concerning faith haue made Shipwracke Thou shalt breake the Shield of Tarshis Shooes sig That part of our cloathing which couers defends our feete from stones thornes and other iniuries which they are subiect vnto Exod. 3. Put off thy Shooes 2 The Gospell of peace and attonement which being beleeued in prepareth and armeth the feet or the affections of a Christian Soule to goe thorough all difficulties of their way being many and sharpe Can. 7 1. How beautifull are thy goings with Shooes Ephe. 6 15. Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace to shut vp yâ— kingdome of Heauen sig To keepe men from hearing and receiuing the word preached whereby the doore of the Kingdome of Heauen is set open vnto vs. Math. 23 13. Because you shut vp the Kingdome of Heauen before men Sicke sig One that lackes bodily health eyther in whole or in part Luke 8 1 2. His Sicke Seruant Phil. 2 27. He was Sicke neere to death 2 Sinners which feele their sinnes with greefe and desire of remedy from Christ. Mat. 9 12. The whole neede not the Phisition but the Sicke Ver. 13. For I am not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance Sicknesse sig Ill disposition of the body Iohn 11 4. This sicknesse is not to death 2 The infirmities of the Soule Mat. 8 17. He bare our sicknesses Sickle sig pro An Instrument to reape and cut downe Corne withall 2 The sharp seuerity of diuine iustice and vengeance cutting downe the wicked in the day of his iudgement as Corne is cut downe with a Sickle in the Haruest Roma 14 19. And the Angell thrust in his sharp Sickle on the earth In the sight of God Sée before God Signe sig pro Some outward sensible thing whereby some other thing is brought to minde Mat. 16 1 2 3 4. Desiring him to shew them a Signe from Heauen Can ye not discerne the Signes of the times Gene. 9 13. It shall be for a Signe These bee either naturall or ciuill Signes 2 Some strange miraculous worke which as a Signe sheweth forth Christs diuine power Mark 16 20. Hee confirmed the worke with Miracles and Signes These be miraculous Signes 3 A Sacramentall token to witnesse the Couenant of free Saluation by Christ. Rom. 4 11. The Signe of Circumcision Gen. 17 11. This is a mysticall Signe 4 Some outward declaration of Gods Mercie or iudgement 1 Corin. 14 22. Strange tongues are for a Signe to binde as a signe sig To haue a thing alwaies in â—ight or ready in our remembrance Exod. 13 9. Deut. 6 8. Bind them as a Signe to thy band Siluer sig pro A precious Mettall whereof Money vseth to be made 2 The cheefest and choisest persons in a Kingdome as Princes Rulers and Priests Esay 1 22 23. Thy Siluer is turned into drosse thy Princes are rebellious Simple sig One endewed with a very meane and slender wit and capacity Prou. 9 16. Who so is Simple let him come hither and he that is destitute of wisedome c. 2 One that hath a plain hart void of wiles and wrinckles hauing not the wit and skill to contriue any mischiefe or harme to others Rom. 16 9. As concerning euill be simple Similitude sig Likenesse when one thing is declared by another like it As Math. 20 1. 2 Forme together with truth of the thing Rom. 8 2. Made in the Similitude of Sinfull Flesh. Heere is meant a true humaine Nature made vnto the forme of our Nature Sincere sig pro That which is pure without mixture Sée Pure Sincere faith sig Vnfained faith which is without mixture of Hypocrisie 1 Tim. 1 4 5. Pure hart good conscience Sincere faith or faith vnfained Sincere Milke sig The doctrine of the word as it is vnmixed with errors traditions and heresies 1. Pet. 2 1. Desire the Sincere Milke of the word that is such as there is no deceit in it Sincerity sig Truth or vprightnesse without counterfeiting 1 Cor. 5 8. Keep the Feast of vnleauened Bread with Sincerity 1 Cor. 16. Verse last Single life sig An vnmarried life or life of such as liue out of marriage which none stand bound to doe vnlesse they can forbeare by speciall gift 1 Cor. 7. Single sig True or without guile it is the same with sincere Singular sig That which is not common and ordinary but peculiar and proper to a godly person Mat. 5 47. What Singuler thing doe yee Heere it is taken in good part But in the euill part it is put for one conceited and peeuish bent to his owne way and will without reason 2 That which is excellent and pretious 1. Thess. 5 13. That yee haue them in Singuler loue for their worke sake Sinne. sig The transgression of Gods Law Iohn 3 4. Sin is the transgression of the Law 2 The guilt of sinne making vs subiect vnto and worthy of punnishment Roma 5 12. By one Man Sinne entred into the world in whom all haue sinned 3 The punishment due to sin Gene. 4 7 13. Sin lyeth at the doore and my Sinne is greater then I can beare ver 13. 4 Both guilt punnishment Gene. 26 10. Thou shouldst haue brought Sinne vpon vs. Psalme 32 1. Blessed is the man whose Sinne is couered Mat. 9 2. 5 Originall corruption or the prauity naughtinesse of our corrupt Nature being prone to all euill Rom. 6 1 12. Let not Sin raigne Roma 7 8. And so throughout that Chapter Psal. 55 7. Rom. 3 9 23. 6 Actuall Sinne when euill thoughtes are consented vnto and performed in outward deeds Iames 1 15. Lust when it hath conceiued bringeth forth Sin 7 Any sinfull act or deed Rom. 5 12. By Sin death entred 8 A continuall course of Sinning or a constant seruice of Sin Rom. 5 15. Rom. 6 Verse 15. Shall we Sinne Also Rom. 6 1. Shall we continue in Sinne 9 A Sacrifice offered to make attonement for Sinne. 2 Cor. 5 21. He hath made him Sinne to bee sinne for vs. Exod. 29 14. Exod. 30 10. Psal. 40 6. and often else where not to haue Sinne. sig Not to haue so great a sinne as contempt of Christ and his Doctrine Iohn 15 22. Not haue had sinne to loose sins sig To assure a repentant sinner of forgiuenesse by applying the promises of mercy in the publick ministry Math. 16 19. Whatsoeuer thou shalt loose The Papistes doo build their indulgences on this this loosing and their Tyranny on binding Sinne to death sig The blasphemy of the holy spirit which is Capitall without all recouery 1 Iohn 5 16. There is a sinne to death for which ye shall not pray See Blasphemy to Sinne. sig To break or transgresse some commandements of God 1 Iohn 1 8 9 10. 2 To follow sinne with pleasure not studying to liue holily 1 Iohn 2 1. That ye sinne not to commit Sinne. sig Willingly with the whole will to fulfill the desires of lust and sinne 1 Iohn 3 8. He
flesh Rom. 14 1. Math. 26 41. Thus is sinne called because it makes the Soule weake to doe good and withstand euill Metanimie 3 A priuation and want of all strength as touching godlinesse Rom. 5 8. When we were Infirme or of no strength Christ dyed for vs that is that naturall imbecility which we all bring with vs into the World which Paul cals vngodlinesse Rom. 5 6. 4 Afflictions reproaches persecutions 2. Cor. 12 10. Therefore I take pleasure In Infirmities Also it signifies inward tentatious feares distrusts c. 2 Cor. 12. Which shew how weake we are and Infirme 5 A vile contemptible and abiect estate Gal. 4 13. Through Infirmity of the Flesh I preached the Gospell vnto you 1 Cor. 12 22. 6 Vnablenesse to free from sinne and death Heb. 7 18. Because of the weaknesse thereof Iniquity sig That which is writen or crooked swaruing from the straight line of Gods word it is put eyther largely for any sinne and thus euen our Birth-sin is iniquity Psal. 51 5. I was borne In Iniquity Or more strictly it is put for some hainous and grosse offence Psal. 119 3. They worke no Iniquity Psal. 90 8. Thou hast set our Iniquities Exo. 20 5. Visiting the Iniquities of the Fathers 2 Workers of Iniquity or wicked men Iob 5 16. Iniquity shall stop her mouth 3 The punishment due to Iniquitie Leuit. 5 1. Hee shall beare his Iniquity And very often elsewhere worker of Iniquity sig One which walketh after the lustes of corrupt Nature wholy following them as guides in all and euery action of life Math. 7 23. * Innocency sig A meere voydnesse of fault and freedome from all Sin In this estate Adam was created This is perfect Innocency by Creation 2 A certaine measure of this estate in all regenerate persons who endeuour to serue God In Innocency of life hauing also Christes Innoceny imputed to them Psal. 26 6 11. I will wash my hands In Innocency This is Innocency of a person restored 3 Vprightnesse in some speciall or particular cause Psal. 7 8. According to the Innocency that is in me that is Innocency of cause when one is cleare and free of some fault whereof he is accused Innocent sig pro One which doth none hurt nor harm vnto others Math. 10 16. Be Innocent as Doues 2 One that is free from some one particular fault or crime or one that is guiltles in this or that thing Gen. 24 8. If the Woman will not follow thee thou shalt be Innocent or discharged of thine Oth. Ion. 1 14. Lay not vpon vs Innocent blood Exod. 23 7. Gen. 10 5. 3 A iust and righteous person which liueth vprightly Iob 4 7. Who euer perished being Innocent 4 One that is free from punishment or one vnpunished Pro. Though the wicked ioyne hand In hand yet they shall not be Innocent 1 Kinges 2 9. But thou shalt not count him Innocent that is thou shalt not free him from punishment Also Exodus 34 7. Not making the wicked Innocent Intercession or request sig The request which the death of Christ maketh for beleeuers after they haue sinned that their sins may be pardoned for his merit or it is the merit of Christs death comming betweene our sins and Gods Iustice to appease it as an Aduocate that pleads for his Client 1. Iohn 2 2 3. Rom. 8 34. And maketh request for vs. Heb. 9 24. He appeares in Heauen for vs. Christ is our Intercessour foure waies First by appearing for vs in the fight of God Heb. 9 24. Secondly by the force of his Sacrifice once offered to make full satisfaction to Gods Iustice Hebr. 10 12 14. Thirdly by his constant will that for the merit of that Sacrifice God would be pacified towards the elect Heb. 10 10. Lastly by the assent and agreement of the Father resting in this will of his Sonne for vs. Iohn 11 42. Mat. 17 6. Popish intercession of the Virgin Mary and other Saints doth dishonor Christ the onely Intercessour 2 The request which we make one for another in the name of our Intercessour Christ eyther for good thinges to be giuen or euill things to be remoued from vs. 1 Tim. 2 2 3. Prayers Intercession and giuing of thankes c. These be charitable mutuall Prayers of the godly while they liue together Interpretation sig A translating or turning out of one tongue into another 1 Cor. 14 13 26. If any speak with strange tongues let him pray that he may interpret 2 An opening or declaring darke Scriptures or prophesie 2 Pet. 1 20. No Prophesie is of priuate Interpretation Scriptures must bee interpreted by Scriptures 3 Expounding Visions or Dreames Gen. 40 8. Are not Interpretations of God 4 A speaking and teaching some thing euidently and plainely Iob 33 23. If there be an Interpreter with him Interest sig Encrease or gaine taken for the lending of Money vpon fore-agreement and compact Pro. 28 8. He which increased his Riches by Usury and Interest c. Here the word Interest is taken in ill part For the word in a good sence signifieth that benefite which a mercifull and free lender taketh for his owne Indemnity to repaire such losse whereof the borrower by his default was an effectuall cause by the keeping of Money borrowed in his hand longer then he ought to the certaine dammage of the lender I. O. Ioy. sig pro A sweete motion of the Soule in regard of some present or hoped for good This good if it bee worldly then is the Ioy but natural worldly if it be heauenly good or tending and leading thereto then is the Ioy spirituall and heauenly Psal. 51 13. Restore to me the Ioy of my Saluation Rom. 5 3. We reioyce in tribulation Iohn 15 11. That your Ioy may be full 2 The matter or cause of Ioy. 1. Thess. 2 20. Ye are our Crowne and Ioy. Iob 3 22. Psal. 48 2. 3 The most comfortable and full happinesse of Heauen Math. 25 21 23. Enter into thy Maisters Ioy. Sée Enter 4 A godly boasting and glorying 1 Cor. 9 15. Least any man should make my Ioy or reioycing vaine 5 Those good thinges eyther earthly or spirituall for the which we vse to reioyce Iohn 16 22. And your Ioy none shall take from you 1 Cor. 7 30. Rom. 15 13. The God of hope fill you withall Ioy that is with euery good guift whereof ye may reioyce plentifully and abundantly Iames 1 2. And elsewhere often Metanimie of the cause 6 That cheerefulnesse and alacrity which we shew forth towards our neighbour Gal. 5 22. The fruit of the Spirit is Ioy peace c. 7 Ioyfull speech or Songs of thankes-giuing and praise Psalm 126 2. And our tongue with Ioy. Metanimie of the cause for the effect For prayse commeth of Ioy as Ioy commeth of good things 8 The hauing or possessing of any good thing from whence Ioy springeth Iohn 3 29. This my Ioy is fulfilled Iohn 15 11. And that my Ioy
16 5. Lord thou art Iust. K. E. to Kéepe his word sig TO abide in that duty which the word commaundeth and to beleeue that doctrine which it teacheth Reue. 3 10. Because thou hast Kept the word of my patience to Kéepe or deliuer out of tentation sig Not wholy to free from tryall by affliction but to bestow strength to abide the combat and get the victory Reuel 3 10. I will Keepe thee out of temptation Key of Dauid sig All power and rule in commaunding forbidding deliuering and punishing loosing and binding by a Metaphor of Keyes which were a signe of gouernment to represent the Regall power of Christ whereby hee casteth out of his Church or receiueth into it as he thinkes good Reuel 3 7. Which hath the Key of Dauid c. These words are taken out of Esay Chap. 22. ver 22. This power of opening and shutting he bestoweth on his sincere Ministers who execute it especially in that part of Church-gouernment whereby obstinate Sinners are deliuered to Satan truly-repentant ones are restored to the Church Key of pit bottomlesse sig Power ouer the darknesse of Hell which is shut vp in the the deepest innermost part or Gulfe of Hell Reuel 9 1. To that Angell was giuen the Key of the bottomlesse pit Keies of hel and death sig The power of Christ in deliuering vnto death and Hell such as haue sinned Reuel 1 18. I haue the Key of Death and Hell Fearefull is this power whereby Christ is able to shut the Gate of glorie vpon such wicked men as are thrust into Hell and to open the Gate to the godly whereby they may enter into life K. I. to Kill with the sword sig To put to any violent death one kinde of violent death being named to signifie the rest Reuel 13 9 15. If any Kill with the Sword he shall be Killed with the Sword ver 15. Should be Killed King sig Principally Sathan that great destroyer who driueth the whole World both vnbeleeuing Iewes and Gentiles into destruction and vnder him Mahumet whom the Saracens obey as their King Also the Pope namely Boniface the fift and Hildebrand whom religious Locustes to wit Monkes and Fryers acknowledge as their King and Founder from whom they receiue as from their King institution and orders Reuel 9 11. Now they had a King set ouer them 2 Such as rule as Princes ouer their Subiectes heere in Earth vnder whom by Sinecdoche comprehend Emperours Dukes and all earthly principalities Reu. 10 11. Ouer Nations and tongues and many Kings Reu. 19 18. The flesh of Kings 3 Elect partakers of Christ his kingdome in whom they conquer Sinne the World and Satan Reue. 1 6. Made vs Kings to God Kings of the earth sig The mighty men which haue greatest power heere in the Earth beeing themselues wicked and earthly minded men Vassals vnto their owne lusts and vnto the lust and will of the Deuill Pope or the false Prophet Mahumet Reuel 16 14. And go to the Kinges of the Earth Reuel 18 3. The Kinges of the Earth haue committed Fornication with her Also verse 9. and ver 23. The great men of the earth Reu. 19 19. 6 15. 2 Cheefe Christian Rulers and godly Princes of the Gentiles who shal bring their whole power and riches and whatsoeuer glorious thing they haue to amplifie and beautify Gods Church collected now out of Iewes as wel as Gentils Re. 21 29. The Kings of the earth shall bring their honor and glory to it King of Kings sig Christ Iesus a Soueraigne King to whom all other Kings are but Subiects receiuing their Kingdomes from him Reuel 19 16. King of Kinges This is a Name of Supreame Maiesty and gouernment written in Christ his Garment to manifest vnto all that he is aboue all and in his Thigh to signifie that which may bee thought lowest least and meanest in Christ this most mighty King to be higher then the greatest height dignity which is in earth This Soueraigne Empire of Christ whereof we read Dani. 2 44 45. shall appeare far more gloriously in the latter ages of the church by subduing his Enemies and protecting and purging his Church then euer it did in former Ages King of Saints sig God himselfe to whom all the Saintes yeelde obedience as to their Soueraigne King Re. 15 3. Iust and true are thy waies ô King of Saintes The Saints hauing the Almighty God for their king and Protectour and liuing according to his most pure Lawes as good Subiects they need not feare what Deuils or men do against them seauen Kings sig Seauen sorts degrees or orders of gouernment and rule which are the speciall markes to discerne what Citty that is which is the Seate of that Antichrist namely that which together with seauen Hils a permanent marke which euen in Saint Iohns time was to be seene hath also for a flitting mark seuen formes and sorts of Regiments and Dominations whereof sixe had beene whilst Iohn was aliue to wit 1. of Kings 2. of Consuls 3. of Dictators 4. of Decemuiri 5. of Triumuiri or Tribuni militum These fiue were now already past and abolished before the time that Saint Iohn liued As it is written Fiue are fallen Chapt. 17 ver 10. The sixt was of Caesars or Emperours who gouerned Rome when Iohn wrote the Apocalipse therefore he saith One is Verse 10. The seauenth was of the Pope of which he saith in the same verse Another which is not come c. because the Pope raigned not in Rome til a good while after the death of S. Iohn Here then is a plaine description of Rome to be the seat of the Beast euen of that great Antichrist no other Citty in the Worlde hauing seauen Hils and seauen kindes of gouernment successiuely sauing the Citty of Rome Reue. 17 10. They are also seauen Kinges Such then are deceiued as doe thinke by these seauen Kings to bee meant eyther the first seauen Kinges who in the beginning did sway the Scepter in Rome or the seauen Electors of the Empire The former were past and the latter remaine all still Or they who restraine it to seauen seuerall singular persons which should be Galba Otho Uitellius Uespatianus Titus Domitianus and Nerua All which were Emperours of Rome betweene Nero and Traianus But of all other they most erre who interpret these seauen Kinges as Ribera the Iesuite and Claudius a Fryar Carmelite of Paris doe of seauen ages of the World whereof fiue should bee expired at the first comming of our Lorde the sixt should last from thence to the comming of Anti-christ And the seauenth from thence to the end of the World This to be reiected as a Popish dreame fitting these seauen heades to any Citty in the World whereas the holy Ghost purposed heere to giue an euident note to know where the Throne of the Beast that is Anti-christ should be Kingdome of our God sig The royall administration of God in the Church
Church Cant. 4 5. Thy two breasts are as two Young Roes FINIS A Dictionary of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes ¶ This Epistle being fomwhat more darke then other the Writings of the New-Testament I haue therefore allotted a peculiar Dictionary vnto it for the explanation of it That word which you find not opened heere seeke it in the Common Dictionary Farewell and take all things well Abrahams seed sig HVmaine substance or nature of the posterity of Abraham Heb. 2 16. But he tooke Abrahams seede Able sig One who is meete and fit Heb. 5 2. Who is Able After those daies sig The times of the Olde-Testament being fully expired when that fulnesse of time promised to the Fathers was come Heb. 10 16. After those daies I will make a New-Testament of Age. sig One capeable of more perfect Doctrine or a man whose sences are exercised in the word Heb. 5 14. Strong meat belongs to them who are of Age. All things sig Throughout in euerie point for Nature affections infinnities and sin alwaies excepted Hebr. 2 17. In all things it behooued him to be like to vs. Also 4 15. Anchor of our soules sig The hope of life eternall which is like an Anchor Heb. 6 19. Nature sig A sperituall substance such as Angels haue Heb. 2 16. In no sort he tooke on him Angels nature Anger sig Punnishment which is a Token and effect of Gods anger Heb. 3 16. Prouoked him to Anger Annoint sig To furnish with authority and answerable gifts to do the worke of a Mediator Heb. 1 9. Hee hath Annointed him with Oyle of gladnesse to Appeare See the Common Dictionary in the word Appeare 2 To be existent or extant Hebr. 11 3. By those things which did Appeare Altar See the Common Dictionary in the word Altar Aliants sig Forrainers strangers of another both Country and Religion He. 11 34. Turned amay the Army of the Aliants This fulfilled Iude 7. to Appoint sig To decree by an vnchangeable purpose Hebr. 9 27. It is Appointed once to dye 2 To command according to his decree Heb. 3 2. To him who Appointed him 3 To prefixe and separate determinately Heb 4 7. He Appointed a certaine day Assurance of faith sig A certaine perswasion of such things as faith apprehends Heb. 10 22. Drawe neere in Assurance of Faith B. A. Babe sig One to whom principles belong beeing weake in knowledge of God and therefore vncapeable of perfect Doctrine Heb. 5 13. For he is a Babe Bastard sig One who is no naturall Childe but begotten beside and against the ordinary course of Nature in fornication or adultery 2 One who is not the childe of God by grace of Adoption but is either a wicked person or an Hypocrite Heb. 12 8. Then are ye Bastards nor sons to Beare vp all sig To sustaine and vphold that it fall not and perrish Heb 1 3. He Bearei vp all things with his mighty word to Beget sig To manifest and make Christ knowne to bee his naturall sonne and consubstantiall This was done when the word was made flesh Also when Christ rose from the dead Acts 13. 33. Heb 1 5. This day haue I begotten thee Beginning sig A fundamentall Doctrine or Catechising instructions fit for children in knowledge Heb 6 1. Leauing the Doctrine of the Beginning of Christ. Beginning of the booke sig The booke of the Law written by Moses wherein were promises concerning Christ his Priesthood and Sacrifice Hebr 10 7 In the Beginning of the booke it is written of me that Beginning of substance sig Faith which giueth vs beeing and subsistence in Christ by ioyning vs to him to be one with him which is the cheefe and principall benefit euen the foundation of the rest which follow Heb. 3 14. If ye keep sure vnto the end that Beginning of substance to Beléeue sig To know and bee perswaded that God is and that he is our God and will reward freely such as seeke him Heb 11 6. Must Beleeue Birthright sig The right of the first borne amongest the Hebrewes Heb. 12 16. Sold his Birthright This stood in two prerogatiues first Dignity and power ouer his brethren secondly double portion Gen 49 3 Deut. 21 17. 2 Chro 21 3. to Blesse abundantlie sig To heape benefits vpon one or plentifully and effectually to giue good things Hebr 6 14. I will abundantly Blesse thee 2 To wish and pray as a Priest of the high God for good things to be giuen others Heb 7 6. And Blessed him who had the promises Blessing sig The inheritance or possession of such blessinges and promises as were made to Abraham and Isaac Heb 12 17. Tho he sought that blessing with teares Blood of Abell sig The death and slaughter of Abell Heb 12 24. Then that Bloud of Abell Blood of Buls sig Buls and Goats offered in Sacrifice at the feast of expiation Heb 10 4. That the Bloud of Buls and Goats shall put away sinnes Bloud of Jesus sig His bloud shed and powred out to death and his whole sufferinges by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole Heb. 10 19. By the Bloud of Iesus wee may be bold to enter Bloud of sprinkling sig That blood of Iesus shedde in his cruell death wherewith the hearts of the faithfull being sprinkled and watered thorow Faith their sins are washed away that they may be accepted of God Hebr. 12 24. And to the bloud of sprinkling Bloud of testament sig The death and bloud-shedde of Christ ioyned with his Fathers curse whereby the Testament or couenant of saluation was ratified Hebru 10 29. And count the Blood of the Testament Heb. 9 20. without Bloud sig Without shedding of Bloud Hebr. 9 18 22. Without Bloud to resist vnto Bloud sig Vnto the suffering of death and martyrdome to striue against sinners persecutors as Christ himself did He 12 4. Ye haue not yet resisted sin to blood Body of Jesus sig The whole manhoode of Christ which was the oblation and sacrifice giuen for our sinnes to take them away Heb 10 10. Euen by the offering of the Body of Iesus once made to Ordaine a body sig Asmuch as to pierce ones eares by making one obedient and willing to heare A phrase borrowed from seruants vnder the Law who in token of perpetuall seruice had their eares bored thorow Heb 10 5. But a Body hast thou ordained me Boldly to go to God sig With constant perswasion and good assurance to pray to God Heb 4 16. Let vs goe Boldly to the Throne of grace Bondage sig That slauery and subiection to the Diuell by the guilt of sin working in vs feare and terror of aeternall death such as is in bondmen toward their Lord least hee scourge or kill them Hebru 2 15. Which for feare of death were all their life subiect to Bondage Brethren sig Such as not onely haue society with Christ of flesh and bloud but are borne of God and become partakers of his spirit Heb 2 11 12. He is
Satan euen whatsoeuer by counsell or force hee is able to do Math. 16 18. The Gates of Hell shall not preuaile against them 5 That godly conuersation whereby an entrance as by a Gate is ministred into the Kingdome of heauen Math. 7 13. Narrow is that Gate that leadeth to life 2. Pet. 1 11. 6 The Iudges and Princes which sat in the Gate to exercise Iudgement Esay 3 26. Then shall her Gates mourne and lament that is the Gouernours and Rulers Ier. 14 2. Gate of heauē or house of God sig A place worthy and fit to be consecrate and set apart for Prayer and the seruice of God Gen. 28 17. It is the house of God and the Gate of heauen Gates of Sion sig The open assemblies of the Church where the publicke ministry is exercised Psal. 9 14. Within the Gates of the Daughter of Sion Gates of righteousnesse sig The Temple which is called the Gate of righteousnesse either because only iust and righteous persons were to enter there to worship the righteous God or else because by the Doctrine and Religiō there taught an entrance was made to come vnto God and to attaine true righteousnes Psal. 118 19 20. Open vnto me the Gates of righteousnes Gate of death sig Death itselfe or grieuous daungers threatning Death Psal. 9 13. Psal. 107 18. broad Gate narrow Gate sig The enterance and passage to destruction to bee very easie but very hard to life and glory Math. 7 13 14. Broad is the Gate and narrow is the way Gates of brasse sig The strongest helps and defences Psal. 107 16. He hath broken the Gates of Brasse to raise one in the gates sig To commend one publikely in the open meetings amongst the Elders Pro. 31 31. Her workes praise her in the Gates to Gather sig pro To bring or bind together things which are scattered Leuit. 19 9 10. 2 Cor. 8 15. 2 To collect for the poore when the guiftes of many do meet together to help one 1 Cor. 16 1 2. Concerning the Gathering for the Saints 3 To bring elect Sinners like stragling sheepe into the Folde of the Church that they may at length meete altogether in Heauen Ephe. 4 12. For the Gathering of the Saints Also to call the reprobate by the outward ministry Mat. 23 37. How often would I haue Gathered thee and thou wouldst not 4 To destroy and ouerthrow Psal. 26 9. Gather not my soule with the Sinners 5 To search and examine our hearts prouoking our selues vnto repentance Zeph. 2 1. Gather your selues c. to Gather with Christ sig To further and aduance true Religion Gods kingdome Mathew 12 30. He that Gathereth not with me scattereth Gazing-stocke sig A publike reproach 1 Cor. 4 9. Wee are made a Gazing-stocke to the world Nahum 3 5. G. E. Genealogy sig A pedigree linage stocke or race 2 Vaine and vnprofitable questions and things 1 Tim. 1 4. Giue no heede to Genealogies Generations sig A History or Narration of things which happen vnto any persons Gen. 6 9 25 19. 2 The Originall or first beginning of a thing Gen. 2 4. These are the Generations c. 3 Ancestors and Forefathers Math. 1 1. The Booke of the Generation of Christ. 4 Persons or people which liue in some one age Heb. 3 10. I was grieued with that Generation Mat. 11 16. Eccle. 1 4. Math. 23 36. also 24 34. For an age or men of that age 5 A kinde of men Luke 16 8. Wiser in their Generation from Generation to generation sig In all times both past and to come for euer and without end Psal. 90 1. Thou hact been our refuge from Generation to Generation 2 For a long time Exod. 1◠16 The Lord sware I will haue warre with the Amalekites from Generation to Generation Genesis sig Birth Originall or first beginning of any thing Hence the first Booke of Moyses is called Genesis because it describes both the beginning of the World and the Church of God Gentile or Gréeke sig Euery one who is not a Iew. Rom. 2 28. Rom. 9 30. 2 One who being a Iew by Nation was a Gentile in behauiour being full of impiety and vnrighteousnesse Psal. 59 5. O Lord awake to visite all the Gentiles or Heathen 3 The Iewes which were scattered amongst the Greekes Iohn 12 20. There were certaine Greekes amongst them which came for to worship Gentlenes sig That gift which makes vs curteous and tractable ready to giue milde words and with reason to yeeld others easie to be spoken to and to bee entreated apt to please loath to displease with reason Gal. 5 22. The fruits of the Spirit is Gentlenes long suffering Faith c. G. H. holy Ghost sig The third person in Trinity proceeding from the Father and the Sonne being himselfe most holy the worker of holinesse in all Angels and good Men. Math. 28 18. Baptizing them in the Name of the Father of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Iohn 15 20 Rom. 8 9. G. I. Gift sig Euery good thing which is giuen vs of GOD. Iames 1 17. Euery good Gift is from aboue 2 Christ who by an excellency is called that gift worth all other Gifts being the head and cause of them all Iohn 4 10. If thou knowest the Gift of God 2 Cor. 9 15. 3 Patient suffering for Christ. Phil. 1 19. It is giuen you to suffer with Christ. Where suffering for Christ is called a Gift 4 Gods eternall election and such spirituall good thinges as flow from thence to wit Remission of sinnes Faith Sanctification perseuerance in grace and eternall life Rom. 11 29. The Gifts of God are without Repentance 5 An almes or reliefe bestowed vpon the Saints 2 Cor. 8 7. That ye may abound also in this Gift 6 Iustification or imputed righteousnesse Rom. 5 16 17. The Gift of that righteousnesse 7 The Holy Ghost and his miraculous Giftes Acts 8 20. That the Gift of God may be obtained by many 8 A thing giuen from man to man eyther to testifie good will and loyall affections then it is taken in good part as 1 Sam. 19 27. or to gaine good will from some Ruler to helpe our suit then it is taken in ill part Exod. 23 8. Thou shalt take no Gift to neglect a Gift sig To suffer it to l◠idle and vprofitable as a sword that rusteth in a sheath Timo. 4 14. Neglect or despise not the Gift in thee the gift of ones hand sig That which is in ones power to giue or the giuing after ones ability Deut. 16 17. Euery Man shall giue according to the Gift of his hand to giue sig To elect or in his decree of election to giue Iohn 6 37 37. All that the Father giueth me c. 2 Actually to bestow and franckly Psalme 2 8. Iohn 3 16. That he gaue his Sonne 3 To consecrate and offer vp 2 Cor. 8 5. These gaue themselues to the Lord. Exod. 22. Girdle sig pro That which