1 2. According to the faith of Gods Elect. Rom. 9 9 10. 2 Christ whom alone God Elected and chose to be the Messiah and Sauiour Luke 23 35. Elect Lady sig Some excellent and honourable Dame 2. Ioh. 1. To the Elect Lady In this sence Theophilus is called most Noble Luke 1 3. being a chiefe principall person Election what it is Gods eternall decree freely choosing as some Angels so also a certaine number out of lost mankinde to obtain saluation by faith in Iesus Christ vnto the praise of his glorious grace Rom. 9 11. Acts 13 48. Eph. 1 4 5. Election of grace sig Free Election o◠that Election which comes from the free mercy and fauour of God Ro. 11 5. According to the Election of grace If Election bee of grace then it is not of workes for then Grace were no Grace saieth the Apostle and that is no way free which is not free euery way Elements or rudimēts of the world sig pro The Fire Ayre Water Earth called Elements because they be the beginning whereof other visible Creatures are compounded 2. Pet. 3 10 12. Elements melt with heate 2 The Legall Ceremonies of the old Testament which were Principles or Rules whereby God ruled and instructed his Church as it were vnder a Schoole-maister in those dayes But being now ioyned to the Gospell or helde as necessary to saluation they are to be taken heede of Col. 2 8. Beware least ye be spoyled by Traditions of men according to the Elements of the worlde Thus it must be read after the Originall Text. Gal. 4 9. Sée Rudiments Elyas sig That particular Prophet and man of God called Elias the restorer of Religion in his time 1. Kin. 17 16. According to the word of the Lord which hee spake by the hand of Flyas 2 Iohn Baptist which came in the spirit and power of Elyas to restore Religion in his time Mat. 17 11. Certainly Elyas must first come and restore al things verse 13 And his Disciples perceiued that he spake this of Iohn Baptist. E. M. Emanuell sig God with vs or God in our Nature God-Man Math. 1 23. And they shall call his Name Emanuel This is a name of Christs person Emulation sig A strife who should go before other in receiuing fauours and honors Gal. 5 20. Debate Emulation Heere it is taken in ill part There is an example of it in Marke 9 33. 2 A strife betweene two or more persons who should go before and excell other in doing good An example heereof we haue in Rom. 11 14. to Embalm sig To season a dead body with Spices to preserue it from sauoring Gen. 50 1. Empty sig Voide or one which hath nothing that good is Luke 1 53. The rich he will send empty away E. N. End sig Tearme conclusion or last end of a thing also scope or marke Rom. 6 22. And the End euerlasting life 1. Pet. 4 7. End of all things is at hand 2 Payment or Reward Rom. 6 21. The End of these things is death Phil. 3 19. 3 Perfection and Complement 1. Timo. 1 5. The End of the Commaundements is loue Sée Rom. 13 10. 4 Summe Eccles. 12 13. Let vs heare the End of all 5 Day of Iudgement when this worlde as it is shall End Math. 24 6 3. 6 That for whose cause a thing is appointed or done Rom. 10 4. Christ is the End of the Lawe for Righteousnesse The End or cause for which the Law was giuen is to iustifie This it cannot doo through our sinne Rom. 8 3. but Christ by fulfilling the Law is become righteousnesse to beleeuers and so is the End of the Law Endeuour sig A setting or bending of our minde earnestly to do some duty Acts 24 16. I endeuour in all thinges to keepe a cleare Conscience Phil. 3 13. And Endeuour my selfe to that which is before This is al which the Gospel requireth of the beleeuers to Endeuour not absolutely to haue holinesse of life Enemy sig A person who out of an hatred towards vs seeketh to hurt vs by word or deed either secretly or openly This worde is both applied to Satan and men Luke 6 35. Loue your enemies do well to them that hate you Math. 13 25 The Enemy came and sowed Tares This is a true reall Enemy 2 A supposed Aduersary which in truth neither hateth nor hurteth vs but in our opinion onely 1. Kings 21 20. Hast thon found me out ô my Enemy Thus godly Ministers and good men be Enemies to impenitent sinners whom they reprooue Gal. 4 16. Am I become your Enemy because I tell you the truth This is an immaginary Enemy Enemies sig All men as they are born into this world corrupt and infected with sinne which had made a separation betweene vs and God God for sinne hating men and men through sin hating God Rom. 5 8. If when we were Enemies wee were reconciled to God This enimity was mutuall not our euil actions qualities onely but for and through them our persons were hated of God before our Conuersion For reconciliation is of our persons being alienated by sinne and estranged from God Esay 59 3. Ephes. 2 3. Enimity sig Bitter and vnreconcileable hatred and diuision Gen. 3 15. I will put Enimity Rom. 8 7. The Wisedome of the flesh is Enimity with God to Enlarge sig To make wide that which is straite and narrow to become more capeable and fit to receiue Gods guifts Psal. 119 32. When thou shalt Enlarge my heart Enlightning sig The putting into vs the light of knowledge making such to see and know the truth who were ignorant before Heb. 6 4. They which were once Enlightned Luke 24 45. Then hee opened their vnderstanding to Enlighten the eies sig To make the light of Gods countenance to shine vpon one in distresse shewing himselfe fauorable againe Psal. 13 3. Enlighten mine eyes least I sleepe in death to Enter into ioy sig To be partakers of the goods heauenly commodities of our Lord. Math. 25 21. Enter thou into thy Maisters ioy not to Enter into iudgement sig Not to exact straight reckoning requiring of me all that thou maist Psal. 143 2. Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant to Enter in at the strait gate sig To deny our selues and take vp the Crosse and followe Christ. This is to enter in at the narrow doore Mat. 7 13. To prepare our selues to a strict and precise course to Enter into the kingdom of God sig To becom a true member of the militant Church which is the misticall body of Christ ouer which he raigneth as head and King Iohn 3 5. Except ye be borne againe of the spirit yee cannot enter into the kingdome of God 2 To be reckoned worthy and meete to be Teachers in the Church militant Math. 5 20. Ye cannot enter into the kingdome of God That the place should thus be expounded appeareth by the verses next going afore to Enter the way of the world
hearts desire and answereable to thine expectation Farewell B. S. CVrteous Reader thou art much bound to blesse God for the great plenty and aboundance of excellent Bookes which by the handes of his painefull and godly Seruants he hath afforded thee as helps and furtherances to bring thee to the sound knowledge and right vnderstanding of his sacred word But among them all in my iudgement there is no one in our Natiue tongue that dooth more oblige thee to true thankfulnesse then the Booke thou now beholdest in regard of the great necessity and manifolde vse of the same as also the exceeding rich profit and benefite which by Gods blessing if thou make the right vse of it thou mayst reap thereby For beside the multiplicity and great variety of wholesome matter which thou shalt finde scattered through the whole worke heere thou hast most of the dark words and phrases contained in the Scripture in Alphabeticall order plainely breefely yet fully and soundly vnfolded and in most places the corrupt glosses of the Papists vpon them compendiously discouered and confuted Heere thou maist at one view see the diuers acceptations and significations of words with the figures and Tropes denoted in which the Scripture vseth them By this Book thou shalt be made able to distinguish of words which in Scripture are ambiguous to explaine wordes and phrases obscure and easily to vnderstand such as bee hard and vnknowne By this Booke if thou be a Minister thou shalt become Bonus Textuarius for what is that but to bee able to giue the true meaning and gemine sense of the Scripture and bonus Textuarius est bonus Theologus This Booke will make thee a more profitable teacher for qui bene distinguit bene decet By this Booke whosoeuer thou be thou shalt be fortified to shield thy selfe and haply others too from errour as also to see when others do erre and to draw them out of errour for errour springes from ignorance that is from misvnderstanding the Scripture Math. 22 29. By this thou shalt bee made skilfull to discerne the voyce of thy Shepheard Christ Iesus from the voyce of a stranger Iohn 10 3 5. In a word by this book in short space and with no great labour thou mayst plentifully abound in all heauenly wisedome and knowledge So that as one saith of Cicero Sciat se multum profecisse cui Cicero vnice placet In like manner it may more truelie be affirmed of this Booke whosoeuer he bee that delighteth much in it shall thereby gaine infinite benefit The Authour hath beene pleased to entitle this Booke A Christian Dictionary and so it is for it interprets wordes But it may also be worthily called The Key of the Treasures hid in holy Scripture the enemy of Ignorance The high and ready path to Knowledge The Discloser of Gods holy secrets A light for Ministers whereat they may borrow light A Lanthorne for the people to direct them in the Light And to bee short the way to make all the Lords people to prophesie as Moses wished Then Gentle Reader be not without it let it be continnally by thee yet buy it not for Nouelty because it is the first of this kinde that euer saw the light but for the vnualuable worth of it Sit tibi charus non quia rarus sed amatus quod amabilis 1. amari dignus Seneca saith Noua quamuis non magna miramur That we make much of new things though they bee not great Loe in this Booke they both meete together heere is newnesse and heere is goodnesse This worke is new and it is precious how then should it not much Inamour thee Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit vtile dulci. I. B. The Epitome and Anatomy of this Booke abridged and vnbowelled AS Starres from Heauen much light afford So do the words we find in Word But Starres shine not till they appeare Nor Words do teach till sence we heare Then read this Booke that thou mayst spie Gods mind thy minde to rectifie The signes of things it maketh bare The things themselues it doth declare Yea thing from thing it seuereth plaine That better knowledge thou mayst gaine What oddes twixt truth and error is It sheweth eke attend to this The words which Fundamentall be Are all in Table placst for thee Eke words whose matter Scriptures cleare Yet Words themselues do not appeare Praise God apply thy minde to know All Words of his both hie and low With humble heart this Booke admit And pray for grace to thriue by it The Dictionary to the Readers VNkend vnkist saith Prouerbe olde Loue springs from knowledge thus we hold To Christian world vnknowne am I Once knowne you will not passe me by Though Booke of words my Title be Yet naught but matter found in me The Authors Reply FEare not who loues the word of Grace Thee louingly he will embrace Ad Beneuolum pium literatum Lectorem SAcra cupis Dilecte Deo mysteria Christi citius melius nosere sume Librum Hunc tibi sume librum Coeli namque abdita pandit res voces ordine quasque locat Hîc facitè inuenias multo siue multa labore quaete quaeque pios posse leuare scio Sed caue non segnem reddat reddat magepromptum ad disquirendum quae liber iste tacet Sis si fortè gregis ductor bene consule nostris vtere si nescis tu meliora prâ—cor Sui meliora feras nostris atque addere caeptis si inuat multis mihi grataferes T. W. Distichon SIbona quae noua dulciaquae succincta futura hîc nouitas bonitas est simul hîc breuitas Aliud ANte simplicitas moueat vel luâ—idus or do aut charus liber hîc vel tibi nullus erit W. M. A Preface before the Table GEntle Reader in this vast Ocean and large Forrest of words contained in this Dictionary I doe find that there be three sorts most materiall where of I desire that thou sholdst take more especiall notice and knowledge as being of more worth and waight The first I call an Ecclesiasticall word which being translated from common vse of speech is by the Church appropriated to signifie holy and diuine things A word of this kind though it be not in the Scripture for Letter and Sillables yet is to be found there for matter and substance as Trinity c. Sacrament Indifferent Satisfaction Merit c. A word of the second rancke I doe tearme Polemicall because it pertaines to Controuersie hath in it a ground of difference betweene the true Christian which thinketh speaketh and writeth Orthodoxally and soundly and others which loue and embrace errors in fauour where of they wrest and peruert the pure wordes of Scripture as Iustification Assurance of Faith Hope of Glory Concupiscence Antichrist c. A word of the third sort is called Fundamentall of which kind I doe take such wordes to be as doe containe in them
vanisheth away Hence it is called Olde Heb. 9 13. New Couenant Is made with Christian people published by Christ most clearely wherein more persons are renewed and more Graces bestowed being alwaies to endure one and the same Hence it is called New Heb. 9 13. Ier. 31 31. I will make a new Couenant with the house of Israel Couenant of Salt Sée Salt Couenant breakers sig Such as be vnmindfull of promises and bargains Rom. 1 30. Couenant breakers Couenant with death and hell sig Agreement with them So do wicked men imagine Esay 28 15. Couenant of Leui. sig The agreement which God hath made with the Leuites to blesse them with peace and life if their duties be performed in their place Mal. 2 8. Ye haue broken the Couenant of Leui. Verse 5. Book of the Couenant sig The Writing which did containe the Articles and conditions both on Gods part what hee promised to do to the people and on the peoples part what duties they were to performe to God according to the tenor of the Couenant Exod. 24 7. After he tooke the Booke of the Couenant and read it Couering sig The Roofe of an house a Vayle or ought else which serues for defence or keeping close 2 The Husband who is called the Couering of his Wife in respect of his dutie towards her by protecting her and of his Authoritie ouer her in gouerning her for the vayle and couering which women did weare was a signe of their subiection 1. Cor. 11 6 7. Gen. 20 16. 3 Stopping or making dumbe and silent Prou. 10 6. Iniquity shall couer the mouth of the wicked Couering of sinnes sig The forgiuenesse of sins for the death of Christ which is as a Mantle to couer them from the eyes of Gods Iustice. Psal 32 1. Blessed is the man whose sinnes are couered 2 Concealing keeping close or secret when we do not tell a thing abroad Prou. 10 12. Loue couereth a multitude of sinnes which by a charitable priuate reproofe are hid and couered from the punishment of God and shame of men to Couer the feete sig To do ones easement or to go to Stoole Iudges 3 24. Surely he hath couered his feet 1. Sam. 24. 4. An vnhonest thing vttered in honest words to Couet sig pro To loue or desire money or earthly goods for themselues either our own or others Ioshu 7 21. 1. Tim. 6 9 10. The desire of Money is the root of all evill 2 To desire spirituall blessings or heauenly glory 1. Cor. 12 31. Couet after the best things Phil. 1 23. I couet to be loosed and to be with Christ. This is a good Couetousnesse when spirituall blessings or celestiall blessednesse is euer greedily eagerly desired Other things we may desire no further or otherwise then as helpes to these Couetousnesse sig Desire of hauing more or the inordinate loue of money Heb. 13 5. Let your conuersation be without Couetousnesse This is called Idolatry Colos. 3 5. Ephes. 5 5. Because the Couetous man not onely prefers his treasure before God but doth place his life in his substance Luke 12 15 16 17 c. Counsell sig The wisdome and direction of Gods Spirit and word gouerning our course of life Psalm 73 24. Thou wilt guide me by thy Counsell Psal. 16 7. 2 An action of the whole and holy Trinity deliberating and determining before the world of all things which should be or not be especially of the saluation of Angels and men Ephe. 1 11. He worketh all things after the Counsel of his will This counsel dependeth vpon Gods will as the supreame and onely mouing cause and not vpon foreseene fayth or workes Rom. 9 11 18. 3 Aduise taken about things to be done Prou 20 18. Establish thy thoughtes by Counsell And by Counsell make Warre Exod. 18 19. This kinde of counsell is eyther good or euill subtle or carnall 4 The beginning and first degree of sinne to wit euill lusts and desires Psal. 1 1. Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the Counsell of the vngodly 5 A company of men assembled into a certaine place to consult or take aduise of publicke matters Acts 22 30. And all the Counsell to come together Acts 23 1. 6 The place where men are met together for common consultation Acts 24 20. Whiles I stood in the Counsell 7 The Iudgement which stood and consisted of twenty three Iudges who had the hearing and deciding of the waightiest matters of life and death Math. 5 22. Shall be worthy to be punnished by the Counsell Counseller sig One who giueth all sound aduise as Christ doth by the Doctrine of Scriptures which therefore be called our counsellers or men of our counsel Psal. 119 14. Esay 6 6. Counseller Count. sig Sée Imputation Countenance sig Loue liking fauour or dis-fauour witnessed by the countenance Gen. 31 5. I see your Fathers Countenance is not towards me as was wont 2 Gods fauour witnessed and shewed foorth in his graces and benefits Psal. 4 6. Lift vp the light of thy Countenance 3 Gods displeasure witnessed by withdrawing the signes of his fauor or by sending some iudgements Ps. 13 1. How long wilt thou hide thy Countenance frō me because mē by their countenance bewray their anger or loue Hence it is that being attributed to god it signifies his displesure or his gracious fauor 4 The face or looke of a man Psal. 104. Oyle to make the Countenance cheerefull Light of Gods Countenance Sée Light Countrey sig pro A Region or Land where people dwel Heb. 11 9. As in a strange Countrey verse 15. 2 A certaine compasse of ground without a Citty Marke 16 12. As they walked into the Countrey 3 Heauen where the Saints shall dwell for euer Heb. 11 16. They desire an Heauenly Countrey Courage Sig Valor and strength of minde a good heart being wisely bold and confident in a good cause Iosh. 1 7 9. Be of good courage Court Sig pro The first entrance into an house a yard or comming in 1. Kings 7. 12. 2 The roomes and places of the Temple into which Gods people might assemble for publique worship and hearing the Law Psal. 84 2. My soule fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. Psal. 116. 19. 3 All those seuerall spaces distances of ground which were in the Temple before yee came to the Holy of Holiest or to the most holy-place of these spaces or Courts there were sixe in number euerie Court was twelue steppes one aboue another and of euery one there was a seuerall vse 2. Chron. 4 9. And he made the Court of the Priests 1. Kings 6 36. 4 That space of grounde which was within the vtmost Rayles being called the first or the vtter Court Reuel 11 2. But the Court which is without the Temple meete it not Into this Court because the Heathen and prophane people might come to see and heare therefore it signifies in the former Scripture Reuel 11 2. All Infidels and straungers from Christ.
of God signifies the sound vnderstanding of that truth concerning God and Christ which brings saluation with it that Knowledge sig A light in some particular truth which is reuealed to one and not to another 1 Cor. 8 7. Euerie man hath not that Knowledge rich in knowledge sig One endewed with great plenty and store of Knowledge 1 Cor. 1 5. Ye are made so rich in knowledge to spread Knowledge sig To giue instruction to others helping them to Know what they did not Know. to lay vp Knowledge sig To haue it laid vp that it may bee drawne out in time of neede Prou. 1◠14. A wise man layeth vp Knowledge to preserue Knowledge sig To Keepe maintaine and encrease vnderstanding of heauenly doctrine for the instruction of others Mal. 2 7. The Priests lippes preserue Knowledge to Know the words and waies of God sig Diuersly eyther to vnderstand them onely or to beleeue them to regard and approue them to obey and practise them according to the circumstances of the place Psal. 95 10. Psalm 147 20. Math. 13 23. L. A. to Labor sig PAines euen vnto wearinesse 1. Tim. 5 18. The Labourer is worthy of his wages Verse 17. They that Labour in the word 2 All euils both of sinne and misery Reuel 14 13. They rest from their Labours that is from paine care sorrow crying teares sinne death and whatsoeuer is euill In Ps. 90 10. it sig painfull greefe and sorrow 3 The diligence care and endeuour to do the workes of our calling well and constantly Prou. In all Labor there is abundance Prou. 10 16. The Labor of the righteous tends to life 4 The fruite and encrease which comes of Labour Exod. 23 16. When thou hast gathered in thy Labours Laden sig One groaning and mourning vnder the waight and burden of sinnes being seene and felt with great desire of forgiuenesse by Christ to the ease of his greeued soule Mat. 11 28. All that are Laden 2 One pressed down with a great waight of Iniquity being full of greeuous sinnes without feeling them Esay 1 4. A people Laden with Iniquitie Ladder of Iacob sig The iourney of Iacob wherein God would bee present with him in fauour by his Angels to lead him forth well and happily also to bring him back againe Gen. 28 12. Their stood a Ladder Sée verse 15 and 20. 2 Christ Iesus and his Mediation Iohn 1 51. Angels ascending c. Lake sig Some great standing water or deepe poole or hollow pit 2 Hell the place appointed for tormenting the Reprobate Reuel 20 14. Were cast into the Lake of fire 3 Great calamities and deadly daungers Psal. 30 3. Into the Lake or pit Verse 9. Elsewhere often Lambe sig A young Sheepe meeke and tractable apt for Sacrifice vnder the Law and alwaies for meat 2 A true Christian endowed with the spirit of Grace and meekenesse Esay 11 6. And the Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe Iohn 21 15. Feede my Lambes 3 Antichrist counterfetting and making shew of meekenesse and loue to the Saints of God Reuel 13 11. Which had two hornes like a Lambe 4 Christ. Reuel 21 23. And the Lambe is the light of it that Lamb of God sig Christ who is likened to a Lambe for his perfect Innocency and meekenesse and because by the Sacrifice of himselfe he alone tooke away the sinne of the elect making a full satisfaction for them to Gods Iustice therefore he is called by an excellency that Lambe of God as being the truth and substance of all outward oblations Iohn 1 29. Behold that Lambe of God which taketh away the sins of the world Lampe sig A Torch to giue light in the night season 2 A true liuely faith working by loue Mat. 25 4. The wise tooke Oyle in their vessels with their Lampes In the night and darkenesse of this world our light whereby wee see our way it is our faith in the word of God 3 A dead faith or naked knowledge of God voide of loue and good workes Math. 25 3. The foolish Virgins tooke their Lampes but tooke no Oyle with them Land sig The whole Continent of the earth as it is distinguished from Sea Math. 23 15. Ye compasse Sea and Land 2 One particular Region or Countrey Mat. 9 26. The brute went through all that Land as the Land of Iuda of Moab of Aegypt of Philistims c. 3 The people and Inhabitants of any Land or Countrey Esay 37 18. The Kings of Assyria haue destroyed all Lands Gen. 41. 57. The Famine was sore in all Lands Land of the liuing sig The earth or the worlde which is the place of this life Psal. 116 In the Land of the liuing Language of Canaan sig The Haebrew tongue wherein God was serued by his people while they dwelt in Canaan 2 Fellowship with Gods people in Doctrine worship Esay 19 18. Fiue Cities shall speak the Language of Canaan pure Language sig Sound and true Doctrine Zeph. 3 9. Then will I turne to the people a pure Language Last sig The Gentiles which being last yet become first Mat. 19 30. The last shall be first The Iewes who were first being reiected for their vnbeleefe became last and the Gentiles beleeuing in Christ by the calling of God were accepted before the disobedient Iewes and so became first though they were last Last dayes or last times sig The times since the reuelation of Christ by the preaching of himselfe and of his Apostles 2. Pet. 3 3. In the last dayes shall come Mockers Iude 18. 1. Tim. 4 1. These dayes since Christ are called last because all was consummated ended which was before prophesied touching mans Redemption and there remaineth nothing else but the comming of the great Iudge to finish this pilgrimage and warfare of the Church Last day sig The day of Iudgement after which there shal be no more day nor time Iohn 6 39. And should raise it vp againe at the last day to Laugh sig To smile out of doubting Thus Sarah laughed Gen. 18 12. Then Sarah Laughed 2 To smile in Token of ioy out of a true beleefe Thus Abraham Laughed Gen. 17 17. Abraham Laughed Laughing or derision sig The contempt of God toward wicked men and all their attempts against him and how much it is from God to think of releeuing them in their extreamities Psal. 2 3. The Lorde shall haue them in derision or Laugh them to scorne to Laugh at ones destruction sig To conceiue extreme fury against any person or people euen to the rooting of them out Pro. 1 26. I will Laugh when their destruction commeth When God is sayde to Laugh at the wicked it is to shew these foure things First how little he regards thē Secondly how far he is from helping them Thirdly how easie it is for him to destroy them Lastly that he is exceeding hotly displeased with them Law sig That which hath the force of gouerning moderating our actions This is the generall property
To vnloyall action of subiects vnlawfully rising in Armes against their lawfull Soueraigne 2 Euery sinner great and little which in some sort is a Rebellion because wee all owe allegiance to God by the law of our creation and haue vowed it in our Baptisme and also haue so many meanes against sinne as vnlesse we purpose to Rebell wee could neuer so commit it Esay 59 12 13. We haue spoken of cruelty and Rebellion 3 Those sinnes which are more greiuous and grosse being committed through infirmity vpon no great temptation as it was in Dauid Psal. 25 7. Remember not the sinnes of my youth nor my Rebellions 4 Obstinacy stiffenes in grosse sins Deut. 21 27. I know thy Rebellion and thy stiffe necke Deut. 9 24. Ierem. 3 22. Returne and I will heale your Rebellions to Rebuke sig Priuately to reprooue such as sinne priuately Pro. 24 28. and 28 23. Hee that Rebukes one shall finde more fauour at the last Math. 18 15. 2 To censure by publicke reproofe such as sinne before others 1 Tim. 5 10. Such as sinne Rebuke openly 3 To put one to some great shame by some iudgement from God Psal. 6 1. Rebuke me not in thine anger Iude. 9. The Lord â—ebuke thee Sathan to Receiue sig pro To take a thing with our hand being giuen vs or offered of another 2 To vnderstand and yeild generall assent vnto the Doctrine of the worde Mathew 13 20. Hebrewes 10 26. After they haue Receiued the trueth 3 To beleeue the word and promises of Christ with particuler application Iohn 1 12. Gal. 3 14. By faith we receiue c. 4 To bestowe some kindnesse or entertainement vpon the godly Math. 10 40 41. Hee that Receiueth a Prophet c. to Reconcile sig pro To restore all former loue concord and familiarity that was wont to be all hatred and discord set apart Mat. 5 24. Goe be Reconciled to thy Brother 2 To take to grace and fauour such as were enemies through sinne 2 Corin. 5 19. God was in Christ reconciling the World to himselfe God is reconciled to Man when forgiuing his sinnes vnto him he takes him vnto his fauour Man is Reconciled to God when beleeuing the forgiuenesse of his sinnes he accepts the loue and fauour of God and forbeareth what he can to offend him Col. 1 20. and 2 Cor. 5 20. Reconciliation sig An agreement of parties which were at variance as God and the elect were through sinne till of Enemies they became friends through the attonement made in the blood of Christ and receiued by Faith 2 Cor. 5 19. And hath committed to vs the word of Reconciliation day of Reconciliation sig A time set apart of the Iewes once a yeare by Gods appointment to seeke attonement for sins by Prayer and Fasting Leuit. 23 27. The tenth of this seauenth month shall be a day of Reconciliation Ministry of Reconciliation sig The Ministry of the Gospell announcing and declaring attonement with God by free forgiuenesse of sinnes and iustification offered vnto vs by Christ. 2 Cor. 5 18. And hath giuen to vs the Ministry of Reconciliation Word of reconciliation sig Message or doctrine of attonement 2. Corin. 5 19. The word of Reconciliation Réede sig pro A Rush or kind of Straw shaken with euery puffe of wind 2 An vnconstant man wauering with the wind Math. 11 7. A Reede shaken with the winde 3 An helper or friend which doth rather hurt then help such as vse him 2 Kinges 18 27. Thou trustest on this broken staffe of Reede Réed bruised sig Infirme and weake beleeuers which Christ did not contemne but mercifully beare withall and support Math. 12 10. A bruised Reede he shall not breake to redéeme sig To buy againe something which we had once solde by giuing backe the price vnto him that bought it Leuit. 27 20. and 25 24. Also to giue the true valuation of a thing Exo. 13 13 15. Leu. 27. 2 To pull out of Captiuity with a strong hand and without any ransome such as are violently held Prisoners by their enemies Thus God redeemed Israell out of Aegypt Deut. 32 6. Is not hee thy Father and thy Redeemer 3 To free the elect from the tyrranny of Sathan by a price and ransome giuen and paide to Gods iudgement Luke 1 68. Blessed bee the Lorde God because hee hath Reedeemed his people Titus 2 14. Thus is Christ our Redeemer 4 To deliuer some out of an outward trouble and danger Psal. 25 22. Redeeme Israell out of all his trouble 5 To recouer by diligence something lost by our owne sloath Ephe. 5 16. Redeeme the time Redéemer sig A deliuerer or one that payeth a ransome to set free such as are bound Psal. 19 14. O GOD my my strength and my Redeemer redemption sig The freedom of sinners both from the guilt and power of sin by forgiuenesse and sanctification as touching the beginning and first Act of our Redemption Ephe. 1 7. By whom wee haue Redemption 2 The whole worke of a Sinners saluation comprehending all thinges that belongs to it Heb. 9 12. And obtained eternall Redemption for vs. Our whole Redemption from the first act to the last is wholy from the mercy of God in Christ and not at all from our selues not any part of it 3 The last act onely of our saluation in the Resurrection of our bodies and in the sentence of the last iudgement when beeing freed from all misery perfect felicity shall begin as the full fruit of our Redemption Lu. 21 28. Lift vp your heads for our Redemption draweth neere 1 Cor. 1 30. Hee is made vnto vs Righteousnesse Wisedome Sanctification and Redemption Our whole Redemption from first act to the last both for merit and efficacy it is wholy from Christ and not at al from our selues no not in any part or least degree Redemption of our bodies sig Eyther deliuerance from our body by death that our Soule may be receiued into Heauen or rather that perfect consummation of our blisse when our bodies shal be deliuered from the Graue at the last day Rom. 8 23. Looking for the Redemption of our bodies Reformation sig Framing againe or bringing backe of persons and thinges disordered and out of course vnto their first forme and state wherein they were set eyther by Gods Creation or institution and ordinance Psal. 50 17. Seeing thou hatest to bee Reformed Hebr. 9 10. Untill the time of Reformation to Refresh sig To giue rest or make fresh againe after some bodily or spirituall decay and wearinesse Psalme 60 9. Thou didst refresh thy Land when it was weary Refreshing sig That most comfortable rest and repose which the elect shall haue at their Resurrection for euer after all their labour and miseries of this life Actes 3 19. When the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Refuge sig pro A place to fly vnto for succour and defence in dangers 2 The defence and protection of God who is our best
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