God dwels not in temples made with hands An external temple 2 The whole outward Legall seruice to be performed in the Temple by the commaundement of God Also the promises made vnto the Temple and his worshippers there Ier. 7 4. The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord. 3 The bodies and soules of the faithfull wherein God dwelleth as in an house or Temple 1 Cor. 6 19. Know yee not that your bodies are the Temple of the holy ghost 2 Cor. 6 16. This is a spiritual temple 4 The inward pure and spirituall worshippe where of the ceremoniall law was a tipe Reu. 11 1. A rod to measure the Temple 5 The most mighty and holy God full of Maiestie power and glory communicating himselfe to the Saintes and Angels in Heauen for their full happinesse Reue. 21 22. For the Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it Holy Temple sig An house appointed to holy vses euen to the seruice of the most holy God Psal. 5 7. I will worship towards thine holy Temple Temple of Idols sig An house erected for the seruice of Idols 1 Cor. 8 10. Sit at Table in the Idols Temple to Tempt sig pro To make proofe of a thing by question or otherwise for knowledge sake 2 To make triall and proofe of our faith patience and loue towards God Gene. 22 1. GOD Tempted Abraham This Temptation is commonly by prosperity or affliction and the end of it is to make it knowne to our selues what is in vs eyther good or bad Deut. 8 2. Tempting thee that hee might know what is in thy heart that is make it knowne to thy selfe for the all-seeing God cannot bee ignorant what is in vs. Thus God is saide to Tempt 3 To sift vs by subtill suggestions that all grace may be shaken out of our harts nothing left but the Branne or Chaffe of corruption 1 Thess. 3 5. Least the Tempter had Tempted you in any sort Thus Sathan Tempteth not to try but to destroy 4 To entice and mooue one to sin Iames 1 4. And euery man is tempted when he is drawn aside of his owne concupiscence Thus Lust Tempteth but God tempteth not thus 5 To make triall of Gods power and iustice whether he can and wil help or hurt Exod. 17 2. Wherefore doe ye Tempt the Lord Thus men Tempt God through distrust 6 To forsake the ordinary meanes of our good presuming too much vpon Gods helpe Math. 4 7. Thou shalt not Tempt the Lord thy God Thus men Tempt God by curiosity and presumption to trie whether God will vse any way to succour them other then is appointed 7 To seeke matter and occasion against other men for which to reprehend and accuse them Mat. 16 1. Then came the Pharisies to Tempt him Thus Man Tempteth Man by captious and subtile questions temptation sig Probation trial or proofe of any thing or person to get the true knowledge of it for knowledge is the end of Temptation 2 Afflictions and crosses by which men are tried Iames 1 2 14. Count it exceeding ioy when ye fal into sundry Temptations This is Tentation of probation 3 Inward suggestions of Sathan or outward prosperity of life as baites and Snares to catch vs. Math. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation Math. 26 41. Pray least yee fall into Temptation Luke 4 13. When he had ended his Temptation that is Tentation to perdition to fall into temptation sig To be ouercome when through weaknesse wee yeeld vnto wicked motions and affections and vnto occasions of euill Math. 26 4. Least ye fall into Temptation for the flesh is weake Humaine temptation sig Some tryall wherein doth appear great weaknes such as accompanies the Nature of man 1 Cor. 10 13. No Temptation hath taken you but such as is humaine or which pertaineth vnto Men. The meaning is that the Christians of Corinth which for feare of giuing offence to their Idolatrous Neighbours went into their Temples of Idols there to eate meate sacrificed to Idols had herein shewed themselues men yeilding to humaine frailety therefore it behooued them to be more constant afterwardes that God might be with them in all Temptations that should befall them for the time to come to lead into temptation sig To put or bring one in the power of Sathan the Tempter deliuering him as a iust iudge to the will and pleasure of the Deuill to be carried Captiue of him Math. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation God puts one in the power of Sathan as a Iudge dooth put a malefactor ouer vnto the Hang-man the tempter sig The Deuill by his wicked suggestions proouing and seeking whom he may destroy 1 Thess. 3 5. Least the Tempter had Tempted you in any sort 1. Pet. 5 8. Mat. 4 3. Then the Tempter came to him Ten daies sig A certaine space of time very short wherein God would afflict his Church Reuel 2 10. And ye shall haue tribulation Ten daies Gene. 31 7. Numb 14 22. Iob 13 3. Ten times put for oftentimes A finite number put for an indefinite Ten hornes sig Many Kinges and Prouinces which did giue their authority power and force meant by the Hornes wherein lyeth the strength of Beasts to erect enlarge and establish the tyranny of Ecclesiasticall Rome Reu. 7 12 13. And the Ten Hornes which thou sawest are ten Kings ten virgins sig The visible Church consisting of wise and foolish that is godly and wicked Math. 25 1. Then the Kingdome of Heauen shall be likened vnto ten Uirgins Tender mercies sig Most inward feeling and affectionate compassions like vnto motherly pittifulnesse and kindnesse which is hard to tell how tender and great it is Luke 1 7 8. The Tender mercies of our God Tent. sig A place to dwell in so made as it might bee remooued and carried too and fro Numb 5 3. Gen. 4 20. Iuball was the Father of such as dwelt in Tents Exod. 18 7. Sée Tabernacle Tentes of wickednesse sig A place without the Church of God wherein dwels no goodnesse nor holinesse Psalme 84 10. Then to dwell in the Tentes of wickednesse that is among Infidels and wicked men to liue in Tents sig To exercise the Trade of a Shepheard Gen. 25 27. Iacob dwelt in Tents 2 To looke vnto Houshold affaires that they be well gouerned Gen. 4 20. Iuball was the Father of those which dwell or liue in Tents Testament sig That which we commonly call a mans wil and appointment for the bestowing of his goodes amongst his Children or Kindred and Friends Gal. 3 15. Though it be but a Mans Testament Heb. 9 16 17. 2 An appointment or agreement between God and Man touching free saluation by saith in Christ. Math. 26 28. For this is my blood of the New Testament This is called a Testament because it was ratified and confirmed by the death and blood-shed of him who made the Couenant or agreement with vs to wit of Christ and containeth as it were his last
Ezek. 16. W. I. Wicked sig Euery Naturall man who is not regenerate Ro. 4 5. Iustifieth the Wicked 2 All impenitent persons who keepes on in a sinfull course without returning to God Psa. 51 13. I will teach thy Waies vnto the Wicked Psal. 1 1. and 112 10. The Wicked shall see it 3 That which is vngodly or against God Iude 15. Of all their Wicked deeds which they haue vngodly committed wickednes sig An vngodly worke Gen. 39 9. How can I doo this great Wickednesse Acts 8 22. 2 A course of Iniquity continued without Repentance Daniell 9 5. We haue done Wickedly Psal. 125 3. Least the righteous put out their hand to wickednesse Psal. 52 1. Why doost thou boast thy selfe in thy Wickednesse Wife sig A maried woman or the Church being maried to Christ. Ephes. 5 23. The Husband is the Wiues head as Christ is the head of the Church c. Heere the married woman is called a wife explicite or expressely the Church is so-called implicite by consequence Will. sig A faculty of mans soule mouing and inclining it selfe freely to choose such things as it doth embrace or to eschew freely such things as it dooth refuse Or more breefely thus VVill is that facultie of our soule whereby we will and nill things It is of the Nature of will to wil freely whatsoeuer it wils for the will cannot be compeld It is vnable til it be chaunged by grace to mooue it selfe toward God and to will any good thing pleasing to him Simply to will any thing is of Nature but to will well is of Grace Our will being free in respect of sinnefull actes but bond in respect of Good-workes till it be set free by Christ. Iohn 8 36. If that Sonne therefore shall make you free you shall be free indeede Iohn 15 3. Without mee you can doo nothing Therefore the * Popish Doctrine of free-will to that which is good is to be abhorred as contrary to the Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church of God Aug. voluntas libera quia liberata libera ad peccatum serua ad iustitia 2 Motions and purposes to good or good affections Phill. 2 13. God worketh in you the Will and the deede These be the effects of a renued VVill. 2. Cor. 8 9. Rom. 7 15 16. 3 VVicked desires and Lustes flowing out of Corrupt Nature Ephes. 2 3. In fulfilling the Will of the Flesh. Iohn 1 13. These be the fruits of an vnregenerate VVill. Metonimie 4 Naturall inclination of any creature Rom. 8 20. Not of it one Will. 5 Thoughts and endeuour of the heart Rom. 11 16. It is not in him that Willeth Wil of God sig The purpose and decree of GOD touching all things Ephes. 1 11. After the Counsell of his Will Rom. 9 15 18. Whom he Will he hardeneth This is the wil of his good pleasure which is secret till euents declare it 2 The worde of God Promising or Commaunding Mathew 7 21. Hee that dooth my Fathers Will Romans 12 2. This is his reuealed or signifyed VVill which is knowne by the VVorde as our VVill is manifested by our speech Wildernes sig pro A wast and desart place not inhabited Psalme 95 8. As in the Wildernesse Psalme 107 33 And 35. Mat. 15 33. Whence shall we haue so much bread in the Wildernesse 2 A Countrey full of Hils Mountaines and Forrests like to a Wildernesse Math. 3 1. He preached in the Wildernesse of Iudea This Wildernesse had some Inhabitants Zachary dwelt there Luke 1 40. Also Ioab had his house there 1 Kinges 2 34. And there are sixe Townes being in this Wildernesse rehearsed in Iosh. 15 61. Therefore from hence there is no ground for Popish Heremites that liue in solitary places 3 The Countrey of Heathen and Pagan people which were void of grace and barren in good workes as a Wildernesse Esay 35 1. The Wildernesse shall reioyce And 41 18. I will make the Wildernesse as a poole of water A Metaphor Wind. sig pro The moouing of the ayre too and fro which if it be temperate it refresheth with his blastes if violent it prooues troublesome and daungerous Acts 2 2. As of a rushing and mighty winde Gene. 3 8. Math. 8 26. He rebuked the Winds 2 The mighty and powerfull working of Gods Spirit quickning or reuiuing our hearts to God-ward Iohn 3 8. The winde bloweth where it listeth Actes 2 2. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell and the Preaching thereof Reu. 7 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vpon the earth 4 All manner of temptations Math. 7 27. The Winds blow c. 5 Parts and quarters of the World Iere. 49 32. I will scatter them to all winds Wind of doctrine sig Mens deuises which carry away vnstable men as a Boate is carried away with the Wind. Ephe 4 14. With euery wind of doctrine to hold the windes sig To stoppe and hinder the passage and course of heauenly doctrine Reuel 7 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vpon the earth to sow the Wind. sig To busie and bestirre our selues in thinges that profit not as Idolatours doe who must reape according as they sow Hose 8 7. They haue sowne the Winde or to the Winde to walke in the Wind. sig To be a rash and vnfaithfull Teacher Micah 2 11. If a man walke in the winde Wine sig The fruit of the Vine or the iuyce of the Grapes 1 Tim. 5 23. Drink a little Wine for thy stomack Mat. 26 29. I will not drinke henceforth of the fruit of this Vine 2 The bloud of Christ shed to death reioycing the faithfull Soule as the Wine doth the heart Math. 26 28. For this Wine is the bloud of the New Testament which is shed for many Sée Mark 14 24 25. A Metanimie 3 The comfortable doctrine of free saluation by faith in the bloudshed of Christ. Cant. 2 4. He brought me into the Seller of Wine A Metaphor 4 The graces and fruits of the Spirit which are sweete and delightfull as Wine Esay 55 1. Come buy Wine and Milke without Money A Metaphor 5 Gluttony or excesse in eating and drinking Ose 4 11. Wine taketh away the hart of man Here it is taken in ill part 6 Vngodly and vnrighteous workes as the bitter fruit of impenitent and obstinate Sinners Deu. 32 33. Their Wine is the poyson of Dragons and the cruell Gaule of Aspes It is also taken in ill part here to drinke wine sig To fare liberally Iob 1 13. Were eating and drinking Wine in their elder Brothers house Here it is vsed in good part 2 To haue the heart cheared with godly ioy Zac. ◠10. 7. There harts shall reioyce as one that drinketh wine Heere it is taken in good part 3 To play the Glutton and the Drunkard Esay 5 22. Woe bee them that are mighty to drinke wine Here it is taken in ill part to drinke the wine of giddinesse sig To trouble and astonish the
variance against his Father 13 An Husband 1. Cor. 11 3. The Man is the womans head son of Man sig One that is a very man descended of mankind being partaker truely of mans Nature Math. 16 13. What do they say that I the sonne of man am Good-man sig A Man endued with spirituall good readie to do good to many Actes 11 24. For he was a Good Man Man of god sig An Interpreter of the will of God as the Minister of the word is 2. Tim. 3 17. That the Man of God may be absolute inner Man new Man sig The whole person body and soule with all faculties so farre as they be regenerate by the spirit Rom 7 22. I delight in the Law of God concerning the Inner man It is called the New-man Col. 3 10. partly because the quality of holinesse giuen by grace of regeneration comes in after our old deformity and corruption and partly because it makes vs new creatures begetting in vs as it were another new Nature spirituall Man sig One who being borne anew by the Spirit is led and gouerned by the same 1. Cor. 2 15. Hee which is spirituall discerneth all things Old-Man sig The vnregenerate part of our Nature as it is corrupt with sinne Rom. 6 6. Knowing that your Old-man is crucified with him This is called Old because it is ancient euen from and since the time of Adam Secondly because it is in euery elect person before their New-birth And it is called Man to shew how neere sinne and corruption cleaues vnto vs being euen as the man himselfe And also that it is a thing subsisting and forcible euen strong as a man Man of sin sig Antichrist a man wholy cōpounded of sin louing striuing mightily cunningly how to commit and maintaine sin in himselfe and others 2. Thes. 2 3. And that that man of sinne be disclosed naturall Man sig A person endued with no other light of soule then that which is naturall 1. Cor. 2 14. The Naturall man perceiues not the things of God Iude. 19. man of war sig A great and valiant Warrior subduing his enimies before him Ex. 15 3. The Lord is a man of war 2 Persons apt and fit for warre Deut. 2 14. Till the men of warre were wasted man of blood Man of death sig That is a blood-thirsty man or a murtherer 2. Sa. 16 7 One guilty or worthy of death 1. Kinges 2 26. For thou art a man of death Man of Beliall sig A wicked man 1. Kings 21 13. And there came to him wicked men or men of Beliall a Man of renowne sig A man that is very famous and renowned Gen. 6 4. They were men of renowne Manna sig pro Bread giuen from heauen by the ministrie of Angels Iohn 6 32. Our Fathers ate Manna Psal. 78 25. Man did eate the Bred of Angels This is corporall and Typicall Manna 2 Christ Iesus Reuel 2 17. To him that ouercomes will I giue the hidden Manna Christ is called Manna because he is the bread that came downe from heauen the onely soule-food And he is called hidden Manna because no man can haue this bread by Nature and it is reuealed to none but to Gods children Manifest sig Easie to be known being alwayes open to euery mans vnderstanding Gal. 5 19. The works of the flesh be manifest 2 Declared and made knowne being kept secret before in the Counsel of God 2. Tim. 1 9. But now is made manifest 1. Tim. 3 16. Many sig All men and euery man which comes of Adam Ro. 5 19. By the disobedience of one many are made sinners 2 Not a few but a great number or all beleeuers onely Rom. 5 19. By the obedience of one Many shall be made righteous Mat. 26 27. Which is shed for Many These Many are all beleeuers which are not a few but Many being simply considered vncomparatiuely See Reuel 7 6 7. Marriage sig A lawfull knitting or ioyning together of one man and one woman in vndiuidable fellow-ship for remedy of lust comfort of life and bringing forth of Children Heb. 13 4. Marriage is honourable Math. 19 3 4 5. This is ciuill Marriage and worldly which by the word of God is allowed to all orders and sorts of men without exception 2 The vniting of euery elect soule to Christ by the spirit and faith which is done now in part onely but perfectly shal be done at the last Iudgement Hosea 2 20. I will euen Marry thee to my self in faithfulnesse Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of that Lambe is come This is spirituall marriage 3 The coniunction of God the visible church vpon earth by the band of his holy worship See Ezech. throughout the 16. Chapter And Iere. 3 1 2. Hence is God called a Iealous God And the Church obseruing his worship is called his Spouse or Wife but swaruing from his worship to Idols she is tearmed an Harlot an Whore and charged with Fornications and Whoredomes and finally ◅reatned and plagued with diuorce and separation from God her husband as Israel was first and Iudah after The lawfull ioyning of man and wife is vndeuideable according to the institution of God Yet it hath two exceptions one of Adultry by Christ. Math. 19 5. The other of wilfull desertion by Paule 1. Cor. 7 15. Marke sig A Token or signe Reuel 13 16. To receiue a Marke in their right hand and fore-heades Allowance of and subscription to the false Doctrine and false worship of the Romish Sinagogue is a marke signe and Token of the seruant of Anti-christ Martyr sig pro Any witnesse which by his testimony confirmeth any truth 2 Such a witnesse as giueth his life vnto death for the name of Iesus to testifie the truth of his Doctrine by his blood Reuel 2 13. My faithful Martyr Antipas Maister sig One that hath rule ouer seruants Ephes. 6 5. Col. 4 1. Yee Maisters doo vnto your seruants that which is iust 2 Any Teacher or Minister of the Worde who for reuerence sake is called Maister Math. 8 19. Maister I will follow thee where euer thou goest 3 Such as ambitiously affect rule and superiority ouer others Iames 3 1. Bee not many Maisters Math. 23 8 16. Masse Popish sig Neither this worde nor the subiect matter and thing signified by it is to be found in all the Olde or new Testament in truth it is a masse of most horrible sinnes as inuocation to Saints intercession of Saints adoration of Creatures profanation of Scriptures and of the Lordes Supper delusion and mocking the people with idle and superstitious shewes and inumerable other wickednesses to be abhorred M. E. Meate sig pro Something prepared to eate for bodily nourishment Luke 24 41 Haue you heere any Meate 2 Christ his flesh crucified Iohn 6 55. My flesh is Meate indeede that is the true and effectual food to the faithfull soule Iohn 6 27. What Meate is to the body that is Christ to our soule 3
Church Cant. 4 5. Thy two breasts are as two Young Roes FINIS A Dictionary of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes ¶ This Epistle being fomwhat more darke then other the Writings of the New-Testament I haue therefore allotted a peculiar Dictionary vnto it for the explanation of it That word which you find not opened heere seeke it in the Common Dictionary Farewell and take all things well Abrahams seed sig HVmaine substance or nature of the posterity of Abraham Heb. 2 16. But he tooke Abrahams seede Able sig One who is meete and fit Heb. 5 2. Who is Able After those daies sig The times of the Olde-Testament being fully expired when that fulnesse of time promised to the Fathers was come Heb. 10 16. After those daies I will make a New-Testament of Age. sig One capeable of more perfect Doctrine or a man whose sences are exercised in the word Heb. 5 14. Strong meat belongs to them who are of Age. All things sig Throughout in euerie point for Nature affections infinnities and sin alwaies excepted Hebr. 2 17. In all things it behooued him to be like to vs. Also 4 15. Anchor of our soules sig The hope of life eternall which is like an Anchor Heb. 6 19. Nature sig A sperituall substance such as Angels haue Heb. 2 16. In no sort he tooke on him Angels nature Anger sig Punnishment which is a Token and effect of Gods anger Heb. 3 16. Prouoked him to Anger Annoint sig To furnish with authority and answerable gifts to do the worke of a Mediator Heb. 1 9. Hee hath Annointed him with Oyle of gladnesse to Appeare See the Common Dictionary in the word Appeare 2 To be existent or extant Hebr. 11 3. By those things which did Appeare Altar See the Common Dictionary in the word Altar Aliants sig Forrainers strangers of another both Country and Religion He. 11 34. Turned amay the Army of the Aliants This fulfilled Iude 7. to Appoint sig To decree by an vnchangeable purpose Hebr. 9 27. It is Appointed once to dye 2 To command according to his decree Heb. 3 2. To him who Appointed him 3 To prefixe and separate determinately Heb 4 7. He Appointed a certaine day Assurance of faith sig A certaine perswasion of such things as faith apprehends Heb. 10 22. Drawe neere in Assurance of Faith B. A. Babe sig One to whom principles belong beeing weake in knowledge of God and therefore vncapeable of perfect Doctrine Heb. 5 13. For he is a Babe Bastard sig One who is no naturall Childe but begotten beside and against the ordinary course of Nature in fornication or adultery 2 One who is not the childe of God by grace of Adoption but is either a wicked person or an Hypocrite Heb. 12 8. Then are ye Bastards nor sons to Beare vp all sig To sustaine and vphold that it fall not and perrish Heb 1 3. He Bearei vp all things with his mighty word to Beget sig To manifest and make Christ knowne to bee his naturall sonne and consubstantiall This was done when the word was made flesh Also when Christ rose from the dead Acts 13. 33. Heb 1 5. This day haue I begotten thee Beginning sig A fundamentall Doctrine or Catechising instructions fit for children in knowledge Heb 6 1. Leauing the Doctrine of the Beginning of Christ. Beginning of the booke sig The booke of the Law written by Moses wherein were promises concerning Christ his Priesthood and Sacrifice Hebr 10 7 In the Beginning of the booke it is written of me that Beginning of substance sig Faith which giueth vs beeing and subsistence in Christ by ioyning vs to him to be one with him which is the cheefe and principall benefit euen the foundation of the rest which follow Heb. 3 14. If ye keep sure vnto the end that Beginning of substance to Beléeue sig To know and bee perswaded that God is and that he is our God and will reward freely such as seeke him Heb 11 6. Must Beleeue Birthright sig The right of the first borne amongest the Hebrewes Heb. 12 16. Sold his Birthright This stood in two prerogatiues first Dignity and power ouer his brethren secondly double portion Gen 49 3 Deut. 21 17. 2 Chro 21 3. to Blesse abundantlie sig To heape benefits vpon one or plentifully and effectually to giue good things Hebr 6 14. I will abundantly Blesse thee 2 To wish and pray as a Priest of the high God for good things to be giuen others Heb 7 6. And Blessed him who had the promises Blessing sig The inheritance or possession of such blessinges and promises as were made to Abraham and Isaac Heb 12 17. Tho he sought that blessing with teares Blood of Abell sig The death and slaughter of Abell Heb 12 24. Then that Bloud of Abell Blood of Buls sig Buls and Goats offered in Sacrifice at the feast of expiation Heb 10 4. That the Bloud of Buls and Goats shall put away sinnes Bloud of Jesus sig His bloud shed and powred out to death and his whole sufferinges by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole Heb. 10 19. By the Bloud of Iesus wee may be bold to enter Bloud of sprinkling sig That blood of Iesus shedde in his cruell death wherewith the hearts of the faithfull being sprinkled and watered thorow Faith their sins are washed away that they may be accepted of God Hebr. 12 24. And to the bloud of sprinkling Bloud of testament sig The death and bloud-shedde of Christ ioyned with his Fathers curse whereby the Testament or couenant of saluation was ratified Hebru 10 29. And count the Blood of the Testament Heb. 9 20. without Bloud sig Without shedding of Bloud Hebr. 9 18 22. Without Bloud to resist vnto Bloud sig Vnto the suffering of death and martyrdome to striue against sinners persecutors as Christ himself did He 12 4. Ye haue not yet resisted sin to blood Body of Jesus sig The whole manhoode of Christ which was the oblation and sacrifice giuen for our sinnes to take them away Heb 10 10. Euen by the offering of the Body of Iesus once made to Ordaine a body sig Asmuch as to pierce ones eares by making one obedient and willing to heare A phrase borrowed from seruants vnder the Law who in token of perpetuall seruice had their eares bored thorow Heb 10 5. But a Body hast thou ordained me Boldly to go to God sig With constant perswasion and good assurance to pray to God Heb 4 16. Let vs goe Boldly to the Throne of grace Bondage sig That slauery and subiection to the Diuell by the guilt of sin working in vs feare and terror of aeternall death such as is in bondmen toward their Lord least hee scourge or kill them Hebru 2 15. Which for feare of death were all their life subiect to Bondage Brethren sig Such as not onely haue society with Christ of flesh and bloud but are borne of God and become partakers of his spirit Heb 2 11 12. He is
will written downe Did Testament sig The agreement or Couenant of God which is called Old in regard of the first dispensation of it by Moses toward the Iewes in many figures and shaddowes of Rites and Sacrifices and with other obscure and darke Reuelations by Prophesies which dispensation is now ended Hebr. 8 13. In that he saith a New Testament he hath abrogated the Old New Testament sig The Couenant of God in regard of the dispensation of it vnder the Gospell by Christ towards Christian people without such Tipes and Prophesies Also with few Ceremonies and with more cleerenesse and fuller reuelation of the truth and more plentifull graces of the Spirite to endure alwaies new and the same to the end of the World Iere. 31 33 34. Acts 2 17 18. This diuers manner of administration deliuery of the Couenant or Testament causeth it that beeing but one in substance to wit saluation by faith in Christ yet it is called Olde and New Testament as if it were two Heb. 8 8 9 10. Sée Couenant to Testifie sig To beare witnesse of any person or thing by word or worke 1 Iohn 5 9. Which he Testified of his Sonne Testimony sig The whole Scripture or word of God Psal. 19 7. The Testimony of the Lord is sure and giueth wisedome vnto the simple The word of God is called a Testimony because it containeth Articles of the Testament or Couenant both on Gods part and ours witnessing his good will to vs and our dutie to him what good hee meanes vs and what dutie we should doe to him Sometime this word Testimony signifies doctrine agreeable to the word Thess. 1 10. 2 The word of precepts and commandements which are witneses of Gods will what he would haue vs do Psal. 119 2. Blessed are they which keepe his Testimonies Psal. 25 9. 3 The Arke Exod. 16 34. So Aaron laid it before the Testimony 4 A good report from others witnessing well 2 Tim. 1 8. Acts 16 2. 5 The two Tables of Stone wherein the Law was written Exod. 10 20. And he tooke and put the Testimony in the Arke Arke of Testimony sig A Chest wherein were put the Tables of Stone containing the Lawe which is the Testimony of his will Exod. 30 6. After thou shalt set it before the vaile that is neere the Arke of the Testimony Also God did there vse to giue his people visible Testimonies of his presence T. H. Thankesgiuing sig An acknowledging and confessing with gladnesse of the benefits and deliuerances of God both towards our selues and others to the praise of his Name 1 Tim. 2 2. Let supplication and Prayer and Thankesgiuing bee made for all men 1 Thess. 1â— 4. Thankesgiuing hath in it 1. Remembrance of the good done to vs. 2. Mention of it 3. Confessing God to be the Author and giuer of it 4. Cheerefulnesse being glad of an occasion to praise him and doing it gladly with ioy to Thanke sig To recompence a gift freely giuen Luke 17 9. Doth he Thanke that Seruant That sig The excellency of some particular person or thing good or euill as that light that Sonne of God That Lambe of God That life That Antichrist c. That notable aduersary of Christ. 2. Thess. 2 3. That Man of sinne that is That most notorious Sinner exceeding all other in sinne Oftentime That is read without any Emphasis onely to note some ordinary thing or person Theâ—t or stealing sig The with-holding of that which is another mans against the owners will the drawing vnto vs other mens goods by iniury or not distributing that which is our owne when neede requires Hose 4 2. By swearing and lying and killing and stealing Exod. 20 15. Thou shalt not steale All manner of wrong done to our selues in respect of our owne substance or to the substance of others is Stealing Théefe sig One that taketh to himselfe the goods of other men without the priuity of the owner Pro. 6 30. Men do not despise a Thiefe which stealeth to satisfie his Soule 2 One that dealeth vnrighteously in his owne temporall goods or spirituall guifts by keeping in and hiding them from such to whom we owe them by vertue of our calling or one who behaues himselfe vniustly in other mens goods impairing them either by deceit or violence Iohn 12 6 1. Cor. 6 10. Theeues Extortioners 3 A Seducer which by corrupt glosses and false interpretations steales from the Chuch of GOD the true meaning and doctrine of the Scripture so spoyling Soules as Thieues spoile mens bodies Iohn 10 8. All which came before me are Theeues Hose 6 9. 4 Hipocrites which vnder shew of Piety seek their owne gaine with the losse of others Mathew 2â— 13. Ye haue made it a Denne of Theeues Then sig That a thing is so or seeing it is so Rom. 6 1. Also 7 7. What shall we say Then 2 Some certaine time wherein something was done Math. 4 1. Then was Iesus led aside And elsewhere often it is thus taken to note a certaine time 3 Therefore and is a note of an inference or conclusion gathered from some promises Rom. 8 1. Now Then there is no condemnation Theraphim sig An Image made in the likenesse of a man and all instruments belonging to false Religion Iudges 17 5. Made an Ephod and Theraphim Thing sig Some reall substance or quality eyther good or euill Ephe. 1 11. Which worketh all thinges after the counsell of his will 2 Some word spoken of God touching that which was after to be done Luke 1 37. With God shall nothing be vnpossible In the Greeke Text it is read no word shall be impossible 3 The doctrine of the Gospell Actes 17 32. We will heare thee againe of this Thing to Thinke any Thing sig To conceiue or haue in our mindes a good thought pertaining to saluation 2 Cor. 3 5. Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues 2 To iudge and certainely determine 1 Cor. 7 verse last I thinke I haue the Spirit of God 3 To make our thoughts knowne by boasting and glorying Math. 3 9. Thinke not to say in ynur hearts to Thirst. sig pro To desire drinke out of a feeling or want thereof by some naturall drought or drinesse Iohn 19 28. I Thirst. 2 Very earnestly to desire and long for Christ and his spirituall graces out of a sense of our sins and miseries Math. 5 6. Iohn 7 37. If any Man thirst c. Esay 55 1. Ho euery one that Thirsteth come to Thirst no more sig To finde al contentment and satisfaction to our soules in Christ onely without seeking further for it then in him alone Iohn 6 35. Hee that beleeueth in me shall Thirst no more Thought sig The least motion and stirring of our minde which when it is by the holy Ghost made agreeable to Gods word then it is a good thought but if the motion be from our corrupt hart and be disagreeable to