ardentibus aptum AEn 6. Maximus Atlas Edidit aethereos humero qui sustinet axes AEn 8. Perseus the Son of Jupiter turned him in to a Mountain of the same Name for refusing him Entertainment of which read Metam lib. 4. about the latter end It is the greatest Mountain of Africa of vast height which gave occasion to the Fiction of bearing Heaven on his Back See him described AEn 4. Latera ardua cernit Atlantis duri Caelum qui vertice fulsit c. Hence Juvenal exposing the multiplicity of the Roman Deities Nec turba Deorum Talis ut est hodie contentaque sidera paucis Numinibus miserum urgebant Atlanta minore Pondere Sat. 13. V. 307. His Look drew Audience His Look obliged 'em all to listen and attend silent as Night and quiet and unmoved as the mid-day Air in Summer Audience hearing of Audire Lat. to hear Noon-tide mid-day of Nona Ital. for that time from the ninth hour of the day when the Romans used to eat and Tid Sax. Time Night is seldom named by the Poets without the adjunct of Stillness and Silence Sub nocte silenti AEn 4. And in great Continents in Summer time about Noon the Air is as still not the least breath of Wind being heard to break or interrupt its calmness a Similitude not so obsolete V. 310. Thrones c. Princes and commanding Powers the Birth of Heaven Divine Perfections or these glorious Names now must we quit and changing them be call'd c. V. 311. Or these Titles c. These glorious Names Titulus Lat. for a Title of Honour as we phrase it Renuntiare Lat. to renounce to forsake to give over V. 312. Changing Style Altering our Appellations changing our Names Style of Stylus Lat. for an Iron with the sharp end of which the Romans wrote on Tables and with the broad end strook it out hence taken for the manner of Men's Writing or Speaking and for their Names Titles and Dignities V. 313. For so the popular Vote inclines For to this common Wish the general Voice the publick Desire leads and directs Vote of the Lat. Votum a Prayer or any thing much wished for so to put to the Vote is to leave the Matter in dispute to be decided by the choice desire or good liking of the major part of the Assembly Popularis Lat. common general as belonging to the common People Inclines moves of Inclinare Lat. to bend to stoop downwards V. 315. Doubtless while we Dream No doubt while we vainly imagine and will not know that Heaven's King has decreed this Place our Prison not a secure Abode beyond the reach of his Almighty Arm Ah nescis longas Regibus esse manus most undoubtedly true of Heaven's Almighty King To Doom is to decree to judge to ordain a Sax. word Retreat of the Fr. Retraicte a retiring or withdrawing from Danger into a place of Strength and Security V. 318. To live Exempt from H. h. Jurisdiction To live free from God's Supreme Authority out of the compass of Heaven's all-commanding Power Exemptus Lat. free from Priviledged against whence the Fr. Military Word Un Exempt being an Inferior Officer discharged of common Duty Jurisdiction Jurisdictio is a Law-Term signifying the Authority and Power by Law given to a Person to do Justice in Causes of Complaints made before him See Cook 's Proemium to the 4 Justitiae V. 319. In new League banded against c. In a new Alliance combined against his Power Banded of the Fr. Bander to joyn together to combine V. 321. In strictest Bondage But to continue in severest Slavery thô at this vast distance by unavoidable Restraint Retain'd Millions of Slaves Imprison'd V. 322. Curb Restraint A Curb is that Chain that is made fast under a Horses Chops serving to retain and with-hold him the Word to Curb signifying as much of the Fr. Courber of Curvare Lat. to bend to bridle and restrain Reserv'd of the Lat. Reservare to keep in store to retain Captive of Captivus Lat. properly a Prisoner taken in War V. 325. In heighth or depth In Heaven or Hell the one the highest the other the lowest and consequently deepest First and Last c. Absolutely without any Competitor I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the ending saith the Lord which is and which was and which is to come even the Almighty Rev. 1. 8. V. 328. And with Iron Scepter Rule c. And bear Rule over us here in Hell by exercising his wrathful Vengeance on us as he governs by his Eternal Goodness and unexhausted Mercies those in Heaven The Iron Scepter is an allusion to Psal. 11. 9. as that of Gold to Esther 5. 2. Of these two Metals were the Ages of the World so significantly named the first and happiest The Golden Age long before that Precious Bane was found the other of Iron Tunc itum est in viscera Terrae c. Iamque nocens ferrum ferroque nocentius aurum Prodierat Met. 1. Sub initio V. 330. Projecting Designing contriving of Projicere Lat. to put forth to be inclined or bent to whence Project and Projectors V. 331. War hath determin'd us This one Battel lost hath put an end to all our Endeavours has concluded us of Determinare Lat. to bring to an end Irreparable Irreparabilis Lat. not to be restor'd to its former State irrecoverable V. 334. Custody severe Strict and close Imprisonment Custodia Lat. Prison Restraint Severus Lat. harsh cruel V. 335. Arbitrary Punishment According to the Will of our angry Conqueror Arbitrarius Lat. Voluntary left to the Will of another The Civilians distinguish between Arbitrium and Arbitrarium thus Arbitrium est sententia ex arbitrio bona fide lata Arbitrarium quod in arbitris potestate est pro arbitrio judicioque suo statuere V. 338. Untamed Reluctance Unbroken unabated unwearied Opposition Reluctance Strife of Reluctaâ—i to wrestle with Hostilitas Lat. Enmity V. 340. May least Rejoyce c. May take least Pleasure in inflicting those Punishments that are to us most sensible and severe V. 343. With dangerous Expedition With hazardous Attempt to march against the Almighty Expeditio Lat. a March into an Enemies Country a Warlike Voyage Invade of Invadere Lat. to go against or into an Enemies Land V. 334. Siege or Ambush c. Siege of Sedes Lat. a Seat for to besiege a Place is to sit down before it and Insedere is used by Livy to besiege Ambush a lying in wait â—o surprize or set upon an Enemy at unawares of the Fr. Embuscade properly a hiding in Bushes and Woods of the Particle En and Buisson a Bush. V. 347. If Ancient and Prophetic Fame If old Reports in Heaven and foretelling Fame mistake not Ancient of Ancien Fr. old Prophetic of Propheticus Lat. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Prophet one who foresees and foretells Things e're they come to pass Fame of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for Report V. 355.
likeness Gen. 1. 26. Many are the curious Enquiries concerning the Image of God in which Man was Creaâ—d Some have thought it to consist in the Dominion given him over the rest of the Creation Finxit in effigiem moderantum cuncta deorum Meta. lib. 1. Others in his Reason Free-Will and Immortal Soul Zanchius has presumed to say there was Nulla pars in homine quae non fuerit hujus Imaginis particeps but Cicero though a Heathen had a nobler Idea of the Deity who tells us Ad Similitudinem Dei propius accedebat humana virtus quam figura The clearest account of this Heavenly Image and Divine Similitude in which Man was made that he was Created as to his Soul an Incorporeal Immortal and Intelligent Being Endowed with Understanding Memory and Free-Will capable of Wisdom Virtue Divine Grace and everlasting Happiness and dignified with Dominion over all the lower Orders of the Creation placed in the highest Degree of Nature though infinite descents beneath the Purity and Perfection of God his Creator To this glorious Image of the first Adam soon depraved and sullied by Sin St. Paul seems to allude Be renew'd in your spirit of the minds and that ye put on that new man which after God is created in Righteousness and true Holiness Eph. 4. 23 24. V. 525. Thee O Man dust of the Ground According to the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the Lord God formed Man if the Dust of the Ground Gen. 2. 7. to which Job alludes Remember I beseech thee that thou hast made me as the Clay chap. 10. v. 9. that is originally in the Protoplast Form'd Formare Lat. to make fashion Adam Book III. Vers. 734. V. 528. Express and t ou becamest a living Soul In his own Image plainly stampt on thee and thou becamest a Man consisting of an Earthly Body and a Rational and Immortal Soul the Breath of Life with which God inspired thee Gen. 2. 7. Express Expresse Lat. plainly manifestly V. 529. Male he created thee c. Gen. 1. 27. V. 530. Then Bless'd Mankind Gen. 1. 28. V. 545. Death is the Penalty Death is the Punishment of thy Transgression Penalty Paenalitas Lat. of Paena Lat. Punishment V. 552. Desisting though unwearied Ceasing to Create any more according to his eternal Decree though not wearied as weak Mortality every day tired and exhausted Natural Causes exert their utmost Ability and act in proportion to their Power but the God of Nature who is Infinite in Power Goodness and Wisdom compleated the Creation on the Sixth day according to the Wisdom of his Eternal Will not the Infinitude of his Almighty Power Desisting Desistere Lat. to cease to leave of V. 557. Answering his great Idea Agreeing with his Eternal Wisdom Exemplar ad quod facta sunt singula est aeterna illa notitia rerum omnium quam Deus semper apud se habuit ab aeterno conceptam factam autem nunquam Val. de Sac. Philo. c. 2. The Lord possessed me Wisdom in the beginning of his way before his works of old I was set up from everlasting from the beginning or ever the Earth was Prov. 8. 22 23 Idea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to see the Conception or Formation of any thing in the Mind or Imagination Idea est eorum quae natura fiunt exemplar aeternum according to Plato Mens sola cernit quod semper est simplex uniusmodi tale quale est Hanc Graeci Ideam vocant nos rectè speciem possumus dicere Cic. Quaest. Tusc. V. 559. The sound Symphonious c. With a loud Consort of Ten Thousand Harps that made a Harmony most Divine Symphonious Symphonious Lat. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to sound in Consort to Sing or Play together Constellations Book VI. Vers. 320. V. 563. The Planets in their Stations list'ning stood That the Heavenly Harmony should stay the listning Planets is not more Poetical than that two Singing Shepherds should stop the Rivers course Et mutata suos requierunt flumina cursus Ecl. 7. Stations Spheres as Statio Syderum Pli. l. 2. c. 16. not that they stand still but that the Stars are there stative fixt and move round with them V. 564. Pomp ascended Jubilant While the bright Train ascended up to Heaven shouting for Joy Jubilant Of Jubilare Lat. to rejoyce with Songs and Shouts Pomp Book I. Vers. 372. V. 565. Open the everlasting Gates Psal. 24. 7. and 9. V. 568. Magnificent Magnificus magna faciens according to the Psalmist O Lord how great are thy Works Psal. 92. 5. V. 577. Whose Dust is Gold and Pavement Stars This is imitated from the Description of the new Jerusalem Revel 21. 21. And the Street of the City was pure Gold as it were transparent Glass That is clear and shining like the Stars that make the Milky way V. 579. Seen in the Galaxie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lacteus Circulus the Milky way so named of its colour Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Milk The Poets feign'd that young Hercules having Suckt too much of Juno's Milk threw it up and gave that Complexion to that part of Heaven E niveo lactis fluxisse colorem Pectore Reginae Divum coelumque liquore Infecisse Quapropter Lacteus orbis Dicitur nomen causa descendit ab ipsa Mar. Manil. This white Circle was for many Ages held to be a Portion of the Heaven so much thicker than rhe rest that it was able to reflect the Rays of the Sun and Stars whence its brightness was thought to have taken Being But Galileo's Glass plainly discovered it to be a vast assembly of innumerable Stars with which that Circle is Sowed or Pouder'd which are so small and at so great a distance from us that they appear like one great shining Cloud disappointing the distinction of the Eye sight Zone Book II. Vers. 398. V. 590. Of Omnipresence Omnipraesentia Lat. the Infinite Presence of God Almighty in all Places Excellently described Psal. 139. 7. c. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit Or whither shall I fly from thy Presence c. and Amos 9. 2 3 4. V. 592. Hallow'd the Seaventh day Sanctified it and separated it from the Business and Cares that take up other days and appointed and appropriated this day to his own Solemn Service Not dedicated to Ease and Idleness as the scosfing Heathen imagined Cui septima quaeque fuit lux Ignava vitae partem non attigit ullam Juv. But set apart for Gods Worship Works of Praise Charity Instruction c. Solemnized by Angels first as our Author at Vers. 601. Creation and the Six days acts they Sung taking the hint probably from that of Job 38. 7. When the Morning Stars sung together and all the Sons of God shouted for joy V. 596 All Organs of sweet stop All Instruments of sweetest Sound Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. an Instrument not here meant of that so
appointed Gen. 2. 17. Fixt of Figere Lat. to sasten to to appoint Why do I over live Why do I out live it V. 784. That pure Breath of Life My Soul Divinae particula Aâ—rae V. 788. Die a living Death Be eternally miserable Living Death everlasting Misery V. 791. The Body properly hath neither the Body hath neither Life nor the Power of doing Good or Evil being only the Organ of the Soul therefore what had Life and the faculty of doing well or ill my Soul must Die All of me then shall Die. Ibid. Let this appease c. Let this calm my disquieted Thoughts let this set my troubled Heart at rest Appease Appaisir Fr. to restore to Peace to quiet V. 799. Strange Contradiction To make Deathless Death immortal mortality to make that everlasting and endless that must destroy and make an end of all Things is an amazing Contradiction implying Impossibility of being true a Proposition that contradicts and gain-says what it proposes Contradictio Lat. V. 800. Which to God himself impossible is held The Schoolmen tell us God can do Quicquid non implicat all things but those that imply a Contradiction for such are absolutely impossible since the one destroys the other Quod enim cum affirmatur negatur impossibile est Atque haec impossibilia non posse immensae est potentiae posse infirmitatis est An Argument of Weakness not of Power For of two Contradictories one must be a Non Entity a meer nothing Therefore it would imply the highest Imperfection and Impotency in the Almighty Power Operari nihil efficere to imploy it on that which can have no Existence Impossible to be brought into Being But Deathless Death that is Eternal Death as everlasting Punishment implies no Contradiction Argument Argumentum Lat. a proof V. 802. Finite to Infinite Will he for the sake of his Vengeance make me who am Finite and Mortal Infinite endless and everlasting Finitus Lat. ended limited Of Finis Lat. an end Infinitus Lat. endless Eternal Punisht of Punir Fr. Punire Lat. to afflict V. 803. To satisfie his rigour satisfied never To satisfie his Severity that never will be satisfied to fulfill his Anger that to all Eternity will be in filling V. 805. Beyond Dust and Natures Laws c. That would be to stretch his Sentence that to Dust I shall return beyond this Dust and beyond Natures Everlasting Law by which all other Agents work on their subject matter in proportion to it not to the utmost possibility of their own vast Power Natural Causes act in proportion to the subject matter which they actuate called Sphaera Activitatis Virtutis Orbis the compass of their Power Terminus Activitatis quem propter limitatam suam agendi virtutem praeterire non pâ—ssunt Extend of Extendere Lat. to stretch out The Reception of their matter the matter which they act upon Reception Receptio Lat of Recipere Lat. to receive according to the capacity of their subject according as their matter will admit Extent Extensio Lat. a stretching out the utmost compass of Bereaving Bo. 6. v. 903. Perpetuity Perpetuitas Lat. Everlastingness In Perpetuum for ever V. 813. Ay me Alas Ahime Ital. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. all of the sighing Sound that Mourners make V. 814. Comes Thundring back c. The fear of endless Misery comes rowling back as dreadful as a Thunderbolt upon my bare Head Revolution Bo. 8. v. 31. V. 816. And incorporate both Lodged both together in one mortal Body as St. Paul says even Spiritually having the sentence of death in our selves 2 Cor. 1. 9. Oh wretch man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death Rom. 7. 24. Incorporate Incorporatus Lat. of the same Body V. 820. So Disinherited So rob'd of the Inheritance of Sin and Shame and double Death both Temporal and Eternal an unlucky and lasting Patrimony entailed upon my Sons Patrimonium Lat. the Estate that descends from Father to Son of Pater Lat. a Father Disinherited of Dis the Privative Particle In and Haereditare Lat. to possess V. 825. Both Mind and Will deprav'd For a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit Mat. 7. 18. Thence the Royal Psalmist's Confession Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Psal. 51. 5. Death reigned from Adam even over them that had not sin'd after the similitude of Adam's transgression Rom. 5. 14. A designation of Original Sin even in Infants as the Commentators observe Nam peccante Adamo qui omnium Parens Princeps erat in eo omnes simul peccaverunt quia omnium voluntates consensus erant collocatae in voluntate unius Adami As all the Greek and Latin Fathers agree Acquitted discharged Acquitte of Acquitter Fr. to absolve to free from blame or guilt V. 830. All my Evasions vain c. All my frivolous Excuses vain Arguments all the sly ways I try t' avoid the imputation of my guilt lead me through all their intangled Turnings but to a plainer Proof and my own Confession Absolve Bo. 7. v. 94. Evasions Bo. 2. v. 412. Disputes Reasonings Arguing of Disputare Lat. to debate Mazes Bo. 2. v. 561. Conviction V. 84. of this Book Support undergo of Sub and Pâ—rtare Lat. to bear V. 840. Beyond all past Example c. That Adam as to the consideration of his being the first Offender of all Mankind and the spreading of the Pollution and Infection of his Fault over all his Posterity might reflect on himself as most sinful and thence most miserable of all Men his Sons and so exceeding all Examples of Futurity is not hard to be conceived But that he surpass'd all past Examples which could be only the fallen Angels must be understood as an aggravation of his Guilt and the excessive Sense of and Sorrow for it by which he was overwhelmed Refuge Bo. 2. v. 168. Future Bo. 2. v. 222. Lamented Bo. 1. v. 448. V. 852. Curs'd his Creation The Day on which he was created as Job did Chap. 3. of Tardy Execution of slow Dispatch Tardus Lat. slow V. 859. Mends not her slowest pace Sequitur pede Paena â—laudo Hor. V. 866. With stern Regard With an angry Countenance Stern Bo. 8. v. 333. Regard Fr. the looks V. 870. Colour Serpentine Color Serpentinus But that thy Milky Skin of the green Serpents colour might discover the hidden Falshood that lurks underneath that fair Disguise V. 872. Pretended to Hellish Falshood Lest thy Divine Angelic Beauty disguising thy Devilish Deceitfulness ensnare ' em Pretended Pretentus Lat. drawn over like a Curtain to hide Sicanio praetenta sinâ— jacet insula AEn 3. Morti praetendere muros AEn 11. Form Forma Lat. Beauty V. 886. More to the part sinister from me drawn Taken out of my left unlucky Side as leaning and inclining to my Enemy not determined by Gen. 2. 21. The right Hand and Side is every where accounted more honourable and happy God's Power