7 16. If the Sacrifice of his Offering be a Vow What a Vow is A Vowe is a testification of a willing promise made deuoutly and properly vnto God of some lawfull thinges which doo belong vnto God and being in our owne power vnto the seruice and honor of his name Such a Vow is either Legal appertaining to the Law or Euangelicall pertayning to the Gospell and this latter is either generall to all Christians as that of our baptisme or else particular and speciall as when wee binde our selues to a greater endeuour to leaue some sinne or to do some dutie Psalme 116 18. Eccl. 5 4. The Vowes of perpetuall Chastity in single life of wilfull pouerty and the like they are vnlawful as not being in our owne power nor required of God much more vnlawfull are the promises and Vowes of massacring Innocent Christians and killing lawfull Kinges vnder pretence of aduancing the Holy Catholicke faith as they falsely call their Romish Idolatrous Religion Uoyce sig pro The speech of one calling vs to him or calling vnto one Acts 9 7. Hearing his Uoyce but they saw no man A Naturall created voice 2 The Doctrine of Christ vttered by his owne or by the Voyce of the Apostles Prophets and Ministers Psalme 95 7. If yee will heare his Voyce Iohn 10 27. My Sheepe heare my Voice And Iohn 5 15. A Spirituall Voyce or Voyce of Doctrine It also signifieth the Statutes and Commaundements of the Law Exod. 19 5. If yee will heare my Voyce 3 An exceeding great tetrible sound of words made of God at the deliuery of the Law Heb. 12 26. Whose Voyce then shooke the earth An vncreated supernaturall Voyce 4 The dreadfull noyse of Thunder Psal. 29 3. The Voyce of the Lord is aboue the waters the God of glory makes it to Thunder Also verse 4 5. Uoyce of Thunder 5 Almighty lowd and vnexpressable noise by speech or wordes which Christ shall vtter at his comming for the raising of the dead Iohn 5 28. The houre shall come in which all that are in the graue shall heare his Uoyce An extraordinary supernatural Voyce 6 Words of Counsell and aduise Exod. 18 24. Moyses obeyed the Voyce of his Father V. P. Upright sig One godly sincere when the heart is right both towards God and men studying to doo all duties in soundnesse and trueth for the pleasing of God and not for by-respects Gen. 6 9 Noah was vpright in his time This is generall Vprightnesse belonging to the whole life of a man and cannot be but in Gods children 2 One innocent in some one particular case and matter Gen. 20 5. With an Vpright minde haue I done this This is speciall Vprightnesse in some one thing and may be in the wicked ones U. R. Urim and Thummim sig A light of the knowledge of Christ by the word together with perfection of vertue and holy manners Exod. 28 30. Thou shalt put in the Breast-plate of Iudgement the Urim and the Thummim Who made this Vrim and Thummim what it was and of what it was made is verie harde if not vnpossible to finde out V. S. Usury sig Biting in the Haebrewe tongue because the gaine which is taken fot Money or Wares in respect of lending doth gnaw bite and wring him that giueth it especially if he be a poore man and bringeth home a bit or morsell from the rich man Psal. 15 5. He that lendeth his Money vpon Vsurie The worde Vsury is neuer vsed in good sence or part by the Scripture where also no Vsurie is to be found but one to wit a biting and gnawing Vsury which is neuer practised without hurt either to rich or poore to priuate personnes or publicke weale What Vsury is Vsury is any encrease or vantage for lone of Money or other things imposed or layde by the lender vpon the borrower onely in consideration of the lending Ezek. 18 5 6. Deut. 13 19 20. Or more breefely thus Vsury is a certaine gaine aboue the principall exacted vppon Couenant for the vse of money or other things lent Exod. 22 25. Thou shalt not impose Vsury vpon him Thus it is in the Haebrew Text. Fiue things belonging to Usury Vnto Vsurie these fiue things are necessarily required 1. A principall as wares or sum of money 2. Lending 3. Gaine 4. A chiefe purpose by lending to encrease our stocke 5. a Couenant for that end As the verie desire and expectation of gaine for lending onely is mentall and intentionall Vsurie so the imposing or by Couenant before hand agreeing for encrease aboue the principall is of the Nature of actuall Vsury In all these three cases there is no Imposition of encrease that is no fore-Couenant binding absolutely the borrower to pay gaine with the stocke There are three cases wherein encrease may bee taken by a lender without danger of Vsury First when the borrower hauing by lawfull meanes made some great gaine by money freely lent doth by way of Thankefulnesse out of the voluntary motion of his owne heart returne some-thing aboue the principall vnto the lender by whose means he had such a blessing 2 When it may be duly and apparantly proued without pretence and collusion that the borrower by holding backe the money lent him after the day agreed vpon for paiment without the leaue of the lender doth become heereby a direct and effectual cause of hinderance to the Lender either by damage arising to him or by fore-going some commoditie which he might well haue made with his money had it come home at the appointed time 3 When the Lender is content to hazard the principall and to beare part of the losse if any fal to the borrower without his owne default Heere he lawfully may take part of the gain which commeth by good meanes W. A. Wages sig pro HIre due to one for the merit of his labour vpon compact or bargaine Rom. 4 23. To him that worketh Wages is not counted by fauour but by debt Haggai 1 6. Hee that earneth Wages 2 A recompence or reward giuen to Souldiers in liew of their seruice in Warre Hence the punishment of aeternall death due by the desert of seruing sinne is called Wages Rom. 9 19. The wages of sinne is death Thus Wages in a borrowed sense doth signifie aeternall life due to the merit of workes if one could doe them or aeternall death merited by the seruice of sinne Waiting sig Abiding with patience and expectation of help from God Psal. 40 1. I Waited patiently vppon the Lord c. 2 Vehement and continuall looking for some thing Rom. 8 19. The Creature Waiteth when the Sonnes of God shall be reuealed 3 Gods patience expecting long the repentance of a Sinner Walking sig pro A motion of the body going forward from one place to another Mark 16 12. As they Walked into the Countrey 2 The whole course or progresse of a mans life from step to step till he come to the end of his race
Iudgement But such Diuines as referred this text to things done betweene the first and second comming of Christ doe Interpret this White Cloud of courteous louing beneficiall and healthfull Princes and Estates as Saxony Hassia Prussia the free Citties of Argentorate Tiguris Berne c. With their good and religious Gouernours as they expound the Angell comming out of the Temple to be Iustus Ionas Phillip Melanâ—thon Bucer Zuinglius and others which stirred vp good Rulers to abolish Popery and erect the Faith and Religion of the Gospell in their Iurisdictions and Dominions the Clusters of the Uineyard sig The wicked Men of the World which are compared to Clusters because they grow so thicke euen on heapes like Grapes Do but consider how many renounce the Name of Christ as Turks c. How many are Idolators amongst such as acknowledge his Name how many Hyppocrites and wicked men euen where the Gospell is maintained and this will appeare a meete comparison Reuel 14 18. Thrust in thy Sickle and gather the Clusters of the Vineyard Some very learned restraine these Clusters vnto Popish religious buildings and persons which did abound and flourish euen as a vine spread full of Clusters and that in this our Kingdome till the daies of Henry the eyght when thorough the zeal and courage of Cranmer and Crumwell two great men this Popish Vine was lopped and cut yea rooted out C. O. to Come down from heauen sig To haue God for the Authour and founder not men of anything or to haue an heauenly originall and beginning Reuel 21 2. And I saw new Ierusalem come downe from heauen 2 To bee deputed and assigned to some great seruice and worke about the ruinating of Babylon by the appointment of God Reuel 18 1. I saw an Angell come downe from Heauen Thus also is the Deuill said to come downe into the Earth Reuel 12 12. To signifie that hee was sent amongst the Reprobate the Children of this World by the iust iudgement of God to execute his vengeance on their Soules and bodies to Come sig To inuade and take vppon him the tyrannicall gouernment and power ouer Gods people as Antichrist shall doe Reuel 17 10. Another is not yet come but when he commeth c. Some vnderstand this of the Emperour Nerua and his short and cruell raigne but the former is better and fitter to Come a. none sig To follow or fall out shortly within a small time Thus the Scripture vseth to speake of the last day when aeternall Woe heere called the third Woe shall be executed vpon Reprobates as the end at hand the Iudge is at doore these bee the last daies c. because in Gods account a thousand yeares to bee but as a day Reu. 11 14. The third Woe shall Come anone Other learned men thinke the meaning to be that the calamities which shall happen to Gods Enemies afore the comming of Christ shall bee but short in comparison of some miseries which shal happen vnder the second trumpet Both expositions may stand well together to Come sig To approach draw neere or be present so doe the whole Church present and that which is to succeede and euerie true member in whom Christ his Spirit dwelleth all and euery one earnestly desire the full accomplishment of good thinges promised and prophesied of in this Reuelation to bee present and to draw neere especially the marriage of the Lambe Reuel 22 17. The Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that heareth say Come c. to Commit fornication sig To pertake with the Romish Church in her spirituall Woredome namely in the corruption of true Faith and Religion by Heresie and Idolary This is one cause of Babylons Downe-fall that she was not content onely to adulterate and depraue Gods worship but drew people yea Kinges and Princes into society of her errors and superstition Reuel 18 3. The Kings of the earth haue committed Fornication with her to compasse the Saints sig To bring the Church into a narrow streight being beset with the Deuils Army on euery side Reu. 20 9. And they Compassed the Tents of the Saints about to Conquer sig To ouercome the Enemies of God by Arrowes of Pestilence as some thinke shot out of the Bow of Gods wrath but as it is more reasonable to thinke by the glad tydinges and promises of the Gospell shot as Arrowes out of the tongues of the Apostles and other Ministers of the word as out of a Bow whereby the Nations were speedily subdued vnder Christ. Reuel 6 2. Hee went forth Conquering that he might ouercome to continue sig To last remaine or abide Reu. 17 10. He must Continue a little space to corrupt the earth sig To defile and pollute men of earthly minds both with bodily and spirituall Adultery whereinto the great Whore to wit the Romish Sinagogue hath led Nations and Kingdomes Reuel 19 2. Hee hath Condemned the great Where which hath corrupted the Earth with her Fornication Of their bodilie Fornication their Vaults Priuies were witnesse and their Temples of Spirituall to Count. sig To reckon or to make a Computation of a number Reuel 13 18. Let him that hath wit Count the number of the Beast C. R. Crowne sig Victory Triumph and heauenly glory which shall bee giuen to faithfull Ministers at the end of their labours as a Crowne or reward Reue. 3 11. Holde that which thou hast that no Man take thy Crowne Some doe refer this Crowne not to the reward of aeternall life but to that honour mentioned in verse 9. It may be both the one a fore-runner and pledge of the other 2 A signe or token of Conquest and victory Reuel 6 2. And a Crowne was giuen vnto him Crowne of twelu stars vpon her head sig The bright shining and glorious Ministers of the Gospell to wit the twelue Apostles cheefely and other Apostolical men which all receiued from that same most bright Sunne the Fountaine of all Diuine Wisedome the heauenly doctrine as their chiefe ornament and Crowne euen as the Stars do borrow their light from the Sunne Reuel 12 1. And vpon her head a Crowne of twelue Starres Crucified sig Slaine and put cruelly to death eyther by the death of the Crosse or any other kinde of violent death Reuel 11 8. Where our Lord also was Crucified Christ our Lord was not slain at Rome whereof this Text speakes by the figure of Sodome and Aegipt otherwise then in his members according to that which is said Acts 9 5. Saul Saule why persecutest thou me C. U. Cup. sig A portion or measure of Vengeance and Iudgement allotted vnto Romish Babylon by the seuere Iustice of God Reuel 16 19. To giue vnto her the Cup of Wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath Cup of gold sig The Title of the Catholique Church of Peters Chaire of Christs Vicar and the whole externall profession of Christian Religion whereby as by a fine goodly Cup both people and Princes of the World haue beene entised to drinke vp and draw in most abhominable filthy superstitions Idolatry and Heresies which the Romish Church offered
Haue beene baptized into his death Baptisme what it is The Sacrament of our Invitation or first entrance into the Couenant of grace not that then wee first begin to be of the Couenant but our being in it is thereby sealed and assured Rom. 4 11. Circumcision as a seale of the righteousnesse of faith It is an error in Popery to hold that in Baptism natural concupiscence is taken away not onely touching guilt but touching corruption too to be no sinne More fully thus It is the solemne dipping into or washing in water at the commandement of Christ in the name of the blessed Trinity by this outward signe of washing with water to assure vs of our entrance into fellowship with Christ for our Iustification and Sanctification by his death and spirit vnto eternall saluation in heauen Rom. 6 23. 1. Cor. 12 13. Baptisme Sig Dipping into Water or washing with water 1. Pet. 3. 21. Whereof Baptisme c. 2 Powring out or shedding abroad the gifts of the spirit Acts 11 16. Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost 3 Ministery and Doctrine of Iohn Actes 10 3. Vnto Iohns baptisme Barbarian sig One rude and vnlearned Rom. 1 14. To the Grecians and Barbarians 2 One which so speaketh as hee is not vnderstood 1. Cor. 14 11. Shall be a barbarian to me B. E. To Be. sig To be made Mat. 19 5. Shall be one flesh Iet 32 They shall be my people 2 To bee knowne and apparantly seene 1. Cor. 15 28. That God may be all in all Lu. 6 35. Ye shall be the children of the most high that is made known to be so 3 To be esteemed and accounted some thing as not to be signifies to be vile and to be had in no account 1. Cor. 1 28. And things which bee not to bring to naught things that are or be To be with one sig To be present not onely generall but with speciall presence of fauour for assisting and prospering one in the worke of his calling Iosh. 1 9. For I the Lord will be with thee whether soeuer thou goest Gen. 39 2. The Lord was with Ioseph and he prospered Beame sig Eyther some erime and great sinne or some lesser sinnes neglected often gone ouer and long dwelt in Mat. 7 4. And hast a Beame in thine owne eye first cast out the beame c. To Beare sig To take away sinnes by suffering the punishment of them 2. Pet. 3 24. He did beare our sinnes in his body vpon the Tree Esay 53 4. He did beare our infirmities Mat. 8 17. 2 To stay and keep a Sinner from falling louingly supporting his weakenesse by Prayers Counsels Exhortations Gal. 6 2. Beare ye one anothers burthen Beast or Beasts sig All wilde creatures which are vpon the land Psal. 8 7. And the beasts of the fielde 2 Some one rauenous or cruell beast Gen. 37 33. Some euil beast hath deuoured him 3 One of brutish vnderstanding hauing no more reason then a Beast Psal. 73 21. I was a beast before thee c. 4 Men of brutish and beastly qualities like vnto beasts for fiercenesse vncleannesse and obstinacy 1. Cor. 15 22. I haue fought with beasts at Ephesus Sée Acts 19 9. Titus 1 12. 5 Fierce sauage and vnpure Heathens and Nations Psal. 80 13. The wilde beast of the field hath eaten it vp 6 Ciuill Rome cruelly persecuting the Saints also Ecclesiasticall Rome treading in the steppes of that barbarous cruelty Reuel 17 78. The beast which thou hast seene was and is not Reuel 13 1 4. 17. in which place it signifies Rome as it is restored by the Pope vnto the Idolatry and Tyranie of the superstitious persecuting Emperors and made the seat of Antichrist 7 Empires and Kingdomes raised vp and maintained after a beastly manner with oppression cruelty warre and bloud-shed Dan. 7 3 17. And foure great Beastes came vp c. Before God or in his sight sig In his presence 2. Cor. 5 10. Wee must al appeare before Christ. Reuel 20 12. I saw the dead stand before God 2 Sincerity so as God doth allow of vs in mercy Luke 1 6. They were both iust before God that is vpright thogh not persit Ge 7 1. Noah an vpright man 3 Perfectly so as God may allow of vs in his strict Iustice. Psal. 143 2. None liuing shal be Iustified before thee or in thy sight Rom. 3 20. 4 As God can witnesse Heere it is the forme of an oath Gal. 1 20. Before God I lye not that is I call God to witnesse that this is truth Sée God Before one sig Without him Iohn 10 8. All that come before me are Theeues that is to say without mee or not by me who am the onely doore 2 First in order of time Iohn 8 58. Before Abraham was I am Rom. 16 7. And were in Christ before me Beginning sig pro The time whence any thing hath his first beeing Gen. 1 1. In the beginning God created the Heauens and the Earth 2 That which is chiefe or most excellent as Pro. 1 7. The feare of God is the beginning of Wisedome Prou. 4 7. Wisedome is the beginning that is the chiefe thing Psal. 105 35. Euen the beginning of al their strength that is their chiefe strength 3 A principle of Religion or Catechising Doctrine Heb. 6 1. Leauing the beginning of the Doctrine of Christ that is the plaine familiar manner of teaching Christ. 4 An entrance into a thing Gal 3 3. Are ye so foolish that after you haue begun in the spirit c. To Behold sig To looke vpon a thing with our fleshly or bodily eye this is the proper signification 2 To thinke vpon a thing with consideration and due regard Rom. 11 22. Behold therefore the bountifulnesse and seuerity of God Looke Sée Behold sig A wonder worthy the beholding as some think or as others thinke a thing commonly knowne well may be or should be knowne Psal 51 5. Behold I was borne c. To beléeue sig To know the Scriptures to be true Iames 2 19. The Deuils beleeue and tremble Exod. 4 31. Thus Diuels beleeue 2 To assent willingly and with some kinde of Ioy to the truth of the Scripture when we reade or heare it because it comes from God and bringes glad tydings Acts 8 13. He beleeued did cleaue vnto Phillip Acts 28 27. Mat. 13 20. They receiued the word with Ioy. Thus Hypocrites beleeue 3 To put confidence in the Doctrine which wee know and assent vnto making application of it vnto our selues Marke 16 16. He that beleeueth shall be saued John 3 18. He that beleeueth in the sonne shall neuer bee condemned Thus the regenerare beleeue Gal. 2 20. Christ loued me and gaue himselfe for me Papists deny application of the Doctrine to be any part of beleefe in God Belial sig Wicked Deut. 13 13. Iud. 19 22. Men of Beliall or wicked men 2 The Deuil that wicked one 2. Cor. 6 15. Christ
countenance and good will of God Dan. 9 17. Cause thy Face to shine vppon the Sanctuary Also it comprehendes all benefites and deliuerances whereby God doth witnesse his fauour to his people Psal. 80 3. Cause thy Face to shine that we may be saued 5 The place of Gods worship whence his Face and fauour is to bee perceiued in the Doctrine of grace soundly taught applied Gen. 4 14. I shall be banished from thy face Heereof Dauid complains 1. Sam. 26 19. Ionas 1 3. 6 Seruice before God or in the presence of God Mat. 18 10. There Angels alwayes behold the Face of my father that is do seruice in his presence Ps. 51 11. Cast me not out from thy Face that is from doing seruice before thee as a King as thou didst cast out Saule who was King before mee c. to shew his Face sig To reueale lay open or make known vnto vs his most bright and glorious Maiesty this he doth to no man Exod. 33 20. and verse 18. Shew mee thy Glory and God answered Thou canst not see my Face 2 To manifest his fauour Thus he doth continually to his Saints Psal. 80 19. Shew vs thy Face and we shall be whole Psal. 4 6. to hide his Face sig Not to take knowledge of vs and of our sinnes with dislike and meaning to punish them Psal. 51 10. Hide thy face from my sinnes that is looke not vpon them to punish them 2 To withdraw his countenance and shew forth his displeasure in some iudgement and affliction Psal. 27 9. Hide not thy Face from me to séeke Gods Face sig To aske counsell of God in things doubtfull and to pray vnto God in cases daungerous Psal. 27 8. Seeke ye my Face thy Face Lord I will seeke Face to face sig Familiarly and plainly Deut. 5 4. The Lord talked with you Face to Face Exod. 31 11. 2 Perfectly and fully 1. Cor. 13 12. Then shall we see Face to Face to fall vpon the Face sig To adore and worship God groueling vpon the ground Iosh. 7 6. And fel to the earth vpon his Face Mat. 17 6. Face of Iesus Christ. sig The knowledge which we haue of God by and through our Lord Iesus Christ who is the liuely expresse Image of his father 2. Cor. 4 6. In the Face of Iesus Christ. Colos. 1 15. Who is the Image of the inuisible God Faire How the Church is Faire sig pro Beautifull or one of good fauour goodly to see to Ioh. 42 15. Dan. 4 4. 2 The Church which is faire beautifull glorious within Cant. 4 1. Thou art Faire my loue Faire shee is for shee hath the perfect holinesse of Christ her husband imputed to her by faith that she might be without spot or wrinkle Ephes. 5 27. Also she hath the Spirit of sanctification to begin holinesse in her selfe 1. Pet. 1 2. 2. Cor. 6 11. So as she is Faire both Imputatiuely and incoatiuely and at length shall be Faire perfectly and all this spiritually For outwardly she is blacke afflicted crossed and persecuted in the world Cant. 1 4. Faith sig pro Truth and constancy in wordes and promises when that is performed in deede which in wordes was spoken and promised Rom. 3 3. Shall our vnbeleefe make the faith of God of none effect Psal. 25 10. Ps. 86 15. And in all other places where God is commended for Mercy and Truth The word in the Originall signifies Faith Gal. 5 22. Math. 23 23. 2 The Doctrine of Faith or the Gospell which we doo beleeue Gal. 1 22. Hee now preacheth the Faith which before he Destroyed 1. Tim. 1 19. and 3 9. Iude 5. 1. Tim. 4 1. and 3 9. A Metanimie of the Adiunct for the Subiect 3 Thinges promised or the accomplishment of Gods promises made in the Old Testament Gal. 3 23. We were shut vp vnto that Faith which afterwards should be reuealed 4 A naked knowledge of God ioyned with an outward profession of his religion and Faith Iam. 2 17 24. Faith if it hath no workes is dead This is Historicall or Dogmaticall Faith as Diuines call it 5 A certaine and sure perswasion of some wonderous and strange effects and workes to be done by the power of God 1. Cor. 13 2. If I had all faith Math. 17 20. This is an actiue myraculous faith which lasted but a short space 6 The knowledge and ioyful assent of the mind yeelded to Gods promises for a time till affliction come Luke 8 13. Which for a while beleeue but in time of temptation fall away Acts 8 13. This is Temporarie Faith 7 A firme and constant apprehension of Christ al his merits as they are promised and offred in the word Sacraments Ro. 1 17. The iust shall liue by Faith Gal. 3. 11 14. And in al those places of scripture where Righteousnesse Iustification life Eternal and Saluation are attributed to it This is Iustifying or sauing Faith because it enables the elect soule to receiue Christs perfect Iustice vnto Saluation in heauen This Faith once had is neuer vtterly lost as Papists fancie 8 Fidelity and faithfulnesse in doing duties to others without fraud and deceit Titus 2 10. That they may shew all good faith that is Faithfulnesse 9 Hope 1. Pet. 1 5. We are kept through Faith vnto saluatiō Yet this properly belongs to hope which is a certaine expectation of saluation promised A Metanimie of the Cause for the Effect 10 A confidence of obtaining some earthly and bodily good thing after a myraculous sort Actes 14 9. When he saw that hee had Faith to bee healed This is a passiue miraculous Faith 11 A firme knowledge and assurance of that liberty which Christians haue in thinges indifferent Rom. 14 1 22 23. Whatsoeuer is not of Faith is sin 12 Feruent study desire and zeale to practise maintaine Christian Religion and Doctrine Rom. 1 8. Your Faith is published throughout all the world 13 Righteousnesse or Iustice. Psal. 119 75. Thou hast afflicted mee in Faith or in righteousnesse and iustly 14 A Promise or Vowe 1. Tim. 5 12. They haue forsaken their first Faith Sée the word First 15 Constancy and faithfulnesse in performing duty or inconstancy and vnfaithfulnesse indifferently 1. Sam. 26 23. The Lord will rewarde euery man according to his Righteousnesse and Faith or faithfulnesse 16 Christ being apprehended by faith Rom. 9 32. Also Rom. 3 28. A man is iustified by faith So it is put and taken in the Treatise of Iustification wheresoeuer Faith is written without expresse mētion of Christ. Faith of the Elect. sig That Faith which is proper to the elect Titus 1 1 2. Acts 13 44 48. which none can haue but the elect and chosen children of God dead Faith sig A fruitlesse and vnworking Faith Iames 2 26. Faith without workes is Dead like a Dead-man a barren wombe a withered Tree effectuall Faith sig Such a knowledge of Christ as is not idle but worketh by
Knowledge and profession of Christ without the fruit of obedience Mat. 2 19. He found Leaues but no Fruit. shaking of a Leafe sig Any small or little feare or the apparance and shew of a danger Leuit. 26 36. The sound of a Leafe shaken shall chase them League sig A solemne conuention or agreement by mutual promises eyther betweene man and man touching the affaires of this life or else betweene God and Man touching that life which is eternall Sée Couenant and Testament Leagues and Couenants were wont of old to bee ratified with blood and solemnized with Banquets and Feasts Sée Gene. 21 27. Also Exod. 24 8. Heb. 9 20. Leannesse sig Famine or scarsity of Earthly blessings which cause leannesse and wasting of the body Esay 17 4. The Fatnesse of his Flesh shall be made leane 2 Death which doth accompany and follow such scarsity and leannesse Psa. 106 15. And leannesse entred into their Soules to Leane vpon sig To rest or relie vpon the helpe of others which trust in them Esay 36 6. Whereupon if any Man Leane it will goe into his hand Leaping sig Reioycing eyther for health of body restored to the Lame or Grace restored to Sinners Esay 35 6. Then shall the Lame Man Leape as an Hart. Learning sig The doctrine of Christ. Ephe. 4 20. But ye haue not so Learned Christ. 2 False doctrin such as the false Prophetesse Iesabell taught to wit that men might eate of thinges sacrificed to Idols commit fornication without Sinne. Reuel 2 24. As many as haue not this Learning 3 The instruction and reformation of our minds in godlinesse Rom. 15 4. They are written for our Learning 4 Humaine knowledge or skill in the liberall Arts and Sciences Iohn 7 15. Seeing he neuer Learned Acts 7 22. Acts 4 13. Least sig None at all of no reckoning or place Math. 5 19. He shall bee called the Least in the Kingdome of Heauen that is he shal haue no place in the Church of God 2 Of small reckoning and regard with others Luke 22 26. Let the greatest amongst you be as the Least Leauen sig pro That which secretly and speedily sowereth the whole Lump of Dow altering the Nature of it Math. 13 33. 2 The Kingdome or Church of Christ heere on Earth secretly waxing and encreasing by degrees both in number of persons and in graces of the Spirit as Leauen being but little yet spreadeth it selfe through the whole Lump Math. 13 33. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto Leauen which a Woman tooke c. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell taught in the Church which altereth the Nature of a man turning his heart first and afterwardes his members that he may lead a new life euen as a Leauen altereth the Nature of the Dow maketh it through sower being sweete before Mat. 13 33. 4 The corrupt doctrine of Heretickes corrupting the sweetnesse of heauenly doctrine by theyr false Glosses which is also noted by the Name of Hypocrisie because corrupt doctrine is deceitfull false and vngodly making all the Louers of it Hipocrites Math. 16 6. Luke 12 1. Beware of the Leauen of the Pharisies which is Hipocrisie 5 Corrupt and vicious Liuers which with their company like Leauen infect others Corin. 5 6. Know ye not that a little Leauen Leaueneth the whole Lump 1 Cor. 15 33. old Leauen sig Maliciousnesse and wickednesse euen the whole naughtinesse of our sinfull Nature with the bitter Fruits of it 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen to be led by the Spirit sig To be mightily and forcibly yet willingly remoued and carried by diuine power from place to place Math. 4 1. Beeing compared with Luke 4 1 14. Iesus was led aside of the Spirit And Mark 1 12. The Spirit is to driue him out 2 To be gouerned by the good motions of the Spirit of God Rom. 8 10. They that are Christs are led by the Spirit of Christ that is be obedient to the gouernment of the Spirit to be Led into temptation sig Not onely to be forsaken in the temptation but to bee giuen wholy ouer to the tempters will and helde prisoner at his pleasure This is neuer done but to the wicked yet it is often deserued by the godly who praying against it doe escape it Mat. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation that is let vs not fall into the Tempters hand to be as his slaues Left-hand sig The fearefull estate of the vngodly adiudged to torments as the right hand signifieth the happy estate of the godly appointed to life Mathew 25 30 31. left-handed sig pro One that performeth bodily actions as readily and strongly with the left hand as others doe with the right hand Iudges 3 15. Eâ—ud a Man left handed Letter sig Outward profession of God and whatsoeuer is in Religion besides the Spirit and Grace of Christ. Rom. 2 29. Not in the Letter 2 The whole doctrine of the Law seuered from the quickning Spirit of Christ to make it effectual Rom. 7 6. And not in oldnesse of the Letter Leuy sig The whole race or number of the Leuites Mal. 2 4. My Couenant which I made with Leuy Leuite sig A Minister of the Old Testament whose office it was to instruct the people and to waite vpon the Altar Numb 3 45. Take the Leuits c. Deutro 33 10. They shall teach Israell thy Law and shall put Incense before thy face c. 2 Euery true faithfull Christian which is a spirituall Leuite to worship God in Spirit and truth Esay 66 21. I will take of them for Priests and Leuits saith the Lord. L. I. Liberty sig pro Freedome from any seruitude or bondage 2 Freedome from the bondage of Sin and Sathan and from the seruitude of Moses Law Gala. 6 1. Stand fast in the Liberty wherein Christ hath set you free 1 Pet. 29 16. Gal. 5 13. This is Christian Liberty begun and vnperfit beeing bought for vs by the price of Christs blood and reuealed vnto vs by the Gospell 3 A full and perfect deliuerance from the very corruption of Sinne and of the Graue too and from all misery whatsoeuer Ephe. 1 14. Which is the Redemption of that Liberty purchased vnto the praise of his Glory This is the accomplishment of the former Liberty It is called Glorious Libertie Rom. 8 21. Because the Saints being once freed from all miseries shall be glorified in Heauen 4 That condition of Gods Children from whom the vaile of the heart is taken away and that yoake of darknesse which by the sin of one man beeing put vppon vs was made more heauy by another yoake of Moyses Law encreasing and strengthening naturall blindnesse in vs before conuersion 2 Cor. 3 17. Where the spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty 1 Pet. 2 16. 5 A freedome or power which is giuen vnto the Christian about things indifferent to vse them or not to vse them keeping our selues within bounds of Charity and Edification Rom.
32. This is a great Mistery but I speake of Christ and his Church Foolishly then and ignorantly do Papists hence gather their Sacrament of Marriage For not the coniunction of man and wife but of Christ and his Church is a Mistery Mistery of iniquity sig False Doctrine and corrupt worship cloaked couered with the name of Christ and of Christian Religion 2. Thes 2 7. The Mistery of Iniquitie doth already worke Misterie of godlinesse sig The Doctrine of free saluation through faith only in the blood of Christ or the whole Doctrine of Christianity 1. Tim. 2 16. Great is the Mistery of Godlinesse 1. Cor. 〈◊〉 Math. 11 25. 1. Cor. 2 10 14. M. O. Mocke sig A bitter taunâ— or scornfullieast either for some naturall infirmity or for piety sake In the former kind the children Mocked Elizeus 2. Kings 2 23. Câ—â—e vp Bald-head In the latter kinde Isâ—aell Mocked Isaac Gen. 21 19. Sarah sawe Ismaell mocking This is called persecution Gal. 4 29. Thus Iewes and Gentiles mocked Christ. Modestie sig That grace of the Spirite which enableth Christians so to moderate their affections as that they keepe a comely meane in all parts of their behauiour Actes 20 19. Seruing the Lord with all modestie Moloch sig An Idoll of the Ammonites shaped like to a man being made hollow within hauing seauen Clossets It was made of Copper and the Israelites offered their sons and daughters vnto it Leuit 18 21. Offer not thy children to Moloch See Bible-note vpon this place 2 Any kinde of Idoll whatsoeuer by a Sinecdoche Leuit. 20 2. Moone sig That great light which puts difference between nights and dayes and bounds yeares and months by her course Psal. 121 6. Nor the Moone by night Gen. 1. 2 The world and all earthly thinges which for their changeablenesse are likened to the Moone Reuel 12 1. The Moone was vnder her feete A Metaphor to turne the moone into blood sig To giue some fearefull token of diuine wrath as if the course of Nature should be altered Acts. 2 10. The Moone shall be turned into blood The same thing is meant by the darkening of the sunne and Moone A Metaphor Morning sig That part of the day which is first after the rising of the Sun Marke 16 2. 2 An whole Artificiall day Sinechdoche Gen. 1 5. Morning Euening sig A naturall day consisting of day and night A Sinecdoche Gen. 1 5. The Morning and the euening were the first day in the Morning sig The time of the Resurrection when Christ the Sun of righteousnesse shall arise to the ful comfort of the chosen Psal. 49 15. euery Morning sig Daily or from one day to another Lament 3 23. Thy mercies are renewed euery Morning early in the morning sig Seasonably and in due time Psalme 5 3. Earely in the Morning O Lord thou shalt heare my voice 2 Quickly speedily and in short time Psal. 30 5. Ioy comes in the morning Psal. 90 5. 3 Diligently with great study and care 2. Chro. 36 15. Rising Earely c. the out-goings of the mornings Euenings sig The whole course of the day and all things that fall out in it Psal. 65 8. The out-goings of the euenings and the Mornings praise thee More abundantly sig More then was needefull were it not for the wickednesse of men who will not beleeue God Heb. 6 17. God willing More abundantly c. from Morning to euening sig Euery houre moment and minute of time Iob 4 20. From morning to Euening they be destroyed that is euery moment they hasten to death to take the wings of yâ— Morning sig To vse exceeding great speede and celerity doing a thing so suddainely as the beames of the Sunne are scattered thorough the Ayre Psalme 139 8. to Mortifie sig To kill and to breake the strength and rage of sinne by the spirite Rom. 8 13. Ifye Mortifie the deedes of the body by the spirite you shall liue Colos. 3 5. Mortification what it is It is that work or action of the spirit of God in the heart of a sanctified man enabling him by little little to crucifie and destroy the Old-man with al his affections and lusts which be either in his reason or will till they bee wholly abolished and taken away at the time of our death Seâ— Rom. 6 5 6 7. Mortality sig An estate subiect to death 1. Cor. 15 53. This Mortall must put on immortality Moses sig pro A person so called being a singuler Prophet by whom the Law was giuen 2 The Bookes and writings of Moyses Luke 16 29. They haue Moyses and the Prophets Iohn 5 45. Mote sig pro A thing so small that it cannot be deuided into parts 2 Either some small sinne espied and resisted or some great sinne vnknowne and hidden from our sight Math. 7 3. Let mee pull the Mote out of thy eye A lesser sinne willingly and wittingly continued in is a beame when a great sinne as Polygamie of the Fathers not disceâ—ned to bee a sinne is but a Mote Mother sig pro One that beareth children naturally Thus was Sarah Isaacks Mother and Marie Christes Mother 2 One that bringeth forth children spiritually Thus Ierusalem which is aboue is saide to bee the Mother of vs all Gal. 4 26. 3 One that careth for instructeth and defendeth others as a Mother her children Thus is Deborah called a Mother in Israel Iudg. 5 7. That is a Gouernor which bare a Motherly affection 4 Ancient women which excell in years 1. Tim. 5 2. The elder women as Mothers 5 A Step-mother and one that is to be honoured loued and cherrished as a Mother The fifth Commandement Honor thy Father and thy mother Iohn 19 27. Behold thy Mother 6 One that is neere and deere vnto Christ as a Mother to the childe Math. 12 50. They that doo the will of my Father they are my mother and my brethren Mother of vs all sig The holy inuisible Catholicke Church which as a commoÌ„ Mother bringeth forth children into the Christian world Gal. 4 26. Nurcing Mothers sig Queenes and Princesses which like Nurcing Mothers foster and maintaine the Church of God by their authority and good Lawes Isai. 49 23. the Mother of whoredomes sig The Author inuenter and cherrisher of superstitions and Idolatries which are spirituall whoredomes Reuel 17 8. Mother of whoredoms and abhominations Mountains sig pro The highest places of the earth Prou. 8 25. Ere the Mountaines were Mountaines haue eminencie and firmenesse they be high and vnmooueable or lasting 2 Great men and Rulers Ps. 72 3. The mountaines may bring peace Esay Tell the Mountaines c. Potentates of the earth are exalted as Mountaines and thinke themselues strong 3 Arrogant and proude Tyrants swollen like Mountaines with ambition Iob. 9 5. God translateth Mountaines and ouerthrowes them in his wrath 4 The invisible euen the holy Catholick Church eminent and dureable as a Mount Psal. 15 1. 1 25 1. 5 The visible Church Esay
2 3. Let vs go vp to the Mountaine of the Lord. Mountains valleyes sig Men of all sorts high and low rich and poore Esay 40 4. Ualeyes shall bee exalted and all Mountaines and hils shall be brought low Luke 1 16 17. Mountaine of God sig Horeb where God appeared to Moses and gaue his Law to the people Exod. 3 1. Mourning sig A godly greefe or sorrow for our owne or for the sinnes of others Mat. 5 4. Blessed are they that Mourne 2 A moderate sorrow for the worldly euilles that do befall our selues or others Mat. 2 18. Mourning and weeping Gen. 23 2. To Mourne for Sarah 3 Vnmeasurable and greeuous lamentation and heauinesse expressed by smiting the body tearing the haire renting the Garments c. Math. 24 30. Gen. 37 35. 4 Iudgements and calamities which cause Mourning by a Metanimie Eze. 2 10. Mourning lamentation and woe Mouth sig That part of the body which is the Instrument of speech 2 Speech or words vttered by the mouth which is the Instrument of speech Esay 49 2. Hee hath made my Mouth like a sharp sword that is my words were as sharpe and piercing as a sword Psal. 73 9. They set their Mouth against heauen to bee with ones mouth sig To instruct and teach one what and howe to speake Exod. 4 12. I will be with thy Mouth Mouth of the Lord. sig The Lord himselfe reuealing and opening his will vnto the people Esay 40 5. The Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it Augustine by the Mouth of the Lord vnderstands Christ the son of God who declared his father vnto vs. Iohn 1 18. breath of his Mouth sig The Doctrine of the Gospell vttered by the Ministers thereof 2. Thess. 2 8. Whom the Lord shal consume with the spirit or breath of his mouth rod or staffe of his Mouth sig The mighty and powerfull word of God Esay 11 4. Hee shall smite the earth with the rodde of his Mouth Mouth of the earth sig Earth it selfe taking in as a mouth the blood of Abell to hide it Gen. 4 11. The Earth opened her Mouth to open the Mouth sig To begin to speake or to make an entrance into speech after good deliberation taken Math. 5 1. Then Iesus opened his Mouth Acts 10 34. Peter opened his mouth 2 To restore the vse of speech Luke 1 64. His mouth was opened immediately to stop the Mouth sig To put to silence or to make dumbe through astonishment of Gods workes Iob. 5 16. Iniquity shall stop her Mouth Psal. 107 42. Mouth of wickednes sig A verie wicked man which with his Mouth speakes forth wicked things Psal. 107 42. M. U. Multitude sig The greatest and mightiest men which by might beare downe right oppressing the poore by fraud or force Exod. 23 2. Thou shalt not follow a Multitude to do euill 2 The common people or vulgar sort of men because they are the greatest number Math. 9 8. When the Multitude saw it Multitude of people sig Abundance or great store of people Prou. 14 28. In the Multitude of people is the honor of a King But multitude of people is no note and marke of a true Church forsomuch as many walke in the broad way whereas few walke in the straite way Murder sig The taking away of mans life vnlawfully Rom. 1 29. Full of Murder 2 All cruelty in deed word or thought Exo. 20 13. Thou shalt not murder 1 Iohn 3 15. He that hateth his Brother in his heart is a Murtherer A Sinecdoche Murmure sig A grutching discontented person which is displeased with Gods dispensation dealing 1 Cor. 10 10. Neither Murmure ye as some of your fathers Murmured Math. 20 11. to Murmur sig To greeue in minde secretly for want of some good thing which wee desire or for feeling some euill things which we would not haue 1. Cor. 10 10. to Muzsle sig To denie and keepe backe meate and maintenance from Labourers men or beasts Deut. 25 4. 1. Cor. 9 9. Thou shalt not Muzsle the mouth of the Oxe Must. sig A necessity of that thing whereunto it is applied Heb. 9 16. Where there is a Testament there must be the death of him c. Acts 12 22. We must thorough many afflictions enter into Heauen 2 A dutie and that which ought to be 2. Tim. 2 6. The Husbandman must labour before hee receiue the fruite N. A. Naked sig ONE that is void of all Cloathing to couer his body Gen. 2 25. Adam was Naked and was not ashamed 2 One that hath laide aside and put off the cheefe of his Garments 1. Sam. 19 24. Saule fell downe Naked that is hee put off his kingly apparrell 3 One which lacketh Christ the wedding best Garment Reuel 3 17. Thou art poore and Naked that is voyd of Christ and his Graces 4 Such as want the fauour and protection of God which is our best couering Exod. 32 25. When Moyses saw the people Naked 5 One which is not yet clad with immortall glory 2 Corin. 5 3. We shall not be found Naked Nakednesse sig Lacke of bodily cloathing in whole or in part 2 Cor. 11 27. And in Nakednesse 2 Want of Christ Iesus his Merits and Graces of his Spirit which are the Soules deckinges and ornaments Reue. 3 18. That thou maist hide thy filthy Nakednesse This is spirituall Nakednesse Name sig pro That whereby one person is knowne from another as Peter Paule c. Mat. 1 21. His Name shall be Iesus Luke 1 6. He shall be called Iohn 2 Testimony or report giuen of any Man which if it be for good things and giuen by good Men then it is a good Name otherwise it is an euill Name Prou. 2◠1. A good Name is better then riches This is that whereby we are made knowne and manifest to others as Men by their Names 3 Our selues or our owne persons Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your Names bee written in the Booke of Life that is that ye are knowne before and loued of God from euerlasting Reue. 21 ver last 4 Honour renowne praise or glory Deutro 26 19. To make thee high aboue all Nations in Name 5 Appearance shew and seeming Reuel 3 1. Thou hast a Name to liue 6 Memory mention Prou. His Name shal be put out 7 The most Noble and powerfull Creatures in Heauen and Earth Actes 4 12. There is giuen none other Name vnder Heauen Ephe. 1 21. Aboue all Names 8 Great excellency and Dignity Phil. 2 9. And giuen him a Name c 9 Knowledge Rom. 1 5. For his Name among the Gentiles Name whē it is referred to God sig Any thing whereby God and his will is made better knowne to vs. Thus his Titles as God Iehouah Lord c. Also his properties as Mercie Goodnesse Truth his workes his word his Sacraments his Religion his doctrine All these are his Name Exod. 20 7. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord c. Exod. 3 18. This
is our prouing of our selues 2 To sift vs by some affliction that wee may know our owne hearts Deut. 8 2. To humble thee and to Proue thee 3 To looke neerely into ones cause and to take knowledge and defence of it Psal. 26. 2. Proue mee ô Lord and try mee This is Gods proouing vs. to Prouide sig To haue a fore-cast in the affayres of this life as how to maintaine our charge 2. Timothy 5 8. If there bee any that prouideth not for his owne 2 To fore-thinke what things wee may lawfully and iustly do Rom. 12 17. Prouide or procure honest things before men 3 To fore-appoint and giue a good issue in perplexed and troublesome cases Gen. 22 8. God will prouide c. And verse 14. In the Mount will the Lord Prouide or see Prouidence what Prouidence is not only Gods fore-knowledge of things to come and his wise appointment before hand how euery thing in the world shall be but his powerful and most iust discerning and disposing of all thinges and persons according to that his eternall and vnchaungeable knowledge and will whereby all thinges that haue beene haue beene and all thinges that are are and all things that shall be shal be for such ends as himselfe hath purposed from euerlasting Mat. 10 29 Acts 2 23. Acts 4 28. to Prouoke sig To giue God occasion of anger or punnishment by some sinne obstinately committed Ps. 106 26. They Prouoked him vnto anger with their inuentions Deut. 32 19. 2 To mooue or to stirre vppe ones care Rom. 11 18. If by any meanes I might Prouoke them of my flesh that is make the Iewes my Kins-men carefull to seeke after Christ in his worde P. U. Publicans sig One who bought in great the Emperors tribute Math. 21 31. Math. 9 9 11. Why eateth your Maister with Publicanes and sinners These Publicans were held of the Iewes for the vilest men that liued in two respects First because they were Seruants to the Romaines whose yoake the Iewes could not abide Secondly because they exacted more then their due for their owne aduantage to Punish sig To chastice and correct as a Father dooth his Children for their humbling and amendment Psal. 73 14. Daily haue I beene punnished and chastised euery morning 2 To take vengeance vpon Sinners as a Iudge vpon Malefactors Gen. 4 13. My Punnishment is greater then that I can beare Thus Tremellius readeth it to purchase sig To obtaine a thing by laying downe the due price of it Gen. 49 32. 2 To obtaine the inheritances of the Church and of Heauen by Merit Actes 20 28. Ephes. 1 14 Pure sig pro Vnmixed sheere or like it selfe as Wine without water Siluer without drosse 2 Without mixture of sinne either more or lesse according to that whereof it is affirmed Thus it is written of God that he is pure Psalme 51 4. Thou art Pure when thou Iudgest Psal. 19 8. The Commaundement of the Lorde is Pure For GOD and his Worde are without all mixture of sinne and iniquitie Also wee reade of a Pure heart 1. Timot. 1 4. Math. 5 8. Blessed are the Pure in heart Whereby is meant a heart partly freed from the mixture of sinne and endeuouring still to bee more free Lastly wee read of Pure Religion and Pure Doctrine Iames. 1 27. When it is free from Errour Idolatrie and Hypocrifie Also of pure Prayers and of Pure Hands lifted vppe when our Prayers are vnmixed with wrath and doubting Iob. 16 17. 1 Tim. 2 8. Iames 1 27. Purge sig To make cleane without guilt by free forgiuenesse of sinne thorough the bloode of Christ. Psalme 51 7. Purge mee with Hysop The property of Hysope is to purge whereunto Christ his his blood is compared 2 To make cleane and free our harts from corruption of sinne that it raigne not by grace of sanctification Titus 2 14. And purge vs to be a peculiar people 3 To cast out the filth of sinne by our own best endeuours Iames 4 8. Purge your hearts you Sinners 4 To cast offensiue sinners out of the Church by excommunication 2. Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen 5 To make clean from Ceremoniall pollution and vncleannesse Leuit. 12 7. So shall she be Purged from the Issue of her blood Purgatory sig A place deuised by Popery for purging of sin by Torments suffered of soules which die in mortall sinne without absolution to Purifie sig To make cleane and pure that which before was fowle and defiled This was doone eyther by the bloude of Goates Bulles and Beastes Hebr. 9 14. Or by Faith in the bloud of Christ which makes vs perfectly pure by imputation and imperfectly pure by sanctification Actes 15 9. After that by faith hee had purified their hearts Puritie sig Vnmixednesse with sinne as farre as our frailty will suffer 2. Cor. 6 6. By Purity Purpose sig A firme thoght or determination of our mind touching something which we meane to do Eccles 3 1. A time for euery Purpose vnder Heauen Prou. 16 9. 2 The Decree of GOD touching the eternall estate of all reasonable creatures Rom 9 11 That the Purpose of God might remaine according to election 3 The Decree of God touching the endlesse saluation of the elect Rom. 8 28. To them that are called of his Purpose Puft vp sig One houen and swolne by arrogancy pride 1 Tim. 6 4. He is Puft vp Q. V. Quarrell sig STrife or controuersie betweene man and man Col. 3 13. If any man haue a Quarrell to another 2 An action or Controuersie between God and vs. Micah 6 2 The Lord hath a Quarrell against his people Queene sig pro A woman maried to a King as Bethsheba to Dauid Iezabel to Achab. 2 The true Church espoused vnto Christ the King of his people as to an Husband Psalme 45 9. Upon thy right hand doth stand the Queen Cant. 6 8 3 The false Anti-christian Church boasting of her might riches and pompe Reuel 18 7. I sit being a Queene I am no widdow the Queen of heauen sig The worke of Heauen so Tremellius translates it out of the Haebrew or heauenly and Caelestiall things as the Sun Moone Starres and other heauenly bodies Ier. 7 18. To make Cakes to the Queen of heauen to Quench sig pro Either somewhat to slake the heate of the fire or else wholy to put it out 2 To loose some fruits and effects of the spirite and to abate the working of grace as if one should somewhat slake the heate and lessen the light of the fire 1 Thess 5 19. Quench not the Spirit Thus the Godly by their security Quench the Spirit 3 To loose wholy the grace of the spirit which once he had as if one should put out fire with water Thus the wicked by their obstinacy in sinne Quench the spirit as Saule and Iudas did 1 Thess. 5 19. Quench not the Spirit And thus a godly person neuer can quench the spirit for the Spirit abideth
refuge Psal. 59 16. Thou art my refuge in the time of trouble Psal. 32 7. Regeneration sig New birth after we are once born naturally to be borne againe spiritually Titus 3 5. By the Lauer of Regeneration or by the washing of New-birth 2 The day and time of the last Iudgement when our whole Nature being perfectly restored both body and Soule shall enioy the heauenly inheritance Mathew 9 28. You which haue followed mee shall in the Regeneration sit vppon Thrones c. Regeneration is commonly put and vsed by Diuines for Sanctification and Renouation and then it imports and signifies as much as the reformation of a Man which consists in the Mortification of sinne and newnesse of life Whereas if we speake exactly and as the thing is this renewing of our Nature is but an effect and fruit of our Regeneration which properly is our incorporation and ingrafting into Christ by Faith whereby wee haue our spirituall being of Children in the Kingdome of grace as by Carnall generation we haue Naturall being in the Kingdome of this world Sée Iohn 1 12 13 14. Regeneration may therefore thus be defined Regeneration what Regeneration is a worke or act of Gods wonderfull power begetting the elect againe to himself by the ministry of the word through the spirit that of the Children of wrath by the desert of sin they might bee made by grace through faith in Christ the Sonnes and Daughters of God Iames 1 18. Of his owne will begat he vs by the word of truth Titus 3 4 5 6. Therefore the confounding of Regeneration with Sanctification I doe take to bee an ouer-sight but I iudge it a grosse errour to thinke our selues to haue any stroke in our New-birth so much as to assent to it til of vnwilling we be made willing to be Regenerate sig To be borne againe by the Spirit that we may be the Children of God Iohn ◠3. Unlesse a Man be Regenerate and borne againe he cannot enter into the Kingdome of God Reioyce sig To take comfort and be made glad by the opinion presence or hope of some good thing earthly or heauenly 1 Thess. 5 16. Reioyce euermore Lu. 1 58. They Reioyced with her to reioyce in Christ. sig To rest wholy in him and his sufferings with full comfort and contentment of minde Gal. 6. 14. Phil. 4 4. Reioyce in the Lord. Religion sig Godlinesse euen that inward pietie of the heart whereby God is truely acknowledged and farred Iames 1 27. Pure Religion and vndefiled is this 2 The outward lawfull worship and seruice of God prescribed in his worde and professed by men Iames 1 26. That mans Religion is vaine 3 The Doctrine which teacheth Religion Acts 25 19. 4 The whole Iewish external worship of God as it was corrupted by the Tradition of the Pharisees Acts 26 5. I liued a Pharisie after the perfect Sect of our Religion 5 Superstition Col. 2 18. By the Religion of Angels verse 23. In voluntary Religion Religious sig A worshipper of God outwardly Iames 1 26. If any among you seeme Religious 2 A true worshipper of God or a godly person Acts 10 5. A Religious or deuout man one that feareth God 3 A person deuoted to Religion and studious to know better the way of Gods worship Actes 2 5. There were dwelling at Ierusalem Iewes Religious men 4 Superstitious hypocriticall persons which would seeme to be louers of Religion and be not Acts 13 50. They stirred vp certaiue Religious or deuout women against Paule to Remember sig Either to call to minde something past or to keepe in minde something for the time to come Exod. 20 8. Remember thou keepe holy the Sabaoth Math. 26 75. Then Peter Remembred the wordes of the Lord. 2 To make mention with liking to praise commend and celebrate a thing Psal. Remember the wonderous thinges that he hath done Psa. 6. 5. In death there is none Remembers thee Esay 26 8. Eccl. 1◠1. Remember thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth that is worship and praise him 3 To trust or put confidence in another Psal. 20 7. Some trust in horses but we Remember thee O Lord. In this sence wee are commanded to eate the Lords Supper in Remembraunce of his death and passion For we are warned thereby stirred vp both to call to minde his sufferings and to trust in them for saluation 1 Cor. 11 25. to Remember as it is referred to God sig To care for one to deliuer succour and saue him God Remembred Abraham or thought vpon him Gen. 19 29. Also in Luke 23 41. Lord Remember me when thou commest into thy Kingdome Heb. 13 4. And in all places of the Psalmes where the Prophet prayeth to be remembred it hath this meaning to be blessed cared for and comforted If we speake properly there fals into God no forgetfulnesse but as men vse to helpe such as they remember and think vpon so the helpes blessings and comforts which God doth afford to his people shewes and makes it knowne that he Remembers them 1 Sam. 1 19. And the Lord Remembred Hannah 2 To punish or correct sinne Psal. 25 7. Remember not the sinnes of my youth that is Remember them not to punish me for them Iere. 31 34. I will not Remember your Iniquities 3 Graciously to accept and fauourably to fulfill Psal. 20 3. Let him Remember all thy burnt Offerings Rembrance sig A calling to minde or keeping in mind This is the proper signification 2 Memory good name and report Eccl. 9 5. Their Remembrance is forgotten Exod. 17 14. 3 Hauing in minde with faith and loue 1 Cor. 11 25. Do this in Remembrance of me Remission of sinnes sig Forgiuenesse of sinne when both the guilt and punnishment are freely pardoned for Christ alone to such as beleeue in him Acts 10 43. All that beleeue in him shall receiue Remission of their sinnes These are our spirituall debts which being wholy pardoned by Christ onely what place is there for Popish satisfaction 2 All the merits and benefits of Christ by a Sinecdoche of a part for the whole Math. 26 28. Which is shed for many for Remission of sinnes Vnder this one benefit is comprehended the whol Masse of his merits to Remit or forgiue sig To forgiue or not to require the paiment or debt of sinne at our hands Iohn 20 23. They are Remitmitted Thus God alone Remitteth authoratiuely 2 To declare and pronounce sinne to be forgiuen to such as shewe their faith by true Repentance Iohn 20 23. Whose sinnes ye Remit Thus Ministers are saide to remit declaratiuely as witnesses onely 3 To put wrong done vs out of our Rememberance Math. 18 21. And I shall forgiue or Remit him Thus one man forgiues another 4 To receiue an excommunicate person into the Church vpon his Repentance 2 Cor. 27. Yee ought rather to forgiue him And verse 10. Thus the Church forgiues scandalous liuers Sée Forgiuenesse Remaining sig A portion of
the tyranical enemies there of being extinct which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes and godly Kinges set vp to gouerne his people in his waies Reuel 12 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God not to receiue a kingdome sig To want and to bee without that Regall and princely power which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people Reuel 17 12. Which yet haue not receiued the Kingdome Kingdomes of this world are Christs sig Heathenish Kings conuerted to Christ who after a sort maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings framing their harts so as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete and both in themselues and their subiects to study chiefely how to promote his glory Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great and other godly Emperors of old time and of late by sundry worthy and religious Princes in Germany England Scotland Poland and Denmarke Reue. 11 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords and his Christs who shall raigne for euermore L. A. Lake of fire burning sig THE extreame tormentes of Hell called before the second death also destruction Chapt. 17 8. To be cast into this Lake is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there by an vnrecouerable sentence This shall be done as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery eyther for the Papacy it selfe or the men which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it For out of Hell no redemption Reuel 19 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning c. Lambe sig Christ and his Church humble meane and meeke as a Lambe Reuel 17 14. They shall fight against the Lambe Lambs mariage supper sig The participation and fellowship with Christ in his heauenly ioyes and blisse when the Church his Spouse shall be fully blessed Reuel 19 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement in which calling they shall not refuse vpon vaine excuses as at first Math. 22. But at the first hearing through the most effectuall grace of Christ they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues as men which sit together at a great Supper which beeing in the Euening and end of the day dooth signifie that this calling of the Iewes shall be in the Euening and end of the World as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper which the Church and Christ shall haue together in Heauen This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected L. E. to lead into Captiuity sig To expell or driue out of ones Country and to make them bond-men and slaues Reuel 13 10. If any Lead into Captiuity Leaues of the Trée sig The most certaine hope which the faithfull haue by Christ of the glory to come which as a fruit followes after a Christian hope as fruit in the season dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of the graces and merits of Christ fully enioyed not in hope onely in heauen Where seeing there shal be no difference betweene Iew and Gentile nor any sores to bee healed therefore the former signification is better Length as large as the breadth sig The durable continuance of the Church of Christ meant by length Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew meant by the breadth the one being as large as the other signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church Reu. 21 16. The Length was as large as the breadth Leopard sig pro A certaine beast which some call the Cat of the Mount others a Libbard very full of spottes diuersly coloured also exceeding swift subtile and fierce beeing most furiously enraged against men so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table or Paper it will most fiercely run against it to teare it Lastly it is of such a sweete sauour as allureth all other beastes vnto it by which meanes they are caught and deuoured 2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants his Popish Cleargy euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation which very fitly is likened to a Leopard whose spots represent the horrible filthinesse which sticketh in that Romish Beast so fast as there is no more hope they will change then that a Leopard will forsake his spots Also that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men not being able to endure the Image of such being adorers of all other Images They are swift to mischiefe vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty then they do subtilty in contriuing it entising many thousands into their snares by a kind of venerable Maiesty and counterfeit piety Finally they bee rauenous as Beares proud stout and intollerably insolent and sauage with all as Lyons hauing to be short al such immanities and deformities in them alone as Dan. 7 4 5 6. Vnder seuerall Beasts seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies to wit Assyrians or Chaldees Persians or Medes and Greekes Reu 1 2. This Beast was like a Leopard his Feete like a Beare and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard of the Romaine Empire ciuill or become Christian but tainted with corrupt errour it dooth not so well agree as to that Antichrist to the corporation of the Papacy whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe who hath exercised and doth practise cruelties of all sorts wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse L. I. Lies sig Errour in doctrine Haeresies dissimulation in Religion and counterfeit manners Reuel 22 15. And such as loue and make Lies Liars sig Hypocrites dissemblers and all which delight in error and false doctrine Reuel 21 8. And Liars Light of a Candle sig The very least commodity of this life as a Candle lighted in the night which the poorest will not be without So great shall be the fall of that Cittie wherein the least good thing shall be wanting and cannot be had Reu. 18 23. And the Light of a Candle shall shine no more in it to lighten the earth with his glory sig To illuminate mens mindes by the brightnesse of the pure word of God expelling darknesse of ignorance and damnable Haeresies which had long couered the face of the World Reuel 18 1. And he lightned the Earth with his glory Lightnings sig The terrible and vnauoydable punnishments which God from Heauen shall send vppon the persecutours of his Church Reuel 4 5. Out of that Throne came Lightnings linnen pure and bright sig Angelicall purity by the alone imputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints who be al Priests to God all now entring into Gods
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.