Tradition wee are bound to beleeue this absolutely 2 An humaine ordinance not written in the word but deliuered from man to man Math. 15 2. The Tradition of the Elders Tradition so taken is either good or euill according to the subiect matter and intention of men This is an vnwritten Tradition This we must beleeue conditionally as it agreeth with the word Transgression sig That which goes beyond and exceedes due bounds and limits 2 Euery sinne small and great 1 Iohn 3 4. Transgression of the Law is sinne Hebr. 2 2. Sinne is called Transgression because it exceedes the boundes and markes which God by his Law hath appointed vnto vs for the moderattng of our desires and actions Trauaile sig Iournying or passing on foot or by Horse from place to place 2 The paine of Child-birth 1 Thess. 5 3. As trauaile vpon a woman with Childe 3 Troubles dangers and euils which happen in ones iourney Exod. 18 8. He told all the trauaile had hapned to them Treasure sig Some earthly thing of price which men make great account of and therefore lay it vp till afterward Math. 6 19 21. Lay not vp Treasure for your selfe in Earth Math. 13 44. An earthly Treasure 2 The wholesome precious doctrine of the word 2 Cor. 4 7. We haue this Treasure in earthly Uessels Metaphor An heauenly Treasure 3 Euerlasting life with the graces and good workes that lead thither and shall be there freelie rewarded Math. 6 20. Lay vp Treasures for your selues in Heauen When Christians do carefully imploy their graces fludying to abound in good workes they doe heerein Treasure and hoord vp ioyes in life heauenly and euerlasting Good and euill Treasures sig The abundance eyther of graces or vices stored vp in the hearts of men good and euill to bee vented and vttered by their Tongues Mat. 34 35. A good Man out of the good Treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things c. to treasure vp sig To gather together into one heape Rom. 2 5. Ye Treasure vp vengeance against the day of vengeance The meaning is that wicked men by continuing in sinne heape and stacke vp punnishment euen as worldly men doe heap vp and gather treasure Transubstantiation sig A change of one substance into another as of Bread into the body of Christ of Wine into the bloud of Christ according to that monstrous doctrine of Popery contrary to the wholsom words of Christ which teach Sacraments to bee not the things themselues whereof they bee pledges and Seales Tree sig pro A Plant growne vp to a great height and measure 2 Euery person Man or Woman good or bad Math. 3 10. Euery Tree that bringeth not forth good fruit Metaphor Corrupt Trées sig Vngodly persons that are vnfruitfull and good for nothing like to rotten and dead Trees Iude 12. Corrupt Trees and without fruit tree of knowledge of good and euill sig The miserable experience of good lost and of euil which should come vpon Adam and Eue and all mankind by breaking Gods commaundement in eating of that Tree which was forbidden them to eate of Gen. 2 9. The Tree of Knowledge of good and euill many trées sig A multitude of people to bee refreshed with the spirituall water of the word Ezek. 47 7. At the brinke of the Riuer were very many Trees Trée of life sig That happy life that Adam receiued of God by Creation wherein he was to be confirmed by eating the Tree of life which was appointed to be a Sacrament thereof Gene. 2 9. And the Tree of life in the middle of the Garden 2 Christ Iesus who himselfe is the eternall life and from whom the faithfull receiue it Reue. 2 7. Was the Tree of life trée planted by the Riuers c. sig A faithfull person ingrafted into Christ to bee made one with him by regeneration and to become fruitfull in good workes Psalme 1 3. Hee shall be like to a Tree planted by the Riuers of Water Trées of righteousnesse sig Righteous Men and Women who being iustified by Faith in Christ doe liue righteously and bring foorth much good fruit Esay 61 3. That they may be called Trees of righteousnesse Trespasse sig An hurt do one to our Neighbour in his estate name or person Numb 5 6. Leuit. 6 2 4. Mat. 6 15. If you doe not forgiue Men their trespasses 2 Any sin or offence eyther against God or man Math. 16 15. Neither will your Father forgiue you your trespasses To Try sig To search examine and prooue euery thing to finde out what is good what euill what true what false that wee may embrace the one and eschew the other Thes. 5 21. Try all thinges 1. Iohn 4 7. Try the spirit 2 To looke into one neerly to take knowledge of him and his cause Psal. 26 2. Proue me try me O Lord. Triall of Faith sig Afflictions which are sent of God for tryall and proofe of our faith 1 Peter 1 7. The Tryall of your faith being much more precious then Gold Fiery tryal sig Most sharpe bitter and grieuous afflictions 1 Pet. 4 12. Thinke it not strange concerning the fierie Triall tribulation sig A temporall affliction in this life eyther inward to the Soule or outward to the body Rom. 5 4. We reioyce in Tribulations This sometime hapneth for tryall sometimes is a fore-runner of Hell 2 Part of that eternall paine and torment reserued for the wicked in Hel. Rom. 2 9. Tribulation and anguish shall be vpon the Soule of euery Man that doth euill Tribute sig A summe of Money paid vnto Princes for their better maintenance according to the proportion of mens substance Rom. 13 6. For this cause yee pay Tribute * Trinity sig The distinction of the persons in the Vnity of the God-head one and the selfe-same God in Essence being for substance three to wit the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost 1 Iohn 5 7. And these three are one How three remaining three may yet be one and one abiding one be three all this at once This is a Mystery rather to be religiously adored then curiously searched into requiring rather faith to beleeue then reason to comprehend and iudge it Trumpet sig An hollow Instrument of Siluer Brasse or some other Mettall â—giuing a great sound through the breath of a mans mouth wherewith publicke Magistrates are wont to proclaime their Lawes in the time of peace Dan. 4. 2 3 4. After the example of God Exod 19 16. And the sound of the Trumpet exceeding loud Also Captaines were wont to encourage their Souldiers in the time of warre after the example of Gedion Iudges 7 18. And Hippocriticall Pharises did call the poore together to receiue their Almes Mat. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes make not a Trumpet to be blowne before thee This is a materiall Trumpet whereof we reade in Scripture of their good vses and of one abuse 2 The Prophets Apostles and Ministers of the word which are commaunded to publish
brought them out of Aegipt and that here they had no abiding place Iohn 7 2. Now the Feast of Tabernacles drew neere Leuit. â—3 34. Table sig pro A frame of Wood made to eate meate vpon 2 All earthly benefits seruing for necessity or honest delight and ornament Psal. 23 5. Thou hast prepared a Table for me Psal. 69 22. Table of Deuils sig Fellowship with Deuils by being present at the Sacrifices offered vnto Idols 1 Corin. 10 20 21. These thinges that the Gentiles Sacrifice they Sacrifice to Deuils Ye cannot be pertakers of the Lords Table and the Table of Deuils to eate and to drinke at Christs table sig To communicate and haue fellowshippe with Christ in heauenly ioyes Luke 22 30. That ye may drinke at my Table in my Kingdome the table of the Lord. sig The company of Gods people assembled to partake in the Lords Supper 1 Cor. 1â— 21. Ye cannot partake of the Lordes Table that is yee cannot haue society and fellowshippe with Christ and his members in the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper if you partake of the Table of Deuils What reason haue Papists to scoffe at our Communion-Tables seeing Scriptures beare out this Name Haue not we cause rather to abhorre their sacrificing Altars to sit or be at Table sig To partake or haue society with others in eating and drinking Iohn 13 28. But one of them that were at Table knew for what cause hee spake it vnto him to spread or prepare a Table sig To make liberall prouision of meat and drinke and of other necessaries for this life Psalm 78 19. Can God prepare a Table in the wildernesse Tables of testimonie sig The two Stones as two Tables wherein the Law was written which bare testimony of Gods will Exod. 32 15. And Moses returning descended from the Mountaine with the two Tables of testimony in his hand to Take in ill part sig To wrest wordes and actions to an ill purpose when they might bee taken well Rom. 1 29. Taking all things in euill part to Take the armour of God sig To put on all our spirituall Harnesse fitting it close to our hearts and vsing it for our defence and safety against sinne and Sathan Ephe. 6 13 11. For this cause take to you the whole Armour of God to Take the Foxes sig To remooue or take out of the way whatsoeuer hurteth the Church in doctrine or manners Cant. 2 15. Take the Foxes to Take héede sig To be wary or watchfull for the preuenting of some sin or danger Ephe. 5 15. Luke 12 28. Take heede and beware of Couetousnesse to Take thought sig To vex and disquiet the hart with feare griefe Luke 12 25 26. Why take you thought for the remnant to Take in vaine sig To abuse a thing by vsing it rashly or to wicked purpose Exod. 20 7. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine that is eyther lightlie or wickedly tale-bearer sig One that goeth about as a Pedler with wares with reports and tales Leuit. 16 19. Prou. 20 19. Talent sig A certaine peece of Golde which weyed sixtie pound as the common Talent did or 120 pound as did the Talent of the Temple 2 Samuel 12 30. Exod. 25 39. Of a Talent of pure Golde thou shalt make it 2 A free and franke guift of God bestowed on men in a certaine portion and measure to be vsed to his owne glory and the profit of others Mathew 25 15. And to one hee gaue fiue Talents There is no man but hath some Talent committed to him whereof he must make vse heere and account heere-after Tares sig pro A kinde of graine in the East-Countries so like to Wheate whiles it is in the blade as hardlie the one can be discerned from the other being also a very hurtfull thing 2 The Children of this World but especiallie Hypocrites Math. 13 36. The Tares are the Children of that wicked one 3 All offences in manners and doctrine being so coloured and disguized as hardly can vertues be knowne from vices and errors from truth Mat. 13 25. And sowed Tares among the Wheate False doctrine when it is disguized is fitly signified by Tares both because it is the root and seede of wicked men Also for that it doth besot the minde as Tares being taken in drinke or bread doe make giddy the braine to Tast. sig pro Take some slender tryall of meates or drinkes how good they be before we receiue them into our bodies 2 Slightly to know and beleeue generally the doctrine and promise of Christ as a man that Tasteth of a Cup and drinks not or as a Cooke who Tasteth the meate and eateth it not or lastly as a sicke man who doth Tast meate which he dooth puke backe or cast vp againe Heb. 6 4. 5. For it is impossible that they which were once enlightned and haue Tasted of the heauenly gift 3 To take experience of a thing hauing indeed tried it Psalm 34 9. Tast and see how good the Lord is to Tast death sig To die or to feele death Mat. 16 28. There be some heere that shall not tast of death T. E. to Teach sig To cause to learne which God doth effectually by enlightning the hart vnto knowledge faith of the word and men instrumentally by interpreting the word and by propounding instructions to the outward eare Iere. 13 13. They shall be all taught of God Psalm 119 26. Teach me thy Statutes Acts 20 21. Math. 28 9. Goe Teach all Nations Teaching is by publike and priuate persons by words workes signes and Creatures c. Teacher sig A publike Minister which by wholesome Doctrine instructeth the Church beating downe errours Ephe. 4 11. He gaue some to be Teachers 2 Such as by priuate instruction helpe others to know the thinges of God Titus 2 3. Teachers of honest thinges Thus Parents and Maisters and common Christians are Teachers The former by publike the latter by priuate authority Teare sig pro A Water issuing out of the eye from the moystnesse of the braine as witnesse of some inward griefe Psal. 6 6. I water my couch with my Teares And 42 3. My Teares are c. 2 Sorrow and afflictions the cause of Teares Reue. 21 4. All Teares shall bee wiped from their eyes Psal. 126 5. If ye sow in Teares c. to Teare in péeces sig To destroy vtterly and vnrecouerably as when a Lamb is torne in peeces of a Lyon or Beare Psalm 50 22. Least I Teare you in peeces temperance sig A moderation of the minde in the vse of outward blessings holding vs backe from excesse causing vs rather to refraine from that we may lawfully haue then in our delights and pleasures to go so farre as our abilities estates and the times would giue vs leaue 2 Pet. 1 6. Ioyne with your knowledge Temperance Gal. 5 23. Sée Sobrietie Temple sig Material house built of Stone Timber to worship God publikely therein Actes 7 48.
belonging to this life Gen. 49 20. Concerning Asher his Bread shall be Fat. Fat wheat sig The finest and best of the wheat Psal. 81 16. He shall feede them with the Fat of Wheat Fat of the land sig The cheefest and choisest commodities fruits Gen. 45 18. You shall eate the Fat of the Lande A Metanimie marrow Fatnesse sig Tranquility and ioy of minde Psal. 63 5. My soule shall be satisfied with Marrow and Fatnesse Fatnesse of the earth sig Great aboundance of Corne and Wine which comes from the Fatnesse of the earth Gen. 27 39. The Fatnesse of the earth shall bee thy dwelling place Gen. 4. A Metanimie of the cause Fatnesse of gods house sig The manifold and plentifull spirituall blessings of God Psal. 36 8. They shall be satisfied with the Fatnesse of thine house Fat men sig Men full of wealth and might Esay 10 6. The Lord of Hoasts shall send leannesse amongst his Fat men 2 Full of spirituall vigor and liuelinesse Psal. 92 10. They shall be Fat and flourishing 3 Kings Princes and Potentates of the Earth Psalme 22 29. They that be Fat in the Earth shall worship Fatnesse sig Swelling Pride Psalm 73 7. Their eies stand out for Fatnesse That is so puft with pride that they can neither see and know themselues nor consider others Metaphor 2 Delicates or delightfull thinges Iob 36 16. That which rests vpon thy Table haue beene full of Fatnesse Fault sig The guilt of Adams disobedience imputed to vs. Rom. 5 16. The Fault came by one offence 2 Some sinne done in our owne persons Psalm 19 12. Who knoweth his Faults Fauour sig pro A good and comely countenance Prou. 31 30. Fauour is deceitfull 2 Credite and respect gotten by wel doing Pro 22 1. Louing Fauour is better then Gold the Fauour of God sig His gracious accepting of vs and mercifull readinesse to do vs good Psal. 51 18. Be Fauourable to Sion the Fauour of men sig Their good liking towards vs and readinesse to doo vs good and not hurt Gen 33 10. If I haue found Fauour or grace in thy sight Acts 24 27. And Foelix willing to get Fauour of the Iewes left Paule bound F. E. Feare sig A certaine naturall affection whereby men are stricken by reason of some dangerous and hurtfull euill either true or imagined Gen. 32 11. I Fear him Iosh. 2 9 11. Mat. 14 30. and 28 4. This is naturall Feare in it selfe neither good nor euill It was in the man Christ. Heb. 5 7. It becomes euill through our distrust mixt with it 2 The free voluntary reuerence which inferiours shew to their Superiors for the Lordes sake making them carefull to obey and loath to offend Ephe 5 33. Ye Wiues Feare your Husbands Rom. 13 7. Feare to whom Feare belongeth 3 The thing or daunger Feared Prou. 1 20. When their Feare cōmeth that is when that which they Feare commeth Psal. They Feare where no Feare is that is no cause of Feare nothing to be feared A Metanimie 4 The person which is feared In this sence God is called the Feare of Isaac Gen. 31 42 53. But Iacob sware by the Feare of his father Isaac either because God had stricken Isaac with a feare when he would haue giuen away the blessing to Esau or because of the reuerence and Feare which Isaac yeelded vnto God or for both these causes is God called the Feare of Isaac A Metanimie 5 An holy affection of the heart awing vs and making vs loath to displease God by sin in respect of his great goodnesse and mercies and for a loue we beare to righteousnesse Psal. 130 4. There is mercy with thee that thou maist be Feared Exo. 24 25. This is filliall or child-like Feare Gods children are commanded thus to Feare and are often commended for so fearing Iob 1 1. Actes 10 2. The fruite and force of this Feare is to restraine from vice and constraine vnto well doing for desire to glorifie God Sée examples of Ioseph Gen 39 and Nehemiah 6 A terror in the heart of wicked men dreading God as a Iudge being loath to offend him by sin in respect of his punnishments and not from a hatred of wickednesse Thus Foelix feared Acts 24 25. This is seruile and slauish Feare Gods children are forbid this Feare Exod. 20 20. Moyses saide to the people Feare not Yet thorough Gods mercifull goodnesse it proues a preparatiue vnto faith Acts 2 37. Rom. 8 15. 7 The whole worship of God Deut. 6 13. Thou shalt Feare the Lord. Acts 10 35. In euerie nation he that Feareth God Psal. 112 ◠and 128 1. elsewhere often by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole For where Gods feare is truely planted there will follow the whole worship of God 8 Dreadful works of Gods Iustice which strike men with Feare Psal 90 12. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath or anger according to thy Fear Thus Tremelius reads it It is a Metanimie of the effect for the cause Feare not their Feare sig Feare not that whereof they are afraid to wit their Idols Esay 8 12. Feare not their Feare or as Tremelius translates it Feare not with their Feare that is with a distrustfull Feare which withdraweth the heart from God and his promises to meditate Feare sig To thinke vpon dangerous things which breede Feare Esay 33 18. Thine heart shall Meditate Feare Feare of God was vpon them sig A great terror and feare sent into their hearrs of God to restraine and stay them from dooing any harme to Iacob Gen 35 5. And the Feare of God was vpon the Citties that were round about them Feast sig Solemne and abundant fare kept vpon some especiall occasion to remember some great mercie of God and therewith to cheare the hart Gen. 21 8. Abraham made a great Feast that same day that Isaac was weaned Nehe. 18 12. Gen 29 22. And made a Feast 2 The day or whole time wherein such solemne Feasts are kept Acts 18 21. I must needs keepe this Feast Iohn 7 8. Leuit 23 4. The whole space of eight daies wherein their Feasts lasted 3 A good Conscience which of Salomon is called a continuall Feast because of the great and constant peace and ioy which it breedeth Prou 15 15. A good Conscience is a continuall Feast A Metaphor Feasts of loue sig Bankets kept in the publicke meetings of the Church to testifie and to nourish brotherly loue Iude 12. These are as spots in your feasts of loue These grew to such abuse as the Apostle Paul abolished them 1. Cor 11. to Feede sig To nourish by ministring meate to the bodye common to men and beasts This is naturall feeding 2 To teach others by wholesome doctrine and to rule them with godly discipline Iohn 21 16. Feede my Sheepe Math. 28 18. Goe teach all Nations This is Ecclesiasticall Feeding peculiar to Gods Church It is farre from the Popes supremacy which is a tyranising not a teaching
Knowledge and profession of Christ without the fruit of obedience Mat. 2 19. He found Leaues but no Fruit. shaking of a Leafe sig Any small or little feare or the apparance and shew of a danger Leuit. 26 36. The sound of a Leafe shaken shall chase them League sig A solemne conuention or agreement by mutual promises eyther betweene man and man touching the affaires of this life or else betweene God and Man touching that life which is eternall Sée Couenant and Testament Leagues and Couenants were wont of old to bee ratified with blood and solemnized with Banquets and Feasts Sée Gene. 21 27. Also Exod. 24 8. Heb. 9 20. Leannesse sig Famine or scarsity of Earthly blessings which cause leannesse and wasting of the body Esay 17 4. The Fatnesse of his Flesh shall be made leane 2 Death which doth accompany and follow such scarsity and leannesse Psa. 106 15. And leannesse entred into their Soules to Leane vpon sig To rest or relie vpon the helpe of others which trust in them Esay 36 6. Whereupon if any Man Leane it will goe into his hand Leaping sig Reioycing eyther for health of body restored to the Lame or Grace restored to Sinners Esay 35 6. Then shall the Lame Man Leape as an Hart. Learning sig The doctrine of Christ. Ephe. 4 20. But ye haue not so Learned Christ. 2 False doctrin such as the false Prophetesse Iesabell taught to wit that men might eate of thinges sacrificed to Idols commit fornication without Sinne. Reuel 2 24. As many as haue not this Learning 3 The instruction and reformation of our minds in godlinesse Rom. 15 4. They are written for our Learning 4 Humaine knowledge or skill in the liberall Arts and Sciences Iohn 7 15. Seeing he neuer Learned Acts 7 22. Acts 4 13. Least sig None at all of no reckoning or place Math. 5 19. He shall bee called the Least in the Kingdome of Heauen that is he shal haue no place in the Church of God 2 Of small reckoning and regard with others Luke 22 26. Let the greatest amongst you be as the Least Leauen sig pro That which secretly and speedily sowereth the whole Lump of Dow altering the Nature of it Math. 13 33. 2 The Kingdome or Church of Christ heere on Earth secretly waxing and encreasing by degrees both in number of persons and in graces of the Spirit as Leauen being but little yet spreadeth it selfe through the whole Lump Math. 13 33. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto Leauen which a Woman tooke c. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell taught in the Church which altereth the Nature of a man turning his heart first and afterwardes his members that he may lead a new life euen as a Leauen altereth the Nature of the Dow maketh it through sower being sweete before Mat. 13 33. 4 The corrupt doctrine of Heretickes corrupting the sweetnesse of heauenly doctrine by theyr false Glosses which is also noted by the Name of Hypocrisie because corrupt doctrine is deceitfull false and vngodly making all the Louers of it Hipocrites Math. 16 6. Luke 12 1. Beware of the Leauen of the Pharisies which is Hipocrisie 5 Corrupt and vicious Liuers which with their company like Leauen infect others Corin. 5 6. Know ye not that a little Leauen Leaueneth the whole Lump 1 Cor. 15 33. old Leauen sig Maliciousnesse and wickednesse euen the whole naughtinesse of our sinfull Nature with the bitter Fruits of it 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen to be led by the Spirit sig To be mightily and forcibly yet willingly remoued and carried by diuine power from place to place Math. 4 1. Beeing compared with Luke 4 1 14. Iesus was led aside of the Spirit And Mark 1 12. The Spirit is to driue him out 2 To be gouerned by the good motions of the Spirit of God Rom. 8 10. They that are Christs are led by the Spirit of Christ that is be obedient to the gouernment of the Spirit to be Led into temptation sig Not onely to be forsaken in the temptation but to bee giuen wholy ouer to the tempters will and helde prisoner at his pleasure This is neuer done but to the wicked yet it is often deserued by the godly who praying against it doe escape it Mat. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation that is let vs not fall into the Tempters hand to be as his slaues Left-hand sig The fearefull estate of the vngodly adiudged to torments as the right hand signifieth the happy estate of the godly appointed to life Mathew 25 30 31. left-handed sig pro One that performeth bodily actions as readily and strongly with the left hand as others doe with the right hand Iudges 3 15. Eâ—ud a Man left handed Letter sig Outward profession of God and whatsoeuer is in Religion besides the Spirit and Grace of Christ. Rom. 2 29. Not in the Letter 2 The whole doctrine of the Law seuered from the quickning Spirit of Christ to make it effectual Rom. 7 6. And not in oldnesse of the Letter Leuy sig The whole race or number of the Leuites Mal. 2 4. My Couenant which I made with Leuy Leuite sig A Minister of the Old Testament whose office it was to instruct the people and to waite vpon the Altar Numb 3 45. Take the Leuits c. Deutro 33 10. They shall teach Israell thy Law and shall put Incense before thy face c. 2 Euery true faithfull Christian which is a spirituall Leuite to worship God in Spirit and truth Esay 66 21. I will take of them for Priests and Leuits saith the Lord. L. I. Liberty sig pro Freedome from any seruitude or bondage 2 Freedome from the bondage of Sin and Sathan and from the seruitude of Moses Law Gala. 6 1. Stand fast in the Liberty wherein Christ hath set you free 1 Pet. 29 16. Gal. 5 13. This is Christian Liberty begun and vnperfit beeing bought for vs by the price of Christs blood and reuealed vnto vs by the Gospell 3 A full and perfect deliuerance from the very corruption of Sinne and of the Graue too and from all misery whatsoeuer Ephe. 1 14. Which is the Redemption of that Liberty purchased vnto the praise of his Glory This is the accomplishment of the former Liberty It is called Glorious Libertie Rom. 8 21. Because the Saints being once freed from all miseries shall be glorified in Heauen 4 That condition of Gods Children from whom the vaile of the heart is taken away and that yoake of darknesse which by the sin of one man beeing put vppon vs was made more heauy by another yoake of Moyses Law encreasing and strengthening naturall blindnesse in vs before conuersion 2 Cor. 3 17. Where the spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty 1 Pet. 2 16. 5 A freedome or power which is giuen vnto the Christian about things indifferent to vse them or not to vse them keeping our selues within bounds of Charity and Edification Rom.
for his people and watching ouer them as a Shepheard ouer his flock Psal. 23 1. The Lord is my Shepheard Green Pasture sig All things belonging to spirituall and bodily rest and refreshing Psal. 23 2. He makes me to rest in greene Pastures gods paths sig Either his Doctrine and precepts wherein wee walke and come to him or his prouidence and workes of mercy and iustice wherein he comes to vs. Marke 1 3. Make his Paths straight Our Paths signifie our thoughts wordes and deedes Psal. 119. 105. A light to my Paths Patience sig A suffering and bearing long with such as do prouoke vs waiting till they amend Mat. 18 29. Haue patience with me and I will pay thee all 2 The slownesse of God to anger bearing with and sparing sinners that they may haue space of repentance Rom. 2 4. Despisest thou the ritches of his Patience Rom. 3. 26. Through the Patience of God Psal. 103. 8 9. 2. Pet. 3. 9. 3 Quiet and constant suffering of afflictions for godlines Iam. 1 3. Let Patience haue her work Heb. 10. 36. Ye haue neede of Patience 2. Pet. 1. 6. Luke 8 15. 4 Hope expectation or waiting Rom. 8 25. We do with Patience abide for it Heb. 6 12 15. 5 Perseuerance in weldoing vnto the ende Iam. 5 7 9. Bee Patient vnto the comming of our Lord. What Patience is Patience is that gift of God which enableth the Christian soule to endure crosses quietly and with ready submission to the will of God because it is his pleasure to haue it so for our tryall or chasticement and for the manifestation of his owne power and goodnesse to the praise of his glory and finally for a Testimony against those that do trouble and vex his children Patient minde sig Quiet and setled minde waiting for helpe from God in due time Phil. 4 5. Let your patient minde be knowne to all men P. E. Peace sig Attonement with God by Christ through whō God and the elect are of enemies made friends Hence is Christ called Prince of peace Esay 9 6. And our Peace-maker Ephe. 2 14. And to haue made Peace by his blood Col. 1 20. Rom. 5 1. 2 That sweete and comfortable quietnesse and tranquility of Conscience which is the immediate fruite of our attonement with God Rom. 14 17. The Kingdome of God is Peace Ioy. Phil. 4 7. Peace of God that passeth all vnderstanding c. 3 The mutual concord and agreement of Christian brethren Gal. 5 22. The fruite of the Spirite is Peace Psal 34 14. Seeke Peace and pursue it 4 Prosperous happy successe of things when they fall out well and blessedly for the best to vs. In this sense Paule in his Apostolicall salutations wisheth Peace vnto the Churches and the Iewes one to another in their ordinary greetings Math. 10 13. And let your Peace come vpon it 1 Cor 1 3. Grace and Peace Ephes. 6 23. And often elsewhere it is vsed in the same signification 5 Perfect rest and ioy which elect soules shall haue in heauen this life being ended Esay 57 2. Peace shall come Rom. 8 6. 6 The publick tranquility and quiet State of the Church when it is not trobled within by Schismes and Heresies or without by persecuting Tirants Psal. 122 6. Pray for the Peace of Ierusalem Acts 9 31. The Churches had rest throughout all Iudea Galily 7 The tranquility of the publicke weale or politicke State when it is free from forren and Ciuill warres 2 King 20 19. Is it not good there shall be Peace in my daies Ier. 29 7. In the Peace thereof shall you haue Peace 8 The priuate agreement with all sorts of men good and bad Christians and Infidels Rom. 12 18. Haue peace with all men as much as in you is 9 Security when the hart free from the feare of dangers dooth falsely promise safety to it selfe 1 Thes. 5 3. When they shall say Peace c. 10 True safety wealth prosperity earthlie felicity 1 Sam. 25 6. Be in Peace wealth and prosperitie 1 Sam. 29 7. Go in Peace Gen. 26 29 31. 11 A solemne couenant and society between prince and prince person and person Iudg. 4 17. For Peace was betweene Iabin the King of Hazor and betweene the house of Hebor Psalm 41 9. Yea the man of my Peace that is my familiar friend which had made a Couenant of society with me 12 Silence by meanes whereof many times quietnesse and Peace is procured Prou. 17 28. A Foole when he holds his Peace is thought wise Gen. 34 5. 13 Mutuall agreement of wicked men in euill things 2 Kin. 9 22. Is all Peace Iehu What peace To sweare Peace sig To accept the conditions of Peace offered and to promise the keeping of them Deu. 20 11. Offer it peace and if it answer thee Peace againe c. chasticement of Peace sig The sufferinges of Christ procuring and meriting attonement and friendship with God his Father for elect sinners Esay 53 5. The chastisement of our Peace was vpon him god of Peace sig God to be the author and giuer of peace and the rewarder of such as liue in Peace Phil. 4 7. The God of Peace shall be with you to hold peace sig To rest in the will of God Leuit. 10 3. And hee held his Peace Gospell of Peace sig The word of reconciliation and attonement Ephe. 6 15. Your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of Peace Thus it is called because it worketh as an instrument attonement with God peace with our brethren and our own conscience to go or returne in Peace sig With good safety to passe to and fro also to be quiet and well 1 Sam. 1 17. 1 Sam. 29. 7. Multitude of Peace sig Great good successe and aboundance of prosperity Psal. 37 11. They shall delight in the multitude of Peace prince of Peace sig The worker and author of peace or reconcilement betweene God and vs. Esay 9 6. Prince of Peace Thus is Christ alone sonne of Peace sig One that fauoureth and embraceth the gospell of Peace and reconciliation by Christ louing and liuing in Peace with others Luke 10 6. If the son of Peace be there to speake Peace sig To promise tranquility rest and happinesse to soule and body and to performe it Psal. 85. 8. He shall speake Peace to his people and to his saints 2 To speake and talke with one louingly and kindly Gen. 37 4. They could not speake Peace vnto him way of Peace sig The doctrine that leads to eternall saluation also faith it selfe remission of sinnes and repentance by the which wee are at length brought to heauen Luke 1. 79. And to guide our feete into the way of Peace 2 A quiet and peaceable life free from quarrels and contention full of vnity and good agreement Rom. 3. 17. The way of Peace they haue not knowne Pearle sig pro A thing of great value and price called a Pearl for the orient brightnes of it
2 The precious doctrine of saluation or any godly admonitioÌ„ Math. 6. 6. Cast not your Pearles before swine 3 The glorious and most happy estate of the saintes in heauen Reuel 21 21. The twelue gates were twelue Pearles People sig The elect giuen to Christ. Math. 1 21. He shall saue his People from their sinnes 2 Pillers which resembled the People Metanimie of the signe Leu. 24 8. Sprinkled on the People Peculier sig pro The choice of and most precious part of a mans substaunce seuered from the rest and laid vp for a mans selfe 2 Gods chosen and faithfull People precious in his sight Titus 2 14. And purge vs to be a Peculier people Perdition sig Destruction or eternall punnishment in hel fire Iohn 17 12. Child of Perdition Here Perdition is vsed passiuely for one destroyed suffring perdition to which he was appointed 2 Destruction or downfall of other men both in body and soule 2. Thess. 2 3. Euen the sonne of Perdition Heere the word is vsed actiuely for a destroyer who worketh Perdition Perfection or perfit sig An absolute fulnesse of grace when there is not the least want Phil. 3 12. I am not already Perfit 1. Corinth 13 10. When that which is Perfit is come Math. 19 21. If thou wilt be Perfit 2 A good degree of perfection in grace and a striuing towards the absolute fulnes of it though still there be many wants Phil. 1 5. Let vs therefore as many as be Perfect 1. Cor. 2 6. Wee speake wisedome amongst those which be Perfect Heb. 5 14. In these places Perfection is set against weaknesse rudenesse and signifies no more but a good measure of present profiting in the knowledge of God in Faith Wisedome Repentance and Obedience a tending or striuing to further perfection in these graces of Regeneration 3 Vprightnesse and sincerity as when perfection is set against hypocrisie 2. Kings 20 3. Ezekiah serued God with a perfit heart 2 Chro. 28 9. My sonne serue God with a perfit heart That is sincerely and in truth 4 That good order which by the word of God is setled in any Church when al the members therof keepe their due place and standing and performe their functions duly 2 Cor. 13 5. This I wish men your Perfection 5 One well furnished with knowledge of the word how to performe all partes of his function in the Ministry 2 Tim. 3 17. That the man of God that is the Minister may bee absolute being made Perfit to euery good worke 6 One which so gouerneth his wordes as no fault may be found with his speech Iam. 3 2. If any man sinne not in word he is a Perfit man 7 The things of this world which be most glorious and excellent Psal. 119 96. I haue seene an end of all Perfection Perfit charity sig That loue which is vnfained accomplished in the effects and fruites of loue being not equall but like to that loue wherewith God loueth vs which he shewed in deede by giuing his sonne for vs. 1 Iohn 4 18. Perfit Charity castes out feare Periury sig Forswearing or a false oath when the party that sweareth either knoweth the matter to be false or thinketh it so to be 1 Tim. 1 10. To the Periured Math. 5 33. Though the matter be true yet if hee that sweareth do thinke it bee false or not know it certainely to bee true Periury is committed in the Court of Conscience Hee that sweareth by the name of God falsely or doubtfully hee forsweareth to Permit sig To suffer and not to let a thing when one might hinder it Heb. 6 3. If God Permit Permission in God hath two things first patience or suffering 2. might or efficacy God willeth whatsoeuer hee Permitteth because nothing can be vnlesse he will haue it to be The dotage of an vnwilling Permission is to be auoided Persecution sig An obstinate pursuing others to hurt or destroy them without giuing rest or quietnesse Math. 5. 10. Blessed are they which suffer Persecution Gal. 4. 29. It is either by word or sword by deceite or violence open or disguised for Religion or for righteousnesse from false brethren or professed enemies Perseuerance sig The continuing in grace to the ende Perseuerance may stande with many deepe falles but it keepes from falling away Math. 10 22. He that Perseuereth or endureth to the end he shall be saued Sée Confirmation It is an errour to hold that true beleeuers may fall from grace either wholy for a time or for euer Person sig Some particular man or woman Gen. 14 21. Giue me the Persons c. 2 The diuine essence subsisting by it selfe Heb. 1 3. The ingraued forme of his Person 3 Outward qualities of country riches friends pouerty and such like external circumstances Rom. 2 11. God is no respecter of Persons Actes 10. 34. Luke 20 21. God doth not measure accept men by their riches worship pouerty Nation or such thinges Peruerse sig One whose heart is turned from the wisedome of the word to follow crooked and euill counsels and waies to Peruert sig To put out of order to turne vp-side-downe to bring in that which should be kept out Pro. 10 9. He that Peruerteth his way shall be knowne Pestilence sig An infection and deadly disease sent of GOD vpon men for their sinnes Leuit. 26 25. I will send the Pestilence among you Deut. 28. 21. Sée plague to be Perswaded sig To bee infallibly assured of a thing by demonstratiue certainety Rom. 8 37. I am Perswaded This is the perswation and certainety of faith 2 To be probably assured of a thing by coniecturall certainety Heb. 6. 9. Wee haue perswaded our selues better things of you This is perswasion of charity Phisition sig pro One that by Art helpeth the decayes and defectes of nature curing bodily diseases by bodily Medicines 2 Christ Iesus the onely true Soueraigne soule Phisition who by his bloud and Spirite cureth all our spirituall sicknesses Math. 9 12. The whole neede not the Phisition but the sicke I came not to call the righteous c. Philacteries sig A Thred or band of blew Silke in the â—ringes of a Garment by the beholding whereof the memory of Gods precepts was kept and preserued Or frontlets of Parchment betweene the eyes as signes of remembrance Math. 23 5. Make their Phylacteries broad Deut. 6 8. They shall be as frontlets betweene their eyes P. I. to Pierce sig To offer violence to the body by digging through or opening some part of it Iohn 19 34. One of the Souldiers pierced his side 2 To cause or worke any extremity whatsoeuer Psal. 22 16. They Pierced my handes and my feete Pietie sig A true worshipping of God soundnesse of doctrine a pure life which things do follow faith and hope 1 Tim. 4 8. Piety or godlines is profitable to all thinges 2 Naturall loue towardes parents and Kinsefolkes 1 Tim. 5 4. Let them learne to shew Piety or godlinesse towardes
the message and minde of Christ to his people with great vehemency of voice Esay 58 1. Cry aloud spare not lift vp thy voice like a Trumpet Reuel 8 2. And to them were giuen seauen Trumpets This is by some expounded of the Ministers of the Gospell whereof there was a tipe and figure vnder the Law in the Siluer Trumpets by the noyse whereof the people of God were called to the publique assemblies in Earth as now by the Preachers of the word they are called to the Kingdome of Heauen Numb 10 2. Make two Trumpets of Siluer for the assembling of the Congregation An immateriall and heauenlie Trumpet whereof there is direct vse for saluation the trumpet of God sig Amost mightie noyse like to the noyse of a Trumpet made of God extraordinarily for the quickning or raising vp of the dead 1 Thess. 4 16. The Lord shall come with the Trumpet of God 1 Cor. 15 52. The Trump shall blow and the dead shall rise This is expounded to bee the voice of Christ himselfe In Iohn 5 28. All that are in the Graue shall heare his voice to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To seeke fame and renowne of men by doing of good thinges Math. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes thou shalt not make a Trumpet to be blown before thee not to blow a Trumpet before vs. sig To doe the works of mercy and all other good workes as secretly as we can without seeking any vaine glory from man or receiuing it beeing profered Mat. 6 2. When thou giuest thine Almes make not a Trumpet to be blowne before thee This is the same meaning of that Let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doth Trust. sig The credit which one of vs puts in another in our mutuall worldly dealings Prouer. 31 1◠The heart of her Husband Trustes in her This is ciuill Trust. 2 The affiance and confidence of our harts relying vppon the mercifull and true promises and most powerfull wise good prouidence of God both for the remoouing and keeping from vs euill thinges and for the giuing and bestowing good things Psalme 37 3. Trust thou in the Lord. And 34 22. None that Trusts in him shall perish 1 Tim. 6 17. This trust is religious and cannot be put in any creature without Idolatry Hence we are forbidden to trust in riches in the arme of flesh in Princes or in any Son of man Truth sig The most perfect Essence of any thing or the most absolute perfection it selfe of any matter Iohn 18 38. What is Truth 2 The most perfect Diuine Essence which is Truth it selfe and the Authour of all Truth in his Creatures Psalme 31 5. Thou hast redeemed mee ô Lord GOD of Truth Iohn 14 6 I am the Truth c. Exod. 34 6. 3 The constancy of God in keeping his promises Rom. 3 7. If the Truth of God hath more abounded through my lie The word Truth is taken in this sence in all places of Scripture where Mercy and Truth are matched and mentioned together 4 The substance and body of that that was shaddowed vnder the Ceremonies of Moses Lawe Iohn 4 23. The true worshippers shall worship the Father in Truth 5 The whole word of God both Law and Gospell which is called the Truth because it containeth the firme and sure doctrine which teacheth the true way how to attaine eternall saluation Iohn 17 17. Thy word is Truth Iohn 8 31 32. Col. 1 5. Whereof you haue heard before by the word of Truth which is the Gospell 6 Christ and his doctrine 2 Iohn 1. But also all that haue knowne the Truth 7 The true vnderstanding of thinges necessary to saluation Iohn 17 17. Sanctifie them with thy Truth 8 That light of Nature left in man since his fall to helpe him to know God so farre as to leaue him without excuse but not so farre as is needefull to saluation Rom. 1 18. Which with-hold the truth in vnrighteousnesse Rom 2 8. 9 True Religion Gala. 3 1. Who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the Truth Titus 1 1. 10 Integrity of life or vprightnesse and sincerity void of deceit and counterfeiting 1. Cor. 5 8. With the vnleauened Bread of sincerity and truth Ephe. 4 24. Esay 38 3. I haue walked before thee in Truth 11 Iustice or righteousnesse as it is contrary to iniquity 1 Cor. 13 6. It reioyceth not in iniquitie but in Truth Psal. 51 6. Thou louest Truth in the inward parts It is a part of the Image of God Sée Ephe. 4 24. 12 Fidelity and faithfulnesse between man and man in keeping iust couenants promises and bargaines Iere. 5 1 3. O Lord are not thine eies set vpon Truth 13 A iust and true sentence pronounced by a Magistrate in cases of Iustice. Pro. 20 28. Mercie and Truth preserues the King 14 Plainnesse and simplicity of speech when thinges are vttered as they bee without fraud and falshood Psalm 15 2. Hee that speaketh the Truth from his hart Ephe. 4 25. Speake Truth one to another 15 Most True and farre from all deceit Psal. 19 9. The iudgements of the Lord are Truth 16 Indeed and in good earnest when the inward beleefe and obedience of the heart doth answere the outward profession Ephe. 4 21. And haue beene taught in him as the Truth is in Iesus Word of Truth sig The Gospell Preached and published by the true Ministers thereof 2 Cor. 6 7. By the word of truth Col. 1 5. Whereof ye haue heard by the word of truth that is the Gospell True sig That which is perfect faithfull sound and sure not counterfeit nor false Psalm 119 151. Thy Commandements are True Ro. 3 4. Let God be True c. Truelie sig Sincerely and vprightly without lies and deceit Math. 22 16. Thou teachest the way of God Truely that is true doctrine for the matter and sinceritie for the manner 1 Iohn 1 6. They lie and do not truly that is they play the Hipocrites to do Truth sig To deale truely and sincerely leading an honest life void of all craft and deceiuing Iohn 3 21. He that doth Trush comes to the light Full of Truth sig One full of the very substance of Truth to wit Christ being the perfection and accomplishment of all Legall Ceremonies Iohn 1 14. Full of Grace Truth Truth of the Gospell sig The true and sincere doctrine of the Gospell Gal. 2 5. That the Truth of the Gospell might continue in you to hold the Truth in vnrighteousnesse sig To suppresse the light of knowledge naturally shining in mens hearts forcibly keeping it backe from shewing it selfe in words and deedes as it desires to doe Rom. 1 18. Wrath of God is reuealed from Heauen vpon men which hold the Truth in unrighteousnesse to tell the whole truth sig To declare and lay open the whole matter as it was doone Marke 5 33. Shee told him the whole Truth to walke in Truth sig To liue vprightly without
Sea to signifie that at first it did arise out of the contentions and diuisions of other Nations which are as a raging Sea that the Rule kingdome of the Emperors should bee turbulent tempestuous variable and vnconstant Of this Empire the estate acts effects and vse for instruction of the Godly are described in the 10. verse of this 13. Chapter where beginneth the History of another Beast the Ecclesiasticall and Prophetical body or corporation to wit the Pope of Rome and his Cleargy Others expound this Beast of that Anti-christ and apply to him the things heere spoken but the former is plainest and soundest for hauing in the 12. Chapter described the Arch-enemy to the Christian Church to wit the diuell good order required the two principall instruments to wit the ciuill and ecclesiastical estate of Rome should be opened which is done in this 13. Chapter Reuel 13 1. And I saw a Beast arise out of the Sea hauing seauen heads and ten hornes a Beast comming out of the bottomlesse pit sig Antichristian kingdome and power which in the spirituall combate shal be inferiour to the witnesses or seruants of Christ but not so in the bodily and carnall warre wherein Antichrist shall preuaile Hee is said to come out of the bottomlesse pit not to signifie as some thinke that the great Antichrist should be a diuel but because the beastly power of Antichrist should be giuen him of the Diuell As Chap. 13 â— and exercised for the diuell to establish his kingdome of darknesse by fighting against the true Doctrine and Religion with the faithfull followers of it for the vpholding of Haeresie and Idolatry Reuel 11 7. And the Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit shall warre against them and kill them In Chap 9. hee is there called the Angell of the bottomlesse pit Bed sig Not pleasure and delicacy but affliction calamity as punishment of adulterous Doctrine Reuel 2 22. Beginning sig Christ the eternall sonne of God in respect of his aeternity who himselfe is before all thinges created and of whom all things which bee made had their beginning and without whose sustaining Vertue they all should quickly come to nothing Sée Iohn 1 1 2. also Col. 1 15 16. Therefore such as couet to bee blessed must resolue to cleaue to him out of whom there is nothing saue corruption and destruction Ren. 1 8. I am Alpha the beginning and the end 2 Christ in respect not so much of aeternitie as of his preheminence and principality which hee holdeth ouer all things euen as Mediator God man hauing all things subiect vnto him Sée Ephe. 1 22. And hath made all thinges subiect vnto him c. Therefore all Creatures reasonable and vnreasonable owe to him their whole entyre obedience as Phil. 2 10. That at the name of Iesus euerie knee should bow Reuel 3 14. That beginning of the Creatures of God Behold See the word Behold in the common Dictionary Be with you all sig The continuall presence of all spirituall blessings euen vnto the saluation of the Church and euery member of it Reuel 22 20. The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all bitter Belly sig The indignation and greefe of godly ministers to see the Doctrine of the word despised errors preferred Also the molestations which they are put to suffer for the publishing of it Reuel 10 9. It shall make thy Belly bitter B. L. Black horse sig Famine dearth which is full of sorrow therefore resembled by a blacke colour which is a sad and dolefull colour and well agreeth to persones famished whose bodies lacking â—uyce and blood are discouered and become blackish Lam 4 7. Reuel 6 5. Loe a Blacke horsse to Blaspheme sig To vtter reproachfull and railing words against God as the Papists do sundry wayes First they ascribe the plagues wherewith God plagueth them to his iniustice not to their owne iniquities 2. they raile vpon the holy Gospel and charge it to be the cause of all euils in the world 3. It is an vsual thing with Italians and Spaniards the Popes creatures in their rage and fury to vtter blasphemous speeches against God Reuel 16 9. They boyled in great heat and Blasphemed the name of God Agayne verse 11. name of Blasphemy sig The vnlawfull primacy and damnable Soueraignty whereby ciuil Rome first and afterwarde Rome Ecclesiasticall ambitiously exalted it selfe aboue God euen to the reproch of God according to that in 2. Thess. 2. Reuel 13 1. Upon his head the name of Blasphemy Thus Romish Synagogue boasts it selfe to be the Church of Peter the foundation and forme of all Churches which tooke their beginning that shee onely cannot erre that they are to be iudged Haereticks who dissent from her in articles of faith or Sacraments names of Blasphemy sig Infinit Blasphemies and most plentifull reproches which in progresse of time the Antichristian Kingdome did abound in being full of all kind of impieties and iniustices in the Pope their head and in the whole body in their orders decrees Doctrines worship and manners nothing amongest them free from Blasphemies Rome now especially since the Counsell of Trent being an heape of most execrable Blasphemies hauing many names whereas at first it had but a name of Blasphemie borne in the head onely Reuel 17 3 Full of names of Blasphemy Who so considereth with how many horrible errors saith one the three great Volumes of Bellarmine bestuffed will say there is not one leafe but it is spotted with blasphemy to be Blessed sig To be endowed in this life with spirituall and heauenly blessings and after a short life led in the fauour of God stored with graces and comforts of the Spirite to bee at last lifted vp into blisse and glory in the kingdome of God first in soule afterward in body This is the fruite which is promised to them who in all ages since Christ reade and keepe know and do the words of this Reuel See Chap. 1 3. Blessed are they which read and heare the words of this Prophesie Also Chap. 22 9 13. Ch. 14. Away then with that dotage of the Iesuite who straineth this prophesie and the fruite of it vnto the three years next before the comming of Christ to iudgement to be Blessed fully or to be henceforth Blessed sig To be perfectly happy when the soules of the faithfull after martyrdome constantly suffered shal enter into that Coelestiall glory which they had long looked for and greatly longed after Reuel 14 13. The dead which dye in the Lord are fully blessed If it be translated are Blessed from henceforth that is presently or forthwith the Greeke Word a parti will beare it wel and the truth also What then becomes of Popish Purgatory wherein soules departed are sore tormented with infernall paines if we beleeue them do not rest froÌ„ their labors Blood sig Cruell slaughter and death which should happen by the plague of Warre vpon the Antichristian armies
variance against his Father 13 An Husband 1. Cor. 11 3. The Man is the womans head son of Man sig One that is a very man descended of mankind being partaker truely of mans Nature Math. 16 13. What do they say that I the sonne of man am Good-man sig A Man endued with spirituall good readie to do good to many Actes 11 24. For he was a Good Man Man of god sig An Interpreter of the will of God as the Minister of the word is 2. Tim. 3 17. That the Man of God may be absolute inner Man new Man sig The whole person body and soule with all faculties so farre as they be regenerate by the spirit Rom 7 22. I delight in the Law of God concerning the Inner man It is called the New-man Col. 3 10. partly because the quality of holinesse giuen by grace of regeneration comes in after our old deformity and corruption and partly because it makes vs new creatures begetting in vs as it were another new Nature spirituall Man sig One who being borne anew by the Spirit is led and gouerned by the same 1. Cor. 2 15. Hee which is spirituall discerneth all things Old-Man sig The vnregenerate part of our Nature as it is corrupt with sinne Rom. 6 6. Knowing that your Old-man is crucified with him This is called Old because it is ancient euen from and since the time of Adam Secondly because it is in euery elect person before their New-birth And it is called Man to shew how neere sinne and corruption cleaues vnto vs being euen as the man himselfe And also that it is a thing subsisting and forcible euen strong as a man Man of sin sig Antichrist a man wholy cōpounded of sin louing striuing mightily cunningly how to commit and maintaine sin in himselfe and others 2. Thes. 2 3. And that that man of sinne be disclosed naturall Man sig A person endued with no other light of soule then that which is naturall 1. Cor. 2 14. The Naturall man perceiues not the things of God Iude. 19. man of war sig A great and valiant Warrior subduing his enimies before him Ex. 15 3. The Lord is a man of war 2 Persons apt and fit for warre Deut. 2 14. Till the men of warre were wasted man of blood Man of death sig That is a blood-thirsty man or a murtherer 2. Sa. 16 7 One guilty or worthy of death 1. Kinges 2 26. For thou art a man of death Man of Beliall sig A wicked man 1. Kings 21 13. And there came to him wicked men or men of Beliall a Man of renowne sig A man that is very famous and renowned Gen. 6 4. They were men of renowne Manna sig pro Bread giuen from heauen by the ministrie of Angels Iohn 6 32. Our Fathers ate Manna Psal. 78 25. Man did eate the Bred of Angels This is corporall and Typicall Manna 2 Christ Iesus Reuel 2 17. To him that ouercomes will I giue the hidden Manna Christ is called Manna because he is the bread that came downe from heauen the onely soule-food And he is called hidden Manna because no man can haue this bread by Nature and it is reuealed to none but to Gods children Manifest sig Easie to be known being alwayes open to euery mans vnderstanding Gal. 5 19. The works of the flesh be manifest 2 Declared and made knowne being kept secret before in the Counsel of God 2. Tim. 1 9. But now is made manifest 1. Tim. 3 16. Many sig All men and euery man which comes of Adam Ro. 5 19. By the disobedience of one many are made sinners 2 Not a few but a great number or all beleeuers onely Rom. 5 19. By the obedience of one Many shall be made righteous Mat. 26 27. Which is shed for Many These Many are all beleeuers which are not a few but Many being simply considered vncomparatiuely See Reuel 7 6 7. Marriage sig A lawfull knitting or ioyning together of one man and one woman in vndiuidable fellow-ship for remedy of lust comfort of life and bringing forth of Children Heb. 13 4. Marriage is honourable Math. 19 3 4 5. This is ciuill Marriage and worldly which by the word of God is allowed to all orders and sorts of men without exception 2 The vniting of euery elect soule to Christ by the spirit and faith which is done now in part onely but perfectly shal be done at the last Iudgement Hosea 2 20. I will euen Marry thee to my self in faithfulnesse Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of that Lambe is come This is spirituall marriage 3 The coniunction of God the visible church vpon earth by the band of his holy worship See Ezech. throughout the 16. Chapter And Iere. 3 1 2. Hence is God called a Iealous God And the Church obseruing his worship is called his Spouse or Wife but swaruing from his worship to Idols she is tearmed an Harlot an Whore and charged with Fornications and Whoredomes and finally ◅reatned and plagued with diuorce and separation from God her husband as Israel was first and Iudah after The lawfull ioyning of man and wife is vndeuideable according to the institution of God Yet it hath two exceptions one of Adultry by Christ. Math. 19 5. The other of wilfull desertion by Paule 1. Cor. 7 15. Marke sig A Token or signe Reuel 13 16. To receiue a Marke in their right hand and fore-heades Allowance of and subscription to the false Doctrine and false worship of the Romish Sinagogue is a marke signe and Token of the seruant of Anti-christ Martyr sig pro Any witnesse which by his testimony confirmeth any truth 2 Such a witnesse as giueth his life vnto death for the name of Iesus to testifie the truth of his Doctrine by his blood Reuel 2 13. My faithful Martyr Antipas Maister sig One that hath rule ouer seruants Ephes. 6 5. Col. 4 1. Yee Maisters doo vnto your seruants that which is iust 2 Any Teacher or Minister of the Worde who for reuerence sake is called Maister Math. 8 19. Maister I will follow thee where euer thou goest 3 Such as ambitiously affect rule and superiority ouer others Iames 3 1. Bee not many Maisters Math. 23 8 16. Masse Popish sig Neither this worde nor the subiect matter and thing signified by it is to be found in all the Olde or new Testament in truth it is a masse of most horrible sinnes as inuocation to Saints intercession of Saints adoration of Creatures profanation of Scriptures and of the Lordes Supper delusion and mocking the people with idle and superstitious shewes and inumerable other wickednesses to be abhorred M. E. Meate sig pro Something prepared to eate for bodily nourishment Luke 24 41 Haue you heere any Meate 2 Christ his flesh crucified Iohn 6 55. My flesh is Meate indeede that is the true and effectual food to the faithfull soule Iohn 6 27. What Meate is to the body that is Christ to our soule 3
Something which is as pleasant deere and delightfull to vs as our Meate is Iohn 4 32 34. My Meate is that I may do the will of him that sent me Strange Meates sig The doctrine of the word deepely exactly and largely taught and entreated of Heb. 5 13. Strong Meat belongs to them that are of age Measure sig Some kinde of Vessell appointed by common consent to Mete and deliuer out a certain rate and proportion of Corne Wine Oyle or the like at a certaine price Leuit. 19 35. Do not vniustly in measure two Measures sig A small and great measure one for Friends and Neighbours another for Enemies and Strangers One to buy withall another to sell withall Deu. 25 4. Thou shalt not haue diuers Measures c. With what Measure you Mete c. sig Such dealing shall be requited to vs as wee vse towards others Math. 7 2. With what Measure you Mete it shall be measured to you againe to fulfill the Measure of their fathers sig To follow the sinnes of their Ancestors going on to doe euill as they did till at length their wickednesse comes to the full Math. 23 32. Fulfill yee also the Measure of your Fathers a perfect Measure sig An equall Measure free from deceit and wrong Deutro 25 15. A perfect and iust Measure shalt thou haue full Measure prest downe c. sig Plentifully richly exceeding abundantly shall God deale with such as giue liberally to his Children Luke 6 38. Giue and it shall be giuen to you ful measure pressed downe a Measure of Wheate sig An ordinary portion and small quantity of Wheat vsed to be giuen as a stint for one day Reu. 6 6. A Measure of Wheate for a Penny Mediatour sig A Middle person that commeth betweene two other persons that be at variance to be a meane of attonement and peace Gal. 3 20. A Mediatour is not a Mediatour of one 2 One that came betweene the Lord and his people to declare vnto them the word of the Lord. Thus was Moyses a Mediatour at the giuing of the Law Gal. 3 19. And it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediatour 3 A reconciler or Peace-maker between God and elect Sinners 1 Tim. 2 4. There is one Mediatour betweene God and Man Col. 1 20. Peace being made by the blood of his Crosse. Thus is Christ alone our Mediatour both of Redemption and Intercession for he alone both hath made peace for vs and doth maintaine it perpetually one Mediator sig One alone or one onely and no more by whose intercession our Prayers please God 1 Tim. 2 5. There is one God and one Mediatour What becomes of the many Mediatours set vp by the Romish Sinagogue by a rotten distinction of Mediatour of Redemption and Intercession to meditate sig pro To Muse and thinke earnestly vpon any matter which we desire to know throughly 2 To ponder and seriously thinke vpon eyther the word of God that we may vnderstand and practise it or vppon the iust and mercifull workes of God to be humbled or comforted by them Psal. 1 2. And in his Law doth he Meditate day and night Psal. 77 12. I will Meditate all thy workes Psalme 119 99 97. Mediation What It is an action or worke of the Soule bending it selfe often earnestly and orderly to think vpon a thing and it is eyther of Gods word or workes Meditation of Gods word what It is a frequent earnest and orderly thinking vpon that which we read or hear to search it out First whether we vnderstand the meaning of it Secondly whether we haue found proofs of it Thirdly how we may remember that we doe vnderstand Fourthly how we may make vse of it for comfort instruction c. Meditation of Gods workes what It is a stirring vp of our Soules to trust and loue to feare and obey God at the sight or hearing of some work either of his Mercy or Iustice. Acts 5 11 And great fear came on al thē that heard these things Méeke sig Such persons as are not easily prouoked by iniuries but rather suffer wronges peaceably studying how to ouercome euill with good Math. 5 5. Blessed are the Meeke Rom. 12 19 20 21. Num. 12 3. But Moses was a Meeke Man 2 Godly persons which quietly yeeld their reason and will to bee obedient to the direction and wisedome of the word Psalm 25 8. He will teach the humble and Meeke Psalm 147. 6. Méeknesse sig pro A gift of God enabling vs to suffer abuses and iniuries from men without desire of reuenge Col. 3 12 13. Put on Meeknesse 2 A quiet and willing submission of our iudgment and affections to the rules of the word Iames 1 21. And receiue with Meeknesse the word c. Member sig pro Any part of a naturall body 1 Cor. 12 26. If one Member suffer c. 2 Euery faculty of Soule and Body Rom. 6 12. Giue your Members Rom. 7 23. 3 Euery sinfull Lust annexed to our corrupt Nature as a Member to a Body Col. 3 5. Mortifie your Members on Earth 4 Euery Christian faithfull Man or Woman knit to Christ their head by a liuely Faith as his Members 1 Cor. 12 17. Now ye are the body of Iesus Christ and Members for your part to giue our Members sig To present all our powers and faculties of mind and body as a Seruant presents himselfe before his Lord ready to take commaund and charge Rom. 6 19. As you haue giuen your Members Seruants to sin so giue your Members Seruants to righteousnes Members on Earth sig Earthly sensuall and corrupt affections which are as Members of our sinnefull Nature to serue it and shew forth their force in the Members of our bodies Col. 3 5. Memory sig pro The faculty of the Soule whereby wee remember and call to mind things past or keepe in mind things against time to come 2 Memoriall Name or report which causeth one to be had in Memory Prou. 10 7. The Memory of the iust shall be blessed Psalm 34 16. To cut off their Memory from the Earth Mercy as it is referred to Men. sig Griefe and sorrow of our harts for other mens sins and miseries whereby we are moued to helpe and pitty them if we may Luke 10 37. He that had Mercy on him In Mercy There is the affection of pitty and effect of helpe and succour 2 That clemency and fauour which Kinges and other Magistrates shew vnto good Subiectes for their incouragement in well doing Psalm 101 1. I will sing of Mercy and Iudgement Prouerb 20 28. By Mercy and Truth is the Kinges Throne established 3 All duties of Charity towardes our Neighbour by a Sinedoche Math. 9 13. I will haue mercy and not Sacrifice 4 Kindnesses and benefits bestowed to the hurt of others Pro. 12 10. But the Mercies of the wicked are cruell Mercy as it is referred to God 5 The Diuine-Essence inclining it selfe to pitty and releeue the miseries of all his