cheat into allicere V. 448. Damsels The young Syrian Ladies of the Fr. Damoiselle a word signifying a young Woman of Quality Ibid. To lament his Fate To bemoan his untimely Death Lamentor Lat. to bewail Fatum Lat. Death V. 449. In Amorous Ditties In Love-Songs made of Venus and Adonis Amoreux Fr. loving Ditty quasi dictum Songs composed and indited V. 450. Smooth Adonis As unwrinckled in his Flood as in his youthful Face Adonis is the Name of a River arising out of a Rocky part of Mount Libanus which runs bloody the Day his Death is commemorated on as Lucian tells us Hence this Rock is named Native from Nativus Lat. born Adonis is deducible from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hesych the Son of Cinyra King of Cyprus by his Daughter Myrrha He was the Favorite of Venus and to her grief killed by a Wild Boar. Meta. Lib. 10. V. 451. Ran Purple Of a dark Dye as stain'd with the Blood of Thammuz yearly slain Purpura Lat. as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for that Colour V. 453. Infected Sions c. The Love-Story the Jewish Ladies to like pity moved Infected of Inficio Lat. to corrupt to stain V. 454. Whose Wanton Passions Whose loose behaviour in the holy Porch of the Temple c. Ezek. 8. is to be read Sacer Lat. holy Porticus Lat. for a place raised on Pillars and cover'd over head fit to walk under free from the Sun or Shower V. 455. When by the Vision led The two usual ways by which God made known his Will to his People under the Dispensation of the Old Law were Visions and Dreams Numb 12. 6. Visio Lat. for an appearance a shew This Vision our Author mentions is recorded Ezek. 8. and at the third Verse The Spirit lift me up between the Earth and the Heaven and brought me to Jerusalem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Visions of God V. 456. Survay'd Mark'd heedfully beheld from the old Fr. Surveoir quasi supervidere V. 457. Of Alienated Judah Departed from serving the Living God to worship Stocks and Stones To alien or alienate is a Law-Term for transferring the Property of an Estate to one who had before no Right to it from alienus Lat. a Stranger well applyed to shew how God's Children and Inheritance had alienated and made themselves over to Sin and Satan Judah was the fourth Son of Jacob by Leah from whom the Jews were call'd Judaei and the Land of Promise Judea Jer. 29. 35. V. 459. Maim'd his Brute Image Lamed his senseless Image Maim from whence this word is of Mancus Lat. Lame defective in one Member or other Ibid. Head and Hands lopt off A Metaphor taken from lopping and cutting of the Branches of Trees with which in a Man according to the Comparison of a Tree reverst the Hands and Feet seem to correspond Read 1 Sam. 5. 2 3 4 and 5. V. 460. On the Grundsel-Edge On the Foot-post of his Temple-Gate from the Sax. Ground the Earth next which it generally lieth V. 462. Dagon his Name Sea-monster 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is thought to have been half a Fish and half a Man a Monster like a Triton but with the Head of a Fish Idolum Dagon quod Colebatur à Philistaeis habebat caput piscis Ideo vocatur Dagon quia Hebraeum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 significat piscem Lyran. But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Corn and he was called Oannes and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the Learned Selden tells us The clearest account we have of this Idol is from Helladius who relates that a Man cloathed in a Fishes Skin first taught the Syrians the manner of Tilling the Ground and Sowing of Corn for which he obtained a Temple and Divine Honours worshipp'd in the form of an Image upward a Man covered over with Ears of Corn and downward a Fish because of his Habit and his retiring every Night towards the Red-Sea a Mysterious involving perhaps of the share that moisture has in all the Productions and Fruits of the Earth Mention is made of this monstrous Idol Judg. 16. 23. 1 Chron. 10. 10. 1 Maccab. 10. 84. Ibid. 11. 4. V. 464. Azotus Ashdod once a principal City of the Philistins now a Village by the Turks named Alzete Of this and the other four that follow read 1 Sam. 6. 17. V. 465. Gath another of the five Regal Cities of the Philistins famous for its Champion Goliah 1 Sam. 16. 4. Ibid. Ascalon Scalona a City in the Holy Land on the Mediterranean Sea between Azoâ—us and Gaza one of the five chief Cities V. 466. Accaron or Ecron heretofore a famous City of the Philistins now a poor Village Ibid. Gaza's once a beautiful and rich City of Palestine taken by the Tribe of Judah Judg. 1. 18. It was the fifth Ruling City of the Philistins seated near the Shore of the Mediterranean on the Confines of Idumea towards Egypt and therefore called Frontier Bounds the Borders the Confines of a Country of the Fr. Frontiere as this of the Lat. Frons the Forehead V. 467. Rimmon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Sacred Language signifies a Pomegranate and is mentioned 2 Kings 5. 18. as the chief God of Damascus holding this Fruit in his Hand thence esteemed the Protector of the People who had it either in their Orchards or their Arms by some supposed Jupiter Cassius represented with a Pomegranate in his Hand worshipp'd on the Confines of Mount Cassius near to Damascus The Learned Selden thinks it more reasonable to derive the Name of this Idol of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 high and exalted because he finds in Hesychius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to signifie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Dissonancy between Raman and Rimmon after so many Ages not being worth taking notice of V. 468. Fair Damascus The principal and most ancient City of Syria seated in a Plain surrounded with Hills uncertain when or by whom built but because mentioned by Abraham Gen. 15. 2. The Steward of my House is this Eliezer of Damascus Fame will have it built by Abraham's Servants Ibid. Fertil Fruitful Fertilis Lat. encreasing abounding in Fruit Corn c. V. 469. Albana and Pharphar Two Rivers of Damascus 2 Kings 5. 12. Lucid clear of Lucidus Lat. bright V. 471. A Leper once he lost Naaman the Syrian 2 Kings 5. 14. Leper of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Leprosie of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. rough full of Scabs and Asperities like Scales of Fish Of this Disease and the care God himself took of it see Levit. 13. and 14 Chapters V. 472. Ahaz his sottish Conquerour His dull his foolish Conquerour to fall down and worship Gods he had vanquisht as it follows Read the Story 2 Kings 16. 10. V. 473. Gods Altar to disparage To slight and contemn To disparage is properly to undervalue a Person or Thing by a Comparison mean and disproportionate from the Detractive
former Ages now the Word is applied to Guns and more especially to great Guns any number of which is called A Train of Artillery Fraught loaden of the Word to Fraight or Lade a Ship of the Fr. Fretes V. 716. Over the Caspian Over the Caspian Sea so called of the Caspii People of Scythia bordering on it Southward now called Mer de Bacu or de Sala V. 717. Hovering a space c. Delaying a while To hover is properly to fly about to and fro as Birds do about their Nests or young ones not to fix to make a feint as Armies sometimes do hovering about one place when they design the Siege of another Ibid. Till Winds the Signal blow Thunder seldom happens without Wind therefore described with Wings and compounded by Virgil with certain Portions of Wind. Radios rutili tres ignis alitis austri AEn 8. Fulminis afflavit ventis contigit igni AEn 2. V. 718. Their dark Encounter Their dismal Shock in the mid Sky Encounter of Encontre Fr. an Engagement a meeting and Shocking of Charging Enemies V. 719. So frown'd the mighty Combatants The mighty Champions Combatant of Combatans Fr. of Combatre to fight V. 722. To meet so great a Foe For never was either of them like to meet so great an Enemy but once more when our Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ did at his Resurrection encounter conquer and triumph over both Death and Hell when he saw Satan like Lightning fall down from Heaven Luc. 10. v. 18. V. 723. Had been achiev'd Great things had been brought to pass Achiev'd done finish'd of the Fr. Achevé accomplish'd V. 724. The Snakie Sorceress Sin the sly insinuating Inchantress a short but significant Delineation of Sin in two Words Sorceress shews her Charms and bewitching Delusions Snakie admonisheth us of her sly Insinuations and the bitter Remorse and Repentance here or the everlasting Sting that follows it hereafter V. 735. The Hellish Pest The Infernal Plague Pest of Pestis Lat. Plague V. 737. So strange thy Outcry The Noise thou makest seems to me so strange and the Speech thou usest to part us is so strange also that my hasty Hand is with-held and forbears to shew thee by my Actions what I intend to do till thou acquaint me c. Interposest the Words thou usest to us are so odd Interponere Lat. to put between V. 741. Thou Double-form'd Of two such different Shapes described half Woman half Snake V. 650. V. 743. That Fantasm That Shadow Death that empty Apparition Fantasm 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gra delusive Apparition like that of Ghosts expressive of what is said at V. 669. That Shadow seem'd V. 745. More detestable More hateful more loathsome Detestabilis Lat. abhorred abominable V. 750. With the Combin'd in bold Conspiracy Linked and joyned with them in the daring Design against GOD Almighty Combin'd of Combinare Lat. to agree together Conspiracy Conspiratio Lat. an Agreement against a Prince or State a joynt Undertaking V. 753. Dim thine Eyes and dizzie swum in Darkness Dimness seized thine Eyes and all things on a sudden seemed to turn round in thy disordered Cloudy Head a Graphical Description of that Error with which Satans Pride blinded his Understanding leading him into those dark Designs in which he lost himself and his Associates Dizzie Giddy like one that thinks the World turns round of the Belg. Duysigh astonish'd The Vertigo derived à vertendo from turning round is the swimming of the Head through the prevalency of Windy Vapours therein a Similitude well suiting Satan's giddy Pride V. 754. Thy Head flames thick and fast It is reckoned among the Symptoms of the Vertigo that before the Dimness and Dizziness comes to the height the Patient's Eyes seem to sparkle and strike fire 755. Till on the left side The left side was by the Romans counted unlucky Si mens non laeva fuisset Et saepe sinistra Cavâ praedixit ab ilice Cornix Ecl 1. As to Intonuit laevum Auguries were reputed lucky that came from the left part of Heaven because the Augurs turning their Faces to the South the Eastern Parts were on their left hand which were always reckoned most prosperous In the worst sense is Si quem Numina laeva sinunt AEn 4. And there is a general Unluckiness laid to the Charge of those that are but left handed V. 757. A Goddess armed Out of thy Head I sprung Sin that is hatch'd in the Imagination is said to be brought forth out of Satan's Brain-pan as Pallas armed Cap-a-pied by which the Poets meant Wisdom c. was fabled to have been the Offspring of Jove's Noddle This Description is so like Homer's of that War-like and sharp-witted Goddess that it seems Copied from it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 759. Back they recoil'd afraid at first There are but few who in the first entrance on an Evil Life and Wicked Practises do not feel some Reluctance till Folly grow familiar and Sin habitual Recoiled they fled back started back a sign of the Amazement that seized the Heavenly Host at the first entrance of it till disguised and varnished over with fair Pretences And well they might be startled at a Sight so ominously ill when Homer at the Birth of Pallas as described above tells us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Amazement seized all the Beholders thô Gods V. 761. A Sign Portentous held me Esteem'd me an unlucky Sign Portentous Lat. Portentosus unlucky boding some Mischief of Portentum Lat. a Sign of bad Consequence Sed variis Portenta Deûm terroribus obstant AEn 8. V. 762. With attractive Graces won the most averse With my inticing Allurements gain'd the most unwilling to Comply Sin by degrees insinuates it self Nemo repente fit turpissimus We approach to its Pollutions at first afraid as Boys shivering enter a River by degrees till at last we plunge in out of our depth and swim down the Stream With attractive Graces by my powerful Charms Attractif Fr. alluring enticing of Attraire Fr. to draw to one of Ad Lat. to and Trahere to draw Grace Fr. Beauty Comeliness Averse the most backward those that were least inclinable to me at first Aversus Lat. froward untractable V. 765. Becamest Enamour'd Becamest in Love with me Inamour'd Fr. Inamouré Lat. Inamoratus in Love with V. 766. That my Womb conceived a growing Burden That thou begatest more Sins of me one Sin is the Parent of many more we pass from one Offence to another from a Fault to the concealing of it by a Lye and then to the disavowing of it by many Oaths and horrid Imprecations by Hypocrisie and Dissimulation and many succeeding Crimes that are linked together and hang in a Chain V. 770. Rout Disorder Confusion of the Fr. Route Lat. Ruptio the breaking to pieces of an Army V. 771. Through all the Empyrean Throughout all Heaven Caelum Empyraeum Heaven the Seat of Bliss
Incompositus Lat. V. 426. Not manacl'd Not tied together with Joynts and Ligatures of Nerves and Sinews Manacles of the Fr. Manicles from the Lat. Manicae Irons fastned about the Wrists of Malefactors of Manus For Spirits can make choice Of which Sex likes 'em best or both so easie So clear and unmixt are these Heavenly Beings Not linkt to Limbs or bound with Sinews up Or weakly underpropt with brittle Bones Like heavy Clods of Clay but in what Forms They please larger or less shining or sad Their Undertakings quickly bring to pass Shewing themselves our Friends or Enemies Non me latet alium ex hisee verbis sensum elici posse nimiâ—â—â— de succul is â—lgâ—nus Daemen Qâ—â—m à Poetae 〈◊〉 puritate alienum judiâ—o missum facio V. 428. Like Cumbrous Fiesh Heavy uneasie burthensome that incumbers us with many Pains and Diseases of the Ger. Kummer misfortune loss others think better of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a diminutive of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Burden of a Ship But Incumber may be well enough fetcht from Incumbere to lie hard upon to press upon V. 429. Dilated or condens'd Enlarged or contracted bigger or less of dilatâ—re to spread out to extend and condensare to thicken to crowd together used commonly to express the thinness and lightness or the thickness and consequently the gravity of the Air. V. 430. AEry Purposes Their quick Designs easily executed by such AEry Beings of the Fr. Propos as that of the Lat. Propositum an aim Execute perform of Exequor Lat. to bring to pass V. 433. The Race of Israel The Off-spring the Children of Israel Race corruptly of the Lat. Radix a Root the first of a Family Tribe or People from whence Posterity springs and grows up V. 434. Unfrequented left Forsook God's Holy Altars left 'em unattended Infrequentatus Lat. unresorted to forsaken V. 435. To Bestial Gods In the Forms of Brure Beasts Bestialis Lat. belonging to a Beast Bestia V. 437. Of despicable Foes Of contemptible Enemies Despicabilis Lat. fit to be despised and slighted Read how many Kings the Israelites slew under the Conduct of Joshua and what mighty Nations they subdued while they served the living God Josh. 12. and compare this Story with what is related Judg. 2. from Verse the 11th to the end V. 438. Came Astoreth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 An Idol of the Phoenicians representing the Moon by the LXX named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Kings 11. 5 and 33. styled the Queen of Heaven Jer. 7. 18. Jer. 8. 2. mention is made of a City call'd Astoreth Josh. 12. 4. and 9. 10. 1 Chron. 6. 71. the Royal Seat of Og King of Basan and Gen. 14. 5. and in other places her Temple was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as it is translated 1 Sam. 31. 10. where the Philistines hung up the Armour of Saul as a Trophy to their God who whether he borrowed his Name of this City or the City its Name of this Idol is uncertain though the first is most usual It matters not that this Idol is in Holy Writ call'd the God of the Sidonians and therefore not to be understood of the Moon for the Sacred Text no where concerns its self with the Sexes of Idols nor do the Mysteries of the Heathen Iniquities any where distinguish ' em The Romans had their Lunus and Luna And Arnobi contra Gentes Lib. 3. tells 'em they used to begin their Addresies to their false Gods Sive tu Deus Es sive tu Dea. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. Lib. de Isid. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lucian Venus Syria in whose Temple the Sidonian Dames performed those Wanton Rites to which the Influences of her Increases did so often incline them Who desires to heat his Head with more Quotations and to fill it with more Uncertainties may consult the Learned Selden Syntag. 2. Cap. 2. Ibid. Phoenicians Inhabitants of Phoenicia one of the three Provinces of Syria so called from Poenix Son of Agenor King of that Country and Founder of that Nation V. 439. With Crescent Horns which increasing and decreasing she wears Tertia jam Lunae se cornua Lumine Complent AEn 3. Crescens Lat. encreasing growing greater A Cressent is a Wexing Moon the Turkish Arms à Crescendo for the Omen sake though now God be praised upon the Wain V. 441. Sydonian Virgins Maids Natives of Sydon a famous City of Phoenicia not far from Tyre seated on the Mediterranean V. 443. On th' Offensive Mountain The Mount of Olives as many think because full of Idols thence called as before Opprobricus and the Hill of Scandal and the Mountain of Corruption 2 Kings 23. 13. where it is observable that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mons Corruptionis differs from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mons Olivarum seu Unctionis by one Letter only and the additionalâ— that there might remain an Intimation of its true Name not without a lasting Memorial of Reproach Offensive of Offensio Lat. for displeasure fault V. 444. Uxorious King Solomon a King indeed so Uxotious that his fair Egyptians Wives took off all his Affections from his God so mislead by Women that he had 700 Wives Women of Quality and 300 Concubines Of his adoring Asteroth the Goddess of the Sydonians consult 1 Kings 2. Uxorious of the Lat. Uxorius doating on fond of a Wife So Horat. calls the Tyber because fond of Ilia Uxorius amnis Carm. Lib. 1. Od. 2. Ibid. Whose Heart though large Capacious as to his Understanding larger and more enlighten'd than any of his Predecessors or those that were to succeed him 1 Kings 3. 12. Largus Lat. great spacious V. 445. Idolatresses By his Women that worshipp'd Idols Idololatrix Lat. for such an one of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for an Idol and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Worship V. 446. Thammuz 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Death or killing Ezek. 8. 14. a Syrian Idol by some esteem'd the same with Admis He was the Favorite of Vanus slain by a Wild Boar and by the Adorers of this Goddess lamented in the Month of June 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 read the latter end of Metam 10 Lib. Others affirm Thammuz to have been a Priest wrongfully put to death by a King of Babylon who to make some amends for his Injustice appointed Anniversary Mournings for him V. 447. Whose Annual Wound The Commemoration of whose Death once every Year whose Death lamented every Year the Wound the Wild Boar gave him Annuus Lat. yearly done every Year 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Ovid Repetitague mortis imago Aunna plangoris per aget simulamina nostri Met. 10. Lebanon allur'd Libanus the biggest Mountain in Syria frequent in Scripture and famous for Cedars from the Confines of Arabia and Damascus where it takes its beginning It stretcheth 125 Miles to the Mediterranean where it ends near Tripoli Allur'd entic'd perswaded the Syrian Maids from ad and Ludere to
and Region of everlasting Light 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. burning shining the Climate of never-dying Day So in Book 1. Ver. 117. he calls the Angelic Natures Empyreal Substance of their Purity and Brightness V. 776. These Gates for ever shut And they had been for ever so close kept and barricadoed on Satan and his accursed Crew had not Mankind fallen from their Maker by Disobedience and their Sins opened the dreadful Doors V. 777. Pensive here I sat Thoughtful and sad here I took up my Seat Pensif Fr. of Penser Fr. to think of Pensare Lat. to meditate and weigh things in ones Mind V. 780. Rueful Throes Sad Pangs Throws are properly the Pains Women feel in Child-birth of the Sax. Drorian to suffer Rueful lamentable painful of the Teut. Rew Repentance V. 781. This odious Offspring This hateful Issue of mine a true Description of Death Sin 's dreadful Offspring Sin when it is finished bringeth forth Death Jam. 1. v. 15. V. 784. Distâ—rted Drawn awry burst of Distortus Lat. deformed of Distorquere Lat. to writhe V. 785. Transformed Quite changed of a different shape from what I was before shewing well the different Aspects our Sins wear when Lust and heared Imaginations untamed Bloud and Thoughts ungovernable hurry us on they seem beautiful and alluring but when Sickness or old Age sets 'em in a true Light and shews 'em in a right Prospect when Death appears then Sin how Charming soever before shews snaky and distorted and with her ghastly end affright us Transform'd of Transformare Lat. to alter the Shape V. 786. Brandishing his fatal Dart Shaking his deadly Dart Brandir Fr. to shake Fatal of Fatalis Lat. deadly Telum fatale corruscat AEn 12. V. 789. From all her Caves and back resounded Insonuere cavae gemitumque dedere cavernae An imitation of Virg. AEn 2. Resounded of Resonare Lat. to return a Sound back as Eccho's do Resonantia longè littora Geor. 1. Resonabilis Eccho Ovid. V. 794. Ingendering with me Begot of me Engendrer Fr. of Ingenerare Lat. to beget as coupling Creatures do their young ones Rape a forc'd Enjoyment of Rapere Lat. to snatch by force V. 795. These yelling Monsters These hideous howling Monsters Yelling is properly the howling of hungry famelic Wolves and seems made of the similitude of Sound V. 796. Surround me Encompass and enclose me on all sides of Surronder an old Fr. word to hem in round on all sides V. 797. Hourly conceived and hourly born A fruitful and a fearful Birth excellently describing the perpetual Pangs the direful Agonies and gnawing Remorses that day and night incessantly corrode the Guilty V. 800. Their Repast Their Food their Feast Fr. Repas of Repaistre of re and Pascere Lat. to feed V. 801. With conscious Terrors With affrighting Guilt harass me on all sides Conscious of the Lat. Conscius knowing and thence guilty of Conscire whence Conscience The Word is used both in a good and bad sence Occiso pastore Lupus magnove juvenco Conscius audacis facti AEn 11. As also Mens sibi conscia recti AEn 1. V. 807. His End with mine involv'd That if he destroys me he must be no more for Sin the Provocation ceasing Death the Punishment must also cease Sublatâ causà tollitur effectus The last Enemy that shall be destroyed is Death Rom. 15. v. 26. Involv'd rouled or wrapt up together of Involvere Lat. to fold up V. 808. A bitter Morsel An unpleasant Bit and unsavory Mouthful of Morceau Fr. of Morsus Lat. for the same V. 809. So Fate pronounc'd So 't is decreed Sic fata Deûm Rex Sortitur volvitque vices is vertitur ordo AEn 3. Sic fata Jovis poscunt hic terminus hâ—ret AEn 4. Pronuntiare Lat. to decree to declare V. 812. Invulnerable Invulnerabilis Lat. free from Wounds that cannot be wounded V. 813. For that Mortal Dint That deadly Stroke none but Heaven's Eternal King can withstand Dint of the Sax. Dynt a Stroke used for Strength and Force By dint of Judgment by strength of Reason V. 815. His Lore soon learnt Quickly understood what was fit for him to say Lore an old word foâ— Learning of the Sax. Laeran to teach Ne would unto his Lore allured be Spen. F. Q B. 5. C. 11. St. 61. V. 827. This uncouth Errand sole Upon this dark Design alone alone I undertake this dismal Journey Errand is of the Sax. Errend a Messenger Ab Errando Uncouth an old word for Terrible of the Sax. Uncud unknown V. 829. The Unfounded Deep The wide Gulph between Heaven and Hell the vast Vacuity the boundless Vacuity Unfounded that has no Foundation Lucretius his Magnum per Inane Lib. 1. Ibid. Through the void Immense Through the vast Vacuity Per inane profundum Lucr. â— 1. Void Fr. Vuide Lat. Vacuus Empty Immensus Lat. Immensurable Immensasque trahi nubes Geo. 4. So Virgil Magnum per inane coacta Semina Ecl. 6. And he calls Hell Domos ditis vacuas inania Regna AEn 6. V. 830. With wandering Quest Diligently to search every where Quest Fr. Une Questâ— an Inquiry a Search hence an Inquest both of the Lat. Quaerere to make search after V. 831. And by concurring Signs By all agreeing Signs and Tokens Concurring of Concurrens of Concurrere Lat. to agree V. 833. In the Pourlieues of Heaven Hard by in the Neighbourhood of Heaven Purlieu is â— Fr. word as most of our Law Terms are of Pur Pure and Lieu a Place and denotes Ground adjoyning to and being accounted part of any Forest by Hen. 2. and other Kings was by Perambulation granted by Hen. 3. separated again from the same and adjudged Purlieu that is pure and free from the Laws of the Forest So Satan calls the World A Seat of Bliss bordering upon his Native Heaven V. 835. Perhaps our vacant Room To supply and fill the Places we have lost in Heaven Sedes vacantes Our Seats empty since our Rebellion V. 836. Surcharg'd with potent Multitude O'recharg'd o'restock'd with mighty Multitude Potens Lat. powerfull Surcharg'd of Surcharger Fr. to overload to overburthen V. 842. Wing silently the buxom Air Fly unperceiv'd thorough the yielding Air Buxom plyable yielding of the Sax. Bocrum tractable obedient Buxomness in Chaucher is put for Lowliness Humility Spencer makes it the Epithete of the Air And therewith Scourge the Buxom Air so sore F. Q B. 1. C. 11. St. 37. Ibid. Imbalm'd with Odours Scented and delighted with the sweet Fragrancy of the Spicey â—â—dian Air breathing Perfumes and Aromatic Odours Imbalm'd Embaumé Fr. put up and preserved with Balm and precious Spices as Princes and great Persons are at their Death á Word well applied to caress the ugly Fantom Odours of Odor Lat. for any sweet Smell or Perfume â—â— V. 846. Grin'd horrible a gastly Smile And grim Death grin'd out a frightful Smile Grin'd or Girn'd of the Ital. Grignare with open'd Mouth to shew ones Teeth between Smiling
had four Faces like a twofold Janus According to Ezekiel's Vision And every one had four faces ch 1. v. 6. And their whole bodies and their backs and their hands and their Wings were full of eyes round about Ezek. 10. 12. Double Duplex Lat. twofold Janus was King of Italy in whose Court Saturn took Sanctuary for his great Wisdom he was inrolled among the Gods and Numa Pompilius built him a Temple in which his Image stood adorn'd with two Faces thence by some taken for Noah who saw the restor'd World as well as the destroy'd this being Renown'd also for teaching the Use of the Vine Others say he was called Biceps and Bifrons from his Skill in Things past being good at guessing at those to come His Temple stood always open in time of War and was never shut but when Rome was in perfect Peace which happen'd but twice in all the Progress of the Roman Power Saturnusque senex Janique bifrontis imago Vestibulo astabant AEn 7. V. 131. Of Argus Argus was a Shepherd feign'd to have had 100 Eyes to whose custody Juno committed the white Cow into which her wanton Jupiter had changed his Mistress Io. Aristoridae servandam tradidit Argo Centum luminibus cinctum caput Argus habebat Met. l. 1. V. 132. Charm'd with Arcadian Pipe The Angelic Eyes were more watchful than to be â—ull'd asleep by the Shepherds Pipe named Arcadian of Arcadia a part of Greece abounding in Pasturage and therefore resounding with the Pastoral Pipe To Drouze of Droosen Belg. to be sleepy Pastoral Pastoralis Lat. of Pastor a Shepherd V. 133. Of Hermes or his Opiate Rod Of Mercury who by the help of his Pipe and drowsie Rod charmed Argus fast asleep and struck off his Head Hermes Bo. 3. v. 603 Opiate drowsie of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Opium Lat. Poppy Juice of which sleeping Medicines are made This Rod was one of the Utensils of Mercury Virgamque potenti Sâ—mniferam sumpsisse manu Languida permulcens medicatâ lumina virgâ Met. l. 1. V. 135. Leucothea wak'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Morning the White Goddess as her Greek Name imports Cicero says her Latin Name was Matuta by which that the Morning was meant he proves out of Lucretius lib. 5. Tempore item certo roseam Matuta per auras AEtheris auroram defert lumina pandit Homer makes her a Sea-Nymph and a Friend to Saylors Day-break is a Darling no less at Sea than on Shore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To Resalute to Revisit Resalutare Lat. Orisons Bo. 5. v. 145. Imbalm'd Bo. 2. v. 842. V. 139. So prevalent as to concern So powerful as to affect the Mind of God in Heaven ever happy Prevalent Bo. 6. v. 411. Ibid. Or to incline his Will Or to render him propitious to our Prayer Of Inclinare Lat. to bend often applied to God Humanitùs Let my prayer come before thee incline thine ear unto my cry Psal. 88. 2. Bow down thine ear O Lord hear me Psal. 86. 1. Encline thine ear O Lord and hear open thine eyes O Lord and behold Isa. 37. 17. Placable Placabilis Lat. reconcilable of Placare Lat. to appease V. 159. Eve rightly called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to live Because she was the mother of all living Gen. 3. 20. He had named her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Woman the common Appellative of all her kind Gen. 2. 23. expressive of her Original Extraction out of Man Now he gives her a proper and particular Name denoting her Excellency above all her Sex that she was to be the Mother of all Mankind living here and of those that were to inherit everlasting life since Mother to her who bore our Saviour the Seed of the Woman Some think Adam gave his Wife this Name by way of Ironie and cruelest Reproach because Recorded by Moses just after their Sentence received when she deserved in the bitterness of his Soul to have heard her self styled the Mother of Death and Damnation Rupertus is of an Opinion more improbable that Adam seeing his Death not instant despised the Denunciation of it and slighting its Sentence styled his Spouse the Mother of all things living Dicenti Deo Pulvis es in Pulverem reverteris adeo non credidit â—t è contrario vocaret nomen â—xoris suae Evam id est vitam eo quod mater esset cunctorum viventium Lib. 3. c. 26. de Trinit But our Poet better applies it to the early Promise of the Victory over Satan by our Saviour the Seed of the Woman as do the most Judicious and Authentic Commentators Demeanour Bo. 4. v. 128. V. 169. The Sourse of Life The Well-spring of Life La Source Fr. the Fountain-head V. 178. Till Day droop Till Day decline or decay as Flowers do that droop hanging down their Heads withering V. 182. But Fate subscribed not But God's Eternal Decree consended not to her Desires Sed fata resistunt Geo. 4. Non se fata suis patiuntur ducere viam Auspiciis AEn 4. Subscribed of Subscribere Lat. to under-write thence to agree to Imprest mark'd made manifest Bo. 3. v. 388. V. 185. The Bird of Jove The Eagle a Bird sacred to Jupiter and feigned by the Poets to attend on his Thunder Fulmen non percutit è volucribus Aquilam Plin. l. 2. c. 22. Rubrâ fulvus Jovis ales in aethrâ AEn 12. Quem praepes ab Idâ Sublimem pedibus rapuit Jovis armiger uncis AEn 5. Ibid. Stoop'd from his aëry Tour Descended from his lofty Flight To stoop at is a term among Faulconers when a Hawk got up aloft on the Wings comes down at his Quarry Tour Fr. a wheeling such as Birds make in their flight Cycnos AEthereâ quos lapsa plagâ Jovis ales aperto Turbabat caelo AEn 1. V. 187. The Beast that reigns in Woods The Lion King of the Forrest V. 194. By these mute Signs By these dumb shews in Nature Adam was an early Augur and if any Observations were to be made upon the flight of Birds c. had the most Skill therein as being best acquainted with their Nature A Prediction of this kind Virgil has introduced Alto Dat signum caelo Quo non praesentius ullum Turbavit mentes Italas monstroque fefellit Namque volans rubrâ fulvus Jovis ales in aethrâ Littoreas agitabat aves turbamque sonantem Agminis aligeri AEn 12. V. 204. Darkness ere Day 's mind course Noctis faciem nebulas fecisse volucres Sub nitido mirata die Met. l. 1. V. 207. With something Heavenly fraught That comes down loaden with something from Heaven Fraught of the Fr. Freter to load a Ship whence our Fraight Jasper Bo. 3. v. 363. Alt Bo. 6. v. 532. Apparition Bo. 8. v. 293. V. 214. Jacob in Mahanaim The Vision that Jacob saw in Mahanaim of his Angelic Guardians was not more Glorious than this of the descending Angelic Host into