that committeth sinne is of the Deuill to Sinne no more sig To encrease our care and endeuour against our sinnes that the force of them may be weakened and their number lessened and occasions auoided Iohn 5 14. Go and Sinne no more that is resist and striue against thy Sinnes not to Sin sig To endeuour the cleansing our selues from sin following Holinesse of life 1. Iohn 3 6. Sinneth not to Sinne against one sig To giue him occasion of sinning by our euill example in word or deede Math. 18 15. If thy Brother sinne or trespasse against thee to haue cloak for sin sig To haue something to plead for excuse Iohn 15. 22. Sinner sig Euery man being subiect to sinne and to the transgression of the Law Luke 18 13. God be mercifull vnto me a Sinner Thus all men bee sinners Rom. 5 8. When we were Sinners 2 The Gentiles which be straungers from the Couenant of God Gal. 2 15. And not Sinners of the Gentiles Thus Heathens only be sinners 3 One that liueth in sinne and maketh a trade of sinning hauing Sin raigning and raging in him Iohn 9 31. God heareth not Sinners Math. 11 19. Psal. 51 13. Psal. 1 1. That standeth not in the way of Sinners Rom. 5 7 8. Thus wicked men only be Sinners 4 One wounded with a sence and feeling of Sinne hungering after Gods mercies in Christ. Math. 9 13. I came to call Sinners to Repentaunce Thus the godly be Sinners Sinners in the sight of the Lord. sig Such as Sinne openly declaring their sinnes impudently without any reuerence of diuine Maiesty or of men in earth Gen. 13 13. They were great sinners in the sight of the Lord. Thus Tremelius reads it Sée Gen. 6 11. Corrupt in the sight of God that is impudent Offenders Sion or Mount-Sion sig An hill in the Citty of Ierusalem whereuppon the Temple was built Earthly Sion as a Type and figure of another Sion Psal. 125 1. 2 The visible Church of God heere on earth Psal. 51 20. Be fauourable to Sion and 12 9 5. As many as beare ill will to Sion 3 The Caelestiall Citty Heauenly Sion most excellent for glory and permanent for stablenesse like to a Mountaine which is high and firme Reu. 14 1. Sir sig A tearme of reuerence giuen to Teachers and men of authority and wealth Iohn 12 21. Sir wee would faine see Iesus Thus Sarah called Abraham Sir or Lord. 1 Pet. 3 5. Sirtes sig Perillous places in the Sea like vnto Whirlepooles Acts 27 17. Fearing least they should haue fallen in Sirtes sig pro A Daughter of the same Father so was Marie to Martha and Lazarus Iohn 11 1. And her Sister Martha A Sister by Nature 2 A Kinswoman so was Sarah to Abraham Gen 12 10. Say thou art my Sister Also Math. 13 56. His Sisters are they not with vs A Sister by affinity and consanguinity 3 Euery true Christian that doth the wil of God Math. 12 50. Hee that doth the will of my Father is my Sister A Sister by profession 4 Any thing that is deere vnto vs and vnto which we are neerly ioyned in loue and affection Prou. 7 4. Say vnto wisedome thou art my Sister A Sister by affection of loue 5 The Church to be gathered out of the Gentiles Cant. 8 8. We haue a little Sister A Sister by spirituall vnion with Christ. to Sit. sig pro To rest after labour Iohn 4 6. Iesus being weary sate thus vpon the Well 2 To haue Dominion and Rule whereof sitting is a Token Math. 19 28. And Sit vpon seats and Iudge the twelue Tribes of Israell Reuel 20 4. to Sit in the dust sig To fal from high estate and degree to the lowest and poorest condition Esay 47 1. Come down and Sit in the dust to sit in heauenly places sig To possesse Heauen in Christ our head and by hope to looke to possesse it in our owne persons Ephes. 2 6. And hath made vs Sit in Heauenlie places to Sit at the right hand of God sig To pertake with God in the fulnesse of his Glory Maiesty and Rule ouer all creatures as Christ onely doth Psal. 110 1. Ephes. 1 20. And set him at his right hand in heauenly places 2 To haue part in the blessednesse and glory of heauen with God by his free mercy Mat. 20 23. To Sit on my right hand shall be giuen c. Math. 25 32. To them on the right hand to sit in the Temple of God sig To rule and commaund in the Conscienâ—… the Church where GOD alone ought to â—â—t as chiefe Ruler 2 Thes. 2 4. He Sits as God in the Temple of God Sixe troubles sig Sundry and many afflictions from al which God will deliuer the vpright man Iob 5 19. He shall deliuer thee in six troubles S. L. Slacke sig One that lingereth and puts off to doo a thing beyond the appointed and due time 2. Peter 3 9. God is not Slacke that is hee is not one that neglecteth his season to come later then hee should God is not such a Slacke one to Slander sig To raise and giue out an euill report of others to their reproach Psal. 15 3. Hee that Slandereth not with his tongue Psal. 50 20. One may Slaunder his Neighbor in speaking the truth of him if it be done with a minde to disgrace and hurt his name by discouering his faults Sléepe sig The binding of the sences to giue the body rest after labour Ester 6 1. His Sleepe went from him Psal. 3 5. I Slept and rose againe Psal. 4 8. This is Naturall Sleepe which is the rest of the body in the bed 2 Sinne ruling and ouer-ruling in mens hearts which makes the soule secure and senceles of God as if it were asleepe Rom. 13 11. It is now time wee should arise from Sleepe Ephe. 5 14. Awake thou that Sleepest This is spirituall Sleepe which is the rest of the soule in sinne 3 Negligence and carelesnesse more or lesse Math. 13 35. While men slept Math. 25 5. While they Slept This is also the Sleepe of the Christian soule ouer-taken with some security thorough abundance of peace and pleasures 4 Death or dissolution of the soul from the body Dan. 12 2. Acts 7 60. Iohn 11 11. 1. Cor. 11 30. And some Sleepe This is mortall Sleepe the rest of the body in the graue to Sleepe sig To rest Secondly to sinne and liue securely Thirdly to dye Thus men Sleepe as before is shewed 2 To be slow and put off long to help one out of troble Ps. 44 23. Why Sleepest thou O God Thus God is saide to Sleepe to Slip. sig To faile in some duty toward God or our neighbour or our selfe Psal. 73 2. My foote had well nigh slipt Slowe to anger sig One loath to punnish deferring his vengeance Psal. 103 8. The Lord is slow to anger Sluggard sig One that is idle louing ease and bodily rest Prou. 6 6. Go to the Pismire O
cannot bee found that the word which signifieth Iustifying is euer vsed in the Originall Haebrew tongue otherwise then for Absoluing a person accused Neither in the New-Testament when our Iustification before God is spoken of hath it any other meaning and neuer found in this Argument to signifie of euill and vniust to make one iust and good Iustification sig Forgiuenesse of sins by the sufferings of Christ and imputation of Iustice by his obedience to the beleeuer Rom. 5 16. The guift is of many offences vnto Iustification verse 18. The benefit abounded toward all men to the Iustification of life Heere Iustification is strictly vsed 2 Whatsoeuer we haue from Christ either by Imputation of faith or by sanctification of the spirit effectually renewing vs. Tit. 3 7. That we being Iustified by his grace In this signification we find the word Iustifying vsed Rom. 8 30. Whom hee called them he Iustified Heere Iustification is vsed largely for Sanctification also What Iustification is Iustification is an action of God freely of his owne mercy and fauour absoluing a beleeuing sinner from the whole curse due to his sinnes and accounting him perfectly Iust in his sight vnto eternall life in heauen through the perfect obedience and sufferings of Christ Imputed to his faith vnto the euer-lasting praise and glory of Gods Iustice mercy and truth The efficient cause of Iustification is the grace of God The material is Christ our Redeemer The formall is Imputation The helping Instrumentall cause is Faith within and the Gospell without The finall cause is Gods glory The vtmost and our saluation the neerest end thereof Iustification before God is not knowne in all Scripture to be vsed for the infusion of the habite of Iustice into the soule of the elect at their first conuersion This is Popish and rotten Diuinity K. E. Kéepe sig TO hold fast and make sure 2. Tim. 1 14. Keepe that which was committed to thee 2 To reserue and hold fast in ones memory what is taught vs. Luke 2 51. Mary Kept these sayings in her heart Psal. 119 4. Thou hast commaunded to Keepe thy precepts diligently 3 To preferue protect and defend against enemies and euils spiritual and bodily Psal. 121 4. He that Keepeth Israell Iohn 17 11. Keepe them in thy Name 1 Pet. 1 5. to Kéep the word sig To beleeue the promises of Grace and to endeuour to doe the wordes of commaundement Luke 7 27. Blessed are they that heare the word of God and Keepe it Reuel 2 26. He that Keepeth my word to the end Euangelicall Keeping to Kéepe the Law sig To desire and take care how to performe and doe according to our power things commaunded 1 Iohn 2 3. If we Keepe his Commaundement Psalme 119 4 5 8. These be Euangelicall sentences and speake of Euangelicall Keeping 2 To performe fully and perfectly all the things required in the Law Math. 19 17. Hee that will enter into life let him Keepe the Commaundements This is impossible to be done through our weakenesse Rom. 8 3. Christ onely since mans fal hath done this Legall Keeping to Kéepe the Faith sig To holde fast without loosing both the guift and doctrine of Faith 2 Tim. 4 7. I haue Kept the Faith Key sig pro An Instrument made to open or shut the locke of a doore or of a Gate Iudg. 3 25. They tooke the Key and opened them 2 Great authority and power to commaund in the things that belong to this life Esay 22 22. I will lay vppon the shoulders of Eliakim the Keyes of the House of Dauid Heere by was shaddowed and represented the exceeding great authority and power which Christ exerciseth in his Church by commaunding forbidding punishing hardning calling c. Sée Reuel 3 7. Which hath the Keyes of Dauid Key of knowledge sig The guift and ability to Interpret Scriptures whereby an entrance is made to the knowledge thereof as by a Key an entrance is made into an House The sence of Scriptures is as it were lockt vp til it be opened by wise and sound Interpretation which is the Key of Knowledge Luke 11 52. Ye haue taken away the Key of knowledge The Key saith Chrisost. is the opening of Scripture whereby the Gate of truth is opened Key is the exposition of the law saith Turtullian Opening the Scripture is the Key saith Hierom. Keies of the kingdome sig The ministry of the Gospell euen the whole power thereof which was equally committed to Peter and the rest of the Apostles and after them to the Ministers of the Church to whom it belonges by the commission of Christ to open and shut to binde and loose to retaine and remit sins also to teach to reprooue to exhort Mathew 16 19. To thee I giue the Keyes of the Kingdom ver 19. and Chapter 18 18. Tell it vnto the Church Reuel 1 16. The Gospell is the power of God to Saluation Keyes of the Kingdome are two-fold 1. Key of knowledge 2. Key of power and gouernment Papists falsly imagine these Keyes to be tyed onely to Peters Girdle Keies of the bottomlesse pit sig Power and gouernment ouer the deepest darknesse of Hell Reuel 9 1. And to him was giuen the Key of the bottomlesse pit Sée Dictionary on Reuelation K. I. Kindnesse sig Readinesse and facility in doing good it is that vertue whereby a good man becomes beneficiall and profitable euery way to such to whom hee can be helpfull 2 Cor. 6 6. By Kindnesse c. 2 The benignity of God readily doing good to his Creatures Rom. 2 4. The riches of his Kindnesse King sig pro Any Ruler or Gouernour of others Gen. 36 31. These are the Kings that raigned in Edom. Iudg. 17 6 In those daies there was no Kinges in Israell that is no ordinary Magistrate They had no Ruler at all 2 A person that hath cheefe rule and power vnder God in his Kingdome ouer his peoples liues and goods to gouerne them according to good and wholesome Lawes and the reasonable customes of that Countrey where he raignes Prou. 8 15. By me Kings raigne 1 Kings 4 1. King Salomon was King ouer all Israell This is a Politicall K. and is set vp eyther by lawful election succession or Conquest 3 The Soueraigne-Emperour and Ruler ouer the whole World Psal. 24 10. Who is the King of Glory This is a Celestiall and Vniuersal King ouer the World And thus God the Father Sonne and Spirit be King 1 Tim. 1 17. Now to the King euerlasting 4 A person that hath spiritual rule euen ouer the Conscience to appoint Lawes to his Church to saue and destroy to commaund and forbid vpon paine of eternall death finally to protect against all Enemies and to blesse with good things of all sorts Psal. 2 6. I haue set my King vpon Sion Psal. 110 1 2. Psal. 45 1 5 6. This is a spirituall King ouer the Church And such an one is Christ the Mediator and he
warne the people of spirituall daungers and enemies Ezek. 3 17. Esay 52 8. The voice of thy Watchmen shal be heard A religious faithfull Watch-man 3 Carelesse guides which are Watch men in Name but not in Truth Esay 56 10. Their Watchmen are all blinde A rechlesse and secure Watchman 4 An Angell of God euer ready to doe his will Dan. Watchfulâ—esse sig An earnest care and bending of the minde to liue euery day as one would liue vpon his dying or vpon his iudgement day which may fall out to bee euery day for ought we know This is true Christian watchfulnesse Water sig pro An element cold and moyst contrary to fire Psa. 65 9. The Riuers of God is full of Water Iohn 13 5. Poured Water into the Bason 2 Afflictions and troubles which threaten dangers as Waters doe threaten drowning Reue. 12 15. The Serpent cast out of his mouth Water after the Woman Psalme 69 1. The Waters are entred euen into my Soule Often in the Psalmes and else-where it is so vsed Here is the phrase in the gospel of being baptized with Christes Baptisme that is dipped and plunged into afflictions as he was Math. 20 22. Are ye able to be baptized with the Baptisme that I shall be Baptized with 3 Seuerall Countries and Nations which are the gathering of many people into one place as the Sea is the gathering together of many Waters Reue. 17 1. The great Whore sits vpon many waters that is hath rule and power ouer many Nations people 4 The true doctrine of the word and the holy Spirit with his sauing graces Esay 55 1. Euery one that thirsteth come vnto the Waters Eze. 36 15. I will poure cleane Water vpon you Ioell 2 28. I will powre out of my Spirit c. 5 Iustification by Christ when his perfit righteousnesse is imputed to such as beleeue 1 Iohn 5 6. This is that Iesus Christ that came by Water and Bloud 6 The efficacy of the holy Ghost cleansing the Soule as Water doth the body Iohn 3 5 7 Abundance of teares Iere. 9 1. O that my head were full of Water and mine eies a Fountaine of teares 8 Iacob of whom as from a Fountaine the Israelites did descend and come Esay 48 1. Which came out of the Waters of Iuda Deut. 33 28. The Fountaine of Iacob 9 All kinde of drinke Exod 23 25. Hee shall blesse thy Water déepe Waters sig The Sea Psal. 107 23. And occupy by the great Waters and see his Wonders in the deepe 2 The hidden â—…s and counsels of mans hart Prou. 20 5. The counsell in the heart of man is deepe Waters 3 Most grieuous dangers and great afflictions Psalme 42 7. One deepe cals another deepe c. Psal. 69 2. I am come into deepe Waters 4 Great plenty and store of most pure Water Ezek. 34 18. And to haue drunke of the deepe Waters Waters of a full Cup. sig Many and bitter afflictions Psal. 73 10. Waters of a full Cup wrung to them that is a great portion of sharp troubles liuing Waters or waters of life sig pro Springing and running Waters Gene. 26 19. And found there a Well of liuing Water 2 The benefits of Christ communicated to the faithfull vnto eternall life by the Fort of the holie Spirit Iohn 4 10. And he would haue giuen thee water of life still waters sig Pleasant and refreshing Waters Psal. 23. 2. He leadeth me by the still Waters fountaina of liuing Water sig God himselfe the Authour and Giuer of true life and of all thinges that belong thereunto Iere. 2 13. They haue for saken mee the Fountaine of liuing Water swelling Waters sig Most mighty cruell and fierce persecutours and Enemies Psal. 24 5. Then had the swelling Waters gone ouer our Soules Waters sig pro The variable stirring and swelling of great waters moued and tumbled too and fro ragingly with the violence of the winde Math. 8 24. Couered with Waues 2 Vnstable men of vnconstant minds Iames 1 6. He that wauereth like a Waue of the Sea shal receiue nothing 3 Greeuous afflictions succeeding one another like Waues and putting men in danger Psalme 42 7. All thy waues are gone ouer me 4 Vngodly cruell men Iude 13. They are the raging Waues of the Sea wauering sig The vnsetled vnstedinesse of vnbeleeuers Iames 1 6. He that wauereth is like a waue of the Sea that is he is of an vnsetled and vnsteddy mind Waâ— sig pro That path wherein men goe and trauaile from place to place Luke 10 31. There came downe a Priest that same way 2 Conuersation or course of life Prou. 21 2. Euery Mans way is cleane in his own eye Prou. 21 8. Psalme 119 1. Blessed are they which are vpright in their way 3 A good conuersation or godly life Psalme 2 6. God knoweth the way of the righteous Mathew 7 14. Narrow is the way that leadeth to life This is called by sundry names as way of righteousnesse way of wisedome way of the Lord good and right way way of light c. 4 An euill conuersation Psal. 1 1. Nor stand in the way of Sinners And verse â— The way of the wicked shall perish This way also hath sundry Names additions in Scripture as euill way broad way way of wickednesse c. 5 Godly profession or doctrine of Christ. Acts 19 9. Speaking euill of the way of God The doctrine of the Gospel is as a way to lead vs vnto God so we beleeue it 6 The worke which men are to doe eyther in Religion or common life Exod. 18 20. Shew them the way that is the worke 7 The Commaundements of God which are as the way to lead vs vnto our Countrey aboue so we walke in them Rom 3 12. They are all gone out of the way Psalme 119 1. Blessed are they that are vpright in their way and walke in the Law of the Lord. 8 Christ by whom alone as the true way euen in this life wee come to God to bee one with him Iohn 14 6. I am the way no man commeth to the father but by me 9 Custome Ios. 23 14. I do enter into the way of all the earth 1 Kings 2 2. That is to say I dy shortly after the custome of all other men Waies of darknesse sig Wicked and crooked Waies or Waies of Sinne. Pro. 2 13. To walke in the waies of darknesse Gods Waies sig The deepe and vnsearchable counsels of God Rom. 11 33. His Waies are past finding out 2 His workes of Mercy and Iudgement his blessings or punnishments Psalme 145. Verse 17. The Lord is righteous in all his waies This is the Way of Gods prouidence whereby hee comes to vs. 3 The word of God in the promises and precepts thereof Psal. 51 15. I will teach Sinners thy way Psal. 25 4. This is the way whereby we go to God Good waie sig Euery dutie or good worke as a steppe of our way to Heauen Prou. 2 9. Euerie good
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
sit in Darkenesse sig To remaine and abide secure in the estate of sin and wretchednesse Luke 1 79. To giue light to them that sit in Darkenesse power of Darkenesse sig The Dominion rule and sway which Satan and Sinne do beare ouer all vnregenerate persons Col. 1 13. Who hath deliuered vs from the power of Darkenesse fiery Darts sig The most fierce dangerous temptations which Satan casteth at vs as fiery Dartes to destroy our faith Ephe. 6 16. That ye may quench all the fierie Darts of the Deuill Daughter sig pro A Woman-Childe or a Female as Thamar the Daughter of Dauid 2 The holy Catholick Church euen the company or body of all true beleeuers called a Daughter in respect of God her Father who hath spiritually begotten her and loued her as his Daughter Psalme 45 9 10 13. The Kinges Daughter is all Glorious within 3 Particuler Churches or Congregations professing the faith of Christ and begotten of that immortall seede of the word which first came out of Ierusalem Cant. ◠◠I am Blacke ô yee Daughters of Ierusalem Those Churches are called Daughters of Sion and of Ierusalem Esay 62 11. Because they were begotten by the Doctrine that came out from thence Esay 2 3. And the Law shall go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Ierusalem 4 False Churches which make a great shewe of piety and yet are but the assemblies of Idolaters and Heretickes Cant. 2 2. So is my Loue amongest the Daughters Also in Cant. 6 8. it signifies strange people and Nations 5 A Neece or a Sonnes Daughter Exod. 2 21. Who gaue to Moses Zepporah his Daughter 6 Posterity or off-spring Luke 1 5. Which was of the Daughters of Aaron 7 A Citty Math. 21 5. Tell yee the Daughter of Sion that is the Cittie of Sion Daughters of singing sig The eares which take delight in Musicke Eccles. 12 4. And all the Daughters of singing shall bee abased Daughters of Ierusalē sig Women which dwelt at Ierusalem Luke 23 28. Daughters of Ierusalem weepe not for me And often in the Booke of Lamentation it is so taken 2 Churches begotten by the word which came forth from Ierusalem as afore Cant. 1 2. O yee Daughters of Ierusalem Day sig pro The space of 24. houres and this is the Naturall day or of twelue houres which is the Artificiall Day Luke There be twelue houres in the Day 2 Time generally Math. 3 1. In those Dayes Luke 1 5. 3 The time of Grace vnder the light of the gospell Rom. 13 12. The Day is come Also verse 13. Heb. 4 7. Acts. 3 24. All the Prophets spake of those Dayes 4 The light of Truth or the lightsome Doctrine of Heauenly Truth Iob. 9 4. While it is Day 1. Cor. 3 13. For the Day shall declare it 1. Thes. 5 8. 5 That space that a man liueth in or dooth any notable acte or suffereth any great thing Iohn 8 56. Abraham reioyced to see my Day 6. Yeare Numb 14 34. Ezek. 4 6. One Day shall be for a yeare c. Gen. 27 46. 7 Iudgement 1. Cor. 4 3. Or of mans Day So it is in the Originall for Iudgement Dayes sig The short time of mans life who is a creature as it were of a dayes continuance Psal. 90 9. Our Dayes as spent in thine anger Gen. 47 9. 2 The time and space wherein any thing continueth Psalme 90 16 Comfort vs according to the Dayes wherein thou hast afflicted vs. Day of the Lord or of Christ. sig The time of his comming in the flesh to liue amongst vs. Luke 17 22. Yee shall desire to see one of the dayes of the Son of man This time of Christs life is called the day of his flesh Heb. 5 7. In the Dayes of his flesh Mal. 4 1. 2 The time of his second comming to Iudgement in Glory and Maiesty Luke 17 24. So shal the Sonne of man be in his Day 2. Pet. 3 10. The Day of the Lord shall come This is called the Day of Wrath Condemnation and Destruction in respect of the Wicked A Day of Redemption and Deliuering in respect of the Godly who are then to be set free from all kind of Euils A Day of Reuelation in respect of all men and Angelles who shall bee then reuealed and manifested what they be and what they haue doone A Day of Iudgement because therein all persons are to bee tried and adiudged vnto that condition and state vnto which they must sticke for euer Finally That Day by an excellency being the Last Day and Great Day full of Glory to Christ of Ioy to the Good of Sorrow to the Wicked after which there shall bee no succession of Dayes and Nights but one perpetuall Day for the Righteous and one perpetuall Night for the Sinners and Vngodly the Lordes Day sig The first Day of the Weeke being the first Day of the Creation called commonly Sonday Reuel 1 10. I was rauisht in the Spirit on the Lordes Day so called for that our Lorde rising from death on that Day brought forth the light of a new aeternall world it is also kept for Remembrance of the Mystery of our Lords Resurrection on which day for that end solemne Assemblies were kept by the faithfull 1. Cor. 16 2. Acts 20 7. By our Lords appointment Actes 1 3. Papistes erre in making the Constitution of this Day to be a meere Tradition of the Church without any authority of Scripture Day of saluation sig Time of the Gospell wherein the glad tydinges of Saluation are published and offered 2. Cor. 6 2. This is the Day of Saluation Day of Uisitation sig The time wherein God of his great Mercy shall conuert a Sinner 1. Pet. 2 12. May glorifie God in the Day of visitation good Dayes sig A blessed and happye life wherein many good things befall vs. 1. Pet. 3 10. If any man loue to see good Dayes Psal. 34. 12. Dayly bread sig That which is sufficient and necessary for our nature or Bread sufficient for euery day Mat. 6 11. The Siriach readeth it Bread of our necessity that is meete and necessary food The Papists do erre when they expound thus of the Sacrament of the Altar holy Day sig A day set apart to holy vse Esay 58 13. From doing thinewill on mine Holy-day Such are to consecrate vnto the honor of God alone this Day sig Euery Day or the Day present which nowe is Math. 6 11. Giue vs this Day Teaching vs from Day to Day to depend vpon God for things of this life 2 Shortly ere it be long Iosh. 23 14. This Day I enter the way of all the earth to Day and to morrow sig Time that now is and the time to come euen the whole time of his office Luke 13 32. I will heale still to Day and to morrow to Day sig The whole season of our calling to God euen all the time of this life wherein God offereth vs grace and
belonging to this life Gen. 49 20. Concerning Asher his Bread shall be Fat. Fat wheat sig The finest and best of the wheat Psal. 81 16. He shall feede them with the Fat of Wheat Fat of the land sig The cheefest and choisest commodities fruits Gen. 45 18. You shall eate the Fat of the Lande A Metanimie marrow Fatnesse sig Tranquility and ioy of minde Psal. 63 5. My soule shall be satisfied with Marrow and Fatnesse Fatnesse of the earth sig Great aboundance of Corne and Wine which comes from the Fatnesse of the earth Gen. 27 39. The Fatnesse of the earth shall bee thy dwelling place Gen. 4. A Metanimie of the cause Fatnesse of gods house sig The manifold and plentifull spirituall blessings of God Psal. 36 8. They shall be satisfied with the Fatnesse of thine house Fat men sig Men full of wealth and might Esay 10 6. The Lord of Hoasts shall send leannesse amongst his Fat men 2 Full of spirituall vigor and liuelinesse Psal. 92 10. They shall be Fat and flourishing 3 Kings Princes and Potentates of the Earth Psalme 22 29. They that be Fat in the Earth shall worship Fatnesse sig Swelling Pride Psalm 73 7. Their eies stand out for Fatnesse That is so puft with pride that they can neither see and know themselues nor consider others Metaphor 2 Delicates or delightfull thinges Iob 36 16. That which rests vpon thy Table haue beene full of Fatnesse Fault sig The guilt of Adams disobedience imputed to vs. Rom. 5 16. The Fault came by one offence 2 Some sinne done in our owne persons Psalm 19 12. Who knoweth his Faults Fauour sig pro A good and comely countenance Prou. 31 30. Fauour is deceitfull 2 Credite and respect gotten by wel doing Pro 22 1. Louing Fauour is better then Gold the Fauour of God sig His gracious accepting of vs and mercifull readinesse to do vs good Psal. 51 18. Be Fauourable to Sion the Fauour of men sig Their good liking towards vs and readinesse to doo vs good and not hurt Gen 33 10. If I haue found Fauour or grace in thy sight Acts 24 27. And Foelix willing to get Fauour of the Iewes left Paule bound F. E. Feare sig A certaine naturall affection whereby men are stricken by reason of some dangerous and hurtfull euill either true or imagined Gen. 32 11. I Fear him Iosh. 2 9 11. Mat. 14 30. and 28 4. This is naturall Feare in it selfe neither good nor euill It was in the man Christ. Heb. 5 7. It becomes euill through our distrust mixt with it 2 The free voluntary reuerence which inferiours shew to their Superiors for the Lordes sake making them carefull to obey and loath to offend Ephe 5 33. Ye Wiues Feare your Husbands Rom. 13 7. Feare to whom Feare belongeth 3 The thing or daunger Feared Prou. 1 20. When their Feare cōmeth that is when that which they Feare commeth Psal. They Feare where no Feare is that is no cause of Feare nothing to be feared A Metanimie 4 The person which is feared In this sence God is called the Feare of Isaac Gen. 31 42 53. But Iacob sware by the Feare of his father Isaac either because God had stricken Isaac with a feare when he would haue giuen away the blessing to Esau or because of the reuerence and Feare which Isaac yeelded vnto God or for both these causes is God called the Feare of Isaac A Metanimie 5 An holy affection of the heart awing vs and making vs loath to displease God by sin in respect of his great goodnesse and mercies and for a loue we beare to righteousnesse Psal. 130 4. There is mercy with thee that thou maist be Feared Exo. 24 25. This is filliall or child-like Feare Gods children are commanded thus to Feare and are often commended for so fearing Iob 1 1. Actes 10 2. The fruite and force of this Feare is to restraine from vice and constraine vnto well doing for desire to glorifie God Sée examples of Ioseph Gen 39 and Nehemiah 6 A terror in the heart of wicked men dreading God as a Iudge being loath to offend him by sin in respect of his punnishments and not from a hatred of wickednesse Thus Foelix feared Acts 24 25. This is seruile and slauish Feare Gods children are forbid this Feare Exod. 20 20. Moyses saide to the people Feare not Yet thorough Gods mercifull goodnesse it proues a preparatiue vnto faith Acts 2 37. Rom. 8 15. 7 The whole worship of God Deut. 6 13. Thou shalt Feare the Lord. Acts 10 35. In euerie nation he that Feareth God Psal. 112 ◠and 128 1. elsewhere often by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole For where Gods feare is truely planted there will follow the whole worship of God 8 Dreadful works of Gods Iustice which strike men with Feare Psal 90 12. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath or anger according to thy Fear Thus Tremelius reads it It is a Metanimie of the effect for the cause Feare not their Feare sig Feare not that whereof they are afraid to wit their Idols Esay 8 12. Feare not their Feare or as Tremelius translates it Feare not with their Feare that is with a distrustfull Feare which withdraweth the heart from God and his promises to meditate Feare sig To thinke vpon dangerous things which breede Feare Esay 33 18. Thine heart shall Meditate Feare Feare of God was vpon them sig A great terror and feare sent into their hearrs of God to restraine and stay them from dooing any harme to Iacob Gen 35 5. And the Feare of God was vpon the Citties that were round about them Feast sig Solemne and abundant fare kept vpon some especiall occasion to remember some great mercie of God and therewith to cheare the hart Gen. 21 8. Abraham made a great Feast that same day that Isaac was weaned Nehe. 18 12. Gen 29 22. And made a Feast 2 The day or whole time wherein such solemne Feasts are kept Acts 18 21. I must needs keepe this Feast Iohn 7 8. Leuit 23 4. The whole space of eight daies wherein their Feasts lasted 3 A good Conscience which of Salomon is called a continuall Feast because of the great and constant peace and ioy which it breedeth Prou 15 15. A good Conscience is a continuall Feast A Metaphor Feasts of loue sig Bankets kept in the publicke meetings of the Church to testifie and to nourish brotherly loue Iude 12. These are as spots in your feasts of loue These grew to such abuse as the Apostle Paul abolished them 1. Cor 11. to Feede sig To nourish by ministring meate to the bodye common to men and beasts This is naturall feeding 2 To teach others by wholesome doctrine and to rule them with godly discipline Iohn 21 16. Feede my Sheepe Math. 28 18. Goe teach all Nations This is Ecclesiasticall Feeding peculiar to Gods Church It is farre from the Popes supremacy which is a tyranising not a teaching
A Metaphor 3 To rule or gouerne politically Psal. 78 71 72 He brought Dauid to Feede his people and so hee Fed them 2 Sam. 5 2. Math. 2 6. This is a politicall Feeding 4 To strengthen and comfort the Soule inwardly Psalme 28 9. Feede them also A spirituall Feeding Fellowes sig All true beleeuing Christians whom Christ hath taken into fellowship of himselfe and his merites Psalme 45 7. With Oyle of gladnesse aboue his Fellowes Féete sig pro That member which is lowest in the body bearing it vp being the Instrument of motion and carrying the body from place to place Iohn 13 5. He washed the Apostles Feete 2 Approching and comming of such as preach reconcilement with God or the Preachers so approching Rom. 10 15. How beautifull are the Feete c. 3 The whole man or the man himselfe Rom. 3 15. Their Feete are swift to shed blood That is they themselues are ready and forward to slaughter Psalm 119 101 105. Thy word is a Lanthorne to my Feete that is to my selfe Psalm 73 2. There be innumerable examples of this signification in the Psalmes and else-where in the Scripture It is a Senecdoche of the part for the whole Psalme 122 2. 4 The Apostles and other sincere Preachers of the word Rom. 10 15. How beautifull are their Feete That is if the Feete which bee the lowest basest part of Gods Messengers be beautiful much more the Teachers themselues are acceptable and gratious to euery contrite and broken heart A Sinecdoche 5 The will and the affections desires care and endeuours which are the beginning of our actions as the Feet are the Instrument of motion and doe carry our minde hether and thether as our body is carried by our Feete Eccle. 4 17. Looke well vnto thy Feet when thou entrest into the house of God Psal. 17 5. That my Feete doe not slide Psal. 16 12. Prou 4 27. Remoue thy Foote from euill Metaphor 6 The daily slips and sinnes that come of frailty Iohn 13 10. He that is washed hath no neede saue to wash his Feete The meaning is such as be once washed from their sinnes by Faith in the blood of Christ vnto Iustification and by his Spirite vnto newnesse of life or Sanctification such haue no neede but to wash their Feete that is their daily faults which they fall into of weaknesse which are to be washed by lamenting that we haue committed them by asking of God pardon for them beleeuing that we shall obtaine it thorough Christ crauing the gouernment of the holy Spirit to become more needefull of Sinne for hereafter 7 Christs humanity or Man-hood the which is subiect to his God-head as our Feete is to our head also to Christ as hee is Man all thinges are put vnder as the Foot-stoole to the Foote Psalme 8 6. Thou shalt put all thinges vnder his Feete Foote of pride sig The cruelty and violence of proud men Psalme 30 11. Let not the Foote of Pride come against me to sit at ones Féete sig To be ones Scholler or daily hearer Acts 20 3. At the Feete of Gamaliell and Deut. 33 3. The reason heereof is because hearers sat on formes at the Feete of their Teachers speaking to them out of a Chaire or higher place to dip the Foot in oyle sig To haue Oyle in such aboundance as one may wash or dip his Foote in it Deut. 33 34. washing one anothers Féete sig All mutual duties and works of loue Iohn 13 14 Ye ought to wash one anothers Feete By this One all helpes and seruices towards our neighbour are meant Path of thy Féete sig Euery action of our life either outward or inward Prou. 4 26. Ponder the path of thy Feete to fall at ones Féete sig To become a suppliant vnto any 1 Sam. 25 24. She fell at his feete to licke the dust of Féet sig Most submisse reuerence and extreame adoration Esay 49 23. Psalme 99 5. Feruent sig Earnest Iames 5 16. Prayer auaileth much if it be Feruent Vnto Feruent Prayer there is required on the one side a distinct knowledge ioyned with good feeling of our sinnes and miseries and on the other side a certaine beleefe to speede coupled with zeale of his glory earnest desire of Gods truth and mercy to be manifested in graunting of Prayers Few sig A small number Math. 15 34. A Few Fishes It is vsed here absolutely 2 A very great number yet but a Few in comparison of a farre greater Math. 20 16. Many called Few chosen Math. 7 14. Few there are that finde it It is put here comparatiuely F. I. Fidelitie sig Truth in performing of our iust promises and in standing to lawfull bargaines and Couenantes Mathew 23 23. Mercy and Fidelity or Faith Figge-trée with leaues sig Hipocrites which haue appearance of holinesse without Fruits of a good life Math. 21 19. 2 All vnprofitable vnfruitful hearers Lu. 13 7. Filthy sig One who weltereth as it were a Swine in Mire in the defilement of Sinne taking his full pleasure in it Reuel 22 11. Let him that is Filthy be Filthy still Filthy lucre sig Gaine gotten or kept by sin Titus 1 11. Teaching what they ought not for Filthy Lucre. 1 Peter 5 3. Filthinesse sig The secret and vncomely partes of the body as they are called of the Apostles beeing naked or bare Exodus 20 verse last That thy filthinesse bee not discouered thereon 2 Euery sinne which is called Filthinesse because it defileth man spiritually and ought to bee loathed as a Filthy thing in Gods sight 1 Pet. 2 1. Lay away all Filthinesse 2 Corin. 7 1. Iames 1 12. 2 Pet. 2 20. Mat. 15 18. That which commeth out of a man defileth a man 3 Shame and Ignominy which followes sin and sinners Ezechiell 16 36. Thy filthinesse discouered Filled sig Perfection when there is no want Luke 2 40. He was Filled with wisedome This sence the word Filled hath wheresoeuer it is spoken of Christ or of the Estate of the life to come 2 A great and rich portion or measure of any thing though there be great want Luke 2 35 He hath Filled the hungry with good thinges Luke 1 10. Find sig The hauing that giuen vs which we want and desire of God Math. 7 7. Seeke and ye shall Finde Thus doe we Finde God and good things 2 The bringing home of a sinner by giuing Faith and repentance Rom. 10 20. I am Found of them that seeke me not Thus God Findeth vs. Finger of God sig The holy Ghost which is as the Finger and power whereby all great workes are wrought Luke 11 20. If I cast out Deuils by the Finger of GOD. Math. 12 28. Exod. 8 19. A Metaphor to finish Sayings sig To make an end of speaking 26 1. When Iesus had Finished those Sayings to finish their Testimony sig To make an ende of their message continuing to beare witnesse of Christ vntill they died Reuel 11 7. When they haue Finished
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
Something which is as pleasant deere and delightfull to vs as our Meate is Iohn 4 32 34. My Meate is that I may do the will of him that sent me Strange Meates sig The doctrine of the word deepely exactly and largely taught and entreated of Heb. 5 13. Strong Meat belongs to them that are of age Measure sig Some kinde of Vessell appointed by common consent to Mete and deliuer out a certain rate and proportion of Corne Wine Oyle or the like at a certaine price Leuit. 19 35. Do not vniustly in measure two Measures sig A small and great measure one for Friends and Neighbours another for Enemies and Strangers One to buy withall another to sell withall Deu. 25 4. Thou shalt not haue diuers Measures c. With what Measure you Mete c. sig Such dealing shall be requited to vs as wee vse towards others Math. 7 2. With what Measure you Mete it shall be measured to you againe to fulfill the Measure of their fathers sig To follow the sinnes of their Ancestors going on to doe euill as they did till at length their wickednesse comes to the full Math. 23 32. Fulfill yee also the Measure of your Fathers a perfect Measure sig An equall Measure free from deceit and wrong Deutro 25 15. A perfect and iust Measure shalt thou haue full Measure prest downe c. sig Plentifully richly exceeding abundantly shall God deale with such as giue liberally to his Children Luke 6 38. Giue and it shall be giuen to you ful measure pressed downe a Measure of Wheate sig An ordinary portion and small quantity of Wheat vsed to be giuen as a stint for one day Reu. 6 6. A Measure of Wheate for a Penny Mediatour sig A Middle person that commeth betweene two other persons that be at variance to be a meane of attonement and peace Gal. 3 20. A Mediatour is not a Mediatour of one 2 One that came betweene the Lord and his people to declare vnto them the word of the Lord. Thus was Moyses a Mediatour at the giuing of the Law Gal. 3 19. And it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediatour 3 A reconciler or Peace-maker between God and elect Sinners 1 Tim. 2 4. There is one Mediatour betweene God and Man Col. 1 20. Peace being made by the blood of his Crosse. Thus is Christ alone our Mediatour both of Redemption and Intercession for he alone both hath made peace for vs and doth maintaine it perpetually one Mediator sig One alone or one onely and no more by whose intercession our Prayers please God 1 Tim. 2 5. There is one God and one Mediatour What becomes of the many Mediatours set vp by the Romish Sinagogue by a rotten distinction of Mediatour of Redemption and Intercession to meditate sig pro To Muse and thinke earnestly vpon any matter which we desire to know throughly 2 To ponder and seriously thinke vpon eyther the word of God that we may vnderstand and practise it or vppon the iust and mercifull workes of God to be humbled or comforted by them Psal. 1 2. And in his Law doth he Meditate day and night Psal. 77 12. I will Meditate all thy workes Psalme 119 99 97. Mediation What It is an action or worke of the Soule bending it selfe often earnestly and orderly to think vpon a thing and it is eyther of Gods word or workes Meditation of Gods word what It is a frequent earnest and orderly thinking vpon that which we read or hear to search it out First whether we vnderstand the meaning of it Secondly whether we haue found proofs of it Thirdly how we may remember that we doe vnderstand Fourthly how we may make vse of it for comfort instruction c. Meditation of Gods workes what It is a stirring vp of our Soules to trust and loue to feare and obey God at the sight or hearing of some work either of his Mercy or Iustice. Acts 5 11 And great fear came on al thē that heard these things Méeke sig Such persons as are not easily prouoked by iniuries but rather suffer wronges peaceably studying how to ouercome euill with good Math. 5 5. Blessed are the Meeke Rom. 12 19 20 21. Num. 12 3. But Moses was a Meeke Man 2 Godly persons which quietly yeeld their reason and will to bee obedient to the direction and wisedome of the word Psalm 25 8. He will teach the humble and Meeke Psalm 147. 6. Méeknesse sig pro A gift of God enabling vs to suffer abuses and iniuries from men without desire of reuenge Col. 3 12 13. Put on Meeknesse 2 A quiet and willing submission of our iudgment and affections to the rules of the word Iames 1 21. And receiue with Meeknesse the word c. Member sig pro Any part of a naturall body 1 Cor. 12 26. If one Member suffer c. 2 Euery faculty of Soule and Body Rom. 6 12. Giue your Members Rom. 7 23. 3 Euery sinfull Lust annexed to our corrupt Nature as a Member to a Body Col. 3 5. Mortifie your Members on Earth 4 Euery Christian faithfull Man or Woman knit to Christ their head by a liuely Faith as his Members 1 Cor. 12 17. Now ye are the body of Iesus Christ and Members for your part to giue our Members sig To present all our powers and faculties of mind and body as a Seruant presents himselfe before his Lord ready to take commaund and charge Rom. 6 19. As you haue giuen your Members Seruants to sin so giue your Members Seruants to righteousnes Members on Earth sig Earthly sensuall and corrupt affections which are as Members of our sinnefull Nature to serue it and shew forth their force in the Members of our bodies Col. 3 5. Memory sig pro The faculty of the Soule whereby wee remember and call to mind things past or keepe in mind things against time to come 2 Memoriall Name or report which causeth one to be had in Memory Prou. 10 7. The Memory of the iust shall be blessed Psalm 34 16. To cut off their Memory from the Earth Mercy as it is referred to Men. sig Griefe and sorrow of our harts for other mens sins and miseries whereby we are moued to helpe and pitty them if we may Luke 10 37. He that had Mercy on him In Mercy There is the affection of pitty and effect of helpe and succour 2 That clemency and fauour which Kinges and other Magistrates shew vnto good Subiectes for their incouragement in well doing Psalm 101 1. I will sing of Mercy and Iudgement Prouerb 20 28. By Mercy and Truth is the Kinges Throne established 3 All duties of Charity towardes our Neighbour by a Sinedoche Math. 9 13. I will haue mercy and not Sacrifice 4 Kindnesses and benefits bestowed to the hurt of others Pro. 12 10. But the Mercies of the wicked are cruell Mercy as it is referred to God 5 The Diuine-Essence inclining it selfe to pitty and releeue the miseries of all his
Creatures but more peculiarly of his elect Children Psal. 100 5. His Mercy is euerlasting Psalme 145 9. His Mercies are ouer all his workes 6 Grace Iude 2. Mercie and peace be multiplied vnto you 7 All the benefites of God both bodily and spirituall which bee called Mercies because they come from his Mercie and good will Rom. 9 18. Hee hath Mercy on whom hee will 1. Tim. 1 13. I found Mercy because I did it ignorantly In both these places Mercy is put for a calling to Christ and all Graces which follow calling Also Psalme 136. Throughout by Mercy Is signified the blessings which proceede from his Mercies 8 Eternall blisse in Heauen as the cheefe fruit of Mercy 2. Tim. 1 18. That he may find Mercie at that day In the Mercy of God consider First the decree Secondly the Act according to the decree A decreed Mercy and an executed or exercised Mercy Rom. 9 15. Mercifull sig A pittifull person easily moued to greeue at the miseries of other and to succour them Luke 6 36. Be yee Mercifull as your heauenly Father is Mercifull Father of Mercyes sig One who is in himselfe most pittifull and Authour of all Mercy in all men 2 Cor. 1 3. Father of Mercies To haue Mercy sig To execute and performe the whole counsel of election vppon the Vessels of Mercy by bringing them into the World by calling inwardly outwardly by iustifying sanctifying c. Rom. 9 18. He hath Mercy c. Bowels of Mercy sig Most inward and tender affections or most neere touch and feeling of the miseries of others Luke 1 78. Through the bowels of the Mercy of our GOD. Coloss. 3 12. Put on the Bowels of Mercy Uessels of Mercy sig The elect Rom. 9 23. Vpon the Vessels of Mercy that is such vpon whom God hath decreed to shew Mercy vnto eternall Saluation to Merit sig pro To make something due to vs which was not due or of lesse due to be more due 2 To deserue something of God by the worthinesse of the thing done Thus Christ alone Meriteth because there is an equall proportion betweene his perfect righteousnesse and the merit of it which is aeternall glory Reuel 5 12. 3 To obtaine and get a thing Thus the fathers often vse this word in their writings and thus all Christians in a good sence may be saide to merit because good workes at last obtaine Heauenly blisse though they cannot merit it by desert This word Merit is not found in Scripture but the matter signified by it both for the second and third signification is found there Actes 20 28. Ephe. 1 14. Math. 25 30 31 32. M. I. Milke sig pro A kinde of food which we haue from Kine and Sheepe to nourish Babes and children withall 2 The Doctrine of the Gospell easily taught vnto the capacity of such as bee children in vnderstanding Heb. 5 12. Ye haue need of Milke that is of the Catechismes or beginnings 3 The Doctrine of the worde deliuered howsoeuer either exactly or easily profoundly or plainely 1. Pet. 2 1. Desire the sincere Milke of the worde 4 The graces of the holy Spirite which are as necessary to a heauenly life as Milke is to this naturall life Esay 55 1. Come buy of me Wine milke Metaphors Mil-stone sig Either a stone in a Mil to grind corne withall or any thing whereby a man gets his liuing by a Sinecdothe Deut. 24 6. No man shall take the vpper Mil-stone to pledge 2 Some seuere punishment for a notable crime Math. 18 6. Better a Mill-stone were hung about his necke c. the Minde sig That part of the soule whereby wee vnderstand and conceiue thinges called the vnderstanding Titus 4 15. Euen their minds are defiled Col. 1 21. Your Minds were set in euill workes 2 The whole faculties of the soule both vnderstanding reason will and affections as they are renewed by grace Rom. 7 25. I serue the Lawe of God in my minde 3 A thought cogitation or purpose Mat. 22 27. Loue the Lord with all thy Minde Minde of Christ. sig The whole truth of the word concerning Christ. â— Cor. 2 16. We haue the Minde of Christ. Christs Minde being otherwise vnsearchable as our mind and thought is is made known to vs by the scriptures through the Holy Ghost opening our wits to vnderstand them will of the Minde sig Euill reasonings thoughtes and desires which arise from our minds being corrupted with sinne Ephe. 2 3. In fulfilling the will of the Minde Minister sig A person appointed to serue the Common-wealth in ministring Iustice for the punishment of vice and praise of well-dooers Rom. 13 2. He is a Minister of God for thy welfare 2 A person ordained to serue the Church in administring the holy things thereof 1. Cor. 4 1. We are the Ministers of Christ. to Minister vnto the Lord. sig To serue God in preaching the word Thus Chrisostome expounds it Acte 13 3. Now as they ministred to the Lord. Ministry what it is It is a publicke and sacred function wherein men furnished with meete giftes and duly called do serue God and his Church by dispensing and giuing foorth faithfully and wisely the word Sacraments and other holy things to the gathering of the Saints and for the edification of the bodie of Iesus Christ vntill we meete all in heauen Eph. 4 11 12 13. This function is wickedly turned in the Romish Sinagogue into a Sacrificing Priesthoode of mans deuising being no more like the ministry of the Gospell then darkenesse to light Ministring spirits sig The blessed Angelles sent foorth to Minister for their sakes which shall be heyres of eternall saluation Heb. 1 14. Are they not all ministring spirits c. Ministration sig Distribution of Almes to the poore Acts 6 1 2. The widdowes were neglected in the daily Ministration 2. Cor. 8 4. Mirrour sig pro A cleere and bright glasse wherein wee looke vpon our faces to behold our selues in them 2 The Doctrine of the Gospell wherein Christ is manifestly and effectually to be seene and looked vpon 2. Cor. 3 18. We do behold as in a Mirror the glory of the Lord. Miracles sig Some strange workes doone by diuine power contrary to the ordinary course of nature Iohn 2 11. This is the first Miracle that Iesus did Miracles are wrought for two ends First to cause the beholders to wonder Secondly to confirme our faith in Iesus Christ. Marke 16. verse last Mistery sig A thing kept secret and hidde from our vnderstanding till it be reuealed to vs. 1. Cor. 2 7. Wee speake the wisedome of God in a Mistery euen hidden wisedome The whole Doctrine of Christ. 2 The vocation of the Gentiles which is called a Mistery because it was hid and kept secret from many Ages Rom. 16 25. 3 The spirituall vnion betweene Christ and his Church This is called a Mistery because it exceeds humaine vnderstanding and is reuealed onelie to Gods children Ephe. 5
haue Power 13 Wicked or good Angelles which are of exceeding strength and haue leaue and Commission of God to doo mighty thinges and therefore are called powers Col. 1 16. By him were created Powers Principalities Ephe. 6 12. We wrestle against Principalities and Powers 14 Excellent and singular guifts of the Spirite Acts 6 8. Steuen full of faith and Power did signes and Myracles c. 15 Kingdomes and Nations which haue great power Luke 3 6. All this Power will I giue thee all Power sig Vniuersall power ouer euery thing in heauen earth without exception of any Math. 28 18. All Power is giuen vnto me This Power the Father as God giues the Sonne as Mediatour receiues it Power of God sig The most mighty and powerfull God Mat. 26 64. Sitting at the right hand of the Power of God 2 That notable Vertue and might giuen to the Apostles not onely to work Myracles but also to tame and bridle the wicked 2 Cor. 6 7. By the Power of God Powers of heauen sig The Heauens or Celestiall Orbes and Sphears being exceeding firme and strong creatures and exercising great strength vppon these inferiour earthly bodies Math. 24 29. And the Powers of heauen shall be shaken to Pour out sig To giue and bestow liberally and franckly Esay 53 12. He Powred out his soule to death Acts 2 17. I will Poure out my Spirit vpon all flesh Poyson of Aspes sig Malicious and bitter wordes cast out against such as be absent to their great hurt Rom. 3 13. The Poyson of Aspes is vnder their lips Poyson of Dragons sig The wicked vngracious workes of vngodlye men which are as vnpleasant to God as the poyson of Dragons to men Deut. 32 33. Their Wine is the poison of Dragons P. R. Praise sig A confession and due acknowledgement of the great and manifolde excellencies and perfections that be in God Ps. 136 1. Praise the Lord because he is good for his mercies endure for euer Psal. 117 1 2. 103 1 2 3. 2 Commendation and speaketh forth the good things that be in other men Prou. 27 2. Let another man praise thee 3 The matter argument occasion of praise Exod. 15 2. The Lord is my strength and praise Psa. 118 14. Prayer sig The whole seruice of God and euery part of it Math. 21 13. An house of Prayer 2 That one part of his worship called Prayer Petition Iam. 5 15. Prayer of faith to Pray sig To desire some lawfull thing of God alone with trust to haue it for the merit of Christ only Actes 10 9. Peter went vp on the house to pray Math 6 9. After this manner pray ye Actes 12 12. Marke 11 24. 2 To craue some-thing with the voice onely without Faith in Christ. Luke 18 10. They went vp into the Temple to Pray Verse 11. This is vocall Prayer onely and the former is both Vocall and Mentall 3 To worship God A Sinechdoche of part for the whole Luke 19 46. A house of Prayer Prayer what it is Prayer is a worke of the beleeuing soule desiring of God alone things lawfull and needfull with confidence to obtaine them through the alone mediation of Christ to the praise of the mercy trueth and power of God Prayer is eyther priuate or publicke for our selues or others for the hauing of good things or remoouing thinges euill Whence ariseth the difference and diuers kinds of Prayers mentioned 1. Tim. 2 2. Let supplications and Prayers Intercession and giuing of Thankes be made for all men to preach sig To declare the will of God by voice for the instruction of the Church Marke 1 49. He Preached in their Synagogues what Preaching is Preaching is an action of the Minister of the word soundly interpreting and opening the sence of the Scriptures by the Scriptures with application of them vnto the vse of the Church by Doctrin Exhortation reprofe conuincing comfort Mar. 2 2. He Preached the word to thē Lu. 4 18 19 20 21. He tooke vp the booke and read and said this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares Also 1 Cor. 14 3. He that professeth that is Preacheth speaketh to men to edifying to exhortation to comfort Sée Nehe. 8 8. And he reade in the booke of the Law and gaue the sence according to Scripture Acts. 9. 20 22. Hee Preached Christ confirming that Iesus was this Christ that is to say Hee compared Scripture with Scripture conferring them together as cunning Craftsmen which ioyne all partes together to make them agree one with another This is Preaching in the ordinary phrase of the Scriptue Indeed euery declaration of Gods wil eyther by afflictions blessings readings and creatures or otherwise may generally and improperly be called Preaching Predestination sig The fore-appointment of euery thing to certaine ends Acts. 4 28. 2 The fore-ordaining of some persons to obtaine eternall life by Christ. Rom. 8 30. Whom he Predestinated them he called Predestination what it is Predestination is a most righteous decree of God freely according to his own good pleasure without any respect of forseene faith or works as mouing causes ordaining from all eternity out of the whole lumpe of lost mankind a certaine number to obtaine eternal life in heauen by Christ hauing first called Iustified and Sanctified them vnto the praise of his glorious grace Rom. 8. 28 29 30. Eph. 1. 5 6 7. Predestination is the most wise purpose of God whereby he hath before all eternity constantly decreed to call those whom hee hath loued in Christ to the adoption of his children to Iustification by Faith at the lēgth to glory thorow good works that they may bee made like to the Image of the Son of God and that in them should bee declared the glory and mercy of the Creatour to Predestinate sig To determine and appoint before most firmely some persons to be saued by Christ. Rom. 8 29. Prepare sig pro To make a thing ready before hand Math. 26. 17. Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee 1 Chro. 29 19. To build the house which I haue prepared Math. 20 23. 2 To fit effectually and mightily the elect of God vnto that blessednesse which they were appointed vnto from euerlasting Rom. 9 23. Vessels of mercy which hee hath prepared to glory And to make meete the Reprobates vnto that wretchednesse vnto which they were ordained before Rom. 9 22. Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction Or thus more breifly to purpose make meete heauen for the elect and the elect for it Math. 25. 34 41. Prepared for you c. Also Hell for the Reprobate and them for it Prepared for the deuill and his Angels Rom. 9. 22. 23. 3 To make vs meete or fit eyther for doing good duties or for suffering afflictions 1 Chron. 29. 18. Prepare their hearts vnto thee 4 To make ready eyther some things which belonges eyther to Gods seruice or to the seruice of the Saints 2. Cor. 9
sig The Church of Christ whereof Mount Sion was a figure Heb. 12 22. Men iust and perfect sig True beleeuers and godly persons Hebr. 12 23. N. A. Naked sig Open or plaine to be perceiued Heb. 4 13. Name sig Such dignity and excellency as is peculiar to God Heb. 1 9. to confesse his Name sig To celebrate and set foorth the praises of God Heb. 13 15. declare his Name sig To preach the Doctrine of grace Heb. 2 12. O. B. to Obey sig To beleeue the word yeilding vnto the truth of the promises and embracing them by faith which is the principall obedience of a Christian a root of all other obedience Heb. 5 9. to learne obedience sig To proue and try indeede what it was to obey such a Father as looked for and commanded obedience to the death of the crosse Heb. 2 8. Order of Melchisâ—dek sig The fashion manner or likenesse and similitude Heb. 5 6. Also heb 7 14. to Offer sig To shew himselfe or to behaue and carrie himselfe as a father to his children Thus God offereth him to his Saints Heb. 12 7. 2 To giue and make himselfe willingly a slayne oblation and Sacrifice for satisfaction Thus Christ offered himselfe Heb. 9 25 26. 3 To slay and kill Beasts for Sacrifices to bee figures of Christ his offering himselfe Thus Priestes vnder the Law offered Heb. 10 11. 4 To render praise to God for mercy almes to the poore which be needy and miserable Thus Christians offer to God heb 13 15. Offering for sinne sig Sacrifices expiatory as peace offerings signifye Sacrifice gratulatory heb 10 6. Ofttimes sig Some-thing which for insufficiency from the promise in Paradise must be deneagiue hebru 10 11. Old time sig The time which was till Christ. heb 1 1. Old sig That which with time vanisheth and doth not last euer as the estate of this world such as it is now shall not heb 1 11. Once sig At one time onely and no more not oftener heb 9 27 28. Once for al and one sacrifice sig That which beeing doone is so sufficient as it needs no repetition or dooing againe hebr 10 10 12 14. Once more sig One turne or for one time and then to cease to note vnto vs the firme and stable condition of the Gospell and such as beleeue it heb 12 26. of One. sig Of one father to wit Israell or Iacob of whom came Christ and the hebrewes to whom this Epistle was sent Or of one that is of one God of whom is Christ and all true Christians heb 2 11. Ouer the house of God sig One that is Ruler and Gouernor of Gods church heb 10 21. to haue Ouersight sig To haue roome and function of a Pastor guide to Gods Flocke heb 13 7 17. to be Out of the way sig To take offence and stumble putting his saluation in hazard by back-sliding and declining heb 12 13. P. A. Past age sig One which is vnmeete through her great years to be a mother Heb. 11 11. Patience sig Power to endure grieuous things Heb. 10 36. Perfect sig Consecrate to God and sanctified with the Fathers who liued before Christ were not by the Leuiticall Rites seuered from Christ the substance of them heb 11. verse last Also heb 7 11 19. Perdition sig Destruction heb 10 39. Person sig A Diuine subsistence heb 1 3. Sée Common Dictionary holy Place sig Heauen euen third heauen called Paradice heb 9 12. Pleased God sig His person to be accepted into fauour by Faith Hebr. 11 5. Pleasure sig Allowance approbation as satisfactory for sin Heb. 10 6. 2 Liking and will yea sometime vnresonable and vniust Heb. 12 10. Power of the endlesse life sig The strength and vertue of a life which knowes no end but is aeternall Hebr. 7 16. Thing pressing downe sig Whatsoeuer heauy weight or burthen which makes slow and hinders vs in the course of pietie as sinne doth Heb. 12 1. High Priest Sée the Common Dictionary in the word High-Priest High-Priest of our profession sig The chiefe and onely Priest from whom we are to take both the Doctrine which we professe and the Religion too Heb 3 1. Principles of the word sig The Catechising Doctrines familiarly taught and in few words tempered and fitted to the vnderstanding of the weake in knowledge Hebr. 5 12. Prince of saluation sig One which is Captaine or Chiefetaine guide to aeternall life Heb. 2 10. profession sig The Faith or Religion which we professe Heb. 3 1. 2 The publishing or open and free acknowledgement of our Faith Heb. 10 23. Promise sig The word of God touching the exhibiting and sending Christ into the World Hebr. 11 39 This is a generall promise to al the faithful before christ Heb. 6 17. Heb. 7 6. 2 Things promised as the Kingdome to Dauid c. Heb. 11 33. These be speciall Promises 3 The word of God touching the calling of Abrahams seed in Isaac and blessing all Nations in that seede Heb. 11 17 18. to Prouoke sig To whet and quicken vnto loue Hebr. 10 24. Thus we prouoke one another 2 To stirre God vnto wrath by tempting him T A. Tabernacle sig Christes body also Heauen Hebre 9 11. See Common Dictionary to take away sig Vtterly to remoue a thing as if it had neuer been Heb 10 4. 9 11. to Tast. sig To haue a slight and slender beliefe in Christ light feeling of heauenly blisse Heb 6 5. Sée common Dictionary Testament Sée Common Dictionary To Tempt Sée Common Dictionary Things concerning God sig Which concerne the pleasing and worshippe of God Heb 5 1. Things not seene sig Of nothing Heb 11 1. better thing sig Some thing more worthy and excellent Hebr. 11 40. things hoped for sig The glory and blisse of Heauen Heb. 11 1. things shaken sig Things of an vnstable condition as Things not shaken signifies Thinges of a firme and constant Nature Heb 12 27 28. V. A. Uaile sig The flesh or body of Christ. Heb 10 20. 2 That hanging or Cloath which diuided the holy place of the Temple from the most holy Heb. 9 3. Uengeance sig Punishment for sinne Heb. 10 30. Unbeliefe sig An vtter absence and want of liuely faith Heb. 3 19. Unpossible sig Not that which absolutely can neuer be but some thing which cannot be because it is against Gods decree and counsell Heb. 6 5. and 11 6. Heauenly Uocation Sée Common Dictionary W. A. Waies sig Either Gods workes of mercy and Iustice whereby God comes to vs or his commaundements whereby we come to him Heb 3 10. new and liuing Way sig Christ Iesus crucified and dead by the merit of his blood-shed quickning all the elect Hebr 10 20. Out of the way sig Transgressors or Sinners Heb 5 2. Word See Common Dictionary World See Common Dictionary our owne workes sig Our corrupt Nature and the euill fruites of it Heb. 4 10. good works sig Mercifull and charitable actions Hebr. 10 24.