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A15520 A Christian dictionarie Opening the signification of the chiefe words dispersed generally through Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, tending to increase Christian knowledge. Whereunto is annexed, a perticular dictionary for the Reuelation of S. Iohn. For the Canticles or Song of Salomon. For the Epistle to the Hebrues. By Tho: Wilson minister of the Word, at Saint Georges in Canterbury. Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622. 1612 (1612) STC 25786; ESTC S121081 469,452 830

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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 Apoll●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. ●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
Wombe shall be as the morning dew from the Wombe sig From the time of our birth euer since we were borne Psal. 58 3. The wicked are strangers from the Wombe to shut and open the womb sig To make one barren and Childlesse or to giue one Children 1 Sa. 1 6. The Lord had shut her womb Wonder sig Some strange vnwonted worke of God moouing and deseruing admiration Actes 2 19. I will shew wonders in Heauen aboue Acts 4 30. lying wonders sig A false iugling wonder or a true wonder and miracle done to confirme false doctrine 2 Thess. 2 9. With all power and signes and lying wonders Word Some speach vttered by the mouth to declare the intent and meaning of the heart Psalme 52 4. Thou louest all words c. This is a naturall word 2 The Sonne of God the second person in the Trinitity by whom the will of God is declared to the Church as our mindes are exprest to other men by our wordes Iohn 1 1 14. The Word was made Flesh. This is the Essentiall Diuine and vncreated word 3 The Scriptures of Old and New Testament Luke 11 28. Blessed are they that heare the Word Acts 11 19. This is the inspired and created word 4 The decree ordinance will and becke of God touching any thing that he wil do or not do Mat. 4 4. Man liues by euery word that comes out of the mouth of God Heb. 1 3. Beareth vp all thinges with his mighty Word This is the word of Gods ordinance and purpose 5 The diuine Law teaching and commaunding good things and forbidding euill Psal. 119 101. I haue refrained my feete from euery euill way that I might keepe thy word This is the Word of precept and commaundement 6 Euery promise of God touching any good things temporall and eternall But especially the promise of free Iustification by Christ receiued by faith Psa. 119 8 9. I Waite for thy word Also V. 25 Thy Word hath quickned me Luke 1 38. Eph. 5 26. By the washing of water through the Word This is the word of free promise whereof in Rom. 10 8. 7 A word of prediction or fore-telling thinges that are to come Esay 2 1. The Worde which Esay saw vpon Iudah Ezek. 3 4. Declare vnto them my Words This is the word of Prophesie 8 A Commandement for dooing anything in the matters of this life Luke 5 5. At thy Word wee will let downe our Nets Luke 7 7. Say the Word my Seruant shall be whole This is a worde of Authority charging things to be done effectually 9 A Graue wise and pithy sentence Prou. 1 6. To vnderstand the Words of the wise and their darke sayings Eccl. 10 11. The Words of the wise are like Goads Acts 20 35. This is a word of godly instruction and perswasion 10 Anything or matter that is either sayde or done Luke 1 65. And all these Wordes were noysed abroad throughout all the Hill-Country 11 The voice of God calling a man to do the worke of a Prophet Ier. 1 4. Ezek. 1 3. This is the word of Vocation the Word of faith sig The Gospell or the Doctrine of free saluation vpon condition we beleeue Rom. 10 8. This is the Word of faith which we preach ydle Word sig A vaine vnprofitable speech whereof there is no vse for soule or body for this life or the life to come for ourselues or others Math. 12 36. Men shall giue an account for euery idle worde which they speake A Worke. sig Some outward deede or action Diuine or Humaine Good or Euill Gen. 2 2. When God had made an end of all his Worke. Iames 2 18. Thou hast the Faith and I haue Workes Shew mee thy Faith out of thy Workes Reuel 2 23. I will render to euerie one of ye according to your Workes 2 The free rewarde which followes Good-workes in life euerlasting Reuel 14 13. And their Workes follow them 3 Such seruile worke as is proper to euerie mans calling which may be done in the six daies Exod. 4 5. Also Exod. 20 9. Thou shalt doo all thy workes 4 Merit or deseruing by works Ro. 3 20. Therefore by the Workes of the Law shall no flesh be iustified Verse 28. Chap. 4 2. Also 11 6. If it be of Grace no more of workes Thus is Worke taken in all places where it is opposed and set against Faith or Grace 5 VVicked and vnhonest manners Titus 1 16. They deny him in their Workes 6 Stuffe or matter needfull to builde withall Prou. 24 27. Prepare thy Worke without Workes of darkenesse sig Sinfull workes which come from ignorance and vnbeleefe Ephe. 5 11. Sée Darkenesse Worke of faith sig A true liuely faith which is the worke of Gods wonderfull power in the elect 2 Thess. 1 11. The Worke of Faith with power Iohn 6 29. This is the Worke of God that ye beleeue in him whom hee hath sent Workes of the flesh Sée Flesh. Workes of God sig Such deeds as God commands allowes loues and will reward Iohn 6 28. What shall we doo that we might Worke the workes of God 2 The actions of Gods mercies toward the Elect and of his iudgement toward the wicked Psa. 145 17. The Lord is holy in all his workes Also verse 5 and 10. All thy Workes praise thee Good-Workes sig All maner of duties inward and outward as wel thoughts as words and actions towarde God or man which are commanded in the Lawe of God and come from a pure heart and faith vnfaigned being referred to Gods glory Ephe. 2 10. Created to Good Workes Blinde Christians which think only Almes deeds to be Good-works or our outward actions at vtmost be deceiued Worke of the ministry sig The whole duty which a Minister by vertue of his calling is bound to performe to his Flocke as to Preach to Rule to Pray to administer the Sacraments to exhort and comfort priuately c. Ephe. 4 12. For the Worke of the Ministry according to our workes sig As our VVorkes shall be good or euill so shall our iudgement and doome be Rom. 2 6. Who will reward euery man according to his Workes Psa. 62 12 Mat. 16 27. Howsoeuer the forme of the sentence at last day shall passe according to the condition of our workes yet workes merit not as causes but witnesse as Tokens to Worke referred to God sig To execute and fulfill something decreed from euerlasting in Gods Counsell Eph. 1 11. God worketh all things after the Counsell of his will 2 To gouerne and rule the world by ordinarie administration Iohn 5 17. My Father worketh hitherto and I worke 3 To do some extraordinary thing which may in a speciall manner declare either Gods mercy or wrath Actes 13 41. I Worke a worke in your dayes a worke which ye will not beleeue if a man would tell it you to Worke referred to men sig To do some good action approoued of God and pleasing to him Iohn 6 28. That we
vanisheth away Hence it is called Olde Heb. 9 13. New Couenant Is made with Christian people published by Christ most clearely wherein more persons are renewed and more Graces bestowed being alwaies to endure one and the same Hence it is called New Heb. 9 13. Ier. 31 31. I will make a new Couenant with the house of Israel Couenant of Salt Sée Salt Couenant breakers sig Such as be vnmindfull of promises and bargains Rom. 1 30. Couenant breakers Couenant with death and hell sig Agreement with them So do wicked men imagine Esay 28 15. Couenant of Leui. sig The agreement which God hath made with the Leuites to blesse them with peace and life if their duties be performed in their place Mal. 2 8. Ye haue broken the Couenant of Leui. Verse 5. Book of the Couenant sig The Writing which did containe the Articles and conditions both on Gods part what hee promised to do to the people and on the peoples part what duties they were to performe to God according to the tenor of the Couenant Exod. 24 7. After he tooke the Booke of the Couenant and read it Couering sig The Roofe of an house a Vayle or ought else which serues for defence or keeping close 2 The Husband who is called the Couering of his Wife in respect of his dutie towards her by protecting her and of his Authoritie ouer her in gouerning her for the vayle and couering which women did weare was a signe of their subiection 1. Cor. 11 6 7. Gen. 20 16. 3 Stopping or making dumbe and silent Prou. 10 6. Iniquity shall couer the mouth of the wicked Couering of sinnes sig The forgiuenesse of sins for the death of Christ which is as a Mantle to couer them from the eyes of Gods Iustice. Psal 32 1. Blessed is the man whose sinnes are couered 2 Concealing keeping close or secret when we do not tell a thing abroad Prou. 10 12. Loue couereth a multitude of sinnes which by a charitable priuate reproofe are hid and couered from the punishment of God and shame of men to Couer the feete sig To do ones easement or to go to Stoole Iudges 3 24. Surely he hath couered his feet 1. Sam. 24. 4. An vnhonest thing vttered in honest words to Couet sig pro To loue or desire money or earthly goods for themselues either our own or others Ioshu 7 21. 1. Tim. 6 9 10. The desire of Money is the root of all evill 2 To desire spirituall blessings or heauenly glory 1. Cor. 12 31. Couet after the best things Phil. 1 23. I couet to be loosed and to be with Christ. This is a good Couetousnesse when spirituall blessings or celestiall blessednesse is euer greedily eagerly desired Other things we may desire no further or otherwise then as helpes to these Couetousnesse sig Desire of hauing more or the inordinate loue of money Heb. 13 5. Let your conuersation be without Couetousnesse This is called Idolatry Colos. 3 5. Ephes. 5 5. Because the Couetous man not onely prefers his treasure before God but doth place his life in his substance Luke 12 15 16 17 c. Counsell sig The wisdome and direction of Gods Spirit and word gouerning our course of life Psalm 73 24. Thou wilt guide me by thy Counsell Psal. 16 7. 2 An action of the whole and holy Trinity deliberating and determining before the world of all things which should be or not be especially of the saluation of Angels and men Ephe. 1 11. He worketh all things after the Counsel of his will This counsel dependeth vpon Gods will as the supreame and onely mouing cause and not vpon foreseene fayth or workes Rom. 9 11 18. 3 Aduise taken about things to be done Prou 20 18. Establish thy thoughtes by Counsell And by Counsell make Warre Exod. 18 19. This kinde of counsell is eyther good or euill subtle or carnall 4 The beginning and first degree of sinne to wit euill lusts and desires Psal. 1 1. Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the Counsell of the vngodly 5 A company of men assembled into a certaine place to consult or take aduise of publicke matters Acts 22 30. And all the Counsell to come together Acts 23 1. 6 The place where men are met together for common consultation Acts 24 20. Whiles I stood in the Counsell 7 The Iudgement which stood and consisted of twenty three Iudges who had the hearing and deciding of the waightiest matters of life and death Math. 5 22. Shall be worthy to be punnished by the Counsell Counseller sig One who giueth all sound aduise as Christ doth by the Doctrine of Scriptures which therefore be called our counsellers or men of our counsel Psal. 119 14. Esay 6 6. Counseller Count. sig Sée Imputation Countenance sig Loue liking fauour or dis-fauour witnessed by the countenance Gen. 31 5. I see your Fathers Countenance is not towards me as was wont 2 Gods fauour witnessed and shewed foorth in his graces and benefits Psal. 4 6. Lift vp the light of thy Countenance 3 Gods displeasure witnessed by withdrawing the signes of his fauor or by sending some iudgements Ps. 13 1. How long wilt thou hide thy Countenance frō me because mē by their countenance bewray their anger or loue Hence it is that being attributed to god it signifies his displesure or his gracious fauor 4 The face or looke of a man Psal. 104. Oyle to make the Countenance cheerefull Light of Gods Countenance Sée Light Countrey sig pro A Region or Land where people dwel Heb. 11 9. As in a strange Countrey verse 15. 2 A certaine compasse of ground without a Citty Marke 16 12. As they walked into the Countrey 3 Heauen where the Saints shall dwell for euer Heb. 11 16. They desire an Heauenly Countrey Courage Sig Valor and strength of minde a good heart being wisely bold and confident in a good cause Iosh. 1 7 9. Be of good courage Court Sig pro The first entrance into an house a yard or comming in 1. Kings 7. 12. 2 The roomes and places of the Temple into which Gods people might assemble for publique worship and hearing the Law Psal. 84 2. My soule fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. Psal. 116. 19. 3 All those seuerall spaces distances of ground which were in the Temple before yee came to the Holy of Holiest or to the most holy-place of these spaces or Courts there were sixe in number euerie Court was twelue steppes one aboue another and of euery one there was a seuerall vse 2. Chron. 4 9. And he made the Court of the Priests 1. Kings 6 36. 4 That space of grounde which was within the vtmost Rayles being called the first or the vtter Court Reuel 11 2. But the Court which is without the Temple meete it not Into this Court because the Heathen and prophane people might come to see and heare therefore it signifies in the former Scripture Reuel 11 2. All Infidels and straungers from Christ.
C. R. Craft Sig Trade or occupation Acts 18 3. For that was their Craft Heere it is taken in good part 2 Deceite guile and fraud Eph. 4 14. By the deceite of men and with Craftinesse Heere it is taken in ill part Create sig To make something of nothing Gen. 1 1. God created heauen and earth Hebr. 11 2. The thinges we see were made of things which did not appeare 2 To giue and worke Grace where it is not Eph. 1 16. Created to good workes 3 To restore Grace as touching the feeling and fruite of it Psal 51 10. Create in me a cleane hart 4 To be the Author and worker of a thing Esay 45 7. I make peace and create euill I the Lord do all these things faithfull Creator sig God who safely and faithfully keepeth them whom hee hath once made and taken charge of 1. Pet. 4 19. As to a faithfull Creator Creature sig The whole frame of Heauen and earth and sometimes some particuler worke of God Rom. 8 20. Because the Creature is subiect to vanity Also verse 21 22 23. It is put for one particuler worke or thing created Rom. 8 39. 2 All men whether Iewes or Gentiles Marke 16 15. Preach the Gospell to euery Creature new Creature sig That quality of holinesse created in the heartes of the Elect at their first conuersion to God 2. Cor. 5 17. He that is in Christ let him be a new Creature This is called the New man and Spirit and Law of the minde Crooked sig pro That which is contrary to streight or to right Eccles. 7 15. 2 All swaruing from the straight and right line of Gods word Psal. 119 3. Surely they worke no Iniquitie or Crooked thing for so it is in the Originall Crum sig The least and lowest degree or measure of Gods grace Math. 15 17. The whelpes eate the Crums c. Crosse. Sig That Tree or Wood whereon Christ dyed beeing made in forme of a Crosse. Math. 27 32. They made Simon of Cyrene to beare his Crosse. Come down from the Crosse. The Papistes without all reason adore the Reliques of it and attribute Vertue to it being but a Creature if it were extant 2 The whole passion of Christ from his Cradle to his death but especially his sufferings vppon the Tree Heb. 12 3. Who for the Ioy was set before him endured the Crosse. Metonimie 3 The Doctrine of the Gospell that is of free Saluation by Christ crucified 1. Cor. 1 18. The preaching of the Crosse to vs that be saued is the power of God Also Verse 17. Gal. 5 11. 4 The preaching of Christ crucified Gal. 6 11. They woulde not suffer persecution for the Crosse of Christ. 5 Euery greeuous or painfull thing sent of God eyther to our minds or bodies Math. 10 38. Take vp thy Crosse and follow me Metaphor This is the generall Crosse common to all men as they bee men 6 Such afflictions as the faithfull suffer for Christ and for Righteousnesse Gal. 6 14. God forbid that I should reioyce but in the Crosse of Christ. This is a speciall Crosse peculiar to Christians Crowne Sig pro A round Garland set vppon the head in Token of victory or that which Princes weare vpon their head at their Coronation 2. Tim. 2 5. Hee is not crowned except he striue lawfully 2 Kingly or Royal dignity and power Ps. 132 18. But on him his Crowne shal flourish Metonimie 3 Whatsoeuer excellencie or glory wee haue in vs or without vs. Reuel 4 10. They cast their Crownes before his Throne Lam. 5 16. The crowne of our head is fallen 4 That which either bringeth or encreaseth our Renowne Comfort and Glory before men 1. Thes. 2 19 20. Ye are our Crowne of reioycing Ye are our Glory and Ioy. Prou. 12 4. Crowne of Righteousnesse Crowne of life Sig Eternall life which is giuen as a free reward to such as lead a righteous life which the God who is most righteous hath promised and will also performe 2. Tim. 4 8. Henceforth there is laide vp for mee a Crowne of Righteousnesse Rom. 6 16 23. This is also called the Crowne of life Iames. 1 12. Reu. 2 10. Because in the life eternall there shall bee honour and glory vnspeakeable whereunto Good-works are the way but are not the cause Hence the Papists do corruptly gather the merit of workes Sée their Annotat. on 2. Tim. 4 8. Crowne of Glory sig That most excellent glory which the Saints haue in Heauen shaddowed vnto vs by a kingly Crown which of all earthly things is most glorious 1. Pet. 5 4. Ye shall receiue an incorruptible Crowne of glory 2 A glorious and honorable thing Prou. 16 31. Age is a Crowne of Glory Crowne of Gold sig A most ample and glorious Kingdome such as Dauid had ouer Gods people Psal. 21 4. Thou hast set a Crowne of Gold vpon his head Crowne of Thornes sig A Crowne made of Thornes set vpon Christes head in derision and to encrease his paine Math. 27 29. They put a crowne of Thornes on his head to Crowne vs with Compassiō sig To make vs famous and glorious by merciful deliuerances as if he should set a Crowne vpon our head Psalme 103 4. He crowneth vs with compassion to Crucifie sig pro To fasten one to the Crosse there to languish till death Math. 27 35. Crucified him 2 To mortifie or kill sinfull lusts by little little Gal. 5 24. Haue Crucified the flesh 3 To lay open Christ vnto the scorne and mocke of the world Heb. 6 6. Crucifie Christ. 4 To despise the world and to be despised and set at naught by the world Gal. 6 14. Cry sig Most earnest desires in Prayer arising from the feeling or feare of some misery Psal. 40 1. Hee heard my Cry Exod. 14 15. Wherefore diddest thou Cry vnto me 2 Loud and boystrous speech or roaring Ephe. 4 31. Put away crying from you 3 Weeping and vehement sorrow or mourning Reuel 21 4. There shall be no more crying 4 Greeuous and bitter Complaints such as the poore make in their great distresses Iames 5 4. The cries of them are entred into the eares of the Lord. Cryer sig A publick Minister appointed and sent to proclaime as a Cryer the comming of the Messiah to work our Redemption Such an one was Iohn Baptist Math. 3 3. The voyce of a Cryer Iohn 1 23. to Cry sig To sigh in Prayer or with great earnestnesse to desire good things Psal. 22 2. O my God I cry by day Rom. 8 15. This is our crying to God 2 To reprooue sinne earnestly and to call sinners to repentance with great vehemency of voyce Esay 58. Cry aloud and spare not 3 To craue or demaund vengeance from Diuine Iustice. Gen. 18 20. The cry of Sodome is great Deut. 24 15. Iames 5 4. Gen. 4 10. C. U. Cup. sig pro A kinde of Pot Maser or Goblet whereby of olde time they did measure a portion of
belonging to this life Gen. 49 20. Concerning Asher his Bread shall be Fat. Fat wheat sig The finest and best of the wheat Psal. 81 16. He shall feede them with the Fat of Wheat Fat of the land sig The cheefest and choisest commodities fruits Gen. 45 18. You shall eate the Fat of the Lande A Metanimie marrow Fatnesse sig Tranquility and ioy of minde Psal. 63 5. My soule shall be satisfied with Marrow and Fatnesse Fatnesse of the earth sig Great aboundance of Corne and Wine which comes from the Fatnesse of the earth Gen. 27 39. The Fatnesse of the earth shall bee thy dwelling place Gen. 4. A Metanimie of the cause Fatnesse of gods house sig The manifold and plentifull spirituall blessings of God Psal. 36 8. They shall be satisfied with the Fatnesse of thine house Fat men sig Men full of wealth and might Esay 10 6. The Lord of Hoasts shall send leannesse amongst his Fat men 2 Full of spirituall vigor and liuelinesse Psal. 92 10. They shall be Fat and flourishing 3 Kings Princes and Potentates of the Earth Psalme 22 29. They that be Fat in the Earth shall worship Fatnesse sig Swelling Pride Psalm 73 7. Their eies stand out for Fatnesse That is so puft with pride that they can neither see and know themselues nor consider others Metaphor 2 Delicates or delightfull thinges Iob 36 16. That which rests vpon thy Table haue beene full of Fatnesse Fault sig The guilt of Adams disobedience imputed to vs. Rom. 5 16. The Fault came by one offence 2 Some sinne done in our owne persons Psalm 19 12. Who knoweth his Faults Fauour sig pro A good and comely countenance Prou. 31 30. Fauour is deceitfull 2 Credite and respect gotten by wel doing Pro 22 1. Louing Fauour is better then Gold the Fauour of God sig His gracious accepting of vs and mercifull readinesse to do vs good Psal. 51 18. Be Fauourable to Sion the Fauour of men sig Their good liking towards vs and readinesse to doo vs good and not hurt Gen 33 10. If I haue found Fauour or grace in thy sight Acts 24 27. And Foelix willing to get Fauour of the Iewes left Paule bound F. E. Feare sig A certaine naturall affection whereby men are stricken by reason of some dangerous and hurtfull euill either true or imagined Gen. 32 11. I Fear him Iosh. 2 9 11. Mat. 14 30. and 28 4. This is naturall Feare in it selfe neither good nor euill It was in the man Christ. Heb. 5 7. It becomes euill through our distrust mixt with it 2 The free voluntary reuerence which inferiours shew to their Superiors for the Lordes sake making them carefull to obey and loath to offend Ephe 5 33. Ye Wiues Feare your Husbands Rom. 13 7. Feare to whom Feare belongeth 3 The thing or daunger Feared Prou. 1 20. When their Feare cōmeth that is when that which they Feare commeth Psal. They Feare where no Feare is that is no cause of Feare nothing to be feared A Metanimie 4 The person which is feared In this sence God is called the Feare of Isaac Gen. 31 42 53. But Iacob sware by the Feare of his father Isaac either because God had stricken Isaac with a feare when he would haue giuen away the blessing to Esau or because of the reuerence and Feare which Isaac yeelded vnto God or for both these causes is God called the Feare of Isaac A Metanimie 5 An holy affection of the heart awing vs and making vs loath to displease God by sin in respect of his great goodnesse and mercies and for a loue we beare to righteousnesse Psal. 130 4. There is mercy with thee that thou maist be Feared Exo. 24 25. This is filliall or child-like Feare Gods children are commanded thus to Feare and are often commended for so fearing Iob 1 1. Actes 10 2. The fruite and force of this Feare is to restraine from vice and constraine vnto well doing for desire to glorifie God Sée examples of Ioseph Gen 39 and Nehemiah 6 A terror in the heart of wicked men dreading God as a Iudge being loath to offend him by sin in respect of his punnishments and not from a hatred of wickednesse Thus Foelix feared Acts 24 25. This is seruile and slauish Feare Gods children are forbid this Feare Exod. 20 20. Moyses saide to the people Feare not Yet thorough Gods mercifull goodnesse it proues a preparatiue vnto faith Acts 2 37. Rom. 8 15. 7 The whole worship of God Deut. 6 13. Thou shalt Feare the Lord. Acts 10 35. In euerie nation he that Feareth God Psal. 112 ● and 128 1. elsewhere often by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole For where Gods feare is truely planted there will follow the whole worship of God 8 Dreadful works of Gods Iustice which strike men with Feare Psal 90 12. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath or anger according to thy Fear Thus Tremelius reads it It is a Metanimie of the effect for the cause Feare not their Feare sig Feare not that whereof they are afraid to wit their Idols Esay 8 12. Feare not their Feare or as Tremelius translates it Feare not with their Feare that is with a distrustfull Feare which withdraweth the heart from God and his promises to meditate Feare sig To thinke vpon dangerous things which breede Feare Esay 33 18. Thine heart shall Meditate Feare Feare of God was vpon them sig A great terror and feare sent into their hearrs of God to restraine and stay them from dooing any harme to Iacob Gen 35 5. And the Feare of God was vpon the Citties that were round about them Feast sig Solemne and abundant fare kept vpon some especiall occasion to remember some great mercie of God and therewith to cheare the hart Gen. 21 8. Abraham made a great Feast that same day that Isaac was weaned Nehe. 18 12. Gen 29 22. And made a Feast 2 The day or whole time wherein such solemne Feasts are kept Acts 18 21. I must needs keepe this Feast Iohn 7 8. Leuit 23 4. The whole space of eight daies wherein their Feasts lasted 3 A good Conscience which of Salomon is called a continuall Feast because of the great and constant peace and ioy which it breedeth Prou 15 15. A good Conscience is a continuall Feast A Metaphor Feasts of loue sig Bankets kept in the publicke meetings of the Church to testifie and to nourish brotherly loue Iude 12. These are as spots in your feasts of loue These grew to such abuse as the Apostle Paul abolished them 1. Cor 11. to Feede sig To nourish by ministring meate to the bodye common to men and beasts This is naturall feeding 2 To teach others by wholesome doctrine and to rule them with godly discipline Iohn 21 16. Feede my Sheepe Math. 28 18. Goe teach all Nations This is Ecclesiasticall Feeding peculiar to Gods Church It is farre from the Popes supremacy which is a tyranising not a teaching
flesh Rom. 14 1. Math. 26 41. Thus is sinne called because it makes the Soule weake to doe good and withstand euill Metanimie 3 A priuation and want of all strength as touching godlinesse Rom. 5 8. When we were Infirme or of no strength Christ dyed for vs that is that naturall imbecility which we all bring with vs into the World which Paul cals vngodlinesse Rom. 5 6. 4 Afflictions reproaches persecutions 2. Cor. 12 10. Therefore I take pleasure In Infirmities Also it signifies inward tentatious feares distrusts c. 2 Cor. 12. Which shew how weake we are and Infirme 5 A vile contemptible and abiect estate Gal. 4 13. Through Infirmity of the Flesh I preached the Gospell vnto you 1 Cor. 12 22. 6 Vnablenesse to free from sinne and death Heb. 7 18. Because of the weaknesse thereof Iniquity sig That which is writen or crooked swaruing from the straight line of Gods word it is put eyther largely for any sinne and thus euen our Birth-sin is iniquity Psal. 51 5. I was borne In Iniquity Or more strictly it is put for some hainous and grosse offence Psal. 119 3. They worke no Iniquity Psal. 90 8. Thou hast set our Iniquities Exo. 20 5. Visiting the Iniquities of the Fathers 2 Workers of Iniquity or wicked men Iob 5 16. Iniquity shall stop her mouth 3 The punishment due to Iniquitie Leuit. 5 1. Hee shall beare his Iniquity And very often elsewhere worker of Iniquity sig One which walketh after the lustes of corrupt Nature wholy following them as guides in all and euery action of life Math. 7 23. * Innocency sig A meere voydnesse of fault and freedome from all Sin In this estate Adam was created This is perfect Innocency by Creation 2 A certaine measure of this estate in all regenerate persons who endeuour to serue God In Innocency of life hauing also Christes Innoceny imputed to them Psal. 26 6 11. I will wash my hands In Innocency This is Innocency of a person restored 3 Vprightnesse in some speciall or particular cause Psal. 7 8. According to the Innocency that is in me that is Innocency of cause when one is cleare and free of some fault whereof he is accused Innocent sig pro One which doth none hurt nor harm vnto others Math. 10 16. Be Innocent as Doues 2 One that is free from some one particular fault or crime or one that is guiltles in this or that thing Gen. 24 8. If the Woman will not follow thee thou shalt be Innocent or discharged of thine Oth. Ion. 1 14. Lay not vpon vs Innocent blood Exod. 23 7. Gen. 10 5. 3 A iust and righteous person which liueth vprightly Iob 4 7. Who euer perished being Innocent 4 One that is free from punishment or one vnpunished Pro. Though the wicked ioyne hand In hand yet they shall not be Innocent 1 Kinges 2 9. But thou shalt not count him Innocent that is thou shalt not free him from punishment Also Exodus 34 7. Not making the wicked Innocent Intercession or request sig The request which the death of Christ maketh for beleeuers after they haue sinned that their sins may be pardoned for his merit or it is the merit of Christs death comming betweene our sins and Gods Iustice to appease it as an Aduocate that pleads for his Client 1. Iohn 2 2 3. Rom. 8 34. And maketh request for vs. Heb. 9 24. He appeares in Heauen for vs. Christ is our Intercessour foure waies First by appearing for vs in the fight of God Heb. 9 24. Secondly by the force of his Sacrifice once offered to make full satisfaction to Gods Iustice Hebr. 10 12 14. Thirdly by his constant will that for the merit of that Sacrifice God would be pacified towards the elect Heb. 10 10. Lastly by the assent and agreement of the Father resting in this will of his Sonne for vs. Iohn 11 42. Mat. 17 6. Popish intercession of the Virgin Mary and other Saints doth dishonor Christ the onely Intercessour 2 The request which we make one for another in the name of our Intercessour Christ eyther for good thinges to be giuen or euill things to be remoued from vs. 1 Tim. 2 2 3. Prayers Intercession and giuing of thankes c. These be charitable mutuall Prayers of the godly while they liue together Interpretation sig A translating or turning out of one tongue into another 1 Cor. 14 13 26. If any speak with strange tongues let him pray that he may interpret 2 An opening or declaring darke Scriptures or prophesie 2 Pet. 1 20. No Prophesie is of priuate Interpretation Scriptures must bee interpreted by Scriptures 3 Expounding Visions or Dreames Gen. 40 8. Are not Interpretations of God 4 A speaking and teaching some thing euidently and plainely Iob 33 23. If there be an Interpreter with him Interest sig Encrease or gaine taken for the lending of Money vpon fore-agreement and compact Pro. 28 8. He which increased his Riches by Usury and Interest c. Here the word Interest is taken in ill part For the word in a good sence signifieth that benefite which a mercifull and free lender taketh for his owne Indemnity to repaire such losse whereof the borrower by his default was an effectuall cause by the keeping of Money borrowed in his hand longer then he ought to the certaine dammage of the lender I. O. Ioy. sig pro A sweete motion of the Soule in regard of some present or hoped for good This good if it bee worldly then is the Ioy but natural worldly if it be heauenly good or tending and leading thereto then is the Ioy spirituall and heauenly Psal. 51 13. Restore to me the Ioy of my Saluation Rom. 5 3. We reioyce in tribulation Iohn 15 11. That your Ioy may be full 2 The matter or cause of Ioy. 1. Thess. 2 20. Ye are our Crowne and Ioy. Iob 3 22. Psal. 48 2. 3 The most comfortable and full happinesse of Heauen Math. 25 21 23. Enter into thy Maisters Ioy. Sée Enter 4 A godly boasting and glorying 1 Cor. 9 15. Least any man should make my Ioy or reioycing vaine 5 Those good thinges eyther earthly or spirituall for the which we vse to reioyce Iohn 16 22. And your Ioy none shall take from you 1 Cor. 7 30. Rom. 15 13. The God of hope fill you withall Ioy that is with euery good guift whereof ye may reioyce plentifully and abundantly Iames 1 2. And elsewhere often Metanimie of the cause 6 That cheerefulnesse and alacrity which we shew forth towards our neighbour Gal. 5 22. The fruit of the Spirit is Ioy peace c. 7 Ioyfull speech or Songs of thankes-giuing and praise Psalm 126 2. And our tongue with Ioy. Metanimie of the cause for the effect For prayse commeth of Ioy as Ioy commeth of good things 8 The hauing or possessing of any good thing from whence Ioy springeth Iohn 3 29. This my Ioy is fulfilled Iohn 15 11. And that my Ioy
might remaine in you Ioy in the holy Ghost sig A gladsome sweete and comfortable motion of the heart stirred vp by the Spirit of Adoption vpon the feeling of Gods loue in Christ to eternal life vpon the tokens of that loue both in earthly and spirituall blessings Rom. 14 17. The Kingdome of God is righteousnesse peace and Ioy in the Holy Ghost This is called Christs Ioy. Iohn 15 11. And glorious Ioy. 1 Pet. 1 8. Because it is part of the Kingdome of Heauen Ioy of the Lord. sig Diuine Ioy which commeth from the Lord and is placed in him Nehemi The Ioy of the Lord shall make ye strong Ioy of God sig Comfort of mind arising from Gods goodnes manifested in some outward or inward deliuerance Psal. 51 12. Restore to me the Ioy of thy saluation that is thy deliuerances were woont to make me glad let it be so againe with me to heare of Ioy gladnesse sig To be made ioyfull and glad by hearing beleeuing the glad tydings of forgiuenesse of sinnes For Ioy comes from faith and faith by hearing Psal. 51 8. Make me to heare of Ioy and gladnesse to Ioy in tribulations sig To haue occasion and matter of true comfort cheerfulnesse of our hart from afflictions because they are pledges of Gods loue and trials of Faith and patience Rom. 5 3. We Ioy in tribulations Ioy in the Lord. sig That true inward comfort which faithfull hearts feele because the Lord is their mercifull Father in Christ Iesus Phil. 4 4. Ioy in the Lord. Rom. 5 11. I. S. Is. sig Betokeneth signifieth sealeth Mat. 13 38. The field Is the world Math. 26 27. This Is my bodye And elsewhere often Gal. 4 24. 2 Leads or brings vnto Rom. 7 7. Is the Law sinne That is doth it bring vnto or lead to sinne Rom. 6 23. The guift of God is eternall life that is holinesse which is Gods free guift leadeth vnto aeternall life as a way leadeth to a Citty Rom. 8 6. Wisedome of the spirit Is life and peace 3 Bring forth causeth meriteth or deserueth Rom. 8 6. The Wisedome of the Flesh Is death that is not only leads vnto but deserueth death aeternall Israel sig A Prince of the strong God or one that hath obtained principall power from the mighty God Gen. 32 28. Thy name shall be called Iacob no more but Israel because thou hast power with God 2 The Patriarke Iacob who was called Israell because he had strength to wrestle with God and to ouercome as in the former place appeareth Rom. 9 6. All that are of Israell that is of Iacob 3 The people of Israell which were the posterity of Iacob of whom consisteth the visible church till the comming of Christ. Exod. 19 3. Tell the children of Israel Psal. 76 11. And very often in the Old-Testament 4 The whole Inuisible Catholicke Church consisting of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles Psal. 124 1. Now may Israell say Psal. 125 5. But peace shall be vpon Israel Gal. 6 16. And vpon the Israel of God that is vppon the whole elect people of God 5 Euery elect faithfull person Ro. 9 6. All they are not Israel Israelite sig A Iew which discended of Iacob according to the flesh Rom. 9 4. Which are the Israelites 2 A Godly Christian though a Gentile which from his heart worshippeth the God of Israel Ioh. 1 47. Behold in deed an Israelite in whom there is no guile Rom. 2 29. Psal. 73 1. Yet God is good to Israel euen to such as are of a pure heart I. U. a Iudge sig A chiefe Gouernor or Soueraigne Ruler who hath all the world in his disposition and vnder his power So is God alone Gen. 28 25. Should not the Iudge of the world do iustly 2 A Deputy-Gouernor as it were Gods Lieutenant in the gouernment of the whole world So is Christ as Mediator and he alone 2. Tim. 4 1. I charge thee before Christ the Iudge of quicke and dead Iohn 5 22. 3 A Gouernor that hath generall rule by Gods appointment ouer some one people or Nation to preserue and gouerne it Iudg. 3 26. God raised them vp Iudges 4 A person appointed ouer criminal causes and ciuill controuersies to end and determine them by his sentence 2. Chr. 19 5. He set Iudges in the land Deut. 16 18. Iudges shalt thou make thee in all thy Citties Luke 12 14. to Iudge referred to God sig Referred to men To rule and gouerne Psal. 67 4. God shall Iudge the earth with righteousnesse Psal. 9 4 8. Heb. 10 30. The Lord shall Iudge his people 2 To correct chastice or to punnish which is one act of diuine gouernment Psal. 51 4. That thou maist be pure when thou Iudgest Hebr. 13 4. Adulterers God will Iudge 3 To pronounce a righteous and true sentence vpon all things and persons which is also another act of Gouernment Rom. 2 16. At that day when God shall Iudge the world 4 To giue defence and preseruation against malicious vniust oppressors Psal 7 8. Iudge me according to my righteousnesse Sée verse 10. which seemeth thus to expound the word Psal. 43 1. Iudge me ô Lord and deliuer me This is also one part of gouernment 5 To enquire into try and discerne things and persons Psal. 7 11. compared with verse 9. Psal. 11 4 5. The Lords Throne is in heauen his eyes will consider and try c. 6 To rule and gouerne any people Iudg. 4 4. Debora Iudged Israel 7 Truly to vnderstand and discerne all things as they be 2. Cor. 2 15. The spirituallman Iudgeth all things 1. Cor. 14 29. Let two or three speake and let the other Iudge that is discerne what is spoken 8 To vtter an vpright and vnpartial sentence of other men and their doings Iohn 7 24. Iudge a righteous Iudgement and not according to appearance 9 Rashly and curiously without any cause or calling to carpe at and censure other men their actions Math. 7 1. Iudge not and ye shall not bee Iudged Rom. 14 13. Let no man Iudge his Brother that is rashly determine of him and of his finall estate for that belongs to God onely 10 To approoue and allow the last sentence of the great Iudgement 1. Cor. 6 2. The Saints shall Iudge the world and the Angels 11 To heare try and determine ciuill causes betweene a man and his Neighbour 1. Cor. 6 2. Are ye vnworthy to Iudge the least matters Exo. 18 13. Moses sat to Iudge the people 12 To condemne or to pronounce a Iudiciall sentence true or false 1. Kings 4 28. Psal. 82 1. 13 To accuse and by a good example to testifie against others Math. 12 41 42. The men of Niniuie shall rise in Iudgement against this wicked Generation Rom. 2 27. 14 To declare by deedes and pronounce sentence against ones selfe Actes 13 46. You Iudge your selues vnworthy of life to be Iudged sig To be punnished Math. 7 1. Ye shall not bee Iudged
haue Power 13 Wicked or good Angelles which are of exceeding strength and haue leaue and Commission of God to doo mighty thinges and therefore are called powers Col. 1 16. By him were created Powers Principalities Ephe. 6 12. We wrestle against Principalities and Powers 14 Excellent and singular guifts of the Spirite Acts 6 8. Steuen full of faith and Power did signes and Myracles c. 15 Kingdomes and Nations which haue great power Luke 3 6. All this Power will I giue thee all Power sig Vniuersall power ouer euery thing in heauen earth without exception of any Math. 28 18. All Power is giuen vnto me This Power the Father as God giues the Sonne as Mediatour receiues it Power of God sig The most mighty and powerfull God Mat. 26 64. Sitting at the right hand of the Power of God 2 That notable Vertue and might giuen to the Apostles not onely to work Myracles but also to tame and bridle the wicked 2 Cor. 6 7. By the Power of God Powers of heauen sig The Heauens or Celestiall Orbes and Sphears being exceeding firme and strong creatures and exercising great strength vppon these inferiour earthly bodies Math. 24 29. And the Powers of heauen shall be shaken to Pour out sig To giue and bestow liberally and franckly Esay 53 12. He Powred out his soule to death Acts 2 17. I will Poure out my Spirit vpon all flesh Poyson of Aspes sig Malicious and bitter wordes cast out against such as be absent to their great hurt Rom. 3 13. The Poyson of Aspes is vnder their lips Poyson of Dragons sig The wicked vngracious workes of vngodlye men which are as vnpleasant to God as the poyson of Dragons to men Deut. 32 33. Their Wine is the poison of Dragons P. R. Praise sig A confession and due acknowledgement of the great and manifolde excellencies and perfections that be in God Ps. 136 1. Praise the Lord because he is good for his mercies endure for euer Psal. 117 1 2. 103 1 2 3. 2 Commendation and speaketh forth the good things that be in other men Prou. 27 2. Let another man praise thee 3 The matter argument occasion of praise Exod. 15 2. The Lord is my strength and praise Psa. 118 14. Prayer sig The whole seruice of God and euery part of it Math. 21 13. An house of Prayer 2 That one part of his worship called Prayer Petition Iam. 5 15. Prayer of faith to Pray sig To desire some lawfull thing of God alone with trust to haue it for the merit of Christ only Actes 10 9. Peter went vp on the house to pray Math 6 9. After this manner pray ye Actes 12 12. Marke 11 24. 2 To craue some-thing with the voice onely without Faith in Christ. Luke 18 10. They went vp into the Temple to Pray Verse 11. This is vocall Prayer onely and the former is both Vocall and Mentall 3 To worship God A Sinechdoche of part for the whole Luke 19 46. A house of Prayer Prayer what it is Prayer is a worke of the beleeuing soule desiring of God alone things lawfull and needfull with confidence to obtaine them through the alone mediation of Christ to the praise of the mercy trueth and power of God Prayer is eyther priuate or publicke for our selues or others for the hauing of good things or remoouing thinges euill Whence ariseth the difference and diuers kinds of Prayers mentioned 1. Tim. 2 2. Let supplications and Prayers Intercession and giuing of Thankes be made for all men to preach sig To declare the will of God by voice for the instruction of the Church Marke 1 49. He Preached in their Synagogues what Preaching is Preaching is an action of the Minister of the word soundly interpreting and opening the sence of the Scriptures by the Scriptures with application of them vnto the vse of the Church by Doctrin Exhortation reprofe conuincing comfort Mar. 2 2. He Preached the word to thē Lu. 4 18 19 20 21. He tooke vp the booke and read and said this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares Also 1 Cor. 14 3. He that professeth that is Preacheth speaketh to men to edifying to exhortation to comfort Sée Nehe. 8 8. And he reade in the booke of the Law and gaue the sence according to Scripture Acts. 9. 20 22. Hee Preached Christ confirming that Iesus was this Christ that is to say Hee compared Scripture with Scripture conferring them together as cunning Craftsmen which ioyne all partes together to make them agree one with another This is Preaching in the ordinary phrase of the Scriptue Indeed euery declaration of Gods wil eyther by afflictions blessings readings and creatures or otherwise may generally and improperly be called Preaching Predestination sig The fore-appointment of euery thing to certaine ends Acts. 4 28. 2 The fore-ordaining of some persons to obtaine eternall life by Christ. Rom. 8 30. Whom he Predestinated them he called Predestination what it is Predestination is a most righteous decree of God freely according to his own good pleasure without any respect of forseene faith or works as mouing causes ordaining from all eternity out of the whole lumpe of lost mankind a certaine number to obtaine eternal life in heauen by Christ hauing first called Iustified and Sanctified them vnto the praise of his glorious grace Rom. 8. 28 29 30. Eph. 1. 5 6 7. Predestination is the most wise purpose of God whereby he hath before all eternity constantly decreed to call those whom hee hath loued in Christ to the adoption of his children to Iustification by Faith at the lēgth to glory thorow good works that they may bee made like to the Image of the Son of God and that in them should bee declared the glory and mercy of the Creatour to Predestinate sig To determine and appoint before most firmely some persons to be saued by Christ. Rom. 8 29. Prepare sig pro To make a thing ready before hand Math. 26. 17. Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee 1 Chro. 29 19. To build the house which I haue prepared Math. 20 23. 2 To fit effectually and mightily the elect of God vnto that blessednesse which they were appointed vnto from euerlasting Rom. 9 23. Vessels of mercy which hee hath prepared to glory And to make meete the Reprobates vnto that wretchednesse vnto which they were ordained before Rom. 9 22. Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction Or thus more breifly to purpose make meete heauen for the elect and the elect for it Math. 25. 34 41. Prepared for you c. Also Hell for the Reprobate and them for it Prepared for the deuill and his Angels Rom. 9. 22. 23. 3 To make vs meete or fit eyther for doing good duties or for suffering afflictions 1 Chron. 29. 18. Prepare their hearts vnto thee 4 To make ready eyther some things which belonges eyther to Gods seruice or to the seruice of the Saints 2. Cor. 9
the word then it is an euill thought whatsoeuer good pretence it haue Math. 15 19. For out of the heart comes euill Thoughts 2 Our counsels touching matters to be done or not done Psalme 146 4. Then his Thoughtes perish 3. The griefe of an afflicted minde Psal. Amidst the Thoughts of my heart thy comforts haue refreshed my Soule 4 Reasoning inwardly in the Soule Luke 9 46 47. When Iesus saw the Thoughtes of their harts 5 Purpose ioyned with indeuour Gen. 50 20. When you Thought to doe me euill 6 Carking or immoderate care or care with anxiety Math. 6 31. Take no Thought Mat. 19. Take no Thought what ye speake Referred to God 7 The will counsell purpose or decree of God touching all things which he will doe or not doe Psalme 33 11. The Thoughts of his heart shall stand for euer It doth sometime signifie Gods disposition when his purpose is executed and brought vnto effect As Gen. 50 20. But God Thought c. So Tremelius translates it Thousand yeares sig The space of ten hundred yeares 2 An exceeding large space of time a finite number being put for an indefinite Psalme 90 4. A thousand yeares is but as yesterday when it is past 2 Pet. 3 8. A thousand yeares as one day Through or by in the doctine of iustification sig The cheefe efficient cause to wit the grace free fauour of God Rom. 3 24. Wee are iustified freely by or Through his grace 2 The outward meritorious cause to wit Christ Iesus our redeemer Reu. 3 24. Through the redemption which is in Christ. Ephe. 1 7. Through his bloud 3 The inward instrumentall cause to wit our Faith Rom. 3 28. We are iustified Through Faith without the workes of the Law Verse 25. Through Faith in his Bloud 4 The signes and fruits of our iustification to wit good workes Iames 2 21. Was not Abraham iustified Through workes Through him sig By his administration or powerfull gouernment Rom. 11 36. Through him are all things Thorny ground sig An heart stuffed with the cares of this World which choake the seede of the word as Thornes choake the Corne springing out of the ground Mat. 13 22. That which fell among Thornes or thorny ground Threatning sig A denunciation of some iudgement temporall or eternal from God 2 Hard and cruell speeches from one man to another Actes 14 17. Let vs Threaten and charge them 1 Pet. 2 23. When hee suffered he Threatned not to Thresh the Mountaines sig To destroy and afflict greeuously euen strong and mighty enemies Esay 41 15. Thou shalt Thresh the Mountaines and bring them to pouder Throne sig A high Seate full of Maiesty and glory fit for earthly Kinges or Iudges 1 Kings 10 18. Then the Kings made a great Throne of Iuory and the Throne had sixe steps 2 Some visible token or representation of Gods power and Maiesty Reue. 4 9. They gaue honour to him that sate on the Throne Reuel 15 1. Metaphor Thunder sig A great noyse and sound caused in the Clouds by the breaking out of hot and dry ex●alations beating against the edge of the Cloud Psalm 18 13. The Lord Thundred in the Heauen Exo. 16 19. There were Thundrings and lightnings Thunder is a witnesse of Gods power and serueth to strike terrour and feare in men that the godly may bee humbled and the better subdued vnto God and the wicked confounded and left without excuse T. I. Time sig pro Some certaine space as houre day weeke yeare c. Dan. 2 21. Hee changeth the Times and seasons Dan. 4 20. And let his portion be among the Beastes till seauen Times passe ouer him that is seuen yeares Exod. 2 23. 2 Tearme period and shutting vp of ones life Psalme 31 15. My Times are in thy handes O Lord. 3 Opportunity or fit and conuenient season to doe thinges in Iohn 7 6. My Time is not yet come Acts 1 7. The Times and seasons 4 The whole tearme or space which a man liueth Psal. 90 10. The Time of our life is threescore yeares and ten c. Time and times and part of time sig Three yeares and ten daies Dan. 7 25. And they shall bee giuen into his handes vntill a Time and Times and the diuiding or part of Time Tithes sig The tenth part of our goods Deut. 14 28. Heb. 7 8. Men that did receiue Tithes T. O. To. sig The meanes that lead to the end Ephe. 2 11. Created To good workes 2 The end and finall cause Rom. 9 22. Prepared To destruction 1 Thess. 5 9. Appointed To saluation Ephe. 1 6. To the praise of his grace To day sig All the time that the doctrine of grace is Preached Psalme 95 7. To day if ye will heare his voice the morrow sig Time to come Mat. 6 34. Care not then for the Morrow Tongue sig pro The prinicipall instrument of speech Psalme 45 verse 1. My tongue is the pen of a ready Writer Iames 3 5. The Tongue is a little member 2 Speech itselfe Iam. 3 6. The Tongue is fire Iere. 18 18. Smite him with the Tongue A Metonimie of the cause for the effect 3 Strange language or the guift of speaking with a strange language 1 Cor. 14 2. He that speaketh a Tongue deceitfull Tongue sig A tongue vttering crafty and guilefull wordes Psalme 52 4. Thou louest all wordes that may destroy ô deceitfull Tongue that is a man speaking deceite with his Tongue Tongue imagineth mischiefe sig The Tongue to bee the Instrument to vtter that mischiefe which the heart hath thought and imagined Psalme 52 2. Thy Tongue imagineth mischiefe Tongue of the learned sig That singuler skill which Christ had in his owne person aboue measure and which hee gaue to his Ministers according to measure that they might know how to comfort and pacifie afflicted consciences Esay 50 4. The Lord hath giuen me a toong of the learned Tongues of men and Angels sig Such an excellent faculty of speach as might not only become men but euen the Angels if they could speake yet were it nothing worth vnlesse it were imployed through loue vnto the edification of others 1 Cor. 13 1. If I could speake with the Tongue of Men and Angels and had not loue I were as sounding Brasse and tinkling Cimball An Hiperbole to smite with the Tongue sig To vtter malicious and slanderous words which hurt a mans name as blows or strokes hurt a mans body Ier. 18 18. Let vs smite him with the toong Metaphor to Touch. sig To feele a thing lightly with the finger Luke 8 44. She Touched the H●m of his Garment 2 To hurt or offer the least violence Psalme 105. Touch not mine annointed doe my Prophets no harme T. R. Tradition sig A doctrine first deliuered from God by speach and written downe afterward in his Booke for the vse of the Church 1 Cor. 11 2. And keepe the ordinances or Tradition for so it is in the Originall This is a written
Tradition wee are bound to beleeue this absolutely 2 An humaine ordinance not written in the word but deliuered from man to man Math. 15 2. The Tradition of the Elders Tradition so taken is either good or euill according to the subiect matter and intention of men This is an vnwritten Tradition This we must beleeue conditionally as it agreeth with the word Transgression sig That which goes beyond and exceedes due bounds and limits 2 Euery sinne small and great 1 Iohn 3 4. Transgression of the Law is sinne Hebr. 2 2. Sinne is called Transgression because it exceedes the boundes and markes which God by his Law hath appointed vnto vs for the moderattng of our desires and actions Trauaile sig Iournying or passing on foot or by Horse from place to place 2 The paine of Child-birth 1 Thess. 5 3. As trauaile vpon a woman with Childe 3 Troubles dangers and euils which happen in ones iourney Exod. 18 8. He told all the trauaile had hapned to them Treasure sig Some earthly thing of price which men make great account of and therefore lay it vp till afterward Math. 6 19 21. Lay not vp Treasure for your selfe in Earth Math. 13 44. An earthly Treasure 2 The wholesome precious doctrine of the word 2 Cor. 4 7. We haue this Treasure in earthly Uessels Metaphor An heauenly Treasure 3 Euerlasting life with the graces and good workes that lead thither and shall be there freelie rewarded Math. 6 20. Lay vp Treasures for your selues in Heauen When Christians do carefully imploy their graces fludying to abound in good workes they doe heerein Treasure and hoord vp ioyes in life heauenly and euerlasting Good and euill Treasures sig The abundance eyther of graces or vices stored vp in the hearts of men good and euill to bee vented and vttered by their Tongues Mat. 34 35. A good Man out of the good Treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things c. to treasure vp sig To gather together into one heape Rom. 2 5. Ye Treasure vp vengeance against the day of vengeance The meaning is that wicked men by continuing in sinne heape and stacke vp punnishment euen as worldly men doe heap vp and gather treasure Transubstantiation sig A change of one substance into another as of Bread into the body of Christ of Wine into the bloud of Christ according to that monstrous doctrine of Popery contrary to the wholsom words of Christ which teach Sacraments to bee not the things themselues whereof they bee pledges and Seales Tree sig pro A Plant growne vp to a great height and measure 2 Euery person Man or Woman good or bad Math. 3 10. Euery Tree that bringeth not forth good fruit Metaphor Corrupt Trées sig Vngodly persons that are vnfruitfull and good for nothing like to rotten and dead Trees Iude 12. Corrupt Trees and without fruit tree of knowledge of good and euill sig The miserable experience of good lost and of euil which should come vpon Adam and Eue and all mankind by breaking Gods commaundement in eating of that Tree which was forbidden them to eate of Gen. 2 9. The Tree of Knowledge of good and euill many trées sig A multitude of people to bee refreshed with the spirituall water of the word Ezek. 47 7. At the brinke of the Riuer were very many Trees Trée of life sig That happy life that Adam receiued of God by Creation wherein he was to be confirmed by eating the Tree of life which was appointed to be a Sacrament thereof Gene. 2 9. And the Tree of life in the middle of the Garden 2 Christ Iesus who himselfe is the eternall life and from whom the faithfull receiue it Reue. 2 7. Was the Tree of life trée planted by the Riuers c. sig A faithfull person ingrafted into Christ to bee made one with him by regeneration and to become fruitfull in good workes Psalme 1 3. Hee shall be like to a Tree planted by the Riuers of Water Trées of righteousnesse sig Righteous Men and Women who being iustified by Faith in Christ doe liue righteously and bring foorth much good fruit Esay 61 3. That they may be called Trees of righteousnesse Trespasse sig An hurt do one to our Neighbour in his estate name or person Numb 5 6. Leuit. 6 2 4. Mat. 6 15. If you doe not forgiue Men their trespasses 2 Any sin or offence eyther against God or man Math. 16 15. Neither will your Father forgiue you your trespasses To Try sig To search examine and prooue euery thing to finde out what is good what euill what true what false that wee may embrace the one and eschew the other Thes. 5 21. Try all thinges 1. Iohn 4 7. Try the spirit 2 To looke into one neerly to take knowledge of him and his cause Psal. 26 2. Proue me try me O Lord. Triall of Faith sig Afflictions which are sent of God for tryall and proofe of our faith 1 Peter 1 7. The Tryall of your faith being much more precious then Gold Fiery tryal sig Most sharpe bitter and grieuous afflictions 1 Pet. 4 12. Thinke it not strange concerning the fierie Triall tribulation sig A temporall affliction in this life eyther inward to the Soule or outward to the body Rom. 5 4. We reioyce in Tribulations This sometime hapneth for tryall sometimes is a fore-runner of Hell 2 Part of that eternall paine and torment reserued for the wicked in Hel. Rom. 2 9. Tribulation and anguish shall be vpon the Soule of euery Man that doth euill Tribute sig A summe of Money paid vnto Princes for their better maintenance according to the proportion of mens substance Rom. 13 6. For this cause yee pay Tribute * Trinity sig The distinction of the persons in the Vnity of the God-head one and the selfe-same God in Essence being for substance three to wit the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost 1 Iohn 5 7. And these three are one How three remaining three may yet be one and one abiding one be three all this at once This is a Mystery rather to be religiously adored then curiously searched into requiring rather faith to beleeue then reason to comprehend and iudge it Trumpet sig An hollow Instrument of Siluer Brasse or some other Mettall ●giuing a great sound through the breath of a mans mouth wherewith publicke Magistrates are wont to proclaime their Lawes in the time of peace Dan. 4. 2 3 4. After the example of God Exod 19 16. And the sound of the Trumpet exceeding loud Also Captaines were wont to encourage their Souldiers in the time of warre after the example of Gedion Iudges 7 18. And Hippocriticall Pharises did call the poore together to receiue their Almes Mat. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes make not a Trumpet to be blowne before thee This is a materiall Trumpet whereof we reade in Scripture of their good vses and of one abuse 2 The Prophets Apostles and Ministers of the word which are commaunded to publish
haue the mighty God for their Lorde and are professors of the glorious Gospel of Christ. Col. 1 10. That ye might walke worthie of the Lord. Phil. 1 27. As becommeth the Gospell Worme sig pro A contemptible base creature creeping vppon the ground c. 2 A person contemned in the world and had in vile account Psal 22 6. But I am a Worme and not a man a shame and contempt of men Worship sig Ciuill reuerence due vnto men for their authority and gifts Math 9 18. There came a certain Ruler and worshipped him This is ciuill worship 2 Outward religious seruice due vnto God for the greatnesse of his Maiestie Math 4 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God This is outward Diuine worship 3 Inward Religious honour of the heart sincerely louing fearing and trusting in God because of his infinite knowledge mercy and power Iohn 4. 24. Must worship him in Spirit and Truth This is inward diuine worship 4 Immoderate reuerence towardes Creatures Acts 10 25. He fell downe at his Feete worshipped him Reuel 22 8. Neither Cornelius nor Iohn did take Peter or the Angell to be God they fayled in excesse of reuerence and were rebuked to Worship the Church sig To giue honor to Christ dwelling and raigning in his Church and to honor the Church in Christ her head Esay 49 23. They shall Worship thee with their Faces toward the earth Reuel 3 9. And worship before thy Feete W. R. Wrath. sig Iust Vengeance taken vpon sinners in this world Psal. 9 11. Who knewes the power of his Wrath Eph. 5 6. Rom. 3 5. Which punisheth 2 Eternall death in hell fire 1 Thess. 5 9. God hath not appointed vs to wrath 1 Thess. 1 10. Which deliuereth vs from that Wrath to come Rom. 2 5. 3 The perturbation of minde which mooueth men to reuenge their owne wrongs Gal. 5 30. Hatred Debate Wrath. Children of wrath sig Those that are guilty of eternall death through the iust anger of God against sinne as all men be by nature and birth Ephes. 2 3. And were by Nature the Children of wrath as well as others to Wrestle sig To striue together one man with another which should ouercome the other by strength Ge. 32 24. There Wrestled a man with him till the breaking of the day 2 To fight and striue against the spirituall enemies of our saluation Eph. 6 12. We Wrestle against Principalities and Powers to be written in earth sig To bee forgotten before God and his Church Ier. 17 13. All that forsake thee shall be written in the earth to be written in Heauen sig To bee predestinated and elected eternally by the firme counsell of God to obtaine saluation by Christ. Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your names be written in heauen to be written in the booke of remembrance sig To be loued respected cared for rewarded remembred of God Mala. 3 16. A Booke of Remembrance was Written before him for such as feare the Lord. See Remembrance to suffer Wrong sig To beare and put vp quietly and patiently any harme doone vnto vs without seeking reuenge 1 Cor. 6 7. Why rather suffer ye not wrong Y. E. Yeare sig pro THe space of twelue months Luke 3 23. Iesus began to be about 30. Yeares of age 2 The whole space and time of our life Psal. 60 9. We haue spent our Yeares as a thought Y O. Yoake sig pro An Instrument of Wood or Iron to ioyne men or Oxen or other creatures together seruing eyther ●o tame or to punish A materiall yoake 2 Afflictions for sinne or the Crosse sent from God Lam. 3 27. It is good for a man to beare the Yoake from his youth This is the Yoake of Tribulation 3 Our greeuous sinnes which be the cause of our afflictions Lamen 1 14. The Yoke of my transgressions is bound vpon my hands This is the Yoake of our sinnes 4 The cruell bondage wherein Tyrants keepe Gods people Esay 9 4. Thou hast broken the Yoake of their burden This is the yoake of oppression 5 Fellowship or agreement in any thing good or euill 2 Cor. 6 14. Beare not the Toake vnequally with Infidels 6 Gods Commandements that we should beleeue in Christ and liue vprightly Mat 1 29. Take my Yoake vpon you Also verse 30. This is the Yoke of Gods promises and Precepts which is not heauy to the regenerate man 7 The Law of Moses with a strict condition of performing it perfectly Acts 15 10. To lay a Yoake vpon them whith neither our Fathers nor we were able to beare This is the Yoke of perfect obedience to the Law A Metaphor Y. R. Yron barre sig That which is hard to be broken or ouercome Prouerbs Yron Furnace sig Carefull griefe anguish and sorrow of hart for great and greeuous thraldome and slauery Deut. 4 20. The Lord hath brought you out of the Yron furnace Yron sinew sig An obstinate sinner which wil not yeeld to the worde of God no more then an Yron sinnew will yeeld Yron yoake sig A Yoake most strong and heauy that is some greeuous and cruell bondage Deut. 28 48. And he shall put an Yron yoake vpon thy necke Yong men sig Such as for yeares were but young being grown past Child-hoode and entering into mans estate 1 Sam. 21 5. The Uessels of the Young men were holy 2 The first borne of the Israelites which executed the holy things till Priestes and Leuites were consecrated Exod. 34 5. He sent Young men of the children of Israell which Offered burnt Offerings Z. E. Zeale sig INncrease of affections as of griefe ioy hatred loue Iohn 2 17. The Zeale of thy House hath eate me vp Reu. 3 19. Bee Zealous and amend 2 An honest and commendable desire kindled in our harts to imitate or go beyond others in well doing 2 Cor. 9 2. Your Zeale hath prouoked many Titus 2 14. Zealous of good workes 3 An earnest desire of doing good things belonging vnto vs and of hindering euill things being ioyned with sound knowledge and hearty loue of Gods glorie and of our Neighbours good 2 Cor. 7 11. Yea what Zeale Col. 4 13. I beare him record that he hath a great Zeale for you Thus far it is taken in good part 4 Earnestnesse of affection in good thinges when neither the maner nor end of doing is good Such was the Zeale of Iehu 2 Kinges 10 6. And of the Iewes Rom. 10 2. They haue the Zeale of God but not according to knowledge Also of Paule being a Pharisie Actes 22 15. And was Zealous towardes God 5 Fierce and fiery bitternesse when men are earnest and hot in a bad cause Phil. 3 6. Concerding Zeale I persecuted the Church Here it is taken in ill part 6 Enuy indignation Actes 5 17. Also 7 9. And 17 5. The Iewes mooued with Zeale or Enuy. The Greeke word translated Enuy or Indignation doth signifie Zeale in ill part 7 The most earnest loue of God for the good
a long season Gene. 42 38. Yee shall bring my Gray-head with Sorrow to the Graue This is a naturall Sorrow 2 A griefe arising out of the feare of punnishment breeding desperation vnto Death 2 Cor. 7 10. Worldly Sorrow causeth death This is worldly Sorrow 3 The griefe and displeasure of minde which we feele for offending God our mercifull Father by our sinnes 2 Cor. 7 10. Godly Sorrow causeth repentance to Life This is godly Sorrow 4 Misery which is cause of Sorrow Reu 21 4. No more crying nor Sorrow A Metanimie of the cause for the effect Sorrow of death sig A death full of Sorrow both of body minde Actes 2 24. He loosed the Sorrowes of death Deadly Sorrowes such as a Woman is tormented with in her trauaile these were loosed by Christs victory ouer and deliuerance from death which for a time held downe Christ as one oppressed by those deadly so●●owes Souldier sig One that fighteth in war against a worldly enemy Actes 10 7. Luke 7 8. I haue Souldiers vnder me 2 A Spirituall Warriour vnder Christ against Sinne and Sathan 2 Tim. 2 34. Suffer affliction as the Souldier of Iesus Christ. Such is euery Christian but especially the Ministers of Christ. Soule sig That spirituall and best part of man which is distinguished from the body whereby we vnderstand and discourse of thinges Gen. 2 7. Mat. 10 28. Which is able to destroy Body and Soule 2 The whole man consisting of body and soule Rom. 13 1. Let euery Soule be subiect c. Ezek. 18 20. The Soule that Sinneth shall dye By a Sin●●●doche of the part for the whole Gene. 46 26 27. Gen. 27 6. Also 1 Pet. 1 9. and 1 Pet. 2 ver last Byshop of your Soules 3 The will and affections whereof the Soule is the seat Luke 1 46 47. My Soule doth 〈◊〉 the Lord. 1. Samuell 18 1. The Soule of Ionathan was knit to the Soule of Dauid 1 Thes. 5 22. Gene. 34 8. A Sinecdoche of the whole for a part Heb. 4 12. 4 Life Psalme 16 10. Thou wilt not leaue my Soule in Hell that is suffer my life to bee alwaies opprest with Death Psalme 7 2. Least hee deuour my Soule And often else-where in the Psalmes Soule is put for Life for a mans person and selfe By a Metanimie of the cause The soule being cause of life 5 The breath which men breath in and out Acts 20 10. His Soule is in him 6 God himselfe Prouer. 6 16. Yea his Soule abhorreth seauen Soule in the Haebrew and Greeke tongue is often found to signifie the carcase or dead body of a man also any liuing thing As in Leuit. 19 〈◊〉 and 21 11. Reuel 16 3. To Sow sig pro To scatter Seede in the earth that it may grow and bring forth fruit Math. 13 3. The Sower went out to Sow 2 To disperse worldly goods among the poore 2 Cor. 9 6. He that Soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly 3 To distribute the word by preaching Luke 8 5. And as he Sowed c. to Sow iniquitie sig To performe and do wicked workes with diligence and pleasure Pro. He that Sowes iniquity shall reape affliction to Sow to the Spirit sig To doe good workes by the helpe and aide of the Spirit or to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit Gal. 6 8. If ye Sow to the Spirit that is if yee doe wisely and carefully giue your selues to spirituall exercises that ye may bring forth fruits of the Spirit to Sow in teares sig To serue God through afflictions and heauines Psalme 126 5. They which Sow in teares doe reape with ioy Sower sig pro An Husbandman which Soweth and manureth his ground 2 A Minister who dispierseth the Seede of the word Math. 13 7. The Sower went out to Sow S. P. Span-long sig A short time or small continuance Psal. 39 6. Thou hast made my daies as a hand-bredth or Span long to Spare sig To forbeare such as haue sinned with offence to others not censuring them 2 Cor. 13 2. If I come I will not Spare Thus man Spareth man 2 To hold backe correction from Sinners Lam. 3 42. Thou hast not Spared Thus GOD Spareth Man to speak or to say sig pro To vtter some word with our mouth thereby to expresse the inward thought Gen. 34 3. And he Spake kindly to the Maid 2 To declare witnesse and signifie ones minde by another Psalme 62 12. God Spake once or twice Ier. 10 1. Exod. 21 1. God Spake these words c. Thus God Speaks by his Angels Ministers word workes and Signes 3 To vtter some weignty thing with deliberation Psa. 49 3. My mouth shall Speake of wisedome 4 To Preach Acts 14 1. He so Spake as many beleeued Actes 11 20. They Spake to the Graecians and Preached the Lord Iesus 5 To confesse with our tongue before men what we beleeue with our heart before God Psal. 116 1● I beleeued therefore I Spake 2 Cor. 4 13. Wee beleeued therefore we Spake 6 To entreat or pray God for our selues or others 1 Sam. 1 12 13. For Anna Spake in her hart and verse 16. Of the aboundance of my griefe haue I Spoken hitherto 7 To thinke or muse vpon a thing The thought of the heart is an inward speach and the word of the mouth is as a thought outward or vttered Mar. 5 28. For shee said If I may but touch c. Math. 9 3. They said or Spake within themselues 8 To worke and effect somthing Heb. 12 24. The blood of Christ Speaketh better things Spéede sig Successe good or ill 2 Iohn 10. Neither bid him good Speede. to Spew sig To distast loath and detest or with loathing to reiect one Reue. 3 16. I shall Spew thee out of my mouth A speech borrowed from a stomacke euill affected which perbreakes and casteth vp that thing which offends it and is loathsome to it Spices sig The graces and fruites of the Spirit mentioned in Gala. 5. Which for their comfortable tast and delight are likned vnto Spices Cant. 4 16. That the Spices may flow out Spiders web sig A vaine or trifling thing which is of no value nor strength Esay 59 5. And Weaue the Spiders-Web Spirit sig pro The wind or ayre breathing or blowing vppon vs with might and secretly Iohn 3 8. The Wind or Spirit bloweth where it list 2 The whole Essence of the God-head as it is common to all the three persons Iohn 4 24. God is a Spirit Rom. 1 5. 1 Tim. 3 verse last 1 Pet. 3 18. Heb. 9 4. Iohn 6 63. 3 The third person in the Trinity 1 Iohn 5 6. That Spirit is truth and verse 7. Inspiring all good thoughts in our harts 4 The guifts and graces of the Spirit Luke 1 15. Iohn was filled with the Spirit Also Acts 6 5. and 2 18. 1 Cor. 14 32. Gal. 3 2. Receiued you the Spirit And else-where often A Metanimie of the cause for the effect 5
The worke of the Spirit to wit the new quality of holinesse created by the Spirit in the hearts of the elect Gala. 5 17. The Flesh lustes against the Spirit Also verse 25. If we liue in the Spirit let vs walke in the Spirit Rom. 8 1. This is a supreame worke of the Spirit peculiar to the elect 6 An excellent and most singuler efficacy and working of the Spirit vnto the sanctification of Christs humaine Nature filling it with holinesse aboue measure Rom. 8 2. The Law of the Spirit of life which is in Christ Iesus that is the worke of perfect holinesse wrought in the Man-hood of Christ by his owne liuely quickning Spirit which is like a Law mightily gouerning and moderating 7 The spirituall worke of the Gospell beeing set against the carnall shadowish Ceremonies of Moses Law Gala. 3 3. That after you haue begun in the Spirit 8 An inferior worke of the Spirit generally and sleightly enlightning and reforming the reprobate 1 Sam. 10 10. The Spirit of God came vppon him 1 Thess. 5 19. Quench not the Spirit Hebr. 6 4. And were made partakers of the holy Ghost This is an inferiour worke of the Spirit common to the elect with many reprobates 10 The motions of the mind stirred vp by the Spirit Psal. 51 11. Renew a right Spirit within mee Roma 8 14. Luke 9 55. Iudges 3 10. And the Spirit of the Lord came vpon him that is hee was stirred vp or mooued by the Spirit to doe that hee did 11 Instinction or inspiration of the Spirit Mar. 22 43. How did Dauid in the Spirit Actes 28 25. Luke 2 26. It was declared to him by the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 14 14 15 16. 12 That which is spirituall or pure Iohn 3 6. That which is borne of the Spirit is Spirit that is cleane holy and pure like to the cause whereof it springeth 13 Reuelation of the Spirit 1 Cor. 12 12. By the Spirit we know what thinges are giuen vs of God For the Spirits reueale the hidden things of God Verse 10. 14 An holy Angel Heb. 1 verse 14. Are they not all ministring Spirits Also it signifies a wicked Angell to wit the Deuill Actes 12 43 45. Hee tooke seauen other Spirits 15 The Soule of man Luke 23 46. Father into thy hands I commend my Spirit 1 Pet. 3 19. And Preached to the Spirits that are in Prison that is to the Soules which were in the Prison of hel now at this time when Peter wrote this Epistle but were aliue at what time the Sonne of God did Preach vnto them by his Seruant Noah For in Hell there is no place of Preaching or repentance Roma 8 10. 16 That high and Noble facultie of mans soule called the vnderstanding or minde with the most inward cogitations thereof Luke 1. 47. My Spirit reioyceth Rom. 12 2. Be renewed in the Spirit of your minde 1 Thess. 5 23. 1 Cor. 2 11. And in all places where Spirit and Soule are mentioned together 17 Purpose thought will and consent 1 Cor. 5 3. But present in Spirit Also verse 4. 18 With all the heart or with a true affection Rom. 1 9. Whom I serue in my Spirit that is cheerfully and with a good will 19 The conscience sanctified and renewed by the Spirit Rom. 8 16. Gods Spirit beareth witnesse with our Spirit that is to our sanctified conscience 20 The meanes and deuises of men couered and cloaked with pretence of spirituall reuelation 2 Thess. 2 2. Nor be troubled neyther by Spirit nor by word 21 The spirituall worship of God Iohn 4 24. Must worship him in Spirit and truth Phil. 3 3. 22 The Gospell 2 Cor. 3 6. Hath made vs able Ministers of the Spirit 23 One that pretendeth to haue the guift of the Spirit to doe the office of a Prophet and Teacher yet indeede hath it not 1 Iohn 4 1. Beleeue not euery Spirit 24 Doctrine deliuered by him which is endewed with the guift of the Spirit for instruction of the Church 1 Iohn 4 2. Euery Spirit which confesseth that Iesus is come in the Flesh is of God Heere is meant both doctrine and person that bringes it 25 Spirituall exercises of Prayer Meditation hearing c. Gala. 6 8. Hee that Sowes to the Spirit that is he that exerciseth himselfe in spirituall duties 26 Skill of working in Gold Siluer Iron and Brasse Exod. 31 3. Whom I filled with the Spirit of God Spirits sig The most inward and secret conceptions and thoughts of the Soule 1 Cor. 12 10. To another discerning of Spirits Spirit of adoption sig An effect of the holy Spirit to wit a witnessing vnto the beleeuers that God hath adopted them and taken them for his Children Rom. 8 15. Yee haue receiued the Spirit of Adoption that is the spirit which witnesseth vnto you your adoption to be Gods Children to bee borne after the spirit sig To bee borne into this elementary World by the vertues of Gods promise and after a spirituall manner and not by ordinary course of Nature Gal. 4 29. Persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit borne of the spirit sig One regenerate and borne into the Christian World by the holy Spirit the Authour of our new-birth Iohn 3 6. That which is borne of the Spirit Earnest of the Spirit See Seale and Earnest spirit of fear sig An effect of the Spirit to wit feare and terror wrought in the hearts of Men by the holy Spirit in the Ministry and Preaching of the Law reuealing our sinnes and Gods wrath due vnto them Rom. 8 15. Yee haue not receiued the Spirit of feare againe Thus the Spirit of a sound minde the Spirit of wisedome and meeknesse the Spirit of knowledge the Spirit of grace and prayer the Spirit of Prophesie and such like signifie seuerall effects works and guifts together with the Authour and cause which is the holy Spirit and on the other side the Spirit of Pride Couetousnesse Fury vncleannesse and the like do signifie these vices and the Diuell that wicked Spirit the authour of them Spirit of the Gods sig A diuine force and vertue Gen. 41 38. In whom is the Spirit of Gods holy Spirit sig That Spirit of God which in himselfe is most holy and worker of holinesse in all others Eph. 1 ●3 Ye were sealed with the holy Spirit to bee led by the Spirit sig To follow the direction of the Spirit hauing his good motions for the guide and gouernour of our whole life Rom. 8 14. They that are led by the Spirit are the Sons of God Spirit lusting against the Flesh. Sée Lust. ministring of the spirit sig The Preaching of the Gospell whereby GOD giueth his quickning Spirit working the life of Grace in the elect 2 Cor. 3 8. How shall not the Ministry of the Spirit be more glorious meaning of the Spirit sig Inward sighes and earnest desires proceeding from the instinct of the Spirit Rom. 8 27. Know the meaning of the Spirit