thy Neighbour as thy selfe Net sig pro An Instrument which Fisher-men vse to catch Fish in 2 The vsiible Church which is like a Net that brings to Land both Fish and other things Math. 13 47. The Kingdome of God is like vnto a Net cast into the Sea 3 Meanes and helps to liue by Hab. 1 16. He sacrificed to his Net Neuer sig Not for a long time Leuit. 6 12 13. The Fire shall neuer goe out 2 Not at all Marke 3 29. Shall neuer haue forgiuenesse New sig That which is not old and comes in the stead of the old 2 Cor. 5 17. All things new 2 Vnwonted neuer seene or heard before Eccl. 1 9. No new thing vnder the sunne New Creature sig One regenerate by the Spirit or endewed with New qualities of righteousnesse and holynesse 2. Corin. 5 17. Hee that is in Christ let him be a New Creature New-birth sig The begetting of those New qualities by the worke of the Spirit Iohn 3 3. Except ye bee borne anew New Couenant sig The agreement which God hath made with his people for Saluation by Christ. Sée Couenant New doctrine sig Euery doctrine not heard of before Actes 17 19. We will know what this New doctrine meaneth Also euery doctrine how ancient soeuer it be if it be contrary to that which is taught in the word it may be called New New-hart sig A Soule renewed and changed not in the substance and faculties of it but in qualities beeing framed anew after God in knowledge righteousnesse and true holinesse Ezek. 11 19. I will put a new heart in thee New lump sig The whole body and Masse of the Church renewed and purged from the old Leauen of sinne and corruption 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen that ye may be a new Lump New Ierusalem sig The Citty of God or the heauenly Citty Reu. 3 12. I will write vpon him the Name of the Cittie of my God that is the New Hierusalem New Name Sée Name New Song sig A Song which doth not wax old and vanish but is continually reuiued by the godly by reason of Gods continual fresh Mercies and benefits toward them Psal. 33 3. Sing vnto him a New Song Psal. 96 1. New Heauens and New earth sig The estate and condition of the World after the last Iudgement when it shall bee purged from vanity and corruption and restored to such glorious perfection and proportion as if Heauen and earth were created anew 2 Pet. 3 13. Reue. 21 1. I saw a New Heauen and a New Earth Rom. 8 20 21. 2 The blessed estate of the elect vnder the New Testament beeing quite altered and framed as it were a new by the Spirit and Gospell of Christ. Esay 66 22. The New Heauens and the New Earth which I shall make shall remaine before me New tongues sig Strange Languages which they had not known nor vsed before beeing suddenly taught them by the singuler gift of the Spirit Marke 16 17. And shall speake with New tongues These are cald other tongues Acts 2 4. New wine and New cloth sig pro Wine newly pressed out of the Grape and raw Cloath before it be Fulled 2 Strict and seuere Lawes about Ceremonies and things indifferent Mark 2 22. No Man puts New Wine into old Vessels c. Newnesse of life sig A conuersation pure and vnblameable such as Gods Children liue after their New-birth Rom. 6 4. That we should walke in Newnesse of life N. I. Niggard sig pro A Churle who spareth more then is fit 2 A wicked man by a Sinerdoche Esay 32 5. A Niggard shall be called no more liberall Night sig That space of time wherein darknesse couereth the face of the Earth the Sun being absent from vs. 1 Cor. 11 23. The same Night when he was hetrayed 2 The time of Ignorance and vnbeliefe Rom. 13 12. The Night is passed 1 Thess. 5 7. Sleep and be drunke in the Night 3 Time after Death or Death it selfe Iohn 9 4. Night will come when none can worke of the night sig Blind and ignorant persons ouerwhelmed with the darknesse of ignorance and infidelity hauing the Sun of the Gospell hid from them 1 Thess. 5 8. Ye are not of the Night N. O. Noble sig A person aduanced to honour by discent or merit Dan. 3 2. Hee sent forth to gather together the Nobles 2 One of excellent piety and vertue renowned and ennobled for speciall Graces Acts 17 11. These were more Noble then they of Berrea 3 Renowned famous and glorious Psalme Our Fathers haue declared thy Noble workes 4 Men picked and singled out from others chosen men to accompany Moses Exod. 34 11. Vpon the Nobles of the Children of Israell hee laid not his hand Not. sig An absolute deniall Exod. 20. Thou shalt Not kill As in all prohibitions 2 A conditionall denyall 1 Corin. 6 10. Couetous Theeues shall not inherit As in many threatnings and Comminations 3 A respectiue and comparatiue deniall 1 Cor. 1 17. Sent not to baptize but to Preach Psal. 5 16. Sacrifices thou wouldst not â—er 31 34. Euery Man shall not teach his Neighbour Ios. 6 6. Desired mercy and not Sacrifice Likewise in sundry other speeches of comparison where a thing is not simply denied but in some respect Nothing in me sig No power ouer me no matter nor cause against me beeing the innocent Lambe of God and the eternall Sonne of God Iohn 14 30. And hath Nothing in me Nouice sig A yong scholler one newly or lately planted into Christianity 1. Tim. 3 6. Hee may not be a Nouice or young Scholler that is a Childe in vnderding N. V. Nurce sig A godly Queene Esay 49 23. Sée Nurcing Mother 2 A Minister of the word louing and tender as a Nurce 2 Thes. 2 7. We were gentle among you as a Nurce cherisheth her Children O. O. O. sig THe voice of one lamenting Luke 13 34. O Ierusalem Ierusalem 2. Sam. 18 33. 2 The voice of one praying and calling vpon another Math. 6 9. O our Father 3 The voice of one wondering exclaiming with admiration as at some strange thing Rom. 11 33. O the depth of his wisedome 4 The voice of one chiding or speaking to another in way of reprehension Gal. 3 1. O ye foolish Galathians Luke 24 25. O ye foolish and slowe of heart 5 The voice of one exhorting and encoraging to dutie Psalme 95 1. O come let vs sing vnto the Lord. O. B. Obedience sig A readinesse to doo the will of God in thinges commanded or forbid by him bee they neuer so troublesome and neuer so much against our reason and liking Rom. 5 19. As by the Obedience of one man 1. Sam. 15 22. To Obey is better c. Exod. 24 7. We will do it and be Obedient to obey Ministers sig To submit with readinesse to their authoritie suffering their words of exhortations and rebukes to take place with vs for our reformation Heb. 13 17.
   Iustice. 265 dist  F Iustice of God 265  con F Iustification 267. def dist  F Iudgement 262   F Iudgment of quicke and dead Page 260  K. con  Keyes of the Kingdome 270 dist con  Key of Knowledge 270   King 271 dist con F Kingdome of Christ. 273 dist  F Kingdome of God 272 dist   Knowledge of God 277 dist  F Knowledge as it is in God Page 278    Keeping the Law 269 dist L.  F Law of God 284 dist con  Liberty Christian. 292. def dist  F Life euerlasting 294   F Life of God 294    Life godly what 293 def  F Lord being referred to christ Page 299 dist con  Lords Supper 300   F Loue referred to God 302  con  Loue referred to men 301 dist   Lye 304 dist M. con * Masse 312 def con  Magistrate 307 dist con  Marriage 311 dist  F Mediator 314. dist def   Meditation 314 dist   Meditation of Gods word Ib. def   Meditation of Gods works Ib. def  F Mercy of God 316 dist con * Merit 317 def con  Ministery 317 def con  Mystery 320    Mortification 323 def con  Multitude 326  N.   Nakednesse 329 dist con  New heauens and new earth Page 335  O.   Offence 341 dist con  One once 342    Ordinance 345 dist con F Originall sinne 346 def con  Oth. 346 def con  Oyle 347 dist P.   Passeouer 350. Def. dist con F Passion of Christ. 351    Patience 353 def con  Perfection 356 dist con  Permission 358  con  Perseuerance in grace 358   ◠A Person in the God-head Page 358    Perswasion 358 dist con F Good pleasure of God 364  con  Pilgrimage 360  con  Pope 364    Planting 361 dist con  Prayer 369 dist   Preaching 370 def con F Predestination 370 def   Presumption 372 def con F Price of Redemption 372  con F Priest 374 dist   High-Priest 374    Promises 376 dist   Prouidence 380 def   Prophesie 378 dist con  Purgatory 382  con F Purpose of God 382  Q. con  Quenching the Spirit 385 dist R.  F Reconciliation with God 392    Rest. 403 dist con F Redeeme 393  con F Redemption 393  con F Regeneration or incorporation into Christ. 395 def con F Remission of sinnes 398 dist   Renewing 499 dist con  Repentance 401 def dist con F Reprobation 402 def  F Resurrection from the dead Page 404  con F Righteousnesse of Christ. 410   F Righteousnesse of God 409  con  Rocke 412    Rod. 413 dist con  Reward 407 dist con  Rule 415  S. con  Sabbaoth 417  con * Sacrament 418  con F Sacrifice of Christes death Page 419 dist con  Saint 419  con F Sanctification 422 dist con F * Satisfaction by Christ. 424  con F Sauiour 424    Saluation 424    Seruice 440 dist   Schisme 426 def con F Scripture 428    Shame 442 dist con F Sinne. 447 dist   Signe 445 dist con  Single life 446   F Sitting at the right hand of God 450  con  Sitting at the right and left hand of Christ. 411  con F Sonne of God 455 dist  F Spirit of God 460  con  Seale of the Spirit 116    Sister 450 dist con  Supererogation 471  con  Supremacy 472 def   Sleepe 451 dist   Sheepe 443 dist   Shield 443 dist T.   Testament 483 dist con  Tradition 492 dist con  Transubstantiation 493   * Trinity 495  con  Two Witnesses 501    Temptation 482. 481 dist   Temple 480 dist   Tabernacle 475 dist V.  * Vaile  dist con F Vnion of two natures in christ Page 511  con  Vow 513. def dist con  Vsury 515. def dist   Voyce 514 dist   Vnbeleefe 508 dist W.   Wayes 527 dist  * Watchfulnesse 524 def con  Wedding Garment 539   F Will of God 533 dist  F Wisedome of God 538    Warre 521 dist con  Worthy 551 dist con F Worship of God 551 dist  F Wrath of God 552    Word 544 dist   World 548 dist Z.   Zeale 556 def   Yoake 554 dist A. B. Abba Sig FAther Thus Christ expoundeth it Mark 14 36. and Paul Rom. 8 15. to cry Abba Father the doubling of the worde ioyning to the Syriacke Abba the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 serueth to teach that God is not God of the Iewes onely but of the Gentiles also and will be called vpon in all Languages requiring of his people a strong confidence in his fatherly goodnes through Christ. To abhorre sig To haue a thing in vtter detestation and loathing Esay 1 13. I abhor your Sabbothes and newe Moones Iob. 42 6. I abhor my selfe Sometimes abhorring signifies loathing in shew and profession only and not in truth as Rom. 2 22. Thou abhorrest Idols that is seemest to detest them Abhomination sig Some accursed spirituall filthinesse which deserues to be fled from and abhorred of all men as ominous fearful vnhappy Deut. 22 5. The man that weareth Womans apparell and the Woman that puts on mans raiment both are abhomination vnto the Lord. Prou. 12 22. The lying lips are abhomination vnto the Lord. Matth. 24 15. And often in Moses and the Prophets See Deut. 25 26. 2 Something which for the vncleannesse sake might not be eaten or touched Levit. 11. 10 11. Abhomination of Desolation sig That which all good men detest and hold accursed by reason of the shamefull and foule filthinesse of it deseruing and bringing desolation And this is meant as some thinke of the Idolles which the Romans not long after Christ his Ascention set vp in the Temple at Ierusalem whereupon followed desolation that is the laying wast and downfall of the Temple Citty and Nation of the Iewes this is the abhomination of desolation fore-spoken of by Daniell 9 27. and after spoken of by Mat. 24 15. But Maister Iunius not without great apparance of reason interpreteth Abhomination of the Army of the Romans which consisted of abhominable men to wit Infidels who brought desolation vpon Temple Citty and people Absence referred to God sig His with-holding some signe of his fauor or the sending some Iudgement For as touching his
2. Out of the Belly of hell cried I. Hell-fire sig The whole extreame paine of the damned in Hel. Mat. 5 22. Called Damnation of hell Math. 23 33. How should ye escape damnation of hell Fire being a most terrible Element is fittest to expresse the dreadfull state of such as be in Hell Helper sig The Minister of the worde who is a Helper of the Faith and Ioy of Gods people 2 Cor. 1 14. Helpers of your Ioy. Acts 8 27. Helped them much that beleeued 2 Deacons which were helpfull to the poore of the Primitiue Church by the iust wise distribution of the Church-Treasure 1 Cor. 12 18. Helpers Gouernours 3 A Wife who is called an Helper because of her ayding and furthering her Husband by counsel and paines Gen. 2 18. I will make him an help 4 God the Soueraigne Helper of his people and Author of all Help from others Psal. 12 1. O Lord help for there is not a righteous Man left Psal. 63 7. Because thou hast beene my helper Heresie sig Any manner of Sect or way of worshipping God Actes 24 14. That way that you call heresie Thus Christian Religion is called Heresie by prophane men Acts 5 17 and 15 5. 2 Some opinion in matter of Faith repugnant and contrary to the word of God beeing of some chosen out to themselues and wilfully maintained Gala. 5 20. The workes of the Flesh be heresie 1 Cor. 11 19. There must be heresies Papists erre which account such opinions for heresies as are not condemned but rather taught in the word which is the onely rule of sauing truth Hereticke sig A person wilfully and stifly maintaining false opinions against the Scriptures after due admonition Titus 3 10. A man that is an hereticke after one or two admonitions auoid There be three things required to an Hereticke First that it be an error about some Article of Christian Faith Secondly that it be contrary to the euidence and cleare truth of holy Scripture soundlie and generally held by the holy Catholike Church of God in Earth Thirdly that it be stoutly and obstinately maintained after conviction and lawfull admonition Heritage or Inheritāce sig pro A certaine portion of Lands or possessions descending from Father to Childe after the death of the Father Luke 12 13. 2 God himselfe whose fauour and communion is the Heritage and portion of the Saints Psa. 16 5. The Lord is the portion of mine Inheritance Metaphors Also verse 6. Psalme 119 57. Because the Leuites vnder the Law were maintained by the oblations offered vnto God Hence it is that God is called their Inheritance Deut. 18 20. I will be your inheritance and your part Deut. 10 9. 3 The people of Israell whom God loued and respected as a man dooth his Heritage which hee hath purchased Deu. 4 20. The Lord hath brought you out of Aegipt to bee an Inheritance to himselfe Deut. 22 8 9. 4 The Church consisting of Iewes and Gentiles Psal. 2 8. The Heathen for thine Inheritance 5 The statutes and word of God which godly persons doe account and reckon of as their heritage and portion Psa. 119 111. Thy Testimonies haue I taken as my heritage for euer 6 The Kingdome of Heauen called an Inheritance because it is freely giuen vnto beleeuers as vnto Sons and Heires by grace of adoption Psal. 16 6. I haue a goodly heritage Mat. 25 34. Take the Inheritance prepared 7 Children Psal. 127 3. Children are the Inheritance of the Lord. Heire of the World sig Christ who had all the people of the World for his Children Heb. 1 2. Whom he hath made heire of all things 2 Abraham to whom God gaue the Land of Canaan to bee his Inheritance as a pledge and tipe of heauenly glory yea and all the faithfull to bee his Children Rom. 4 13 17. H. I. to Hide sig pro To conceale and keep any thing from fight and knowledge of others that it may bee secret and safe 2 To keepe our sinnes in silence eyther not at all confessed or not confessed vnfainedly Prouer. 28 13. He that hideth his sinnes shall not prosper Iob 3 33. Psal. 32 3 4. Thus men hide their sinnes 3 To couer sinne by free forgiuenesse Psa. 51 9. Psal. 32 1. Hide thy face from my sins Thus God hideth sins 4 To protect and keepe safe Psal. 27 5. In time of my troubles he hath hid me Thus God hideth vs as an Hen her young vnder her Feathers 5 To put ones selfe vnder the promises and protection of God by a true Faith repenting him of his sinnes Prouerb 27 12. A wise man seeth the plague comming and hideth himselfe Prouer. 22 3. Thus the godly hide themselues vnder the Winges of Gods prouidence Hidden man sig The inward man or new man so much in a man as is regenerate by grace Which is cald hidden for that the World knoweth not the Children of God Also because the Children of GOD are Christians in secret in the Heart 1 Pet. 3 4. Let the hidden Man of the heart Rom. 7 21. Rom. 2 29. Hidden tresure sig The Gospell or doctrine of Grace which is hid from the vnderstanding of naturall men Mat. 13 44. The Kingdome of God is as a Treasure hid in the fielde Hidden Manna Sée Manna High-priest Sée Priest Hill or holy Hill sig The Inuisible Catholike and Celestiall Church whereof part is in Heauen triumphant and part is on Earth Militant Psal. 15 1. Who shall dwell in thy holy hill Psalme 20 7. The Mountaine or hill of his holinesse Himne sig A song made in the praise of God Coloss. 3 16. Psalmes Himnes Hindrance sig Losse or dammage Psal. 15 5. Though it bee to his hindrance Hipocrit◠sig pro One who assumeth or taketh vpon him the person of another as Players vpon a Stage vse to doe Where a Begger beareth the person of a King 2 He that maketh semblance and shew to be that he is not indeed and in truth outwardly appearing righteous and being inwardly full of Iniquity like Graues or painted Tombes Math. 23 27. Woe to you Hipocrites Mat. 6 2. and 7 5. Hipocrisie sig The cloaking of Infidelity and sin with appearance and shew of faith repentance Mat. 23 28. But within ye are full of hypocrisie 2 Tim. 4 5. Hauing a shew of godlinesse denying the power of it 2 False doctrine which is called Hipocrisie because it hath the shewe and resemblance of truth Luke 12 1. Beware of the Leauen of the Pharisies which is hypocrisie Hisop sig pro An Hearb whose naturall property is to open and cleanse the body Exod. 12 22. 2 The bloud of Christ cleansing from all sin such as by Faith lay hold on it Psalm 51 7. Purge me with Isop and I shall be cleane 1 Iohn 1 7. The bloud of Christ purgeth vs from all our sinne A Metaphor H. O. to hold one by y◠right hand sig To support and stay one which is weake and sliding that he fall
Iudgement But such Diuines as referred this text to things done betweene the first and second comming of Christ doe Interpret this White Cloud of courteous louing beneficiall and healthfull Princes and Estates as Saxony Hassia Prussia the free Citties of Argentorate Tiguris Berne c. With their good and religious Gouernours as they expound the Angell comming out of the Temple to be Iustus Ionas Phillip Melanâ—thon Bucer Zuinglius and others which stirred vp good Rulers to abolish Popery and erect the Faith and Religion of the Gospell in their Iurisdictions and Dominions the Clusters of the Uineyard sig The wicked Men of the World which are compared to Clusters because they grow so thicke euen on heapes like Grapes Do but consider how many renounce the Name of Christ as Turks c. How many are Idolators amongst such as acknowledge his Name how many Hyppocrites and wicked men euen where the Gospell is maintained and this will appeare a meete comparison Reuel 14 18. Thrust in thy Sickle and gather the Clusters of the Vineyard Some very learned restraine these Clusters vnto Popish religious buildings and persons which did abound and flourish euen as a vine spread full of Clusters and that in this our Kingdome till the daies of Henry the eyght when thorough the zeal and courage of Cranmer and Crumwell two great men this Popish Vine was lopped and cut yea rooted out C. O. to Come down from heauen sig To haue God for the Authour and founder not men of anything or to haue an heauenly originall and beginning Reuel 21 2. And I saw new Ierusalem come downe from heauen 2 To bee deputed and assigned to some great seruice and worke about the ruinating of Babylon by the appointment of God Reuel 18 1. I saw an Angell come downe from Heauen Thus also is the Deuill said to come downe into the Earth Reuel 12 12. To signifie that hee was sent amongst the Reprobate the Children of this World by the iust iudgement of God to execute his vengeance on their Soules and bodies to Come sig To inuade and take vppon him the tyrannicall gouernment and power ouer Gods people as Antichrist shall doe Reuel 17 10. Another is not yet come but when he commeth c. Some vnderstand this of the Emperour Nerua and his short and cruell raigne but the former is better and fitter to Come a. none sig To follow or fall out shortly within a small time Thus the Scripture vseth to speake of the last day when aeternall Woe heere called the third Woe shall be executed vpon Reprobates as the end at hand the Iudge is at doore these bee the last daies c. because in Gods account a thousand yeares to bee but as a day Reu. 11 14. The third Woe shall Come anone Other learned men thinke the meaning to be that the calamities which shall happen to Gods Enemies afore the comming of Christ shall bee but short in comparison of some miseries which shal happen vnder the second trumpet Both expositions may stand well together to Come sig To approach draw neere or be present so doe the whole Church present and that which is to succeede and euerie true member in whom Christ his Spirit dwelleth all and euery one earnestly desire the full accomplishment of good thinges promised and prophesied of in this Reuelation to bee present and to draw neere especially the marriage of the Lambe Reuel 22 17. The Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that heareth say Come c. to Commit fornication sig To pertake with the Romish Church in her spirituall Woredome namely in the corruption of true Faith and Religion by Heresie and Idolary This is one cause of Babylons Downe-fall that she was not content onely to adulterate and depraue Gods worship but drew people yea Kinges and Princes into society of her errors and superstition Reuel 18 3. The Kings of the earth haue committed Fornication with her to compasse the Saints sig To bring the Church into a narrow streight being beset with the Deuils Army on euery side Reu. 20 9. And they Compassed the Tents of the Saints about to Conquer sig To ouercome the Enemies of God by Arrowes of Pestilence as some thinke shot out of the Bow of Gods wrath but as it is more reasonable to thinke by the glad tydinges and promises of the Gospell shot as Arrowes out of the tongues of the Apostles and other Ministers of the word as out of a Bow whereby the Nations were speedily subdued vnder Christ. Reuel 6 2. Hee went forth Conquering that he might ouercome to continue sig To last remaine or abide Reu. 17 10. He must Continue a little space to corrupt the earth sig To defile and pollute men of earthly minds both with bodily and spirituall Adultery whereinto the great Whore to wit the Romish Sinagogue hath led Nations and Kingdomes Reuel 19 2. Hee hath Condemned the great Where which hath corrupted the Earth with her Fornication Of their bodilie Fornication their Vaults Priuies were witnesse and their Temples of Spirituall to Count. sig To reckon or to make a Computation of a number Reuel 13 18. Let him that hath wit Count the number of the Beast C. R. Crowne sig Victory Triumph and heauenly glory which shall bee giuen to faithfull Ministers at the end of their labours as a Crowne or reward Reue. 3 11. Holde that which thou hast that no Man take thy Crowne Some doe refer this Crowne not to the reward of aeternall life but to that honour mentioned in verse 9. It may be both the one a fore-runner and pledge of the other 2 A signe or token of Conquest and victory Reuel 6 2. And a Crowne was giuen vnto him Crowne of twelu stars vpon her head sig The bright shining and glorious Ministers of the Gospell to wit the twelue Apostles cheefely and other Apostolical men which all receiued from that same most bright Sunne the Fountaine of all Diuine Wisedome the heauenly doctrine as their chiefe ornament and Crowne euen as the Stars do borrow their light from the Sunne Reuel 12 1. And vpon her head a Crowne of twelue Starres Crucified sig Slaine and put cruelly to death eyther by the death of the Crosse or any other kinde of violent death Reuel 11 8. Where our Lord also was Crucified Christ our Lord was not slain at Rome whereof this Text speakes by the figure of Sodome and Aegipt otherwise then in his members according to that which is said Acts 9 5. Saul Saule why persecutest thou me C. U. Cup. sig A portion or measure of Vengeance and Iudgement allotted vnto Romish Babylon by the seuere Iustice of God Reuel 16 19. To giue vnto her the Cup of Wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath Cup of gold sig The Title of the Catholique Church of Peters Chaire of Christs Vicar and the whole externall profession of Christian Religion whereby as by a fine goodly Cup both people and Princes of the
Fowles for their rauening such be the Vulture the Crow the Rauen the Owle the Kite c. 2 Vncleane and filthy men such as the now Romish Synagogue doth and long hath abounded with which liue by Rapine and Iniquity and in that regard are hatefull to all ciuill honest men but most hatefull to the Saints Reuel 18 2. Uncleane and Hatefull Birds H. E. Heads sig All Turkish Princes Bassaes and Begles together with their Emperor the Grand-Sultan all alike Instruments and Ministers of execrable cruelty and fury exercised both by themselues and others vnder them Reu. 9 19. Hauing Heads wherewith they hurt ouer his Head sig Aboue him or vpon his head Reuel 10 1. The Rainbow was ouer his Head Heades of Lyons sig Most notable cruelty and fiercenesse wherein the Turkes do excell all other Nations and people that euer were heard of both Sarazins Romans Reuel 9 17. The Heads of the horses were as the heads of Lyons Heereby is noted vnto vs that to the stearnnesse of their countenance they had added the strength of their iawes to expresse their singular inhumanity Heads seauen sig Seauen hils and seauen Kings Reuel 17 9. Seauen Heades are seauen hilles They are also seauen Kings to Heale the nations sig To preserue in health and keepe from all diseases preuenting them and remoouing all causes of them Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues to heale the Nations with This health Christ doth affoorde the soules of beleeuers vnperfectly heer and most perfectly in heauen to Heare sig To bend the minde inwardly to heed well and marke the admonitions of the Spirit in the word Reuel 2 7. Let him that hath an Eare Heare Reuel 13 9 Let him Heare that is let him be attentiue 2 To receiue a thing by the outward sence of hearing Reuel 22 18. I protest to euerie one that Heareth the word of this Prophesie Heat of the fire sig Inward indignation blinde zeale and bitternesse of minde together with outward strife contention and debate wherewith not only open enimies but Hypocrites should bee vexed for striuing against the Sunne and light of the Gospell shining vpon their Consciences and checking them Reu. 16 8. It was giuen him to Torment men with heate of fire Heauen sig The Church on earth and the godly which be the true members of it Reuel 12 12. Reioyce the Heauens and yee that dwell therein Also Reuelat. 13. 6. And them that dwell in Heauen Reuel 6 13 Starres of Heauen that is the Ministers of the Church The reason why the Church reformed heere on earth is called Heauen is because of that Heauen which is the seate and habitation of the Saints There is no more liuely Image and Picture heere in earth then the vniuersall Company of Saintes which is the true militant Church of Christ. Heauen departed sig The whole face of the Church and not the Ministers alone to be couered with that black darknesse of calamity which is heere threatned Reuel 6 14. And the Heauen departed first heauen sig Heauen as it is now subiect to vanity and corruption Reuel 21 1. First Heauen c. middest of Heauen sig pro The middle space or distance betweene heauen and earth 2 An estate of a Church somwhat purged from filthy corruption yet not so purified as it ought Reuel 8 13. Heard an Angell flying from the midst of Heauen new Heauens sig The Heauens which are now vnder vanity and corruption restored into a perfect estate and liberty Reuel 21 1. I saw New Heauens Some Interpreters which thinke this Chapter to giue not a description of Heauen the seat of the blessed shewing what shall be the happinesse of the Saints after the Resurrection and Iudgement but of the Church which shall be on earth a little afore the Iudgement when the Iewes shall be restored to the Communion of Saints do interpret New heauens of the most pure way of worshipping God and the New Earth to signifye a new people in whose assemblies God will be honoured Let the learned Iudge which signification is fittest for both are true Heauens open sig The great glory of Christ his holy Church manifested and apparantly shewed to the eyes of all Reuel 19 11. After I saw the Heauens opened Heauen to receiue sig The company of the godly to leape for ioy and gladnesse because of the victory and saluation which Christ giueth them ouer their spirituall Enemies deliuering and sauing then from their fury Reue 18 20. O Heauen reioyce ouer her Hell sig The Graue which is the companion of Death or the estate which followes after Death both the Greeke word signifies Graue and the matter requires this sense For many Saints were to dye amongst others but it were wickednesse to thinke the Saints to be deuoured of the Hell of the damned Reuel 6 8. And Hell followed after him Reue. 20 13. Death and Hell deliuered vp their Dead Also verse 14. If heere we should vnderstand Hell for the place of the damned it would be absurd to say That Hell was cast into the burning Lake That were to say Hell was cast into Hell H. I. high mountaine sig The eminency of the Christian Church as it shall be restored before the comming of Christ excelling whatsoeuer dignity is in Earth or the place and stately Seate of the Church more purely reformed shadowed out by a Mountaine Reuel 21 10. And carried me to a great and hie Mountain Heerein there is an allusion vnto that which is written Esay cha 2 2. In the last dayes the Mountaine of the house of the Lord c. The meaning of both places is that the glory of the spouse of Christ shal be reuealed in the sight and face of all the worlde so as no hie Mountaine shall bee more eminent conspicuous or easie to be seene and be held H. O. to Hold the Starres sig To defend and vpholde the Ministers of the Church with speciall care of them and mightie power Reuel 2 1. These things saith he which holdeth the seauen Starres to Hold the four winds sig To stop the course of the Gospell and keeping backe of the Heauenly inspiration of the Holye-Ghost which goeth with it Reuel 7 1. Holding the foure winds of the earth an Hold of foule spirits sig A prison or straite place fast kept where the Diuels are pend and shut vp at the pleasure of the Soueraigne Iudge of the world Such a place shall Rome now fallen be vnto the Deuils which raigued once there but now that they haue none so to abuse and deceiue as before it shall be as a prison hell or place of torment to them Reuel 18 2. An Hold or Cage of fowle Spirits Holy sig A true beleeuer or Godly Christian who is pertaker of Christ his Holynesse by imputation and hath Holynesse begun in his owne soule by the spirit of sanctification separating him from the world and study of worldly things that he may be dedicate vnto God both in bodye and soule to
Baptise but to Preach that is rather and more sent to Preach then to Baptise to lust after sig Wantonly to desire thinges delicate and pleasant Reuel 18 14. That thy Soule Lusted after M. A. to Make al. sig TO compell enforce euery person one and other of what sex or condition soeuer Reuel 13 16. He made all both small and great 2 To create things of nothing as where it is saide Thou O God Made Heauen and earth 3 To restore and renew thinges decayed and corrupt Reuel 21 5. I will Make all things new Some vnderstand this of the restoring the Doctrine worship and people of God to more puritie heere in earth afore Christ his second comming Others of the Renouation of the world at the last Iudgement Both methinkes may well bee comprehended in these words of Making all new to Make the Image of the beast sig To haue any Image in honour and great price giuing to it great glory and respect Reuel 13 14. That they should Make the Image of the Beast What this Image signifies See before in Image Measure of a Man sig A description which shall bee made by Godly Ministers doing in all things which concerne the administration of the Church after the will of God euen as the Angels doo continually respect Gods pleasure Reuel 21 17. By the measure of a Man that is of an Angell number of a Man sig Not any particular indiuiduall man liuing at such time as Iohn wrote as Peter Thomas Iames but a Kingdome whose name may bee sought out by a man and being found out of the Letters numerall of that name there will arise iust the number of six hundered sixty sixe This Name is Latinus as shall be shewed in the word Number Reu. 13 18. It is the number of Man Many waters sig Many people Nations Languages ouer which the great Whore raigneth Reuel 17 1. The great Whore sitteth vpon Many waters These Waters are expounded verse 15. The Waters are people multitudes Nations and tongues This proueth Rome to be the great Whore and Throne of the Beast for doth not that Citty sit vpon Many waters Are not now Many Countries and Kingdomes subiect to the Byshop of Rome And Many more haue beene subiect to him heeretofore Mariage of the Lambe sig Most neere and straite coniunction betweene Christ and his Church to bee gathered out of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles not Gentiles alone Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of the Lambe is come Marriage Supper See Supper Marke of the beast sig Some publicke signe or Token whereby men were knowne to others and did professe themselues to be the seruants of the Beast as the Iewes were seuered from other people by the Marke of Circumcision and Christians are Marked by the signe of Baptisme whereby they are sealed to Christ. So the followers of Antichrist are Markable and knowne by some externall signe and Ceremonie but what this Marke is Diuines doo not all agree Some will haue the Marke to be the profession to be a Member of the Latine Church or Roman Church Some the Chrisme in the Sacrament of Confirmation Some say the Marke to be all one with the name of the Beast But I like best of them which thinke that the Beast had sundrie Markes where-with he branded his worshippers because we see in the Text the Marke the Name of the Beast and the Number of his name distinguished by the Holy-Ghost And it is known by experience that some were more neerely Marked to the Pope and with a more speciall brand then others were For Emperors Kinges and other great men of the earth were obliged to the Pope by the Marke of a solemne oath promising bâ—ding themselues to be Defenders and Protectors of the chiefe Byshop and holy Church of Rome As did the Emperor Otho the first of that name in the yeare of our Lorde 1442. sware to Pope Iohn the twelfth that to his vtmost power hee would extoll him and the holy Church Now the Popes Clergy of all sorts as Cardinals Friars Monks Nuns c. they had their peculiar Marke euen the Ceremony of Popish Orders called among themselues an Indelible Carracter Furthermore the Lay-Papists professe themselues to be the Popes vassals Worshippers of him as of their Spirituall Lord by calling themselues after his name Catholicke Papists as their High-Priest the Bishop of Rome doth entitle himselfe the Catholicke Byshop Finally the Greeke Church which a great while withstood the power of the Pope at the length tooke vppon them the number of his name when Michael Paleologus the Graecian Emperor promised for himselfe and all his subiectes to submit himselfe and yeeld the Primacy to the Latine Byshop to be subiect vnto the Mother-Church of Rome Thus of these three signes the Carracter or Marke of the beast belongs to the Princes and Cleargy as vnto Sonnes his name vnto the people and vulgar sort as vnto his Slaues and the number of his name vnto the Graecians as vnto straungers Reuel 13 17. That no man might buy or sell saue hee that had the Marke or the name of the Beast or the number of his Name to receiue a Marke in the right hand in the forhead sig To witnesse their submission vnto Antichrist by the Romish Beast by reseruing vnto him and his Sea the Church of Rome their prerogatiue in all their actions aduauncing and preferring it with their best might and force which is to receyue the Marke in the hand the Instrument of steength and action Also publickely euery where professing their homage and subiection to the holy-Apostolicke-Catholicke Sea of Rome as they calit which is to haue the Marke of the Beast imprinted in the fore-head Reuel 13 16. And he made all to receiue a Marke in the right hand and in the fore-head Some vnderstand this of hauing their forehead and hand signed with their Chrisme in Confirmation or with their greasie Oyntment Others interpret it of maintaining Papisme both secretly and openly But the first Interpretation is best Martyr faithfull sig A constant witnesse-bearer to the truth of God which hee is ready to giue Testimony vnto with losse of his life and doth it indeede when need is Reuel 2 13. When Antipas my faithfull Martir was slaine M. E. a Measure of wheate sig Such a portion of Bread as wold serue a man for a day if hee eate Wheate And three measures of Barly signifies three mens Bread-Corne if they would eate Barly-bread This great scarsitie of victuals is threatned as a plague for contempt of the word Reuel 6 6. A Measure of Wheate for a penny to Measure the Citty sig To describe accurately the Church of Christ. Reuel 21 15. Hee had a Golden Reede to Measure the Citty withall Measure of a man See Man Merchants of the earth sig pro Such as transport and import for mony wares and commidities by Shipping thereby to enrich themselues 2 Such as make Merchandize and sale for
Sacraments thinketh otherwise then she doth besides innumerable more blasphemous names which that Beast beares in his Fore-head Reuel 13 1. And vpon his heads the Name of Blasphemie N. E. New Jerusalem sig That Citty wherein the Saints shall liue blessedly after this life Reue. 2 12. and Reu. 21 2. Some by New Hierusalem vnderstand a Church in earth towardes the end which for purity of doctrine and manners shall exceede all Churches that euer were being a liuely Image of Caelestiall purity New name sig The Title and Name of the Children of God by grace of Adoption Reue. 2 17. In the Stone a New name written 2 The society of that glorious Kingdome which Christ shall in this Worlde commâ—icate to his as farre as they be capable of it Reuel 3 12. I will put vpon him my New Name Name of my God sig A manifestation to the World that God will take his chosen ones vnder his speciall protection Reuel 3 12. I will write vpon him the Name of my God N. O. Noise of thunder sig A mighty and glorious voyce like to the noyse of Thunder Reuel 6 1. As it had beene the noyse of Thunder N. U. Number of a man sig Such a number as a Man may bee able to finde out not infinite and vnsearchable but which the wit of a Man endowed with wisedome may finde Reuel 13 18. For it is the Number of a Man Others interpret the Number of a Man to be such a Name of a Man as by the Numerall Letters whereof this Number of sixe hundred sixty sixe will arise yet meaning not the proper Name of any particular person but Nomen Gentile as it is called of Grammarians the Name of Nation or Country passing from the head to the rest of the people Number is six hundred sixty sixe sig A Name consisting of so many and such Numerall Letters as beeing counted and summed vp doe make the Number of 666. which is the Number of the Beast both the first Beast to wit the Romaine Emperour and Empire and the second Beast to wit the Romain Pope and Papacy for vnder the Beast is comprehended no one particular Man but an order and succession of Men euen a Kingdome Irenaeus who liued neere the Apostles time hauing seene and heard Polycarpus who was one of the Disciples of Saint Iohn the Pen man of the Apocalipse doth report that before this time this Name out of whose Numerall Letters should arise 666. was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and hee himselfe iudged it likely to be so indeede because saith he the most true Kingdome hath that name For they be Latines which now doe raigne as hee writeth Lib. 5. Cap. 29. Aduersùs Haereses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nomen sex centorum sexaginta sex Numerum continet Now the Pope is head of the Latine Church as the Emperour was of the Latine Empire Therefore if the Emperour with his Empire by Irenaeus indgement might be called Latinos much more the Popedome and the Pope who is so much a Latine as hee will allow no exercise of Religion but in Latine He compels all to pray in Latine He hath the Bible of the Latine Translation which he prefers before the Byble written in the Haebrew and Greeke tongues by the Prophets and Apostles His Lawes decrees and people are all Latine His Church Latine and all condemned as Schismaticks which will not bee subiect to his Latine Law and his Latine Faith The Greekes being odious to Papists vntill they consented to submit themselues to the Latine Byshop as Primate and chiefe and his Latine seruice May not then the Name Latinâ—s well agree to Popish Hierarchy and better thenâ—… the Heathenish Empire And that this should bâ—… the very Name howsoeuer the iudgements of mâ—… much differ and the Name may bee fitted to othâ—… words which hath the Number of a Man contaâ—ning 666 is apparant by these presumptions First because the Name here spoken of was such as wise men might finde and it was a Name which then might bee found when Saint Iohn wrote else in vaine had an Exhortation beene to study and search it had there beene no hope to finde it Also by Irenaeus himselfe and afore him it was receiued by common consent Lastly the Greek Letters of this Name being Numbred amounteth to 666. as may be perceiued in this which followeth His Number is six hundereth threescore and six Reu. 13 18. λ 30 666. Doth not this direct vs by the finger to the seat of Antichrist α 1 Ï„ 300 ε 5 ι 10 ν 50 ο 70 Ï‚ 200 O. D. Odours sig THe merits of Christ our Mediatour which as sweete odours make the Prayers of the Saintes pleaâ—ing to God Reue. 8 3. Much Odours was giuen him O. L. Old serpent sig The Deuill or Sathan which thorough long experience euer since the Creation of Man is wonderfull deep in manifold crafts and subtilties Reu. 12 9. The Dâ—â—ill that Old Serpent O. N. One of the Angels sig That Angell or Messenger of God which was last of the seauen Angels that had the seauen viols mentioned before Chap. 15. Reu. 21 9. And there came vnto me One of the seauen Angels one consent sig The agreement of minde and of affections which shall bee by Gods spirit wrought in such Kinges as shall execute his deepe decreed iudgement vpon the Whore the Romish Hierarchy for her vtter ruine and wasting The Kings did at the first 〈◊〉 more certainely consent for the exalting then at length their Successours shall agree to pull her downe Reuel 17 17. To doe with One consent c. at One day sig Suddenly in short space at an instant as yee would say after the Whore hath long flourished and tyrannized she shall bee by a strange and suddain calamity destroyed both the people by death sorrow and famine and the Citty of Rome it selfe by Fire being burnt vp by the Besiedgers and turned into Ashes This shall be the perfit fall of Babylon which is already much decayed and hastning to ruine Reu. 18 8. Her plagues shall come at One day One houre sig The suddennesse of the iudgement which should crush Rome and make her fauourites mourne and dye for sorrow Re. 18 10. In One houre that iudgment shall come 2 Either a short time or at and about the same time Reu. 17 12. Shall receiue power as Kings at one houre with the Beast One mind sig One Counsell consent or purpose which all the ten Kinges had with their vnited forces and power to defend the tyranny of that Beast the Roman Byshop Reu. 17 13. These haue One mind O. P. to Open the Booke sig To vnseale the Booke by declaring and reuealing vnto Iohn and by him to the Church such secrets and Mysteries as were before hidden in Gods counsell This no Creature could doe Christ the Mediatour he onely was able for he came out of the bosome of the Father to declare him to vs hauing all power Reu. 5 2 3 5. Who is