the message and minde of Christ to his people with great vehemency of voice Esay 58 1. Cry aloud spare not lift vp thy voice like a Trumpet Reuel 8 2. And to them were giuen seauen Trumpets This is by some expounded of the Ministers of the Gospell whereof there was a tipe and figure vnder the Law in the Siluer Trumpets by the noyse whereof the people of God were called to the publique assemblies in Earth as now by the Preachers of the word they are called to the Kingdome of Heauen Numb 10 2. Make two Trumpets of Siluer for the assembling of the Congregation An immateriall and heauenlie Trumpet whereof there is direct vse for saluation the trumpet of God sig Amost mightie noyse like to the noyse of a Trumpet made of God extraordinarily for the quickning or raising vp of the dead 1 Thess. 4 16. The Lord shall come with the Trumpet of God 1 Cor. 15 52. The Trump shall blow and the dead shall rise This is expounded to bee the voice of Christ himselfe In Iohn 5 28. All that are in the Graue shall heare his voice to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To seeke fame and renowne of men by doing of good thinges Math. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes thou shalt not make a Trumpet to be blown before thee not to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To doe the works of mercy and all other good workes as secretly as we can without seeking any vaine glory from man or receiuing it beeing profered Mat. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes make not a Trumpet to be blowne before thee This is the same meaning of that Let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doth Trust. sig The credit which one of vs puts in another in our mutuall worldly dealings Prouer. 31 1◠The heart of her Husband Trustes in her This is ciuill Trust. 2 The affiance and confidence of our harts relying vppon the mercifull and true promises and most powerfull wise good prouidence of God both for the remoouing and keeping from vs euill thinges and for the giuing and bestowing good things Psalme 37 3. Trust thou in the Lord. And 34 22. None that Trusts in him shall perish 1 Tim. 6 17. This trust is religious and cannot be put in any creature without Idolatry Hence we are forbidden to trust in riches in the arme of flesh in Princes or in any Son of man Truth sig The most perfect Essence of any thing or the most absolute perfection it selfe of any matter Iohn 18 38. What is Truth 2 The most perfect Diuine Essence which is Truth it selfe and the Authour of all Truth in his Creatures Psalme 31 5. Thou hast redeemed mee ô Lord GOD of Truth Iohn 14 6 I am the Truth c. Exod. 34 6. 3 The constancy of God in keeping his promises Rom. 3 7. If the Truth of God hath more abounded through my lie The word Truth is taken in this sence in all places of Scripture where Mercy and Truth are matched and mentioned together 4 The substance and body of that that was shaddowed vnder the Ceremonies of Moses Lawe Iohn 4 23. The true worshippers shall worship the Father in Truth 5 The whole word of God both Law and Gospell which is called the Truth because it containeth the firme and sure doctrine which teacheth the true way how to attaine eternall saluation Iohn 17 17. Thy word is Truth Iohn 8 31 32. Col. 1 5. Whereof you haue heard before by the word of Truth which is the Gospell 6 Christ and his doctrine 2 Iohn 1. But also all that haue knowne the Truth 7 The true vnderstanding of thinges necessary to saluation Iohn 17 17. Sanctifie them with thy Truth 8 That light of Nature left in man since his fall to helpe him to know God so farre as to leaue him without excuse but not so farre as is needefull to saluation Rom. 1 18. Which with-hold the truth in vnrighteousnesse Rom 2 8. 9 True Religion Gala. 3 1. Who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the Truth Titus 1 1. 10 Integrity of life or vprightnesse and sincerity void of deceit and counterfeiting 1. Cor. 5 8. With the vnleauened Bread of sincerity and truth Ephe. 4 24. Esay 38 3. I haue walked before thee in Truth 11 Iustice or righteousnesse as it is contrary to iniquity 1 Cor. 13 6. It reioyceth not in iniquitie but in Truth Psal. 51 6. Thou louest Truth in the inward parts It is a part of the Image of God Sée Ephe. 4 24. 12 Fidelity and faithfulnesse between man and man in keeping iust couenants promises and bargaines Iere. 5 1 3. O Lord are not thine eies set vpon Truth 13 A iust and true sentence pronounced by a Magistrate in cases of Iustice. Pro. 20 28. Mercie and Truth preserues the King 14 Plainnesse and simplicity of speech when thinges are vttered as they bee without fraud and falshood Psalm 15 2. Hee that speaketh the Truth from his hart Ephe. 4 25. Speake Truth one to another 15 Most True and farre from all deceit Psal. 19 9. The iudgements of the Lord are Truth 16 Indeed and in good earnest when the inward beleefe and obedience of the heart doth answere the outward profession Ephe. 4 21. And haue beene taught in him as the Truth is in Iesus Word of Truth sig The Gospell Preached and published by the true Ministers thereof 2 Cor. 6 7. By the word of truth Col. 1 5. Whereof ye haue heard by the word of truth that is the Gospell True sig That which is perfect faithfull sound and sure not counterfeit nor false Psalm 119 151. Thy Commandements are True Ro. 3 4. Let God be True c. Truelie sig Sincerely and vprightly without lies and deceit Math. 22 16. Thou teachest the way of God Truely that is true doctrine for the matter and sinceritie for the manner 1 Iohn 1 6. They lie and do not truly that is they play the Hipocrites to do Truth sig To deale truely and sincerely leading an honest life void of all craft and deceiuing Iohn 3 21. He that doth Trush comes to the light Full of Truth sig One full of the very substance of Truth to wit Christ being the perfection and accomplishment of all Legall Ceremonies Iohn 1 14. Full of Grace Truth Truth of the Gospell sig The true and sincere doctrine of the Gospell Gal. 2 5. That the Truth of the Gospell might continue in you to hold the Truth in vnrighteousnesse sig To suppresse the light of knowledge naturally shining in mens hearts forcibly keeping it backe from shewing it selfe in words and deedes as it desires to doe Rom. 1 18. Wrath of God is reuealed from Heauen vpon men which hold the Truth in unrighteousnesse to tell the whole truth sig To declare and lay open the whole matter as it was doone Marke 5 33. Shee told him the whole Truth to walke in Truth sig To liue vprightly without
French Latine or Greeke haue their Dictionaries and Lexicons allowed them to enterpret such harde and strange wordes by knowledge whereof things to bee learned become more easie and their labours which haue composed such Bookes are much to be commended So I haue wondered that of so many woorthy learned and Godly Diuines which are as willing for their loue to the good of the Church as able for their sufficiency of gifts not one no not one that I knowe haue euer attempted to prouide our Christian Scholler such a Christian Dictionary of wordes as containe the secrets of our Heauenly profession and Art Many haue framed and set forth Primers and A. B. Cs. for beginners I meane Catechismes to enter them into the knowledge of God but not any as yet haue set too their hands to enterpret in our Mother tongue in Alphabet order the cheefe words of our Science which being very hard and darkesome sound in the eares of our weake Schollers as Latine or Greeke words as indeede many of them are deriued from these Languages and this I haue esteemed as no smal let to hinder the profiting in knowledge of holy Scriptures amongst the vulgar because when in their reading or hearing Scriptures they meet with such principall words as carry with them the Marrowe and pith of our holy Religion they sticke at them as at an vnknowne language Mathias Flaccius Illyricus whom I did not looke vpon nor vppon Enchiridion Marlorati vntill I had well nie done this worke hath worthily performed this in Latine by whose helpe it is easie for a Diuine to do some such worke in English I the vnmeetest and vnwoorthiest of all my Bretheren not one of a thousand but the meanest of ten thousand haue attempted this enterprise and performed a poore some-thing sufficient onely to giue the more learned an occasion to do some more exact thing in this kinde Therefore for their better encouragement thus to doo besides the breach of the Ice vnto them I haue breefely set downe before them the great and manifold profits that would arise out of such a worke being substantially done First of all thy selfe being a Minister of the word it wil bring thee this fruite that thou shalt teach with more facility hauing readie and at hand the true and right definition of things Secondly the distinguishing of wordes of diuers acceptions lying alwayes by thee will ease thee of some labour in searching when thou art enforced by occasion of the Text to enterpret such words Thirdly the people committed to thy charge being by meanes of such a Booke well acquainted with the cheefe Wordes which containe any Doctrine thou shalt not neede in the course of thy teaching to bee alwayes troubled with the opening of such wordes but presuming vppon their knowledge maiest the more insist and dwell in the pressing and vrging the Doctrine and practise of the thinges so well vnderstood before Now as touching the hearers their growth and proceeding in Christianitie will be greater and more speedy by the help of such a Dictionary which hauing giuen light vnto them to know the principall wordes of their Art the matter of Doctrine contained in these words and raised out of them wil be sooner perceiued and take better impression Againe the right distinguishing of thinges the one from the other when the Nature and due bounds of euery worde is declared would proue some preseruatiue against errors and Heresie which commonly arise vpon the ignorance of things while they are shuffled confusedly togither one thing being taken for another or some thing being taken to bee that it is not I could shew this in sundry particulers one instead of all Iustification this word not rightly vnderstood what errors hath it bred whilst some take it to bee the making of our selues iust infusion of grace in the hearts of the elect Others to be nothing else but a making of our actions to become iust and holy whereas it is an absolution of a Sinner from his guiltinesse and pronouncing him righteous by God when he beleeues in his sonne Christ Iesus Lastly it will prouoke Christians more willingly to reade Scriptures when they haue at hand a Dictionary to declare and expound such words as they vnderstand not For as men aduenture to cracke that Nut whose Kernell by cracking is to be obtained so the Christian is much moued to read when hee hath as it were a cracker to get him the Kernell that is a Dictionarie to giue him the sence of the words which he reads To conclude it may preuent scruples which may arise in some Conscience through ignorance of words and their true and fit meanings Now a few Aduertisements will be requisite to bee added about this my simple endeuour First my care was to put in no words but such as were material of some moment and vse Secondly if either I haue left out some materiall wordes or not giuen all the significations of those whereof I haue made choise or giuen more then they haue or not set downe the significations for order so precisely as would be let these faults if any such be be pardoned by thee till they be supplied by some more sufficient for whom as I haue saide I doo heerein but breake the Ice Yet heereof I woulde haue them take knowledge that such significations as I giue I find them in the word but if any worde haue other or more it is more then I finde Thirdly I would haue none to think that my meaning were to giue an exact definition of euerie thing let him be thought verie wise and happie that can do this but some true and familiar explication or description of words to make things that be obscure to become somwhat plainer to the ignorant Fourthly these explications which I do giue may differ in tearmes from such explications as yee shall finde in other mens Writings of the same wordes But I verily trust that you shall finde for the most part an agreement in substaunce of truth Moreouer in citing Scriptures I haue sometime noted such places wherein the words which I doo interpret is onely named Sometime the place where the Interpretation is found with the word and some places which only haue the Interpretation not the word I cite few places because the light giuen to a worde in one place will clear other places where that word is vsed in that same sence which the aduised Reader shall discerne by the circumstance of the place Besides I haue put some Ecclesiasticall wordes which be not found in Scripture in so many Sillables yet are there for the matter as Trinity and Sacrament c. Againe sometime ye shall finde the word and sometime the thing and sometime both opened Finally my request is that no Minister do by this Booke hinder his owne searching it being intended to be a meane rather to wheâ— his diligence to search more narrowly nor any hearer vse it to contention but to edification not for matter
of ydle dispute but for needfull direction And if I be longer in the explanation of some words then the Nature of a Dictionary wil beare or do open some wordes which to some may seeme needlesse impute it eyther vnto the waightinesse of the things which being darke and important neede opening or vnto the dulnesse of common Capacities which see little in diuine matters or if ye will to want of dexterity in my selfe who haue beene but of late acquainted with this Trade Thus entreating thee courteous Reader to haue consideration of my weakenesse and of the newnesse and strangenesse of the worke fauourably to pardon wants which in such a forrest of words and things cannot but be many I commend thee vnto the mercifull goodnesse and protection of the Almighty Thine to do thee good Tho Wilson A short Aduertisement touching the commodities of this Booke and the things performed in it CVrteous Reader albeit in my generall Preface and particuler Rules I haue some-what discouered both my purpose and the profit of this new vnwonted worke yet for thy better encouragement to bestow the cost in buying and paines in Reading I haue heere distinctly and seuerally gathered the maine and manifold vses whereunto this Booke may serue if it bee rightly vsed and not abused as euery Booke euen the best may be and are 1 The most wordes of Holy Scripture both maine and meane both proper and borrowed are heere plainely and with few words expounded and opened to help the Minister to interpret and the hearers to vnderstand the Scriptures 2 The sundry and diuers acceptions and scattered sences of one and the same word are noted and gathered vnder one view with fit places of Scripture agreeing to the diuersities of the sence 3 Where any word is by the Holy-Ghost drawne from his proper sence to an improper and figuratiue signification there ye haue the name of that Trope or Figure set down vnder that Word whether it be Metaphor or Metonimie Irony Sinecdoche or some other by which meanes the reason of pulling many words from the Primitiue signification to a secondary may appeare 4 Besides single words this Booke interpreteth very many double words compounded of a Nowne an Adiectiue or Epithite Also sundry Scripture-Phrases be expounded 5 In setting down the meaning of the words this Dictionary doth very often point at some wholesome Doctrine and sometime expresseth it 6 All the wordes of foundation as I verily trust which contain the sure grounds of our Faith and Religion are heere comprehended 7 Heere bee giuen the definitions of the Capitall and chiefe matters with due proofes of Scripture to confirme euery part of the definition the better to expresse the nature of things 8 You shall find not a few Theologicall distinctions and diuisions the better to distinguish one thing from another 9 Not onely wordes which beare difference betweene Protestants and Papists are written downe and cleared in this Booke but also there is a taste giuen of the oddes and difference it selfe in most points of Controuersie between vs and them for the information of such as haue lesse profited in discerning the differences 10 There bee two thousand Texts of Scripture at the least declared and made plaine to the vnderstanding of the simplest 11 Vnto such words as be hard or waighty I haue sometimes added for fuller edifycation short and easie obseruations vnder this word Note being set in the Margent 12 Lastly this is not the least fruite that may come of this Dictionary to the studious and well minded Christian that it may cause him more narrowly to search and examine what signifycation euery word of Scripture may beare for out of mine owne experience I may truly speake it that since I took this Booke in hand it hath caused me a great deale more thoroughly to marke the Scriptures the sweete proportion and large compasse whereof I know much better then euer I did Differences betweene this Booke and M. WILLIAM KNIGHTS 1 HIs Booke is a Concordance mine is a Dictionary 2 His is Axiamaticall of simple propositions mine is partly Verbaticall and Rematicall as I may so speake of Wordes with their signifycations partly Pragmaticall of things with their Defynitions Diuisions and Obseruations Theologicall 3 His serues for Doctrines Reasons Vses mine serues most for interpretations 4 His helps Ministers to direct them to teach well mine may helpe all but cheefely hearers to direct them to learne well To be short they do agree in nothing but the Generall truth and in following the order of the Alphabet The Iudgement which a Godly Reuerend man a Doctor of Diuinity gaue of this Booke in a Letter of his to the Author after he had seene some part of it MY leasure would not suffer me to read so much of your Dictionary as I wish I had but that I haue perused giueth me that good liking of it that I assure you I do take it to bee a very profitable worke both in regard of the easie Method and order of finding out such matters as are therein contained as also for the sound exposition of such Wordes and phrases as you set downe besides the manifolde variety of thinges which a man shall see in a Synopsis laide before his eyes Of all which the faithfull Reader especially the Preacher of the word shall make singular vse I must therefore giue my best approbation to this worke of yours as to other your godly labours in this kinde and when it shall be finished I shall bee glad to vse the benefit of it and will aduise such as I am acquainted with to do the like Fare ye well Your Friend R. C. WHosoeuer dooth but cast his eye ouer any part of this Worke must confesse it to bee both painefull and ingenious And which addeth much to the commendation of it this addeth not to any that went before It is farre more easie to adde then to inuent and for ought that I know the Author doth not build vpon any other Mans foundation in this kinde But that which Crowneth this and all such Christian endeuours is the subiect whereabout it doth conuerse For though it bee a Dictionary interpreting Words and Phrases yet is it a Diuine Dictionary teaching the Language of the Holy-Ghost in our owne Natiue toong which if a man could once attaine to speake Naturally and kindly he would be more powerfully eloquent then if he spake with the tongues of men and Angels Roger Fenton To the Christian Reader studious of the Scriptures IT is the Custome of worldly men so sure to lay vp their earthly Treasure as there is no comming to it without a Key because it is kept vnder locke or lockes rather Thus it fareth with the Heauenly neuer-withering Treasure which being as it were lockt vp from all men as they be the Sonnes of Adam cannot be enioyed of them without the helpe of a double Key One is meerely Spirituall and Principally held and kept in his hand
hearts desire and answereable to thine expectation Farewell B. S. CVrteous Reader thou art much bound to blesse God for the great plenty and aboundance of excellent Bookes which by the handes of his painefull and godly Seruants he hath afforded thee as helps and furtherances to bring thee to the sound knowledge and right vnderstanding of his sacred word But among them all in my iudgement there is no one in our Natiue tongue that dooth more oblige thee to true thankfulnesse then the Booke thou now beholdest in regard of the great necessity and manifolde vse of the same as also the exceeding rich profit and benefite which by Gods blessing if thou make the right vse of it thou mayst reap thereby For beside the multiplicity and great variety of wholesome matter which thou shalt finde scattered through the whole worke heere thou hast most of the dark words and phrases contained in the Scripture in Alphabeticall order plainely breefely yet fully and soundly vnfolded and in most places the corrupt glosses of the Papists vpon them compendiously discouered and confuted Heere thou maist at one view see the diuers acceptations and significations of words with the figures and Tropes denoted in which the Scripture vseth them By this Book thou shalt be made able to distinguish of words which in Scripture are ambiguous to explaine wordes and phrases obscure and easily to vnderstand such as bee hard and vnknowne By this Booke if thou be a Minister thou shalt become Bonus Textuarius for what is that but to bee able to giue the true meaning and gemine sense of the Scripture and bonus Textuarius est bonus Theologus This Booke will make thee a more profitable teacher for qui bene distinguit bene decet By this Booke whosoeuer thou be thou shalt be fortified to shield thy selfe and haply others too from errour as also to see when others do erre and to draw them out of errour for errour springes from ignorance that is from misvnderstanding the Scripture Math. 22 29. By this thou shalt bee made skilfull to discerne the voyce of thy Shepheard Christ Iesus from the voyce of a stranger Iohn 10 3 5. In a word by this book in short space and with no great labour thou mayst plentifully abound in all heauenly wisedome and knowledge So that as one saith of Cicero Sciat se multum profecisse cui Cicero vnice placet In like manner it may more truelie be affirmed of this Booke whosoeuer he bee that delighteth much in it shall thereby gaine infinite benefit The Authour hath beene pleased to entitle this Booke A Christian Dictionary and so it is for it interprets wordes But it may also be worthily called The Key of the Treasures hid in holy Scripture the enemy of Ignorance The high and ready path to Knowledge The Discloser of Gods holy secrets A light for Ministers whereat they may borrow light A Lanthorne for the people to direct them in the Light And to bee short the way to make all the Lords people to prophesie as Moses wished Then Gentle Reader be not without it let it be continnally by thee yet buy it not for Nouelty because it is the first of this kinde that euer saw the light but for the vnualuable worth of it Sit tibi charus non quia rarus sed amatus quod amabilis 1. amari dignus Seneca saith Noua quamuis non magna miramur That we make much of new things though they bee not great Loe in this Booke they both meete together heere is newnesse and heere is goodnesse This worke is new and it is precious how then should it not much Inamour thee Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit vtile dulci. I. B. The Epitome and Anatomy of this Booke abridged and vnbowelled AS Starres from Heauen much light afford So do the words we find in Word But Starres shine not till they appeare Nor Words do teach till sence we heare Then read this Booke that thou mayst spie Gods mind thy minde to rectifie The signes of things it maketh bare The things themselues it doth declare Yea thing from thing it seuereth plaine That better knowledge thou mayst gaine What oddes twixt truth and error is It sheweth eke attend to this The words which Fundamentall be Are all in Table placst for thee Eke words whose matter Scriptures cleare Yet Words themselues do not appeare Praise God apply thy minde to know All Words of his both hie and low With humble heart this Booke admit And pray for grace to thriue by it The Dictionary to the Readers VNkend vnkist saith Prouerbe olde Loue springs from knowledge thus we hold To Christian world vnknowne am I Once knowne you will not passe me by Though Booke of words my Title be Yet naught but matter found in me The Authors Reply FEare not who loues the word of Grace Thee louingly he will embrace Ad Beneuolum pium literatum Lectorem SAcra cupis Dilecte Deo mysteria Christi citius melius nosere sume Librum Hunc tibi sume librum Coeli namque abdita pandit res voces ordine quasque locat Hîc facitè inuenias multo siue multa labore quaete quaeque pios posse leuare scio Sed caue non segnem reddat reddat magepromptum ad disquirendum quae liber iste tacet Sis si fortè gregis ductor bene consule nostris vtere si nescis tu meliora prâ—cor Sui meliora feras nostris atque addere caeptis si inuat multis mihi grataferes T. W. Distichon SIbona quae noua dulciaquae succincta futura hîc nouitas bonitas est simul hîc breuitas Aliud ANte simplicitas moueat vel luâ—idus or do aut charus liber hîc vel tibi nullus erit W. M. A Preface before the Table GEntle Reader in this vast Ocean and large Forrest of words contained in this Dictionary I doe find that there be three sorts most materiall where of I desire that thou sholdst take more especiall notice and knowledge as being of more worth and waight The first I call an Ecclesiasticall word which being translated from common vse of speech is by the Church appropriated to signifie holy and diuine things A word of this kind though it be not in the Scripture for Letter and Sillables yet is to be found there for matter and substance as Trinity c. Sacrament Indifferent Satisfaction Merit c. A word of the second rancke I doe tearme Polemicall because it pertaines to Controuersie hath in it a ground of difference betweene the true Christian which thinketh speaketh and writeth Orthodoxally and soundly and others which loue and embrace errors in fauour where of they wrest and peruert the pure wordes of Scripture as Iustification Assurance of Faith Hope of Glory Concupiscence Antichrist c. A word of the third sort is called Fundamentall of which kind I doe take such wordes to be as doe containe in them
time which is behinde how little soeuer 1 Pet. 4 2. That time which Remaineth 2 Constant continuing and abiding for euer Iohn 16 15. And that your Fruite Remaine Remnant sig Certaine persons reserued out of a great number and masse of people Rom. 9 27. Though Israel were as the sand of the Sea yet but a Remnant shall be saued to Remoue sig To put a thing out of his due place Prou. 23 10 Remoue not the ancient bounds 2 To destroy and to confound Psalme 15 5. He that doth these thinges shall neuer be Remooued to Render sig To giue something backe where wee had it Psal. 116 16. What shall I Render vnto the Lorde That is by way of Thankefulnesse to returne vnto his praise all those graces and good blessinges which we receiue of him 2 To requite or recompence or to doo one like for like Psal. 94 2. Renewing sig That worke of the spirite whereby the elect of the enemies of God Children of his Wrath vngodly and sinners they are become the Children of God Cittizens with the Saints Heyres Coheires with Christ being made partaker through faith of Christ his Righteousnesse and his sufferinges vnto perfect reconciliation with GOD. This is the first worke of Grace and is the same with in graffing it into Christ or regeneration Ioh. 3 3 4 5 6 c. 2 The restoring of our corrupt Nature to our first Image when Satans Image being defaced and blotted out instead thereof there is printed in our breasts Gods Image consisting in true Righteousnesse Holynesse and Knowledge Titus 3 4 5. By the Renewing of the Holie-Ghost Coloss. 3 verse 10. Put on the New-Man which after God is created in knowledge Ephesians 4 24. This is an effect of the former Renewing as a second worke of Grace yet doone at the same time 3 The refreshing and strengthening of that which is some-what decayed and blemished by our daily slippes staines and falles Psal. 21 10. Renew a right spirit within me Ro. 12 2. Be Renewed in the spirit of your minde 2 Cor. 4 16. The inner man is Renewed daily This third Grace is the proceeding of the second work of grace till it be perfected Renting of garments sig Some great indignation and heauinesse conceiued for some horrible crime done or supposed to be done or some great and extraordinary calamity and iudgement Math. 26 62. They Rent their cloaths saying he hath spoken blasphemy Acts 14 14 When they heard that they Rent their cloaths Gen. 37. 34. Iacob Rent his cloaths and sorrowed for his sonne a long season to Rent the heart sig To endeuour by Prayer Meditation and Fasting to bring the heart to an vnfaigned and deep sorrowe and mourning for the offence of a most gracious God by our greeuous sinnes Ioel 2 13. Rent your hearts c. to Rent a kingdome sig To take away and depriue one of his kingdom 1 Sam. 15 28. The Lord hath Rent the Kingdome of Israell from thee this day to Repaire sig To build vp and raise that which is faln downe Amos 9 11. I will Repaire or builde vp the decayed Tabernacle of Dauid to Repay sig To pay backe againe or â—o pay a man with his owne Money as we vse to say Rom. 12 19. I will Repay saith the Lord. This is to meat sinners their owne measure to Repent referred to to men sig pro Referred to God To bee wise after the fact and to come to our selues againe 2 Cor. 7 8. I Repent not though I did Repent Luke 15 17. And he came to himselfe Mat. 21 29. Yet afterward he Repented 2 To wish with greefe some-thing which is done to bee vndoone in regard of the hurt that comes of it Math. 27 2. Iudas Repented c. 3 To change the mind being sorry for sinne as it is sinne and the offence of God with purpose of amendment Actes 8 22. Repent that thy wickednesse may be done away And 17 30. Now he warneth euery man euery where to Repent 4 To repaire and refresh Grace being decaied by negligence or security Reu. 2 5. Repent and doe thy first workes 5 To alter our purpose and counsell Thus God is said not to repent 1 Sam. 15 29. The eternity of Israell cannot Repent For God neuer alters his purpose 6 To vndo that which was once done Thus is God saide to Repent after the manner of men who repenting themselues of that was done they doe vndoe and afterward ouerthrow their first worke Gene. 6 6. God Repented that hee had made man repentance sig Any change of minde or purpose in any matter whatsoeuer Hebr. 12 17. Esau found no place for Repentance 2 A great griefe of mind through the sence of Gods wrath threatned to sin without any true hatred of sinne This is a Legall Repentance Mat. 27 2. 3 The whole change of a Sinner in mind wil and actions from euill to good at his first conuersion Acts 11 18. Hath God giuen the Gentiles Repentance to life This is Euangelicall Repentance and comprehendes faith vnder it Math. 3 8 11. This Repentance is wholy the worke of Gods grace for in that we are willing to turne to God it is because grace of vnwilling hath made willing 4 A reparation of our daily spirituall decaies by a turning from some particular sinnes after our first conuersion 2 Cor. 7 10. Godly sorrow bringes forth Repentance not to be repented off This is the Progresse of Euangelicall Repentance Repentance what Repentance is a very sore displeasure which man hath in his heart for his sinnes euen because they are the breach of Gods holy Lawes and the offence of God his most mercifull Father which ingendereth in him a true hatred against sinne and a setled desire to liue better in time to come ordering his life by the will of GOD reuealed in his word Reprobate sig A refused one or one cast out and reiected Also one not being found such an one as hee ought to be 1 Cor. 9 27. Least I be found a Reprobate or be reprooued that is not such as I should be by liuing otherwise then I teach Reprobation what Reprobation is the most wise purpose of God whereby he hath before all eternity for his owne wils sake constantly decreed without any Iniustice not to haue mercy on those Angels men whom he hath not loued but hath passed them ouer when he did chuse others that by their iust condemnation he might declare his wrath towards sin to the glory of his Iustice. Rom. 9 10 11 18 22 23. Reprobate mind sig A minde destitute and void of iudgement and common reason to discerne betweene good and euill Rom. 1 28. Deliuered into a Reprobate mind Reprobate to good workes sig Counterfeit and vnsincere professours which know not how to do or go about any good work Titus 1 16. And to euery good worke Reprobate Respect of persons sig The preferring of one before another for some outward qualities of riches pouerty
wholesome Wordes as sharpe Arrowes are sent to pierce euen the hearts of men Reuel 6 2. Had a Bowe to Boyle in great heate sig To feele great distemper and torment in the body vpon the extreame heat of the Sun scorching and drying vp the fruits of the earth and all greene things whereof commonly followes greeuous diseases as burning pestilences hot Agues with other noisome paines which cause Idolaters though not openly and directly yet obliquely and secretly to blaspheme God Euen as Herodotus reporteth of the people Athlantici that they vse to ban and cursse the Sunne because it broyles them with the too much and immoderate heate thereof Reuelat. 16 9. And men boyled in great heate and Blasphemed God B. R. Bright morning Starre sig Christ Iesus who to vs being couered with the night of spirituall darkenesse is the beginning of all Light both of Holynesse and Happinesse euen as the Morning Starre is to the day and at length all Darkenesse both of Sinne and Misery being vtterly dispersed hee shall bring vs to the full brightnesse of heauenly glory where there shall be no night but a perpetuall and most cleere light of blessednesse Reuel 22 19. I am that Bright morning Starre In the same sence he is called Iohn 1. The Light of the world and by the Prophet the Sonne of Righteousnesse See Reuel 2 28. Brimstone sig The extreame cruelty of the bloudy enemies of Christ and his Church in terrible manner destroying mens bodies with death and their soules with false Religion Reuel 9 17. And of Brimstone Also verse 18 19. 2 The sharpe and bitternesse of helpaines Reuel 21 8. With fire and Brimstone to Bring forth sig To beget children spiritually vnto God as the Church doth by the Ministry of the Gospell thorough the power of the Spirit Reuel 12 3. To deuour her childe when she had brought it forth B. U. to Buy and sell. sig To exercise Artes belonging to the sustentation of this life or to haue Trafficke and enter-course of Merchandise with men which was denyed to al saue such as were subiect to the Romaine Popish power Reuel 13 17. That no man may buy and sell c. whereof we read in their Decrees that no man might haue to doo with him to whome the Pope was enemy to Buy ware sig To entertaine the Doctrine and superstitions of Rome and all meanes which serued outwardly and pompously to decke the Church of Rome and to set forth her Idolatry All these shall waxe vile no man shall giue any more price for them after the full fal of the Romish Citty and impiety Reuel 18 11. For no man buyeth their ware any more Burthen sig Affliction and Tribulation by exile imprisonment c. for the Gospell Reuel 2 3. Thou wast Burdened and hadst patience 2 Prophesie of calamity Reu. 2 24. I will put vpon you no other burthan that is I will speake to you no worse thing but onely to require what to doo no Calamity I will Prophesie and denounce against you as against other Churches In this phrase there is allusion and respect vnto the forme of speech vsed by the olde Prophets who vsed to call the propheticall predictions of publick calamities by the name of Burden as the burden of Babell the Burden of Moab of Egypt c. Esay 13 6 15 1 19 1. C. A. Cage of vncleane birds sig NOt a place commonly called a Cage wherein Birds are so kept as they cannot flye out but some hollowe vast ruinous place wherein rauenous and ill-fauoured Birdes as Vultures Owles Kites Rauens c. vse to nestle and abide 2 A seat of fierce cruell sauage and vncleane men which liue by spoile and violence of which kinde of men Rome the Westerne Babell is as full as Eastern Babell was of vgly horrible Birds when it was desolated whereof we read in the prophets Esay 13. Ier. 51. vnto which places Iohn alludeth Reuel 18 2. Babilon is a Cage of euery vncleane and hatefull Bird. Calfe sig Strength because among Beasts Calues Oxen be strong and because the Oxe is profitable therefore some Diuines think that vnder this one kinde by a Sinecdoche are meant al Beasts which are for vse and profit Reuel 4 7. The second Beast like a Calfe Candlestick sig An Instrument to beare a Candle representing the Church wherein the eternall light of truth shineth Reuel 11 20. Carkases or Corps sig The dead bodies of the Saints but especially of the Prophets of God exposed and laid forth to opprobry and the scorne of the World by the followers of Antichrist Reuel 11 8. And the Carkases shall be in the streetes of the great Citty Verse 9. And they shall not suffer their Karkases to be buried Hereby is expressed the great cruelty of the Papists not content to kill the Seruants of God and that with torment but dishonour their dead bodies by casting them in the streetes and denying buriall to them Also by a proportion these Carkases may be expounded of the holy Scriptures whereof the Papistes haue but as it were the bare and naked Corps hauing by their Glosses and Interpretations of the falsly so called Apostolique Sea corrupted the sence and true meaning of them which is the life and Soule of the Scriptures which consist in sense not onely in Letters and Sillables Carried away of the floud sig To bee ouercome and maistered with grieuous persecutions as a House drowned and carryed away with a violent floud Reuel 12 15. That hee might cause her to be Carried away of the floud to be carried by the spirit sig To be rauished after a Diuine extraordinary sort as the Prophets were when Visions were shewed vnto them Thus was Iohn rauished here when he must see the Vision of the great Whore Reuel 17 3. So he carried me away in the Spirit to be carried into the wildernesse sig Eyther the place where Iohn must see this Vision to be solitary as aptest for contemplation or that this great Whoore was seated in the Visible Church being novâ— laid wast and desolate as a wildernesse or else that the manifestation and knowledge of this Whore and her Dominion must bee fetched from men liuing in some obscure place as it were in a desert from whence there was no such matter to be looked for Reu. 17 3. He Carried me away into the Wildernesse to be Cast into the earth sig To be throwne out of the bounds of the true and holie Church to exercise his rage among the Reprobates both Heathen and all others seeming godly yet strangers from true godlinesse Reu. 12 9. He was euen Cast into the earth to be Cast into the lake of fire c. sig To be tumbled and throwne downe into Hell which is heere called a Lake of fire and bottomlesse pit to signifie the horror and sharpnesse of infernall paine Reuel 20 14. Death and Hell were Cast into the Lake of Fire to Cast out water sig To inflame the Nations and
which hath the Keyes of the house of Dauid to open the wits and vnderstanding of such as bee blinde by Nature Luke 24 45. and still more and more to illuminate such as bee alreadie taught of God Psal. 119 18. The other is so Spirituall as it is also Ministeriall to wit the Interpretation of Scriptures eyther by vocall preaching or by sounde Writing of such Scribes as be skilfull to open the worde of the kingdome The former Key thy humble faithfull Prayers must prouide beseeching God thy Father most instantly in the name of his sonne to open thine eyes to make thee able to see the wonders of his Law The latter as from many other Diuine Lock-smiths so from this Authour is ministred to thee in this present Booke full of labour and very lightsome What remayneth but that as a naturall man would be glad of a Key to open the Lock where much Gold and Siluer is stored vp so thou shouldst ioyfully embrace this worke which leadeth thee to a Treasure more to be desired then Gold yea then much fine Gold Farewell Charles Euars A Friendly Counsell to the Christian Reader touching the vse and benefit of this Booke WOuldst thou as all Gods children would conceiue vnderstand What thou doost read in holy writ as God doth thee command Wouldst thou attaine true sence of words and matter in them hid What meaning each word doth containe from error to be rid Doost thou delight to haue in-sight into the Sacred Treasure Of Christs riches and with thy â—ill therein to take thy pleasure Then read this worke which painfull hand hath wrought to ease thy paine That in reading Gods holy word thou mayst reape greater gaine Our English tongue from many tongues a snatch and smacke hath taken As English-men from forraigne men their Coats and Sutes haue shapen Some words from French and some from Greeks mo from the Latines flow Some new some olde some darke some plaine some hard strange to know Some to some place do giue great light some darken much â—oâ—e Text Some generall in the first place some speciall in the next Some properly sound in this clause improperly in that What some words sound thou knowest right well some sound thou knowst not what So oft-times thou leau'st off to read and search the holy Scriptures Because thou vnderstand'st not words which hide their heauenly Treasures But lay this Booke on thy left hand and Bible on thy right When doubt ariseth from a word on Booke straight cast thy sight It will soone helpe to cleare thy doubts and make plaine Text to thee That thou shalt know what God doth meane and well his counsell see So shalt thou read and in reading encrease thy knowledge daâ—lâ— And knowledge of our God and Christ with practise makes men happy By R. Rauen. To the Friendly Reader IT is a speciall duty of a good Teacher to know and deliuer the sound and fit sence of the places and Texts of Scriptures and of euery good hearer to looke after the same how to vnderstand rightly what he heareth and readeth In this behalfe how much the Church of God is beholding to that learned iudicious Writer M. Caluin all that are learned do wel know and willingly confesse For when hee meetes with a place wherein he seeth men haue made scruple he doth in the end after some sifting of the matter strike the Nayle full on the head with his resolute Census est This is the sence or meaning of the place And surely we ought thankfully to receiue what heere this Author though in many other respects and in this also farre inferiour to Caluin out of whom he will acknowledge to haue suckt his best knowledge painfully and freely offereth vnto vs who heerein imitateth M Caluin For as the one beates out the meaning of a sentence so this present Writer labours to presse and draw out the Kernel which lyes hidde and wrapt in some obscure and doubtfull words Finally in humblenesse of heart apply thy selfe to profit by this other such profitable Books as are framed to the edification of the godly Christians in their most holy faith Farewell Thine in Christ. I. S To the Christian Reader ALthough words be the significations of things yet as Aug. de doct Christ. lib. 4. and cap. 11. saith verie well It is a note of the best wisest men In verbis verum amare non verba quid enim prodest clauis aurea si aperire quod volumus non potest Aut quid obestlignea si hoc potest c. In words to loue the truth more then the wordes For what anayleth a Key of Gold if it cannot open the Treasure that we would faine enioy Or what hindereth a Key of Wood if it can open it c. Lewes Viues hath fitly obserued out of Augustin de ciu dei lib. 13. cap. 24. Quanti sit momenti ad omnes artes disciplinasque intelligendas vera Germana vocabularum cognitio The true and proper signification and knowledge of words is a matter of great moment and consequence to the vnderstanding of all Artes. It is verie fit therefore good Reader thou shouldst imitate the wise Traueller he will be carefull to attaine to as much skill as may bee in the Languages of all those parts and Countries through which he is to passe that he may with the fewer inconueniences be interrupted in the way and with greater expedition may runne his intended race and iourney So thou in thine intended iourney to Canaan if thou be ignorant of the Language Customes Wordes Phrases Meanings and Orders of the place and Countrey wilt meete with a World of inconueniences to interrupt thine intention and discourage thee in thy course so as thou wilt either leaue off or verie faintly and vncomfortably go forward For as the same Augustine saith again verie truly Nam aut ignotum verbuÌ„ facit haerere lectoreÌ„ antignota locutio Either an vnknown word causeth the Reader to sticke or an vnknowne Phrase and manner of speaking Vse therefore this Booke which God hath affoorded for thy good and for thy guide reade it diligently and be much conuersant therein it will be a faithfull guide and Interpreter vnto thee It will bring thee acquainted with the Language Phrase and Customes of Canaan It will open vnto thee the hidden Treasures of heauenly Wisedome and it will tell thee in plaine English and easie tearmes the minde and meaning of thy good God towards thee Entertaine it kindly and take it vp vnto thee as that Noble Eunuch did his guide Phillip Acts 8 31 39. and it will make thee as he did go thy iourney with ioy and chearefulnesse As the Sea-men and Marriners in their Uoyages bee carefull to bring 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so be thou in thine as carefull to bring 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an vpright and sincere minde and I doubt not but thou shalt find it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 euen according to thy
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
their owne house and to recompence their Kindred Sée godlinesse Pilgrime sig One that trauaileth far from home in Forraign Countries without any certaine or setled dwelling place Gen. 47 9. The whole time of my Pilgrimage c. 2 Euery godly person which dwelling heere in earth as touching his body hath his desire loue and hope fixed in heauen as in his proper Country Heb. 11 13. They confessed that they were strangers and Pilgrimes in earth Psal. 39 12. For popish Pilgrimes and pilgrimage there is no ground and footing in all the Scriptures Pillar of truth sig The Church of Christ on earth 1 Timo. 3 15. The Piller and ground of truth which is the church of the liuing God In this Metaphor he borroweth his speech from an old custome of the Gentiles who were wont to write their Lawes in Tables and so to hang them vpon Pillers as we doe Proclamations on posts that they might be read hereby to teach vs that the Church is but a witnesse preseruer and no rule of truth as Papists say as the Pillar was not the Law but that whereon the Law hung so the true Church lesse the false Romish Church is that which shewes the truth vpholds it by her Ministry but it self is not the rule of truth for that is the holy Scriptures Pit sig Any mischiefe or affliction either spirituall or bodily temporall or eternall psalm 7 15. They digged a pit and themselues are fallen into it Mat. 15 14. If the blinde lead the blind they shall both fall into the pit or Ditch P. L. Place sig A portion of ioy in the kingdome of Heauen or a roome in that kingdome Iohn 14 3. I goe to prepare a place for you 2 A portion of torment in the kingdome of hel or a roome there Act. 1 25. That he might go into his owne place 3 A Tent House Citty or dwelling Gen 18 33 Abraham returned to his place Gen. 19 13. Plague sig Any great iudgement of God sent for sinne as Famine Warre Sword Sicknesse or any other Iudgement of God psal 38 11. My friends stande aside from my plague In this sence the ten Iudgements of Egypt are called plagues 2 That infectious disease commonly called the Pestilence 2 Sam. 24. 25 15. A Plant. sig The people of Israell which were as Plantes sowneand set in the Vineyard of the Church Esay 5 2. And planted it with the best Plants 2 Any false calling false Doctrine or Worship Math. 18 13. Euery Plant that my heauenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out 3 Children Psal. 44 12. Thy sonnes shall bee as Plants to Plant. sig pro To remoue and translate young trees from one earth to another that they may encrease and fructifie 2 To bring a people from one Countrey into an other Countrey there to place and settle them that they may encrease and multiply Psal. 44. 2. Thou hast planted them 88. 8. Thou hast planted it This is a terrestriall and earthly Planting 3 To vnite and ioyne the elect beeing taken out of the rotten stocke of old Adam vnto Christ and his Church by the spirit and faith Psal. 92 13. Such as be Planted in the house of the Lord. Rom. 6. 5. For if wee be Planted with him into the similitude of his death This is a spiritual inward planting of God himselfe 4 To preach the word plainely and easily for the entraunce of the ignorant into the knowledge of Christ. 1. Cor. 3 6. I haue Planted and Apollâ—s hath watered This is an outward Planting by the Ministers of God 5 To denounce and foretell the will of God for the continuance and prosperity of kingdomes and people Ierem. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer nations to build and to Plant. Planted by the riuers of waters sig One rooted into Christ by the grace of regeneration that drawing from him liuely iuyce and continuall moysture of the spirit he may be abundantly fruitfull in good works Ps. 1. 3. Hee shall be like a tree Planted by the riuers of waters to Plead ones cause sig To vndertake the defence of ones cause against his enemy Psalme 35 1. Plead thou my cause O Lord c. to Plead sig To expostulate or quarrell or contend and stand in strife against one Rom. 9 21. O man who art thou that Pleadest with God Michah 6 2. He will plead with Israell to Please sig To conforme as much as we may our thoughts words and deeds to Gods will Col. 1. 9. That you may Please God in all things When wee allow that which God allowes and hate that which God hateth This is to Please God 2 To purpose and will to doe some thinges or not to doe other things Psal. 115. 3. Our God is in heauen he doth whatsoeuer he Pleaseth Psalme 135 6. Whatsoeuer pleased the Lord c. to be Pleased sig To accept and approoue in mercy such duties as are done to God Heb. 13. 16. With such sacrifices God is Pleased to be well Pleased sig To be throughly satisfied and fully pacified in respect of a price payed vnto iustice for sinne Mat. 3 17. This is my beloued sonne in whome I am well pleased God looking vpon Christ crucified and vs in him layeth aside his whole displeasure wrath conceyued against vs for sinne Pleasure referred to men sig Any manner of sinfull delight agreeable to our corrupt nature 2. Timoh 3 4. Louers of Pleasure more then of godlines 2 Honest delights seruing for the solace and comforts of mans life Genes 49. 20. Hee shall giue Pleasures for a king 3 The most free and iust decree and determination of God touching all things Mat. 11 26. Euen so father because so it was thy Pleasure And not because men were worthy All merits of works is shut out by the doctrine of grace rightly vnderstood good Pleasure sig The free and louing purpose of God for the saluation of the elect Ephe. 1. 5. According to the good Pleasure of his will The high and first mouing cause of election 2 The delight and contentment which God taketh in the woorke of his purpose regenerating and creating faith in his elect 2 Thess. 1 11. Our God fulfil all the Pleasures of his goodnes and the work of faith with power Pleasures of gods house sig Euery spirituall blessing Psal. â—65 4. Satisfied with the Pleasures of thine house Pleasures of sinne sig Such delightes benefites and commodities of this life as bee kept and held with sinnefull conditions Heb. 11 25. To enjoy the Pleasures of sinne Ploughe sig The preaching of Christ and the profession of Christianity Luke 9 26. Hee that puts his hand to the Plough That is either to preach or professe Christ. to Plucke vp sig To destroy and ouerthrow Math. 15 13. Shal be Plucked vp 2 To denounce and foretell destruction Iere. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer Nations to Pluck vp Policye sig Counsell or aduice either good or euill Proue 21 30. There is
sluggard 2. One that is carelesse and negligent in the duties of godlinesse Prou. 23 13. The Sluggard saith there is a Lyon in the way S. M. to Smite sig To accept and take fauourable Gen. 8 23. God Smelled a sauour of rest to Smoak sig To strike one with the hand or with a rod. Mat. 26 27. They Smote him with a Rod. 2 To witnesse soule-greefe and sorrow for sinne Ier. 31. 19. Ephraim Smote his thigh 3 To kill Gen. 32 11. Least he will come smite me to Smite with blindnesse sig To strike and plague men with darkenesse not of bodily eyes onely but of minde to troubling their wits and dazeling their sight Gen. 19 11. And he smote the men with blindnesse Smoke sig pro The reeke and vapor arising out of the fire being hurtfull to the eye and suddenly vanishing to nothing 2 The vnstable and vanishing condition of the wicked Psal. 37 20. Euen with the Smoake shall they consume away 3 A sloathfull Messenger who is as irksome and greeuous to him that sendeth him as Smoake is to the eye Prou. 10 26. As Smoake to the eyes so is a sloathfull man to him that sends him 3 The hot and fiery anger of God against the wicked Psalme 18 8. Smoke went out at his Nosthrils 4 A visible sign and Token of Gods presence Esay 4 5. A cloud and Smoake by day S. N. Snare sig pro A Ginne or Trap to catch some-thing in priuily 2 Some secret assault of an enemy Psal. 91 3. From the Snare of the Hunter 3 Sinnefull temptations of Satan and worldly lusts wherein sinners are entrapt and held fast as Birds in a snate 1. Tim. 6 9. They that will be rich fall into temptations and snares 2 Tim. 2 26. And come out of the Snare of the deuill 4 Worldly riches pleasures which to wicked through their owne fault prooue Snares by Gods iust iudgement Psal. 69 2 22. Let their table be made a Snare S. O. So. sig In such sort or such wise Math. 20 26. But it shall not be So among you that is not in such sort fashion as it is with earthly Princes 2 Likenesse or vnlikenesse when it is a note of comparison Luke 17 26. So shall it be in the daies of the Son of Man 3 A condition to bee performed Rom. 8 18. If So be ye suffer with him Sobrietie sig A power or guift enabling men to vse moderately all lawfull pleasures of this life and to refraine from all vnlawfull Titus 2 12. To liue Soberly iustly and godly 1 Pet. 5 8. Watch and be Sober 2 The moderation of the minde in the vse of inward guifts without pride or swelling against others Rom. 12 5. Be wise vnto Sobriety Actes 26 25. I speake the words of truth and Sobriety Sold. sig pro That which passeth ouer to the possession of another who with his mony hath purchased the property and vse of it Acts 5 1. Sold a possession Sold vnder sinne sig A Bond-man or one in bondage to sinne as a Slaue bought with Money is bond to his Lord Regenerate persons are such in part Rom. 7 14. I am carnall Sold vnder sinne But the wicked are such wholy 1 Kings 20 21. Thou hast Sold thy selfe to doe wickednesse Ahab was a voluntary Bond man vnto sinne fulfilling the lusts of it with greedinesse Paule was vnuoluntary being forced to do the wil of sinne for he did the euill which hee hated and would not haue done because hee was regenerate in part Rom. 7 15 16. Some sig The greater number or more part Rom. 3 3. What though some did not beleeue Some sig pro Any Man-child begotten in lawfull Marriage as Isaac to Abraham Gene. 22 8. My Sonne 2 A Nephew or a Grand child Gene. 46 7. Gene. 31 43. These Sonnes are my Sonnes 2 Sam. 19 24. Mephibosheth the Sonne of Saule 3 One that lineally descendeth from the loines of another Math. 1 1. The Sonne of Dauid that is one of his posterity 4 A Child eyther Sonne or Daughter Rom. 8 17. That we are the Sonnes or Children of God Also verse 18. Reu. 21 7. And he shall be my Sonne 5 One spiritually begotten by the preaching of the Gospell Titus 1 3. Titus my Naturall Son 1 Tim. 1 2 3. So euery true Christian may be called the Son of his Pastour which begot him to God 6 One that hath the affection of a Sonne and submitteth himselfe to another as a Sonne to his Father Phil. 3 22. He hath beene with me as a Son with his Father Prou. 3 1. Hearken my Sonne So is euery good subiect a Sonne to his Ruler Iosh. 7 19. 7 Some most excellent Creature of God as an Angell or some other Cant. 2 3. So is my beloued among the Sonnes 8 A Successour one who succeedeth or commeth after another in gouernment Thus it is written that Iehoiakim begat Ieconiah and his Bretheren Mat. 1 11. A Legall and not a Naturall Son 9 One which is so called Ironice in derision because he falsly boasted to be a Sonne when hee was not Luke 16 25. Sonne remember that thou c. Sonne of God sig One begotten of the substance of God by an vnspeakeable and eternall generation Math. 3 17. This is my welbeloued Sonne Iohn 1 14. As the glory of the onely begotten Sonne of God This is a sonne by Nature and thus Christ alone is the Sonne of God according to his Diuine Nature Arrians deny this most falsly and impudently 2 The Man Christ or the Man-hood of Christ which is the Sonne of God by the grace of personall vnion beeing vnited vnseparably to the person of the Sonne of God Luke 〈…〉 1. â—â—at holie thing which is borne of thee shall be called the Sonne of God A Son by grace of personall vnion 3 One that is taken of fauour to be a Sonne being by Nature a Child of wrath Iohn 1 12. Gal. 4 5. Rom. 8 14. As many as are led by the Spirit they are the Sonnes of God Thus euery true beleeuer is a Son by grace of adoption 4 One framed and made after the Image of God in perfect righteousnesse and holinesse Luke 3 verse last Adam the Sonne of God Thus Adam was the Sonne of God a Sonne by Creation In this sence also the Angels are the Sonnes of God Psalme 89 6. 5 One that comes of godly Parents and is a worshipper of the true God outwardly though not in truth Gen. 6 1. The Sonnes of God saw c. This is a Son by profession onely God hath giuen his Sonne sig That God most freely out of his fauour and eternall mercy without all respect of our workes and merits hath bestowed his Sonne vppon vs to bee our Sauiour Rom. 8 32. God spared not his Sonne but gaue him for vs. Sorrow sig A naturall affection whereby the heart is greeued in respect of some euill thing which troubleth vs. Gen. 37 34. And sorrowed for his Sonne
last iudgement when euery one shall be rewarded according to his workes Tyme and Tymes and halfe a Tyme Sée before in Two and forty months Reuel 12 14. Tyme is come sig The fit season and opportunity wherein God according to his decree wil prosper the endeuours of his Seruants labouring in the word Reu. 14 15. For the Tyme is come Tyme no more sig Tyme shall bee vtterly abolished the naturall course of Sun and Starres ceasing whereby yeares weekes moneths and daies were distinguished Reue. 10 6. He swore that Tyme should bee no more Some translate for Tyme Delay and will haue the meaning to be that there should bee a small delay no long space of Time til the consummation of the Mystery and then it doth not signifie the abolition of Tyme after the consummation and ende of all but breuity or short space of Tyme vntill the consummation come This latter seemeth better to agree with the circumstances of the Text. V. I. Uials golden sig THE heartes of the faithfull filled by the Spirit with feruent Prayers which are pleasing to God thorough Christ as sweete odours bee to our sense Reue. 5 8. They had Golden Vials full of sweet Odours which are the praiers of the Saints These wordes teach how pretious Vessels the hearts of true beleeuers are and how sweete the Prayers bee which come from them by allusion to the manner of the Temple at Hierusalem Sée Zach. 14 20. Psal. 141 2. 2 The holy minds not of all the faithfull but of the true Seruants and Ministers of Christ filled not with seruent pure Prayers onely but with the seuere iudgements of God which they are ready to denounce by threatning with integrity against and vpon the Kingdome of Antichrist and Popish worshippers and because God is pure and holy euen in his iudgementes threatned and executed on the wicked Therefore those Vials are saide to bee of Gold and because God will be throughly auenged on his Enemies therefore the Vials are said to be full of wrath which being the wrath of him who liueth for euer amplifieth the grieuousnesse of it Reuel 15 7. Seauen Golden Vials full of the wrath of God which liueth for euermore If the seauen Angels spoken of in the former part of this verse bee properly taken not for Ministers of the word but for Caelestiall Spirites yet the matter is all one that God is decreed to execute his vengeance silently and fully as one would poure Water out of Vials Note that the first euents of Gods iudgements in this Booke were called Seales because they were for confirmations of the future Then Trumpets succeeded to shew that the iudgements following were not onely denounced with great noyse but grieuouslie executed Thirdly Vials which beeing capacious Vessels of Diuine iudgements did serue as fit Instruments to consummate the destruction of Antichristian enemies on whō they should suddenly rashly insensibly fall to their vtter confusion Reuel 16 1. Also Reuel 21 9. A Viall is a Vessell greater then a Cuppe and contayneth so much Liquor as a Man can at a draught drinke in Uictory of the beast sig A preuayling ouer Antichrist euen by a full and absolute victory for which cause heere be reckoned vp with the Beast his Image marke and number of his name All which these Conquerors shal abhorre and haue in vtter execration Reuel 15 2. And them that had gotten victory of the Beast and of his Image marke and name Uines of the Uineyards sig The whole number of the Reprobate whether Heathens Iewes Turkes or heapes of Hipocrites and wicked within the Church or Idolators and Heritikes which renounce the Church and Name of Christ though not in profession yet in truth Reuel 14 19. And cut downe the Vines of the Vineyards of the earth Some iudgeth this Prophesie not to bee of the last iudgement when all the wicked shall be cast into the large Wine-presse of the pit of Hell to bee tormented as Clusters of Grapes cut off are cast into a Fat or presse where they be pressed but to haue beene fulfilled in the yeare of our Lord one thousand fiue hundred thirty and nine here in England when Monasteries Abbies Fryeries Nunneries other Houses then falsly called Religious were pulled downe theyr Lands and Reuennewes conuerted to other more honest and publique vses by the aduise and seruice of Lord Cromwell who as a sharpe Sickle serued the prouidence of God not to lop and prime but to cut downe the Vines euen the shining fat glorie of the Popish pontificall Church which had taken and spread it selfe farre and neere in this rich and fruitfull Iland such a cropping of the Vines happened in Germany much about the same time Let the learned iudge which sense best agreeeth Uirgins sig Such as are purged from the corruptions of the World but cheefely from Idolatry which is spirituall Whoredome Reu. 14 4. For they be Virgins V. N. vnbeléeuers sig Such persons as will not embrace the doctrine of Christ but openly refuse it Reuel 21 8. Fearefull vnbeleeuers Uncleane thing sig Such as beeing themselues vnpure and filthy are apt by contagion to infect and pollute others whom they touch Reuela 21 27. No Vncleane thing Uniust sig One which is iniurious offering wrong and violence to the Saints whom they shall exercise for a time with their wicked dealing and afterward be recompensed at Christs comming Reu. 22 2. Let him that is vniust be vniust still V. O. Uoices sig Strange stings and prickes of conscience vexing men with continuall expectation of some euill to come Reu. 4 5. Out of the Throne proceeded Lightnings thundrings and Voices Some by these words vnderstand no other thing but the fearefull iudgements of God threatned in most horrible manner to the wicked alluding to the terrible manner of deliuering the Law by Thundring Lightning and sounding of a Trumpet Exod. 19. 2 The glorious Gospell of Iesus Christ sounded forth by the operation of the holy Ghost to reproue the World and to terrify Tyrants and Worldlings who thereuppon raise vppe all manner of tumults and vprores persecutions and slanders represented by Thundring Lightning and Earth quake Reu. 8 5. And there were Voices and Thunderings and Lightnings and Earquakes 3 A word or sentence vttered miraculously from Heauen Reuel 10 8. And the Voice which I heard from heauen spake to me againe Uoyce of the Bridegroome sig The mirth and gladnesse such as vseth to be expressed and exercised at Marriages Reuel 18 23. The Voice of the Bride-groome shall be heard no more In these wordes he alludeth to Ieremy Chapter 25 10. a Uoyce of Harpers Musitians c. sig All manner of mirth and ioy expressed by any manner of Instruments whether touched by the finger or made to sound by the force of the breath Reu. 18 22. And the voice of Harpers Musitians and Trumpeters shall be heard no more Great voice of a great multitude sig A most great and cheerefull noise of