keepes a Souldiers Armor fast to his body Girdle of truth sig Integrity or soundnesse of a good Conscience Ephe. 6 14. Your loynes girded about with truth your loynes girt sig The tucking vp or keeping short our wicked lustes by Mortification or an vtter abstaining from all thinges which hinder the Christian traueller in his iourney toward Hierusalem which is aboue 1 Pet. 1 13. Luke 12 35. Let your loynes be Girt about It is a speech borrowed from the common vsage of the East Countries where men did weare long Garments could not trauaile vnlesse their Cloaths were girt and tuckt vp So it signifieth the exercise and practise of Mortification and repentance G. L. Glory is a singuler and high opinion which one conceiueth of the excellency and worthinesse of another Glory sig Praise encreased and abundantly published Lu. 2 14. Glory bee to Godon high Math. 6 1â— Rom. 11 36. To him bee Glory for euer And else-where often 2 Exceeding shining brightnesse 2 Cor. 3. 7. For the Glory of his countenance 3 Earthly pompe and Maiesty seruing to make Kings Glorious and renowned before men Math. 6 29. Salomon in all his Glory was not like one of these 4 The mercy of God Ephe. 3 16. That hee may graunt you according to the riches of his Glory that is according to his rich mercy 5 The Arke of the Couenant which was a witnesse of the Glorious presence of GOD who did there heare the prayers of his people and giue foorth his Oracles whence the Temple was called the house or habitation of Glory Psa. 26 8. Rom. 9 4. The Adoption and the Glory 1. Samuell 4 22. 6 Riches authority sumptuous buildings and garments c. which because they are glorified and praysed of men and make their possessours glorious before men are therefore called Glory in the phrase of Scripture Psalme 49 16. When the Glory of his House is encreased Ester 1 4. To shew his Glory 7 The Soule of man and his tongue which are his most glorious parts Gen. 49 6. My Glory bee not thou ioyned with their assembly Psal. 108 1. And so is my Glory also that is my tongue 8 An ornament that which adorneth and honoureth one 1 Cor. 11 7. The man is the glory of God but the woman is the glory of the Man 9 An honest name or good report Psal. 7 5. And lay my Glory or Honour in the dust 10 Goodnesse or the worke of Gods mercy in defending and blessing his people which turnes to his Glory Psa. 90 17. Thy glory vpon their Children 11 Dignity excellency 1 Cor. 15. There is one glory of the Sun another of the Moone 12 Worship and renowne Psalme 3 3. Thou art my Buckler and my glory Luke 2 32. The glory of his people 13 Grace of regeneration or the renewing of Gods glorious Image 2. Cor. 3 18. From Glorie to glorie that is from one measure of grace to another This is Sanctification As Grace is somtime put for Glorie so on the other-side Glory dooth signifie Grace as the way to glory and wherein God is glorified by his free giuing and continuing it 15 A glorious victory by ouer-comming ones selfe Psal. 73 24. And afterward receiue mee into Glorie Glory of God sig The God-head or diuine essence Exod. 33 18. Shew me thy Glory 2 The Doctrine and myracles of Christ which were signes and tokens of his Diuine power Iohn 1 14. We saw his Glory Iohn 2 11. 3 The manifestation of Gods omnipotency and goodnesse Iohn 11 40. If thou diddest beleeue thou shalt see the Glory of God that is Gods might and mercy manifested 4 The glorious and most admirable presence of God witnessed by some visible token 2. Kin. 8 11. The Glorie of the Lord filled the house of the Lorde This Glory was a visible cloud full of light and brightnesse as a token of Gods wonderfull presence 1. Sam. 4 22. Luke 2 9. And in this sence it is written that Christ shall come vnto Iudgement with Glory 5 Religion or worship of God Rom. 1 23. They turned the Glory of the incorruptible God into the similitude of corruptible man 6 The celebrating or setting forth of his praise Iohn 11 4. This sicknesse is not to death but for the Glory of God Rom. 3 7. 7 The perfect righteousnesse of the man Christ the free imputing whereof vnto beleeuers turneth greatly to Gods Glory Esay 40 5. The Glory of the Lord shall be reuealed In this sence are expounded those words of the Apostle Rom. 3 23. All haue sinned and are depriued of the Glorie of God 8 Felicity in heauen or life eternall which consistes in the participation of Gods glory Luke 24 26. Rom. 5 2. And reioyce vnder the hope of the glory of God father of Glory and God of glorie sig The true God who alone is truely Glorious and the Author of all glory to his creatures Ephe. 1 17 That father of Glorie Acts 7 2. The God of Glorie appeared to our Fathers that is God full of Glorie and Maiesty to Glory in God sig To attribute all good thinges vnto God with praise and Thankesgiuing 1. Cor. 1 31. Hee that glorieth let him Glorie in the Lord. Ier. 9 33. This place shewes what it is to Glory in the Lorde to confesse and praise his mercifulnesse righteousnes and iudgement to Glorie concerning God sig To reioyce and triumph inwardly in our hearts because we haue the great God to bee our Father through Christ. Rom. 5 11. Wee Glory concerning God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Thus it is to be read after the Originall to giue glorie to God sig To acknowledge God the searcher of all harts and iust auenger of all wickednesse by confessing plainly what thou hast done Ioshua 7 19. My son giue Glory to the Lord of Israel 2 To beleeue and praise the truth of God that he is such an one as he keepes promise and is able to performe that which he hath promised Rom. 4 20. And gaue Glorie to God 3 To confesse God the Author of euerie good worke Iohn 9 24. Giue Glory to God this man is a sinner Glorie of his grace sig Glorious or renowned grace Ephe. 1 5. To the praise of the Glory of his grace Glory ioy sig Matter or cause of glorying or reioycing 1. Thes. 2 20. Ye are our Glorie and ioy spirite of Glory sig That Glory or renowne whereby the spirit doth beautifie constant Christians which suffer reproch for Christ. 1. Pet. 4 14 For the spirit of Glorie and of God resteth vpon you Glorifie sig To make glorious Rom. 8 30. Whom he iustified them also he glorified Thus God glorifies the elect by adorning them with gifts of grace in this world and celestiall Glory in the world to come 2 To make knowne ones fame and Glory Mat. 5 16. That they may see your works and Glorifie your Father which is in Heauen Thus the elect Glorifie God when they greatly praise
a Sword Sée Wound S. Y. Synagogue of Satan sig A Company or assembly of men indeede worshipping and seruing the Diuell by errors and prophanenesse yet pretending themselues to bee the holy people of God Reu. 2 9. Which are not Iewes but are the Synagogue of Satan T. A. Tabernacle sig THe dwelling of God or as some other Learned Diuines Iudge the whole worship of God which vnder the Law was exercised in the Tabernacle Reuel 21 3. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men 2 The Church of God in her pilgrimage or wayfaring heere in earth especially when it is most obscure and least knowne of the world Reu. 13 6. To blaspheme the Tabernacle of God Taile sig Temptation by Ambition Vaine-glory Couetousnesse or by feare of persecution whereby as by a Taile the Starres or Pastors of the Church were stricken and pulled downe from their brightnesse of Doctrine and life into errors prophanenesse Reuel 12. 4. And his Taile drew down the third part of the Stars of heauen for the fulfilling heerof Sée Euseb. lib. 6. cap. 41. 2 The basest of any society as begging Friers in Popery c. Amongst the Turkes the Dregs of the Sarazins Instruments of cruelty Reu. 9 19. to be Taken vp to God sig To be myraculously protected of God as Christ the sonne of Mary was by warning giuen to the Wise-men and willing Ioseph to flie when Satan by Herod would haue destroyed him Mat. â—2 and afterwards strangely kept against the subtle cruell practises of the Herodians Pharisies Iewes and Gentiles If this Text be meant of Constantine the Great because the Reuelation speakes not of things past but fore-speakes things to come Reu. 4 1. Then to be taken vp signifies to be placed in height of earthly honour and Maiesty being made Emperor when he lookt not for it and with more large power and dominion vppon earnest request of the Romans burthened and wearied with the tyranny of Maxentius being assured of victorie against his enemies by voice and token from Heauen as Stories report Reuel 12 5. And hee was taken vp of God and to his Throne Talents sig A Stone or other thing of very great waight such as we read of Ioshua 10 11. to haue bin cast vppon the accursed Canaanites and such as heere are threatned to bee cast vppon the Antichristian route to breake them in peeces withall Reuel 16 21. There fell a great Haile like Talents T. E. Teares sig Calamity and sorrow the cause of Teares As Esay 25 8. Reuel 21 4. And God will wipe away all Teares Temple sig The worship of God freed from Legall or Mosaicall Rites and all humaine inuentions Reuel 21 22. No Temple there 2 The Holy of Holies or most Holye place where were the Mercy-seate and Cherubims and the Arke kept in time of the Lawe as a Figure and signe of Gods presence Reuelat. 15 5. And I saw the Temple open c. And afterward in verse 8. The Temple is sayde to bee filled with smoake to signifye a manifest Token of Gods presence such as was in the Tabernacle Exo. 40 34 35. 3 Heauenly Kingdome of Glorie Reuel 11 19. And the Temple of GOD was open in Heauen Ten horns sig Great strength power and might to do much hurt Reuel 12 3. He hath Ten hornes 2 The first ten Christian Emperours in whose dayes and raigne the beast encreased in dignity and power greatly Reuel 13 1. I saw a Beast rise out of the Sea hauing Ten hornes 3 Ten Kings which had not begun to raigne when Iohn wrote the Booke of Reuelation Reuel 17 3 12. Seauen heads and Ten hornes the Tenne hornes are ten Kings ten crowns sig Great and many victories got by mighty force and power Reuel 13 1. And vpon his horns Ten Crownes ten Thousand Thousand sig An inumerable company or infinite multitude of Angels Reuel 5 11. There were Ten thousande times ten Thousand c. Tenth part sig A verie great portion of the Popish Kingdome and superstition Also diminished by the falling away of sundrie Nations especially of the Germans Reuel 11 13. The tenth part of the Citty fell to Testifye sig To beare witnesse as Christ did both in respect of the whole Gospell generally and of this prophesy particularly Reuel 22 20. Hee which testifieth these Things Testimonie of Jesus sig The Faith and Doctrine concerning saluation by Iesus Christ. Reuel 12 17. And haue the Testimony of Iesus Christ. 2 The preaching of Christ and saluation by him Reuel 19. 10. The Testimony of Iesus is the spirit of Prephesie that is they which haue the function to reach Christ are equall to such as haue the guift to reueale things to come By which reason the Angell disswades Iohn from worshipping him T. H. That beast and That false Prophet sig The chiefe Instruments of the Deuill Heathenish and Turkish Emperours together with Pope and Popish Cleargy who with their cheefe Captaine the Deuill shall be cast into Hell Reuela 20 10. With the Beast and that false Prophet as a Thiefe sig Suddenly when he is not looked for for beside all mens expectation will Christ come to be reuenged on the vngodly for the wronges done to his Church Reuel 16 15. Behold I come as a Thiefe Thigh sig Properly the inferior part of the body from the belly downe to the feet 2 Mystically and figuratiuely the meanest and lowest things in Christ our K. which shall be in the glorious restoring of Religion to be performed toward the end of the World superior and more excellent then that which is highest and most supreame in the Monarches of the earth Reuel 19 16. Vpon his Thigh a Name written King of Kinges c. Third part sig The greatest part or a very great part Reuel 8 7. And the Third part of Trees was burnt vp Third Beast Sée Beast Third part of Creatures sig All that liue in Europe the third part of the World so vnderstand ver 12. also Reu. 8 9. The Third part of Creatures dyed Third part of Starres sig Very many Pastors of the Church sometime shining like Stars Reue. 12 4. Strike downe the Third part of the Stars to Thirst. sig To desire earnestly the graces of Christ out of a feeling of our want Reu. 22 17. Let euery one that Thirsteth come Throne sig The glorious Maiesty of God whereof the visible Thrones of Kings and earthly Iudges beares a certaine representation Reue. 1 2. 2 Dominion and glory of Christ and his members in Heauen Reue. 3 21. T. O. Torch sig A Lampe or great light which giueth forth apparantly a very cleere and shining fiery brightnes which yet lasteth no longer then it hath nourishment which once failing the Lampe is extinguished Such were certaine Pastours of the Church which fell from the Doctrine of Faith through ambition or feare Reu. 8 10. A great Starre burning like a Torch to be Tormented sig To be most extreamely pained and vexed with most horrible and neuer-ending
A Christian Dictionarie Opening the signification of the chiefe wordes dispersed generally through Holie Scriptures of the Old and New Testament tending to increase Christian knowledge Whereunto is annexed A perticular Dictionary For the Reuelation of S. Iohn For the Canticles or Song of Salomon For the Epistle to the Hebrues By Tho Wilson Minister of the Word at Saint Georges in Canterbury Euery word of God is pure Prou. 30 5. Ye erre because ye know not the Scripture Mat. 22 19. Wordes are notes and markes of things Aristotle Galen lib. 1. de Method cap. 5. Whosoeuer is ignorant of words shall neuer iudge well of things I Ubi plura aut diuersa eiusdem vocis significata afferuntur prima sunt propria genuina caetera metaphorica Mercerus in Pagn Dictinctio vocis ambiguoe primúm sit in omni rerum consideratione Keckerman System Log. LONDON Printed by W. Iaggard 1612. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE Lord WOTTON Baron of Marleigh one of his Maiesties Priuy Counsell Comptroller of his house and Lieutenant of Kent his very good Lord T. W. wisheth all happinesse in Christ now and heereafter for euer AMong all Sacred and Diuine Bookes which teach that great Mystery of godlinesse Right Honourable there are none more Mysticall then the Canticles of Salamon The Epistle to the Hebrewes and the Apocalipse or Reuelation of S. Iohn In the first of these three we are by a continuall Allegorie of Mariage instructed in the most sweet and straight coniunction betweene Christ and his Church In the second vnder comparison with Tipes and Figures of the Law we do learne the perfection of Christs Priest-hood and Sacrifice for full reconciliation of all elect sinners with God In the third which hath as many Mysteries as words by dark Propheticall Phrases wee haue fully deciphered the condition of the Christian Church till the returne of Christ her Husband together with the certaine ruine both of Turkish and Popish Regiments as most infest enemies to the spouse and truth of God The explication of these portions of Sacred writ by an easie and familiar way of a Dictionary I haue thought it my dutie humbly crauing your Lordship so to interpret it to dedicate vnto you my Right Hon good Lord to whō for manie respects especially for your gracious fauour to my meane selfe and your great affection to the Diuine truth I holde my selfe much indebted as I haue put foorth a generall Register of Sacred wordes with their significations scattered throughout the whole Bible vnder the Names of three Right Reuerend persons mine especiall Benefactours If by my Diuine Candle there shall arise any light for the better vnderstanding of heauenly and Holie-Scriptures let all glorie be giuen to him who is the Father of Lights from whose Light we all receiue Light and vnto whose blessed guiding protection I commit your Honor with your right Honorable and vertuous Lady hopeful Children From mine house in Cant. Decem. 1611. Your Honors bounden Seruant and dutifull Chaplen Tho Wilson TO THE RIGHT Reuerend Fathers in Christ my Lord Bishop of Carlile and of Worcester Also to the Right Worshipfull Mr. Doctor NEVILE Deane of CHRIST-CHVRCH in Canterbury THOMAS WILSON wisheth all health and Happinesse from Christ our Lord. RIght Reuerend that which King Asuerus saide of Mordechaie when he found by reading in the Chronicles the great pleasure he had done him by discouery of a dangerous treason against him What Honor and dignity saith he hath bin done to him for this The like though not the same may I say concerning your Lordships and Worship vpon recording with my selfe the many and great fauours which you haue done me from my youth to this day what duty and seruice for I may not say what Dignity and Honour hath bin returned to you for all this My Conscience doth aunswere me with some checke as his Seruants answered their King There hath beene nothing done If vpon this aunswere that Heathen man entered into some deliberation with himselfe how to recompence Mordoche my checke would proue a sting in the end if I should alwayes suffer my selfe to forget your very great and most constant Good-will and benificence For one of you to wit my Lord of Carlile was vnder God the foundation of all the learning and preferment which I enioy hauing cherrished me in his Colledge whereof he was a most worthy Prouest and Gouernor neglecting himselfe and his for the good of his house and afterward sending mee to the place where yet I abide by Gods goodnesse and there haue beene and still am much comforted through the great loue care of that Reuerend and most courteous Deane of that Church whereof I am a Member The third vouchsafing me his louing respect both long before and since hee was aduanced to his first Sea Entering into some deliberation what I might do not for dignifying you albeit that were my part to do were it in my power but for deliuering my selfe from suspition and imputation of an ingratefull minde I resolued to presume vpon your great and well approued benignity and patience to dedicate to you and vnder your three names being for your place and painfulnesse cheefe setters foorth and teachers of Christianity to publish a great part of this my Christian Dictionarie which with much and long labour and not without some fruite I hope to the Godly Professors for whose sake and good cheefely I meant it I am sure vvith much gaine of knowledge and encrease of iudgement to my selfe I haue at length as I could finished it Vnto which if your Honourable Lordships will affoord Patronage Countenance and gracious Aspect I shall in such wise acquite some part of bounden dutie towards you as yet I will acknowledge my debt encreased by the addition of dignity vnto me so to grace this poore but painfull Work as it may haue shelter vnder your wings against the carping Tongues of the enuious who neither will put forth their strength to do good nor yet will beare with others which desire to employ their Talents Thus crauing pardon of my boldnesse and submitting my selfe and endeuours to your fauourable acceptance I commend you all three to him who is one in Essence and three in persons the Blessed Trinitie in vndeuideable Vnitie Whose wisedome and power euer guide and defend you in earth till his infinite goodnesse and mercy haue glorified you in heauen From my house in Canterbury An. Dom. 1611. The Generall Preface To the Christian Reader THe end of Teaching is to cause others to learn to learne is to know things to be what they are Now of things to be knowne words are notes or markes leading the minde to the comprehension of the thinges It cannot bee then but a great hinderance to the vnderstanding of things when words which betoken and signify things are not vnderstanded and a great furtheraunce when they be vnderstood Wherefore as it is necessary in Grammar Schooles that Children which learne
13. And I saw three Vncleane Spirits like Frogges come out of the mouth of the Dragon Uncleannesse sig Generally all sinnes whatsoeuer which make Vnclean both ourselues and euery thing we touch but particularly such sinnes as tend to our wicked pleasure and commodity Rom. 6 19. Zâ—chariah 13 1. For sinne and for vncleannesse that is for sin which is it selfe vncleane and maketh vs vncleane vnder grace sig One to whom sinne is graciously pardoned by the merit of Christ and who is also freed from the dominion and strength of sin by the ayde of Gods grace and spirit Rom. 2 14. Yee are vnder Grace Under the hand of God sig One chastened and iudged for sinne to his humbling Iudg. 2 15. 2 One that is defended by the great power and prouidence of God 1 Peter 5 6. Humble your selues Vnder the hand of God Under hope sig One not without hope or one who hopeth well in respect of Gods power and promise Rom. 4 18. Which Abraham aboue hope beleeued vnder hope Vnder hope in respect of God aboue hope in respect of man Under the Law sig One subiect to the doctrine instruction and gouernment of the Law Rom. 3 69. Gala. 3 23. We were kept Vnder the Law 2 One subiect to the Cuâ—se rigor and compulsion of the Law and as it is the strength of sin And not to be Vnder the law is to be freed from al these by faith in Christ and his sanctifying spirit Rom. 6 14. For ye are not vnder the Law but Vnder grace Under Tutors sig A Childe in his nonage being vnder the tuition of a Gouernor or Guardian Gal. 4 2. But is Vnder Tutors and Gouernors 2 One subiect to the regiment of the Ceremoniall Law as to a â—utor Gal. 4 2. Under the vniust sig Before the vniust in their Courts and at their iudgement seat 1 Cor. 6 1. Dare any of you hauing businesse against another be iudged Vnder the vniust Ungodly sig Euery sinner that is vnregenerate whether hee be Elect or Reprobate Rom. 4 5 and 5 6. Christ dyed for the Ungodly Such we are all from our birth euen the Infant new borne 2 A person of yeares who is a wicked liuer in whom Birth-sinne still raigneth Psal. 1. verse last The way of the Ungodly shall perish Iude 15. To rebuke all the Vngodly among them of all their wicked deeds vngodlines sig Wickednesse or sinne immediatly done against God in the breach of the first Table Titus 2 11. Teach vs to deny Vngodlinesse aâ—d worldly lusts Rom. 1 18. all Ungodlinesse sig All kinde of Vngodlinesse or Vngodlinesse of all sorts for Vngodlinesse hath sundry partes and branches as Ignorance Infidelity Superstition Idolatry Hypocrisie Contempt of God Prophanaâ—ion of his Name and Sabaoths c. Rom. 1 18. The wrath of God is reuealed from heauen agaynst all Vngodlinesse Union of 2 natures sig An action of God the Father by the secret and mighty worke of the Spirit ioyning the manhood vnto the person of his sonne vnseparably at the instant of his conception Luke 1 31. Loe thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe and beare a Son and shalt call his Name Iesus Rom 1 3. Concerning his Son Iesus which was borne of the Seede of Dauid Uniust or Unrighteous sig An Infidell or Pagan 1 Cor. 6 1. Before the Vniust 2 A Sinner voyde of all righteousnesse euen from his birth 1 Pet. 3 18. He dyed the iust for the Uniust Vniust by Nature 3 One who being of yeares doth lead his life Vnrighteously doing wrong to others in their dignity person wife substance or name 1 Cor. 6 9. The vniust or Vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of heauen Vniust both by Nature and action Unknown sig One which is hid from vs or of whom we are ignorant Acts 17 13. To the Unknowne God Gal. 1 21. 2 One obscure and vnrenowned or that careth not to be renowned and famous 1 Cor. 6 9. As Unknowne yet knowne Unlearned sig One that is voide of learning a vulgar or vnlettered person Acts 4 13. 1 Cor. 14 23. There come in they that are Vnlearned Unrighteousnesse sig The violation and breach of the second Table of the Law Rom. 1 18. And Vnrighteousnesse 2 Perfidiousnesse of Vnbeleeuers Rom. 3 5. If our Vnrighteousnesse commâ—nd c. Untill sig A certaine and appointed time Gen. 44 10. Vntill Shiloh come Rom. 11 25. Vntill the time of the Gentiles be fulfilled Heere and else-where it dooth note a determinate time with an exclusion shutting out of succeeding time 2 Infinite without end or ceasing where there is no time following 2 Sam. 6 23. Micholl had no childe Untill her death that is shee neuer had any Math. 28 20. I am with you alwayes Vntill the end of the world that is for euer Psalme 110 1. 123 2. In which of these two significations wee should vnderstand that in Math. 1 verse last Vntill she had brought forth her first begotten Son As it is doubtfull among Diuines so is it not needfull for vs to know being no Article of our fayth nor any branch of the Morrall Law yet it is commonly receiued as I take it that Marie was a Virgin before the birth in the byrth and euer after the birth but not by the Vow of perpetuall virginity whereof there is no ground in all Scripture Unwise sig Such as either wholly want the knowledge of the word or hauing it doo not submit themselues to be ruled by it Ephes. 5 17. Be not Unwise 2 An vnlettered and ignorant man Rom. 1 14. A debter to the wise and Unwise vnworthily sig Vnmeerely or other-wise then is beseeming without due reuerence and regard 1 Cor. 11 27. He that eateth the Bread of the Lord Unworthily Unitie of spirit sig Godly agreement both in Religion and Affection whereof the Holye Spirite is the Authour Ephes. 4 3. Endeuouring to keepe the Vnitie of the Spirit V. O. Uocation sig The common calling of Christianity Ephe. 4 1. Walke worthy of the Uocation whereunto you are called This is a generall Vocation whereby the elect are called to bee faithfull and holy as God is Holy 2 The particular calling and course of life wherein euery Christian liueth as a Magistrate or Minister Captaine souldier c. 1 Cor. 7 29. Let euery man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called This is our speciall calling heauenly Uocation sig A calling from Heauen tending to Heauenlie glory and blisse and requiring a heauenly conuersation ledde according to the Lawes of Heauen Heb. 3 1. Partakers of the Heauenly Uocation A wish or desire Uow sig pro 2 An holy promise made vnto God of Thankfulnesse for his benefits either by words of prayse or by offering something to his seruice Psal. 50 14. Pay thy Vowes to the Lord. Eccl. 5 3. Deut. 23 21 When thou hast vowed a Vow to the Lord be not slacke to pay it 3 Some guift freely promised by Vowe and offered to God Leuit.
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