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
wholesome Wordes as sharpe Arrowes are sent to pierce euen the hearts of men Reuel 6 2. Had a Bowe to Boyle in great heate sig To feele great distemper and torment in the body vpon the extreame heat of the Sun scorching and drying vp the fruits of the earth and all greene things whereof commonly followes greeuous diseases as burning pestilences hot Agues with other noisome paines which cause Idolaters though not openly and directly yet obliquely and secretly to blaspheme God Euen as Herodotus reporteth of the people Athlantici that they vse to ban and cursse the Sunne because it broyles them with the too much and immoderate heate thereof Reuelat. 16 9. And men boyled in great heate and Blasphemed God B. R. Bright morning Starre sig Christ Iesus who to vs being couered with the night of spirituall darkenesse is the beginning of all Light both of Holynesse and Happinesse euen as the Morning Starre is to the day and at length all Darkenesse both of Sinne and Misery being vtterly dispersed hee shall bring vs to the full brightnesse of heauenly glory where there shall be no night but a perpetuall and most cleere light of blessednesse Reuel 22 19. I am that Bright morning Starre In the same sence he is called Iohn 1. The Light of the world and by the Prophet the Sonne of Righteousnesse See Reuel 2 28. Brimstone sig The extreame cruelty of the bloudy enemies of Christ and his Church in terrible manner destroying mens bodies with death and their soules with false Religion Reuel 9 17. And of Brimstone Also verse 18 19. 2 The sharpe and bitternesse of helpaines Reuel 21 8. With fire and Brimstone to Bring forth sig To beget children spiritually vnto God as the Church doth by the Ministry of the Gospell thorough the power of the Spirit Reuel 12 3. To deuour her childe when she had brought it forth B. U. to Buy and sell. sig To exercise Artes belonging to the sustentation of this life or to haue Trafficke and enter-course of Merchandise with men which was denyed to al saue such as were subiect to the Romaine Popish power Reuel 13 17. That no man may buy and sell c. whereof we read in their Decrees that no man might haue to doo with him to whome the Pope was enemy to Buy ware sig To entertaine the Doctrine and superstitions of Rome and all meanes which serued outwardly and pompously to decke the Church of Rome and to set forth her Idolatry All these shall waxe vile no man shall giue any more price for them after the full fal of the Romish Citty and impiety Reuel 18 11. For no man buyeth their ware any more Burthen sig Affliction and Tribulation by exile imprisonment c. for the Gospell Reuel 2 3. Thou wast Burdened and hadst patience 2 Prophesie of calamity Reu. 2 24. I will put vpon you no other burthan that is I will speake to you no worse thing but onely to require what to doo no Calamity I will Prophesie and denounce against you as against other Churches In this phrase there is allusion and respect vnto the forme of speech vsed by the olde Prophets who vsed to call the propheticall predictions of publick calamities by the name of Burden as the burden of Babell the Burden of Moab of Egypt c. Esay 13 6 15 1 19 1. C. A. Cage of vncleane birds sig NOt a place commonly called a Cage wherein Birds are so kept as they cannot flye out but some hollowe vast ruinous place wherein rauenous and ill-fauoured Birdes as Vultures Owles Kites Rauens c. vse to nestle and abide 2 A seat of fierce cruell sauage and vncleane men which liue by spoile and violence of which kinde of men Rome the Westerne Babell is as full as Eastern Babell was of vgly horrible Birds when it was desolated whereof we read in the prophets Esay 13. Ier. 51. vnto which places Iohn alludeth Reuel 18 2. Babilon is a Cage of euery vncleane and hatefull Bird. Calfe sig Strength because among Beasts Calues Oxen be strong and because the Oxe is profitable therefore some Diuines think that vnder this one kinde by a Sinecdoche are meant al Beasts which are for vse and profit Reuel 4 7. The second Beast like a Calfe Candlestick sig An Instrument to beare a Candle representing the Church wherein the eternall light of truth shineth Reuel 11 20. Carkases or Corps sig The dead bodies of the Saints but especially of the Prophets of God exposed and laid forth to opprobry and the scorne of the World by the followers of Antichrist Reuel 11 8. And the Carkases shall be in the streetes of the great Citty Verse 9. And they shall not suffer their Karkases to be buried Hereby is expressed the great cruelty of the Papists not content to kill the Seruants of God and that with torment but dishonour their dead bodies by casting them in the streetes and denying buriall to them Also by a proportion these Carkases may be expounded of the holy Scriptures whereof the Papistes haue but as it were the bare and naked Corps hauing by their Glosses and Interpretations of the falsly so called Apostolique Sea corrupted the sence and true meaning of them which is the life and Soule of the Scriptures which consist in sense not onely in Letters and Sillables Carried away of the floud sig To bee ouercome and maistered with grieuous persecutions as a House drowned and carryed away with a violent floud Reuel 12 15. That hee might cause her to be Carried away of the floud to be carried by the spirit sig To be rauished after a Diuine extraordinary sort as the Prophets were when Visions were shewed vnto them Thus was Iohn rauished here when he must see the Vision of the great Whore Reuel 17 3. So he carried me away in the Spirit to be carried into the wildernesse sig Eyther the place where Iohn must see this Vision to be solitary as aptest for contemplation or that this great Whoore was seated in the Visible Church being novâ— laid wast and desolate as a wildernesse or else that the manifestation and knowledge of this Whore and her Dominion must bee fetched from men liuing in some obscure place as it were in a desert from whence there was no such matter to be looked for Reu. 17 3. He Carried me away into the Wildernesse to be Cast into the earth sig To be throwne out of the bounds of the true and holie Church to exercise his rage among the Reprobates both Heathen and all others seeming godly yet strangers from true godlinesse Reu. 12 9. He was euen Cast into the earth to be Cast into the lake of fire c. sig To be tumbled and throwne downe into Hell which is heere called a Lake of fire and bottomlesse pit to signifie the horror and sharpnesse of infernall paine Reuel 20 14. Death and Hell were Cast into the Lake of Fire to Cast out water sig To inflame the Nations and
of Scriptures 2 The rehearsall of ones Petigree or off-spring Mat. 1 1. The Booke of the generation c. 3 Euery mans conscience or knowledge that he hath of his owne dooings good or euill Reuel 20 12. Then the Bookes shall bee opened Booke of Conscience 4 Gods prouidence or his fore-appointment of all things Psal. 139 6. For in thy Bookwere all things written Booke of prouidence Booke of life sig The decree of Gods election chusing some men freely to life eternal in Christ. This is called a Book because the elect are as certainly knowne to God as if he had their names written in a Booke Reuel 21 27. In the Lambes Booke of life Phil. 4 3. Book of predestination Booke of Rememberance sig A Chronicle or book of story wherein the names and actes of men are remembered Ester 6 1. The King commanded to bring the booke of Remembrance and the Chronicle 2 The special loue and care of God minding such as feare him in such sort as if he had their names before him in a Booke Mal. 3 16. A Booke of Remembrance was written before him Boldnesse sig Courage or liberty of speech Acts 4 13. When they saw the boldnesse of Peter Acts 28 31. With all boldnesse Bonds sig The crafty deuices and mischieuous plots of wicked men where-with as with bonds they holde the righteous Psal. 116 16. Thou hast broken my bonds assunder Heere it is taken in ill part 2 Sinne which is a spirituall bond to tye men to Satan Acts 8 23. Thou art in the bonds of Iniquity that is held fast of Iniquity which is like a bonde Heere it is vsed in euill part also 3 Gods Ordinances and Lawes which are as bondes to tye vs to our duties and to fasten vs to God Psal 2 3. Let vs breake their bands It is the speech of Gods enemies scoffingly speaking of Gods Statutes 4 Gods benefits which are also as bondes and Cords of loue to linke vs to himselfe Hosee 11 4. Euen with bondes of Loue. Heere it is put in good part 5 Imprisonment or other afflictions suffered for the Name of Christ. Acts 26 29. Except these bonds Heb. 13 3. Remember them that are in Bonds Bones sig A mans chiefe bodily strength or that wherein his chiefe outward strength lyeth 2 His inward spirituall courage and comfort of minde Psal. 51 10. That the Bones which thou hast broken may reioyce that is to say that so much comfort may be restored to me as I haue lost by my fal Lamen 3 4. Prou. 14 13. Bone of bones sig The neerest coniunction that may be as of Kinsfolkes 2. Sam. 5 1 Also of the husband and the wife Gen 2 23. of Christ and his Church Eph. 5. 30. The two former be natural coniunctions the third is mysticall Bosome sig Lawfull company with a woman Gen 16 5. 2. Sam 12 8. In the Bosome of the Father sig That Christ is priuy to all Gods secrets not as a peece cut off from the substance of the Father but as one that is in the inward part of his Father or as one in him Ioh. 1 18. Which is in the bosom of his father c. Iohn 17 21. As thou ô Father art in me and I in thee A threefold most neer coniunction of the Father and the Sonne is signifyed by this being in his bosome first of persons in one Nature secondly the infinit loue of the Father toward Christ his sonne thirdly the communication of his Secrets to him Abrahams Bosome sig The most blessed comfortable life which they that dye in that faith that Abraham did shall enioy after this life in heauen Luke 20 verse 25. And was carried by the Angell into Abrahams bosome or it is the society communion which the faithfull who beleeue as Abraham did shall haue in the kingdome of heauen A Metaphor or speech borrowed of the Eastern people which at their repast leaned each on anothers breast or bosom Iohn 13 23. 2 Abrahams Bosome is interpreted by Papists in Rheimes Testament to be a part of hell called Limbus Patrum wherein such as dyed before Christ his time did rest feeling no paine nor yet any ioy and pleasure contrarie to the 25. verse of the sixteenth Chapter of Lukes Gospell Now Lazarus is comforted from whence Christ deliuered them after his death when he went downe into Hell to harrowe it and to pull soules out of it into Heauen which they faign to be shut against men during the time of the Old Testament contrary vnto that Scripture Eccle. 12 9. The Spirit returnes to God who gaue it and to plaine reason for such as were beleeuers in Christ to come they had saluation of their soules as the end of their faith To Bow Sig To bend the body in token of reuerence Gen 23 12. Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land Gen. 18 1 19. that is He bowed himselfe to the ground 2 To giue eare vnto our Prayers by graunting what we aske Psal 16 2. 3 To shew submission and Religious reuerence in the offering vp of our Prayers Eph 3 14. I bow my knees c. 4 To testifie by this gesture our inward piety worshipping of God Exod 4 31. Bowels sig The most secret thoughtes and cogitations of the minde Prou 20 27. The light of the Lorde searcheth al the bowels of the belly A Metaphor or speech borrowed from the body to the minde 2 The most feeling compassions of the haâ—t Col 3 12. Bowels of mercy that is most tender mercies Luke 1 78. 3 Inward deepe griefe and heauinesse Lam 1 20. My bowels are turned within me A Bowe sig pro An Instrument of Warre and sometime is vsed to signifye the whole furniture and force of warre Psal 44 6. I do not trust in my Bow Gen 48. 2 The strength of the wicked which they vse to the hurting of the godly Psal 7 12. He hath bent his Bow and made his Arrowes ready Psal. 11 2. 3 The tongues of the Ministers whence proceed wordes like Arrowes to strike the very hearts of men either for their conuersion if they be Elect or hardning if they be Reprobate Reuel 6 2. He that sate on him had a Bowe To breake the Bowe sig To destroy and bring to nothing the greatest strength and the power of the enemies of the Church Psal 76 2. There he brake the Bowe the sword c. Bow of stéel or brasse sig Singular and very great strength Psal 18 34. A Bowe of brasse is broken with my Armes Deceitfull Bowe sig False help which faileth in time of need or vnfaithfull men in whom there is no trust Hos. 7 16. They are as a deceitfull Bowe B. R. Bread sig pro Food made of Corne as of Wheat or any other Corne to nourish this Naturall life This is materiall Bread In this sense Manna is called bread Exod. 16 4. 2 All things necessary for this life by a Sinechdoche as in the Lords Prayer
thing Rom. 12 8. He that sheweth mercy with cheerefulnesse 2. Cor. 9 7. God loues a cheerefull giuer Children sig pro Young ones as Infants or others which bee of tâ—… yeares Marke 10 13. Forbid not children to come vnto me 2 All Inferiors which loue and obey their Superiors as Fathers Prou. 4 1. My children hearken Thus in Haebrew their seruants were called children Gen. 18 7. And often else-where 3 All truely humbled Christians Math. 18. 3 4. And become children 4 Such as take themselues to be very weake and vnable to do great things Ier. 1 6. Children of God sig The elect before their new byrth because God hath purposed to make them his children which by Nature are not so they are therefore called his children as if they were already as in Iohn 10 16. they are called Sheepe who God before appointed to call to the fold Iohn 11 52. To gather together into one folde the children of God Children by grace of election 2 Such Elect as beeing begotten anew by the Immortall seede of the word do beare Gods image in holinesse endeuoring in al things to do their Fathers will Luke 6 35. And you shall be the children of the most highest Eph. 4 24. 1. Pet. 1 14 15. Children by grace of regeneration 3 The Holy and Elect Angels which are the children of God by creation Iob. 1 6. The children of God came and stood before the Lord. generation of Gods Children sig The succession and race of the godly continuing successiuely from age to age by the merciful prouidence of God preseruing them Psal. 73 15. Children of wisedome sig Wise children that is all the godly which are taught hauing wisedome from aboue and are studious of that true wisedome reuealed in the word louing and practising it Luke 7 35. Wisedom is Iustified of her children Children of the day and of the light sig All such as are enlightned by the spirite to the sound and distinct knowledge of God in Christ through the Gospell 1. Thes. 5 5. Ye are the children of the light and of the day that is such as know God soundly Children of Abraham sig Them that came of Abrahams loynes though they do not beleeue Iohn 8 37. Mat. 3 9. To raise vp children to Abraham 2 Them that belieue and liue as Abraham did treading in the steps of his faith and loue such bee the children of Abraham though they be no Iewes but Gentiles Gal. 3 7. They which are of fayth the same are the children of Abraham Iohn 8 37. If you were Abrahams children ye would do the workes of Abraham Rom. 4 11 12. Children in maliciousnesse sig Such as be like little children voyde of malice and vnharmefull 1. Cor. 14 20. But as concerning maliciousnesse be ye children Little children sig Lowly persons which be little in their own eies like vnto children Math. 18 4. Whosoeuer shall receiue one such little childe Children of Israel Sig The Israelites which sprung and came out of Iacob who was called Israell Exod. 14 1. Speake to the children of Israel Childe of Promise sig One that is borne by vertue of Gods promise not by ordinary course of generation as Isaac was Rom. 9 8. The children of the promise are counted for the seede Note that all elect which be born anew by faith in the promise of grace they are the children of the promise Children of the flesh sig Such as are borne by naturall generation as Ismael was of Abraham Rom. 9 8. Which are the children of the flesh Children of the Deuill sig Such as beare the Image of the Deuill and resembleth him in malice and subtilty as children do their Father in all things doing his will Ioh. 8 44. Ye are of your father the Deuill and his will ye will do Acts 13 10. O thou childe of the deuill full of all subtilty Children of Disobedience sig Disobedient children which are giuen to disobedience Eph. 5 6. The wrath of God commeth vpon the children of disobedience Children of the night of darknes sig Such as remaine in ignorance and sinne 1. Thes. 5 5. Ye are not children of the night neyther of darknesse Children of fornication sig Eyther Bastards to wit children begotten in fornication Or Idolaters which imitate others in false worship Hose 2 4. They are the children of fornication Childe of Perdition sig A lost person appointed to destruction and running head-long thereunto So is Iudas called in Iohn 17 12. None of them is lost but the child of perdition Childe of wrath of deth of hel sig One guilty of and through desert of sinne subiect to wrath death and hell Eph. 2 3. 2. Sam. 2 5. Mat. 23 15. Christ. sig One annointed with materiall Oyle by the commandement of God as the High-priests Prophets and some Kings were vnder the Law 1. Sam. 16 13. 2 One annointed of God with the Holy-Ghost power that is with speciall guifts aboue measure and authority to execute for vs men the Office of a perfect Mediator with God that is of a Priest Prophet and King Acts 10 38. Him hath God annointed with the Holyghost and with power And v. 36. Papists robbe him of all his Offices especially of his Priest-hood by the abhominable order of Sacrificing Priests and Priest-hoode as of his kingly office by giuing Lawes which should binde the Conscience and of his Prophet-ship by vnwritten Traditions 3 The whole mysticall body of the Church comprehending both head and members 1. Cor. 12 12. As al the body is one and hath many members euen so is Christ. Heere Christ by a Sinechdoche of the chiefe part for the whole is put to signifie the holie Catholicke Church that misticall body consisting of Head and members Christians sig Persons spiritually annointed to be members and worshippers of Christ. Acts 11 26. The Disciples of Antioch were first called christians 1. Iohn 2 20. Ye haue an oyntment A Christian is one who being sometime both most base and prophane a vassall to Satan and Seruant to sinne through Adams sin and his owne is annointed now and endowed through Grace with faith and the Holy-ghost that he may become a Priest and a King vnto God to serue him in righteousnesse and true holynesse all his dayes as a person dedicate to Christ. Rom. 5 6 7 8. 1. Pet. 2 9. Ye are a Royall Priest-hood Ephes. 2 3. Children of wrath Or thus A Christian is one whome Christ hath loued and washed in his blood making him a King and Priest vnto God Reuel 1 5. Chronicles sig A briefe note of thinges done with the time expressed 2. Kings 24 5. Are they not written in the Booke of Chronicles Church sig A company of men selected gathered and called out of the worlde by the Doctrine of the Gospell to know and worship the true God in Christ according to his word 1. Cor. 1 2. To the Church of God at Corinth Reuel 2. 3. Heare what the spirit saith to the Churches
vanisheth away Hence it is called Olde Heb. 9 13. New Couenant Is made with Christian people published by Christ most clearely wherein more persons are renewed and more Graces bestowed being alwaies to endure one and the same Hence it is called New Heb. 9 13. Ier. 31 31. I will make a new Couenant with the house of Israel Couenant of Salt Sée Salt Couenant breakers sig Such as be vnmindfull of promises and bargains Rom. 1 30. Couenant breakers Couenant with death and hell sig Agreement with them So do wicked men imagine Esay 28 15. Couenant of Leui. sig The agreement which God hath made with the Leuites to blesse them with peace and life if their duties be performed in their place Mal. 2 8. Ye haue broken the Couenant of Leui. Verse 5. Book of the Couenant sig The Writing which did containe the Articles and conditions both on Gods part what hee promised to do to the people and on the peoples part what duties they were to performe to God according to the tenor of the Couenant Exod. 24 7. After he tooke the Booke of the Couenant and read it Couering sig The Roofe of an house a Vayle or ought else which serues for defence or keeping close 2 The Husband who is called the Couering of his Wife in respect of his dutie towards her by protecting her and of his Authoritie ouer her in gouerning her for the vayle and couering which women did weare was a signe of their subiection 1. Cor. 11 6 7. Gen. 20 16. 3 Stopping or making dumbe and silent Prou. 10 6. Iniquity shall couer the mouth of the wicked Couering of sinnes sig The forgiuenesse of sins for the death of Christ which is as a Mantle to couer them from the eyes of Gods Iustice. Psal 32 1. Blessed is the man whose sinnes are couered 2 Concealing keeping close or secret when we do not tell a thing abroad Prou. 10 12. Loue couereth a multitude of sinnes which by a charitable priuate reproofe are hid and couered from the punishment of God and shame of men to Couer the feete sig To do ones easement or to go to Stoole Iudges 3 24. Surely he hath couered his feet 1. Sam. 24. 4. An vnhonest thing vttered in honest words to Couet sig pro To loue or desire money or earthly goods for themselues either our own or others Ioshu 7 21. 1. Tim. 6 9 10. The desire of Money is the root of all evill 2 To desire spirituall blessings or heauenly glory 1. Cor. 12 31. Couet after the best things Phil. 1 23. I couet to be loosed and to be with Christ. This is a good Couetousnesse when spirituall blessings or celestiall blessednesse is euer greedily eagerly desired Other things we may desire no further or otherwise then as helpes to these Couetousnesse sig Desire of hauing more or the inordinate loue of money Heb. 13 5. Let your conuersation be without Couetousnesse This is called Idolatry Colos. 3 5. Ephes. 5 5. Because the Couetous man not onely prefers his treasure before God but doth place his life in his substance Luke 12 15 16 17 c. Counsell sig The wisdome and direction of Gods Spirit and word gouerning our course of life Psalm 73 24. Thou wilt guide me by thy Counsell Psal. 16 7. 2 An action of the whole and holy Trinity deliberating and determining before the world of all things which should be or not be especially of the saluation of Angels and men Ephe. 1 11. He worketh all things after the Counsel of his will This counsel dependeth vpon Gods will as the supreame and onely mouing cause and not vpon foreseene fayth or workes Rom. 9 11 18. 3 Aduise taken about things to be done Prou 20 18. Establish thy thoughtes by Counsell And by Counsell make Warre Exod. 18 19. This kinde of counsell is eyther good or euill subtle or carnall 4 The beginning and first degree of sinne to wit euill lusts and desires Psal. 1 1. Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the Counsell of the vngodly 5 A company of men assembled into a certaine place to consult or take aduise of publicke matters Acts 22 30. And all the Counsell to come together Acts 23 1. 6 The place where men are met together for common consultation Acts 24 20. Whiles I stood in the Counsell 7 The Iudgement which stood and consisted of twenty three Iudges who had the hearing and deciding of the waightiest matters of life and death Math. 5 22. Shall be worthy to be punnished by the Counsell Counseller sig One who giueth all sound aduise as Christ doth by the Doctrine of Scriptures which therefore be called our counsellers or men of our counsel Psal. 119 14. Esay 6 6. Counseller Count. sig Sée Imputation Countenance sig Loue liking fauour or dis-fauour witnessed by the countenance Gen. 31 5. I see your Fathers Countenance is not towards me as was wont 2 Gods fauour witnessed and shewed foorth in his graces and benefits Psal. 4 6. Lift vp the light of thy Countenance 3 Gods displeasure witnessed by withdrawing the signes of his fauor or by sending some iudgements Ps. 13 1. How long wilt thou hide thy Countenance frō me because mē by their countenance bewray their anger or loue Hence it is that being attributed to god it signifies his displesure or his gracious fauor 4 The face or looke of a man Psal. 104. Oyle to make the Countenance cheerefull Light of Gods Countenance Sée Light Countrey sig pro A Region or Land where people dwel Heb. 11 9. As in a strange Countrey verse 15. 2 A certaine compasse of ground without a Citty Marke 16 12. As they walked into the Countrey 3 Heauen where the Saints shall dwell for euer Heb. 11 16. They desire an Heauenly Countrey Courage Sig Valor and strength of minde a good heart being wisely bold and confident in a good cause Iosh. 1 7 9. Be of good courage Court Sig pro The first entrance into an house a yard or comming in 1. Kings 7. 12. 2 The roomes and places of the Temple into which Gods people might assemble for publique worship and hearing the Law Psal. 84 2. My soule fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. Psal. 116. 19. 3 All those seuerall spaces distances of ground which were in the Temple before yee came to the Holy of Holiest or to the most holy-place of these spaces or Courts there were sixe in number euerie Court was twelue steppes one aboue another and of euery one there was a seuerall vse 2. Chron. 4 9. And he made the Court of the Priests 1. Kings 6 36. 4 That space of grounde which was within the vtmost Rayles being called the first or the vtter Court Reuel 11 2. But the Court which is without the Temple meete it not Into this Court because the Heathen and prophane people might come to see and heare therefore it signifies in the former Scripture Reuel 11 2. All Infidels and straungers from Christ.
sit in Darkenesse sig To remaine and abide secure in the estate of sin and wretchednesse Luke 1 79. To giue light to them that sit in Darkenesse power of Darkenesse sig The Dominion rule and sway which Satan and Sinne do beare ouer all vnregenerate persons Col. 1 13. Who hath deliuered vs from the power of Darkenesse fiery Darts sig The most fierce dangerous temptations which Satan casteth at vs as fiery Dartes to destroy our faith Ephe. 6 16. That ye may quench all the fierie Darts of the Deuill Daughter sig pro A Woman-Childe or a Female as Thamar the Daughter of Dauid 2 The holy Catholick Church euen the company or body of all true beleeuers called a Daughter in respect of God her Father who hath spiritually begotten her and loued her as his Daughter Psalme 45 9 10 13. The Kinges Daughter is all Glorious within 3 Particuler Churches or Congregations professing the faith of Christ and begotten of that immortall seede of the word which first came out of Ierusalem Cant. ◠◠I am Blacke ô yee Daughters of Ierusalem Those Churches are called Daughters of Sion and of Ierusalem Esay 62 11. Because they were begotten by the Doctrine that came out from thence Esay 2 3. And the Law shall go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Ierusalem 4 False Churches which make a great shewe of piety and yet are but the assemblies of Idolaters and Heretickes Cant. 2 2. So is my Loue amongest the Daughters Also in Cant. 6 8. it signifies strange people and Nations 5 A Neece or a Sonnes Daughter Exod. 2 21. Who gaue to Moses Zepporah his Daughter 6 Posterity or off-spring Luke 1 5. Which was of the Daughters of Aaron 7 A Citty Math. 21 5. Tell yee the Daughter of Sion that is the Cittie of Sion Daughters of singing sig The eares which take delight in Musicke Eccles. 12 4. And all the Daughters of singing shall bee abased Daughters of Ierusalē sig Women which dwelt at Ierusalem Luke 23 28. Daughters of Ierusalem weepe not for me And often in the Booke of Lamentation it is so taken 2 Churches begotten by the word which came forth from Ierusalem as afore Cant. 1 2. O yee Daughters of Ierusalem Day sig pro The space of 24. houres and this is the Naturall day or of twelue houres which is the Artificiall Day Luke There be twelue houres in the Day 2 Time generally Math. 3 1. In those Dayes Luke 1 5. 3 The time of Grace vnder the light of the gospell Rom. 13 12. The Day is come Also verse 13. Heb. 4 7. Acts. 3 24. All the Prophets spake of those Dayes 4 The light of Truth or the lightsome Doctrine of Heauenly Truth Iob. 9 4. While it is Day 1. Cor. 3 13. For the Day shall declare it 1. Thes. 5 8. 5 That space that a man liueth in or dooth any notable acte or suffereth any great thing Iohn 8 56. Abraham reioyced to see my Day 6. Yeare Numb 14 34. Ezek. 4 6. One Day shall be for a yeare c. Gen. 27 46. 7 Iudgement 1. Cor. 4 3. Or of mans Day So it is in the Originall for Iudgement Dayes sig The short time of mans life who is a creature as it were of a dayes continuance Psal. 90 9. Our Dayes as spent in thine anger Gen. 47 9. 2 The time and space wherein any thing continueth Psalme 90 16 Comfort vs according to the Dayes wherein thou hast afflicted vs. Day of the Lord or of Christ. sig The time of his comming in the flesh to liue amongst vs. Luke 17 22. Yee shall desire to see one of the dayes of the Son of man This time of Christs life is called the day of his flesh Heb. 5 7. In the Dayes of his flesh Mal. 4 1. 2 The time of his second comming to Iudgement in Glory and Maiesty Luke 17 24. So shal the Sonne of man be in his Day 2. Pet. 3 10. The Day of the Lord shall come This is called the Day of Wrath Condemnation and Destruction in respect of the Wicked A Day of Redemption and Deliuering in respect of the Godly who are then to be set free from all kind of Euils A Day of Reuelation in respect of all men and Angelles who shall bee then reuealed and manifested what they be and what they haue doone A Day of Iudgement because therein all persons are to bee tried and adiudged vnto that condition and state vnto which they must sticke for euer Finally That Day by an excellency being the Last Day and Great Day full of Glory to Christ of Ioy to the Good of Sorrow to the Wicked after which there shall bee no succession of Dayes and Nights but one perpetuall Day for the Righteous and one perpetuall Night for the Sinners and Vngodly the Lordes Day sig The first Day of the Weeke being the first Day of the Creation called commonly Sonday Reuel 1 10. I was rauisht in the Spirit on the Lordes Day so called for that our Lorde rising from death on that Day brought forth the light of a new aeternall world it is also kept for Remembrance of the Mystery of our Lords Resurrection on which day for that end solemne Assemblies were kept by the faithfull 1. Cor. 16 2. Acts 20 7. By our Lords appointment Actes 1 3. Papistes erre in making the Constitution of this Day to be a meere Tradition of the Church without any authority of Scripture Day of saluation sig Time of the Gospell wherein the glad tydinges of Saluation are published and offered 2. Cor. 6 2. This is the Day of Saluation Day of Uisitation sig The time wherein God of his great Mercy shall conuert a Sinner 1. Pet. 2 12. May glorifie God in the Day of visitation good Dayes sig A blessed and happye life wherein many good things befall vs. 1. Pet. 3 10. If any man loue to see good Dayes Psal. 34. 12. Dayly bread sig That which is sufficient and necessary for our nature or Bread sufficient for euery day Mat. 6 11. The Siriach readeth it Bread of our necessity that is meete and necessary food The Papists do erre when they expound thus of the Sacrament of the Altar holy Day sig A day set apart to holy vse Esay 58 13. From doing thinewill on mine Holy-day Such are to consecrate vnto the honor of God alone this Day sig Euery Day or the Day present which nowe is Math. 6 11. Giue vs this Day Teaching vs from Day to Day to depend vpon God for things of this life 2 Shortly ere it be long Iosh. 23 14. This Day I enter the way of all the earth to Day and to morrow sig Time that now is and the time to come euen the whole time of his office Luke 13 32. I will heale still to Day and to morrow to Day sig The whole season of our calling to God euen all the time of this life wherein God offereth vs grace and
calleth vs to him Psal. 95 7. To day if yee will heare his voyce at one Day sig Very shortly and at one instant Re. 18 8. The Plague shall come at one Day that is suddenly and in a moment Day and night sig Perpetually for euer and without any end Reuel 14 11. They shall haue no rest Day or night 2 Continually without ceasing so long as this world lasts Reuel 12 10. Which accuseth them before our God Day and night ten Dayes sig A small and short space of time as it were for ten dayes long Reuel 2 10. Ye shall haue tribulation ten Dayes that is a few dayes A definit and certaine number put for an Indefinite and vncertaine Day of temptation sig All the time wherein God tried his people Psal. 95 8. In the Day of temptation in the wildernesse Day of darkenesse sig Times of affliction and trouble or sharpe and hard times Ioell 2 2. A Day of darkenesse and of blacknesse euil Dayes sig Times full of sinnes and troubles or troublesom and sinfull times Eph. 5 16. For the Dayes are euil Gen. 47 6. 2. Tim. 4 2. D. E. Deacon sig A Steward of the Church Treasury beeing appointed to looke vnto the poore and to Minister vnto euery one of them as he had need 1. Tim. 3 8. Phil. 1 1. To the Byshops and to the Deacons Of their Office and election read Asts 6 1 2 3 4. c. Of their seuerall kinds Sée Rom. 12 8. Dead sig One whose soul is separated from his body either by naturall or violent death 1. Pet. 4 6. The Gospell was preached to the Dead that is such as were naturally Dead when this was Written of Peter but were aliue when the Gospel was preached to them 2 One whose soule and bodye is separated from Gods grace and Spirit Luke 9 60. Let the Dead bury their Dead Reuel 3 2. 1. Tim. 5 6. 3 One very neere to death Gen. 20 3. Thou art but Dead Iob. 27 15. His remnant shall bee buried in Death that is before they be wholy dead while life is in them they shall be buried Dead Workes sig All maner of sins Originall Actuall in thought word and deed Heb. 9 14. Purge your Conscience from Dead workes Heb. 6 2. Sinnes are thus called First because they come from persons spiritually Dead Secondly they deserue eternall Death and lead there-vnto without forgiuenesse What becomes of veniall Sinnes if all be deadly If euerie sinne euen the least is a work of Death and in strict Iustice be worthy of Destruction eternall then no sinne is so light and veniall as can bee doone away without the merit of Christs death onely by an aspersion of Holy-water or kissing the Pax c. Dead in trespasses sinnes sig All vnregenerate natural and vnmortified men euen all the elect as they be and sticke in the corruption of their Nature These are Dead in sinne first because through guilt of sinne they are voyde of true life and worthy of Death Secondly because they are vnder the power of their sinfull lusts as one that is drowned in the Water hauing no more power to do any duty of a godly life then a Dead man hath to do the duties of natural life Eph. 2 2. Being Dead in trespasses and sins you were quickned Eph. 4 1â— Ye were strangers of a godly life Dead to sin sig A mortified person one in whome the Death of Christ hath broken the force of sinne that it cannot raigne Rom. 6 2. How can they which be Dead to sinne c. Where the vigour and force of Sinne which is the life of sin is crushed extinct there sinne cannot bring forth such bitter fruits as it was wont before Sanctification to do therefore euen as men which haue so lost their bodily strength as it cannot be recouered are saide to bee dead while they liue so though sinne still liue in the Godliest yet they are dead to sinne because the power and old strength of sin is sore abated lessened daily Death sig A seperation of soule from body Heb. 9 27. After Death commeth Iudgement This Death is eyther naturall or violent and it is called a bodily and worldly Death 2 A separation of soule and body from Gods fauour in this world Luke 1 79. And sit in the shaddow of Death This is spirituall Death 3 A separation of the whol man from Gods heauenly presence and glory for euer Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is Death Reuel 20 6. They shall neuer see the second Death This is aeternall death Ro. 8 6. 4 A deadly thing 2. Kings 4 40. Death is in the Pot that is a deadly thing is there Rom. 7 23. Sin is there called the Body of Death because it is a deadly thing 5 All Calamities and miseries not onely of the world to come but of this life which be as the Harbengers and Fore-runners of death Gen. 2 17. Thou shalt die the Death that is thou shalt become subiect to death to all euils that brings vs to death 2. Cor. 1 10. Great death put for Great dangers 6 Destruction and ouerthrow Hosea 13 14. O Death I will bee thy Death that is thy destroyer and abolisher thy ouerthrow 7 Pestilence or plague which is a deadly sickenesse bringing Death Reuel 6 8. His name that sat thereon was Death 8 The perill or hazard of present Death 2. Cor. 11 23. In Death often c. 1. Cor. 15 31. 9 Things which being once created and liuing are now perished and Dead Iob. 28 22. Destruction and Death say c. second Death sig Eternal Death and damnation of soule and body in Hell as the first Death is the dissolution of the soule and body Reuel 2 11. He that ouercommeth shall not be hurt of the second Death to see or to tast Death Sig To die or depart this world Luke 2 26. I should not see Death heauie to Death and sorrowes of Death sig His most mortall and deadly heauinesse and sorrowes or a Death full of bodily greefes and soules torments Acts 2 24. He loosed the sorrowes of death Math. 26 38. My soule is heauy to Death Out of these sorrowes and death springes all true life and Ioy. no bandes vntill their Death sig The constant prosperity of the wicked liuing in a continuall tenor of welfare till they dye euen like a web of Cloath made of euen and strong Thred without knots or sâ—urles Psal. 73 4. There are no bands in their Death shaddow of Death sig Death shaddowish and darkesome full of discomfort and heauinesse Iob. 24 7. But the morning is euen to them as the shaddow of Death Luke 1 79. Psal. 23 4. Luke 1 79. Esay 9 2 3. Debate sig Strife or variance when men of contrary desires and opinions differ fall out amongst themselues Rom. 1 29. Debate c. Debt sig pro A sum of mony which we owe to another or that which is any way due to another
2 Sinne which is called a Debt because for sinne we do owe vnto the Iustice of God eternall Death and vnto our Neighbor whom we wrong by our Sinne we doo owe the recompence of the wrong done to him Math. 6 12. Forgiue vs our Debts Debter sig One which oweth duty to another by Vertue of some calling Thus Ministers and Princes are Debters Rom. 1 14. I am Debter both to the Wise and vnwise 2 Such one as by Law of Charity oweth releefe to others Thus the rich are Debters to the poore Rom. 15 27. And their Debters are they 3 One who is beholden to another for some benefit receiued Rom. 8 12. Wee are Debters to the spirit because the spirit doth regenerate vs dwell in vs and witnesseth our adoption to vs comforting vs for these benefits we are Debters to the Spirit being bound to be led and ruled by the good motions thereof 4 One who is a Trespasser and offender of vs eyther in word or deede Math. 6 12. As we forgiue our Debters Deceit sig Subtilty craft or cunning when men hide their euil meanings by some coulorable words or deeds that they may more easily hurt and entrap others Rom. 1 29. Murder debate deceite Prou. 25 24. He that hateth will counterfet with his lippes but his heart layeth vp deceit Deceitfulnesse of sin sig The guilefull craftinesse of sinne entrapping vs by faire flattering shewes and sundry wily sleightes Rom. 7 11. Heb. 1 13. Least any of you be hardened by the Deceitfulnesse of sinne Deceitfull tongue sig A tongue which vttereth false guilefull words to deceiue others Prou. 21 6. Decent sig That which of it owne Nature brings some dignity and comelinesse to Diuine actions as a Table and a Table-cloath at the Communion a Pulpit and a Pulpit-cloath to a Sermon Sée Comelinesse 1. Cor. 14 40. Decree sig Gods purpose and determination concerning all persons and thinges This is his generall Decree Sée Counsell 2 His particuler purpose of sending some speciall blessing or punishment Zepho 2 2. Before the Decree come forth This is a speciall diuine Decree 3 Determination of the Church touching things to be done or not to be done Acts 16 4. And they deliuered them the Decrees to keepe These be Ecclesiasticall Decrees 4 Purposes and thoughts of Princes published to their people touching matters of warre and peace Esay 8 10. Pronounce a decree These be Ciuill Decrees 5 Statutes and Ordinances for the administring of Iustice betweene man and man Pro. 31 5. Least he drinke and forget the Decree Deliuerance from Blood Sig Freedome from the fault and punishment of the Sinne of murther Psal. 51 14. Deliuer mee from blood from euill 2 Freedome from the Tiranny and power of sin and Satan Math. 6 13. Deliuer vs from euill from wrath 3 Freedome from eternall vengeance 1. Thes. 1 10. Which deliuereth vp from the wrath to come from troubles 4 Freedome and safety from outward daungers and enemies Psal. 25 22. Deliuer Israel ô God from all his troubles 2. Tim. 4 17. to Deliuer from an euil worke sig To preserue and free one from committing any thing vnworthy his calling 2. Tim. 4 18. The Lord will deliuer me from euery euill worke to Deliuer one vp to a reprobate minde sig Three things first a withdrawing of his grace that it should not stay nor vphold them secondly a willing permission or suffering them to fall and ministring occasion thirdly a giuing them vp to be ruled by his lusts and by the deuill as a Iudge giueth vp a Malefactor vnto the hands of the executioner Thus was Iudas deliuered vp to Sathan Rom. 1 18. God deliuered them vp to a Reprobate minde And Verse 24. to Deliuer vp to SataÌ„ sig To shut out iustly according to the word offensiue liuers by the sentence of excommunication 1. Cor. 5 5. That ye deliuer him to Satan 1. Tim. 1 20. Whom I deliuered vp to Satan Such as bee worthily thrust out from the priuate fellowship of the Saints and the publique participation in holie things are thereby declared to be vnder the power of Satan and to appertain no more vnto the kingdome of Christ till they repent Sée Math. 18 17. to Deliuer ones soule sig To acquit and discharge ones selfe from partaking in the guilt and daungers of other mens sins Ezek. 3 21. If thou admonish the wicked thou shalt deliuer thine owne soule 1. Tim. 4 6. to Deliuer vnto the Judge sig To ouercome and cast his Aduersary and by the sentence of the Iudge to commit him to prison Math. 5 25. to be Deliuered into the forme of Doctrine sig To haue the impression or print of sauing knowledge made in our hearts by the Doctrine of grace which is like a forme or molde transforming and altering the elect into the likenesse of Christ. Rom. 6 17. to Denie ourselues sig To forsake the motion of our owne corrupt reason and will Luke 9. 23. If any man will come after me let him deny himselfe And Luke 14 26. When that which is pleasing to our corrupt nature hindereth vs in the course of Godlines is loathed eschewed This is the deniall of ourselues which is the very same with mortifying of the Olde man and crucifying the flesh Heere of a notable example Heb. 11 24 25. to Denie Christ. sig To renounce him and his Gospell either in our profession or liues either for a time and of infirmity as Peter or for euer and of maliciousnesse as Iulian the Apostata did Math. 10 33. Whosoeuer shall deny me before men 1. Peter 2 1. Euen Denying the Lord. Titus 1 16. to Deny vs sig Not to acknowledge vs as his owne but to cast vs out as Reprobates 2. Tim. 2 12. If we deny him he will deny vs. to Denie himselfe sig To be vnconstant and mutable in keeping of his word and promise 2. Tim. 2 13. God cannot denie himselfe that is his truth Depart being referred to God sig His leauing or going froÌ„ vs by the presence of his fauour when he withdrawes his benefites or protections spiritually or bodily for as touching his essence and power he neuer departs from his creatures Psal. 71 12 18. Depart not or go not fâ—r from vs O Lorde Gods departing is either in part or wholy eyther for a certaine time or for euer to Depart being referred to men sig pro To leaue one by going out of his sight Gen. 31 49. When we shall be departed one from another 2 To leaue off or goe from the seruice and practise of sinne 1. Tim. 1 19. Let euery one depart from Iniquity 3 To forsake and go from the fellowship of the wicked sometimes touching their persons when God commands or our vocation wil suffer as wel as from their sinnes Numb 16 27. Depart from the Tents of these wicked men Psal. 6 8. 4 To fall from the true Doctrine of God or from the Christian faith 2. Thes. 2 3. Except there come
3 8. The arme finger and right hand of God haue the same signification with Hand to giue the Hand sig To haue common society or fellow-ship in any businesse Gal. 2 9. They gaue vs the right Hand of fellowship to beare vp in the hand sig To take special care of one to support and comfort him Psal. 91 12. They shall beare thee in their Hands sloathfull Hand sig A man giuen to sloth and Idlenesse Prou. 10 4. A slothfull Hand maketh poore Hand writing sig The Morrall Lawe of God which because it is not fulfilled of vs accuseth vs and sheweth vs to be guilty as if our own hand writing were brought against vs. Col. 2 14. He hath taken away the Hand-writing Others thinke that by Hand-writing is meant the Ceremoniall Law consisting in Rites Ceremonies Sacrifices and Oblations the innocent Beasts which were slaine in Sacrifices and all other Oblations for sinne witnessing as a Hand-writing how guilty and worthy wee were to dye through desert of sinne This is the better exposition because it is tearmed the Hand-writing of Rites or Ordinances In Col. 2 14. and Ephe. 2 17. it is called the Lawe of the Commaundements which stands in Rites and Ceremonies A Metaphor to stretch out the Hand sig To call vpon God in Prayer Esay 1 16. When ye shall stretch forth your Hands I will not heare you A Metanimie of the signe 2 To comfort Ier. 16 7. They shall not stretch forth the Hand for them to comfort them 3 To mourne and lament Lament 1 17. Syon stretcheth out her Hands and there was none to comfort her 4 To be crucified Ioh. 21 18. Thou shalt stretch forth thine Hand 5 To giue Almes to the poore Prou. 31 21. She stretcheth out her hands to the poore 6 To smite and afflict one Esay 5 25. He hath stretched out his Hands vpon them Exod. 3 20. Therefore will I stretch out my hand and smite 7 To invite and call vnto repentance Esay 65 1. I haue stretched forth my Hand to a rebellious people Prou. 1 24. to beare his soule in his hand sig To liue in a continuall feare danger of death Psal. 119 109. to lift vp the Hands sig To strike or punnish Also to pray also to deliuer also to sweare or take an Oath also to offer violence Ps. 10 12. Lift vp thy Hand that is deliuer Psal. 63 4. I will lift vp my Hands in thy name that is pray vnto thee Psal. 106 26. Therefore he lift vp his hand that is he sware Iob. 21 21. If I haue lift vp my Hand against the poore that is vsed force or violence to strike Hands sig To promise Pro. 6 1. If thou hast stricken Hands with the stranger his hand shal be against others sig That he to wit Ismaell in his posterity should make warre with many people Gen. 16 12. Haruest sig pro The time of the year wherein Corne and other fruits are reaped 2 A great number of people prepared and very ready to heare the word of God Mat. 9 37. The Haruest is great the Labourers are few Example heere of in the Samaritans Iohn 35 36. 3 The end of the world Mat. 13 39. The Haruest is the end of the world 4 Fit and meet occasions for following our businesses and affaires Prou. 6 8. She gathereth her foode in Haruest Prou. 10 5. He that sleepeth in Haruest Hardning sig The whole execution of Gods eternal purpose for the iust destruction of the Reprobate Ro. 9 19. Whom he will he Hardneth to Hate râ—ferd to God sig Referred to men Not to loue some in his eternall Counsell but to passe by them and not to choose them Rom. 9 13. Esau haue I Hated that is I haue decreed not to loue him This Hating hath not foreseen sinne but Gods will for the proper cause of it yet God decrees none to destruction but for sinne 2 To abhorre actually and to reuenge sins already committed Esay 1 13. I Hate your solemne feasts Psal. 45 7. Thou art a God which Hatest wickednesse God dooth not actually hate his creature but in regard of sinne inherent or acted and already done 3 To desire reuenge or to wish euill out of a rooted and setled malice Thus Kain hated Abell Iohn 3 13. And Ahab Hated the Lordes Prophet Micha 1. Kings 22 8. and wicked men do thus Hate the righteous Psal. 34 21. They that Hate the righteous shall perish This is a hatred of persons not of sinnes in them a malicious hatred of which in 1. Iohn 3 15. Hee that Hateth his Brother is a Man-slayer 4 To detest sin because it is the breach of Gods Law Rom. 7 15. What I Hate that do I. Iude 23. Thus the righteous Hate euen the Garment spotted with sinne and corruption They hate sinne in themselues and others pittying the persons of others This is a hatred of sinne and not of their persons which do sinne This is a Charitable Hatred 5 To loue lesse one then another Luke 14 26. And Hate not Father and Mother Wife and Children Yea and his owne life ye cannot be my Disciples 6 To do the actions or works of persons which do hate others Leuit. 19 17. Pro. 13 24. He that soareth correction Hateth his child that is he doth as hatefull persons would do who keep back from others that which should do them good 7 To neglect one Luke 16 31. He will Hate the one and loue the other 8 To eschew and flye from Iohn 3 20. He that doth euill Hateth the light to Hate with a perfect Hatred sig Neither to loue the vices for the persons sake nor to hate the persons for the vices sake Psal. 149 22. I Hate them with a perfect Hatred as if they were mine enemies Or it may signifie to hate vnfaignedly and from the heart Haters of God sig All wicked disobedient sinners which by their breaking willingly the commandements of God shew they Hate God Some see this in themselues such as do commit that vnpardonable sin Others do not so much as suspect it These are secret Haters of God the others bee open and knowne at least to themselues Haters Rom. 1 30. Haters of God Hatred sig Rooted or grounded malice when the heart is possessed with desire of reuenge vpon true or supposed wrongs done to vs. Pro. 26 26. Hatred may be couered with deceite 2 Sinnes the cause of Hatred Ephe. 2 16. And slew Hatred thereby 3 Strife and dissention which followes Hatred Prou. 15 17. Then a fat Oxe with Hatred Hath sig The good vsing those graces which wee haue Mat. 3 12. Who soeuer Hath c. 2 A seeming to haue Luke 8 18. From him shall be taken that which he seemeth that he hath Mat. 13 12. From him shall be taken euen that he Hath H. E. Head sig pro That member of the body which is placed hiest and is the seat of reason memory immagination and sences 2 One that hath rule
was Myraculous Oyle giuen for a signe of health not as a medicine and it lasted but for a time till the guift of myracles ceased Therefore the immitation heereof by the Papists is absurd and impious For the guift being ceased there is no sence to vse the signe especially at point of death when there is no more hope of health 5 A person annointed with Oyle to wit Christ vpon whom the spirit of the Lord resteth because he hath annointed him Esay 10 27. The yoke shall be destroyed because of the Oyle or annointing 6 Sweet alluring wordes Prou. 5 3. Her mouth is softer then Oyle Oyle of Gladnesse sig The Spirite of God enabling vs to comfort the weake-harted making our selues and others glad with his grace Psal. 45 7. to annoint with Oyle sig To furnish and beautifie one with the giftes of the spirit Psal 45 7. Actes 10 38. God annointed Iesus that is bestowed gifts vpon him in all fullnesse riuers of Oyle sig Earthly things of all sorts in great abundance Iob 29 6. The rocke poured me out riuers of Oyle In Micah Chap 6 7. it signifieth plentifull store of Oyle onely Ointment sig The Spirit of illumination and discretion enabling vs to see and discerne the trueth of the Gospell from all errors and lies 1 Iohn 2 20. Ye◠haue an Oyntment c. 2 Christ who is more sweet to the soule then any Oyntment can be to the sences Cant 1 3. He is as an Oyntment poured out annointed of God sig Called and ordained of God to do his wil. Esay 45 1. Cyrus mine annointed 2 One furnished vnmeasurably from Heauen with the Holy-Ghost and with power to doo the whole worke of a Mediatour betweene God and man so is Iesus onely therefore called Christ that is Annointed Psal. 45 7. God hath annointed thee with the Oyle of gladnesse c. Acts 10 38. P. A. Painted wall sig AN Hypocrite who seemeth to bee that which he is not as a wal which is rough and rotten yet by painting makes a fair shew Act 23 5. God will smite thee thou painted Wall Parable sig A similitude or comparison fetched from earthly things which bee in common vse to helpe our vnderstanding in spirituall thinges Math. 22 21. Luke 15 3. Then spake he this Parable to them And elsewhere very often 2 A dark speech and as it were a riddle when the truth is wrapt vp in obscure and hard wordes Math. 13 13 I spake to them in Parables Psal. 49 4. I will encline my eare to a Parable and vtter my darke saying vpon the Harpe Iohn 16 29. Now speakest thou plainly and thou speakest no Parable 3 Graue and short sentences and wordes seruing to direct our life and actions Prou. 1 1. The Parables of Salomon the son of Dauid Paradice sig pro That most pleasant and fruitful Garden wherein Adam and Eue were placed in the Creation Gen. 2. This is earthly Paradice 2 The third Heauen which for the fulnesse of pleasure and ioy is called Paradice 2 Cor. 12 2 4 He was taken vp into Paradice Lu. 23 43. This day thou shalt be with me in Paradice This is Caelestiall Paradise Reuel 2 7. Some to auoide the passage of Christ soule with the Theeues immediately vpon their death going to heauen haue expounded grosly Paradise to be Hell others haue thought that Christ in his soule went 〈…〉 Parents sig Father and Mother which beget bring forth Children Ephe. 6 1. Children obey your Parents 2 Forefathers or Auncestors which were aliue and are dead Psal. 45 16. In stead of Parents so Tremellius reads it thou shalt haue children that is when Fore-fathers are dead their posterity shall come in their stead and thus thou shalt alway continue Passeouer sig The Lambe slaine and eaten which is called the Passeouer because it was a signe of God his passing ouer the houses of the Israelites when he slew the first borne of Egypt Exod. 12 11. For it is the Lords Passeouer 2. Chron. 35. 1. 1. Mat. 26 17. 18. Christ eate the Passeouer c. This is the Typicall and Sacramentall Passeouer 2 Christ by whose death we escape the wrath to come 1. Cor. 5. 7. Christ our passe-ouer is slaine for vs. This is our spirituall pascall Lambe who was the substance of the Iewish Passe-ouer and of al other Legall sacraments and tipes What the Iewish Passe-ouer was Their Passeouer was an holy action ordained of God in the killing and eating of a Lambe partly to the end the Iewish Church might keepe in memory the benefite which God did for them in the Land of Egypt when hee passed ouer their houses and slew the first borne both of man and beast of the Egyptians Also to bee a Testimony of Gods good will towards thē and to be a Tipe of Christ the true Paschal Lambe Moreouer to gather al the partakers thereof into the fellowship of one body and finally to put them in minde to be thankefull and innocent in their conuersation Passion or suffering sig pro A suffering or any thing that is painefull and greiuous vnto vs. 2 The whole suffering and affliction of Christ in his body and soule but especially that which he suffered about the time of his death 2. Peter 1. 11. Should declare the suffering or Passions should come to him Pathemata in the Greeke 3 The sufferings which Christs members endure for his sake Col. 1. 24. To fulfill the rest of the Passions of Christ. 1. Pet. 4 13. Ye are partakers of Christs Passions or sufferings 4 Euery motion of the minde being out of his due course and euery sinfull affection which are called Passions because they paine the minde and make it suffer greife Rom. 7. 5. The affections or Passions of sinne c. for the word in the originall is Pathemata Passions sig Both Naturall and sinfull infirmities Iames 5. 17. Elias was a man subiect to like Passions as wee be Acts 14 15. Pastour or Shepheard sig pro A Shepheard which keepeth watch ouer a flocke of sheepe to see them fed with good pasture and kept safe from wild beasts Luke 2 8. Gen. 47 3. Thy seruantes are Shepheards 2 Christ the cheife Shepheard of our soules who hauing fed and taught his flocke in his owne person did afterward giue his life for his Sheepe and now being in Heauen doth continually feede them by his Ministers and protect them by his power Iohn 10 11. That good Pastour or Shepheard giues his life for his Sheepe 1 Pet. 2 25. And returned to the Pastour and Byshoppe of our soules Iesus Christ. 3 Euery true Minister of Christ set ouer a particular flocke to rule and feede it with the healthful word of God as with the greene Pastures Ephe. 4 11. Some Pastours and teachers Acts 20 20. 4 A King that hath the ouer-sight and gouernment of a Kingdome as a Shepheard of his flocke Esay 44 28. I said to Cyrus thou art my Shepheard 5 God himselfe caring
c. Iam. 2 1. Haue not the faith of Christ in Respect of persons Deut. 16 19. Sée Acception of Persons Rest as it is referred to men sig pro A ceasing from labour or worke of mind or body 2 A ceasing from bodily labours or a refreshing after wearinesse by sleepe Psalme The day for man to labour also he hath giuen the night for Man to rest in Luke He called them aside to rest awhile This is Natural Rest. Psa. 127 2. He will giue Rest to his beloued Math. 8 20. 3 A ceasing from outward woorkes of our worldly calling for a certain time to â—â—t vs for Gods seruice Thus the Iewes seauenth day and our Lordes day with vs is a day of Rest. Commandement the fourth This is Ceremoniall Rest. 4 A ceasing from disobedience to God and the workes of sinne Heb. 4 3. We which haue beleeued doe enter into Rest. Also verse 10 11. When an elect Soule ceaseth from the workes of corrupt Nature This is spirituall Rest. 5 A perfect ceasing and full freedome from all sinnes sorrowes and miseries Reue. 14 13. They that die in the Lord rest from their labours This is aeternall Rest. 6 Peace and quietnesse of a good conscience vnder sure hope of aeternall Rest. Math. 11 29. And ye shall finde Rest to your Soules 7 The quietnesse of the minde beeing freed from all worldly cares and feares of enemies and dangers Psal. 116 5 6. Take thy Rest ô my Soule for God c. 8 The doctrine of God whereupon we ought to stay and Rest our selues Esay 28 12. This is the Rest c. 9 A place of quiet and constant abode Psal. 132 8. Psal. 95 11. So was Canaan to Gods people and Ierusalem to the Arke Psal. 132 14. 10 A ceasing from Tillage and Husbandry Thus the ground is said to Rest. Leuit. 25 5 6. A yeare of Rest to the Land 11 Ease and idlenesse Gen. 49 15. Hee shall see that Rest is good Thus the wicked Rest. Rest. sig The Church and house of God wherein Christ Resteth Psalme 13 14. Esay 10 11. And his Rest shall be glorious The Papists which translate This his Sepulcher shall bee glorious to prooue the adoration and religious worship of our Sauiours Sepulcher deale both ignorantly and superstitiously therein Rest referred to God sig A ceasing from his woorke of Creation at the end of sixe daies Heb. 44. Gen. 2 1. He Rested the seauenth day from his worke Restitution orrestoring sig pro The setting in ioynt againe or placing in good estate that which was once fallen downe and decayed Gen. 40 21. And he restored the cheefe Butler In this signification God is said in Scripture to Restore his people and thus are we commaunded to Restore such as sinne by infirmity Gal. 6 1. Ye that are spirituall Restore such an one This shal be perfectlie doone at the last day when euery thing now corrupted shal haue due perfection and proportion 2 A giuing againe that which one had before lost Psal. 5 12. Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation 3 Returning that which is not a mans owne to the proper owner Luke 19 8. I wil Restore fourefold Ezek. 18 7. If he Restore the pledge c. Resurrection sig An action of diuine power quickning dead bodies and raising them to life 1 Cor. 15 12. How do some say that there is no Resurrection This is the second Resurrection 2 Restoring dead Soules to the life of grace that they may liue to God beeing mooued by his spirit Reuel 20 6. Blessed are they that haue part in the first Resurrection Iohn 5 25. This is the first Resurrection Resurrection of condemnation sig Such a Resurrection as hath condemnation and eternall death to follow it Iohn 5 29. Others shal rise to to the Resurrection of condemnation Resurrection of life sig Such a Resurrection as hath eternall life following it Iohn 5. 29. Which life because it belongs onely to the iust it is therefore called the Resurrection of the iust Luke 14 14. At the Resurrection of the iust Resurrection from the dead sig The whole mediation of Christ in his Incarnation Natiuity Life Suffering Death Buriall his remaining in the Graue vnder the power of death Ascention returne to Iudgement Rom. 10 9. And raised him from the dead to Returne sig pro To come backe againe after one is departed or gone out of the way 2 To repent as when a sinner which hath erred from the way of Gods Commaundements doth come home againe by vnfained repentance Acts. 3 19. Returne and repent c. Ezek. 18 32. Thus sinners Returne to God 3 To yeild or giue consent to the minde or desire of another Ier. 18 19. Do not Returne to them but let them Returne to thee Thus the people Returne to their Minister 4 To shewe fresh signes of fauour after some iudgements for sinnes Psal. 61 20. Thou wilt Returne Psal. 40 13. Ioel. 2 14. Who knoweth if God will Returne Thus God Returnes to vs. Reuelation sig An vncouering or opening something that is hid and secret Reuel 1. The Reuelation of Iohn the Diuine That is which was shewed to him How do some teach that this booke is so hard that it cannot be vnderstood if the holy Spirit haue entituled it the Reuelation that is a Declaration or a thing Reuealed the day of Reuelation sig A time of declaration appointed in Gods Counsell for the manifesting of darke thinges which be hid and kept close Rom. 2 5. the Reuelation of Jesus Christ. sig That prophesie which Iesus Christ hath opened vnto vs out of the bosome of his Father by the ministry of the Angels Reuel 1 1. The Reuelation of Iesus Christ. 2 His declaring himselfe vnto vs to bee our redeemer by his word and spirite euen in this life 1 Pet. 1 13. Trust perfitly in the grace brought you in the Reuelation of Iesus Christ. 3 The glorious appearing of Iesus Christ at the last day 1 Pet. 1 13. Tit. 2 13. to Reueale sig To make vs vnderstand any part of diuine truth which wee knew not before Phi. 3 15. God shall Reueale the same vnto them 2 To open a secret committed to vs. Pro. 20 19 Reuealeth or discouereth secrets to Reueale Christ in vs sig To open the eyes of our minde by the spirit that we may see him to be the onely Sauiour and to be our Sauiour Gal. 1 15. It pleased God to Reueale his sonne in me to Reuenge or auenge sig To punnish sinne commonly with some iudgements like and proportionable to the sinne it selfe Psal. 94 1. Reuenge thy selfe ô God or ô God the Auenger 2 To requiâ—e an Iniury done vs out of some hate against our person Rom. 12 19. Reuenge not your selues that is recompence not euill for euill Rom. 12 17. Reuerence sig A holy feare of the heart towardes God witnessed by all seemely Behauiour Gesture Attire Countenance Attention and such like Psalm 2 11. Serue the Lord with
concerning faith haue made Shipwracke Thou shalt breake the Shield of Tarshis Shooes sig That part of our cloathing which couers defends our feete from stones thornes and other iniuries which they are subiect vnto Exod. 3. Put off thy Shooes 2 The Gospell of peace and attonement which being beleeued in prepareth and armeth the feet or the affections of a Christian Soule to goe thorough all difficulties of their way being many and sharpe Can. 7 1. How beautifull are thy goings with Shooes Ephe. 6 15. Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace to shut vp yâ— kingdome of Heauen sig To keepe men from hearing and receiuing the word preached whereby the doore of the Kingdome of Heauen is set open vnto vs. Math. 23 13. Because you shut vp the Kingdome of Heauen before men Sicke sig One that lackes bodily health eyther in whole or in part Luke 8 1 2. His Sicke Seruant Phil. 2 27. He was Sicke neere to death 2 Sinners which feele their sinnes with greefe and desire of remedy from Christ. Mat. 9 12. The whole neede not the Phisition but the Sicke Ver. 13. For I am not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance Sicknesse sig Ill disposition of the body Iohn 11 4. This sicknesse is not to death 2 The infirmities of the Soule Mat. 8 17. He bare our sicknesses Sickle sig pro An Instrument to reape and cut downe Corne withall 2 The sharp seuerity of diuine iustice and vengeance cutting downe the wicked in the day of his iudgement as Corne is cut downe with a Sickle in the Haruest Roma 14 19. And the Angell thrust in his sharp Sickle on the earth In the sight of God Sée before God Signe sig pro Some outward sensible thing whereby some other thing is brought to minde Mat. 16 1 2 3 4. Desiring him to shew them a Signe from Heauen Can ye not discerne the Signes of the times Gene. 9 13. It shall be for a Signe These bee either naturall or ciuill Signes 2 Some strange miraculous worke which as a Signe sheweth forth Christs diuine power Mark 16 20. Hee confirmed the worke with Miracles and Signes These be miraculous Signes 3 A Sacramentall token to witnesse the Couenant of free Saluation by Christ. Rom. 4 11. The Signe of Circumcision Gen. 17 11. This is a mysticall Signe 4 Some outward declaration of Gods Mercie or iudgement 1 Corin. 14 22. Strange tongues are for a Signe to binde as a signe sig To haue a thing alwaies in â—ight or ready in our remembrance Exod. 13 9. Deut. 6 8. Bind them as a Signe to thy band Siluer sig pro A precious Mettall whereof Money vseth to be made 2 The cheefest and choisest persons in a Kingdome as Princes Rulers and Priests Esay 1 22 23. Thy Siluer is turned into drosse thy Princes are rebellious Simple sig One endewed with a very meane and slender wit and capacity Prou. 9 16. Who so is Simple let him come hither and he that is destitute of wisedome c. 2 One that hath a plain hart void of wiles and wrinckles hauing not the wit and skill to contriue any mischiefe or harme to others Rom. 16 9. As concerning euill be simple Similitude sig Likenesse when one thing is declared by another like it As Math. 20 1. 2 Forme together with truth of the thing Rom. 8 2. Made in the Similitude of Sinfull Flesh. Heere is meant a true humaine Nature made vnto the forme of our Nature Sincere sig pro That which is pure without mixture Sée Pure Sincere faith sig Vnfained faith which is without mixture of Hypocrisie 1 Tim. 1 4 5. Pure hart good conscience Sincere faith or faith vnfained Sincere Milke sig The doctrine of the word as it is vnmixed with errors traditions and heresies 1. Pet. 2 1. Desire the Sincere Milke of the word that is such as there is no deceit in it Sincerity sig Truth or vprightnesse without counterfeiting 1 Cor. 5 8. Keep the Feast of vnleauened Bread with Sincerity 1 Cor. 16. Verse last Single life sig An vnmarried life or life of such as liue out of marriage which none stand bound to doe vnlesse they can forbeare by speciall gift 1 Cor. 7. Single sig True or without guile it is the same with sincere Singular sig That which is not common and ordinary but peculiar and proper to a godly person Mat. 5 47. What Singuler thing doe yee Heere it is taken in good part But in the euill part it is put for one conceited and peeuish bent to his owne way and will without reason 2 That which is excellent and pretious 1. Thess. 5 13. That yee haue them in Singuler loue for their worke sake Sinne. sig The transgression of Gods Law Iohn 3 4. Sin is the transgression of the Law 2 The guilt of sinne making vs subiect vnto and worthy of punnishment Roma 5 12. By one Man Sinne entred into the world in whom all haue sinned 3 The punishment due to sin Gene. 4 7 13. Sin lyeth at the doore and my Sinne is greater then I can beare ver 13. 4 Both guilt punnishment Gene. 26 10. Thou shouldst haue brought Sinne vpon vs. Psalme 32 1. Blessed is the man whose Sinne is couered Mat. 9 2. 5 Originall corruption or the prauity naughtinesse of our corrupt Nature being prone to all euill Rom. 6 1 12. Let not Sin raigne Roma 7 8. And so throughout that Chapter Psal. 55 7. Rom. 3 9 23. 6 Actuall Sinne when euill thoughtes are consented vnto and performed in outward deeds Iames 1 15. Lust when it hath conceiued bringeth forth Sin 7 Any sinfull act or deed Rom. 5 12. By Sin death entred 8 A continuall course of Sinning or a constant seruice of Sin Rom. 5 15. Rom. 6 Verse 15. Shall we Sinne Also Rom. 6 1. Shall we continue in Sinne 9 A Sacrifice offered to make attonement for Sinne. 2 Cor. 5 21. He hath made him Sinne to bee sinne for vs. Exod. 29 14. Exod. 30 10. Psal. 40 6. and often else where not to haue Sinne. sig Not to haue so great a sinne as contempt of Christ and his Doctrine Iohn 15 22. Not haue had sinne to loose sins sig To assure a repentant sinner of forgiuenesse by applying the promises of mercy in the publick ministry Math. 16 19. Whatsoeuer thou shalt loose The Papistes doo build their indulgences on this this loosing and their Tyranny on binding Sinne to death sig The blasphemy of the holy spirit which is Capitall without all recouery 1 Iohn 5 16. There is a sinne to death for which ye shall not pray See Blasphemy to Sinne. sig To break or transgresse some commandements of God 1 Iohn 1 8 9 10. 2 To follow sinne with pleasure not studying to liue holily 1 Iohn 2 1. That ye sinne not to commit Sinne. sig Willingly with the whole will to fulfill the desires of lust and sinne 1 Iohn 3 8. He
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
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
7 16. If the Sacrifice of his Offering be a Vow What a Vow is A Vowe is a testification of a willing promise made deuoutly and properly vnto God of some lawfull thinges which doo belong vnto God and being in our owne power vnto the seruice and honor of his name Such a Vow is either Legal appertaining to the Law or Euangelicall pertayning to the Gospell and this latter is either generall to all Christians as that of our baptisme or else particular and speciall as when wee binde our selues to a greater endeuour to leaue some sinne or to do some dutie Psalme 116 18. Eccl. 5 4. The Vowes of perpetuall Chastity in single life of wilfull pouerty and the like they are vnlawful as not being in our owne power nor required of God much more vnlawfull are the promises and Vowes of massacring Innocent Christians and killing lawfull Kinges vnder pretence of aduancing the Holy Catholicke faith as they falsely call their Romish Idolatrous Religion Uoyce sig pro The speech of one calling vs to him or calling vnto one Acts 9 7. Hearing his Uoyce but they saw no man A Naturall created voice 2 The Doctrine of Christ vttered by his owne or by the Voyce of the Apostles Prophets and Ministers Psalme 95 7. If yee will heare his Voyce Iohn 10 27. My Sheepe heare my Voice And Iohn 5 15. A Spirituall Voyce or Voyce of Doctrine It also signifieth the Statutes and Commaundements of the Law Exod. 19 5. If yee will heare my Voyce 3 An exceeding great tetrible sound of words made of God at the deliuery of the Law Heb. 12 26. Whose Voyce then shooke the earth An vncreated supernaturall Voyce 4 The dreadfull noyse of Thunder Psal. 29 3. The Voyce of the Lord is aboue the waters the God of glory makes it to Thunder Also verse 4 5. Uoyce of Thunder 5 Almighty lowd and vnexpressable noise by speech or wordes which Christ shall vtter at his comming for the raising of the dead Iohn 5 28. The houre shall come in which all that are in the graue shall heare his Uoyce An extraordinary supernatural Voyce 6 Words of Counsell and aduise Exod. 18 24. Moyses obeyed the Voyce of his Father V. P. Upright sig One godly sincere when the heart is right both towards God and men studying to doo all duties in soundnesse and trueth for the pleasing of God and not for by-respects Gen. 6 9 Noah was vpright in his time This is generall Vprightnesse belonging to the whole life of a man and cannot be but in Gods children 2 One innocent in some one particular case and matter Gen. 20 5. With an Vpright minde haue I done this This is speciall Vprightnesse in some one thing and may be in the wicked ones U. R. Urim and Thummim sig A light of the knowledge of Christ by the word together with perfection of vertue and holy manners Exod. 28 30. Thou shalt put in the Breast-plate of Iudgement the Urim and the Thummim Who made this Vrim and Thummim what it was and of what it was made is verie harde if not vnpossible to finde out V. S. Usury sig Biting in the Haebrewe tongue because the gaine which is taken fot Money or Wares in respect of lending doth gnaw bite and wring him that giueth it especially if he be a poore man and bringeth home a bit or morsell from the rich man Psal. 15 5. He that lendeth his Money vpon Vsurie The worde Vsury is neuer vsed in good sence or part by the Scripture where also no Vsurie is to be found but one to wit a biting and gnawing Vsury which is neuer practised without hurt either to rich or poore to priuate personnes or publicke weale What Vsury is Vsury is any encrease or vantage for lone of Money or other things imposed or layde by the lender vpon the borrower onely in consideration of the lending Ezek. 18 5 6. Deut. 13 19 20. Or more breefely thus Vsury is a certaine gaine aboue the principall exacted vppon Couenant for the vse of money or other things lent Exod. 22 25. Thou shalt not impose Vsury vpon him Thus it is in the Haebrew Text. Fiue things belonging to Usury Vnto Vsurie these fiue things are necessarily required 1. A principall as wares or sum of money 2. Lending 3. Gaine 4. A chiefe purpose by lending to encrease our stocke 5. a Couenant for that end As the verie desire and expectation of gaine for lending onely is mentall and intentionall Vsurie so the imposing or by Couenant before hand agreeing for encrease aboue the principall is of the Nature of actuall Vsury In all these three cases there is no Imposition of encrease that is no fore-Couenant binding absolutely the borrower to pay gaine with the stocke There are three cases wherein encrease may bee taken by a lender without danger of Vsury First when the borrower hauing by lawfull meanes made some great gaine by money freely lent doth by way of Thankefulnesse out of the voluntary motion of his owne heart returne some-thing aboue the principall vnto the lender by whose means he had such a blessing 2 When it may be duly and apparantly proued without pretence and collusion that the borrower by holding backe the money lent him after the day agreed vpon for paiment without the leaue of the lender doth become heereby a direct and effectual cause of hinderance to the Lender either by damage arising to him or by fore-going some commoditie which he might well haue made with his money had it come home at the appointed time 3 When the Lender is content to hazard the principall and to beare part of the losse if any fal to the borrower without his owne default Heere he lawfully may take part of the gain which commeth by good meanes W. A. Wages sig pro HIre due to one for the merit of his labour vpon compact or bargaine Rom. 4 23. To him that worketh Wages is not counted by fauour but by debt Haggai 1 6. Hee that earneth Wages 2 A recompence or reward giuen to Souldiers in liew of their seruice in Warre Hence the punishment of aeternall death due by the desert of seruing sinne is called Wages Rom. 9 19. The wages of sinne is death Thus Wages in a borrowed sense doth signifie aeternall life due to the merit of workes if one could doe them or aeternall death merited by the seruice of sinne Waiting sig Abiding with patience and expectation of help from God Psal. 40 1. I Waited patiently vppon the Lord c. 2 Vehement and continuall looking for some thing Rom. 8 19. The Creature Waiteth when the Sonnes of God shall be reuealed 3 Gods patience expecting long the repentance of a Sinner Walking sig pro A motion of the body going forward from one place to another Mark 16 12. As they Walked into the Countrey 2 The whole course or progresse of a mans life from step to step till he come to the end of his race
the tyranical enemies there of being extinct which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes and godly Kinges set vp to gouerne his people in his waies Reuel 12 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God not to receiue a kingdome sig To want and to bee without that Regall and princely power which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people Reuel 17 12. Which yet haue not receiued the Kingdome Kingdomes of this world are Christs sig Heathenish Kings conuerted to Christ who after a sort maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings framing their harts so as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete and both in themselues and their subiects to study chiefely how to promote his glory Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great and other godly Emperors of old time and of late by sundry worthy and religious Princes in Germany England Scotland Poland and Denmarke Reue. 11 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords and his Christs who shall raigne for euermore L. A. Lake of fire burning sig THE extreame tormentes of Hell called before the second death also destruction Chapt. 17 8. To be cast into this Lake is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there by an vnrecouerable sentence This shall be done as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery eyther for the Papacy it selfe or the men which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it For out of Hell no redemption Reuel 19 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning c. Lambe sig Christ and his Church humble meane and meeke as a Lambe Reuel 17 14. They shall fight against the Lambe Lambs mariage supper sig The participation and fellowship with Christ in his heauenly ioyes and blisse when the Church his Spouse shall be fully blessed Reuel 19 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement in which calling they shall not refuse vpon vaine excuses as at first Math. 22. But at the first hearing through the most effectuall grace of Christ they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues as men which sit together at a great Supper which beeing in the Euening and end of the day dooth signifie that this calling of the Iewes shall be in the Euening and end of the World as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper which the Church and Christ shall haue together in Heauen This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected L. E. to lead into Captiuity sig To expell or driue out of ones Country and to make them bond-men and slaues Reuel 13 10. If any Lead into Captiuity Leaues of the Trée sig The most certaine hope which the faithfull haue by Christ of the glory to come which as a fruit followes after a Christian hope as fruit in the season dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of the graces and merits of Christ fully enioyed not in hope onely in heauen Where seeing there shal be no difference betweene Iew and Gentile nor any sores to bee healed therefore the former signification is better Length as large as the breadth sig The durable continuance of the Church of Christ meant by length Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew meant by the breadth the one being as large as the other signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church Reu. 21 16. The Length was as large as the breadth Leopard sig pro A certaine beast which some call the Cat of the Mount others a Libbard very full of spottes diuersly coloured also exceeding swift subtile and fierce beeing most furiously enraged against men so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table or Paper it will most fiercely run against it to teare it Lastly it is of such a sweete sauour as allureth all other beastes vnto it by which meanes they are caught and deuoured 2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants his Popish Cleargy euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation which very fitly is likened to a Leopard whose spots represent the horrible filthinesse which sticketh in that Romish Beast so fast as there is no more hope they will change then that a Leopard will forsake his spots Also that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men not being able to endure the Image of such being adorers of all other Images They are swift to mischiefe vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty then they do subtilty in contriuing it entising many thousands into their snares by a kind of venerable Maiesty and counterfeit piety Finally they bee rauenous as Beares proud stout and intollerably insolent and sauage with all as Lyons hauing to be short al such immanities and deformities in them alone as Dan. 7 4 5 6. Vnder seuerall Beasts seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies to wit Assyrians or Chaldees Persians or Medes and Greekes Reu 1 2. This Beast was like a Leopard his Feete like a Beare and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard of the Romaine Empire ciuill or become Christian but tainted with corrupt errour it dooth not so well agree as to that Antichrist to the corporation of the Papacy whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe who hath exercised and doth practise cruelties of all sorts wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse L. I. Lies sig Errour in doctrine Haeresies dissimulation in Religion and counterfeit manners Reuel 22 15. And such as loue and make Lies Liars sig Hypocrites dissemblers and all which delight in error and false doctrine Reuel 21 8. And Liars Light of a Candle sig The very least commodity of this life as a Candle lighted in the night which the poorest will not be without So great shall be the fall of that Cittie wherein the least good thing shall be wanting and cannot be had Reu. 18 23. And the Light of a Candle shall shine no more in it to lighten the earth with his glory sig To illuminate mens mindes by the brightnesse of the pure word of God expelling darknesse of ignorance and damnable Haeresies which had long couered the face of the World Reuel 18 1. And he lightned the Earth with his glory Lightnings sig The terrible and vnauoydable punnishments which God from Heauen shall send vppon the persecutours of his Church Reuel 4 5. Out of that Throne came Lightnings linnen pure and bright sig Angelicall purity by the alone imputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints who be al Priests to God all now entring into Gods
The first agreeth best with the place to Sit vpon a Throne sig To bee endowed with spirituall Maiesty such as belonges to him who is King and Iudge of the World Reu. 4 2. A Throne was set in Heauen and one sate vpon it This is spokē for our vnderstanding after the custome of worldly Kinges who by sitting in Thrones declare their Maiesty to the people six hundred threescore and sixe sig That number which shall arise from the Letters of the Name of the Beast being numbred Sée the word number before Reuel 13 18. And his number is Sixe hundred threescore sixe The reason why the Name of the Beast is set downe mystically and not plainely yet so plainely as the wisedome of Man may count it was because it had beene dangerous at that time when the Romaine Empire which was this Beast flourished to haue published it and openly laide it forth Therefore to auoyde vnnecessary offence as also that worldlings which must fulfil this prophesie might not see it for these causes the Name is obscurely put downe S. M. Small and great sig Persons of all Ages stature and degree Reuel 20 12. And I saw the Dead great and Small c. Smoake of odours sig Prayers of the godly ascending toward Heauen as Smoake and hauing pierced the Heauens preuaile with God thorough the intercession of Christ sweetning them as odours to obtain things asked Reuel 8 4. The Smoake of the odours with the Praiers of the Saints went vp c. to Smite the earth sig To inflict plagues both spirituall and visible on men which dwel in the earth for the corruption of his Doctrine and worship Reu. 11 6. To Smite the earth with all manner of plagues Thus do Gods true Ministers as his Instruments Therefore let all men reuerence them greatly Smoake of her burning sig The destruction of Rome that great Citty by fire sending foorth a Smoake which shall astonish her friends standing farre off and looking vpon it with sorrowfull hearts Reu. 18 18. When they shall see that Smoake of her burning Smoake of the pit sig The darkenesse of Satans Kingdome ignorance of the Ministers of Christ his Gospell Haeresies and superstitions arising from blinde errors Reuel 9 2. There arose the Smoake of the pit as the Smoake of a great Furnace How fitly doth this agree to Popery where many and manifold Traditions errours lies superstitions Idolatries darkning the Sun and light of the Gospell many yeares Shew if they can any Kingdome that did the like Or that this can be meant of any other darkening then of the Gospell Smoake of their torment c. sig That the torments and pain of the Seruants and followers of Antichrist shall be perpetuall as men know the fire neuer to be quenched so long as the Smoake ascends Reuel 14 11. And the Smoake of her torment shall ascend for euer S. O. Song of the Lambe sig That ioy and gladnesse of mind which the faithfull expresse in celebrating God the Father for the grace of adoption in Christ who because hee teacheth them to praise God and stirreth vp this ioy and is the Authour and finisher of their Faith and Saluation Therefore it is called The Song of the Lambe that is of Christ and a new Song Reuel 14 3. Because the grace of Adoption by Christ is communicated to farre more now since his death and the praise for this grace remaineth fresh continuing without decay Reuel 15 3. And the Song of the Lamb. Song of Moses sig Such a Song of praise and Triumph as Moses the Israelites did Sing at their deliuerance from Pharoah at the Red-Sea which is farre inferior to the deliuerance of Gods people from the red Dragon and the Iawes of Anti-christ that Beast Reue. 15 3. And they Sung the Song of Moses the Seruant c. new Song sig Sée Song of the Lambe Spirituall ioy which alwaies remaineth fresh in the faithfull for the Redemption by Christ is this new Song Reuel 5 9. And they Sung a new Song Sore sig Some loathsome disease as the disease of Naples which beganne there commonly called the French Pocke rife amongest Papistes or some Plague-sore Or as some vnderstand it of some spirituall and figuratiue sore vexing the Papistes no lesse then a Plague-sore or the botch of Aegipt as the pulling downe Abbeyes c. by Henrie the eight and depriuing Popish Byshops and Prelates of their dignities and liuinges by Elizabeth his daughter of famous memory Reu. 16 2. And there fell a noysome and greeuous sore on men Sorrow sig Griefe and heauinesse and all causes of it Reu. 21 4. Neither Sorrow Sound of Charets sig An huge mighty and terrible noyse such as many Charrets of horses make in time of war Reu. 9 9. The Sound of their wings was like the Sound of many Charets Sound of many waters and of thunder c. sig Vndistinct and confused noyse whence profitable Nations hardly could bee gathered such was the state of the Church in the Fathers time As the sound of Thunder signifies a noise more distinct and dreadfull which yet lasted not long and the voice of Harpers signifies the sweet voice of truth fully restored and in the Harmony of Confessions by seuerall Churches sung to the world Thus was the progresse of the Church of Christ. Reuel 14 2. As the Sound of many waters S. P. Spirits seauen See seauen Spirits to Spew out of the mouth sig To abhorre one and to cast him out with detestation and loathing as thinges which we vomit are cast out and neuer taken in againe so shal the luke-warme Gospeller be serued Reuel 3 16 It shall come that I shall spew thee out of my mouth Spirits of Deuils sig The very members and Instruments of the Diuels inspiring Princes and great personages with diuellish counsell and aduise Reuel 16 14. For they are the Spirits of Diuels spirit of life sig That Spirite of fortitude and courage which God gaue to his Ministers and Children whom he raised vp as new witnesses of his trueth after other witnesses had beene slaine by Antichrist This was fulfilled about the time of the Tridentine Counsell and a little after in Luther Melancthon Caluin Martir and Bucer Reuel 11 11. The Spirite of life comming from God shall enter into them Spiritually sig After a more secret kind of meaning and vnderstanding and not in proper speech Thus is Rome Sodome by resemblance being like it for spirituall and bodily vncleannesse and filthinesse Reu. 11 8 Which Spiritually is called Sodome to giue a Spirite to the Image sig To giue life as Iannes and Iambres imitated the Wonders that Moses wrought Reuel 13 15. It was permitted him to giue Spirit to the Image It is an allusion to the Diabolicall practises of Idolaters whereby they caused their Idols to speake distinctly as if they had beene aliue the more easilie to bring men to admire their superstition So the Pope hauing nowe raysed him-selfe to the estimation