or soldiers which fight for the pope as a iust meet recompence of their cruell slaughtering shedding the blood of Gods children Reu. 16 4. The Riuers Fountains of Water becam blood These riuers fountaines some expound of the Iesuites whence other Papists draw instructions as the Sea is nourished by Fountains and Riuers the turning of these into blood is the putting of those to death which were cheefe Maisters in Popery which was done in this our Kingdome and Dominion 1581 when an Acte was made to make their comming into the Realme to disswade subiectes from their allegiance to be treason Blood of a dead man sig The cruell Warres which God would send vpon the Popish Kingdoms which should be as a Sea of blood wherein men should dye by the sworde as the Fishes dyed in Aegypt when the Waters were turned into blood Ren. 16 3. The Sea became the blood of a dead man to shed the Blood of the Saints sig To exercise cruelty vpon the Saints and Prophets of God euen to death yea and to torment also many times by the Antichristian Popish or any other Tyrants to satisfie their owne fierce and bloody disposition and malice conceiued against them for Christ and his Gospel sake Reuel 16 6. For they shed the blood of the Saints and the Prophets Reuel 6 10. to drinke Blood sig pro To take in blood as men take in other drinke as Cyrus did by the compulsion of Tomyris 2 To haue their owne blood abundantly shed till they swim in it and do drinke as it were their owne blood A fit punishment for Popish and all other cruel persecutors that they shold one slaughter another til they be bathed in their own bloods as hapned to the Midianites in the Iudges and to Papists also as Stories witnesse Reuel 16 6. Thou hast giuen them blood to drinke This Phrase seemeth to be fetched from Ezek. 16 38. I will giue thee the blood of wrath that is I will cause thee be cruelly slaine as they which are killed in furie and wrath Blood of the Lambe sig The Sacrifice of Christ his death together with his perfect Iustice and holinesse imputed Reu. 7 14. They washed their Robes in the Blood of the Lambe Reuel 1â— 11. The Saintes ouercame the Dragon and his army not by their constancy to death but by their faith in the blood and death of the Lamb Christ Iesus 1 Iohn 51 5. to Blowe sig To breath or inspire the heart with graces as the holy Spirit vseth to doo by the Ministry of the word which is heere threatned to be for a time remooued and hindered Reuel 7 1. That the Winds should not Blow B. O. Booke sig This Prophesie or Booke of Reuelation as appeareth by the opening the seales of this Booke heere shewed Iohn in a Vision containing the Decrees Counsels and will of God the Father touching the Gouernment of the world namely of his Church till Christ come Whereas these counsels are written in a Book it signifieth the certainty of them that they are surely determined And whereas the Booke was written within without after the fashion of writing in Parchments vsuall in those times it signifieth the largenesse of this Prophesie that there be many things to be reuealed And whereas it is sealed with seauen seales it signifyeth these Decrees only to bee knowne to God vntill he was pleased to manifest them And whereas no creature was able to open the Booke or to looke on it this signifies both the difficulties and dignity of these secrets that they must be with great honour reuerenced Reuel 5 1. I saw a Booke Written c. little Book sig The Scripture containing the doctrine of grace by the powerfull preaching whereof in the latter end of the world Antichrist is to be ouerthrowne as hath bin begun to be fulfilled through the pubshing of the Diuine truth written in that Booke by Luther Wicliffe and others Reuel 10 8. Go take the little Booke Also verse 9 10. Some expound the taking of this little Booke to bee the restoring of prophesie or preaching the trueth vnto the Church which is all one with the former to eate this Booke sig To hide the knowledge of it in the heart and to digest it by godly Meditation Reuel 10 9 Take it and eate it vp The effect of this Booke should be sweetnesse like the sweetnesse of Honey in the mouth but bitternesse in the belly To knowe and beleeue it bringes exceeding delight to the Christian minde but the earnest desire to vent publish it to others the heauinesse and sorrow for the contemning of it and preferring errors before it shall be as Gawle to Gods Seruants In this phrase there is allusion to that in Ezek. 3 3. Ieremy 15 16 Iob. 32. Bookes opened sig Mens Consciences or records and Testimonies of euery mans conscience being vnâ—olded and manifested through the mighty power of God wherin as in Bookes are written all mens thoughtes words and workes Reuel 20 12. And the Bookes were opened Booke of life sig Gods immutable and aeternall Decree wherein as in a Booke the names of the elect are written as Souldiors names vse to be written in a Muster Booke Vpon this most firme and merciful decree of saluation to aeternall life by Christ doth depend the election of the godly who otherwise are not without many blots and very foule ones too in their Consciences which yet are wiped out by the blood of Christ according to Gods euerlasting loue and purpose Reuel 20 12. Another Booke was opened which was the Booke of Life Also Reuel 22 19. Bottomles pit sig Hell where the Diuels bee tormented and whence commeth all Tyranicall and wicked beastly seruage both power and practises of the cruell enemies of the Church Hell for the largenesse of the place and deepenesse of the pain suffered there is called Bottomlesse a Pit because it is below in the nethermost parts of the world a darkish vncomfortable place like a pit or dungeon Reuel 11 7. The Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit 2 The company of Reprobates and earthly minded men among whom Satan raigneth as king Reuel 20 3. And cast him into the bottomlesse pit Comparing this place with Chap. 12. verse 13. It is plaine that Bottomlesse pit signifies the earth that is earthly minded men which are but Christians in shew onely and name for vnto such Satan is sent Bought from the earth sig The elect of God the Father redeemed by Christ fealed vp to the day of Redemption by the holie Spirit by whose effectuall sanctification they haue escaped the fellowship of the false church signified by earth as it were brands pulled out of the fire and are made members of the true Church euen his sincere worshippers These alone can praise the Lambe with ioyfull hearts Reuelat. 14 3. Forty foure thousande which were bought from the Earth Bowe sig The Tongues of Gods Ministers out of which
vs and blesse vs verse 6. Prou 10 22. The blessing of the Lord maketh rich Thus the word Blesse is taken in good part 5 To flatter and please ones selfe and to boast of his doings to others Psal 10 2. The couetous blesseth himselfe Heere it is taken in euill part 6 The contrary namely cursing an Euphismos when vnseemly things are spoken in seemly words Iob 1 5 Least my sonnes haue blessed God so it is in the Originall that is Blasphemed 1. Kings 20 10. He hath blest God and the King so it is in the Originall for he hath Blasphemed Heere also it is taken in ill part To Blesse abundantly sig To heape benefits plentifully vpon one Heb 6 14. Surely I will aboundantly blesse thee Blessed sig All them which be in the estate of an happy life which consists in Gods loue and fauour Some bee such by nature as Adam in Paradise had naturall happinesse Some are blessed by grace as all the godly euen heere in this life Mat 5 2 3 4. Some are blessed by glory as the glorifyed Saints in Heauen Reuel 14 13. Blessednes sig The happy condition of such as are in the fauour of God hauing their sinnes forgiuen them by saith in Christ. Rom 4 6. Blessed is the man whose sinnes be forgiuen Blessing sig Gods prospering of vs and of our affayres and labours when all haue good successe and turne to our good Psal 3 8. His blessing is vpon his people 2 All good thinges be they spirituall or bodily earthly or heauenly They are in Scripture phrase called Gods blessings euen euery good guift from God to men Eph 1 4. Blessed be God who hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings Deut 28 2. All these blessings shall come vpon thee blessed shalt thou bee in thy Cattle c. 3 A gift from man to man Gen 33 11. I praythee take my blessing Cup of Blessing sig Cup of Thankesgiuing which we take with giuing of thankes to God for the guift of his sonne 1. Cor 10 16. Blinde sig pro Such as by byrth or casualty lacke their naturall sight 2 Such as be ignorant and lacke knowledge which is the eye of the minde Rom 2 20. A guide to the blinde Math. 15 14. The blinde leade the blinde To make Blinde sig To keepe men from seeing the truth when the light of it is set before them Psal 69 23. Let their eyes be blinded 2 To encrease Ignoraunce for the abuse of former knowledge as happened to them spoken of 2. Thess. 2 11. and Esay 6 10. Blindnesse sig Want of knowledge or ignoraunce in matters of Saluation eyther in whole as in all natural men Eph 4 18. Thorow the ignorance that is in them or in part as in men regenerate who doo see and know but in part 1. Cor 13 12. We know in part we see as in a glasse Bloud sig Death or slaughter Psal 51 14. Deliuer mee from bloud Math 27 24. I am innocent of the bloud of this man Gen. 4 10. Will I require his bloud 2 Reuenge or punishment due for the shedding of blood Math 27 25. His blood be vpon vs our children 3 Cruelty Habak 2 12. Woe vnto him that buildeth a Citty with blood Esay 1 5. Your hands are full of blood 4 The slaine man Iosh. 20 5. If the auenger of blood pursue after him 5 The price of bloud Actes 1 13. The fielde of bloud that is purchased with the price of blood 6 Cause of their owne destruction Acts 18 6. Your blood be vpon your owne head 7 The vnpure beginnings of our birth and conception Iohn 1. 13. Not of blood Ezek. 16 6. 8 The first man of whom all men came as of the first stocke Acts 17 26. God hath made of one blood all mankinde 9 The iuice of the Grape Gen 49 11. And his Cloake in the blood of Grapes To betray innocent Bloud sig To deliuer by Treason an innocent person vnto death Mat. 27 4. Betraying the Innocent bloud Bloud of Christ. sig The death and whole sufferinges of Christ. One part of his sufferings being put for all Eph 1 7. By whom we haue redemption through his blood And often in the Romans and Hebrewes and throughout Paules Epistles is the bloud of Christ one part of his sufferinges put Sinecdochically for the whole sufferings visible and inuisible Therefore it is absurd to stick to the Letter concluding from thence that Christs outward visible suffering were sufficient For from the Letter of Scripture it wil follow that if this blood-shedding was enough therefore his flesh might be spared and all the paines felte therein also his soule with the heauinesse and sorrow thereof whereof there was as great need as of the rest For Christ suffered nothing in vaine our soule hauing sinned yea and that principally it was therefore to be redeemed no lesse then our bodies Blood of the Couenant sig The blood of Beasts sacrificed vnder the Law as signe and pledge of the olde Couenant which was administred in figures prefiguring or being type of the bloud of Christ wherewith the New Couenant is ratified Exod 24 8. Then Moses said Behold the bloud of the Couenant B. O. Body sig That part of man which is made of flesh bones 1. Cor 15 43. The Body is sowne in weaknesse 2 The whole man Rom 6 12. Let not sinne raigne in your mortal bodies that is in your selues which be mortall A Sinecdoche 3 Pith and substance Col 2 17. But the bodie is in Christ. 4 The vnregenerate part of man 1. Cor 9 28. I beat downe my body that is the Old-man Bodie of Christ. sig The one part of Christs man-hood distinct from his soule Heb 10 5. A body c. 2 Whole Christ with all his good things Mat. 26 26. 1. Cor. 10 8. This is my body that is a Sacramentall signe of me and of all that is mine Christs body is not made of bread 3 His Church which is his misticall body consisting of the faithfull onely Ephes 1 22. Head to the Church which is his body Col. 1 18. He is the head of the body of the Church The wicked are not of this body 4 The man-hoode of Christ onely 1. Pet. 2 24. Who bare our sinnes in his body Body of death and body of sin sig Sinne being as it were a body hauing many lusts as members annexed to it and a deadly thing deseruing and leading to death such as serue it Rom. 6 24. Who shal deliuer me from the body of this death Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Body of flesh sig The humane Nature of Christ. Col. 1 22. That body of his flesh 2 The Old-man and masse of corruption Col. 2 11. Putting off that sinfull body of the flesh Booke sig The whole Scripture or some part of it written together in one Volume Reuel 22 18. The Booke of this prophesie Luke 4 17. He tooke the Booke The Booke
drinke to each person in the family Luke 22 17. And he tooke the Cup. 2 The Wine contained in the Cuppe also the blood whereof the Wine was a pledge Math. 26 27 28. He tooke the Cup and saide This is my blood 3 The Crosse or a portion of affliction measured and distributed to euery one of the faithfull Mat. 20 23. Ye shall indeede drinke of my cup. v. 22. 4 Death ioyned with the wrath and cursse of God Math. 26 39. Father let this cup passe from me Iohn 18 11. 5 Punishment or paine inflicted vpon Sinners in great measure and fearefull manner Psal. 11 5. This is the portion of their cup. Psal. 75 8. Ier. 25 17. Often in the Prophets and Psalmes it is vsed for Gods wrath and fury against the wicked 6 A great portion of Ioy giuen to the faithfull Psal. 23 5. And my cup runneth ouer 7 A lot a condition or happy estate Psal. 16 5. The Lord is the portion of my cup. golden Cup sig The Titles of the Catholicke church of Peters Chaire and Christs Vicar out of which as it were out of a Cup of Gold Popish Prelates haue offered vnto Kinges and Nations their abhominable errors and Idolatries Reuel 17 4. She had a cup of Gold in her hand Cursse sig Euery punnishment of sinne happening in this life also death in the end of this life but especially destruction both of bodye and soule after this life Deut. 28 2 3 4 5. Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Mat. 25 41. Go ye cursed 2 A thing accursed being seperate from Christ and from erernall Saluation to be for euer destroyed Gal. 2 9. Let him be a cursse Rom. 9 3. 1. Cor 16 22. to Cursse sig To wish and pray for euill things and execrable to befall others or our selues Math 5 44. Blesse them that cursse you Rom 3 14. Whose mouth is full of curssing 2 To vtter and pronounce cursses against others Num. 22 6 12. Custome sig The Law and that that ought to be done in reason and right 2 Vse or that which is wont to be done being sometimes contrary to Law and reason 1. Sa. 2 13. The Priests Custome towards the people was this And 8 9. Iohn 18 39. We haue a custome Gen. 31 35. 3 The place or Table where the custome was receiued Mat. 9 9. Hee saw a man sitting at the Custome Cutting a péeces sig pro A seuere punishment vsed amongst the Romaines for some heynous and grosse crimes 2 That most fearefull punnishment which shall be giuen to Hypocrites after this life Mat. 24 51. And he will cut them in peeces Cutting off 3 Temporall outward destruction and calamitie sent from God in this life 1. Sam. 2 31 33. I will cut off thy Arme or from Magistrates Gods Lieutenants Psal. 101 8. I will cut off the workers of Iniquitie 4 Separation from the fellowship of the Saints or a shutting out from the people of God both now and for euer Gen 17 14. Euen that person shall bee cut off from my people Mat. 3 10. Iohn 15 2. 5 To mortifie and subdue some wicked lust and affection Math 5 30. If thy right hand offend thee cut it off 6 Suddenly in a moment to be giuen and sent vnto men when they thought of no such matter Dan. 2 45. The stone was cut off the Mountaine D. A. Damnatiō sig THe Sentence of Damnation giuen foorth against one Reuel 17 1. I will shewe thee the Damnation of the great Whore that is her Damnatory Sentence 2 Temporall chastisement 1. Cor. 11 25. They eate their owne Damnation that is by their vnreuerent eating they procure vnto themselues Temporall corrections such as are named Verse 30. Weaknesse Sicknesse c. Luke 23 40. 3 Eternall and extreame paines of the Reprobate in hell Math. 23 14. And they shall haue the greater Damnation 2. Pet. 2 4. Dancing sig A comely motion of the body stirred vp by the Inward spirituall Ioy of the hart to testify thankfulnesse for some great benefit or deliuerance from God 2. Sam. 6 16. Dauid danced before the Arke 1. Sam. 18 6. Exod. 15 20. Iudg. 11 34. and 21 21. Luke 15 25. This kinde of Dancing is lawfull and holy 2 A motion of the body seemly or vnseemely stirred vp by naturall or carnall Ioy to please and satisfie our selues or others Marke 6 22. And the Daughter of Herodias danced and pleased Herod c. This kind of dancing is vnlawfull and wanton vnlesse it be priuately by the one sexe alone for moderate recreation Darknesse sig pro The absence priuation or want of natural light Gen. 1 4. God seperated light from Darkenesse Mat. 27 4◠This is naturall darknesse 2 Ignorance and vnbeleefe which is the absence and want of spirituall light 1. Thes. 5 4. Ye are not in darkenesse Eph. 5 11. Iohn 3 19. 1. Iohn 2 11 This is spirituall darkenesse containing the fearfull estate of vnbeleeuers in this world 3 The wofull and vncomfortable estate of the damned in hell which is the absence and want of Heauenly light Mat. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Mat. 8 12. This is eternall darkenesse the second death 4 Calamity and sorrow as light doth sometime signifie deliuerance and Ioy. Psal. 18 28. Thou ô God wilt lighten my darkenesse that is thou wilt turne my calamity and sorrow into prosperitie and Ioy. Ioel 2 2. A day of Darkenesse that is of affliction and sorrow and very often in the Prophets Psalmes 5 The minde of all men such as it is since their fall full of blindnesse and sinne Iohn 1 5. That light shined in the Darkenesse c. Ephe. 5 8. 6 Sinne and wretchednesse the wages of Sinne. 1. Iohn 1 5. And in God there is no Darkenesse 7 A priuate and secret place where some fewe persons onely be present Mat. 10 27. What I tell you in Darkenesse that is at home in priuate as appeareth by comparing verse 27. the first parte of it with the latter vtter Darkenesse sig Such darknes and misery as is without the kingdome of Heauen for in the kingdome there is light and happinesse Math. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Prince of Darkenesse sig Satan the Captaine and Ring-Leader of al wicked men euen of the whole hellish Rowt Eph. 6 12. The Princes of the darkenesse of this world workes of Darkenesse sig All euill and sinnefull workes which come from darknesse of Ignorance and lead to darknes of misery Ephes. 5 11. 1. Thes. 5 8. Rom. 13 12. Cast away the workes of Darkenesse that is such workes as blinde Gentiles liue in and commit to walke in Darknesse sig To lead such a kinde of life as they doo which shun and flye the light of the word a sinnefull life 1. Iohn 1 6. He that walketh in Darkenesse c. to loue Darkenesse sig To take full pleasure and delight in vnbeliefe and Sinne. Iohn 3 19. Men loued Darkenesse rather then light to
cannot bee found that the word which signifieth Iustifying is euer vsed in the Originall Haebrew tongue otherwise then for Absoluing a person accused Neither in the New-Testament when our Iustification before God is spoken of hath it any other meaning and neuer found in this Argument to signifie of euill and vniust to make one iust and good Iustification sig Forgiuenesse of sins by the sufferings of Christ and imputation of Iustice by his obedience to the beleeuer Rom. 5 16. The guift is of many offences vnto Iustification verse 18. The benefit abounded toward all men to the Iustification of life Heere Iustification is strictly vsed 2 Whatsoeuer we haue from Christ either by Imputation of faith or by sanctification of the spirit effectually renewing vs. Tit. 3 7. That we being Iustified by his grace In this signification we find the word Iustifying vsed Rom. 8 30. Whom hee called them he Iustified Heere Iustification is vsed largely for Sanctification also What Iustification is Iustification is an action of God freely of his owne mercy and fauour absoluing a beleeuing sinner from the whole curse due to his sinnes and accounting him perfectly Iust in his sight vnto eternall life in heauen through the perfect obedience and sufferings of Christ Imputed to his faith vnto the euer-lasting praise and glory of Gods Iustice mercy and truth The efficient cause of Iustification is the grace of God The material is Christ our Redeemer The formall is Imputation The helping Instrumentall cause is Faith within and the Gospell without The finall cause is Gods glory The vtmost and our saluation the neerest end thereof Iustification before God is not knowne in all Scripture to be vsed for the infusion of the habite of Iustice into the soule of the elect at their first conuersion This is Popish and rotten Diuinity K. E. Kéepe sig TO hold fast and make sure 2. Tim. 1 14. Keepe that which was committed to thee 2 To reserue and hold fast in ones memory what is taught vs. Luke 2 51. Mary Kept these sayings in her heart Psal. 119 4. Thou hast commaunded to Keepe thy precepts diligently 3 To preferue protect and defend against enemies and euils spiritual and bodily Psal. 121 4. He that Keepeth Israell Iohn 17 11. Keepe them in thy Name 1 Pet. 1 5. to Kéep the word sig To beleeue the promises of Grace and to endeuour to doe the wordes of commaundement Luke 7 27. Blessed are they that heare the word of God and Keepe it Reuel 2 26. He that Keepeth my word to the end Euangelicall Keeping to Kéepe the Law sig To desire and take care how to performe and doe according to our power things commaunded 1 Iohn 2 3. If we Keepe his Commaundement Psalme 119 4 5 8. These be Euangelicall sentences and speake of Euangelicall Keeping 2 To performe fully and perfectly all the things required in the Law Math. 19 17. Hee that will enter into life let him Keepe the Commaundements This is impossible to be done through our weakenesse Rom. 8 3. Christ onely since mans fal hath done this Legall Keeping to Kéepe the Faith sig To holde fast without loosing both the guift and doctrine of Faith 2 Tim. 4 7. I haue Kept the Faith Key sig pro An Instrument made to open or shut the locke of a doore or of a Gate Iudg. 3 25. They tooke the Key and opened them 2 Great authority and power to commaund in the things that belong to this life Esay 22 22. I will lay vppon the shoulders of Eliakim the Keyes of the House of Dauid Heere by was shaddowed and represented the exceeding great authority and power which Christ exerciseth in his Church by commaunding forbidding punishing hardning calling c. Sée Reuel 3 7. Which hath the Keyes of Dauid Key of knowledge sig The guift and ability to Interpret Scriptures whereby an entrance is made to the knowledge thereof as by a Key an entrance is made into an House The sence of Scriptures is as it were lockt vp til it be opened by wise and sound Interpretation which is the Key of Knowledge Luke 11 52. Ye haue taken away the Key of knowledge The Key saith Chrisost. is the opening of Scripture whereby the Gate of truth is opened Key is the exposition of the law saith Turtullian Opening the Scripture is the Key saith Hierom. Keies of the kingdome sig The ministry of the Gospell euen the whole power thereof which was equally committed to Peter and the rest of the Apostles and after them to the Ministers of the Church to whom it belonges by the commission of Christ to open and shut to binde and loose to retaine and remit sins also to teach to reprooue to exhort Mathew 16 19. To thee I giue the Keyes of the Kingdom ver 19. and Chapter 18 18. Tell it vnto the Church Reuel 1 16. The Gospell is the power of God to Saluation Keyes of the Kingdome are two-fold 1. Key of knowledge 2. Key of power and gouernment Papists falsly imagine these Keyes to be tyed onely to Peters Girdle Keies of the bottomlesse pit sig Power and gouernment ouer the deepest darknesse of Hell Reuel 9 1. And to him was giuen the Key of the bottomlesse pit Sée Dictionary on Reuelation K. I. Kindnesse sig Readinesse and facility in doing good it is that vertue whereby a good man becomes beneficiall and profitable euery way to such to whom hee can be helpfull 2 Cor. 6 6. By Kindnesse c. 2 The benignity of God readily doing good to his Creatures Rom. 2 4. The riches of his Kindnesse King sig pro Any Ruler or Gouernour of others Gen. 36 31. These are the Kings that raigned in Edom. Iudg. 17 6 In those daies there was no Kinges in Israell that is no ordinary Magistrate They had no Ruler at all 2 A person that hath cheefe rule and power vnder God in his Kingdome ouer his peoples liues and goods to gouerne them according to good and wholesome Lawes and the reasonable customes of that Countrey where he raignes Prou. 8 15. By me Kings raigne 1 Kings 4 1. King Salomon was King ouer all Israell This is a Politicall K. and is set vp eyther by lawful election succession or Conquest 3 The Soueraigne-Emperour and Ruler ouer the whole World Psal. 24 10. Who is the King of Glory This is a Celestiall and Vniuersal King ouer the World And thus God the Father Sonne and Spirit be King 1 Tim. 1 17. Now to the King euerlasting 4 A person that hath spiritual rule euen ouer the Conscience to appoint Lawes to his Church to saue and destroy to commaund and forbid vpon paine of eternall death finally to protect against all Enemies and to blesse with good things of all sorts Psal. 2 6. I haue set my King vpon Sion Psal. 110 1 2. Psal. 45 1 5 6. This is a spirituall King ouer the Church And such an one is Christ the Mediator and he
variance against his Father 13 An Husband 1. Cor. 11 3. The Man is the womans head son of Man sig One that is a very man descended of mankind being partaker truely of mans Nature Math. 16 13. What do they say that I the sonne of man am Good-man sig A Man endued with spirituall good readie to do good to many Actes 11 24. For he was a Good Man Man of god sig An Interpreter of the will of God as the Minister of the word is 2. Tim. 3 17. That the Man of God may be absolute inner Man new Man sig The whole person body and soule with all faculties so farre as they be regenerate by the spirit Rom 7 22. I delight in the Law of God concerning the Inner man It is called the New-man Col. 3 10. partly because the quality of holinesse giuen by grace of regeneration comes in after our old deformity and corruption and partly because it makes vs new creatures begetting in vs as it were another new Nature spirituall Man sig One who being borne anew by the Spirit is led and gouerned by the same 1. Cor. 2 15. Hee which is spirituall discerneth all things Old-Man sig The vnregenerate part of our Nature as it is corrupt with sinne Rom. 6 6. Knowing that your Old-man is crucified with him This is called Old because it is ancient euen from and since the time of Adam Secondly because it is in euery elect person before their New-birth And it is called Man to shew how neere sinne and corruption cleaues vnto vs being euen as the man himselfe And also that it is a thing subsisting and forcible euen strong as a man Man of sin sig Antichrist a man wholy cōpounded of sin louing striuing mightily cunningly how to commit and maintaine sin in himselfe and others 2. Thes. 2 3. And that that man of sinne be disclosed naturall Man sig A person endued with no other light of soule then that which is naturall 1. Cor. 2 14. The Naturall man perceiues not the things of God Iude. 19. man of war sig A great and valiant Warrior subduing his enimies before him Ex. 15 3. The Lord is a man of war 2 Persons apt and fit for warre Deut. 2 14. Till the men of warre were wasted man of blood Man of death sig That is a blood-thirsty man or a murtherer 2. Sa. 16 7 One guilty or worthy of death 1. Kinges 2 26. For thou art a man of death Man of Beliall sig A wicked man 1. Kings 21 13. And there came to him wicked men or men of Beliall a Man of renowne sig A man that is very famous and renowned Gen. 6 4. They were men of renowne Manna sig pro Bread giuen from heauen by the ministrie of Angels Iohn 6 32. Our Fathers ate Manna Psal. 78 25. Man did eate the Bred of Angels This is corporall and Typicall Manna 2 Christ Iesus Reuel 2 17. To him that ouercomes will I giue the hidden Manna Christ is called Manna because he is the bread that came downe from heauen the onely soule-food And he is called hidden Manna because no man can haue this bread by Nature and it is reuealed to none but to Gods children Manifest sig Easie to be known being alwayes open to euery mans vnderstanding Gal. 5 19. The works of the flesh be manifest 2 Declared and made knowne being kept secret before in the Counsel of God 2. Tim. 1 9. But now is made manifest 1. Tim. 3 16. Many sig All men and euery man which comes of Adam Ro. 5 19. By the disobedience of one many are made sinners 2 Not a few but a great number or all beleeuers onely Rom. 5 19. By the obedience of one Many shall be made righteous Mat. 26 27. Which is shed for Many These Many are all beleeuers which are not a few but Many being simply considered vncomparatiuely See Reuel 7 6 7. Marriage sig A lawfull knitting or ioyning together of one man and one woman in vndiuidable fellow-ship for remedy of lust comfort of life and bringing forth of Children Heb. 13 4. Marriage is honourable Math. 19 3 4 5. This is ciuill Marriage and worldly which by the word of God is allowed to all orders and sorts of men without exception 2 The vniting of euery elect soule to Christ by the spirit and faith which is done now in part onely but perfectly shal be done at the last Iudgement Hosea 2 20. I will euen Marry thee to my self in faithfulnesse Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of that Lambe is come This is spirituall marriage 3 The coniunction of God the visible church vpon earth by the band of his holy worship See Ezech. throughout the 16. Chapter And Iere. 3 1 2. Hence is God called a Iealous God And the Church obseruing his worship is called his Spouse or Wife but swaruing from his worship to Idols she is tearmed an Harlot an Whore and charged with Fornications and Whoredomes and finally ◅reatned and plagued with diuorce and separation from God her husband as Israel was first and Iudah after The lawfull ioyning of man and wife is vndeuideable according to the institution of God Yet it hath two exceptions one of Adultry by Christ. Math. 19 5. The other of wilfull desertion by Paule 1. Cor. 7 15. Marke sig A Token or signe Reuel 13 16. To receiue a Marke in their right hand and fore-heades Allowance of and subscription to the false Doctrine and false worship of the Romish Sinagogue is a marke signe and Token of the seruant of Anti-christ Martyr sig pro Any witnesse which by his testimony confirmeth any truth 2 Such a witnesse as giueth his life vnto death for the name of Iesus to testifie the truth of his Doctrine by his blood Reuel 2 13. My faithful Martyr Antipas Maister sig One that hath rule ouer seruants Ephes. 6 5. Col. 4 1. Yee Maisters doo vnto your seruants that which is iust 2 Any Teacher or Minister of the Worde who for reuerence sake is called Maister Math. 8 19. Maister I will follow thee where euer thou goest 3 Such as ambitiously affect rule and superiority ouer others Iames 3 1. Bee not many Maisters Math. 23 8 16. Masse Popish sig Neither this worde nor the subiect matter and thing signified by it is to be found in all the Olde or new Testament in truth it is a masse of most horrible sinnes as inuocation to Saints intercession of Saints adoration of Creatures profanation of Scriptures and of the Lordes Supper delusion and mocking the people with idle and superstitious shewes and inumerable other wickednesses to be abhorred M. E. Meate sig pro Something prepared to eate for bodily nourishment Luke 24 41 Haue you heere any Meate 2 Christ his flesh crucified Iohn 6 55. My flesh is Meate indeede that is the true and effectual food to the faithfull soule Iohn 6 27. What Meate is to the body that is Christ to our soule 3
God dwels not in temples made with hands An external temple 2 The whole outward Legall seruice to be performed in the Temple by the commaundement of God Also the promises made vnto the Temple and his worshippers there Ier. 7 4. The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord. 3 The bodies and soules of the faithfull wherein God dwelleth as in an house or Temple 1 Cor. 6 19. Know yee not that your bodies are the Temple of the holy ghost 2 Cor. 6 16. This is a spiritual temple 4 The inward pure and spirituall worshippe where of the ceremoniall law was a tipe Reu. 11 1. A rod to measure the Temple 5 The most mighty and holy God full of Maiestie power and glory communicating himselfe to the Saintes and Angels in Heauen for their full happinesse Reue. 21 22. For the Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it Holy Temple sig An house appointed to holy vses euen to the seruice of the most holy God Psal. 5 7. I will worship towards thine holy Temple Temple of Idols sig An house erected for the seruice of Idols 1 Cor. 8 10. Sit at Table in the Idols Temple to Tempt sig pro To make proofe of a thing by question or otherwise for knowledge sake 2 To make triall and proofe of our faith patience and loue towards God Gene. 22 1. GOD Tempted Abraham This Temptation is commonly by prosperity or affliction and the end of it is to make it knowne to our selues what is in vs eyther good or bad Deut. 8 2. Tempting thee that hee might know what is in thy heart that is make it knowne to thy selfe for the all-seeing God cannot bee ignorant what is in vs. Thus God is saide to Tempt 3 To sift vs by subtill suggestions that all grace may be shaken out of our harts nothing left but the Branne or Chaffe of corruption 1 Thess. 3 5. Least the Tempter had Tempted you in any sort Thus Sathan Tempteth not to try but to destroy 4 To entice and mooue one to sin Iames 1 4. And euery man is tempted when he is drawn aside of his owne concupiscence Thus Lust Tempteth but God tempteth not thus 5 To make triall of Gods power and iustice whether he can and wil help or hurt Exod. 17 2. Wherefore doe ye Tempt the Lord Thus men Tempt God through distrust 6 To forsake the ordinary meanes of our good presuming too much vpon Gods helpe Math. 4 7. Thou shalt not Tempt the Lord thy God Thus men Tempt God by curiosity and presumption to trie whether God will vse any way to succour them other then is appointed 7 To seeke matter and occasion against other men for which to reprehend and accuse them Mat. 16 1. Then came the Pharisies to Tempt him Thus Man Tempteth Man by captious and subtile questions temptation sig Probation trial or proofe of any thing or person to get the true knowledge of it for knowledge is the end of Temptation 2 Afflictions and crosses by which men are tried Iames 1 2 14. Count it exceeding ioy when ye fal into sundry Temptations This is Tentation of probation 3 Inward suggestions of Sathan or outward prosperity of life as baites and Snares to catch vs. Math. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation Math. 26 41. Pray least yee fall into Temptation Luke 4 13. When he had ended his Temptation that is Tentation to perdition to fall into temptation sig To be ouercome when through weaknesse wee yeeld vnto wicked motions and affections and vnto occasions of euill Math. 26 4. Least ye fall into Temptation for the flesh is weake Humaine temptation sig Some tryall wherein doth appear great weaknes such as accompanies the Nature of man 1 Cor. 10 13. No Temptation hath taken you but such as is humaine or which pertaineth vnto Men. The meaning is that the Christians of Corinth which for feare of giuing offence to their Idolatrous Neighbours went into their Temples of Idols there to eate meate sacrificed to Idols had herein shewed themselues men yeilding to humaine frailety therefore it behooued them to be more constant afterwardes that God might be with them in all Temptations that should befall them for the time to come to lead into temptation sig To put or bring one in the power of Sathan the Tempter deliuering him as a iust iudge to the will and pleasure of the Deuill to be carried Captiue of him Math. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation God puts one in the power of Sathan as a Iudge dooth put a malefactor ouer vnto the Hang-man the tempter sig The Deuill by his wicked suggestions proouing and seeking whom he may destroy 1 Thess. 3 5. Least the Tempter had Tempted you in any sort 1. Pet. 5 8. Mat. 4 3. Then the Tempter came to him Ten daies sig A certaine space of time very short wherein God would afflict his Church Reuel 2 10. And ye shall haue tribulation Ten daies Gene. 31 7. Numb 14 22. Iob 13 3. Ten times put for oftentimes A finite number put for an indefinite Ten hornes sig Many Kinges and Prouinces which did giue their authority power and force meant by the Hornes wherein lyeth the strength of Beasts to erect enlarge and establish the tyranny of Ecclesiasticall Rome Reu. 7 12 13. And the Ten Hornes which thou sawest are ten Kings ten virgins sig The visible Church consisting of wise and foolish that is godly and wicked Math. 25 1. Then the Kingdome of Heauen shall be likened vnto ten Uirgins Tender mercies sig Most inward feeling and affectionate compassions like vnto motherly pittifulnesse and kindnesse which is hard to tell how tender and great it is Luke 1 7 8. The Tender mercies of our God Tent. sig A place to dwell in so made as it might bee remooued and carried too and fro Numb 5 3. Gen. 4 20. Iuball was the Father of such as dwelt in Tents Exod. 18 7. Sée Tabernacle Tentes of wickednesse sig A place without the Church of God wherein dwels no goodnesse nor holinesse Psalme 84 10. Then to dwell in the Tentes of wickednesse that is among Infidels and wicked men to liue in Tents sig To exercise the Trade of a Shepheard Gen. 25 27. Iacob dwelt in Tents 2 To looke vnto Houshold affaires that they be well gouerned Gen. 4 20. Iuball was the Father of those which dwell or liue in Tents Testament sig That which we commonly call a mans wil and appointment for the bestowing of his goodes amongst his Children or Kindred and Friends Gal. 3 15. Though it be but a Mans Testament Heb. 9 16 17. 2 An appointment or agreement between God and Man touching free saluation by saith in Christ. Math. 26 28. For this is my blood of the New Testament This is called a Testament because it was ratified and confirmed by the death and blood-shed of him who made the Couenant or agreement with vs to wit of Christ and containeth as it were his last
Ezek. 16. W. I. Wicked sig Euery Naturall man who is not regenerate Ro. 4 5. Iustifieth the Wicked 2 All impenitent persons who keepes on in a sinfull course without returning to God Psa. 51 13. I will teach thy Waies vnto the Wicked Psal. 1 1. and 112 10. The Wicked shall see it 3 That which is vngodly or against God Iude 15. Of all their Wicked deeds which they haue vngodly committed wickednes sig An vngodly worke Gen. 39 9. How can I doo this great Wickednesse Acts 8 22. 2 A course of Iniquity continued without Repentance Daniell 9 5. We haue done Wickedly Psal. 125 3. Least the righteous put out their hand to wickednesse Psal. 52 1. Why doost thou boast thy selfe in thy Wickednesse Wife sig A maried woman or the Church being maried to Christ. Ephes. 5 23. The Husband is the Wiues head as Christ is the head of the Church c. Heere the married woman is called a wife explicite or expressely the Church is so-called implicite by consequence Will. sig A faculty of mans soule mouing and inclining it selfe freely to choose such things as it doth embrace or to eschew freely such things as it dooth refuse Or more breefely thus VVill is that facultie of our soule whereby we will and nill things It is of the Nature of will to wil freely whatsoeuer it wils for the will cannot be compeld It is vnable til it be chaunged by grace to mooue it selfe toward God and to will any good thing pleasing to him Simply to will any thing is of Nature but to will well is of Grace Our will being free in respect of sinnefull actes but bond in respect of Good-workes till it be set free by Christ. Iohn 8 36. If that Sonne therefore shall make you free you shall be free indeede Iohn 15 3. Without mee you can doo nothing Therefore the * Popish Doctrine of free-will to that which is good is to be abhorred as contrary to the Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church of God Aug. voluntas libera quia liberata libera ad peccatum serua ad iustitia 2 Motions and purposes to good or good affections Phill. 2 13. God worketh in you the Will and the deede These be the effects of a renued VVill. 2. Cor. 8 9. Rom. 7 15 16. 3 VVicked desires and Lustes flowing out of Corrupt Nature Ephes. 2 3. In fulfilling the Will of the Flesh. Iohn 1 13. These be the fruits of an vnregenerate VVill. Metonimie 4 Naturall inclination of any creature Rom. 8 20. Not of it one Will. 5 Thoughts and endeuour of the heart Rom. 11 16. It is not in him that Willeth Wil of God sig The purpose and decree of GOD touching all things Ephes. 1 11. After the Counsell of his Will Rom. 9 15 18. Whom he Will he hardeneth This is the wil of his good pleasure which is secret till euents declare it 2 The worde of God Promising or Commaunding Mathew 7 21. Hee that dooth my Fathers Will Romans 12 2. This is his reuealed or signifyed VVill which is knowne by the VVorde as our VVill is manifested by our speech Wildernes sig pro A wast and desart place not inhabited Psalme 95 8. As in the Wildernesse Psalme 107 33 And 35. Mat. 15 33. Whence shall we haue so much bread in the Wildernesse 2 A Countrey full of Hils Mountaines and Forrests like to a Wildernesse Math. 3 1. He preached in the Wildernesse of Iudea This Wildernesse had some Inhabitants Zachary dwelt there Luke 1 40. Also Ioab had his house there 1 Kinges 2 34. And there are sixe Townes being in this Wildernesse rehearsed in Iosh. 15 61. Therefore from hence there is no ground for Popish Heremites that liue in solitary places 3 The Countrey of Heathen and Pagan people which were void of grace and barren in good workes as a Wildernesse Esay 35 1. The Wildernesse shall reioyce And 41 18. I will make the Wildernesse as a poole of water A Metaphor Wind. sig pro The moouing of the ayre too and fro which if it be temperate it refresheth with his blastes if violent it prooues troublesome and daungerous Acts 2 2. As of a rushing and mighty winde Gene. 3 8. Math. 8 26. He rebuked the Winds 2 The mighty and powerfull working of Gods Spirit quickning or reuiuing our hearts to God-ward Iohn 3 8. The winde bloweth where it listeth Actes 2 2. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell and the Preaching thereof Reu. 7 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vpon the earth 4 All manner of temptations Math. 7 27. The Winds blow c. 5 Parts and quarters of the World Iere. 49 32. I will scatter them to all winds Wind of doctrine sig Mens deuises which carry away vnstable men as a Boate is carried away with the Wind. Ephe 4 14. With euery wind of doctrine to hold the windes sig To stoppe and hinder the passage and course of heauenly doctrine Reuel 7 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vpon the earth to sow the Wind. sig To busie and bestirre our selues in thinges that profit not as Idolatours doe who must reape according as they sow Hose 8 7. They haue sowne the Winde or to the Winde to walke in the Wind. sig To be a rash and vnfaithfull Teacher Micah 2 11. If a man walke in the winde Wine sig The fruit of the Vine or the iuyce of the Grapes 1 Tim. 5 23. Drink a little Wine for thy stomack Mat. 26 29. I will not drinke henceforth of the fruit of this Vine 2 The bloud of Christ shed to death reioycing the faithfull Soule as the Wine doth the heart Math. 26 28. For this Wine is the bloud of the New Testament which is shed for many Sée Mark 14 24 25. A Metanimie 3 The comfortable doctrine of free saluation by faith in the bloudshed of Christ. Cant. 2 4. He brought me into the Seller of Wine A Metaphor 4 The graces and fruits of the Spirit which are sweete and delightfull as Wine Esay 55 1. Come buy Wine and Milke without Money A Metaphor 5 Gluttony or excesse in eating and drinking Ose 4 11. Wine taketh away the hart of man Here it is taken in ill part 6 Vngodly and vnrighteous workes as the bitter fruit of impenitent and obstinate Sinners Deu. 32 33. Their Wine is the poyson of Dragons and the cruell Gaule of Aspes It is also taken in ill part here to drinke wine sig To fare liberally Iob 1 13. Were eating and drinking Wine in their elder Brothers house Here it is vsed in good part 2 To haue the heart cheared with godly ioy Zac. ◠10. 7. There harts shall reioyce as one that drinketh wine Heere it is taken in good part 3 To play the Glutton and the Drunkard Esay 5 22. Woe bee them that are mighty to drinke wine Here it is taken in ill part to drinke the wine of giddinesse sig To trouble and astonish the
Sea to signifie that at first it did arise out of the contentions and diuisions of other Nations which are as a raging Sea that the Rule kingdome of the Emperors should bee turbulent tempestuous variable and vnconstant Of this Empire the estate acts effects and vse for instruction of the Godly are described in the 10. verse of this 13. Chapter where beginneth the History of another Beast the Ecclesiasticall and Prophetical body or corporation to wit the Pope of Rome and his Cleargy Others expound this Beast of that Anti-christ and apply to him the things heere spoken but the former is plainest and soundest for hauing in the 12. Chapter described the Arch-enemy to the Christian Church to wit the diuell good order required the two principall instruments to wit the ciuill and ecclesiastical estate of Rome should be opened which is done in this 13. Chapter Reuel 13 1. And I saw a Beast arise out of the Sea hauing seauen heads and ten hornes a Beast comming out of the bottomlesse pit sig Antichristian kingdome and power which in the spirituall combate shal be inferiour to the witnesses or seruants of Christ but not so in the bodily and carnall warre wherein Antichrist shall preuaile Hee is said to come out of the bottomlesse pit not to signifie as some thinke that the great Antichrist should be a diuel but because the beastly power of Antichrist should be giuen him of the Diuell As Chap. 13 â— and exercised for the diuell to establish his kingdome of darknesse by fighting against the true Doctrine and Religion with the faithfull followers of it for the vpholding of Haeresie and Idolatry Reuel 11 7. And the Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit shall warre against them and kill them In Chap 9. hee is there called the Angell of the bottomlesse pit Bed sig Not pleasure and delicacy but affliction calamity as punishment of adulterous Doctrine Reuel 2 22. Beginning sig Christ the eternall sonne of God in respect of his aeternity who himselfe is before all thinges created and of whom all things which bee made had their beginning and without whose sustaining Vertue they all should quickly come to nothing Sée Iohn 1 1 2. also Col. 1 15 16. Therefore such as couet to bee blessed must resolue to cleaue to him out of whom there is nothing saue corruption and destruction Ren. 1 8. I am Alpha the beginning and the end 2 Christ in respect not so much of aeternitie as of his preheminence and principality which hee holdeth ouer all things euen as Mediator God man hauing all things subiect vnto him Sée Ephe. 1 22. And hath made all thinges subiect vnto him c. Therefore all Creatures reasonable and vnreasonable owe to him their whole entyre obedience as Phil. 2 10. That at the name of Iesus euerie knee should bow Reuel 3 14. That beginning of the Creatures of God Behold See the word Behold in the common Dictionary Be with you all sig The continuall presence of all spirituall blessings euen vnto the saluation of the Church and euery member of it Reuel 22 20. The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all bitter Belly sig The indignation and greefe of godly ministers to see the Doctrine of the word despised errors preferred Also the molestations which they are put to suffer for the publishing of it Reuel 10 9. It shall make thy Belly bitter B. L. Black horse sig Famine dearth which is full of sorrow therefore resembled by a blacke colour which is a sad and dolefull colour and well agreeth to persones famished whose bodies lacking â—uyce and blood are discouered and become blackish Lam 4 7. Reuel 6 5. Loe a Blacke horsse to Blaspheme sig To vtter reproachfull and railing words against God as the Papists do sundry wayes First they ascribe the plagues wherewith God plagueth them to his iniustice not to their owne iniquities 2. they raile vpon the holy Gospel and charge it to be the cause of all euils in the world 3. It is an vsual thing with Italians and Spaniards the Popes creatures in their rage and fury to vtter blasphemous speeches against God Reuel 16 9. They boyled in great heat and Blasphemed the name of God Agayne verse 11. name of Blasphemy sig The vnlawfull primacy and damnable Soueraignty whereby ciuil Rome first and afterwarde Rome Ecclesiasticall ambitiously exalted it selfe aboue God euen to the reproch of God according to that in 2. Thess. 2. Reuel 13 1. Upon his head the name of Blasphemy Thus Romish Synagogue boasts it selfe to be the Church of Peter the foundation and forme of all Churches which tooke their beginning that shee onely cannot erre that they are to be iudged Haereticks who dissent from her in articles of faith or Sacraments names of Blasphemy sig Infinit Blasphemies and most plentifull reproches which in progresse of time the Antichristian Kingdome did abound in being full of all kind of impieties and iniustices in the Pope their head and in the whole body in their orders decrees Doctrines worship and manners nothing amongest them free from Blasphemies Rome now especially since the Counsell of Trent being an heape of most execrable Blasphemies hauing many names whereas at first it had but a name of Blasphemie borne in the head onely Reuel 17 3 Full of names of Blasphemy Who so considereth with how many horrible errors saith one the three great Volumes of Bellarmine bestuffed will say there is not one leafe but it is spotted with blasphemy to be Blessed sig To be endowed in this life with spirituall and heauenly blessings and after a short life led in the fauour of God stored with graces and comforts of the Spirite to bee at last lifted vp into blisse and glory in the kingdome of God first in soule afterward in body This is the fruite which is promised to them who in all ages since Christ reade and keepe know and do the words of this Reuel See Chap. 1 3. Blessed are they which read and heare the words of this Prophesie Also Chap. 22 9 13. Ch. 14. Away then with that dotage of the Iesuite who straineth this prophesie and the fruite of it vnto the three years next before the comming of Christ to iudgement to be Blessed fully or to be henceforth Blessed sig To be perfectly happy when the soules of the faithfull after martyrdome constantly suffered shal enter into that Coelestiall glory which they had long looked for and greatly longed after Reuel 14 13. The dead which dye in the Lord are fully blessed If it be translated are Blessed from henceforth that is presently or forthwith the Greeke Word a parti will beare it wel and the truth also What then becomes of Popish Purgatory wherein soules departed are sore tormented with infernall paines if we beleeue them do not rest froÌ„ their labors Blood sig Cruell slaughter and death which should happen by the plague of Warre vpon the Antichristian armies
Temple whereinto the Leuitical Priests only were wont to come Reuel 15 6. Cloathed in pure and bright Linnen He alludeth heerein to the Cloathing of the Priests vnder the Law Exod. 28 42. Some vnderstand by this pure Linnen the Equity and Integrity of Gods iudgment vpon his Enemies Iunius writeth that this kind of Cloathing with fine pure Linnen it was of olde time a signe of royall and Priestlie Dignitie to lift vp the hand to heauen sig To sweare or by oath to confirme a thing It was a gesture of old vsed by such as did swear and at this day is in vse with the Aethiopians Reuel 10 5. He Lift vp his hand to Heauen Very often in the Old Testament Lifting vp the hand is put to signifie swearing Gene. 14 22. Numb 14 30. Ezek. 20 5. To these Texts doth Iohn allude little booke sig A speciall Booke concerning the affaires of Gods Church which is kept with Christ the Redeemer out of which he took this Apocalipse Thus Maister Iunius Reuel 10 2. And he had in his hand a little Booke open 2 The holy Byble which though a large booke considered by it selfe yet if it bee compared with the huge volumes of Popish ordinances and decrees it is but little Maister Gifford takes it thus 3 All Diuine Mysteries which to reueale is in Christs power Claudius doth thus interpret it 4 All consolatarie Scripture or Euangelicall promises which are written in a Booke that they might be extant to comfort Christians in all Ages And because they lead as directly a readie way to the Throne of grace through one Mediator and not by long windlesses and circuits therefore it is saide to be a little Booke Maister Fulke expoundes it thus 5 An vncertaine woorke or Booke written very anciently touching the estate of latter times affirming that as the doctrine of grace was preached first to the Iewes then to the Greekes and lastly to the Latines so contrariwise it should returne from Latines to the Greekes and so backe againe to the Haebrewes whence it first came saith an vnknowne Authour 6 The slender meane and weake knowledge of diuine truth giuen to some one certaine Age whereof Iohn speakes Maister Bright-man takes it thus Let godly Readers take what sense of these they shall thinke meetest I most encline to Maister Giffords Exposition That the holy Byble which long had been shut vp from the people by the craft and malice of Antichrist should at length be cleerly knowne to the people little season sig A short space of time wherein the tyranny of Antichrist should last which of the learned is accounted to be about 390. years or foure hundred In which time the Deuill let loose did deceiue the World with abhominable superstition Idolatry wicked errours and such strong delusions as was wonderfull Reue. 20 3. And afterward he must bee loosed a little season Liuely fountaines sig All good thinges which the memory of former euils cannot diminish and to be led to these Fountaines signifies to bee partakers of all those good thinges and that by the Lambe Christ his Mediation onely Reuel 7 17. And shall leade them to the liuely Fountaines These wordes containe the cause of the felicity described in the former verses Sée Iohn 7 ver 33 39. What is meant by the Waters of Life All spirituall good thinges or graces of the spirit aboundantly shed vppon the thirsty Soules which desire them and feele an extreame need of them euery liuing thing sig All the worshippers of the Beast as well the Cleargy and Popish Teachers signified by the Sea as the Laicall Papistes signified by the earth one and other shall bee horribly slaughtered in the great day of Gods vengeance vppon them for which God is praised in the next verse euen as Fishes dyed in the Sea turned into blood in Aegipt and men were driuen to drinke blood when the fresh Waters were smitten Reuel 16 3. And euery liuing thing dyed in the Sea L. O. Locuste sig The false Prophets and all the worshippers of Mahomet in the East arising out of grosse errours and ignorance flying as it were by companies feeding not vpon their owne but the thinges of others like Locusts till they had in a maner deuoured and miserably wasted both the East Regions of the World and the West Countries of Europe Also by these Locustes are meant especially the great swames of Popish Priests Fryars Monkes and Cardinals euen the whole Popish Hirarchie pontificall Cleargy in the West These are fitly likened vnto Locustes which are a little and vile vermine springing as some say out of Smoake flying together by great heapes and swarmes eating vp and destroying greene things and fruites of the Earth beeing a very sloathfull and idle Creature Euen such for all the World are the Popish Clergy-men They are bred out of the Smoake and darkenesse of Hellish ignorance they are slow-bellies liuing vppon the Sweate of other mens browes whatsoeuer in any Region or Country is most pleasant they draw it vnto them and eate it vp laying wast all the green things in the Church * ouerspreading the Earth in great heaps and rablements â—tinging thousand thousands with their damnable deuises and diuellish inuentions Reuel 9 3. And there came out of the Smoake Locusts vpon the Earth which haue power as the Scorpions of the Earth haue power The Popish Writers themselues do acknowledge by these Locusts to be meant the Maysters of errors Hereticall Teachers such as should giue heede to spirits of errour and doctrines of Deuils bringing in dangerous errours and denying the Lorde as Franciscus Claudius a Carmelite Fryar hath expounded this place The Rhemists also vpon this Text confesseth thus much in their Marginall Notes Long white Robes Sée Robes to Loose sig To giue liberty and power more fully to execute his rage and cruelty against the truth and professors of it to vex them by all the meanes he can Reu. 20 3. He must be Loosed Lord of Lordes sig A Soueraigne Lord to whom belongs all power and Domination ouer all Emperours and Kinges of the Earth Reu. 17 14. For he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings strong Lord sig Christ Iesus infinite in power which no earthly or hellish power is able to resist therefore howsoeuer it seeme vnpossible that Rome being proped vp with the might and riches of many great friends and confederats should bee destroyed yet it must be so sithence he that executeth the iudgement is so strong a Lord. Reu. 18 8. For be that condemneth her is a strong Lord. not to Loue their liues sig To preferre the truth of the Gospell and faith in Christ before their owne liues being prodigall to spend euen their blood rather then by any torments to be remoued from the Gospell Reu. 12 11. And they Loued not their liues vnto death that is not their Liues more then Christ. A comparatiue speech like that in 1 Cor. 1 17. Christ sent mee not to
Church Cant. 4 5. Thy two breasts are as two Young Roes FINIS A Dictionary of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes ¶ This Epistle being fomwhat more darke then other the Writings of the New-Testament I haue therefore allotted a peculiar Dictionary vnto it for the explanation of it That word which you find not opened heere seeke it in the Common Dictionary Farewell and take all things well Abrahams seed sig HVmaine substance or nature of the posterity of Abraham Heb. 2 16. But he tooke Abrahams seede Able sig One who is meete and fit Heb. 5 2. Who is Able After those daies sig The times of the Olde-Testament being fully expired when that fulnesse of time promised to the Fathers was come Heb. 10 16. After those daies I will make a New-Testament of Age. sig One capeable of more perfect Doctrine or a man whose sences are exercised in the word Heb. 5 14. Strong meat belongs to them who are of Age. All things sig Throughout in euerie point for Nature affections infinnities and sin alwaies excepted Hebr. 2 17. In all things it behooued him to be like to vs. Also 4 15. Anchor of our soules sig The hope of life eternall which is like an Anchor Heb. 6 19. Nature sig A sperituall substance such as Angels haue Heb. 2 16. In no sort he tooke on him Angels nature Anger sig Punnishment which is a Token and effect of Gods anger Heb. 3 16. Prouoked him to Anger Annoint sig To furnish with authority and answerable gifts to do the worke of a Mediator Heb. 1 9. Hee hath Annointed him with Oyle of gladnesse to Appeare See the Common Dictionary in the word Appeare 2 To be existent or extant Hebr. 11 3. By those things which did Appeare Altar See the Common Dictionary in the word Altar Aliants sig Forrainers strangers of another both Country and Religion He. 11 34. Turned amay the Army of the Aliants This fulfilled Iude 7. to Appoint sig To decree by an vnchangeable purpose Hebr. 9 27. It is Appointed once to dye 2 To command according to his decree Heb. 3 2. To him who Appointed him 3 To prefixe and separate determinately Heb 4 7. He Appointed a certaine day Assurance of faith sig A certaine perswasion of such things as faith apprehends Heb. 10 22. Drawe neere in Assurance of Faith B. A. Babe sig One to whom principles belong beeing weake in knowledge of God and therefore vncapeable of perfect Doctrine Heb. 5 13. For he is a Babe Bastard sig One who is no naturall Childe but begotten beside and against the ordinary course of Nature in fornication or adultery 2 One who is not the childe of God by grace of Adoption but is either a wicked person or an Hypocrite Heb. 12 8. Then are ye Bastards nor sons to Beare vp all sig To sustaine and vphold that it fall not and perrish Heb 1 3. He Bearei vp all things with his mighty word to Beget sig To manifest and make Christ knowne to bee his naturall sonne and consubstantiall This was done when the word was made flesh Also when Christ rose from the dead Acts 13. 33. Heb 1 5. This day haue I begotten thee Beginning sig A fundamentall Doctrine or Catechising instructions fit for children in knowledge Heb 6 1. Leauing the Doctrine of the Beginning of Christ. Beginning of the booke sig The booke of the Law written by Moses wherein were promises concerning Christ his Priesthood and Sacrifice Hebr 10 7 In the Beginning of the booke it is written of me that Beginning of substance sig Faith which giueth vs beeing and subsistence in Christ by ioyning vs to him to be one with him which is the cheefe and principall benefit euen the foundation of the rest which follow Heb. 3 14. If ye keep sure vnto the end that Beginning of substance to Beléeue sig To know and bee perswaded that God is and that he is our God and will reward freely such as seeke him Heb 11 6. Must Beleeue Birthright sig The right of the first borne amongest the Hebrewes Heb. 12 16. Sold his Birthright This stood in two prerogatiues first Dignity and power ouer his brethren secondly double portion Gen 49 3 Deut. 21 17. 2 Chro 21 3. to Blesse abundantlie sig To heape benefits vpon one or plentifully and effectually to giue good things Hebr 6 14. I will abundantly Blesse thee 2 To wish and pray as a Priest of the high God for good things to be giuen others Heb 7 6. And Blessed him who had the promises Blessing sig The inheritance or possession of such blessinges and promises as were made to Abraham and Isaac Heb 12 17. Tho he sought that blessing with teares Blood of Abell sig The death and slaughter of Abell Heb 12 24. Then that Bloud of Abell Blood of Buls sig Buls and Goats offered in Sacrifice at the feast of expiation Heb 10 4. That the Bloud of Buls and Goats shall put away sinnes Bloud of Jesus sig His bloud shed and powred out to death and his whole sufferinges by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole Heb. 10 19. By the Bloud of Iesus wee may be bold to enter Bloud of sprinkling sig That blood of Iesus shedde in his cruell death wherewith the hearts of the faithfull being sprinkled and watered thorow Faith their sins are washed away that they may be accepted of God Hebr. 12 24. And to the bloud of sprinkling Bloud of testament sig The death and bloud-shedde of Christ ioyned with his Fathers curse whereby the Testament or couenant of saluation was ratified Hebru 10 29. And count the Blood of the Testament Heb. 9 20. without Bloud sig Without shedding of Bloud Hebr. 9 18 22. Without Bloud to resist vnto Bloud sig Vnto the suffering of death and martyrdome to striue against sinners persecutors as Christ himself did He 12 4. Ye haue not yet resisted sin to blood Body of Jesus sig The whole manhoode of Christ which was the oblation and sacrifice giuen for our sinnes to take them away Heb 10 10. Euen by the offering of the Body of Iesus once made to Ordaine a body sig Asmuch as to pierce ones eares by making one obedient and willing to heare A phrase borrowed from seruants vnder the Law who in token of perpetuall seruice had their eares bored thorow Heb 10 5. But a Body hast thou ordained me Boldly to go to God sig With constant perswasion and good assurance to pray to God Heb 4 16. Let vs goe Boldly to the Throne of grace Bondage sig That slauery and subiection to the Diuell by the guilt of sin working in vs feare and terror of aeternall death such as is in bondmen toward their Lord least hee scourge or kill them Hebru 2 15. Which for feare of death were all their life subiect to Bondage Brethren sig Such as not onely haue society with Christ of flesh and bloud but are borne of God and become partakers of his spirit Heb 2 11 12. He is