Wandring up and down the Earth It seems derivative from Room as that from the Belg. Ruym broad V. 384. Their Altars Their places of offering Sacrifice Altare Lat. Quasi alta ara Erected above Ground and raised on which they sacrificed diis superis to the Heavenly Deities Altare est quod è terrâ erectum est Ara vero quae in terrâ statuitur V. 386. Jehovah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The peculiar and most expressive Name of GOD describing him by Essence and Eternity explain'd well by St. John Revel 1. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 see Exod. 3. 14. and Chap. 6. 3. and Isai. 42. 8. It s Root is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be to exist The Jews had this Name in so great Veneration that as often as it occurr'd in reading the Mosaick Text they pronounc'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Adonai in stead of it thence call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the explain'd Name and from the number of its Letters which the Greeks learn'd of 'em the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The sacred Concealment of this Name was not unknown to the Heathens Joh. Melala Lib. 3. Cronic tells us Orpheus made his Boasts that he had heard from the Oracle the ineffable Name of God HERI KEPEO The Cabalists among their Arithmetical Traditions have this Numeral of the Name Jehovah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 KEPEO which they deduce thus c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that gives 100. behold 125. And so which added to 125 makes 161. Lastly which with 161 makes 186 by the Hebrew Numeral Letters thus exprest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to which prefixing the Note of Admiration 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 behold 186 is a Numeral Expression of that Sacred Name of GOD not to be pronounc'd but once a Year by the High Priest on the Day of Expiation and the meaning of the Oracles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Thundring out of Sion as it is exprest Joel 3. 16. and Amos 1. 2. The Lord shall roar from Sion and utter his Voice from Jerusalem V. 387. Thron'd between the Cherubim This relates to the Description of the Oracle in Salomon's Temple wherein the Ark was placed between the two Golden Cherubims 1 Kings 6. 23. 1 Kings 8. 6 and 7. See also the 2 Kings 19. 15. O Lord God of Israel which dwellest between the Cherubims Hezekiah's Prayer V. 388. Within his Sanctuary Within his Holy Temple Sanctuarium Lat. of Sanctus Holy The place in which the Ark of the Covenant resided in Salomon's Temple was called Sanctum Sanctorum the most Holy Mansion into which the High Priest enter'd but once a Year Of the Idols attempting and possessing even this Holy Temple read 2 Kings 23. 4. and 2 Kings 21. 4 and 5. Ibid. Their Shrines Abominations Their Temples and Worship things derestable and accurst Shrine from Escrin Fr. as that from Scrinium Lat. a Repository or place wherein Jewels and things of the greatest Value were laid up So Scrinium Sacrum where Holy Reliques are kept by their dull Adorers Demetrius the Silversmith is said to make Silver Shrines for Diana 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 little portable Silver Chappels representing the Form of that famous Ephesian Temple with the Image of Diana enshrined These Silver Shrines were not made for but of Diana Act. 19. 24. V. 389. Abominations Accursed things detestable such as God abhors Abominatio Lat. By this phrase the Holy Writ expresseth Gods detestation of Sin all sorts of it being Abomination in his sight as Levit. 18. 22 23 26 27 29 30. and 1 Kings 11. 7. Salomon built an high place for Chemos the Abomination of Moab c. V. 390. His Holy Rites profan'd Polluted and defiled his Sacred Ceremonies which in his Worship the Jews were appointed to observe Ritus Lat. Custom Profane Lat. to unhallow Of the most Solemn Feasts enjoyned the People of God see Exod. 13. Vers. 14 15 16. Levit. 23. 39. read Deut. 16. V. 391. Affront his Light And with their Deeds of Darkness durst oppose and encounter his Holy Purity the Delusion must have been very strange and this Darkness must have possest the misty Minds of their Adorers before they could be prevailed upon to quit the Living GOD by so many miraculous Deliverances manifested to 'em a GOD of infinite Mercy appeasable by the Sacrifice of a Pigeon for those Grim Idols to whom they were to give up their Children their own Bowels to be burnt Affronter Fr. to encounter sawcily and impudently V. 392. First Moloch horrid King Dreadful King 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. King Levit. 18. 21. 2 Kings 23. 10. Jer. 7. 31. 1 Kings 11. 5. he is called Milcom and in the 1 Chron. 20. 2. Malcom which our Translation reads of their King which the LXX render 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 took the Crown of Moloch the Idol of the Conquer'd Ammonites from off his Head This Idol is by some thought the same with Saturn to whom the Heathen sacrificed their Children worshipped chiefly by the Ammonites and afterwards by the Idolatrous Jews who in cursed Imitation of their cruel Neighbours offered their Sons and Daughters to it the Devil probably seducing and enticing them by these horrid Sacrifices to an Emulation of the Tryal God was pleased to make of Abraham's Faith and Obedience in offering up his only Son Isaac Gen. 22. 2. The Image of Moloch was of Brass hollow within with the Head of a Calf Crown'd and being made red hot by an internal Fire the Child was clapt into his Arms fixt in a posture to receive it and to hinder hearing the horrid Shreicks it gave they made a horrible Din with Drums and Trumpets c. He who thus sacrificed to Moloch is by Hosea said to kiss the Calf Chap. 5. 2. The Sacrificers of Men kiss the Calf that is worshipped and adored him Ibid. Besmeared Dawbed all over from Be in Composition signifying round as Beset and smear of the Belg. smeeren to dawb to anoint to pollute V. 394. Timbrels loud Drums Tabers either of the Fr. Tambour a Drum as if Tambrel or from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for the same V. 395. That past through Fire Although this be an Hebrew phrase expressive of burning yet all Parents though zealous in this Idolatry were not so unnaturally impious as to offer up their Children Burnt-Sacrifices to Moloch when God himself was contented with Bullocks and Rams Some of 'em satisfied their Diabolical Zeal by making 'em pass through the Fire others between two Fires before this Grim Idol which they were made by the Priests to believe to be very conducive to the Prosperity and Long Life of their singed Off-spring There were some remains of this Heathen Rite in St. Chrysostom's Days Mothers even Christians were wont to make their Children pass yearly over the Fire on St. John's Day which he reproves Solennes ejus honores 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
Particle Dis and Pareggio Ital. Comparison V. 474. Of Syrian Mode For one of Syrian Shape Modus Lat. for manner or make V. 475. His Odious Off rings His abominable Sacrifices and Idol-Offerings detestable Odiosus Lat. hateful V. 476. Vanquish'd Overcome Vaincu Fr. of Vinco Lat. to conquer V. 477. A Crew A Company a Gang used generally for an Assembly of the meanest sort of the Fr. creu or accreu increased Ibid. Of Old Renown Of Ancient â—ame Renomée Fr. Reputation V. 478. Osiris was the Name of an Idol by which the Ancient Egyptians adored the Sun whose Approaches and Recesses gave the Occasions of excessive Grief and Joy at his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Exclamare libet Populus quod clamat Osiri Invento Juv. Sat. 8. Hermes Trismeg says he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Guide and Conductor of the Undertaking Strength and Power of the People to which alludes what the Israelites pronounced of their Molten Calf These are thy Gods O Israel which brought thee out of the Land of Egypt Exod. 32. 4. This and the Golden Calves at Dan and Bethel were Imitations of this Idol which was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Golden Bull. Atque suum Proles miratur Osirim Barbara Memphitim plangere docta bovem Tib. Eleg. 7. Hence Moses had the Reason for the Necessity of the Peoples going into the Wilderness to sacrifice to the Lord their God Can we sacrifice the Abomination of the Egyptians before their Eyes and they not stone us Exod. 8. 26. Shall we venture to sacrifice on our Altars Oxen the Gods the Egyptians place and adore on their own Others are of Opinion that by Osiris Nilus was meant and worshipt And considering the Annual Advantages both of Health and Fertility of which to them he appeared the immediate Author he might well be accounted the Egyptian Neptune The same Figure of a Bull is consistent enough with the Representation of a River the Poets describing them with Horns to denote the Fury and Impetuosity of their Overflowings or the Noise of their many Waters So the Grecians style all great Rivers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Achelous the most famous River of Greece is Fabled to have encountred Hercules in the shape of a Bull Et Gemina Auratus Taurino Cornua vultu Eridanus Georg. 4. Et sic Tauriformis volvitur Aufidus Cum saevit horrendamque cultis Diluviem Meditatur agris Hor. Car. Lib. 4. Od. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 used by the Prophets for Nilus Isai. 23. 3. and Jerem. 2. 18. signifies Black the colour of the Sand and Soil with which this River cultivates that Country Et viridem AEgyptum nigrâ foecundat arenâ Virg. Geo. 4. From this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they fetch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Hesych tells us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Siris was the Name both of the Sun and the Dog-Star about the time of whose rising Nile annually arose above his Banks floating the Country into a strange Fertility A third Opinion of this Egyptian Idol is That Osiris was one of their best and most ancient Kings who appointed Inquirers into the Lives of his deceased Subjects according to whose Verdict the Virtuous were Interred in beautiful Gardens and Flowery Meads but the Vicious were exposed naked and thrown out into loathsom places a Prey to ravenous Birds and wild Beasts His Good Government and Laws obtained him Divine Honours and he was represented by a Statue cloathed in Linnen Et tectum lino spargam per Vulgus Osirim Luc. Lib. 9. Et quem tu Plangens hominem testaris Osirim Luc. Lib. 8. In his Temple at Memphis a Bushel was set over his Head which made some mistake him for Joseph much his Junior though perhaps placed there in Honour of him and in Memory of that fatal seven Years Famine by him foreseen and supported Ibid. Isis was the fabulous Io Daughter of Inachus one of Jupiter's Mistresses turned by him into a Cow to avoid the discovery of his Jealous Juno Meta. Lib. 1. After many Wandrings she came into Egypt and was there worshipp'd in the shape of a white Cow one of that kind and colour being always kept in a corner of her Temple at whose Death extraordinary Lamentations were made till another was found exactly so marked By Osiris the Egyptians worshipp'd the Sun the visible glorious God of the Universe as they supposed and by Isis they adored his Queen the Moon The Rabbies make it a Descendant of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. for a Wife from hence the Israelites took the Idolatrous Imitation of the Golden Calves Nos in templa tuam Romana accepimus Isim Luc. Lib. 8. Ibid. Orus There were two Kings of this Name that Reigned in Egypt before the Departure of the Israelites from thence the first of which was probably Deified for Orus was one of their Idols by which they worshipped their shining God the Sun of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Light to shine to be bright 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Herod in Euterp Ibid. And their Train Their Company and the rest of their Crew of the Fr. Train properly expressing the attendance of Servants following Persons of Quality from Trahere Lat. to draw after V. 479. With Monstrous Shapes and Sorceries With mishapen dreadful Deities and Witchcrafts See Sands's Travels Pag. 133. where he gives you the Cuts of several with Dogs and Cats Heads that their Adorers might very well seem to be bewitch'd Omnigenumque Deûm monstra latrator Anubis AEn 8. Semideosque Canes sistra Jubentia luctus Luc. 8. Qualia demens AEgyptus portenta colat Crocodilon adorat Pars haec illa pavet saturam Serpentibus Ibim Effigies sacri nitet aurea Cercopitheei Juv. Sat. 15. Monstrous Lat. Monstrosus strange of unnatural Birth and Shape Sorceries Witchcraft of Sorciere Fr. a Witch Sortiarius Lat. one that pretends to tell Fortunes by casting of Lots sortes V. 480. Fanatick Egypt Furious Frantick Fantastick Egypt full of foolish Rites and Religions The Priests among the Heathen were styled Fanatici Quoniam in fanis i. e. Templis Sacra Curabant thence the word was used for a Mad-Man because these Priests seem'd to rave and be possest when they pronounced their Lying Oracles Subito non Vultus non Color unus Non Comptae mansere Comae Majorque videri Nec Mortale sonans Afflata cst numine quando I am propriore Dei And a little after At Phoebi nondum patiens immanis in antro Bacchatur vates Magnum si pectore possit Excussisse Deum Tanto Magis iile fatigat Os rabidum fera corda domans fingitque premendo AEn 6. Fanaticus Lat. a Mad Frantick Votary from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to shine a misguided Zelot led out of the right way by the Light within him Crine senex Phanaticus albo Sacrorum Antistes Juv. Sat. 2. Sed ut Phanaticus oestro Percussus Bellona tuo â—d Sat. 4. V. 481. Their wandring Gods c.
137. Ineffable diffused and spread A sense of new Joy such as they never felt before and above all expression unspeakable over all the Elect Angels Ineffabilis Lat. unspeakable of In Negative and Fari Lat. to speak Diffus'd poured out of Diffundere Lat. to pour abroad V. 140. Substantially express'd According to Hebr. 1. v. 3. where the Son of God is styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The brightness of his Father's Glory and the express Image of his Person The Character of his Substance as the Original expresseth it V. 143. Which uttering All the divine Compassion everlasting Love and immensurable Grace and good Will to Mankind which so plainly appeared in the Son of God now breathing forth in words to his Father thus he spake To Utter is to speak that is to bring forth the most secret and inmost Thoughts of the Heart and to render them intelligible to others of Utter signifying utmost external Visibly apparently to be plainly seen of Visibilis Lat. that may be seen V. 150. Finally be lost Be lost for ever for so both the Latin and Greek word for End are used in Scripture Psal. 79. v. 5. How long Lord wilt thou be angry for ever The Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies to Eternity which the Lat. translates In finem So 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thess. 2. v. 16. To the end to all Eternity Finally of Finis Lat. the end V. 151. Thy youngest Son In respect of the Angels created as our Poet well enough supposes long before Man V 152. Fail Circumvented Miscarry thus deceived by Satan's Wiles thô made more dangerous by his own foolish Credulity Circumvented of Circumvenire to beset to cheat Fraud of Fraus Lat. deceit tricks V. 158. His Malice c. Shall Satan the Adversary of God and Man be able to effect and bring to pass his Hellish Malice and disappoint thy Mercies Malice of Malitia Lat. for Fore-thought Wickedness Cum quis datâ operâ malè agit Naught of the Sax. Naht Nothing V. 165. So should thy Goodness So should thy Mercy and thy Majesty be called in question both and be reproached without reply Blasphemed be ill spoken of of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to reproach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hurt and violate the Reputation of a Person 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mar. 3. v. 28. V. 168. Chief Delight According to the Voice from Heaven at his Baptism This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Matth. 3. v. 27. Mar. 1. v. 11. and ch 12. v. 6. Having therefore one Son his Well-beloved in the Parable wherein our Saviour represented himself V. 169. Son of my Bosom As in John 1. v. 18. The only begotten Son which is in the Bosom of the Father an Expression of highest Indearment as appears from ch 13. v. 23. Now there was leaning on Jesus bosom one of his Disciples whom Jesus loved V. 170. My Word Suitable to John 1. v. 1 2 and 3. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God c 1 John 1. v. 1. Which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of Life And ch 5. v. 7. Three that bear Record in Heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one Ibid. My Wisdom Read the Description of Eternal Wisdom Prov. 8. The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way before his works of old then was I by him as one brought up with him and I was daily his delight rejoycing always before him v. 22 and 30. Christ the Power of God and Wisdom of God 1 Cor. 1. v. 24. Ibid. And effectual Might And my prevailing Power All Power is given to me in Heaven and Earth Matth. 28. v. 18. Now is come Salvation and Strength and the Kingdom of our God and the Power of his Christ Rev. 12. v. 10. Effectual of Efficax Lat. able strong powerful V. 172. As my Eternal Purpose From all Eternity as I have appointed Purpose of the Fr. Propos of the Lat. Propositum an intention a design V. 175. But Grace in me freely voutsaft Man was utterly unable after his Fall to recover the favour of his Creator or to attone in any measure for his Offences nor could all his best Endeavours have so rectified his Free-will debauched and depraved in its first Source but that he must inevitably have lyen under God Almighty's everlasting Displeasure But God who is rich in Mercy for his great Love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in Sins hath quickened us together with Christ by whose Grace ye are saved that in the Ages to come he might shew the exceeding Riches of his Grace for by Grace are ye saved through Faith and that not of your selves but the Gift of God Eph. 2. v. 4 5 7 and 8. Gratia Lat. Grace Good-will Frâ—ely voutsaft freely bestow'd without any Right or Claim of ours To voutsafe is to Grant as Superiors do to Inferiors of their own meer Motion and Generosity the Greatness of the Donor vouching as it were for the safety and security of the Gift V. 176. His lapsed Powers Once more I will reinforce his decayed Strength and Faculties thô liable and enslaved by Sin to many ungovernable Desires and Passions extravagant and wild Lapsed of Lapsus Lat. fallen decayed So Virgil in the same sense Lapsis quaesitum cracula rebus Geor. 4. Forfeit lost of the Fr. Forfaict a Crime an Offence or rather the Punishment of a Fault by loss of Goods and Life there being Forfeitures of both as well of as Member a Law Term Exorbitant unmeasurable ungovernable of Exorbitare to go out of the right way or tract V. 180. How frail How weak how unable to support it self of the Fr. Fresle of Fragilis Lat. easily broken V. 184. Of peculiar Grace elect above the rest Of my special Grace and Favour chosen before others So the Israelites The Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special People unto himself above all the People that are upon the face of the Earth Deut. 7. v. 6. Ye are a chosen Generation a Royal Priesthood an holy Nation a peculiar People 1 Pet. 2. v. 9. Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and ordained you John 15. v. 16. As he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the World Eph. 1. v. 4. So is my Will God who has endowed his Creature Man with Free-will may be certainly allowed to be Master of his own Therefore according to his good pleasure he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy Rom. 9. v. 18. But unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out Rom. 9. v. 11. V. 186. To appease the incensed Deity By Repentance to allay the wrath of God provoked while Mercy and Pardon is tendred to 'em Incensed angry of Incendere Lat. to burn as God's wrath is by the Inspired Psalmist described Shall thy wrath burn
Cloud opposite to him taking its Arch'd Figure from his circular Face is the general Opinion as has before been hinted The cause of its three most distinct Colours is thus assigned It s deep full Red proceeds of the Sun 's bright Beams reflected from the Clouds greatest opacity or thickness The Green of that part next to the most opace and the light Red Puniceus Colour of the thinnest and easiest pierc'd part of the Cloud Vall. de Sac. Phil. c. 9. Triple Book 5. vers 750. V. 897. And call to mind his Covenant And the bow shall be in the cloud and I will look upon it that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth Gen. 9. 16. That the Rainbow was seen in the Clouds often before the Deluge is not to be doubted because its Natural Causes were then in being the Sun shining on opposite Clouds But God made choice of it for a sign of his Covenant with Noah and his Posteritp it being naturally the most fit and proper as the Token of decreasing Rain as never to be seen but when the Clouds are thin and the chearful Sun shines on them as Vallesius has well observed c. 9. Those that suppose the Rainbow was at God's Covenant with Noah first set in the Clouds are forc'd to believe that till the 600 years of his Life God had not caused it to rain on the Earth but water'd it with Mists or by overflowing of Rivers as Egypt by the Nile otherwise it must have been there before Of which Opinion among others the Learned Dr. Gregory seems to be ch 23. on Gen. 1. 7. V. 898. Day and Night Seed-time c. While the earth remaineth seed-time and harvest and cold and heat and summer and winter and day and night shall not cease Gen. 8. 22. V. 899. Till Fire purge all things new Refining them like Gold by Fire at the last Day Wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and the elements shall melt with fervent heat Nevertheless we according to his promise look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness 2 Pet. 7. 12 83. This last Purgation by Fire is mistaken by Mr. Hog and odly render'd Lustralibus undis Cleansing Waters contrary to the plain words of our Poet and the express Promise made by Covenant with Noah NOTES On MILTON's PARADISE Lost. BOOK XII Verse 1. BAtes at Noon Refreshes himself with necessary Food To bate or rather bait is to feed of Baisse Belg. Meat Noon Ital. Nona Mid-day à nonâ diei horâ The ninth hour of the day at which the Romans used to eat Interpose Bo. 2. v. 737. Paus'd Bo. 5. v. 64. The first Five Verses of this Book are omitted by Mr. Hog in which thô the Simile be modern yet is it neither mean unseemly nor untractable in turning As one who in his Journey bates at Noon Thô bent on speed so here th' Archangel paus'd Betwixt the World destroy'd and World restor'd If Adam aught perhaps might interpose Then with Transition sweet new speech resumes Interrumpit iter medio ceu sole viator Accelerans licet ut victu vinoque refectus Sit potis exercere viam hîc Archangelus haesit Inter demersum medius mundumque renatum Forte rogaturo ceu responsurus Adamo Deinde habili nexu seriemque verba resumpsit V. 5. Then with Transition c. Then handsomly passing on the Archangel renew'd his Discourse Transition Transitio Lat. passing over or forward of Transire Lat. to go over used here for passing from one thing to another in discourse Relate Bo. 1. v. 746. Sours or Source Bo. 11. v. 169. V. 18. Labouring the Soil Ploughing the Earth Tilling the Ground of Laborare Lat. to take Pains with Hence Country Employments and Rural Business are by Virgil stiled Hominumque boumque labores Versando terram experti Geo. 1. Soil or Soyl Solum Lat. the Ground Ibid. Reaping plenteous Crop Gathering happy Harvests of Corn Wine Oyl Plenteous abounding of Plenus Lat. full Crop of the Verb to crop to gather Lat. Carpere Wine Vinum Lat. Oyl Oleum Lat. Paternal Bo. 6. v. 749. V. 26. With fair Equality c. Who not content to live in that equal condition which becomes Brethren That all Primitive and Natural Power was Paternal that is the Authority Fathers of Families had over their Descendents is undoubted whence the Head of every Tribe was its Patriarch governing all its Particulars for their common Peace and mutual Support according to the Dictate of right Reason the Law of Nature under whom all the easie Subjects were of the same common size and equal condition as being Brethren Which is evident from Holy Writ where Noah who was the Universal Patriarch of Mankind after the Flood as Adam was before it denounc'd the Dominion of Brethren over one another as a Curse on the Posterity of wicked Cham. Cursed be Canaan a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren Gen. 9. 25. Equality AEqualitas Lat. likeness of Condition Fraternal Fraternalis Lat. of a Brother V. 27. Will arrogate Dominion Will take upon himself undeserv'd Power Not deserv'd by him as more Worthy Wise or Virtuous than his Brethren over whom he shall usurp this unjust Authority Arrogate Arrogare Lat. to lay claim to to assume Dominion Book 2. v. 978. V. 29. Concord and Law of Nature Utterly displace peaceful Agreement founded on Nature's Laws The Law of Nature is thas Rule of Rectitude which God has implanted in the very Nature of Man resulting from his Reason known to all and obliging all Mankind Lex est naturae vis mens ratio prudentis Juris atque Injuriae regula Non scripta lex sed nata quam non didicimus accepimus legimus verum ex naturà ipsâ arripuimus hausimus expressimus ad quam non decti sed facti non instituti sed imbuti sumus As Cicero excellently Pro Mile Dispossess Desposseder Fr. to put out of Possession of the Privative Dis and Possidere Lat. to enjoy to use Concord Bo. 2. v. 498. V. 30. Hunting and Men not Beasts This proud ambitious Man is by Holy Scripture stiled A mighty hunter Gen. 10. 9. Hunting being a Preparatory Exercise both as to the Fatigue and Fury of the War a Preliminay to the slaughter of Mankind by that of Wild Beasts As Xenophon observes in the first Book of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 34. Before the Lord Gen. 10. 9. So famous for his Power that he became Proverbial Most Interpreters take the words Before the Lord in the worst sense as our Author does In despite of Heaven others expound 'em Under Heaven from Heaven claiming second Sovereignty taking upon himself all Authority next under God Nimrod says St. Hierom arripuit insuetam primus in populos tyranidem In traditi Hebr. in Gen. Despite Bo. 10. v. 1044. Tyrannous Tyrannicus Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉