be condemned Rom. 14 4. 6 The convicting or reproofe of ones wickednes and fault by the good example of another Thus the Niniuites shall condemne the obstinate Iewes Math. 2 41 42. Rom. 1 27. Shall condemne the c. to Confesse sig To acknowledge vs as his owne Thus Christ wil confesse the faithfull at the day of iudgement Luke 12 8. Him shall the sonne of man confesse before the Angels 2 To testifie or beare witnesse of one plainly and sincerely Iohn 1 10. Iohn confesseth and denyed not saying I am not that Christ. Luke 12 8. He that confesseth me before men Thus we confesse Christ. 3 To vtter and speake foorth ones prayse or to giue thankes Heb. 13 15. Offer to God the Calues of your lips confessing his name that is acknowledge his benefits and giue him thankes for them And in the Psalmes very often to confesse God is put for to praise God 4 Frankely and boldly to tell forth what we hold and beleeue in matter of Religion Rom. 10 10. With the mouth man confesseth to Saluation 5 To lay open our sinnes and offences either vnto God in priuate or publicke confessions or to our Neighbour whom we haue wronged or to some godly persons at whose hands we looke to receiue comfort being cast downe by some greeuous sin or finally to the whole Congregation when our fault is publicke 1. Iohn 1 9. We confesse our sinnes Psal. 32 5. I sayd I will confesse my sins Mat. 3 6. Iames 5 16. 6 To acknowledge a crime before a Iudge Iosh. 7 19. Confesse what thou hast done Touching Popish confessing of our particular finnes distinctly for number and circumstances euery year in the ears of a Massing-Priest vpon necessity of Saluation there is no one word in all the Booke of God For it is a meere deuise inuented for aduancement of the Apostaticall See of Rome Confession sig Profession or declaration either of the trueth of Doctrine or of the Innocency of his personne 1. Tim. 6 13. Who before Pontius Pylat witnessed a good confession 2 Inuocation or Prayer vnto God by Christ and all other workes of Religion Rom. 10 10. With the mouth man confesseth to Saluation This is expounded of Prayer verse 13. to Confirme sig To strengthen or make strong 1. Pet. 5 10. Confirme and strengthen you 2 To perfect or finish a thing Psal. 68 28. Confirme ô God the thing that thou hast wrought in vs. 3 To performe some word or promise 1. Cor. 1 6. The Testimony of Iesus hath beene confirmed in you that is truely performed vnto you by bestowing the guiftes of the Holy-Ghost which were promised before A worke of the Spirite strengthening faint and weake minds in faith and obedience vnto the end 1. Pet. 5 10. The God of all grace confirme strengthen ye God confirmeth as author or efficient cause of strength the Word Sacraments and Ministers confirme as Instruments and helpes Luke 22 32. Being conuerted confirme thy Brethren A man confirmes himselfe when hee takes heart to him in a good cause vpon hope of Gods helpe 1. Cor. 16 13. Example in Dauid 1. Sam. 17 34 45. No ground in Scripture for the Popish Sacrament of Confirmation which is a deuise of theyr owne braine to Confound sig To put one vnto shame by fome publick punishment and sometimes quite and vtterly to destroy and roote one out Psal. 31 1. I haue put my trust in thee let me not bee confounded Psal. â—2 5. They trusted in thee and were not confounded that is they were not forsaken and put to vtter rebuke and shame before men Confusion sig pro Affection of shame which appeares in the countenance by blushing or chaunging of the colour Dan. 1 7. Unto vs confusion of face or open shame c. 2 The casting downe of the conscience before God and man for some sin Psal. 119 6. Then shall no confusion come to mee 3 Peruerting of order and peace or disorder 1. Cor. 14 33. God is not the Author of confusion What Conscience is It is a faculty of mans soule taking knowledge bearing witnesse of a mans thoughts wordes and workes excusing them when they be good and accusing them when they be euill Rom. 2 15. Theyr Conscience bearing them witnesse and their thoughtes accusing or excusing If the Conscience bee not deceyued but beare a true witnesse then it is no erronious Conscience yet may bee an euill Conscience if it bee not Sanctifyed as well as enlightned Pure Conscience sig A Conscience not trobled and polluted with notorious and grosse crimes 2. Tim. 1 3. 2 A Conscience purged and made free from guilt and horror of death by faith in the blood of Christ. Heb 9 14. Purge your Conscience from dead workes Acts 15 9. Your hearts purified by faith Seared or burned Conscience sig A Conscience quite extinct and cut off or vtterly hardened 1. Tim 4 2. And haue their Conscience burned with an hot Iron Cleare Conscience sig A Conscience kept without offence and spot Acts 24 6. To haue a cleare conscience good Conscience sig A Conscience which obeyeth such light and direction as it doth thinke and take to bee true and sound light and direction Acts 23 1. In all good Conscience Consolation or Comfort sig That Inward spirituall refreshing and strengthening of the heart by the consideration and feeling of Gods mercifull promises in Christ. Psal. 119 50. Thy promises haue comforted me in my trobles 2. Cor. 1 4 God comforteth vs in all our trobles v. 5. Our consolation aboundeth through Christ. Rom. 1 11 12. Where Consolation and Strengthning are put the one for the other The Holy-Ghost beeing the worker of comfort is therefore called the Comforter by an excellency The promises of the word are the grounds of Comfort our beleeuing hearts are the seats of comfort Godly Ministers and the faithful are the helpers of our comforts Iohn 16 7. I will send the Comforter 1. Thes. 4 18. Comfort your selues one another with these words 2. Cor. 7 7. to Consecrate sig To sanctifie to dedicate vnto God or to separate and set one apart to execute some holy Function of Priest Leuite Nazarite Exo. 29 1. When thou consecratest them to bee my Priestes thus thou shalt doe Numb 6 18. and 8 13. The Consecration is by doing some Ceremonies appointed of God for such a purpose Constancy sig Continuance in a good thing to the end Psalm 8 5. Ephes. 6 18. With all Constancy or PerseueraÌ„ce to be Content sig To be well pleased and apaide with the condition of life and portion of goods which wee haue Hebru 13 5. Be content with those thinges ye haue 1. Tim. 6 6 8. When the mind is pleased with such thinges as God hath thought fit and meete for vs This is Contentment so as withall wee be readie to vndergoe a meaner and hard estate if God will euer iudging our present condition best for vs. Continency what it is It is
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
for his people and watching ouer them as a Shepheard ouer his flock Psal. 23 1. The Lord is my Shepheard Green Pasture sig All things belonging to spirituall and bodily rest and refreshing Psal. 23 2. He makes me to rest in greene Pastures gods paths sig Either his Doctrine and precepts wherein wee walke and come to him or his prouidence and workes of mercy and iustice wherein he comes to vs. Marke 1 3. Make his Paths straight Our Paths signifie our thoughts wordes and deedes Psal. 119. 105. A light to my Paths Patience sig A suffering and bearing long with such as do prouoke vs waiting till they amend Mat. 18 29. Haue patience with me and I will pay thee all 2 The slownesse of God to anger bearing with and sparing sinners that they may haue space of repentance Rom. 2 4. Despisest thou the ritches of his Patience Rom. 3. 26. Through the Patience of God Psal. 103. 8 9. 2. Pet. 3. 9. 3 Quiet and constant suffering of afflictions for godlines Iam. 1 3. Let Patience haue her work Heb. 10. 36. Ye haue neede of Patience 2. Pet. 1. 6. Luke 8 15. 4 Hope expectation or waiting Rom. 8 25. We do with Patience abide for it Heb. 6 12 15. 5 Perseuerance in weldoing vnto the ende Iam. 5 7 9. Bee Patient vnto the comming of our Lord. What Patience is Patience is that gift of God which enableth the Christian soule to endure crosses quietly and with ready submission to the will of God because it is his pleasure to haue it so for our tryall or chasticement and for the manifestation of his owne power and goodnesse to the praise of his glory and finally for a Testimony against those that do trouble and vex his children Patient minde sig Quiet and setled minde waiting for helpe from God in due time Phil. 4 5. Let your patient minde be knowne to all men P. E. Peace sig Attonement with God by Christ through whō God and the elect are of enemies made friends Hence is Christ called Prince of peace Esay 9 6. And our Peace-maker Ephe. 2 14. And to haue made Peace by his blood Col. 1 20. Rom. 5 1. 2 That sweete and comfortable quietnesse and tranquility of Conscience which is the immediate fruite of our attonement with God Rom. 14 17. The Kingdome of God is Peace Ioy. Phil. 4 7. Peace of God that passeth all vnderstanding c. 3 The mutual concord and agreement of Christian brethren Gal. 5 22. The fruite of the Spirite is Peace Psal 34 14. Seeke Peace and pursue it 4 Prosperous happy successe of things when they fall out well and blessedly for the best to vs. In this sense Paule in his Apostolicall salutations wisheth Peace vnto the Churches and the Iewes one to another in their ordinary greetings Math. 10 13. And let your Peace come vpon it 1 Cor 1 3. Grace and Peace Ephes. 6 23. And often elsewhere it is vsed in the same signification 5 Perfect rest and ioy which elect soules shall haue in heauen this life being ended Esay 57 2. Peace shall come Rom. 8 6. 6 The publick tranquility and quiet State of the Church when it is not trobled within by Schismes and Heresies or without by persecuting Tirants Psal. 122 6. Pray for the Peace of Ierusalem Acts 9 31. The Churches had rest throughout all Iudea Galily 7 The tranquility of the publicke weale or politicke State when it is free from forren and Ciuill warres 2 King 20 19. Is it not good there shall be Peace in my daies Ier. 29 7. In the Peace thereof shall you haue Peace 8 The priuate agreement with all sorts of men good and bad Christians and Infidels Rom. 12 18. Haue peace with all men as much as in you is 9 Security when the hart free from the feare of dangers dooth falsely promise safety to it selfe 1 Thes. 5 3. When they shall say Peace c. 10 True safety wealth prosperity earthlie felicity 1 Sam. 25 6. Be in Peace wealth and prosperitie 1 Sam. 29 7. Go in Peace Gen. 26 29 31. 11 A solemne couenant and society between prince and prince person and person Iudg. 4 17. For Peace was betweene Iabin the King of Hazor and betweene the house of Hebor Psalm 41 9. Yea the man of my Peace that is my familiar friend which had made a Couenant of society with me 12 Silence by meanes whereof many times quietnesse and Peace is procured Prou. 17 28. A Foole when he holds his Peace is thought wise Gen. 34 5. 13 Mutuall agreement of wicked men in euill things 2 Kin. 9 22. Is all Peace Iehu What peace To sweare Peace sig To accept the conditions of Peace offered and to promise the keeping of them Deu. 20 11. Offer it peace and if it answer thee Peace againe c. chasticement of Peace sig The sufferinges of Christ procuring and meriting attonement and friendship with God his Father for elect sinners Esay 53 5. The chastisement of our Peace was vpon him god of Peace sig God to be the author and giuer of peace and the rewarder of such as liue in Peace Phil. 4 7. The God of Peace shall be with you to hold peace sig To rest in the will of God Leuit. 10 3. And hee held his Peace Gospell of Peace sig The word of reconciliation and attonement Ephe. 6 15. Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of Peace Thus it is called because it worketh as an instrument attonement with God peace with our brethren and our own conscience to go or returne in Peace sig With good safety to passe to and fro also to be quiet and well 1 Sam. 1 17. 1 Sam. 29. 7. Multitude of Peace sig Great good successe and aboundance of prosperity Psal. 37 11. They shall delight in the multitude of Peace prince of Peace sig The worker and author of peace or reconcilement betweene God and vs. Esay 9 6. Prince of Peace Thus is Christ alone sonne of Peace sig One that fauoureth and embraceth the gospell of Peace and reconciliation by Christ louing and liuing in Peace with others Luke 10 6. If the son of Peace be there to speake Peace sig To promise tranquility rest and happinesse to soule and body and to performe it Psal. 85. 8. He shall speake Peace to his people and to his saints 2 To speake and talke with one louingly and kindly Gen. 37 4. They could not speake Peace vnto him way of Peace sig The doctrine that leads to eternall saluation also faith it selfe remission of sinnes and repentance by the which wee are at length brought to heauen Luke 1. 79. And to guide our feete into the way of Peace 2 A quiet and peaceable life free from quarrels and contention full of vnity and good agreement Rom. 3. 17. The way of Peace they haue not knowne Pearle sig pro A thing of great value and price called a Pearl for the orient brightnes of it
new nesse of the Spirit sig Such a new life as becomes them whom the Spirit hath renewed or a new and holy life wrought by the Spirit of God Rom. 7 6. That wee should serue God in newnesse of Spirit Spirit of promise sig That Spirit which brings not the Law to terrifie vs but the promise of free adoption to confirme and comfort vs. Ephe. 1 13. The holy Spirit of Promise Spirits of the Prophets sig The doctrine which the Prophets bring through the inspiration of the holy Spirit 1 Corin. 14 32. The Spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets to receiue the Spirit sig To feele the efficacy and power of the Spirit working in vs faith hope loue ioy feare greefe and such like graces and affections Rom. 8 15. Ye haue not receiued the Spirit of bondage but ye haue receiued the Spirit of adoption Spirit of slumber sig Spirituall slumber and blindnesse caused by the wicked Spirit Esay 29 10. The Lord hath couered you with the Spirit of slumber Spirit of southsaying sig Such an euill Spirit as can tell thinges past and guesse at things to com Acts 16 16. Hauing a spirit of South-saying or diuination sword of the Spirit sig The word of God which is a spirituall Sword to defend vs and offend Sathan Ephe. 6 17. Take to you the Sword of the Spirit Spirit of truth sig The holy Spirit beeing himselfe most true euen truth itselfe also the authour and teacher of truth to all others Iohn 14 17. Euen the Spirit of truth vncleane spirit sig A wicked Angell or a Deuill vncleane in himselfe and authour of vncleannesse in others Math. 10 1. Luke 9 1. And gaue them power against vncleane Spirits to walke after the spirit sig To be led by the Spirit when we follow in ordering our liues the good motions thereof Rom. 8 1. Which walke after the Spirit to worship in Spirit sig To giue and offer vnto God a spirituall seruice agreeable to his Nature beeing himselfe a Spirit Iohn 4 23. The true Worshippers shall worship the father in Spirit Spirituall sig That which is most pure being giuen not to our bodies onely but to our very Spirits and secret thoughts Rom. 7 14. The Law is Spirituall 2 Persons endued with great measure of godly knowledge and spirituall graces 1 Cor. 1 3. I cannot speake vnto you as vnto Spirituall 3 One mightily ruled and gouerned by the Spirit Gala. 6 1. You which are Spirituall restore such an one 4 One that hath the true sence and interpretation of the word in his heart by which he can try all doctrines 1 Cor. 2 15. The Spirituall man discerneth all thinges The Papistes appropriate this tearme Spirituall to their Cleargy which of all other men are most carnall euery way Spiritually sig By the vertue and speciall enlightning of the Spirit 1 Cor. 2 24. Because they are Spiritually discerned Spirtuall thinges sig The matter of doctrine and the words whereby it is deliuered and taught both being spirituall and heauenly Comparing Spirituall thinges with Spirituall thinges Sporting sig Some token or signe of marriage loue Gen. 26 8. He saw Isaac Sporting with Rebecca Sprinkling of the bloud of Jesus Christ. sig The purifying and cleansing of our consciences from the guilt and filthinesse of sinne by the merit of Christes bloud-shedding effectually applyed through the Spirit and Faith 1 Pet. 1 2. Through the Sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ. S. T. Staffe of Bread sig The strength of Bread which nourisheth vs. Sée Bread to go with a Staffe sig To goe simply barely without any riches or sterngth pompe or power Gene. 32 10. With my Staffe I came c. Marke 6 8. A Staffe onely Stained Cloath sig Vnperfit inherent righteousnesse of the Saintes mingled with many sins as it were so many staines Esay 64 6. Our righteousnesse is like a filthy or stained Cloath to stand in grace sig To perseuer and continue in the state of grace Rom. 5 2. In which grace we Stand. They do erre whosoeuer that thinke beleeuers and iustified persons can fall eyther wholy for a time or finally for euer from the grace of Reconciliation with God to Stand in the liberty of Christ. sig To settle the affections of our heart fast in our Christian liberty as it were in a Station wherein Christ our Captaine hath placed vs. Gal. 5 1. Stand fast in the liberty c. Starre sig pro A bright Creature set in the Firmament to adorne and giue light to vs heere below Gene. 1 15 Iob 25 5. and 38 31. 2 A Minister of the Gospell shining as a Star by his pure doctrine and good life Reuela 1 20. The seauen Stars are the Angels of the seauen Churches to shine as the Starres sig To be cloathed with heauenly glory Dan. 12 3. And they that turne many vnto righteousnesse shal shine as the Stars for euer and euer Day-Star sig The cleare doctrine of the Gospell 2 Pet. 1 19. The Day-Starre arise in your hearts How then do the Papistes well to keepe the Scriptures from the people of God vnder pretence of obscuritie and darknesse wandring Starre sig An vnstable man or one of an vnconstant mind Iude 13. They are wandring Starres Steward sig pro An officer in a great family put in trust with dispensing and laying out of his Maisters goods Luk. 16 1. A certaine man had a Steward c. 2 Euery Christian which hath receiued a calling and guifts from God but especially the Ministers of the Gospell trusted with the Mysteries of Christ to dispose and dispence them to the people Luke 16 2. For thou mayest be no longer Steward And 12 42. Who is a faithfull Steward and wise to Stir vp sig To foster and keepe burning the fire of Gods Grace which Sathan and the Flesh goe about to put out and quench 2 Tim. 1 6. That thou Stir vp the guift of God which is in thee 2 To bring one into the World aduance him to authority and to harden him in his Sin as a punishment of his former lustes Rom. 9 17 For this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp Stone sig pro A Creature so called being strong hard and stiffe whereof there be many kinds 2 Hardnesse of hart or a stiffe and vnyeelding that Ezek. 36 26. I will take from you your hearts of Stone how Christ is called a Stone 3 Christ who is likened to a Stone because he beares vp the whole building of the Church ioynes together Iewes and Gentiles as two Wals in one Hence he is called the Head-stone or the the Corner-Stone Math. 21 42. And because this Stone is not set vp by man but sent by God therefore he is said to be a Stone cut out of the Mountaines without handes Dan. 2 45. And because Vnbeleeuers refuse to be laid vpon this Stone and so perish therefore it is called A Stone of offence Esay 8 4. 1 Pet. 2 8. A Stone to stumble at
patience the Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction These are also called Vessels made to dishonor Verse 21. U. I. Uile sig That which is of no worth or price being contrary to precious As Vile Sacrifice 2 Base rotten corruprible being set against glorious Phil. 3 21. Our Vile bodies shall be like the glorious bodies c. Uine sig pro A Tree or Plant bearing Grapes whereof wine is made 2 A Countrey abounding with Vines and Pastures Gen. 49 11. He shall binde his Asses Foale to the Vine 3 Christ who is like a Vine resembling it in property giuing life of grace to all his members as a Vine giues iuice and life to all his branches Iohn 15 1. I am that true Vine A Metaphor 4 Particuler Men and Women which bring foorth fruite as Grapes according as the persons are good or bad Deut. 32 33. Their Uine excels the Uine of Sodom c. Esay 5 1 2 3. 5 The visible Church Psalme 80 9. Thou hast brought a Vine out c. Verse 14. Visit this Vine empty vine sig The wicked Israelites who resting from afflictions gathered strength to bring forth new wickednesse instead of being better by their corrections euen as Vines after Grapes bee gathered being empty renew their strength to bring foorth more Grapes next yeare Osee 10 1. Israell is an emptie Vine Uineger sig pro A sharpe sower Tart liquor made of Wine Math. 27 48. And presently when one of them running had filled a Spunge with Vineger 2 Any bitternesse or greeuous affliction of body or soule Psal. 69 21. In my thirst they gaue mee Vineger to drinke Spoken of such as vex the afflicted Uineyard sig The visible Church in earth like a Vineyard in many respects as for spreading fruitfulnesse manner of husbanding exposition to danger c. Esay 5 12. Psalme 80 15. Behold and Visite this Vine Uintage sig The time of gathering or the acte of gathering Grapes 2 Many ouercome in battell or fight Iudg. 8 2. Are not the gleâ—nings of the I phramites better then the vintage of the Abihhezerits Uiper sig pro A poysonful creature so called which is brought forth very violently with the death of the Dam by gnawing out her bowels 2 Cruell vnnaturall vngratefullmen which wrong their Parents Teachers and Benefactors c. Math. 3 7. O generation of Vipers Uirgin sig pro One that keepeth her selfe chast in a single life 1 Cor. 7 37. And hath so decreed in his heart that he will keepe his Virgin 2 One who keepes himselfe to Christ by pure beleefe and vncorrupt Doctrine either person or particular Church 2 Cor. 11 2. To present you as a pure Uirgin to Christ. Thus euery godly person is a Virgin 3 The whole company of faithfull whose consciences are preserued without spot Psalm 45 14. The Virgins that follow after c. Thus the holye Catholicke Church is a Virgin Uision sig An extraordinary action of God manifesting himselfe and his will to his Prophets to bee seene and throughly knowne of them Numb 12 6. If there be a Prophet of the Lorde among you I will bee knowne to him in vision 2 An ordinarie action of the Prophets and Ministers deelaring the minde of God to the people that they may see and know it Prou. 29 18. When vision faileth the people perish to Uisit sig To performe some promised good thing Gen. 21 1. God Visited Sara 1 68. Hath Visited his people c. that is sent the Redeemer promised 2 To fulfill some threatned euill Exod. 29 5. I will Visit the sinnes of the Fathers vpon the Children Gods visiting vs is eyther by benefites or iudgements 3 To looke into and view throughly the estate of the flock charges vnder vs. Acts 13 13. Thus Apostles visited Churches V. N. Unbeleefe sig A priuation and vtter want of faith when Gods promises are wholly distrusted Hebr. 3 12. An heart of vnbeleefe This is totall vnbeleefe the next is partiall or but in part 2 Infirmity and weakenesse of faith Mat. 9 24 Lord helpe my Vnbeleefe 3 Perfidiousnesse and Rebellion against God Ro. 3 3. Shall their Vnbeleefe make the Faith of God of none effect Unbeléeuer or Infidell sig An vnconuerted Idolatrous Gentile 2 Cor. 6 14. Be not Vnequally yoaked with the Infidels 2 A Christian whose heart is hardened by vnbeleefe 2 Cor. 4 4. Blinded the minds of Infidels Unblameable or with out blame reproofe or vnrebukeable sig An vpright person whose life cannot bee noted and charged with any raigning finne after his calling Luke 1 6. Both were iust before GOD and vnblameable or without reproofe Such are the Saintes in this life by inherent righteousnesse 2 A person that cannot bee charged with oughâ— that is amisse in him being voyde of all faults Eph. 5 27. A glorious Church not hauing spot or wrinkle but that it should be holy and vnblameable Such the Saints are now by imputed righteousnesse such they shall bee in Heauen by proper and personall holinesse Uncircumcised sig Persons in whom the whole corruption of mans Nature is vnreformed but powerfully breaketh out in thoughts words lookes deeds and sences Acts 7 51. Ye stifnecked and of vncircumcised harts and eares These Iewes were circumcised outwardly yet because their harts were not renewed they were inwardly vncircumcised * 2 Gentiles which had not the fore-skinne of their flesh cut off Ephes. 2 11. Ye being in times past Gentiles in the flesh called vncircumcision 1 Sam. 17 26. Who is this vncircumcised Philistim This is the proper signification of the worde vncircumcised * Uncircumcision sig The Gentiles euen all people which were not Iewes Ro. 3 30. And vncircumcision through faith Ephe. 2 11. 2 The skin of the secret partes with the estate and condition of vncircumcised men Rom. 2 25. Thy circumcision is made Vncircumcision Uncleane sig Such persons or thinges as are Ceremoniously polluted by touching a deade carkasse of man or beast c. Hag. 2 14. If he that is polluted touch any of these things shall it be vncleane Leuit. 13 46. He shall be polluted for he is Vncleane Actes 10 14. Any thing which is polluted or Vnclean that is which may not be eaten 2 Such as are spiritually defiled with sin eyther totally as the wicked which still like Hogges in the myre wallow in the filthinesse of fin or in part onely not hauing the corruption of their sin wholy purged out as the godly Esay 64 6. We haue all beene as an Vncleane thing Uncleane spirits sig The Diuell who is himselfe most Vnclean and foule also hee inspireth vncleannesse into others Math. 10 1. And gaue them power against Vncleane Spirits 2 The vices of couetousnesse drunkennesse infidelity whoredome hypocrisie c. by which the Diuell holds possession of mens hearts Mat. 12 43 When the euill Spirit is gone out of a man Metonimie of the cause for the effect three Unclean spirits sig A strong number of the Ambassadors of Satan Reuel 16