in her Shield Nata Jovis Gorgoneum turpes crinem mutavis in hydros Nunc quoque ut attonitos formidine terreat hostes Pectore in adverso quos fecit sustinet Angues Met. 1. 4. Ovid relates the Provocation given the Goddess to have been of another nature but I prefer this both as more probable and more modest Româ—ve ferâ— monstra tuaeque Saxificos â—ultus quâ—câ—nque ea talle Medusae Met. 1. 5. Bellumque immane Deorum Pallados è medio confecit pectore Gorgon Luc. l. 9. AEgidaque horrificam turbatae Palladis arma Connexosque angues ipsamque in pectore Divae Gorgona desecto vertentem lumina collo AEn l. 8. This Gorgon's Head was so terrible that it stood the Gods in good stead when the Giants attempted Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 613. Living Wight Living Creature of the Sax. Wiht an Animal a Creature V. 614. Of Tantalus The Crime as well as Punishment of this miserable Tantalus is diversly related by the Poets He was reputed the Son of Jupiter and the Nymph Plota punish'd in Hell with Fugitive Banquers and Eternal Thirst because at an Entertainment of the Gods he Dish'd up his slain Son to heighten the Festival or as others affirm for disclosing the Secrets of the Gods at a Banquet to which he was admitted or as some would have it for Prating impertinently there Others differ about his Torments telling us he had a great Stone always hanging over and ready to fall on his Head Homer describes his Sufferings without mention of his Offence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Virgil in a different manner punisheth him with Hunger but omits his Thirst. Lucent genialibus altis Aurea fulcra toris epulaeque ante ora paratae Regifico luxu Furiarum maxima juxta Accubat manibus prohibet contingere mensas AEn 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eurip. in Oreste Tantalus est illic ciroum stagna sed acrem Jam jam potuero deserit unda sitim Tibull Quaerit aquas in aquis poma fugacia captat Tantalus hoc illi garrula lingua dedit Tantalus à labris sitiens fugientia captat Flumina Hor. l. Ser. Nec miser impendens magnam timet aere saxum Tantalus ut perhibent cassâ formidine torpens Lucret. V. 616. With shuddering Horror pale Pale and shivering trembling and pale shaking and quaking with Cold not able to hold a Joint still for extream Cold a Word used in Lincolnshire of the Dut. Schudderen to quake Horror Lat. for Cold and thence for a fright Mihi frigidus horror Membra quatit gelidusque coit formidine sanguis AEn 3. Ibid. And Eyes agast Staring with fix'd affrighted Eyes Agast affrighted of the Particle á and Gast Belg. a Ghost V. 619. Many a Region dolorous Many a sad Country Dolorous of Dolorosus sad sorrowful of Dolor Lat. Grief V. 620. Many a Fiery Alpe They pass'd o're many a Frozen and many a Flaming Mountain Alpes Lat. for the famous Barrier of Hills parting Italy from France and Germany called Alpes from Albedine whiteness as being covered with Snow the old Latins pronouncing Alpum for Album white Alpinas ah dura nives Virg. Ecl. 10. V. 622. A Universe of Death IA World of Death or rather of never-dying Torments Universe of Universum Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the whole World V. 623. Created Evil for Evil only Good Which God on purpose made so ill so dismal and so woful as proper and most fit for the Punishment of Evil Doers Wicked Angels or Men. V. 624. Where all Life dyes c. Where all the Pleasures of Life are consumed if any thing can be called Life there when Martial says truly Non est vivere sed valere vita Death lives Death everlasting lives and reigns well express'd Where the Worm never dyeth and the Fire never goeth out Mar. 9. v. 44. V. 625. Perverse all Monstrous and Prodigious c. Nature GOD's Handmaid is said to breed in Hell all terrible and astonishing Mischiefs perversely as if turned aside and diverted from her ordinary course for as Holy Writ the most Authentick Record of the Creation testifies GOD saw all that he had made and behold it was very good So that the production of the place of Punishment as it relates either to fallen Angels or sinful Men seems a Deviation from the Infinite Good created Good for the chastisement of Evil as before Perverse of Pervertere Lat. to turn awry Prodigious fearful dreadful of Prodigiosus Lat. Monstrous contrary to the common course of Nature V. 628. Gorgons Of this see Verse the 611th where you will find Virgil's Imitation of Minerva's Breast-Plate thus described by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Hydra's Hydra was a Monstrous Serpent living both on Land and in the Water whence it took its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Water some say it had Seven others Nine and some Fifty Heads and when any one of 'em was cut off two sprang up out of the Wound Hercules with Fire and Sword tamed this Monster in the Lake of Lerna between Mycenas and Argos searing with Burning Brands the Wounds he gave it Quinquaginta atris immanis hiatibus Hydra AEn 6. Non te rationis egentem Lernaeus turbâ Capitum circumstetit anguis AEn 8. Lernaeaque pestis Hydra Venenatis posset Vallata colubris Lucr. Lib. 5. Pars quota Lernaeae Serpens eris unus Echidnae Vulneribus foecunda suis er at illa Nec ullum De centum numero Caput est impune recisum Quin gemino cervix haerede valentior esset Meta. Lib. 9. Ibid. And Chimera 's dire Chimera of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Goat was a Monster that vomired Fire and had three Heads one of a Lyon another of a Goat and the third of a Dragon as Hesid will have it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Homer says it was like a Lyon before a Goat in the middle and behind a Dragon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 With the latter part of this Virgil agrees Ac bellua Lernae Horrendum stridens flammisque armata Chimaera AEn 6. A Composition so contrary to all the Miscarriages of Nature that it was long since exploded by Lucretius as a most improbable Fiction that une Chimere may well express a Whimsie a Castle in the Air. Qui fieri potuit triplici cum corpore ut una Prima Leo postrema Draco media ipsa Chimaera Ore for as acrem flaret de corpore flammam V. 632. Explores his solitary Flight Endeavours diligently to
appointed Gen. 2. 17. Fixt of Figere Lat. to sasten to to appoint Why do I over live Why do I out live it V. 784. That pure Breath of Life My Soul Divinae particula Aâ—rae V. 788. Die a living Death Be eternally miserable Living Death everlasting Misery V. 791. The Body properly hath neither the Body hath neither Life nor the Power of doing Good or Evil being only the Organ of the Soul therefore what had Life and the faculty of doing well or ill my Soul must Die All of me then shall Die. Ibid. Let this appease c. Let this calm my disquieted Thoughts let this set my troubled Heart at rest Appease Appaisir Fr. to restore to Peace to quiet V. 799. Strange Contradiction To make Deathless Death immortal mortality to make that everlasting and endless that must destroy and make an end of all Things is an amazing Contradiction implying Impossibility of being true a Proposition that contradicts and gain-says what it proposes Contradictio Lat. V. 800. Which to God himself impossible is held The Schoolmen tell us God can do Quicquid non implicat all things but those that imply a Contradiction for such are absolutely impossible since the one destroys the other Quod enim cum affirmatur negatur impossibile est Atque haec impossibilia non posse immensae est potentiae posse infirmitatis est An Argument of Weakness not of Power For of two Contradictories one must be a Non Entity a meer nothing Therefore it would imply the highest Imperfection and Impotency in the Almighty Power Operari nihil efficere to imploy it on that which can have no Existence Impossible to be brought into Being But Deathless Death that is Eternal Death as everlasting Punishment implies no Contradiction Argument Argumentum Lat. a proof V. 802. Finite to Infinite Will he for the sake of his Vengeance make me who am Finite and Mortal Infinite endless and everlasting Finitus Lat. ended limited Of Finis Lat. an end Infinitus Lat. endless Eternal Punisht of Punir Fr. Punire Lat. to afflict V. 803. To satisfie his rigour satisfied never To satisfie his Severity that never will be satisfied to fulfill his Anger that to all Eternity will be in filling V. 805. Beyond Dust and Natures Laws c. That would be to stretch his Sentence that to Dust I shall return beyond this Dust and beyond Natures Everlasting Law by which all other Agents work on their subject matter in proportion to it not to the utmost possibility of their own vast Power Natural Causes act in proportion to the subject matter which they actuate called Sphaera Activitatis Virtutis Orbis the compass of their Power Terminus Activitatis quem propter limitatam suam agendi virtutem praeterire non pâ—ssunt Extend of Extendere Lat. to stretch out The Reception of their matter the matter which they act upon Reception Receptio Lat of Recipere Lat. to receive according to the capacity of their subject according as their matter will admit Extent Extensio Lat. a stretching out the utmost compass of Bereaving Bo. 6. v. 903. Perpetuity Perpetuitas Lat. Everlastingness In Perpetuum for ever V. 813. Ay me Alas Ahime Ital. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. all of the sighing Sound that Mourners make V. 814. Comes Thundring back c. The fear of endless Misery comes rowling back as dreadful as a Thunderbolt upon my bare Head Revolution Bo. 8. v. 31. V. 816. And incorporate both Lodged both together in one mortal Body as St. Paul says even Spiritually having the sentence of death in our selves 2 Cor. 1. 9. Oh wretch man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death Rom. 7. 24. Incorporate Incorporatus Lat. of the same Body V. 820. So Disinherited So rob'd of the Inheritance of Sin and Shame and double Death both Temporal and Eternal an unlucky and lasting Patrimony entailed upon my Sons Patrimonium Lat. the Estate that descends from Father to Son of Pater Lat. a Father Disinherited of Dis the Privative Particle In and Haereditare Lat. to possess V. 825. Both Mind and Will deprav'd For a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit Mat. 7. 18. Thence the Royal Psalmist's Confession Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Psal. 51. 5. Death reigned from Adam even over them that had not sin'd after the similitude of Adam's transgression Rom. 5. 14. A designation of Original Sin even in Infants as the Commentators observe Nam peccante Adamo qui omnium Parens Princeps erat in eo omnes simul peccaverunt quia omnium voluntates consensus erant collocatae in voluntate unius Adami As all the Greek and Latin Fathers agree Acquitted discharged Acquitte of Acquitter Fr. to absolve to free from blame or guilt V. 830. All my Evasions vain c. All my frivolous Excuses vain Arguments all the sly ways I try t' avoid the imputation of my guilt lead me through all their intangled Turnings but to a plainer Proof and my own Confession Absolve Bo. 7. v. 94. Evasions Bo. 2. v. 412. Disputes Reasonings Arguing of Disputare Lat. to debate Mazes Bo. 2. v. 561. Conviction V. 84. of this Book Support undergo of Sub and Pâ—rtare Lat. to bear V. 840. Beyond all past Example c. That Adam as to the consideration of his being the first Offender of all Mankind and the spreading of the Pollution and Infection of his Fault over all his Posterity might reflect on himself as most sinful and thence most miserable of all Men his Sons and so exceeding all Examples of Futurity is not hard to be conceived But that he surpass'd all past Examples which could be only the fallen Angels must be understood as an aggravation of his Guilt and the excessive Sense of and Sorrow for it by which he was overwhelmed Refuge Bo. 2. v. 168. Future Bo. 2. v. 222. Lamented Bo. 1. v. 448. V. 852. Curs'd his Creation The Day on which he was created as Job did Chap. 3. of Tardy Execution of slow Dispatch Tardus Lat. slow V. 859. Mends not her slowest pace Sequitur pede Paena â—laudo Hor. V. 866. With stern Regard With an angry Countenance Stern Bo. 8. v. 333. Regard Fr. the looks V. 870. Colour Serpentine Color Serpentinus But that thy Milky Skin of the green Serpents colour might discover the hidden Falshood that lurks underneath that fair Disguise V. 872. Pretended to Hellish Falshood Lest thy Divine Angelic Beauty disguising thy Devilish Deceitfulness ensnare ' em Pretended Pretentus Lat. drawn over like a Curtain to hide Sicanio praetenta sinâ— jacet insula AEn 3. Morti praetendere muros AEn 11. Form Forma Lat. Beauty V. 886. More to the part sinister from me drawn Taken out of my left unlucky Side as leaning and inclining to my Enemy not determined by Gen. 2. 21. The right Hand and Side is every where accounted more honourable and happy God's Power
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Description very indifferent if compared with that of Virgil's before cited Elysium is of Greek Original either of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signif Going as being that desirable Place to which all Men even the Wicked who would die the Death of the Righteous would fain go or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the Release the blessed Souls enjoy from the Incumberances of the Body and the Miseries of this low Life or as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eternal Indissoluble This happy Seat and State free from all Disturbance had not its Foundation only from Fancy but was borrowed from the Sacred Writings and was Copied from Moses's Paradise and accordingly the Rabbins tell us that Elysium sounds in the Holy Language 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Grove of God The floridness of these Elysium Groves is expressed thus by Tibullus Fert Casiam non culta seges totosque per agros Floret odoratis terra benigna rosis Car. l. 1. Ibid. Her Amber Stream Homer in the Verses above-mentioned tells us there were no Showers in the Elysian Fields which made Virgil perhaps so willing to adorn them with his own Country River the Italian Po. Unde superne Plurimus Eridani per Sylvam volvitur amnis AEn 6. Our Author's River of Bliss runs through the Heavenly Plains more delightfully whose Stream he calls Amber colour'd from its clearness and transparency Non qui per saxa volutus Purior Electro campum petit amnis Georg. 3. Amber is generally thought to be the Gums of Trees dropping into the Sea where it receives its hardness according to Ovid's Tradition Inde fluunt lacrymae Stillataque sole rigescunt De ramis Electra novis Quae lucidus amnis Excipit Met. l. 2. But later Experience has discovered it to be a kind of Petroleum sweating out of the Rocks in the Sinus Botnicus the Botnar Sea running into or rather being a part of the Baltic where it has been found hanging down like Isickles thence dropping on Flies or small Animals and Embalming them in transparent and perspicuous Tombs is in the Spring when the melted Snows-fill those Caverns washt out and set a-floating and by the Salt-wash its viscosity is hardened into a sort of Stone which when burnt betrays it self by its smell to be of the nature of a Bitumen V. 361. Resplendent Locks Their shining Hair twisted with dazling Beams of Light Locks of the Sax. Locca a Head of Hair of the Lat. Floccus a Fleece of Wool from the Resemblance Resplendens Lat. shining glittering of Resplendere Lat. to shine V. 362. In loose Garlands In Crowns of Flowers Guirlande Fr. á Gyrando from compassing and going round the Head V. 363. A Sea of Jasper shon A Jasper 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. from the Heb. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was one of those twelve Precious Stones appointed to be set in the Breast-plate of Aaron Exod. 28. 18. and in its Correspondent ch 39. v. 11. it cast divers Colours and the Green the most esteemed has most similitude to the Sea Ruae. de Gem. l. 2. c. 1. Mention is made of this Stone in the Description of the Walls and Foundations of the New Jerusalem Having the Glory of God and her Light like unto a Stone most precious even like a Jasper Stone clear as Chrystal Rev. 21. v. 11 18 and 19. Illi stellatus Jaspide fulvâ Ensis erat AEn 4. See its divers kinds Plin. l. 37. c. 9. V. 364. Impurpled with Celestial Roses The Pavement that seemed a shining Sea of Jasper looked lovely as if dyed in Purple by the reflection the Heavenly Roses made in Garlands strewed upon it Impurpled turned into Purple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. as Purpura Lat. both for the Colour and the Fish out of which is taken that which dyes it The Poets are much in love with this Colour Manibus date lilia plenis Purpurcos spargam Flores AEn 6. Et flore comantem Purpureo AEn 12. The Light it self must be tinged with it Et lumine vestit Purpureo AEn 6. Lumenquae juventae Purpureum AEn 1. But all this is outdone by a Neoteric Brachra Purpureâ candidiora nive daring to a Contradiction Smil'd the Actions of Living Creatures and sometimes of Rational are by the Poets often applied to Things inanimate as Cum tacet omnis ager and Ridet ager so Laetus ager so before the North Wind is said to sleep B. 1. V. 490. Sylvaeque saeva quierant oequora AEn 4. V. 367. With Praeamble sweet With a sweet beginning of Charming Notes Praeamble of the Fr. Preambule a beginning something that is played before that chiefly designed of Praeambulare Lat. to go before Introduce they bring in they usher in make way for of Introducere Lat. V. 369. Waken Raptures high Raise their noble Strains such as ravish the Auditory Raptura Lat. for Ravishment hence Rapture used for any Delight that does as it were Rapere snatch us from our selves raise us above what we were V. 370. No Voice exempt No one is excused no Voice is left out of Exemptus Lat. of Eximere to take away V. 371. Melodious Part c. No Voice but easily could bear a part in that Celestial Song such Harmony is in Heaven He maketh Concord in his high Places Job 25. 2. Melodius Musical Harmonious of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Music Singing Concord Concordia Lat. Agreement and here that Musical one of Time and Tune V. 372. Omnipotent I am the Almighty God Gen. 17. 1. 2 Cor. 6. 18. V. 373. Immutable That changeth not Immutabilis Lat. I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3. 6. Jam. 1. 17. Ibid. Immortal infinite Everlasting and boundless Immortalis Lat. Infinitus Lat. boundless infinite whose Power Knowledge Goodness Mercy and Truth are infinitely perfect and exceed all human Comprehension V. 375. Fountain of Light Nothing is so expressive of the Glorious and incomprehensible Majesty of God as Light Who onely hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto 1 Tim. 6. 16. God is light and in him is no darkness at all 1 John 1. 5. The light dwelleth with him Dan. 2. 22. Ibid. Thy self Invisible Now unto the eternal King immortal invisible the only wise God c. 1 Tim. 1. 17. Whom no man hath seen or can see ch 6. v. 16. Invisibilis Lat. not to be seen V. 377. Throned inaccessible Whose Throne is not to be approached Oh that I knew where I might find him that I might come even to his Seat On the left where he doth work but I cannot behold him he hideth himself on the right that I cannot see him Job 23. v. 3 9. Touching the Almighty we cannot find him out ch 37. v. 23. Heaven is styled God's Throne Matth. 5. 34. Inaccessible of the Lat. Inaccessus that cannot be come at of the Negative In and Accedere to approach V. 378. Through a Cloud According to the Psalmists description Clouds and Darkness are round about
after us afflict us thus Les Descendants Children Posterity Descent Descensus Lat. those that descend from us Perplex Bo. 1. v. 599. V. 983. Of our Loins The chast Expression of Holy Writ in matters of Generation Kings shall come out of thy Loins Longes Fr. Lonza Ital. Lumbi Lat. the Original of both V. 988. To Being yet unbegot Not yet brought into Being as yet unbegot Conception Conceptio Lat. before I have Conceived To Prevent Praevenire Lat. to hinder to stop V. 989. Childless thou art Childless remain A mistake of the Printer has made-our Author seem ambitious to have imitated Virgil in some of incomplete Verses or that he had a mind to shew Eâ—e's vehement desire to stop and prevent the miserable Being of Mankind by breaking of his Verse abruptly but the next Verse being too long by what this falls short plainly shews that So Death is to be added to this Childless thou art Childless remain So Death V. 990. Shall be deceiv'd his Glut So Death shall miss of his vast Gluttony so devouring Death shall be deceived of his Voraciousness Glut Gluttony of Glutire Lat. to swallow Ravinous Ravineux Fr. greedy of Ravine Fr. a Torrent that sweeps all before it V. 994. From Love's due Rites From Love's accustom'd Sweets Rites of Ritus Lat a custom Morem ritusque sacrorum AEn 12. Crebra nivis ritu AEn 11. To Languish Languir Fr. Languere Lat. to pine away to decay V. 1001. Let us seek Death By exposing our selves carelesly either to the Injuries of the Air now grown distemper'd and ill or to the angry and warring Animals who seem to have lost the Awe they formerly had of us and now with Countenance grim glare on us as they pass V. 712. of this Book Ibid. Or he not found Supply c. Or if Death be not to be found any other way let us do Execution on our selves with our own hands Supply of Supplere Lat. to fulfil to make up what is wanting thence to supply the Office do the Duty of one absent or unable to perform it V. 1003. Shivering under Fears Shaking for fear to which Death only can put an end A Metaphor from Boys quaking and shaking as they enter the cold Stream by degrees but cured by plunging in Shivering of the Belg. Schudderen this of the Ital. Scuotere of the Lat. Excutere to shake V. 1006. Destruction with Destruction c. With Death destroying Death by our suddain and voluntary Dying preventing innumerable Deaths that otherwise must devour our Off-spring V. 1007. Or vehement Despair c. Here she ended her Discourse or her unruly Despair and loath of Life stifled the rest Death dwelt so resolutely on her Mind that He appear'd visibly in her Face changing the crimson of her Cheek to his pale hue Vehemens Lat. violent eager Despair Desperatio Lat. the hopeless Estate of the Miserable ever to mend Interfusa genas pallida morte futurâ AEn 4. Multorum Pallor in ore Mortis venturae est faciesque simillima fato Luc. 1. 7. V. 1016. Self-destruction refutes c. Eve thy despising Life and its Delights Seems to discover in thee something more Noble and high than what thy Thoughts despise But therefore to destroy thy self disproves The rising Gallantry of thy Mind and shews Not thy Disdain but Trouble and Concern For forfeiture of Life and all its Charms Valued too much and overlov'd Fortiter ille facit qui miser esse potest Hic rogo non furor est ne moreare mori Martia Contempt Contemptus Lat. despising of Contemnere Lat. to scorn Argues Bo. 2. v. 234. Refutes Refutare Lat. to disprove Implies Implicare Lat. to wrap up to contain in Anguish Bo. 1. v. 558. or Bo. 2. v. 567. Regret Fr. sorrow grief of Regretter Fr. to bemoan V. 1024. Then so to be forestall'd Then thus by us to be prevented To forestall is a Law-term signif the buying of Corn Cattel and other Goods and Merchandise before they come to the Fair Market or Place where they ought to be publickly exposed to sale and is Punishable by Stat. Edw. 6. c. 14. The word is compounded of the Sax. Fore before or Fare away and Stal Sax. standing or of our Fore before and Estaller Fr. to set forth a shewing and setting forth of Goods before the time appointed Vengeful Bo. 1. v. 148. Contumacy stubbornness Contumacia Lat. sullenness of Con and Tumere Lat. to swell to rise against V. 1032. Piteous Amends Sad Satisfaction poor Recompense miserable Amends Piteous Piteux Fr. woful miserable Amends Bo. 8. v. 491. Conjecture Conjicere Lat. to guess Contrived Bo. 2. v. 53. Proposest of Proponere Lat. to offer to propound V. 1044. Savours Rancour Shews only Grudging and Pride Unruliness Contempt and wrestling with the Almighty Savours of Sapere Lat. to taste of Rancour Rancoeur Fr. Quasi cor rancidum Lat. Malice Impatience Impatientia Lat. Untractableness Despite Dispetto It. Dispectus Lat. Contempt or Indignation Reluctance Strife of Reluctari Lat. to wrestle with V. 1054. The Curse aslope glanc'd on the Ground The Curse light not directly on me but glanced and slid aside of me upon the Earth Cursed is the ground for thy sake Gen. 3. 17. Aslope as Slope Bo. 1. v. 223. Glanc'd as an Arrow or Dart whose Point falling awry slides off the Object aim'd at and is said to Glance of Eslancer Fr. to dart or Glisser Fr. to slide from Glissant glancing Inclement Seasons the severity of the Weather extream either in Cold or Heat Inclement Bo. 3. v. 426. V. 1065. In this Mountain Which the disorder'd Sky begins to shew us in its lowring looks upon this Mount of Paradise V. 1066. The graceful Locks c. Pulling of the Trees Green Periwigs as Hor. Arboribusque comae Car. l. 4. Od. 7. The Poets speak of Grass c. as the Earth green Cloathing Viridi se gramine vestit Geo. 2. V. 1068. Some better Shrouds Some better Covering Shroud of the Sax. Scrud Cloathing of Scrydan Sax. to cloath to cherish to take care of of Cherir Fr. Carus Lat. dear to Limbs benum'd our Limbs made useless by the Cold grown dead and useless of the Sax. Benyman to deprive Benummen Sax. deprived of their usual Faculties V. 1069. This Diurnal Star The Sun the Star that rules by Day that guides and gives the Day its light Diurnal Bo. 4. v. 594. V. 1071. With matter sere foment How we may get his united Beams together made more forcible by Reflection and hatch 'em with dried Moss into a Flame Reflected Bo. 3. v. 723. Sere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. dry Foment Fomentare Lat. to warm to cherish according to Virgil's exact description Suscepitque ignem foliis atque arida circum Nutrimenta dedit rapuitque in fomite flammam AEn 1. V. 1072. Or by the Collision of two Bodies grinde c. Or by striking two hard Bodies against one another force the fretted Air into a Fire
Possession of it Of the Lat. Clamare Clamando sibi vindicare thence the barbarous Law word Clameum V. 33. Precedence Place a going before Authority None sure will claim Precedence will strive for Place in Hell where the highest Seat may be the hottest Praecedentia Lat. of Praecedere to go before V. 34. That with ambitious Mind Satan here slily sets forth to view all his Dangers and Undertakings his Courage and his Consultations but hides and keeps close his proud Ambition and desire of Rule Lording it over the fallen Angels for his sake exposed to Sin and Suffering for his dire Ambition that made him Rebel against his Maker Ambition so insatiate of Command that in the first Book Vers. 262. he says To Reign is worth Ambition thô in Hell which here he cloaks with such a sly Infinuation as if his High and Kingly Exaltation did only raise his Sufferings to a height in proportion to his Power Ambitiosus Lat. desirous of Command V. 36. Firm Accord Assured and unshaken Agreement Of Accord Fr. of Accorder to agree as if Accordare of Ad and Corda a Musical Metaphor from the stretching and tuning of several Strings to the same Tone Firmus Lat. for settled sure V. 39. Surer to prosper c. More certain to succeed than even Success it self could have ascertained us Prosperity Lat. Prosperitas which often makes Men heedless of their Advantages and Dangers V. 41. Or Covert Guile Or secret Practices cunning Wiles and Stratagems Couvert Fr. hid Of Couvrir Fr. to hide Of the Lat. Cooperire to conceal V. 42. We now debate Argue Consider Dispute Of Desbatre Fr. to Fight a Debate being a kind of Fight and engaging of one Reason against another till by frequent Refutations the strongest prevail and are Victorious V. 46. Th' Eternal with God who is Everlasting AEternus Lat. Eternal Ibid. To be deem'd equal in strength His Hope was to be judg'd equal in Force and Power with God everlasting Deem'd Judged of the Sax. Deman to judge and Dema a Judge Equal AEqualis Lat. for like in Power Years or Size c. V. 47. And rather than be less cared not c. These Words consummate the Character of Moloc the boldest and the fiercest Spirit that fought in Heaven daring to that degree that rather than be any thing less than the Almighty would choose to cease to be at all had rather be destroyed annihilated and reduced from Being to his Primitive Original Nothing V. 48. Cared not to be Despis'd his Being his Nature and Eternity with that Care lost with that contempt and disregard of Life lost and vanish'd were all his Fears of what might happen to him V. 50. Or worse he reck'd not Of Hell or worse if ought might be so he made no account stood not in aw of He reck'd not he reckon'd not an abbreviation to reck to reckon to esteem or make account of Ibid. These Words thereafter c. And accordingly in these Words express'd his Mind his Sentiments V. 52. Of Wiles more unexpert With Tricks and Designs less acquainted Inexpertus Lat. unskilled in unacquainted with V. 53. Contrive Find out Controuver Fr. to invent V. 56. Sit lingering here Stay waiting here losing their Time and Patience Linger of the Ger. Langerew to draw out in length as if to longer V. 57. Heaven's Fugitives the Runaways of Heaven that have forsaken and fled from their Native Heaven Fugitivus Lat. one that runs away V. 58. Opprobrious Den of Shame A Pleonasme this dark disgraceful Den of Shame Den is properly a lurking Place where Wild Beasts in Woods and Forests hide themselves V. 59. The Prison of his Tyranny c. The Prison into which we are thrown by his Usurped Power who Reigns thus much the longer by the delay we make in attempting on him V. 63. Turning our Tortures c. Using our Torments in stead of Arms against our Tormenter explained by Arming our selves with Hellish Flames and Fury V. 61. Tortura Lat. for any sort of Pain or Punishment usually inflicted on Malefactors to make them confess their Crimes and Wicked undertakings V. 65. Of his Almighty Engin A description of the Thunder God Almighty's powerful Engin. V. 67. Black Fire and Horror The gloomy dark and obscure Fire of Hell from whose Flames no Light but rather Darkness visible Book 1. V. 62. Ibid. And Horror shot with equal Rage And trembling and dismay with the same force and fury thrown amongst his Angels Horror Lat. for Quaking either by reason of Fear or Cold the one being the consequence of the other Rage Fury of the Lat. Rabies Madness V. 69. Mixt with Tartarean Sulphur And his pure Throne stained and polluted with Hell Fire and flaming Brimstone Tartareus Lat. Hellish of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the deep Gulph of Hell the bottomless Pit of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be disturbed to be in confusion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bis nigra videre Tartara Says Virg. AEn 6. V. 71. And steep to scale c. And hard to rise upright upon the Wing against our Foes who over-reach us from on high Difficult Lat. Difficilis hard to be brought to pass Steep Upright as Cliffs and Hills are where we are forced to climb up step by step To scale is properly to mount up to by a Ladder of Scala Lat. so signifying hence Scalado setting Ladders to a Town-Wall and endeavouring by them to pass over here to mount upright upon the Wing towards Heaven's high Battlements V. 73. If the sleepy Drench c. If the dull Draught we lately took of the Lethean Lake does not still seize our Senses and make us forget our natural Force and Faculties Pythagoras who was the first or at least the most famous of the Philosophers who maintained the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the returning of Souls after Death into other Bodies to act other parts on the low Stage of this miserable Life gave occasion to the Poets that followed his Opinion to invent this Lethe which was one of the Rivers of Hell where Souls that were to be re-embodied were first drench'd before their return to this World that they might forget all that they knew or suffered before of which it seems Pythagoras drank not so deep since he remember'd his former Name and Quality Trojani tempore Belli Panthoides Euphorbus eram To this Lethean Lake our Poet alludes of which Virg. Animae quibus altera fato Corpora debentur Lethaei ad Fluminis undam Securos latices longa oblivia potant AEn 6. Lethes tacitus praelabitur amnis Infernis ut fama trahens oblivia venis Luc. lib. 9. Drench of the Sax. Drencan to drink Benumm not still does not still stupifie and dwell upon our Understandings A Limb is said to be benum'd when so seized on by the Cold as to be useless and not to be moved of the Sax. Niman to take hold of to seize on as the Latins use
derived of the Belg. Missen to wander V. 563. And final Misery They argued and disputed much of Bliss and Misery the great Conclusions and Ends of all Things and all Persons Finalis Lat. bounding concluding V. 564. Passion and Apathie Of the Unruliness of our Passions and Affections and the Care which is to be taken in Governing them or of Discarding of 'em quite and Disrobing our selves even of all Natural Affections if there be such a Possibility well by our Poets styled Vain Wisdom all and false Philosophy Passion of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sufferance Apathie its contrary of the Privative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 freedom from Passion or Concern either of Pain or Pleasure a setled sedate state of Mind Philosophie of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Love of Wisdom V. 566. Yet with a pleasing Sorcerie c. Yet with a soft Delusion could allay Sorcerie Witchcraft of the Fr. Sorcier a Conjurer one who pretends to Cunâ—ing Per illicatas sortes V. 567. Pain for a while or Anguish c. Pain for some time or Grief and could raise up deceitful Hope and arm the stedfast Heart with persevering Patience as with Steel covered threefold Anguish properly Grief Sadness relating to the Soul as Pain does to the Body of the Fr. Angoisse from the Lat. Augustia Excite of the Lat. Excitare to raise rouze to quicken Fallacious Fr. Fallacieux Cousening Cheating Obdured hardened of Obduratus Lat. V. 569. With triple Steel An imitation of Horace Illi robur aes triplex circa pectus erat c. Od. 3. His Breast was armed with the strength of threefold Brass only our Poet useth the hardest Metal of the two Triplex Lat. threefold V. 570. Another part of these Infernal Fiends in Squadrons and great Bodies bold and adventurous take their quick march four several ways to discover far and wide that dismal World if perhaps any part of it might yield 'em a more easie Dwelling-place V. 575. That disgorge That empty themselves Fr. Desgorger to Vomit of Gorge Fr. the Throat V. 577. Abhorred Styx The Greek Poets give Names to the Infernal Rivers of Heil from those noxious Springs found in divers Parts of their Country Styx is a Fountain of Arcadia issuing from an extream high Rock near the City Nonacris falling at last into the River Crathis a cold Poison so strong that it pierces even Vessels of Gold and could be contained in nothing but a Horse's Hoof as Pausanias in his Arcadicis It had its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Hate rightly styled The Flood of deadly Hate and by Virg. Palus inamabilis AEn 6. the Heathen Gods were said to Swear by this hateful Stream 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thus imitated by Virgil. Stygiamque paludem Dii cujus jurare timent fallere numen AEn 6. Diis juranda palus Oculis incognita nostris Met. 2. Stygii quoque conscia sunto Numina torrentis timor Deus ille deorum Met. 3. V. 578. Sad Acheron There were divers Poisonous Springs of this Name one in Elis the Western Part of Peloponesus flowing into the River Alpheus where Pluto and Proserpina had a Temple Strab. l. 8. Another in Thesprotia of Epirus according to Pausan. in Atticis It s Name is deduced of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Grief and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to flow Tenebrosa palus Acheronte reâ—uso AEn 6. Well agreeing with our Poets Of Sorrow black and deep Read Est locus Italiae in medio c. AEn 7. V. 579. Cocytus Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Lamentation one of the Rivers of Hell swoln continually by the Tears of the Damned of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Mourn as our Poet expounds it by the ruful Stream 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cocytusque sinu labens circumfluit atro AEn 6. And in the same Book Hinc via Tartarei quae fert Acherontis ad undas Turbidus hic caeno vastaque voragine gurges AEstuat atque omnem Cocyto eractat arenam Ruful Mournful of the word to Rue of the Teut. Rewen to repent and indeed even the Heathen Poets did by these Rivers of Mournings and dismal Lamentations which were to be pass'd by all that left Life describe the sad and disconsolate Condition of Mankind when at their Deaths they reflected on their past and ill-spent Lives Ibid. Fiery Phlegeton Another of the Rivers of Hell whose Streams are raging Fire borrowed not improbably of the Sacred Writ describing the Torments of the Wicked by Fire that shall never be quenched Isa. 66. v. 24. Rapidus flammis ambit torrentibus amnis Tartareus Phlegethon torquetque sonantia saxa AEn 6. From 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to burn Torrens Lat. vehement furious Waves of torrent Fire Torrents and Floods of Fire Et quos fumantia Torquens aequora vorticibus Pelegethon perlustrat anhelis Claud. V. 583. Lethe the River of Oblivion Divers Rivers were Renowned by this Name one in Portugal commonly called Lima as Mela another in Africa near the Great Syrtis and the City Berenice as Solinus a third in Beotia near the City Lebas Pausan. in Baeoticis and many others reckoned by Strab. l. 14. It took its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Forgetfulness because according to the Opinion of Pythagoras and divers other Philosophers who maintained the Transmigration of Souls into other Bodies they were to drink of this dull heavy River before their re-entry that they might forget as well the happy Freedom they enjoyed when released from this low Life as the Cares and Miseries they were to undergo again by undertaking it a second time which no one would submit to that had the least remembrance of ' em Animae quibus altera fato Corpora debentur Lethaei ad fluminis undam Securos latices longa oblivia potant AEn 6. Quam juxta Lethes tacitus praelabitur Amnis Infernis ut fama trahens oblivia venis Luc. l. 9. The true Description of The Slow and Silent Stream Oblivio Lat. Forgetfulness V. 584. Her watry Labyrinth Her watry Windings and Turnings to and fro 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Greek Word to express a Building made on purpose with so many intricate Turnings and deceitful Doors that it was difficult to find the way out of which Pliny reckons four One in Egypt the Undertaking of many of the Kings of that Country the second in Crete built by Daedalus in imitation of that but far short of it a third in Lemnos supported by 150 Pillars and a fourth in Italy the Work and Sepulcher of Porsena King of the Thuscians Plin. l. 36. c. 13. The Charging and Retreating of the Trojan Youths and their turning upon one another is by Virgil assimulated to a Labyrinth Ut quondam Cretâ fertur Labyrinthus in altâ Parietibus textum caecis iter ancipitemque Mille viis habuisse dolum quà signa sequendi Falleret indeprensus
Weeds of St. Dominic Are cloathed and buried in the Habit of St. Dominic to make sure of their Passage into Paradise thô not half so well assured of it as the order is of a considerable Legacy Weeds an old Word of the Sax. Waede Cloaths V. 481. They pass the Planets seven They get up above the seven Circles assigned to the wandring Lights Saturn Jupiter Mars Sol Venus Mercury Luna styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wanderers or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Wandring because of their various and unequal Motions Ibid. And pass the fix'd And soar above the Firmament where the fixed Stars are placed called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. unerring not as if this Sphere were void of all motion but because it moves so slowly on the Poles of the Ecliptic as not to compleat its compass in less than 25000 years therefore seeming fix'd to the giddy Planets V. 482. And that Chrystalline Sphear Gassendus tells us this Caelum Chrystallinum is so named being void of Stars it is transparent and as clear as Chrystal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. The same Astronomer for the convenience of solving the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 has divided this Chrystalline Heaven into two constituting the 9 and 10 Sphears which are supposed to be so equally poized and ballanced the ninth on the Poles of the Ecliptic and the tenth on the Equinoxial Points that by a kind of trembling libration the one inclines from the West to the East and so back again and the other from North to South reciprocally with a trepidation so slow that the first is moving two degrees and one third which makes one libration 1700 years and the latter is twice as long in performing a libration but of 24 minutes an Invention that might have become a Quaking Astronomer Gass. l. 2. c. 8. V. 483. The Trepidation talk'd They pass the Chrystalline Orb so poized that it moves forwards and back again by a slow trembling too much fancied and talk'd of like a Spanish Jennet never standing still and yet gaining no ground Ballance of the Lat. Bilanx a Beam that holds Scales poized and centred upon a Point Trepidatio Lat. trembling of Trepidare to shake Ibid. And the first moved The eleventh Heaven the Primum mobile because the twelfth is by the School-men made immoveable the Empyrean of a square form as to its outside according to the description of the Heavenly Jerusalem Rev. 21. 16. V. 484. At Heaven's Wicket seems to c. And now St. Peter seems to stand ready to open Heaven's Doors waiting for 'em with his Keys in his hand How the Romanists have conferred this Office of Door-keeper on St. Peter and for what reason I know not unless they interpret the Power of the Keys our Saviour gave him which is generally by them understood the absolute Power and Authority of Governing Christ's Church on Earth delegated to him to be exercised Literally by him now in Heaven the Popes his pretended Successors managing the other Magisterially enough on Earth Read Matth. 16. v. 18 and 19. Wicket of the Fr. Guichet a little Door V. 486. At foot of Heaven's Ascent Now at the beginning of Heaven's high rise at the bottom of the going up or arising up towards Heaven Ascent of Ascensus Lat. a climbing up of Ascendere Lat. to mount V. 488. Blows them transverse c. Blows them aside Mutati transversa fremunt vespere ab atro Consurgunt venti AEn 5. Transversus Lat. turned aside put by Ibid. League At Sea especially is three English miles so called of the Fr. Lieûe as this of Leuca Lat. derivable says Ammi Marcellinus a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from white Stones whereby the Accients distinguished them as the Romans also did Decimus ab Urbe Lapis 10 miles from Rome V. 489. Into the devious Air Out of the way into this blustering Climate Devius Lat. Devid out of the way V. 490. Cowles Hoods and Habits The Dresses and Habits of Monks and Friars Cowle Sax. Cugle Fr. Cagoulle of the Lat. Cucullus a Monk's Hood Habit of Habitus Lat. a Dress Cloaths V. 491. Flutter'd into Rags Torn and rent into Rags Flutter'd beaten B. 2. V. 933. Reliques Lat. Reliquiae the Remainders of Saints Bodies Bones Ashes old Garments c. supposed to work miraculous Cures by their credulous Admirers and Adorers V. 492. Indulgences Dispenses Bulls Licenses Dispensations Proclamations and Edicts of the Pope Indulgentia Lat. a Permission from the Pope to do something otherwise forbid Dispenses of Dispensatio Lat. Leave given to do things against the Laws of Men and often those of God as Murders incestuous Marriages breach of Faith c. Bulls the Popes Letters Patents sealed with a piece of Lead hanging to 'em of Bulla Lat. for the Boss of a Bridle and thence a Seal V. 493. The sport of Winds Vacuis Ludibria ventis Or as Virgil of the Sibyls Verses writ on Leaves of Trees Haec turbata volant rapidis ludibria ventis AEn 6. V. 495. Into a Limbo large and broad Limbus Lat. for the Welt or Hem of a Garment by the School men supposed the place in the Neighbourhood of Hell where the Souls of the Just who dyed before the Ascension of our Saviour were detained and into which they consign the Souls of the Infants dying unbaptized A daring and enterprizing Opinion grounded on these following Texts of Scripture Jacob mourning for the suppofed Death of his Son Joseph says in the bitterness of his Soul I will go down into the Grave unto my Son mourning Gen. 35. 35. The Hebr. word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying generally the place of Human Bodies after Death and therefore in our Bibles well translated the Grave The same word does indeed signifie the lowest Place and is understood of Hell As Hell is naked before him Job 26. 6. Of which Aben Ezra says in his Commentary on the place Centrum ipsius terrae ipsi in aperto propatulo est the very Center of the Earth where Hell is supposed to be is open and plain before him The next place assigned for a Support and Foundation is that where the Witch of Endor tells Saul I saw Gods ascending out of the Earth 1 Sam. 28. 13. And in the Eulogy of Samuel this ascending God it is said And after his death he Prophesied and shewed the King his end and lift up his Voice from the Earth Eccles. 46. 20. Another Text is Zecha 9. 11. where the Prophet foretelling the joyful Coming of the Messiah says As for thee also by the blood of thy Covenant I have sent forth thy Prisoners out of the Pit wherein is no Water 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vinctos tuos those that are bound which Place if compared with its Parallel Isa. 61. 1. where it is said of our Saviour He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the Captives and the opening of the Prison to them that are bound it
will be manifest that the Captivity and Prison here meant is to be understood Spiritually of those that were sold under Sin and sate in the thick darkness of Ignorance and the shadow of Death not of any such Local Confinement of Spirits after this Life But the Sacred Quotations on which these Prying Architects do most insist are Luke 16. 22. where the Angels carried Lazarus into Abraham's bosom which has made 'em add to their Limbus Patrum that of Sinus Abrahae which is so far from being a description of the Place in this Parable of our Saviour that it leaves us in the same mysterious Incertainty and whereas the Romanists infer from v. 26. Between us and you there is a great Gulf fixed that this Limbus is not ill situated and so near the place of Torment as their Adversaries affirm the whole proceeding of the Parable shews it to be both within the reach of the Eye and the Ear The other is 1 Pet. 3. 19. By which also he went and Preached to the Spirits in Prison a Text as applicable to their Purgatory as to this Limbus both which Turrianus tells us were entirely evacuated by our Saviour's descending into them Our Poet has more rationally assigned the back-side of the World for the large Limbus of Superstition and Folly into which all useless painful Fopperies that disturb Mankind deserve well to be thrown V. 501. His Travell'd Steps Weary took his way Travell'd of Travaillé Fr. tired V. 506. With Frontispiece of Diamond and Gold A description of Heaven's high Fore-front imitated from Ovid's Regia solis erat sublimibus alta columnis Clara micante auro Flammasque imitante Pyropo Met. 2. Well has our Poet adorned Heaven's everlasting Gate with Gold and the impassive Diamond this Stone resisting not only the Anvil and the Iron Hammer without the least damage but supporting the fiercest Fires thô thrown into the midst of a flaming Furnace for many Days whence it derived its Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Indomitus untameable Gold of all Metals the finest comes more pure and perfect out of the Fire Frontispicium Lat. the fore-part the fore-front of a Building Frontis inspectio V. 507. Imbellish'd Beautified of Embelli Fr. adorned V. 508. The Portal shon The place leading to the Gate shon bright with sparkling Jewels Portal Fr. Portail both of Porta Lat. a Door and signifies a place leading to a Door and usually Arched and raised on Pillars V. 509. By Model c. Not to be imitated by any Carver's or Painter's hand Model Fr. Modelle Lat. Modulus a Pattern or Specimen of any great Building shaped in small but in exact proportions Pencil Fr. Pinceau the Instrument Painters use to draw with V. 510. Whereon Jacob saw Jacob the second and Twin-Son of Isaac and Rebecca his Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sign a Deceiver of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to deceive a derivative of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Heel by which he took his Brother Esau striving for the Birth-right in his Mother's Womb of which he afterwards supplanted him Gen. 25. 26. V. 511. Angels Bands of Guardians bright And he dreamed and behold a Ladder set upon the Earth and the top of it reached to Heaven and behold the Angels of God ascending and descending on it and behold the Lord stood above it Gen. 28. v. 12 13. That by this Vision of the Ladder God's Universal Providence and Care of the World is set forth and his particular Kindness and Assistance to his Servant Jacob in his flight from his threatning Brother is the sense of the best Interpreters Bands of Guardians bright Companies of shining Illustrious Warders bright shining Guards of Angels of Gardien Fr a Keeper a Warden of Garder Fr. to watch to keep safe that God employeth his Angels in these Ministerial Offices many Instances in Scripture make it plain Are they not all ministring Spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation Hebr. 1. 14. The two destroying Angels that came to Sodom proved Protectors to Lot and his Family Gen. 19. Three Angels appeared to Abraham and were Entertained by him Gen. 18. Jacob in his return into his own Country was met by the Angels of God and when he saw them he said This is God's Host Gen. 32. v. 1 and 2. a Guardant Host of Angels to protect him against his angry and armed Brother Esau marching against him Elijah has an Angel for his Providore 1 King 19. v. 5 and 7. David saw the destroying Angel standing between Heaven and Earth with a drawn Sword in his hand stretch'd out over Jerusalem 1 Chron. 21. 16. An Angel appeared to Zacharias Luke 1. 11. The Angel Gabriel was sent from God c. To the Virgin Mary Ibid. v. 26 27 and 28. With many more both in the Old and New Testament V. 512. When he from Esau fled Esau 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make as if more perfect and compleat being all hairy not so tender as young Infants generally are but the Word has another signification to acquire and conquer relating to the struggle he had with his Brother for the Birth-right in their Mother 's Womb. Of Jacob's flight from him read Gen. 27. V. 513. To Padan-Aram c. The open or plain Country of Syria or Mesopotamia whither Jacob was sent Gen. 28. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Arabic Language signif a Field a Champain Country 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aramia or Syria Bethuel is styled the Syrian of Padan-Aram Gen. 25. 20. Luz So was the name of that City called at the first Gen. 28. 19. but Jacob enter'd not into it but slept on his hard Pillow Sub Dio Under the open Skie Gen. 28. 11. V. 515. This is the Gate of Heaven This is no other but the House of God this is the Gate of Heaven Gen. 28. 17. Here God by his especial Favour and peculiar Providence has manifested himself to men as in his Heavenly Palace here by this favourable Vision I have had as easie and free access to him as if this were the very Gate leading into the Glorious Mansion of his Majesty in perpetual remembrance thereof he calls the Place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bethel The House of God V. 516. Each Star mysteriously was meant The meaning of this Visionary Ladder is diversly allegorized by the Fathers and School-Divines some make it the Type and Representation of the Genealogy of our Saviour Jesus Christ which the Evangelist St. Matthew has deliver'd ch 1. by descending from Abraham to Joseph and Mary and St. Luke by ascending up from them to Adam and God Chap. 3. The many Steps then of this Ladder shew the many Generations and Persons contained in his Pedigree from Adam God's Mercy and his Truth are the sides that support its mighty length reaching from Heaven to Earth Others interpret the Foot of this Ladder standing on the Earth to foreshew Christ's Human as its
Imbuere Lat. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to fill V. 219. Nor Tongue ineloquent Nor does thy Tongue want fit and full Expressions Ineloquens Lat. that cannot speak readily and copiously V. 223. Each Word each Motion forms Whether thou speak or art silent Gracefulness and Comeliness wait on thee and form each winning Word and each becoming Motion V. 231. On Excursion Bo. II. V. 397. V. 235. Incens'd Incensus Lat. angry of Incendere Lat. to fire to anger Behests Bo. III. V. 533. Enure Bo. II. V. 216. V. 241. Barricado'd strong strongly barr'd and fortified of the Fr. Barriquer to fence or strengthen a place with Barrels fill'd with Earth against the Enemies Shot of Bà rrique Fr. a Barrel V. 244. Torment and loud lament c. Lament Bo. I. V. 448. Primisque in faucibus Oris Luctus ultrices posuere cubilia curae Ferreique Eumenidum thalami discordia demens AEn 6. V. 253. To Converse induc'd me The desire of conversing and discoursing longer perswaded me to this hard Undertaking Converse Bo. II. V. 184. Induc'd perswaded of Inducere Lat. to lead to V. 259. By quick instinctive Motion Till raised by powerful and provoking Motion I started up Instinctive stirring of Instinguere and Instigare Lat. to perswade whence Instinctus Lat. a natural Perswasion aad inward Motion V. 263. And liquid Lapse of Murmuring c. The moist motion the nimble gliding of pure purling Streams Lapse of Lapsus Lat. a sliding away a quick yet gentle motion At amnis Labitur labetur in omne volubilis aevum Hor. The motions of the Heavenly Bodies is express'd by the same word Cum medio volvuntur sidera lapsu AEn 4. V. 267. My self I then perus'd I look'd my self all over heedfully Perus'd of Pervidere Lat. to look over V. 269. Witb supple Joynts With yielding Nerves Of Souple Fr. soft and bending of Sub and Plico Lat. to yield to bend as the Joynts Juncturae Lat. do V. 272. My Tongue obey'd And well it might as being the fittest Instrument of all Human Organs to signifie and express the conceptions of our Minds wonderful in its easie Motion as well as Situation in the very way of our Breath by the breaking of which against the Palate Teeth or Lips those many different and distinct Sounds are made Thô to speak be natural to all Mankind yet this or that Language is artificial and the difference of 'em arises from the consent of numbers of Men to understand such Things by such Names and Sounds That Adam spoke Hebrew is most probable as well as his Descendents till the confusion at Babel a Language whose Purity the Jews have by their frequent Captivities their being dispeopled and dispersed all over the World as well as by their upstart Pointings and Antichristian Depravations and blind Obstinacy quite lost V. 290. To my former State insensible To my First and Original Condition of Insensibility void of all Sense and Being of which I was able to give no account Insensible Insensibilis Lat. that comes not under the comprehension of Sense Unfelt not understood V. 291. To dissolve To be broken in pieces thinking my whole Frame as coming together beyond my knowledge was now forthwith like to be loosed and united Dissolve of Dissolvere Lat. to untie and from the breaking of those suttle Bands that bind Soul and Body together to die Adam as yet Sinless is supposed to have no notion of Death or but a very imperfect one What e'er death is some dreadful thing no doubt Bo. IV. Vers. 425. V. 292. Stood at my Head a Dream Where busie Fancy in which those strange dark Scenes are laid has its Seat and Residence according to Homer's Philosophic Observation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 293. Whose inward Apparition Whose Image working inwardly in my Imagination gently stirr'd my Fancy and perswaded me I was still in Being such as lately I survey'd my self Apparition Apparitio Lat. the appearance of any thing of Apparere Lat. to be seen V. 301. By the Hand he took me rais'd and over Fields c. The Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden Gen. 2. 15. On which Text Interpreters have these three Opinions That God either by some inward Admonishment directed Adam to Paradise as our Saviour is said To have been led up of the spirit into the wilderness Matth. 4. 1. Or by his Angel appearing to him conducted him as those did Lot out of Sodom While he linger'd the men laid hold on his hand and upon the hand of his Wife c. And they brought him forth and set him without the City Gen. 19. 16. Or lastly according to the Translation of Enoch Wâ—â— walked with God and was not because God took him Gen. 5. 24. And Philip who having baptized the Eunuch was caught away by the spirit of the Lord and found at Azotus Acts 8. 39 40. To this our Author seems to incline making Adam's unaccountable Progress from the Place of his Creation to Paradise like to a Dream and Fancy of the Night V. 311. As the Dream had lively shadow'd As my Dream had in the Images of my Imagination represented it express and plain Shadow'd is an admirable word setting forth the dark Resemblances of Dreams those imperfect Night-pieces dimly presented to our drowsie Senses V. 323. Whose Operation brings c. Forbear to taste of the Tree whose forbidden Fruit if thou presume to eat of contrary to my command will work in thee the Knowledge of Good and Evil Good lost by thy transgressing my Command and Evil brought on thy self by Disobedience Good lost by forfeiting my Favour and thy Innocence Evil drawn on thy self by Sin the bitter Consequence the sad Sequel of thy Offence the woful Effect of thy Folly Death Operation Operatio Lat. working Consequence Consequentia Lat. the Effect what follows necessarily V. 330. Inevitably die Shalt be sure to die thô not precisely on that day but from that day shalt become Mortal as our Author well interprets the Sentence recorded Gen. 2. 17. Inevitably unavoidably Inevitabilis Lat. that cannot be escaped V. 333. Sternly he pronounced the rigid Interdiction Severely he commanded the strict Forbearance Sternly awfully of the Lat. Austerus Pronounced Bo. II. V. 353. Rigid Bo. III. V. 212. Interdiction Interdictio Lat. a forbidding V. 335. Not to Incur Thô in my Power left to the choice and freedom of my Will not to offend against not to violate of Incurrere Lat. to run into or against Purpose Bo. III. V. 172 And thus his merciful Commands renew'd V. 344. To receive their Names Names according to the best Enquiries have no other relation to the Things they signifie than the common Consent of those agreeing so to difference and distinguish them thô the Jews pretended the Names of Animals in their Language for on those only Adam imposed them Gen. 2.
King of Tuscia who taught the Art of Gardening described with a Pruning Hook in one hand and ripe Fruit in the other The Romans by him represented the Changes and Seasons of the Year whence Vertumnus or Vertimnus vertens annus the fittest Husband for the Goddess of Fruit read their Story Ovid Met. l. 14. the description of Pomona suits well with Eve Adorn'd with her Gardning Tools Rege sub hoc Pomona fuit Non Sylvas illa nec amnes Rus amat ramos faelicia poma ferentes Nec jaculo gravis est sed aduncâ dextera falce c. She had her Name à Pomis Lat. Apples Sed enim super abat amando Hos quoque vertumnus Neque erat faelicior illis Ibid. He is said to turn himself into divers Shapes according to the several Seasons of the Year a Gardner a Plowman a Reaper c. O quoties habitu duri messoris arist as Corbe tubit c. Ibid. Quid mirare meas tot in uno corpore formas Prop. l. 4. V. 396. Ceres yet Virgin of Proserpina c. Or most like to Ceres in her Virgin Youth e'er made the Mother of Proserpina by incestuous Jove Ceres the Daughter of Saturn and Ops the Mother of Proserpina by her Brother Jupiter whom stolen by Pluto as she sought all o'er the World she taught Mankind the methods of Plowing and Sowing thence esteemed a Goddess among the Husbandmen Prima Ceres unco glebam dimovit aratro Prima dedit fruges alimentaque mitia terris Prima dedit leges Cereris sunt omnia munus Ov. Met. l. 5. Proserpina Bo. IV. Vers. 269. V. 409. With Hellish Rancour imminent With Devilish Malice waited for thee prepared to hinder thy return Rancour Rancoeur Fr. confirm'd and setled Hatred Imminent Imminens Lat. watching for ready to fall on Intercept Bo. V. Vers. 871. V. 416. The whole included rare All Mankind their Offspring included and contained in them shut up as yet in their Loyns Included Inclusus Lat. of Includere to shut up V. 427. The Roses blushing round about her glow'd A Grove of bushing Roses seemed to be on fire round her Quam sepsit Rosa plurima circum Flagrantes perfusa genas queis vividus ignem Subjecit rubor AEn 12. V. 429. Whose Head thô gay Carnation Thô of a fine Carnation Colour Carnadino Ital. Color Carnis the colour of Flesh fley'd that is Red mix'd with a little White V. 436. Then voluble and bold Then boldly rouling himself to and fro Volubilis Lat. rouling along as Serpents do Ille volubilibus squamosos nexibus orbes Torquet Met. l. 3. V. 437. Among thick woven Arborets Among Shrubs and Bushes twisted together Arboret of Arbret Fr. a little Tree a Bush. The Hand of Eve the Handy-work and Industry of Eve V. 440. Or of Reviv'd Adonis See Bo. I. V. 446. The Feasts kept in honour of Adonis were celebrated at Athens in the Autumn and all sorts of Fruits offered to him as delighting in Gardens Venus is said to have prevailed with Proserpina the Infernal Goddess to restore Dead Adonis but the black Deity was so inamour'd of the lovely Youth that she gave him leave to visit her in these pleasant Gardens six Months in a Year but kept him the other half of it to her self in her dark Dominions Orpheus by him meant the Sun who might be allowed beautiful Gardens and made his Death and Restoration expressive of his sad Recess from and Enlivening return to us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orph. in Adon. Reviv'd Redivivus Lat. restor'd to Life Adonis seems to be derived of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Pleasure and it is very probable that the Gardens of Adonis were an ignorant imitation of that of Eden which St. Hierom translated according to the signification of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Voluptatem Pleasure V. 441. Alcinous Bo. V. Vers. 341. His Famous Gardens are celebrated by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Proxima Phaeacum faelicibus obsita pomis Rura Met. l. 13. Ibid. Of old Laertes Son Ulisses Son of Laertes King of Ithaca entertain'd by Alcinous in his unlucky return from the Destruction of Troy OA H. Nam mihi Laertes pater est Arcesius illi Jupiter huic Met. l. 13. Host a Guest of Hoste Fr. of Hospes Lat. the same V. 442. Or that not Mystic c. Or that Garden not Typical and Mystic but Real which Salomon made for the Entertainment of his fair Egyptian Queen This Garden is called The house of the Forrest of Lebanon 1 King 7. 2. by the Chaldee Domum refrigerii Regum The King's Summer-house named of Lebanon not for its Situation there but its pleasant Resemblance of it Millo at first a public Meeting-place in the vast Valley adjoyning to Mount Sion was by Salomon converted into Gardens of Pleasure and Banqueting-houses for his Egyptian Spouse which was one of the Pretences of Jeroboam's Rebellion 1 King 9. 15 24. and 1 King 11. 26. The Sapient King Salomon 1 King 3. 12. Sapiens Lat. wise Egyptian Spouse 1 King 3. 1. Egyptian of Egypt Bo. I. V. 339. Mystic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mysterious Bo IV. V. 312. V. 446. Sewers annoy the Air Common Sewers fowl infect the Air. Sewer Evier Fr. and Eauvier a Sink to discharge and carry away Filth V. 450. Tedded Grass or Kine Of trodden Grass or Cows Tedded of the Fr. Tordre platted trampled on Kine the Plural of Kuh Teut. a Cow V 456. This flowry Plat This Bed of Flowers Plat Fr. Plain as Grass-Plat an open plain place cover'd with Grass of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. broad The sweet Recess the sweet retiring Room of Eve Recessus Lat. a Retreat V. 457. Her Heavenly Form Angelic c. Her Heavenly Beauty like that of Angels but more soft and sweetly winning Form Forma Lat. Beauty Formae conscia conjux AEn 8. Gesture Bo. I. Vers. 590. V. 460. Over-aw'd his Malice and with Rapine sweet c. Her charming Innocence and every Grace that waited on each Action the winning Air and Comeliness that each Motion did inspire amazed his Malice and with pleasing Force and sweet surprizing Violence disarm'd his Fierceness of the fierce Design wherewith 't was fraught Bereav'd Bo. VI. Vers. 903. V. 463. The Evil One abstracted stood c. For that short space the Author of all Evil stood separated and despoiled even of the Evil Intentions he brought with him Abstracted Bo. VIII V. 462. V. 465. Stupidly good Dully and unactively good as with-held from doing harm to heedless and unwary Innocence moap'd and amaz'd into so much Goodness as for a minute to lose the desire of doing the harm he had in hand Stupidly of Stupidus Lat. senseless amaz'd V. 471. Fierce Hate he recollects He rallies his fiercest Hatred almost disarm'd and allay'd by Eves soft Charms Gratulating rejoycing in his mischievous Design eases thus his malicious Mind Gratulari Lat. to rejoyce to
Mankind be multiplied in proportion to the large Provision made for 'em and more hands help to unload Nature and deliver her of her bounteous Bearth Of the word to Beare to bring forth as Trees do Birth to be Born as Animals are V. 625. Adder Natter Ger. Natrix Lat. a Water-Snake V. 630. If thou accept my conduct If thou please to take me for your Guide Conduct Conductus Lat. of Conducere to guide V. 631. Swiftly roul'd in Tangles Forward swift he rouls in many Rings and made his crooked Path seem strait and easie on sudden Mischief bent Intâ—icate Bo. II. V. 877. V. 633. Hope elevates Hope of succeeding raises his haughty head and Joy shines on his Crest Elevare Lat. to raise V. 634. As when a wandring Fire c. As when a moving Fire Consisting of fat Vapours which the Night Thickens and the cold Air encloseth round By motion 's blown at last into a blaze Which oft they say c. Compact Compactus Lat. made up of Unctuous Unguinosus Lat. fat oily Condenses Bo. I. V. 429. Invirons Invironner Fr. to enclose encompass Agitation Agitatio Lat. motion A Philosophic desciption of those wandring Fires Ignes Fatui that mislead unwary Travellers benighted to which the First Seducer Satan is well compared V. 639. Blazing with delusive Light Shining with deceitful Light Delusive of Deludere Lat. to cheat Hovering Bo. II. V. 717. V. 645. Tree of Prohibition The forbidden Tree Of Prohibitio Lat. a forbidding V. 649. The credit of whose Virtue The belief and truth of whose vast virtue must remain with thee Credit Fr. of Credere Lat. to believe V. 653. That Command sole Daughter of his Voice Left this as his only immediate Command as to all things else left at full liberty to be guided by our Reason as to the rest our Lawgiver Daughter of his Voice according to the Hebraism 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So Arrows are called The sons of the quiver Lam. 3. 13. And Corn The son of the threshing floor Isa. 21. 10. V. 656. Indeed Hath God then said c. Yea hath God said Ye shall not eat of every Tree of the Garden Gen. 3. 1. In which our Author has followed the Chaldee Paraphrase interpreting the Heb. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 indeed Is it true that God has forbid you to Eat of the Fruits of Paradise as if he had forbidden 'em to taste not of one but all the Trees another of Satan's Sly Insinuations Quamvis enim quod sub interrogatione profertur nec verum nec falsum sit mendacium tamen hic serpens manifeste sibitavit rem sicut erat se nescire simulans ut paulatim felle suo miseram audientis venenaret animam Ruper l. 3. c. 4. de Trinit This Heb. Particle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 plainly shews that the short and summary account that Moses gives of the Serpent's Temptation has respect to some previous Discourse which could in all probability be no other than what our Poet has pitch'd upon V. 661. Of this fair Tree amidst the Garden It is evident that the Tree of Life as well as that of the Knowledge of Good and Evil grew in the midst of the Garden Gen. 2. 9. Now God having interdicted only the last of these Gen. 2. 16 17. Eve seems to prevaricate by answering the Serpent Of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden Gen. 3. 3. equally applicable to the Tree of Life as to that forbidden one Ergo jam impatienter ferebat murmurabat mulier quod quasi parcus vel avarus Deus praetiosa medii Paradisi reservaret viliora quaeque per circuitum colligenda in cibum homini concessisset Rupert V. 663. Nor touch it lest you die Gen. 3. 3. Which words because not recorded where the Command is first mentioncd Gen. 2. 16. are supposed by some Interpreters to have been the Injunction and Addition of Adam to deterr his Wife even from touching the Interdicted Tree by others as an Aggravation of God's Severity added by Eve her self in this dangerous Dialogue to whom God's Command began already to gtow grievous and therefore by her misreported Lest you die seems also a diminution and slighting of positive threatning them with most certain Death Haec verba mulieris jam vitiatae mentis indicia sunt Diminuit quia cum certâ affirmativâ enunciatione dixerit Deus in quocunque die comederis ex eo morte morieris haec dubium vel frivolum volens esse illud ne fortè inquit moriamur Rupert V. 668. Fluctuates disturb'd Moves much concern'd shews by his outward motion the concern and agitation of his Mind Immoderatè agitatus fluctuans Cice. de Orat. Fluctuare Lat. to move up and down as Waves agitated by the Wind. And in act rais'd acting more loftily V. 671. Orator renown'd in Athens c. As when long since some famous Athenian Orator Athens Athenae Lat. was one of the most ancient and noble Cities of Greece the Capital of Attica the Mistress of Arts and by them of the World more than Rome ever was by her Arms. The Great Athenian Orator was Demosthenes Rome Roma Lat. the Capital City of Italy and Sovereign of the whole World her great Orator and Oracle was Cicero Orator Lat. one that speaks well and fluently according to Cicero's description Is Orator erit meâ quidem sententiâ hoc tam gravi dignus nomine qui quaeounque res inciderit quae sit dictione explicanda prudenter composite ornatè memoriter dicat cum quâdam etiam actionis dignitate De Orat. V. 672. Where Eloquence flourish'd since mute In which free and famous Commonwealths the Art of Speaking well was cherish'd since every where Tongue-tied and Dumb. Eloquence Eloquentia Lat. the Art of Speaking well gracefully and copiously on any Subject V. 673. Stood in himself collected Stood silent as yet and summ'd up in himself while every part and motion of his Body every graceful Action gained him Attention e're he began to speak Collected of Colligere Lat. to gather together V. 676. Of Preface brooking c. As not enduring to lose time by any Speech made to obtain favourable Attention Preface Praefatio Lat. à Praefando the Beginning and Introduction of a Speech intended to win the favour of the Auditory Brooking of Brucan Sax. to digest for what the Stomach cannot digest it will not brook but discharge V. 678. All impassion'd Suiting his Passions to his Discourse graceing his Discourse with becoming Concern V. 680. Mother of Science Of Knowledge Scientia Lat. V. 682. To trace the Ways c. To discover the Designs of highest Beings Angels and God himself how wise and incomprehensible soever esteemed To trace Tracer Fr. to follow by the Foot as Huntsmen do Agent of Agens Lat. of Agere to do V. 687. It gives you Life to Knowledge It makes you live a Life more perfect in all higher Knowledge as being the
Tree of Knowledge much mistaken by easie seduced Eve Ibid. By the Threatner An odious Name given by the Tempter to GOD the Supreme Goodness as if he had threatned our first Parents with Death not so much to deterr them from Disobedience as to affright 'em from enjoying that fair Fruit useful to augment their Knowledge and to raise sublimer Understanding V. 688. Me who have touch'd and tasted Our Poet has so finely handled the Serpent's Temptation as to answer all the Allegations made of Eve's wonderful Simplicity c. He introduceth the Devil reasoning in the Serpent 〈◊〉 so strange a degree pretending by his eating of the forbidden Tree to have obtain'd both Speech and Reason exalted and ennobled thereby above all other Creatures that the Objections Peâ—erius puts into her mouth would have been of no defence to her Dixisset mulier serpenti si ita est ut dicis cur tu non edis ex istà arbore ut quod mihi promittis ipse consequaris Abi prior comede ut ex te Periculum faciam utrum vera sint quae loqueris mihique polliceris Lib. 6. de Laps Hom. V. 693. For such a petty Trespass For so small a fault Trespass of Trespasser Fr. to exceed to go beyond A Trespass is the going beyond the Limits of the Law the Bounds of our Duty of the Lat. Trans and Passus so Death Trespas Fr. is a passing beyond Life's Limits the Punishment of our Transgressions Petty Petit Fr. small V. 696. Deter'd not from Atchieving Discouraged not from Attempting c. Deterr'd of Deterrere Lat. to affright Atchieving Bo. II. V. 364. V. 699. If what is Evil be real If there be any thing really Evil in this World wherein GOD the Creator made all and acknowledged all that he made was Good Gen. 1. 31. Real Bo. VIII V. 575. Eve had been forewarn'd of the dangerous Evil of Temptation and Sin there was no other Evil in nature to be dreaded or avoided by her thô slyly here insinuated by Satan to hide his dark Design V. 702. The fear it self of Death removes the fear Justice is inseparable from the very Being and â—â—ssence of God so that could he be unjust he would be no longer God and then neither to be obeyed or feared so that the fear of Death for discovering of Evil to avoid it which does imply Injustice in God destroys it self because God can as well cease to be as to be just A Satanic Syllogism V. 704. Low and ignorant his Worshippers The consequence of Ye shall be as Gods Gen. 3. 5. as wise and knowing as He and then no longer his Worshippers The account Moses gives of Man's Fall is by most of the Fathers and School-Divines esteemed Historical and as such Commented on by them tho they often subjoyn divers Allegorical and Tropological Interpretations And this insnaring Discourse of Satan in the Serpent tempting of Eve is remarkable for five notorious and abominable Fashoods First That God as to the Death wherewith he threatned them was not to be believed or would not keep his word Ye shall not surely die Gen. 3. 4. Secondly That God with-held and envied them some extraordinary Good and unknown Happiness by forbidding them the Enjoyment of the Prohibited Fruit to awe and keep 'em low his Worshippers For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof then your eyes shall be opened Gen. 3. 5. Thirdly That the Interdicted Tree was endued with a Power and Virtue able to advance their Understanding to a higher pitch Ye shall be knowing Gen. 3. 5. Fourthly That it was possible for Mankind to attain to knowledge so perfect and admirable as thereby to become like God Ye shall be as Gods knowing Ibid. Lastly That they might obtain this compleat Resemblance of the Divinity by violating his Commands and eating of the forbidden Fruit Knowing both good and evil as they know Ibid. V. 711. Internal Man Inwardly Man as to my heighten'd Understanding Internal Internus Lat. inward V. 714. Human to put on God's By raising the dim Understanding to that transcendent State of Gods the brightest Intellectual Being The Phrase of Putting on is not only familiar inScripture to denote the highest and most exalted Changes that can happen to Humanity in Immortality and glorious Eternity as This mortal must put on immortality c. 1 Cor. 15. v. 53. where the Original word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signif Induere Lat. to put on But Virgil uses it in his Circean Metamorphoses Quos hominum ex facie Dea saeva potentibus herbis Indâ—erat Circe in vultus terga ferarum AEn 7. A Change relating and resembling this wrought by the fatal and forbidden Tree V. 730. Can Envy dwell in Heavenly Breasts An imitation of Virgil's Tantaene animis caelestibus irae AEn 1. V. 732. Goddess Humane Thou Earthly Deity Goddess of this fair World V. 733. Replete with Guile Full of Deceit his cunning and artful Discourse Replete Repletus Lat. fill'd V. 738. Impregn'd with Reason c. Big with seeming Reason and undeniable Truth Impregn'd Bo. IV. V. 500. V. 743. Sollicited her longing Eye Enticed and provoked her desiring Eye of Sollicitare Lat. to tempt to entice so used by Virg. Ast ubi concubitus primos I am not a voluptas Sollicitat Geo. 3. V. 744. To her self she mused Thus she bethought her self thus she thought in her mind Of Muser Fr. to think to study on Pausing Bo. V. Vers. 64. V. 748. Gave Elocution Gave speech and utterance to the Dumb. Elocutio Lat. a fluent and ready Speech V. 760. Such Prohibitions bind not Such Commands oblige us not do not bind us to obey and observe them Prohibitions Bo. IV. V. 433. V. 773 Rather what know to fear under this Ignorance c. What should I fear Or rather how do I know what is to be feared While for want of tasting this Instructive Tree I am utterly ignorant both of Good and Evil of GOD our Creator and his Commands Death or Penalty or Mortality the Punishment threatning our Disobedience Law of Loy Fr. Lex Lat. Penalty Bo. VII V. 545. V. 778. Of Virtue to make wise Of Power to enlighten the Understanding And when the Woman saw that the tree was good for food pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make one wise Gen. 2. 6. V. 782. Earth felt the Wound and Nature sighing c. Earth felt the Wound given her by violating the forbidden Fruit and Universal Nature fetch'd a sigh that shook her firm Foundation c. Totâ—sque perhorruit Orbis Attonitus tanto subitae terrore ruinae Met. l. 1. V. 791. Greedily she ingorged c. Greedily she glutted her self without any consideration and thought not that she was devouring what would not maintain Life but breed and bring forth all devouring Death Engorger Fr. to raven to eat greedily V. 803. Till dieted by thee I grow mature c. Till keeping constantly to thy Fruit
AEn 7. Laurus erat tecti medio c. V. 925. Under Bann to touch Under Command and Injunction or under a Curse not to touch it Ban Fr. for a Proclamation Command or Edict solemnly publish'd Or Bann is of the Belg. Bannen to curse in the Fol. Edition it is misprinted Bane See V. 663. V. 934. Inducement strong Powerful Perswasion Inducement of Inducere Lat. to move or perswade Most probable it is that Adam had hopes of attaining to a higher degree of Life and Knowledge and that the Temptation attack'd him on that side as well as his weaker Eve for most Interpreters supposed that meant of him by way of Rebuke Job 28. 28. And unto the man he said Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil is understanding V. 943. With us must fail dependent c. Sharing in our Welfare or Woe depending on our Condition as being made our Servants and thence subject to Vanity as the whole Creation is by St. Paul described Groaning and travelling in pain together until now Rom. 8. 20 21 22. Even as we our selves groan within our selves waiting for the adoption to wit the redemption of our body v. 23. Dependent Dependens Lat. subject to of Dependere Lat. to rely upon V. 954. If Death consort with thee If Death must be thy Portion thy Lot of Consors Lat. a like a Companion Cui communis sors est V. 963. Ingaging me to emulate Obliging me to imitate this high Example of thy Love AEmulari Lat. to endeavour to be like V. 977. Death menac'd would ensue Could I think Death wherewith we are threaten'd would follow upon our Eating would certainly overtake us Menac'd of Menacer Fr. of Minari Lat. to threaten Ensue Ensuyvre Fr. Insequi Lat. to persue to follow after V. 980. Die deserted Die alone forsaken and forlorn Desertus Lat. Deserere to forsake Pernicious Bo. I. Vers. 282. V. 989. Fear of Death deliver to the Winds Throw away and despise this vain fear of Death 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nec ferre videt sua gaudia ventos AEn 10. Tristitiam metus Tradas protervis in mare Creticum Portare ventis Hor. Carm. 1. Od. 26. V. 998. Not deceiv'd According to the Historical Relation of Moses he did not plead for himself that he was deceiv'd the Excuse of Eve cheated by the Serpent but rather inticed and perswaded by her The woman whom thou gavest to be with me she gave me of the tree and I did eat Gen. 3. 12. Whence St. Paul Adam was not deceived but the woman being deceived was in the transgression 1 Tim. 2. 14. V. 999. Overcome with Female Charm Credendum est illum virum suae faeminae uni unum hominem homini conjugem conjugi ad Dei legem transgrediendam non tanquam verum loquenti credidisse seductum sed sociali necessitudine paruisse Aug. l. 11. de Genes ad litt c. 42. Which the holy Page styles Harkening unto the voice of his wife Gen. 3. 17. Improbe Amor quid non mortalia pectora cogis AEn 4. V. 1003. At compleating of the Mortal Sin Original For till Adam had transgress'd by eating the Forbidden Fruit the Original Sin that infected all the Nations of his Posterity was not accomplish'd See V. 782. Original Bo. VI. V. 511. Compleating of Complere Lat. to fulfil Mortal Mortalis Lat. deadly of Mors Death V. 1005. Nor Eve to iterate c. Nor Eve to repeat her Transgression Of Iterare Lat. to do over again So Horace Cras ingens iterabimus aequor Carm. l. 1. Od. 7. V. 1008. As with new Wine intoxicated As if disorder'd by new Wine Intoxicated of Intossicare Ital. to Poison Tossico and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Poison of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Bow because barbarous Encmies used to poison their Arrows at last Toxicum made Lat. was used to signifie any sort of Poison many of which as Phitra c. did disturb Men's Minds and made 'em mad Operation Bo. VIII V. 323. Display'd Bo. II. V. 10. V. 1013. Carnal Desire enflaming Blowing the Desires of the Flesh into a Flame Carnalis Lat. fleshly of Caro Lat. Flesh. V. 1014. Lascivious Eyes Wanton Looks Eyes full of Lust. Lascivus Lasciviosus Lat. lustful Dalliance Bo. IV. V. 338. V. 1017. Exact of Taste and Elegant Well skill'd and curious in thy Taste Exact Bo. VIII V. 539. Elegant Elegans Lat. Choice of Eligere Lat. to pick and choose Ut in epularum apparatu à magnificentiâ recedens non se parcum solum sed etiam elegantem videri volet eliget quibus ut atur Cice. de Orat. Sapience Bo. VII V. 193. of Sapere Lat. to taste to distinguish thence to be wise to know V. 1020. Savour we apply and Palate call judicious We use Taste in many Senses and apply Judgment to the Palate Palatum sagax in gustu Plaut Hic planè nihil sapit Cic. is an unfavory Fellow a Fool. Nec enim sequitur ut cui cor sapiat ei non sapiat Palatus Cic. de Fin. Savour Sapor Lat. Tincam multa ridiculè dicentem Granius obruerat nescio quo sapore vernaculo Cic. de Cla. Orat. So we say This savours of Atheism c. Judicious of Judicium Lat. Judgment so a Man is said to be a good Judge of Wine that has a good Palate Palatus or Palatum Lat. the Roof of the Mouth Purveyed Provided of Pourveoir Fr. Providere Lat. V. 1024. True Relish tasting Did not understand Taste in its heigth and perfection Relish of Relecher Fr. to lick over again as Hauts Gousts entice us to do V. 1036. Darted Contagious Fire Shot forth Infectious Fire Darted of Darder Fr. to fling a Dart. Contagiosus Lat. Infectious V. 1040. Pansies Violets and Asphodel c. Pansies of Pensée Fr. Viola Flammea of Tricolor called a Paunsie or a Fancy Violets Violette Fr. Viola Lat. Aspâ—odel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Daffodil Hyacinth Hyacinthus a Flower that sprang out of the Blood of a lovely Boy the Darling of Apollo slain by him by mischance See Bo. IV. V. 301. V. 1047. That with exhilerating Vapour bland As soon as that deceitful Fruit whose soft and pleasing Fume had fed their Fancies and play'd about their Animal Spirits had lost its force and having misled their Minds was now spent and evaporated Exhilerating of Exhilerare Lat. to delight to refresh Bland Bo. V. vers 5. Exhaled of Exhalare Lat. to breath out V. 1050. With Conscious Dreams encumbred Loaded and perplexed with guilty Dreams such as arose from an inward sense of their Transgression Encumbred of the Fr. Encombrer or Ital. Ingombrare to vex disturb of the Ger. Kummern to molest V. 1053. Soon found their Eyes how open'd Not as the Serpent had promised 'em To be as Gods Gen. 3. 5. but to be less than Men such as they were while Innocent They were naked before and were not ashamed Gen. 2. 25. Non quod eis sua
Incorporeal void of all Dimension Bo. 1. v. 793. V. 18. Where the Golden Altar fum'd And another Angel came and stood at the altar having a golden censer and there was given unto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all Saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne And the smoak of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God Rev. 8. 3 4. Incense Bo. 9. v. 194. Fum'd smoaked of Fumare Lat. Intercessor Bo. 3. v. 219. V. 23. Implanted Grace From thy Grace rooted in his Heart Implantatus Lat. planted in Censer Incensoir Fr. an Instrument to burn Incense in ab Incendendo Lat. Manuring Bo. 4. v. 628. V. 33. His Advocate and Propitiation His Defence and Satisfaction let me expound his imperfect Prayers who am his Patron and Surety We have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins 1 John 2. 1 2. Advocatus Lat. one that defends the Cause of his Client Propitiatio Lat. a satisfaction of Propitiare Lat. to appease V. 35. Or not good Ingraft A Gardening Metaphor used by St. Paul often Rom. 11. v. 17 19 23 c. place all his good Works or not good on me on my account my Merit shall compleat those and for the other my Death shall make satisfaction Ingraft of In and Greffer Fr. to put a slip of one Tree into another V. 38. The smell of Peace towards Mankind Accept me the Peace-offering for Mankind in me be reconciled to him The Peace-offering in the Levitical Law is frequently express'd by an offering of a sweet savour unto the Lord Levit. 3. v. 5 16. and c. 4. v. 31. typifying that most acceptable Sacrifice of our Saviour who is our Peace Eph. 2. 14. Reconciled Reconciliatus Lat. restored to Favour His Days numbred his appointed Time short and sad Pauperis est numorare V. 41. To mitigate not to reverse Which I entreat to soften to render more easie not to repeal Mitigare Lat. to asswage To reverse as to reverse a Decree to make void a Sentence of Revertere quasi Retrovertere to abrogate V. 44. Made one with me c. That they may all be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one even as we are one John 17. 21 22. V. 51. No Gross no unharmonious Mixture c. Those fine and undecaying Elements that in their mixture have no inequality or grossness will not endure him infected any longer but throw him off like a Disease The pure and well-proportioned Elements in Paradise and not improbably in all the World were so equally mix'd as to contribute to its Fruits Adam's Food that wholsom Temperament which was to have preserved him and his Posterity in an uninterrupted state of Health till it had pleased his Creator to have translated him Sinless into Heaven without tasting Corruption or seeing the Grave but having transgress'd he was to be driven out of that undecaying Garden into the distemper'd World to Air that now must suffer change to Earth affected with Cold and Heat scarce tolerable Bo. 10. v. 212 and 653. Gross to Air as gross and perishing Nourishment such as might introduce Decay and incline him daily to Dissolution and at last to Death Sins dire Distemper Gross thick foul Grosso Ital. of Crassus Lat. thick unfine Unharmonius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. disagreeing Eject of Ejicere Lat. to throw out Tainted Bo. 5. v. 704. Distemper disorder of Dis Negative and Trempe Fr. of Temperies Lat. the proportion and equality of Cold and Heat Dissolution Bo. 2. v. 127. V. 59. Happiness and Immortality God endowed Adam with two fair Gifts Happiness and Immortality not Absolute but depending on his Obedience Happy while obedient and Immortal while innocent because in a condition not to die But this possibility of Never Dying did not result from his Nature for by that he was Mortal and subject to Decay as living an Animal Life but had he kept his Innocence God would have so preserved and protected him that after a long Life here he would have translated him to immutable secure and unforfeitable Immortality in everlasting Bliss without passing through Corruption and the dark Grave as Enoch was that he might not see Death Heb. 11. 5. For had Man continued Sinless it is unimaginable how the World could have maintained if able to contain their vast Multitudes always here below Therefore Immortality imports a Longevity of undisturb'd Happiness and undistemper'd Health which should have transmitted Mankind into Heaven at God's appointed time But having lost his Happiness which depended on his Innocence Immortality would have proved a Punishment an everlasting Disease whose only Remedy and Cure is Death the Restorative of his Primitive State and Eternal Bliss Hence that of St. Paul To die is great gain Phil. 1. 21. Praeclusaque janua let i AEternum nostros luctus extendit in aevum Met. 1. Eternize of Eternare Lat. to make everlasting V. 63. Refin'd by Faith c. And after this Life spent in many Trials and sharp Afflictions and purified by Faith manifested by Works Death shall restore and give him up to a new and everlasting Life waked at the Resurrection of the Just Pure and Unspotted with Heaven and Earth renewed and refined by Fire Tribulation Bo. 3. v. 337. Refined Raffiné Fr. purged from his Dross A Metaphor from Metals by melting down Refined The fining pot for silver and the furnace for gold Prov. 17. 3. Refined is well applied to Afflictions and the Trials of this Life which our Saviour Typifies by Fire I am come to send fire on Earth Luke 12. 49. V. 65. The Renovation of the Just At the Resurrection of the just Luke 14. 14. for as our Spiritual Resurrection from Sin here is frequently styled A putting off the old man and being renewed in the spirit of our minds Eph. 4. 22 23. So our Corporeal Resurrection at the last Day shall be a Renovation Renovatio Lat. a Renewing of our Mortal Bodies which shall then put on Immortality 1 Cor. 17. 53. V. 66. With Heaven and Earth renew'd I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven and the first Earth were passed away Eph. 4. 22 23. Nevertheless according to his promise we look for new Heavens and a new Earth 2 Pet. 3. 13. Synod Bo. 2. v. 392. Peccant Peccans Lat. sinning of Peccare Lat. to offend V. 74. Heard in Horeb At the Promulgation of the Law Exod. 20. 18. And perhaps not to be heard again till the Day of Judgment When the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of God 1 Thes. 4. 16. Oreb Bo. 1. v. 7. Amarantinus Lat. of Amarant Bo. 3. v. 353. V. 79. By the Waters of Life The Lamb
shall lead them unto living fountains of waters Rev. 7. 17. The fountain of the water of life Ibid. ch 21. v. 6. and ch 22. v. 1 17. Resorting of Ressortir Fr. to issue forth to repair to V. 84. O Sons like one of us Man is become And the Lord God said Behold the man is become as one of us to know good and evil Gen. 3. 22. All Interpreters expound these words Ironically as referring to the false Promises of Satan in the Serpent Ye shall be as Gods knowing good and evil v. 5. To which our Author subscribes by Let him boast his knowledge But he has in part followed the Opinion of Hieron Oleaster that this usher'd in by this Adverb of Demonstration was spoken to the Angels In their State thô firm yet to confirm 'em more V. 71. Sec O my Sons how like to God deceived man has made himself Defended Fruit of the forbidden Tree of Defendre Fr. to forbid of Defendere Lat in the Law sense to Prohibit so used by Chaucer Where can you say in any manner Age That ever God defended Marriage V. 92. How variable and vain self left I know his Heart how foolish and fickle if left to its self and the guidance of his giddy Will Variable Variabilis Lat. changeable V. 95. And live for ever If Adam had not sinned he had never suffered Death which by sin entred into the world Rom. 5. 12. yet was he even in his Innocency Mortal that is under a possibility of Decay and Death from which God would have preserved him Sin then did not make him Mortal but with his Innocency bereaved him of God's wonderful Preservation and delivered him up to his natural Mortality Homo qui mortalis erat redigi natur aliter poterat in suum cinerem voluntate Dei viveret semper nisi peccatum obstitisset non est itaque per peccatum factus mortalis sed qui cum erat innocens voluntate Dei servabatur ob peccatum traditus est suae mortalitati Vall. c. 6. How this wonderful Preservation depended on the Tree of Life is hard to guess most probable it is that the Fruit of this Restorative Tree was most connatural to Man's Life easiest to be turned into and assimulated into his Substance endowed with a Preservative Power against all Decay by which our Lives had been lengthen'd out to a vast Longevity till it had pleased our Creator to have removed and transplanted us into Heaven For For ever does not imply Eternity but a long Duration of Time in Scripture as of the Servant whose Ear was bored through He shall be thy servant for ever Deut. 15. 17. So the Hills are styled Everlasting Gen. 49. 26. O King live for ever Dan. 3. 9. I will not eat flesh for ever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 8. 13. c. Now lest he put forth his hand and take also the tree of life and eat and live for ever Gen. 3. 22. This seems to manifest God's Compassion and Commiseration of lost Man lest eating of this enlivening Fruit he should prolong and lengthen out his miserable Life farther than what was fit at which our Author hinted telling us God provided Death for Adam a final Remedy lest by that long Life he was capable of he should Eternize his Wee that is live under it too long Ibid. Dream at least to live for ever Shews our Author did not understand the Tree of Life capable of making Adam live Eternally without Removal into the Heavenly Regions Rupertus believed this wonderful Fruit endued with a Power able to have made Adam Immortal if he had once tasted of it and that Satan and he were both ignorant that there was such a Preservative Plant in God's Garden for had the Devil known it as he made him miserable by Eating of the forbidden Tree so he would have endeavoured to have made that Misery perpetual by perswading him to have eaten of the Tree of Life Si enim vel ille scisset nunquam consilium suae malignitatis ita dimidiasset sed sicut illud lignum temerare persuasit ut miseros faceret sic istud praeripere suasisset ut aeternaliter miseros misere aeternos efficeret Com. in Gen. c. 30. l. 3. But he forgot what St. Paul tells us That God is faithful who suffers us not to be tempted above what we are able but will with the temptation make a way to escape 1 Cor. 10. 13. V. 98. To till the ground whence he was taken Gen. 3. 23. Michael Bo. 6. v. 44. Behest Bo. 3. v. 533. V. 102. Of flaming Warriours A choice Angelic Guard His ministers a flaming fire Psal. 104. 4. V. 103. To invade vacant Possession Attempt to possess himself of Paradise empty and void by Man's expulsion Invade Invadere Lat. to go into V. 111. Bewailing their Excess Sorrowing for their Sin Excess Excessus Lat. a going beyond Sin is a going beyond the bounds of our Duty set by God's Commands by the same Metaphor called Transgression Disconsolate comfortless of Dis and Consolari Lat. to comfort Reveal discover Revelare Lat. to shew by removing the Vail V. 115. Intermix my Covenant Bring in by thy Discourse my Agreement and Reconciliation made with them by the Atonement of my Son to be born of the Woman's Seed Gen. 3. 15. Intermix Intermiscere Lat. to mingle with Covenant Fr. Conventum Lat. an Agreement of Convenire Lat. to agree V. 120. Of a Sword the flame And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims and a flaming Sword which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life Gen. 3. 24. Cherubic Watch c. a Guard of Cherubims armed with shining Swords shooting forth Flame God set a double Guard before his Garden Angels those vigilant Spirits and Ministers to forbid the Fiends and a flaming Sword to affright Adam and Eve the Expelled Offenders Thus the Angel that withstood Balaam is represented And he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way and his sword drawn in his hand Numb 22. 31. In the same manner David saw the angel that smote the people 2 Sam. 23. 17. Cherubic Cherubicus Lat. of a Cherub Bo. 1. v. 157. Receptacle Bo. 7. v. 307. V. 125. Man once more to delude Lest Satan by tempting them with the Fruit of the Tree of Life and thereby promising them Exemption from Death the Sentence denounc'd against them might again delude 'em and interrupt their Repentance by a new Presumption Debuisse â— Paradisi aditu arceri Daemenem ne eum in locum penetrans decerperet fructum arboris vitae cujus promissione ac donatione mâ—rtales prorogandae vitae avidissimos curiosissimos falleret ad sui cultum obsequium adduceret Perer. l. 6. V. 127. The Cohort bright The bright Brigade Cohors Lat. was a Band of 555 Fooâ—-Soldiers and 66 Horse-men 10 of which constituted a Roman Logion V. 129. Like a double Janus Each
colour when fit for Fuel whence our Sword the Rind of Bacon of its blackness Most admirable and excellent are these Episodes which here begin and adorn our Author's Poem to the end surpassing all those tedious Stories and the vain-glorious Boastings of the Homeric Heroes and Virgil's artful Enumeration of the Roman Conquerors down to Augusius Caesar and the bemoan'd Marcellus AEn 6. as much as a Relation of what was to come to pass from the beginning of the World to Adam and all Mankind to the end of it and in order to a better taken out of Sacred Story must excel any particular or Humane History whatever V. 436. Uncull'd Some green and others ripe not pick'd and cull'd Uncull'd unchosen of Cueiller Fr. Colligere Lat. to gather thence to pick and choose V. 437. The Firstlings of his Flock Lambs Gen. 4. 4. according to God's Precept Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits likewise thou shalt do with thine oxen and thy sheep seven days it shall be with its dam on the eighth day thou shalt give it me Exod. 22. v. 29 30. Choicest and best if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offering if he offer it of the herd whether it be male or female be shall offer it without blemish before the Lord Levit. 3. 1. V. 439. The Inwards and their Fat According to Levit. 3. 3 4. V. 442. Consum'd with nimble glance The Lord had respect to Abel and to his Offering says Moses in the Holy Record Gen. 4. 4. which all the Fathers interpret to have been manifested by Fire coming down from Heaven and consuming his Sacrifice the same Sign signalized the offering of Aaron and God's acceptance thereof And there came a fire out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt-offering upon the altar and the fat which Moses styles The glory of the Lord appearing to the people Levit. 9. 23 34. In the same manner was Gideon's Sacrifice accepted Judg. 6. 21. Thus David was of God answered by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering 1 Chron. 21. 26. And Salomon 2 Chron. 7. 1. Elijah also received the same Miraculous Approbation 1 King 18. 38. Ibid. And grateful Steam An offering made by fire of a sweet savour to the Lord Levit. 1. v. 9 13 17. and frequently so express'd in Scripture V. 443. For his was not sincere Cain's Sacrifice was left untouch'd by the Heavenly Fire and therefore unaccepted because not offer'd in Truth and sincerity of Heart for God had respect unto Abel and then to his Sacrifice Gen. 4. 4. Sincere Sincerus Lat. Pure Upright V. 445. Smote him into the Midriff with a Stone Our Author has followed the most probable Opinion that Cain killed his Brother with a blow on the Breast with a great Stone that beat out Life that beat the Breath out of his Body as they talk'd Gen. 4. 8. as they were in Discourse about the success of their Sacrifice Abel maintain'd God's Omniscience and Omnipresence the Rewards and Punishments of good and bad Actions both in this Life and that everlasting one in the other World which introduced a Dispute of the Immortality of the Soul and its eternal State whereupon careless and unbelieving Cain enraged at his Brother 's grave Admonitions slew his innocent Adviser and sent him to experiment the Truth of his Pious Assertions as the Jerusal Targum guesses Cain was of that wicked one who was a Murderer from the beginning John 8. 44. and slew his brother because his own works were evil and his brothers righteous 1 John 3. 12. V. 447. With gushing Blood effus'd Poured out his Blood and Soul together Undantique animum diffudit in arva cruore Purpuream vomit ille animam AEn 9. Whatsoever the deadly Instrument was with which Cain slew his Brother his Death was most certainly attended with Effusion of his Blood that being mention'd To cry unto the Lord from the ground Gen. 4. 10. Remembred also by our Saviour Matth. 23. 35. Effus'd Effusus Lat. poured out spilt V. 449. Dismay'd Bo. 1. v. 57. Nothing in the World could be more terrible than the first Night and the first dismal Scene of Death Mons. Balsac V. 457. From Heaven acceptance If thou dost well shalt thou not be accepted Gen. 4. 7. V. 472. By Intemperance more By Excess in eating and drinking undermining and sapping Life by its Supports Pius Gula quam Gladius Saevior armis Luxuria incubuit victumque ulciscitur orbem Juv. V. 476. Th' Inabstinence of Which Eve's want of Abstinence and command over her Sensual Appetite shall bring on her Descendents In and Abstinentia Lat. Forbearance V. 479. A Lazar house Lazaret Fr. Lazaretto It. an Hospital Maladies Maladie Fr. Sickness of Malum Lat. as Illness in the same sense of Ill. V. 481. Of gastly Spasm The Disorders of ugly Cramps and strange Distortions Spasms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Cramp of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to Contract of which one ill-favour'd kind is called Spasmus Cynicus when the Nostrils are so convulsed that the Teeth appear like those of a snarling Dog Ibid. Or racking Torture Or tormenting Pains that put the wretched Patient on the Rack Of Recken Ger. to stretch to extend Torture Tortura Lat. of Torquere Lat. to twist to torment V. 482. Qualms of Heart-sick Agony Fainting Fits that affect the Heart with Life's last struggle Qualms Swoonings Death's Sisters of Crealm Sax. Death a short one and sometimes absolute Agony Bo. 2. v. 861. Ibid. All feavorous kinds All sorts of Feavors Febris Lat. Convulsions Convulsiones Lat. à Convellendo from plucking the Nerves up together with painful twitches V. 483. Epilepsies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Falling-sickness Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to seize upon it being a seizure of such a sort as for the time deprives the Person afflicted there with both of Sense and Understanding Ibid. Fierce Catarrhs Salt sharp Rheums and furious Defluxions Catarrhs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Torrent of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to flow down as Rheums do from the Head to the Labouring Lungs V. 484. Intestine Stone and Ulcer The Stone in the Bladder or Kidneys often attended with putrifying Ulcers Intestine Intestinus Lat. inward Ulcer Ulcus Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Sore full of Corruption Ibid. Cholic Pangs Pains of the Cholic twisting and tearing the Guts Cholic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. one of the great thick Guts so called from whose fulness either with Wind or Filth those piercing Pains arise Pangs of Pain Paena Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. V. 485. Daemoniac Phrenzie Raving Madness that looks like being possess'd by an Evil Spirit like those two possess'd with Devils coming out of the tombs exceeding fierce Matth. 8. 28. Daemoniac 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Possess'd and thence furious Phrenzie Phrenesis Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Madness of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the
are 1 Cor. 3. 16. 17. Your Body is the Temple of the Holy Ghost that is in you 1 Cor. 6. 19. Now that these living Temples stand founded on their own Faith not that of the Church of Rome as St. Paul Thou standest by Faith Rom. 9. 20. By Faith ye stand 2 Cor. 1. 24. is manifest in that Glorious Catalogue of the Faithful Patriarchs Heb. 11. Manifested by their Works By Works a Man is justified and not by Faith only Faith by Works being made perfect Jam. 2. 24. 22. V. 530. Who against Faith and Conscience can be Infallible Who can pretend to Infallibility over the Belief and Consciences of Christians Their Consciences bearing witness and their Thoughts accusing or else excusing one another for which reason they are charged by the Apostle To hold the Mystery of the Faith in a pure Conscience 1 Tim. 3. 9. Independent of Rome's Infallible Chair Infallibilis Lat. unerring undeceivable V. 534. In outward Rites and specious Forms In Ceremonies Rituals gaudy Processions and fair shews Rites Bo. 10. v. 994. Specious Speciosus Lat. beautiful goodly V. 536. Truth bestuck with Slandrous Darts Truth shall be hardly to be found on Earth loaded with Lies and foul Aspersions disgraced with the Reproaches of Heretic and Schismatic Puritane c. Malignant Bo. 10. v 602. Benigne Bo. 8. v. 492. Slandrous Reproachful of Esclandre Fr. Lat. Scandalum disrepute V. 540. The day of Respiration to the just The day of ease and comfort to Gods People in which the Righteous shall take Breath releast both from the Persecutions of Sin and Wicked Men When God shall wipe away all Tears from their Eyes Revel 7. 17. Respiratio Lat. a breathing refreshing comfort V. 547. To dissolve Satan with his perverted world To destroy the Kingdom of Satan When the judgment of this world shall be and the Prince of this world shall be cast out John 12. 31. When the Prince of this world shall be judged John 16. 11. V. 543. From the Conflagrant Mass c. Then from the flaming Globe of all the World on Fire at once Kept in store and reserv'd unto Fire against the day of Judgment and Perdition of Ungodly Men 2 Pet. 3. 7. Shall raise new Heavens and a new Earth in which dwelleth Righteousness v. 7. of which before V. 553. Seer blest measur'd this Tranfient World How soon has thy Prophesie happy Foreseer of all things to come run through this fading world The Prophets were called Seers as Gad David's Seer 2 Sam. 24. 11. from their foresight of Futurity The Original is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. to see because God revealed to them things afar of in dark Futurity Prediction Praedictio Lat. foretelling Prophesie Transient Transiens Lat. passing away as the world does 1 John 2. 17. V. 555. Till time stand fixt Till time have finisht his Race and stand still Till time always in motion and the measure of it stand fixt and move no more firm and fixt in unalterable Eternity V. 567. By weak subverting worldly strong c. God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise and the weak things to confound the things which are mighty 1 Cor. 1. 27. Subverting over-turning Subvertere Lat. V. 570. Is fortitude to highest victory That to suffer for Christ and his Truth is the noblest Courage and the most considerable Conquest Such as manifested it self in St. Stephen the Protomartyr Acts 6. 8. Full of Faith and Power V. 571. Death the Gate of Life The entrance by which we are admitted into Everlasting Life Death being swallowed up in victory 1 Cor. 15. 54. V. 584. Charity the Soul of all the rest Add to your Faith Virtue and to Virtue Knowledge and to Knowledge Temperance to Temperance Patience and Charity 2 Pet. 1. 5 6 7. Charity by name to come so to be named when the world encreased found objects for it Charitas Lat. is of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. good-will whose excellencies are set forth 1 Cor. 13. Now abideth Faith Hope Charity these three but the greatest of these is Charity v. the last V. 589. From this top of Speculation From this visionary heighth from this high Hill of Prophesie and Prediction from which I have given thee a clear prospect of what most considerable to Mankind shall come to pass to the Worlds end Speculation Speculatio Lat. a watching on a Tower or high place thence a discovery therefore applied to the Prophets in the sacred Page who are call'd Seers and Watchmen Speulatores of Specula Lat. a Watch Tower Son of Man I have made the a Watchman to the House of Israel Ezek. 3. 17. more exactly described chap. 33. 3 4 5 6 7. V. 590. The hour precise exacts our parting hence The appointed hour is come that requires and presses our departure from Paradise Precise Praecisus Lat. cut of ended and determined of Praecidere Lat. to cut of Exacts of Exigere Lat. to require to command strictly V. 595. With gentle Dreams have calm'd For I with pleasing Dreams betokening Happiness have quieted her troubled Breast have tuned her Spirits and inclined her will to meek submission and surrender of her self and this her Paradise Calm'd Calmer Fr. to appease to quiet Compos'd setled of Componere Lat to order to settle Vix Defessa senem passus componere membra Geor. 4. Of Proteus setling himself to sleep Portending Bo. 6. v. 578. Unanimous Bo. 4. v. 736. V. 611. Dreams Advise Inform instruct of Aviser Fr. to Counsel give advise to That God often revealed his Will and signified his pleasure to his Prophets and others in Dreams and Visions of the Night is remarkable through the whole Tract of Holy Writ If there be a Prophet among you I the Lord will make my self known unto him in a Vision and will speak unto him in a Dream Numb 12. 6. Propitious Bo. 5. v. 507. Presaging Bo. 1. v. 627. V. 616. With thee to go is to stay here c. To go along with thee is as pleasant as to stay here But to stay here without thee would be as sad as to go hence against my will Thou and where ere thou art is Paradise to me V. 625. Now to nigh th' Archangel stood Our Poet observes the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Decorum to the last degree making our first Parents such perfect Patterns of Modesty as to forbear their Endearments though but in Words at the Angels approach V. 629. Gliding Meteorous as Evening Mist Sliding ore the Surface as a Mist at Evening that rises from a Fuming River slides ore the moist Marshy Ground its Nursery Meteorous 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. high quick sliding along insensibly silent and swift as a Mist does over the Ground aloft as Homer useth the Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gliding of Glisser Fr. to slide or slip swifty along Marish or Marsh. Marais Fr. a moist moorish Ground of Mariscus Lat. Rushes commonly growing there Brandisht Shaken Waved round Bo. 2. v. 786. Blazed Bo. 6. 18. V. 634. Which with Torrid heat c. Which with roasting heat and fiery vapour like the scorching Air of Sun Burnt Afric began to inflame that moderate Climate Torrid Torridus Lat. burnt scorched whence the Torrid Zone so named of its suppos'd insupportable heat Quarum una corusco Semper sole rubens torrida semper ab igni Geor. 1. V. 635. The Libyan Air adust The burning Air of scorching Africa Libya so named of Libya the Daughter of Epaphus was by the Antients used to express Africa and was the most Southern part of the World known to them though properly it is but a part of it now known by the Name of the Kingdom and Desert of Barca Mundus premitur Libyae devexus in austros Geor. 1. Adust Adustus Lat. scorcht burnt V. 637. In either hand c. The Angel led our Parents loath to depart from their beloved Seat in each hand which the Designer of the Copper Plate has not well exprest representing him shoving them out as we say by Head and Shoulders Lingering staying delaying of the Ger. Leangern to delay and protract the time V. 640. To the subjected Plain To the Valley that lay below it Subjected of Subjicere Lat. to put under V. 643. Wav'd over by that flaming Brand O're which God's flaming Sword made many fiery Circles Brand of the Fr. Brandon or Belg. Brand a Torch a Fire-Brand of Brande Belg. to burn Wav'd Bo. 5. v. 193. FINIS