drinke to each person in the family Luke 22 17. And he tooke the Cup. 2 The Wine contained in the Cuppe also the blood whereof the Wine was a pledge Math. 26 27 28. He tooke the Cup and saide This is my blood 3 The Crosse or a portion of affliction measured and distributed to euery one of the faithfull Mat. 20 23. Ye shall indeede drinke of my cup. v. 22. 4 Death ioyned with the wrath and cursse of God Math. 26 39. Father let this cup passe from me Iohn 18 11. 5 Punishment or paine inflicted vpon Sinners in great measure and fearefull manner Psal. 11 5. This is the portion of their cup. Psal. 75 8. Ier. 25 17. Often in the Prophets and Psalmes it is vsed for Gods wrath and fury against the wicked 6 A great portion of Ioy giuen to the faithfull Psal. 23 5. And my cup runneth ouer 7 A lot a condition or happy estate Psal. 16 5. The Lord is the portion of my cup. golden Cup sig The Titles of the Catholicke church of Peters Chaire and Christs Vicar out of which as it were out of a Cup of Gold Popish Prelates haue offered vnto Kinges and Nations their abhominable errors and Idolatries Reuel 17 4. She had a cup of Gold in her hand Cursse sig Euery punnishment of sinne happening in this life also death in the end of this life but especially destruction both of bodye and soule after this life Deut. 28 2 3 4 5. Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Mat. 25 41. Go ye cursed 2 A thing accursed being seperate from Christ and from erernall Saluation to be for euer destroyed Gal. 2 9. Let him be a cursse Rom. 9 3. 1. Cor 16 22. to Cursse sig To wish and pray for euill things and execrable to befall others or our selues Math 5 44. Blesse them that cursse you Rom 3 14. Whose mouth is full of curssing 2 To vtter and pronounce cursses against others Num. 22 6 12. Custome sig The Law and that that ought to be done in reason and right 2 Vse or that which is wont to be done being sometimes contrary to Law and reason 1. Sa. 2 13. The Priests Custome towards the people was this And 8 9. Iohn 18 39. We haue a custome Gen. 31 35. 3 The place or Table where the custome was receiued Mat. 9 9. Hee saw a man sitting at the Custome Cutting a péeces sig pro A seuere punishment vsed amongst the Romaines for some heynous and grosse crimes 2 That most fearefull punnishment which shall be giuen to Hypocrites after this life Mat. 24 51. And he will cut them in peeces Cutting off 3 Temporall outward destruction and calamitie sent from God in this life 1. Sam. 2 31 33. I will cut off thy Arme or from Magistrates Gods Lieutenants Psal. 101 8. I will cut off the workers of Iniquitie 4 Separation from the fellowship of the Saints or a shutting out from the people of God both now and for euer Gen 17 14. Euen that person shall bee cut off from my people Mat. 3 10. Iohn 15 2. 5 To mortifie and subdue some wicked lust and affection Math 5 30. If thy right hand offend thee cut it off 6 Suddenly in a moment to be giuen and sent vnto men when they thought of no such matter Dan. 2 45. The stone was cut off the Mountaine D. A. Damnatiō sig THe Sentence of Damnation giuen foorth against one Reuel 17 1. I will shewe thee the Damnation of the great Whore that is her Damnatory Sentence 2 Temporall chastisement 1. Cor. 11 25. They eate their owne Damnation that is by their vnreuerent eating they procure vnto themselues Temporall corrections such as are named Verse 30. Weaknesse Sicknesse c. Luke 23 40. 3 Eternall and extreame paines of the Reprobate in hell Math. 23 14. And they shall haue the greater Damnation 2. Pet. 2 4. Dancing sig A comely motion of the body stirred vp by the Inward spirituall Ioy of the hart to testify thankfulnesse for some great benefit or deliuerance from God 2. Sam. 6 16. Dauid danced before the Arke 1. Sam. 18 6. Exod. 15 20. Iudg. 11 34. and 21 21. Luke 15 25. This kinde of Dancing is lawfull and holy 2 A motion of the body seemly or vnseemely stirred vp by naturall or carnall Ioy to please and satisfie our selues or others Marke 6 22. And the Daughter of Herodias danced and pleased Herod c. This kind of dancing is vnlawfull and wanton vnlesse it be priuately by the one sexe alone for moderate recreation Darknesse sig pro The absence priuation or want of natural light Gen. 1 4. God seperated light from Darkenesse Mat. 27 4◠This is naturall darknesse 2 Ignorance and vnbeleefe which is the absence and want of spirituall light 1. Thes. 5 4. Ye are not in darkenesse Eph. 5 11. Iohn 3 19. 1. Iohn 2 11 This is spirituall darkenesse containing the fearfull estate of vnbeleeuers in this world 3 The wofull and vncomfortable estate of the damned in hell which is the absence and want of Heauenly light Mat. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Mat. 8 12. This is eternall darkenesse the second death 4 Calamity and sorrow as light doth sometime signifie deliuerance and Ioy. Psal. 18 28. Thou ô God wilt lighten my darkenesse that is thou wilt turne my calamity and sorrow into prosperitie and Ioy. Ioel 2 2. A day of Darkenesse that is of affliction and sorrow and very often in the Prophets Psalmes 5 The minde of all men such as it is since their fall full of blindnesse and sinne Iohn 1 5. That light shined in the Darkenesse c. Ephe. 5 8. 6 Sinne and wretchednesse the wages of Sinne. 1. Iohn 1 5. And in God there is no Darkenesse 7 A priuate and secret place where some fewe persons onely be present Mat. 10 27. What I tell you in Darkenesse that is at home in priuate as appeareth by comparing verse 27. the first parte of it with the latter vtter Darkenesse sig Such darknes and misery as is without the kingdome of Heauen for in the kingdome there is light and happinesse Math. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Prince of Darkenesse sig Satan the Captaine and Ring-Leader of al wicked men euen of the whole hellish Rowt Eph. 6 12. The Princes of the darkenesse of this world workes of Darkenesse sig All euill and sinnefull workes which come from darknesse of Ignorance and lead to darknes of misery Ephes. 5 11. 1. Thes. 5 8. Rom. 13 12. Cast away the workes of Darkenesse that is such workes as blinde Gentiles liue in and commit to walke in Darknesse sig To lead such a kinde of life as they doo which shun and flye the light of the word a sinnefull life 1. Iohn 1 6. He that walketh in Darkenesse c. to loue Darkenesse sig To take full pleasure and delight in vnbeliefe and Sinne. Iohn 3 19. Men loued Darkenesse rather then light to
7 16. If the Sacrifice of his Offering be a Vow What a Vow is A Vowe is a testification of a willing promise made deuoutly and properly vnto God of some lawfull thinges which doo belong vnto God and being in our owne power vnto the seruice and honor of his name Such a Vow is either Legal appertaining to the Law or Euangelicall pertayning to the Gospell and this latter is either generall to all Christians as that of our baptisme or else particular and speciall as when wee binde our selues to a greater endeuour to leaue some sinne or to do some dutie Psalme 116 18. Eccl. 5 4. The Vowes of perpetuall Chastity in single life of wilfull pouerty and the like they are vnlawful as not being in our owne power nor required of God much more vnlawfull are the promises and Vowes of massacring Innocent Christians and killing lawfull Kinges vnder pretence of aduancing the Holy Catholicke faith as they falsely call their Romish Idolatrous Religion Uoyce sig pro The speech of one calling vs to him or calling vnto one Acts 9 7. Hearing his Uoyce but they saw no man A Naturall created voice 2 The Doctrine of Christ vttered by his owne or by the Voyce of the Apostles Prophets and Ministers Psalme 95 7. If yee will heare his Voyce Iohn 10 27. My Sheepe heare my Voice And Iohn 5 15. A Spirituall Voyce or Voyce of Doctrine It also signifieth the Statutes and Commaundements of the Law Exod. 19 5. If yee will heare my Voyce 3 An exceeding great tetrible sound of words made of God at the deliuery of the Law Heb. 12 26. Whose Voyce then shooke the earth An vncreated supernaturall Voyce 4 The dreadfull noyse of Thunder Psal. 29 3. The Voyce of the Lord is aboue the waters the God of glory makes it to Thunder Also verse 4 5. Uoyce of Thunder 5 Almighty lowd and vnexpressable noise by speech or wordes which Christ shall vtter at his comming for the raising of the dead Iohn 5 28. The houre shall come in which all that are in the graue shall heare his Uoyce An extraordinary supernatural Voyce 6 Words of Counsell and aduise Exod. 18 24. Moyses obeyed the Voyce of his Father V. P. Upright sig One godly sincere when the heart is right both towards God and men studying to doo all duties in soundnesse and trueth for the pleasing of God and not for by-respects Gen. 6 9 Noah was vpright in his time This is generall Vprightnesse belonging to the whole life of a man and cannot be but in Gods children 2 One innocent in some one particular case and matter Gen. 20 5. With an Vpright minde haue I done this This is speciall Vprightnesse in some one thing and may be in the wicked ones U. R. Urim and Thummim sig A light of the knowledge of Christ by the word together with perfection of vertue and holy manners Exod. 28 30. Thou shalt put in the Breast-plate of Iudgement the Urim and the Thummim Who made this Vrim and Thummim what it was and of what it was made is verie harde if not vnpossible to finde out V. S. Usury sig Biting in the Haebrewe tongue because the gaine which is taken fot Money or Wares in respect of lending doth gnaw bite and wring him that giueth it especially if he be a poore man and bringeth home a bit or morsell from the rich man Psal. 15 5. He that lendeth his Money vpon Vsurie The worde Vsury is neuer vsed in good sence or part by the Scripture where also no Vsurie is to be found but one to wit a biting and gnawing Vsury which is neuer practised without hurt either to rich or poore to priuate personnes or publicke weale What Vsury is Vsury is any encrease or vantage for lone of Money or other things imposed or layde by the lender vpon the borrower onely in consideration of the lending Ezek. 18 5 6. Deut. 13 19 20. Or more breefely thus Vsury is a certaine gaine aboue the principall exacted vppon Couenant for the vse of money or other things lent Exod. 22 25. Thou shalt not impose Vsury vpon him Thus it is in the Haebrew Text. Fiue things belonging to Usury Vnto Vsurie these fiue things are necessarily required 1. A principall as wares or sum of money 2. Lending 3. Gaine 4. A chiefe purpose by lending to encrease our stocke 5. a Couenant for that end As the verie desire and expectation of gaine for lending onely is mentall and intentionall Vsurie so the imposing or by Couenant before hand agreeing for encrease aboue the principall is of the Nature of actuall Vsury In all these three cases there is no Imposition of encrease that is no fore-Couenant binding absolutely the borrower to pay gaine with the stocke There are three cases wherein encrease may bee taken by a lender without danger of Vsury First when the borrower hauing by lawfull meanes made some great gaine by money freely lent doth by way of Thankefulnesse out of the voluntary motion of his owne heart returne some-thing aboue the principall vnto the lender by whose means he had such a blessing 2 When it may be duly and apparantly proued without pretence and collusion that the borrower by holding backe the money lent him after the day agreed vpon for paiment without the leaue of the lender doth become heereby a direct and effectual cause of hinderance to the Lender either by damage arising to him or by fore-going some commoditie which he might well haue made with his money had it come home at the appointed time 3 When the Lender is content to hazard the principall and to beare part of the losse if any fal to the borrower without his owne default Heere he lawfully may take part of the gain which commeth by good meanes W. A. Wages sig pro HIre due to one for the merit of his labour vpon compact or bargaine Rom. 4 23. To him that worketh Wages is not counted by fauour but by debt Haggai 1 6. Hee that earneth Wages 2 A recompence or reward giuen to Souldiers in liew of their seruice in Warre Hence the punishment of aeternall death due by the desert of seruing sinne is called Wages Rom. 9 19. The wages of sinne is death Thus Wages in a borrowed sense doth signifie aeternall life due to the merit of workes if one could doe them or aeternall death merited by the seruice of sinne Waiting sig Abiding with patience and expectation of help from God Psal. 40 1. I Waited patiently vppon the Lord c. 2 Vehement and continuall looking for some thing Rom. 8 19. The Creature Waiteth when the Sonnes of God shall be reuealed 3 Gods patience expecting long the repentance of a Sinner Walking sig pro A motion of the body going forward from one place to another Mark 16 12. As they Walked into the Countrey 2 The whole course or progresse of a mans life from step to step till he come to the end of his race
vs and blesse vs verse 6. Prou 10 22. The blessing of the Lord maketh rich Thus the word Blesse is taken in good part 5 To flatter and please ones selfe and to boast of his doings to others Psal 10 2. The couetous blesseth himselfe Heere it is taken in euill part 6 The contrary namely cursing an Euphismos when vnseemly things are spoken in seemly words Iob 1 5 Least my sonnes haue blessed God so it is in the Originall that is Blasphemed 1. Kings 20 10. He hath blest God and the King so it is in the Originall for he hath Blasphemed Heere also it is taken in ill part To Blesse abundantly sig To heape benefits plentifully vpon one Heb 6 14. Surely I will aboundantly blesse thee Blessed sig All them which be in the estate of an happy life which consists in Gods loue and fauour Some bee such by nature as Adam in Paradise had naturall happinesse Some are blessed by grace as all the godly euen heere in this life Mat 5 2 3 4. Some are blessed by glory as the glorifyed Saints in Heauen Reuel 14 13. Blessednes sig The happy condition of such as are in the fauour of God hauing their sinnes forgiuen them by saith in Christ. Rom 4 6. Blessed is the man whose sinnes be forgiuen Blessing sig Gods prospering of vs and of our affayres and labours when all haue good successe and turne to our good Psal 3 8. His blessing is vpon his people 2 All good thinges be they spirituall or bodily earthly or heauenly They are in Scripture phrase called Gods blessings euen euery good guift from God to men Eph 1 4. Blessed be God who hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings Deut 28 2. All these blessings shall come vpon thee blessed shalt thou bee in thy Cattle c. 3 A gift from man to man Gen 33 11. I praythee take my blessing Cup of Blessing sig Cup of Thankesgiuing which we take with giuing of thankes to God for the guift of his sonne 1. Cor 10 16. Blinde sig pro Such as by byrth or casualty lacke their naturall sight 2 Such as be ignorant and lacke knowledge which is the eye of the minde Rom 2 20. A guide to the blinde Math. 15 14. The blinde leade the blinde To make Blinde sig To keepe men from seeing the truth when the light of it is set before them Psal 69 23. Let their eyes be blinded 2 To encrease Ignoraunce for the abuse of former knowledge as happened to them spoken of 2. Thess. 2 11. and Esay 6 10. Blindnesse sig Want of knowledge or ignoraunce in matters of Saluation eyther in whole as in all natural men Eph 4 18. Thorow the ignorance that is in them or in part as in men regenerate who doo see and know but in part 1. Cor 13 12. We know in part we see as in a glasse Bloud sig Death or slaughter Psal 51 14. Deliuer mee from bloud Math 27 24. I am innocent of the bloud of this man Gen. 4 10. Will I require his bloud 2 Reuenge or punishment due for the shedding of blood Math 27 25. His blood be vpon vs our children 3 Cruelty Habak 2 12. Woe vnto him that buildeth a Citty with blood Esay 1 5. Your hands are full of blood 4 The slaine man Iosh. 20 5. If the auenger of blood pursue after him 5 The price of bloud Actes 1 13. The fielde of bloud that is purchased with the price of blood 6 Cause of their owne destruction Acts 18 6. Your blood be vpon your owne head 7 The vnpure beginnings of our birth and conception Iohn 1. 13. Not of blood Ezek. 16 6. 8 The first man of whom all men came as of the first stocke Acts 17 26. God hath made of one blood all mankinde 9 The iuice of the Grape Gen 49 11. And his Cloake in the blood of Grapes To betray innocent Bloud sig To deliuer by Treason an innocent person vnto death Mat. 27 4. Betraying the Innocent bloud Bloud of Christ. sig The death and whole sufferinges of Christ. One part of his sufferings being put for all Eph 1 7. By whom we haue redemption through his blood And often in the Romans and Hebrewes and throughout Paules Epistles is the bloud of Christ one part of his sufferinges put Sinecdochically for the whole sufferings visible and inuisible Therefore it is absurd to stick to the Letter concluding from thence that Christs outward visible suffering were sufficient For from the Letter of Scripture it wil follow that if this blood-shedding was enough therefore his flesh might be spared and all the paines felte therein also his soule with the heauinesse and sorrow thereof whereof there was as great need as of the rest For Christ suffered nothing in vaine our soule hauing sinned yea and that principally it was therefore to be redeemed no lesse then our bodies Blood of the Couenant sig The blood of Beasts sacrificed vnder the Law as signe and pledge of the olde Couenant which was administred in figures prefiguring or being type of the bloud of Christ wherewith the New Couenant is ratified Exod 24 8. Then Moses said Behold the bloud of the Couenant B. O. Body sig That part of man which is made of flesh bones 1. Cor 15 43. The Body is sowne in weaknesse 2 The whole man Rom 6 12. Let not sinne raigne in your mortal bodies that is in your selues which be mortall A Sinecdoche 3 Pith and substance Col 2 17. But the bodie is in Christ. 4 The vnregenerate part of man 1. Cor 9 28. I beat downe my body that is the Old-man Bodie of Christ. sig The one part of Christs man-hood distinct from his soule Heb 10 5. A body c. 2 Whole Christ with all his good things Mat. 26 26. 1. Cor. 10 8. This is my body that is a Sacramentall signe of me and of all that is mine Christs body is not made of bread 3 His Church which is his misticall body consisting of the faithfull onely Ephes 1 22. Head to the Church which is his body Col. 1 18. He is the head of the body of the Church The wicked are not of this body 4 The man-hoode of Christ onely 1. Pet. 2 24. Who bare our sinnes in his body Body of death and body of sin sig Sinne being as it were a body hauing many lusts as members annexed to it and a deadly thing deseruing and leading to death such as serue it Rom. 6 24. Who shal deliuer me from the body of this death Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Body of flesh sig The humane Nature of Christ. Col. 1 22. That body of his flesh 2 The Old-man and masse of corruption Col. 2 11. Putting off that sinfull body of the flesh Booke sig The whole Scripture or some part of it written together in one Volume Reuel 22 18. The Booke of this prophesie Luke 4 17. He tooke the Booke The Booke
calleth vs to him Psal. 95 7. To day if yee will heare his voyce at one Day sig Very shortly and at one instant Re. 18 8. The Plague shall come at one Day that is suddenly and in a moment Day and night sig Perpetually for euer and without any end Reuel 14 11. They shall haue no rest Day or night 2 Continually without ceasing so long as this world lasts Reuel 12 10. Which accuseth them before our God Day and night ten Dayes sig A small and short space of time as it were for ten dayes long Reuel 2 10. Ye shall haue tribulation ten Dayes that is a few dayes A definit and certaine number put for an Indefinite and vncertaine Day of temptation sig All the time wherein God tried his people Psal. 95 8. In the Day of temptation in the wildernesse Day of darkenesse sig Times of affliction and trouble or sharpe and hard times Ioell 2 2. A Day of darkenesse and of blacknesse euil Dayes sig Times full of sinnes and troubles or troublesom and sinfull times Eph. 5 16. For the Dayes are euil Gen. 47 6. 2. Tim. 4 2. D. E. Deacon sig A Steward of the Church Treasury beeing appointed to looke vnto the poore and to Minister vnto euery one of them as he had need 1. Tim. 3 8. Phil. 1 1. To the Byshops and to the Deacons Of their Office and election read Asts 6 1 2 3 4. c. Of their seuerall kinds Sée Rom. 12 8. Dead sig One whose soul is separated from his body either by naturall or violent death 1. Pet. 4 6. The Gospell was preached to the Dead that is such as were naturally Dead when this was Written of Peter but were aliue when the Gospel was preached to them 2 One whose soule and bodye is separated from Gods grace and Spirit Luke 9 60. Let the Dead bury their Dead Reuel 3 2. 1. Tim. 5 6. 3 One very neere to death Gen. 20 3. Thou art but Dead Iob. 27 15. His remnant shall bee buried in Death that is before they be wholy dead while life is in them they shall be buried Dead Workes sig All maner of sins Originall Actuall in thought word and deed Heb. 9 14. Purge your Conscience from Dead workes Heb. 6 2. Sinnes are thus called First because they come from persons spiritually Dead Secondly they deserue eternall Death and lead there-vnto without forgiuenesse What becomes of veniall Sinnes if all be deadly If euerie sinne euen the least is a work of Death and in strict Iustice be worthy of Destruction eternall then no sinne is so light and veniall as can bee doone away without the merit of Christs death onely by an aspersion of Holy-water or kissing the Pax c. Dead in trespasses sinnes sig All vnregenerate natural and vnmortified men euen all the elect as they be and sticke in the corruption of their Nature These are Dead in sinne first because through guilt of sinne they are voyde of true life and worthy of Death Secondly because they are vnder the power of their sinfull lusts as one that is drowned in the Water hauing no more power to do any duty of a godly life then a Dead man hath to do the duties of natural life Eph. 2 2. Being Dead in trespasses and sins you were quickned Eph. 4 1â— Ye were strangers of a godly life Dead to sin sig A mortified person one in whome the Death of Christ hath broken the force of sinne that it cannot raigne Rom. 6 2. How can they which be Dead to sinne c. Where the vigour and force of Sinne which is the life of sin is crushed extinct there sinne cannot bring forth such bitter fruits as it was wont before Sanctification to do therefore euen as men which haue so lost their bodily strength as it cannot be recouered are saide to bee dead while they liue so though sinne still liue in the Godliest yet they are dead to sinne because the power and old strength of sin is sore abated lessened daily Death sig A seperation of soule from body Heb. 9 27. After Death commeth Iudgement This Death is eyther naturall or violent and it is called a bodily and worldly Death 2 A separation of soule and body from Gods fauour in this world Luke 1 79. And sit in the shaddow of Death This is spirituall Death 3 A separation of the whol man from Gods heauenly presence and glory for euer Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is Death Reuel 20 6. They shall neuer see the second Death This is aeternall death Ro. 8 6. 4 A deadly thing 2. Kings 4 40. Death is in the Pot that is a deadly thing is there Rom. 7 23. Sin is there called the Body of Death because it is a deadly thing 5 All Calamities and miseries not onely of the world to come but of this life which be as the Harbengers and Fore-runners of death Gen. 2 17. Thou shalt die the Death that is thou shalt become subiect to death to all euils that brings vs to death 2. Cor. 1 10. Great death put for Great dangers 6 Destruction and ouerthrow Hosea 13 14. O Death I will bee thy Death that is thy destroyer and abolisher thy ouerthrow 7 Pestilence or plague which is a deadly sickenesse bringing Death Reuel 6 8. His name that sat thereon was Death 8 The perill or hazard of present Death 2. Cor. 11 23. In Death often c. 1. Cor. 15 31. 9 Things which being once created and liuing are now perished and Dead Iob. 28 22. Destruction and Death say c. second Death sig Eternal Death and damnation of soule and body in Hell as the first Death is the dissolution of the soule and body Reuel 2 11. He that ouercommeth shall not be hurt of the second Death to see or to tast Death Sig To die or depart this world Luke 2 26. I should not see Death heauie to Death and sorrowes of Death sig His most mortall and deadly heauinesse and sorrowes or a Death full of bodily greefes and soules torments Acts 2 24. He loosed the sorrowes of death Math. 26 38. My soule is heauy to Death Out of these sorrowes and death springes all true life and Ioy. no bandes vntill their Death sig The constant prosperity of the wicked liuing in a continuall tenor of welfare till they dye euen like a web of Cloath made of euen and strong Thred without knots or sâ—urles Psal. 73 4. There are no bands in their Death shaddow of Death sig Death shaddowish and darkesome full of discomfort and heauinesse Iob. 24 7. But the morning is euen to them as the shaddow of Death Luke 1 79. Psal. 23 4. Luke 1 79. Esay 9 2 3. Debate sig Strife or variance when men of contrary desires and opinions differ fall out amongst themselues Rom. 1 29. Debate c. Debt sig pro A sum of mony which we owe to another or that which is any way due to another
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
in body and soule In this sence God destroyeth the wicked Ps. 38 38. The transgressors shall be Destroyed 4 To take punnishment vpon the wicked by death as Magistrates do Psa. 101 8. Betimes wil I Destroy the wicked of the Land and cut off the workers of Iniquity 5 To hazard the Saluation of our Brother by giuing offence or by laying a stumbling block before him Rom. 14 15. Destroy not him with thy meate for whom Christ dyed 6 To execute the finall Iudgement vpon euill Spirits Marke 1 24. Art thou come to Destroy vs Destructiō sig Temporall Death Psal. 90 3. Thou turnest man to Destruction 2 The casting down of a person or place or people in such sort as they be neuer able to rise againe like to an olde ruinous house which being fallen downe cannot be built againe Ose. 13 9. O Israel Destruction is of thy selfe 2. Pet. 3 7. Ps. 37 12. There they are fallen that worke iniquity and shall not be able to rise 3 A Snare or Trap such as Fowlers and Hunters spread Exod. 22 33. It shall bee thy Destruction Destruction of y◠flesh sig The taming or mortifying our corrupt Nature Thus Beza taketh it The leannesse and wasting of the bodie thorough great heauinesse and affliction of minde for sinne Thus Piscator expoundeth it 1. Cor. 5 5. Unto the Destruction of the flesh Deuill sig A Calumniator or Accuser which accuseth vs before God day and night Reuel 12 9 10. 2 One who is like the Deuill of a Deuillish quality Iohn 6 70. Haue I not chosen twelue and one of you is a Deuill that is the Childe of the Deuill as like him as a Childe is like the Father 3 A wicked Spirit the Prince and Captaine of the rest Math. 25 41. Prepared for the Deuill and his Angels to cast out Deuils sig To driue or thrust out of mens bodies and minds by his Diuine power the Diuels which personally dwelt there as in their house or hold Mat. 8 31. and Chap. 9 33 34. seauen Deuils sig Many Diuels a number certain put for an vncertaine Luke 8 2. Out of whom went seauen Deuils to cōmand Deuils sig By his voyce effectually to bid them depart from any whom they possessed and vexed Luke 8 29. Deuise sig A thought counsell or purpose of doing some thing Psal. 33 10. Thou bringest to nought the Deuises of the people 2 The euent that doth follow vpon a mans Deuises Prou. 1 31. They shall be filled with their owne Deuises that is with the fruite of their Deuises or with that which comes of their owne purposes and plots Deuout sig One truly Religious who hath vowed bound himselfe to the true worship of the true God abhorring Idolatry Acts 10 2. Cornelius a Deuout man 2 A superstitious person which seemeth Religious and is not but is giuen to Will-worship Actes 13 50. The Iewes stirred vp Deuout Women against Paul to Deuour sig pro To eate without chawing and to swallow down whole Gen. 41 24 21. 2 With cruell fiercenesse to teare and spoile spiritually mens soules bodies as a Lyon deuoures the silly Lambe 1. Pet. 5 8. Seeketh whom hee may Deuoure A Metaphor 3 To spoyle and vndo one in his outward estate without pitty Thus mighty men oppresse and deuoure the poore as great Fish and Beasts deuoure and eate vp the small Ier. 15 3. 4 To wast and spend ryotously Luke 15 30. He hath Deuoured thy goods with Harlots 5 To apply and take to our owne vse that which was giuen and appointed once to Gods seruice or to keepe backe in our hands that which was due to him Prou. 20 25. It is Destruction to a man to Deuoure that which is Sanctified 6 To deceiue and defraud other of that which is theirs by cunning pretences and shifts Math. 23 14. Ye Deuoure widdowes houses vnder colour of long Prayers Deutronomy sig A second Law because the Law which GOD gaue in Mount Sinai is rehearsed as if it were a new Law in this Booke of Deutronomy which is a Commentary or exposition of the Morrall Law or ten Commandements Dew sig A Water or small Raine which softly dropping and falling vpon the ground euery morning doth keepe it moist and make it fruitefull 1. Kings 17 11. and by resemblance or likenesse it doth signifie and set forth the things following 2 The fruitfulnesse of good Doctrine and of the word of God Deut. 32 2. My speech shall Still as the Dew A Metaphor 3 The profit and commoditie which comes of Brotherly loue or of the Communion of Saintes Psal. 133 3. As the Dew of Hermon c. 4 Innumerable multitudes of the elect plentifully gathered into the Church of Christ as the Dew that drops from Heauen Psal. 110 3. 5 The short continuance or sudden vanishing of the goodnesse which is in Hypocrites Hosea 6 4. Your Goodnesse goeth away as the Morning Dew D. I. to Dig a pit sig To cast about to deuise plot the hurt of others Psal. 7 15. He hath made a pit and Digged it and himselfe is fallen into it Thus men Digge 2 To prepare and send destruction vpon sinners Psa. 94 13. Till the pit be Digged vp for the Wicked Thus God Digges Diligence sig The earnest bending of the minde to doo a thing well and frequenting oftentimes so to doo 2. Pet. 1 5. Giue all Diligence to ioyne c. Eccles. 9 10. Diligent hand sig A man which loueth labour and gets his liuing in the sweat of his face Prou. 10 4. The Diligent hand shall haue plenty or makes rich to Direct sig To gouerne rule and order a thing vnto happy successe when the grace of God in the heart assisteth vs to do well and his prouidence blessing vs causeth our worke to fall out well to vs. Ps. 90 18. Direct the worke of our hand vpon vs. Discerne sig To put a difference betweene things and persons which be like one another being able distinctly to know one from the other and touching things persons which do differ and be vnlike to perceiue which are most excellent and to allowe them 1. Cor. 12 10. Discerning of spirits Reuel 2 18. And triest the things which differ Phil. 1 10. Discretion referred to men sig That guift of God called Iudgement Phil. 1 9. Psal. 112 5. Whereby sundry Christians are enabled to try and iudge of things and persons to be such as they are By this guift Peter discouered Simon Magus Acts 8. and Paule bewrayed Elimas the Sorcerer Acts 13 10. and Iohn Marke Acts 15 38. It is a worthy guift proper to godly Wise men Prou. 20 5. Psal. 112 5. Most needefull it is for a Minister of the worde to haue a good measure of this guift Referred to God 2 The wisedome which God declared in making and disposing the worlde and the seuerall partes thereof to his glory and mans good Ier. 51 15. He stretched out the Heauens by his Discretion Disciple sig A Learner
a long season Gene. 42 38. Yee shall bring my Gray-head with Sorrow to the Graue This is a naturall Sorrow 2 A griefe arising out of the feare of punnishment breeding desperation vnto Death 2 Cor. 7 10. Worldly Sorrow causeth death This is worldly Sorrow 3 The griefe and displeasure of minde which we feele for offending God our mercifull Father by our sinnes 2 Cor. 7 10. Godly Sorrow causeth repentance to Life This is godly Sorrow 4 Misery which is cause of Sorrow Reu 21 4. No more crying nor Sorrow A Metanimie of the cause for the effect Sorrow of death sig A death full of Sorrow both of body minde Actes 2 24. He loosed the Sorrowes of death Deadly Sorrowes such as a Woman is tormented with in her trauaile these were loosed by Christs victory ouer and deliuerance from death which for a time held downe Christ as one oppressed by those deadly soâ—â—owes Souldier sig One that fighteth in war against a worldly enemy Actes 10 7. Luke 7 8. I haue Souldiers vnder me 2 A Spirituall Warriour vnder Christ against Sinne and Sathan 2 Tim. 2 34. Suffer affliction as the Souldier of Iesus Christ. Such is euery Christian but especially the Ministers of Christ. Soule sig That spirituall and best part of man which is distinguished from the body whereby we vnderstand and discourse of thinges Gen. 2 7. Mat. 10 28. Which is able to destroy Body and Soule 2 The whole man consisting of body and soule Rom. 13 1. Let euery Soule be subiect c. Ezek. 18 20. The Soule that Sinneth shall dye By a Sinâ—â—â—doche of the part for the whole Gene. 46 26 27. Gen. 27 6. Also 1 Pet. 1 9. and 1 Pet. 2 ver last Byshop of your Soules 3 The will and affections whereof the Soule is the seat Luke 1 46 47. My Soule doth 〈◊〉 the Lord. 1. Samuell 18 1. The Soule of Ionathan was knit to the Soule of Dauid 1 Thes. 5 22. Gene. 34 8. A Sinecdoche of the whole for a part Heb. 4 12. 4 Life Psalme 16 10. Thou wilt not leaue my Soule in Hell that is suffer my life to bee alwaies opprest with Death Psalme 7 2. Least hee deuour my Soule And often else-where in the Psalmes Soule is put for Life for a mans person and selfe By a Metanimie of the cause The soule being cause of life 5 The breath which men breath in and out Acts 20 10. His Soule is in him 6 God himselfe Prouer. 6 16. Yea his Soule abhorreth seauen Soule in the Haebrew and Greeke tongue is often found to signifie the carcase or dead body of a man also any liuing thing As in Leuit. 19 〈◊〉 and 21 11. Reuel 16 3. To Sow sig pro To scatter Seede in the earth that it may grow and bring forth fruit Math. 13 3. The Sower went out to Sow 2 To disperse worldly goods among the poore 2 Cor. 9 6. He that Soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly 3 To distribute the word by preaching Luke 8 5. And as he Sowed c. to Sow iniquitie sig To performe and do wicked workes with diligence and pleasure Pro. He that Sowes iniquity shall reape affliction to Sow to the Spirit sig To doe good workes by the helpe and aide of the Spirit or to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit Gal. 6 8. If ye Sow to the Spirit that is if yee doe wisely and carefully giue your selues to spirituall exercises that ye may bring forth fruits of the Spirit to Sow in teares sig To serue God through afflictions and heauines Psalme 126 5. They which Sow in teares doe reape with ioy Sower sig pro An Husbandman which Soweth and manureth his ground 2 A Minister who dispierseth the Seede of the word Math. 13 7. The Sower went out to Sow S. P. Span-long sig A short time or small continuance Psal. 39 6. Thou hast made my daies as a hand-bredth or Span long to Spare sig To forbeare such as haue sinned with offence to others not censuring them 2 Cor. 13 2. If I come I will not Spare Thus man Spareth man 2 To hold backe correction from Sinners Lam. 3 42. Thou hast not Spared Thus GOD Spareth Man to speak or to say sig pro To vtter some word with our mouth thereby to expresse the inward thought Gen. 34 3. And he Spake kindly to the Maid 2 To declare witnesse and signifie ones minde by another Psalme 62 12. God Spake once or twice Ier. 10 1. Exod. 21 1. God Spake these words c. Thus God Speaks by his Angels Ministers word workes and Signes 3 To vtter some weignty thing with deliberation Psa. 49 3. My mouth shall Speake of wisedome 4 To Preach Acts 14 1. He so Spake as many beleeued Actes 11 20. They Spake to the Graecians and Preached the Lord Iesus 5 To confesse with our tongue before men what we beleeue with our heart before God Psal. 116 1â— I beleeued therefore I Spake 2 Cor. 4 13. Wee beleeued therefore we Spake 6 To entreat or pray God for our selues or others 1 Sam. 1 12 13. For Anna Spake in her hart and verse 16. Of the aboundance of my griefe haue I Spoken hitherto 7 To thinke or muse vpon a thing The thought of the heart is an inward speach and the word of the mouth is as a thought outward or vttered Mar. 5 28. For shee said If I may but touch c. Math. 9 3. They said or Spake within themselues 8 To worke and effect somthing Heb. 12 24. The blood of Christ Speaketh better things Spéede sig Successe good or ill 2 Iohn 10. Neither bid him good Speede. to Spew sig To distast loath and detest or with loathing to reiect one Reue. 3 16. I shall Spew thee out of my mouth A speech borrowed from a stomacke euill affected which perbreakes and casteth vp that thing which offends it and is loathsome to it Spices sig The graces and fruites of the Spirit mentioned in Gala. 5. Which for their comfortable tast and delight are likned vnto Spices Cant. 4 16. That the Spices may flow out Spiders web sig A vaine or trifling thing which is of no value nor strength Esay 59 5. And Weaue the Spiders-Web Spirit sig pro The wind or ayre breathing or blowing vppon vs with might and secretly Iohn 3 8. The Wind or Spirit bloweth where it list 2 The whole Essence of the God-head as it is common to all the three persons Iohn 4 24. God is a Spirit Rom. 1 5. 1 Tim. 3 verse last 1 Pet. 3 18. Heb. 9 4. Iohn 6 63. 3 The third person in the Trinity 1 Iohn 5 6. That Spirit is truth and verse 7. Inspiring all good thoughts in our harts 4 The guifts and graces of the Spirit Luke 1 15. Iohn was filled with the Spirit Also Acts 6 5. and 2 18. 1 Cor. 14 32. Gal. 3 2. Receiued you the Spirit And else-where often A Metanimie of the cause for the effect 5
Noble Iewell beeing the Mother-Pearle both for Antiquity and Variety For there be diuers sorts one kind is here mentioned like to Chrystall most cleere and of a thorough and most pure light which cannot be darkned and obscured by any other colour 2 The bright glory of GOD shining in his Church being now more exactly purged from all filth of mans inuentions then euer before Reuel 21 11. Her shining was like to à Stone most pretious as a Iasper stone cleere as Chrystall 3 The exceeding glory and Maiesty which God hath of himselfe and in himselfe incommunicable to any Creature Reu. 4 3. And he that sate was to looke vpon like a Iasper Stone Some Interpretours thinke by these thâ—â—â— preâ—ious Stones Iasper Sardine and Emraâ—de the Mystery of three persons in one glorious God-head to bee resembled and in some sort opened The Father fountaine of Deity shaddowed by the Iasper which is Mater gennuarum most ancient and of greatest variety The Sonne who was made flesh for vs signified by the Sardine which is of a fleshy colour therefore called a Carneoll The Spirit by the Raine-bow or Emeraâ—d which â—is for beauty and pleasure most delightfull to note the vnexpressable sweetenesse of the holy Spirit Such then is God one in Essence three in person Idolatour sig One who maketh Images for religious vse or who worshippeth the Image of true GOD or of false Reu. 21 8. And Idolatours I. E. Iesabell sig pro A Woman of that Name Wife of Achab King of Israell whom she drew on to most horrible Idolatry being one also which withstood and persecuted the Lordes holy Prophets and kept a Table for foure hundred false Prophets whereof she was a Ring-leader and a Captaine bearing herselfe as an open professed Enemy of God and his truth 2 A certaine notorious euill Woman not named Iesabell yet bearing her name for likenesse in qualities being a Whoore a Witch and Idolatrous faining herselfe to vtter doctrine from the holy Ghost as a Prophetesse yet shee had it from the Deuill himselfe Her Doctrine was the same which before is called Balaams Doctrine Sée there Reuel 2 20. Thou sufferest the Woman Iesabell which calleth herselfe a Prophetesse What shee was it is not knowne but some notable filthy Woman which seduceth and poisoneth many I. M. Image of the Beast sig Not a Picture set vp to represent one such as Painters make for their gaines sake Neither any bodily Image made to be worshipped and honoured as corporall Images set vp in the Churches for religious worship be But the expresse liuely purtrature and representation of that Honour Kingdome Power and Soueraignety which the first beast to wit the Romaine Heathenish Empire had and the second Beast to wit Ecclesiasticall Rome fought to reuiue Reuel 13 14. That they should make an Image of the Beast to giue life to the Image sig Not to cause an Image by counterfeiting and craft to mooue and nod and speake as if it were aliue though the Spirit dooth allude to such deuillish drifts but with authority and power to speak commaund and forbid in all Kingdomes in such sort as all were put to death that would not obey and worship the Beast to wit the Pope and Papacy which spake and affirme that euen Kinges and Emperours haue from them whatsoeuer they haue Reuel 13 15. And it was giuen to him to giue life to the Image of the Beast and that the Image of the Beast should speake Images of siluer gold c. sig Pictures made of Gold and Siluer for religious vse and Diuine adoration whereof Papistry is full Reu. 9 2. That they should not worship Images of Siluer Gold c. to worship the Image of the beast sig To adore and giue Diuine honour vnto the Pope who beares the Image of the Heathenish Emperour by acknowledging a Diuinity in him which whosoeuer refused to doe though they were Kings and Emperors they lost not onely their liuing and Dignity but their head and life too whereof the Ecclesiasticall Stories giue plentifull proofe Reuel 13 15. As many as would not worship the beast should be killed Reu. 16 2. I. N. Inchantment sig Spirituall Witch-craft whereby Papists bewitched both Kinges and people that they should bee deceiued with such grosse trumpery and dote vpon such a foule Strumpet as Rome is Reue. 18 2. And with thine Inchantments were deceiued all Nations Yet euen the other kind of Witch-craft condemned in Moses Law was much practised in Rome not by Monkes and Fryers onely but euen by some Popes who were knowne Sorcerers and Inchanters Howsoeuer this is not meant heere InhabitaÌ„ts of the earth sig Not such as doe dwell and abide here on earth for so the faithfull doe but such as minde earthly thinges beeing reprobate and vnregenerate Men. Reuel 12 12. Woe bee vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth to say in her heart sig To thinke with herselfe Reue. 18 7. Because she saith in her hart c. There is an inward speech conceiued in the hart as there is a speech outwardly vttered with the mouth none in heauen earth c. sig Neyther Angell nor Man good nor euill Reue. 5 3. But none in heauen nor in Earth was able to open the Booke In heauen sig In the Church of Christ and company of the Saintes with exceeding great Harmony and consent praising Christ. Reu. 19 1. I heard a great voice in Heauen In the spirit sig One rauished by the Spiâ—it as the old Prophets were Reu. 17 3. I. V. to Iudge sig To be reuenged to punish or take punishment according to the vse of the Haebrew tongue Sée Gen. 15 14. Deut. 32 36. Reu. 16 5. Because thou hast Iudged these things 2 To giue an vpright sentence vpon our persons and workes beeing first laide open Reu. 20 12. And the dead were Iudged according to the things which were written in the Bookes 3 To moderate and gouerne his owne by framing and ordering their liues vnto Iustice righteousnesse Reu. 19 11. He Iudgeth righteously These words are drawne from Psal. 96 10 13. Hee shall Iudge the people in righteousnesse Iudgement in one hour sig A great and suddaine vengeance euen the fall and ruine of Rome which shall come in a moment when it is not looked for Reuel 18 10 For in one houre is thy Iudgement come to manifest his Iudgement sig To open and make knowne the Arguments and sure tokens of Diuine Iustice which may declare God vnto the whole World to bee a most iust Iudge Reue. 15 4. For thy Iudgements are manifested IudgemeÌ„ts true and righteous sig Gods deliuerance of his Saints which are true because they are performed according to his promises and beeing fulfilled by destroying his and their Enemies according to their merites Hence they become righteous Reuel 19 2. For true and righteous are his Iudgements Iust. sig One extreamely hating bloody cruell men and punishing Romish Murtherers with due and demerited punishment of death Reu.