haue the mighty God for their Lorde and are professors of the glorious Gospel of Christ. Col. 1 10. That ye might walke worthie of the Lord. Phil. 1 27. As becommeth the Gospell Worme sig pro A contemptible base creature creeping vppon the ground c. 2 A person contemned in the world and had in vile account Psal 22 6. But I am a Worme and not a man a shame and contempt of men Worship sig Ciuill reuerence due vnto men for their authority and gifts Math 9 18. There came a certain Ruler and worshipped him This is ciuill worship 2 Outward religious seruice due vnto God for the greatnesse of his Maiestie Math 4 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God This is outward Diuine worship 3 Inward Religious honour of the heart sincerely louing fearing and trusting in God because of his infinite knowledge mercy and power Iohn 4. 24. Must worship him in Spirit and Truth This is inward diuine worship 4 Immoderate reuerence towardes Creatures Acts 10 25. He fell downe at his Feete worshipped him Reuel 22 8. Neither Cornelius nor Iohn did take Peter or the Angell to be God they fayled in excesse of reuerence and were rebuked to Worship the Church sig To giue honor to Christ dwelling and raigning in his Church and to honor the Church in Christ her head Esay 49 23. They shall Worship thee with their Faces toward the earth Reuel 3 9. And worship before thy Feete W. R. Wrath. sig Iust Vengeance taken vpon sinners in this world Psal. 9 11. Who knewes the power of his Wrath Eph. 5 6. Rom. 3 5. Which punisheth 2 Eternall death in hell fire 1 Thess. 5 9. God hath not appointed vs to wrath 1 Thess. 1 10. Which deliuereth vs from that Wrath to come Rom. 2 5. 3 The perturbation of minde which mooueth men to reuenge their owne wrongs Gal. 5 30. Hatred Debate Wrath. Children of wrath sig Those that are guilty of eternall death through the iust anger of God against sinne as all men be by nature and birth Ephes. 2 3. And were by Nature the Children of wrath as well as others to Wrestle sig To striue together one man with another which should ouercome the other by strength Ge. 32 24. There Wrestled a man with him till the breaking of the day 2 To fight and striue against the spirituall enemies of our saluation Eph. 6 12. We Wrestle against Principalities and Powers to be written in earth sig To bee forgotten before God and his Church Ier. 17 13. All that forsake thee shall be written in the earth to be written in Heauen sig To bee predestinated and elected eternally by the firme counsell of God to obtaine saluation by Christ. Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your names be written in heauen to be written in the booke of remembrance sig To be loued respected cared for rewarded remembred of God Mala. 3 16. A Booke of Remembrance was Written before him for such as feare the Lord. See Remembrance to suffer Wrong sig To beare and put vp quietly and patiently any harme doone vnto vs without seeking reuenge 1 Cor. 6 7. Why rather suffer ye not wrong Y. E. Yeare sig pro THe space of twelue months Luke 3 23. Iesus began to be about 30. Yeares of age 2 The whole space and time of our life Psal. 60 9. We haue spent our Yeares as a thought Y O. Yoake sig pro An Instrument of Wood or Iron to ioyne men or Oxen or other creatures together seruing eyther â—o tame or to punish A materiall yoake 2 Afflictions for sinne or the Crosse sent from God Lam. 3 27. It is good for a man to beare the Yoake from his youth This is the Yoake of Tribulation 3 Our greeuous sinnes which be the cause of our afflictions Lamen 1 14. The Yoke of my transgressions is bound vpon my hands This is the Yoake of our sinnes 4 The cruell bondage wherein Tyrants keepe Gods people Esay 9 4. Thou hast broken the Yoake of their burden This is the yoake of oppression 5 Fellowship or agreement in any thing good or euill 2 Cor. 6 14. Beare not the Toake vnequally with Infidels 6 Gods Commandements that we should beleeue in Christ and liue vprightly Mat 1 29. Take my Yoake vpon you Also verse 30. This is the Yoke of Gods promises and Precepts which is not heauy to the regenerate man 7 The Law of Moses with a strict condition of performing it perfectly Acts 15 10. To lay a Yoake vpon them whith neither our Fathers nor we were able to beare This is the Yoke of perfect obedience to the Law A Metaphor Y. R. Yron barre sig That which is hard to be broken or ouercome Prouerbs Yron Furnace sig Carefull griefe anguish and sorrow of hart for great and greeuous thraldome and slauery Deut. 4 20. The Lord hath brought you out of the Yron furnace Yron sinew sig An obstinate sinner which wil not yeeld to the worde of God no more then an Yron sinnew will yeeld Yron yoake sig A Yoake most strong and heauy that is some greeuous and cruell bondage Deut. 28 48. And he shall put an Yron yoake vpon thy necke Yong men sig Such as for yeares were but young being grown past Child-hoode and entering into mans estate 1 Sam. 21 5. The Uessels of the Young men were holy 2 The first borne of the Israelites which executed the holy things till Priestes and Leuites were consecrated Exod. 34 5. He sent Young men of the children of Israell which Offered burnt Offerings Z. E. Zeale sig INncrease of affections as of griefe ioy hatred loue Iohn 2 17. The Zeale of thy House hath eate me vp Reu. 3 19. Bee Zealous and amend 2 An honest and commendable desire kindled in our harts to imitate or go beyond others in well doing 2 Cor. 9 2. Your Zeale hath prouoked many Titus 2 14. Zealous of good workes 3 An earnest desire of doing good things belonging vnto vs and of hindering euill things being ioyned with sound knowledge and hearty loue of Gods glorie and of our Neighbours good 2 Cor. 7 11. Yea what Zeale Col. 4 13. I beare him record that he hath a great Zeale for you Thus far it is taken in good part 4 Earnestnesse of affection in good thinges when neither the maner nor end of doing is good Such was the Zeale of Iehu 2 Kinges 10 6. And of the Iewes Rom. 10 2. They haue the Zeale of God but not according to knowledge Also of Paule being a Pharisie Actes 22 15. And was Zealous towardes God 5 Fierce and fiery bitternesse when men are earnest and hot in a bad cause Phil. 3 6. Concerding Zeale I persecuted the Church Here it is taken in ill part 6 Enuy indignation Actes 5 17. Also 7 9. And 17 5. The Iewes mooued with Zeale or Enuy. The Greeke word translated Enuy or Indignation doth signifie Zeale in ill part 7 The most earnest loue of God for the good
This is the visible Church which is not alwayes eminent and glorious to the eye of flesh as our Papistes doo auouch too confidently 2 The whole company of the elect which in all ages and places haue or doo or shall beleeue in Christ through the calling of God the father by the operation of the holy spirite This is the inuisible catholicke Church Col. 1 18. Hee is the head of the bodie of the church which comprehends the faithfull of all times countries conditions yeares and sex How then can the Romish church which began but since Christs time be the Catholicke 3 The faithfull of some one family Phile 2. And to the church that is in thinehouse 4 The lawful gouernors of the Church to whom the censures of the Church doo of right belong Mat. 18 17. If hee will not heare them tell it to the Church This is the Church representatiue 5 A materiall Temple 1. Cor. 14 34. Let women keepe silence in the Churches 1. Cor. 11 18. C. I. To Circumcise sig pro To cut off or to paâ—e away the foreskin of the flesh to witnesse thereby an entrance into the couenant of mercy with God for forgiuenesse of sin and newnes of life Gen. 17 10 11. This is to circumcise Sacramentally 2 To mortifie and subdue the flesh with the lusts thereof Ier. 4 4. Be circumcised to the Lord take away the foreskin of your harts This is to circumcise spiritually and thus much is meant in all places where circumcision of the heart is called for euen a correcting of sinful nature and the corrupt desires thereof Men of circumcised eares lips hearts sig Such as haue the inward spiritual effect and grace of circumcision together with the signe as on the other side vncircumcised lippes eares and heart be affirmed of such as haue the outward signe only without the signified grace Acts 7 51. Circumcision sig A person circumcised or a Iew as vncircumcision signifieth a person vncircumcised a Gentile Rom. 2 28. and Actes 15 2. Where Christ is called the Minister of circumcision that is of a people circumcised to wit of the Iewes Gal. 2 7 9. 2 The whole legal ceremonious worship of God by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whol Acts 15 1. Except ye be circumcised ye cannot be saued Gal. 5 2. 3 Those which be truly godly persons spiritually circumcised in their heart forsaking their own corrupt reason and will Phil. 3 3. We are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit This is Circumcision made without hands of the heart and in the Spirit not in the Lâ—â—ter Rom. 2 29. It is a Sacrament of the Old-Testament signifying and sealing vp to the people of the Iewes their entrance into Couenant with God for the remission of their sinnes and mortification of their lustes by faith in Christ to come Rom. 4 11. They receyued the signe of circumcision Gen. 17 10 11 12. Citty sig pro A place compassed with wals for people to dwell in Math. 9 35. And Iesus went to all Citties and Townes Gen. 19 25. And ouerthrewe those Cities and inhabitants 2 The people which dwell in such a place Actes 19 29. And the whole Citty was full of confusion A Metonimie 3 The Church of God vpon earth Cant. 3. 2 3. The Watchmen which went about the citty 4 Heauen Heb. 11 16. He hath prepared for them a citty Ephe. 2 19. A Metaphor C. L. To clappe hands sig To reioyce and be gladde whereof clapping of hands is a signe Psal. 98 8. Let the floods clap their hands and let the hils reioyce Prosopopoâ—â— To cleanse sig To pronounce one cleane from legall pollution Leuit. 13 7. And cleanse him Thus Priestes cleansed 2 To take away guilt and corruption of sinne 1. Iohn 1 7. Thus Christ cleanseth Cleansing Sig Outward ceremonious washing of things or persons as a Type of the Inward Marke 1 40 41. Be thou cleane 2 Spirituall and inward holinesse when the hart is kept cleane from the spot of sinne Mat. 22 26. Iames 4 8. Of this cleansing the spirit is Authour the Word is the Instrument Iohn 15 3. Ye are clean thorow the word 3 Forgiuenesse of sinnes by the imputation of Christes blood to the beleeuer Psal. 51 2. And cleanse me from my sinne Cleane sig One who is holy and pure free from the power of sinne by the grace of sanctification Iohn 13 10. Ye are cleane 2 One free from the guilt and curse of sin by the grace of iustification Psa. 51 7. Purge me with Isoâ— and I shall be cleane to Cleaue sig To sticke fast and be neerely and straightly knit vnto God by the affections of the heart 2 To bee ioyned together most straightly as man and wife Mat. 19 5. And cleaue to his wife 3 To continue with one Acts. 11 23. Acts. 8 13. And did cleaue to Phillip Cloudes of witnesses sig An heape or great number of witnesses or Holie examples Heb. 12 1. Cloudes without water sig Hypocrites which make a faire shew and yet are empty and barren of all goodnesse Iude 12. C. O. Cold. Sig Such as be scarse indifferent but meere carelesse in matters of God and of their owne saluation Reuel 3 15. I would ye were eyther hot or cold Comming of Christ to vs. Sig The presence of his spirit to conuert vs that our hearts may be made his dwelling place Reuel 3 20. I will come in to him Eph. 3 17. 2 Giuing newe tokens of his spirituall presence by comforting and strengthning vs and encreasing his graces in vs. Iohn 14 18. I wil not leaue you Fatherlesse but will come vnto you Also verses 23 28. This is a comming in mercy and fauour 3 Executing his Iudgements against Sin and Sinners Reuel 2 16. Repent or I wil come vnto thee and fight against them This is a comming in wrath Comming of Christ from the Father sig Christ his being borne man that hee might liue heere and do the work of a Mediator by his obeying the Law and suffering the death of the crosse Iohn 15 27 28. I am come out of the father 1. Tim. 1 15. This is a comming in infirmity and weakenesse Comming of Christ to the Father sig His leauing the world and going vp to his father Iohn 17 13. And now Father I come to thee This is a comming in glory as also his comming at the last day will be glorious Our Comming to Christ. sig Our beleeuing in him Iohn 6 3â— Hee that commeth to me shall neuer hunger c. Faith as it is the mouth hand and eye so it is also the foote of the soule whereby we come vnto Christ. Comming of Satan sig His setting vppon Christ with great power and subtilty Iohn 14 30. The Prince of this world comes and hath nought in me Comming of Antichrist Sig His effectual and mighty presence and working for some great hurt vnto others 1. Iohn 2 18. Yee haue heard that Antichrist shall
their Testimony it is finished sig Whatsoeuer was Prophefied or Figured vnder the Law touching the sufferings of Christ is now ended Iohn 19 30. Fire sig pro That Element whose property is to burne and and giue light which we commonly call Fire the vse whereof is not only for heat and light but for trying and purging Mettals 2 Christ who in regard of his mighty operation in purging the elect and separating them from the drosse of their corruption is compared to Fire Mala. 3 2. Hee is like a purging Fire and Fullers Sope. 3 The holy Ghost which is of a fiery qualitie enlightning and cleansing the heart Math. 3 11. With the holy Ghost and with Fire That is which is like vnto Fire Marke 9 49. 4 The word of God trying and examining mens Doctrines 1 Cor. 3 13. Euery mans worke shall bee reuealed by Fire that is as by the Fire it is known what Gold is currant and what is counterfeit so by the light of the word it sâ—al be manifested what doctrine is built vpon the foundation what not 5 The word of God to wit the Gospell preached which in another respect is likened to Fire because of the trouble it kindleth and raiseth among the wicked which resist it as if Fire were cast amongst them Luke 12 49. I am come to set Fire on the Earth 6 Afflictions great and dangerous which serue to try and purge vs as gold is tried in the Fire Ps. 66 12. We went through Fire and Water 1 Pet. 4 12 Thinke it not strange concerning the Fiery tryall 7 Extreame and most sharp paine appointed for the wicked in Hell Mark 9 34. Where the Fire neuer goeth oâ—t that is most grieuous paine which neuer shall haue an end 8 Gods burning displâ—asuâ—e and wrath as the cause of all punnishment and paine to the wicked Heb. 12 verse last Esay 66. Psal. 88. Psal. 18 8. A consuming Fire went out of his mouth 9 Lightning and Thunder Psal. 148 8. Fire Haâ—le Psal. 105 32. strange fire sig Common fire such as was not sent down from Heauen Leâ— 10 1. And offered strange fire before the Lord. Vnto which by allusion strange worship and strange Doctrines are likened flames of Fire sig The piercing knowledge of Christ searching piercing into all thinges euen the most secret thoughts of the heart Reuel 1 14. His eyes were like a Flame of fire consuming Fire sig The infinite wrath of God against faithlesse and vnrepentant sinners Heb. 12 29. Our God is a consuming Fire And often in the Prophets the wicked are likened to Stubble and Gods wrath to Fire which as easily fiercely destroyeth wicked men as Fire doth consume Stubble a Firy law sig That Fire out of which God vttered all things which he would haue done of vs or not done according to his Law Deut. 33 2. At his right hand did shine a Fiery Law pillar of Fire sig A Token of Gods visible presence seruing to guide the people of Israel in the night season thorough the wildernesse Exod. 13 21. By night in a Pillar of Fire the Holye-Ghost and with Fire sig The Holy-ghost which is like Fire of a fierie quality enlightning and purging our soules Mat. 3 11. He shall baptize you with the Holy-Ghost and Fire the bush burning with Fire not consuming sig The estate of the militant Church heere in earth mightily preserued by Gods defence amidst many great dangers and afflictions Exod. 3 2. The bush burned with Fire yet not consumed to answerâ— by Fire sig To send downe fire from heauen as an answer to the Prayers which were made to God for it 1. Kings 18 21. And then the God that answereth by Fire let him be God to passe or go through the Fire sig To offer vp or to Sacrifice one as a 〈…〉 Offâ—ring As Israel did their children to the â—doll Moloch 2. Kings 21 6. And he caused his sonnes to passe through the Fire Leuit. 20 2 3. 2 To purge or purifye mettall by Fire that it may be meete for the Lordâ— vse Nâ—m 31 23. All that will abide the Fire ye shall make passe through the Fire and it shall be cleane 3 To endure affliction or to abide the triall of the Crosse. Psal. 66 1â— Wee did passe through Fire and Water and thou broughtest vs to a wealthy place Firebrand sig pro A piece of wood almost burnt consuming it selfe ready to be quite extinct and put out 2 The two Kinges of Israel and Assyria which threatned Iuda as if they would destroy it themselues being shortly for all their bragges to fall and perish Esay 7 4. Feare not these Firebrands First sig That which is afore other in respect of time then it is a worde of order and hath reference to second third fourth c. Math. 10 1 The First is Simon called Peter that is hee was first called to be an Apostle 1. Cor. 15 47. The First man is of the earth the second man c. 1. Cor. 12 28. 2 That which is chiefe or more excellent Rom. 3 2. The word which is heere translated Chiefely in the Originall it signifies First And so it is also Luke 19 47. Acts 28 2. where the First of the Iewes and of the people is put for the Chiefe of the Iewes and of the people So Luke 15 22. Heere it is a word of Dignity and Honor. 3 The greatest and then it is a word of power and Authority Reuel 1 5. The First begotten of the dead and that Prince of the Kings of the earth First loue sig Former affection of loue which being decayed needed refreshing Reuel 2 4. First looâ—kes sig Former actions which they were wont to do while they heartily loued the Gospell Reuel 2 5. First â—aith sig Vow in Baptisme whereby we are bounde to professe the Christian faith or that promise which younger Widdowes made to the Church to remain such that they might serue the poore 1. Tim. 5 11 12. First borne or first begotten sig The First male-Childe that was borne to a man though there were none other borne after it Gen 49 3. Reuben my First borne Deut 21 17. 2. Chr 21 2 3 4. Math 1 25. Amongst the Iewes the First borne had a two-fold prerogatiue aboue his Brethren one was a double portion in his fathers substance the other was * preheminence and rule ouer his brethren The Apostle alluding to this custome of the Iewes called Christ The First begotten of euery creature Col 1 15. And First begotten of the dead Verse 18. because hee was begotten as he was the sonne of God before things were created and being the chiefe heire of the world he had chiefe rule amongst all his Bretheren which being once dead shall after rise to eternall life First fruits sig That small portion of fruits which was First gathered to offer vnto God Exod. 22 29. 34 26. The First ripe fruits of thy land thou shalt bring to the Lord.
freedome of Spirite stablenesse of mind c. Psal. 51 10 c. 4 To take away the knowledge feeling fruit and working of his Graces for a season Thus was Peter forsaken Mat. 26. and against this forsaking Dauid prayeth in Psal. 119 8. Forsake me not ouer long 5 To withdraw for a time or for euer his blessings and good successe from our labours and his temporall protection from our persons both our selues and ours Heb. 13 5. I will not faile thee nor forsake thee Psalm 22 1. Why hast thou forsaken me 6 To withdraw and take away his word his worship and ministry Lam. 2 7. The Lorde hath forsaken his Altar that is he hath caused his worship to cease he hath taken away his Law his Prophets his Visions his Sabbaothes as verse 7 9. This is Gods forsaking man to Forsake referred to men 7 To with-draw our heart from God when wee cease to put our trust in his promises and prouidence and to obey his Commaundements Deut. 32 15. Israell forsooke the strong GOD that made them Psalm 119 53. I am affraide of the wicked because they forsake thy Law Hebr. 1â— 1â— Psalme 119 118. Heb. 10 39. 8 To depart from the seruice of the true God to the seruice of strange Gods This is a branch and fruit of the former forsaking Iudges 2 11 12. They serued Balim and forsooke the Lord God of their Fathers This is mans forsaking of God 9 To deny our help and ayde to others in theyr necessities and dangers 2 Tim. 4 16. No Man assisted me but all forsooke me Thus man forsaketh man a forsaking al for christ sig A setled and well grounded purpose and affection to leaue all outward good thinges of this life and life it selfe for the loue of Christ his Gospell and to leaue them indeede actually when occasion serues Luke 14 33. He that forsaketh not all that he hath cannot be my Disciple Marke 10 29. Thus the Christian man forsaketh all first in affection desire then in effect and deede if neede bee and occasion serue thereunto as then it doth when we cannot hold life and earthly thinges without denying Christ and his word Fortitude sig Courage when aduersities are borne and duties done with a valiant and stout mind Esay 11 12. The Spirite of Fortitude shall rest vpon him 2 Diuine might vpholding and strengthening vs. Psalme 18 1. The Lorde is my Fortitude or strength Fortresse sig A strong holde or place of defence such is Gods prouidence to them that trust in him Psalme 18 2. The Lord is my Fortresse A Metaphor Fortune sig Chance when some thinges fals out beside our purpose and whereof we can giue no reason This is called Fortune or chance but in respect of God who knoweth all things and ordereth them most wisely to iust and due ends there is no chance nor Fortune Eccle. 9 11. Time and Chance commeth to them all Luke 10 31. And it Fortuned or Chanced Christians must beware how they do commonly vse this word Fortune and Chance in their mouthes or attribute ought to it setting it vp against Gods prouidence which ordereth al things both good and euill great and small I giue this signification of Fortune onely to shew how far it may bee allowed namely so farre as that in such things as in regard of our fore-sight happen accidentally to vs wee doe yet acknowledge a diuine prouidence Foot-stoole sig Earth which is subiect to God and put vnder his will and power as a stoole vnder our Foot Esay 66 1. Heauen is my seat and the earth is my Footestoole Metaphor 2 The Temple of God or the Ark where God promiseth to heare his people Ps. 99 5. Fall down before his Footstoole Lamen 2 1. Sée Bible-note in Geneua Translation foundation sig pro The Ground-work which vpholds the whole building as the foundation of an house of a Castle of a Fort and Tower c. Metaphors 2 Christ who in respect of his person and office is the onely foundation and rocke of his Church to support and beare it vp against hell gates hee being the firme foundation or Corner-stone 1. Cor. 3 11. Other Foundation can none lay then Iesus Christ. 1. Pet. 2 4 5 6. Behold I put in Sion a chiefe Corner-stone and precious Christ is the foundation of Foundations 3 The Apostles and Prophets who in respect of their Doctrine are as subordinate or second Foundations laying the elect vpon Christ the only sure Foundation Ephes. 2 20. Built vpon the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles These bee such Foundations as that themselues also be liuely stones built vpon that Foundation Christ. All be equally Foundations not Peter more then the rest A Metaphor 4 The Doctrine of Christ taught in an easy and short manner or the sum of Christian Doctrine Heb. 6 1. Not laying againe the Foundation c. 5 The vnmooueable strength and firmenesse of Gods elect being grounded vpon his eternall loue 2. Tim. 2 19. But the Foundation of God remaineth sure 6 Princes and Rulers of the earth vpon whom the Common-wealth resteth as the house dootâ— vpon the foundation Psal. 82 5. All the Foundations of the earth were moued Or els expound it thus All things from the highest to the lowest are out of order 7 The bottome of the waters or bowels of the Earth or lowest partes of the World Psal. 18 15. The Foundations of the world were discouered 8 The great Mountaines and highest hils which seeme to beare vp the Heauens vpon their toppes Psalm 18 7. The Foundation of the Heauens mooued and shooke Thus it is read in Tremellius according to the Originall to Found sig To build surely to establish and confirme Psal. 24 2. He hath founded it vpon the Seas Fourth generation sig The space of foure hundred yeare being ended and expired Gen. 13 16. Fountain sig pro A Spring from whence Waters Brooks or Riuers do spring or an head-water Gene. 7 11. The Fountaines were broken vp 2 The Originall beginning or first cause of euery good thing which concernes true life Psalme 36 9. With thee is the Well or Fountaine of life A Metaphor 3 The Word of God or the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles whence as from a Fountaine doth spring and flow forth Riuers of wholsome doctrines giuing life to such as receiue them Iere. 2 13. They haue forsaken me the Fountain of liuing Water and digged pits which hold none A Metaphor 4 Christ Iesus whose blood-shed is an euer running Fountaine to wash beleeuers from all vncleannesse of sinne Zache 13 1. In that day there shall be a Fountaine opened to the House of Dauid for sinne and vncleannesse 5 The spirit of God with his healthfull and sauing guifts deriued vnto and flowing vppon the Church and euery true member of it to cheere it and refresh it Iâ—ell 3 18. A Fountaine shall come forth of the house of the Lord. Ezek. 47 1. Reuela 22 1. 6 Our possessions and
which alone being beleeued is able to pacify the conscience Ephe. 6 15. Your Feet-shod with the Gospell of peace 2 Cor. 5 19. Gospell of God sig The doctrine or promise whereof God is Authour and giuer Rom. 1 1. To preach the Gospell of God Gospell of saluation sig A doctrine which bringeth vs to bee partakers truely of that saluation which God hath promised Christ purchased the word offereth Ephe. 1 13. Euen the Gospell of your saluation Gospell of the Kingdome sig A doctrine which bringeth vs to Christ that he may raigne as King in vs. Mat. 4 23. Preaching the Gospell of the Kingdome the Gospell of the grace of God sig That doctrine which certifieth vs of Gods fauor and loue restored in Christ for the free pardon of all our sinnes and full reconciliation with God Acts 20 24. To testifie the gospell of the Grace of God the Gospell of the glory of God sig A glorious doctrine entreating of the most excellent glory of God and at last translating the beleeuers of it into eternall glory 1 Tim. 1 11. According to the glorious gospell of the blessed God Pauls Gospell sig That doctrine of life whereof Paule was Minister to spread publish it to mankind Rom. 2 16. According to my gospell Truth of the Gospel sig That most pure and sound Doctrine of Christ. Gal. 2 5. That the truth of the gospell might continue with you Gospel of the son of God sig An heauenly doctrine which hath the Sonne of God for Author matter and scope of it Rom. 1 9. In the gospell of his Son faith of the Gospell sig That Faith which is yeelded to the doctrine taught in the Gospel resting thereon and looking onely thereunto Phil. 1 27. Through the Faith of the Gospell Gouernor sig One set ouer others to rule them as a ciuill Magistrate in the thinges of this life Mathew 27 11. Iesus stood afore the Gouernour 1 Pet. 2 14. 2 One placed ouer others to rule them in the thinges of God 1. Corin. 12 28. Helpers Gouernours G. R. Grace sig The free and eternall fauour and good will of God which is the Well-spring of all the benefits that we haue 2. Tim. 1 9. But according to his own purpose and grace Roman 11 6. If of grace not of workes c. This is Grace of election which makes vs gracious and acceptable vnto God And by this Grace we are so often in Scriptures said to be iustified and saued Rom. 3 4 and 5. Acts 13 43. 2 Faith withall the healthfull and sauing effects and fruits thereof which are called Grace because they are freely giuen vs. Hebr. 12 15. No man fall away from the Grace of God 1 Pet. 5 12. This is Grace freely giuen which Popish Sophisters doe wickedly confound with that Grace whereby we are freely beloued 3 Free imputation of Christs righteousnesse Rom. 5 15. The grace of God hath abounded vnto many Also verses 17 20 21. In all which by Grace is meant the righteousnesse of Christ freely imputed to beleeuers This is the Grace of Iustification which Papists confound with Grace of Sanctification 4 The worke of the spirit renewing our Soules to the Image of God continually guiding and strengthning them to the obedience of his will Rom. 6 14. Ye are vnder grace Also verse 23. 2 Cor. 12 9. My grace is sufficient for thee This is the Grace of Sanctification which is freely giuen as a witnesse of Gods fauour in electing and iustifiing vs. 5 That happy and blessed condition into which we are admitted and wherein we are kept by the good will and free fauour of God Rom. 5 2. Wee had this accesse into this grace where in we stand 6 The Gifts of the holy Spirit freely bestowed vpon vs 2 Pet. 3 18. But grow in grace 1 Pet. 5 10. and else-where often as Iohn 1 16. This also is Grace freely giuen but doth not make vs gratefull to God 7 The spirituall or euangelicall worship of God Hebr. 13 9. It is good the Heart be established with grace 8 Some godly comfort and instruction Ephe. 4 29. That it may minister Grace to the Hearers 9 Almes or works of mercy to the poore 2 Cor. 8 4. That we would receiue the Grace 10 The bountifull liberality of God enabling vs to giue to the poore 2 Cor. 9 8. God is able to make all Grace abound toward you 11 Fauour or liking with men Gen. 19 19. Thy Seruant hath found grace in thy sight And elsewhere often as Gen. 6 8. and 33 10. 12 The effectuall presence of the Holy Ghost Acts 14 26. From whence they had beene commended to the Grace of God 1 Cor. 15 10. The Grace of God in me 13 Afflictions and bands suffered for Christ. Phil. 1 7. You are all partakers of my Grace 14 The benefit and gift of heauenly wisedome 2 Cor. 1 12. Not by fleshly wisedome but by the grace of God c. 15 Generally any benefit bestowed vppon vs. 2 Cor. 8 1. Of the Grace of God bestowed vppon the Churches 16 Elegance of speech which made Christ gratious and amiable to all Psal. 45 3. Full of grace are thy lips Luke 4 22. Words full of Grace 17 The perswasion Fruits feeling of Gods good will encreased in vs. Rom. 1. 7. Grace and peace from God the Father Thus is the word Grace to bee taken in all the salutations of Paule to the Churches Also Gal. 6 18. Ephe. 6 24. 18 Eternall glory in Heauen 1 Pet. 1 7. As they which are Heires of the Grace of life 1. Peter 1 13. 19 Acceptation with God and Men. Luke 2 22. Iesus encreased in Grace or fauor with God and men Iames 4 6. God giues grace to the humble that is makes them accepted and fauoured What Grace is Grace is the free good will of God whereby he counteth vs deare in Christ Iesus forgiueth vs our Sinnes and giueth vs the holy Ghost and vpright life and eternall felicity Thus Peter Martyr defineth it Grace for Grace sig A liuely Faith as one Grace afterward eternall life as another Grace Iohn 1 16. And Grace for Grace or thus Grace vppon Grace that is one Grace of the spirit after another the spirit of Christ daily powring new Graces vppon vs. This is the best exposition or thus Grace and fauour shewed to vs for the loue and fauour which God beares his Son or thus Grace conueyed into vs from the fulnesse of Grace in Christ. Grace and truth sig The free forgiuenesse of sinnes in Christ vnto a full reconciliation with God and the fulfilling of all the shadowes of the Law Iohn 1 17. But grace and truth came by Iesus Christ. to finde Grace sig To haue proofe of Gods mercy and free fauour in preseruing and blessing vs. Gen. 6 8. And Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord. 2 To haue men gracious and fauourable vnto vs to doe vs good or to forbeare to doe vs euill Gen. 33 10.
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
Superstition Thus the Heathen man tearmed the Religion of Moseâ— Supremacy sig That high and Soueraigne power and authority which Kinges and Princes haue vnder and from God immediatly as cheefe and Supreame Gouernours ouer all persons and in all causes temporall and Ecclefiasticall according to the word of God and good customes of seuerall Countries where they raigne This doth that man of Sin most falsly claim to himselfe by vertue of Succession to Peter the Apostle who was subiect to seculer power in his life and death to sup with Christ. sig To communicate in all the Spirituall delicates of Christ as they which sup together partake in bodily food Reuel 3 20. He shall Sup with me Christs supping with vs. sig His cheering and delighting himselfe with his owne graces and guifts of his Spirit bestowed vpon vs as one that eateth sweet and pleasant meat Reuel 3 23. I will come and Sup with him Supper of the Lord. sig The Sacrament of Bread and Wine ordained by the Lord. 1 Cor. 11 20. This is not to eate the Lords Supper This Sacrament is called a Supper because Christ ordained it at his last Supper Secondlie because it is a spirituall banquet or soule-Feast Mat. 26 26. And as they did eate Iesus tooke the Bread c. to sustaine or support sig pro To beare or hold vp a thing as a prop or shore to keepe it from falling 2 To vphold one eyther that hee take not a fall by sin and calamity or that he take no hurt by such fals Psal. 3 4. The Lord Sustained me Psalme 23 1 3. Sure sig Certaine firme and constant 2 Pet. 1 19. Wee haue a most Sure word of the Prophets Ver. 10. Make your election Sure that is firme to your selues Suretie sig One that vndertaketh for the debt of another Man Pro. 6 1. If thou be Surety for thy Neighbour 2 Christ who vndertooke to answere the debt of our sinnes to Gods Iustice by his obedience to death Heb. 7 22. Iesus is made Suerty S. W. to Sweare sig To vse the Name of God in mouth to witnesse some matter in controuersie for the ending of strife This may be done eyther vainely and falsely or reuerently and truely Math. 5 34. Sweare not at all Zache 5 3. Deut. 10 20. Eccle. 9 1. 2 To worship and serue God whereof lawfull Swearing is a part Deut. 6 13. Thou shalt Sweare by my Name to Sweare vnto yâ— Lord sig By sollemne Oath to binde out selues wholy vnto God to serue him onely with a pure heart 2 Chron. 15 14. And they Sware vnto the Lord. Also verse 15. to Sweare by the Lord sig To call vpon the name of the Lord as a witnesse and iudge against vs if we do not deale and speake truely Iosh. 2 12. to Sweare by Malchan sig To halt betweene the seruice of the true God and Idols Zeph. 1 5. Sweate of face sig Great labour and hard paines such as cause sweate and wearinesse Gene. 3 19. Thou shalt eate thy Bread in the Sweate of thy face Swéete sig Gratefull acceptable Leuit. 1 9. An offering of Sweete odour vnto the Lord. Here it is taken in good part 2 Pleasant and delightfull Thus is wickednes Sweete vnto the mouth of a wicked man Iob 20 12. Heere it is taken in ill part and Gods Statutes to the Soule of a righteous man Psal. 19 10. Swine sig Obstinate and desperate Sinners which scorne and deride the word of admonition rouling and tumbling with pleasure in the mire of their old filthy and rotten conuersation Math. 7 6. Cast not Pearles before Swine Sword sig pro A sharpe Instrument of Iron made for defence and offence Luke 22 49. Shall wee Smite with the Sword 2 The word of God Ephe. 6 17. The Sword of the Spirit c. Heb. 4 12. For the word of God is liuely and mighty in operation and sharper then any two edged Sword 3 An Instrument of Iustice or ensigne of publike authority Rom. 13 3. They beare not the sword in vaine 4 The iudgement of waâ—re Leu. 26 25. I will send a Sword 5 The sharp iustice and vengeance of GOD hewing downe Sinners Deut. 32 41 42. I will whet my glittering Sword and my Sword shall eat their flesh 6 Death executed by the Sword Exod. 18 1. And deliuered me from the Sword of Pharaoh to liue by the Sword sig To lead a restlesse life being driuen to maintain his owne by warre Gen. 27 40. He shall liue by the Sword T. A. Tabernacle sig A Place purposely built and appointed vnder the Law therein to doe Sacrifice and to serue God openly as afterward was done in the Temple and as we now vse to do in our Churches It was made like a Tent to remooue too and fro as occasion required it had in it one roome called the Holiest of al wherein the High-Priest entred once a year And another roome called the holy place Heb. 9 2 3 4. For the first Tabernacle was made wherein was the Candlesticke And after the second vaile was the Tabernacle which is called the holiest of all This was the publike Tabernacle for publike vses of diuine seruice 2 A place or Tent to dwell in Math. 17 4. Make vs three Tabernacles Psal. 132 3. This was a priuate Tabernacle for priuate vse of humaine life 3 Christs humaine Nature which is the true incorruptible Tabernacle wherein the Sonne of God dwelt substantially Heb. 9 11. And 8 2. And is a Minister of the Sanctuary and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord pitcht and not man 4 Our naturall body wherein our Soule dwelleth for a time as in a fraile brittle Tabernacle 2. Corin. 5 1. When our earthly Tabernacles be dissolued 5 Heauen which is appointed to be the euerlasting Tabernacle and habitation for the Saints â—o dwell in Reuel 21 3. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men he will dwell with them 6 The visible Militant Church-way faring as a Pilgrime heere vpon earth Psalme 15 1. Lord who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle The Church is called a Tabernacle because of many mutations and changes it is subiect vnto and because it hath heere no abiding place Tabernacle of Congregation sig That part of the Tabernacle whether the people resorted and gathered together at an appointed time or else whether God resorted to speake with Moses and his Successours Exodus 27 21. Numb 7. 89. When Moses should enter into the Tabernacle of the Congregation to talke with God This part was called the Sanctuary Tabernacle of Dauid sig The Kingdome of our Lord Iesus Christ which is as a Tabernacle or place of refuge to the godlie howsoeuer it bee contemptible in the eyes of the World Amos 9 11. In that day I will raise vp the Tabernacle of Dauid which is fallen feast of Tabernacles sig That Feast at which the Iewes dwelt seauen daies in Tentes to put them in remembrance that God made their Fathers to dwell in Tentes when he
the word then it is an euill thought whatsoeuer good pretence it haue Math. 15 19. For out of the heart comes euill Thoughts 2 Our counsels touching matters to be done or not done Psalme 146 4. Then his Thoughtes perish 3. The griefe of an afflicted minde Psal. Amidst the Thoughts of my heart thy comforts haue refreshed my Soule 4 Reasoning inwardly in the Soule Luke 9 46 47. When Iesus saw the Thoughtes of their harts 5 Purpose ioyned with indeuour Gen. 50 20. When you Thought to doe me euill 6 Carking or immoderate care or care with anxiety Math. 6 31. Take no Thought Mat. 19. Take no Thought what ye speake Referred to God 7 The will counsell purpose or decree of God touching all things which he will doe or not doe Psalme 33 11. The Thoughts of his heart shall stand for euer It doth sometime signifie Gods disposition when his purpose is executed and brought vnto effect As Gen. 50 20. But God Thought c. So Tremelius translates it Thousand yeares sig The space of ten hundred yeares 2 An exceeding large space of time a finite number being put for an indefinite Psalme 90 4. A thousand yeares is but as yesterday when it is past 2 Pet. 3 8. A thousand yeares as one day Through or by in the doctine of iustification sig The cheefe efficient cause to wit the grace free fauour of God Rom. 3 24. Wee are iustified freely by or Through his grace 2 The outward meritorious cause to wit Christ Iesus our redeemer Reu. 3 24. Through the redemption which is in Christ. Ephe. 1 7. Through his bloud 3 The inward instrumentall cause to wit our Faith Rom. 3 28. We are iustified Through Faith without the workes of the Law Verse 25. Through Faith in his Bloud 4 The signes and fruits of our iustification to wit good workes Iames 2 21. Was not Abraham iustified Through workes Through him sig By his administration or powerfull gouernment Rom. 11 36. Through him are all things Thorny ground sig An heart stuffed with the cares of this World which choake the seede of the word as Thornes choake the Corne springing out of the ground Mat. 13 22. That which fell among Thornes or thorny ground Threatning sig A denunciation of some iudgement temporall or eternal from God 2 Hard and cruell speeches from one man to another Actes 14 17. Let vs Threaten and charge them 1 Pet. 2 23. When hee suffered he Threatned not to Thresh the Mountaines sig To destroy and afflict greeuously euen strong and mighty enemies Esay 41 15. Thou shalt Thresh the Mountaines and bring them to pouder Throne sig A high Seate full of Maiesty and glory fit for earthly Kinges or Iudges 1 Kings 10 18. Then the Kings made a great Throne of Iuory and the Throne had sixe steps 2 Some visible token or representation of Gods power and Maiesty Reue. 4 9. They gaue honour to him that sate on the Throne Reuel 15 1. Metaphor Thunder sig A great noyse and sound caused in the Clouds by the breaking out of hot and dry exâ—alations beating against the edge of the Cloud Psalm 18 13. The Lord Thundred in the Heauen Exo. 16 19. There were Thundrings and lightnings Thunder is a witnesse of Gods power and serueth to strike terrour and feare in men that the godly may bee humbled and the better subdued vnto God and the wicked confounded and left without excuse T. I. Time sig pro Some certaine space as houre day weeke yeare c. Dan. 2 21. Hee changeth the Times and seasons Dan. 4 20. And let his portion be among the Beastes till seauen Times passe ouer him that is seuen yeares Exod. 2 23. 2 Tearme period and shutting vp of ones life Psalme 31 15. My Times are in thy handes O Lord. 3 Opportunity or fit and conuenient season to doe thinges in Iohn 7 6. My Time is not yet come Acts 1 7. The Times and seasons 4 The whole tearme or space which a man liueth Psal. 90 10. The Time of our life is threescore yeares and ten c. Time and times and part of time sig Three yeares and ten daies Dan. 7 25. And they shall bee giuen into his handes vntill a Time and Times and the diuiding or part of Time Tithes sig The tenth part of our goods Deut. 14 28. Heb. 7 8. Men that did receiue Tithes T. O. To. sig The meanes that lead to the end Ephe. 2 11. Created To good workes 2 The end and finall cause Rom. 9 22. Prepared To destruction 1 Thess. 5 9. Appointed To saluation Ephe. 1 6. To the praise of his grace To day sig All the time that the doctrine of grace is Preached Psalme 95 7. To day if ye will heare his voice the morrow sig Time to come Mat. 6 34. Care not then for the Morrow Tongue sig pro The prinicipall instrument of speech Psalme 45 verse 1. My tongue is the pen of a ready Writer Iames 3 5. The Tongue is a little member 2 Speech itselfe Iam. 3 6. The Tongue is fire Iere. 18 18. Smite him with the Tongue A Metonimie of the cause for the effect 3 Strange language or the guift of speaking with a strange language 1 Cor. 14 2. He that speaketh a Tongue deceitfull Tongue sig A tongue vttering crafty and guilefull wordes Psalme 52 4. Thou louest all wordes that may destroy ô deceitfull Tongue that is a man speaking deceite with his Tongue Tongue imagineth mischiefe sig The Tongue to bee the Instrument to vtter that mischiefe which the heart hath thought and imagined Psalme 52 2. Thy Tongue imagineth mischiefe Tongue of the learned sig That singuler skill which Christ had in his owne person aboue measure and which hee gaue to his Ministers according to measure that they might know how to comfort and pacifie afflicted consciences Esay 50 4. The Lord hath giuen me a toong of the learned Tongues of men and Angels sig Such an excellent faculty of speach as might not only become men but euen the Angels if they could speake yet were it nothing worth vnlesse it were imployed through loue vnto the edification of others 1 Cor. 13 1. If I could speake with the Tongue of Men and Angels and had not loue I were as sounding Brasse and tinkling Cimball An Hiperbole to smite with the Tongue sig To vtter malicious and slanderous words which hurt a mans name as blows or strokes hurt a mans body Ier. 18 18. Let vs smite him with the toong Metaphor to Touch. sig To feele a thing lightly with the finger Luke 8 44. She Touched the Hâ—m of his Garment 2 To hurt or offer the least violence Psalme 105. Touch not mine annointed doe my Prophets no harme T. R. Tradition sig A doctrine first deliuered from God by speach and written downe afterward in his Booke for the vse of the Church 1 Cor. 11 2. And keepe the ordinances or Tradition for so it is in the Originall This is a written
worthy to open the Booke Such a treasure is this Booke of Reuelation which is not otherwise communicated to the Church but by the Mediation of Christ who is the onely Interpretour of his Fathers will and Doctour of his Church to Open the bottomlesse pit sig To set abroach publish and manifest such deuilish errours and Heresies as came from the deepe pit of Hell which was done when Antichrist got power and strength to obscure the truth of heauenly doctrine and to deceiue the World with strong delusions Reuela 9 2. And hee Opened the bottomlesse pit â—n open doore sig The liberty and faculty which is giuen to the Church for Preaching pure Doctrine exercising sound worship and an holy Discipline with great readinesse and ioy both of Ministers and people Reuela 3 8. I haue set before thee an Open Doore Some do too narrowly restraine this to the Preaching of the Gospell onely which indeed is a door whereby an enterance is giuen into Heauen It is better more largely to take it for the ioyning together of word worship discipline zeale of Ministers Magistrates and people When all this meets as in this Church of Philadelphia it did there is a large and ready way made for piercing into Mens consciences to Open the doore or the gate sig To receiue and admit into the heart the grace and power of Christ. Reuel 3 20. If any Man heare and Open the Doore Sée Doore Some vnderstand this of admitting and receiuing all such ordinances of Christ whereby the doore of our hearts may be most speedily and forceably cast Open. to open the mouth to blasphemies sig To vtter and bâ—lch forth reproachfull and contumelious wordes as Antichrist dooth boasting that he is God aboue all Kinges and Emperours Reuel 13 6. He Opened his mouth to Blaspheme Temple opened in heauen sig The Tryumphall Caelestiall Church Opened by the death of Christ to all which beleeue in him before hee came in the flesh and to all who since his comming are reconciled to God thorough Faith in his blood Reuel 11 19. Then the Temple of God was Opened in Heauen Reuel 15 5. Some vnderstand this Temple Opened not oâ— Heauen but of the Christian Church in Earth when it should lye Open to receiue a multitude of Saintes thorough Gods good prouidence scattering persecutions raised by Satan against the Church being by his fury shut vp for a time none or but few entering to ascend out of the earth sig To haue an originall and beginning from earth breeding and springing from the sensuality of men and encreased by earthly power Reuel 13 11. O. V. to Ouercome sig To perseuer in the Faith and obedience of the Gospell vnto the end of our life without fainting because of tribulations Reuel 2 7. To him that ouercommeth that is to him who by Faith getteth the victory as a good Souldier ouer the Deuill Sin and the World Thus vnderstand Ouercome throughout this Booke O. Y. Oyle and Wine sig Two Creatures the fruites of Vine and Oliue of speciall vse for necessity and comforts of Mans life Of these God would haue plenty remaine when there was a famine scarsity of other things Reu. 6 6. Oyle and Wine hurt thou not P. A. Pale Horse sig PLague or pestilent diseases which make men pale and wanne as a iust scourge from God for despising the trueth of the Gospell Reuel 6 8. And lâ—â— a Pale horse Palmes sig Testimonies and Ensignes of victory ouer spirituall enemies namely ouer Antichrist Reuel 7 9. And Palmes in their hands Paradise of God sig Heauen the seate of glory whereof the earthly Paradice in which Adam was placed at his Creation was a figure or type as the Tree of life was a Sacrament of aeternall life Reuel 5 7. I will giue him to eate of the Tree of life in the middest of the Paradise of God Part in the first Resurrection sig Portion share and interest in the Regeneration of the soule from death of sinne as some expound or in the restitution of the truth vnto the worlde after long suppressing of it as others thinke Both expositions may well stand Reuel 20 6. Blessed and holy is he which hath Part in the first Resurrection his Part. sig His portion which he thought he had in Gods election but he shall feele that he had none Reuel 22 19. God shall take away his Part. to Passe away sig To vanish or be abolished in respect of the former vaine condition whereunto the Worlde was subiect for sinne Reuel 21 1. For the first heauen and first earth are Passed away Or if we vnderstande by first heauen and first earth the Churches on earth as some do interpret it then by passing away is meant the darkning of the glory of the present churches in comparison of the brightnes which shal be in future Churches being restored to excellent purity in Doctrine and maners Patience of our Lorde Jesus christ sig A tollerance or suffering of Tribulations for the glory of Christ and promoting his Gospell with a patient and constant minde Reuel 1 9. Your Companion in the Patience of Iesus Christ. Patience of the Saints sig The triall and proofe of their patience which should bee knowne to be true and sounde if no threatnings nor cruelty of Antichrist should driue them from Christ. Reu. 14 12. Heere is the Patience of the Saints P. E. Peace sig Loue concord and good agreement amongest men whilst they liue without hatred bloudy words slaughters tumults and seditions which the Diuell had power to raise and to take that is to take away peace and quietnesse Reuel 6 4. Power was giuen to him to take Peace from the earth Pearle sig Christ Iesus conceiued in Caelestial sort by the Holy-ghost in the womb of a Virgin as the Pearle heere mentioned is begotten not after an ordinarie fashion but by a dewe falling from heauen Reuel 21 21. Euerie gate of one Pearle Pearle and precious stone sig The ornaments and most costly deckings of the Whore or Beast by the partes as Golde precious Stone Pearle c. all outwardly glorious not spiritually that she may be thereby known not to be the chast spouse of Christ. Reuel 17 4. And the Woman was arrayed with Purple Gold and Pearle his People sig A people which shal willingly submit to be gouerned of God who shall for euer protect to haue them according to his couenant Reuel 21 3. And they shall be his people People out of 4. quarters sig A Company of men gathered out of many sundry Nations and Regions Reuel 28 8. He shall deceiue the people of all quarters c. People saued sig Elect people of all Nations preserued from the cursse and tirany of sinne by Christ all these shold be helpefull and fauourable to the restored Church of the Iewes Reu. 21 24. And the People that are saued Perdition sig Destruction and desolation both temporall in this world and aeternall heereafter in the next life Reuel
gospel Others at the death of Christ others at the time when the Apostles were dispersed and gathered Churches to Christ in all parts of the world But all these coniectures are crossed by the first verse of the 4. Chap which teacheth that the whole Prophesy from the fourth chapter forward doth respect the yeares which followed the age and time of Iohn the Euangelist which wrote this Prophesie But heereof more in the word A thousand yeares to Raigne vpon earth sig To be made Lords and Kinges ouer earth and heauen as all the faithfull are by Christ thorough whom they shall Raigne in heauenly glory at last and in meane time while they are in earth though they be in warfare yet they are Kings hauing Hel Sinne Satan and Death subdued to them and al things in this worlde subiect and put vnder them Sée Col. 2. Psal. 8. Reu. 5 10. And we shal Raigne on the earth to Raigne ouer the Kinges of the earth sig To rule and exercise Dominion and Empyre aboue and ouer the cheefest of mortall men ouer earthly Kings and Monarches Now because Rome onely at that time when Iohn wrote had power ouer the great Kings of the earth and the great Antichrist must sit and Raigne in that Citty where the Heathen persecuting Emperours were Hence it clearely appeareth that Rome is the gorgious and filthie Whore spoken of in the Reuelation Reuel 17 18. The Woman which thou sawest is that great Citty which Raigneth ouer the Kings of the earth Papistes are deceiued which interpret this Citty of the vniuersalitie of the wicked in the world Raine-bow vpon his head sig That Testimonie or Sacrament which was betweene God and man of his Couenant touching the destroying of the worlde by water Whereas Christ had this Rainbow about his head it serueth to testifie not onely his Fidelitie in keeping promise but his mercie also towarde his faithfull seruants in chasing away stormes and clearing the boisterous skie making calme and giuing rest after heauie times and tempestuous Reuel 10. 1. And a Rainbow vpon his head to be Rauished in the Spirit sig To be moued and led by a sweet holy motion of the Spirit to see and vnderstand hidden things far exceeding humaine capacity and wit Reuel 1 10. And I was Rauished in the Spirite on the Lordes day Thus the ancient Prophets thus Paule 2. Cor. 12. were made fit and capable of heauenly visions euen as Iohn is heere hauing the Spirit for his guide and teacher R. E. Ready to die sig Such as thorow weakenesse and sinfull infirmities are likely and neere without timely and diligent looking too to fall into the destruction of death Reuel 3 2. Strengthen the things which are readie to die Ready to be deliuered sig One being in trauell neere vnto Child-birth Reuel 12 2. And was pained Ready to be deliuered Some expound this both of the Virgin Mary that blessed woman the Mother of Christ Also of the Church of the Iewes who by their vehement and seruent desire expectation of the Messiah were after a sort in paine and trauell to bring him forth This is a godly sence but because in the first verse of the 4. Chapter of this Booke Iohn sheweth that not things past before but things to be done after were the subiect of this Prophesie from the thirde Chapter forward Therefore their exposition is more fit who interpret it of the Christian Church labouring and groaning vnder the cruelty of Heathenish persecuters being pained with greefe to see some one of her Children which might be a Defender of her against such iniuries And this happened when Constantine the great raigned put an end at least a great stop to the bloody proceeding of the Roman Emperors Reed and Rod. sig An Instrument wherewith to meete or measure a thing withall and because things are not measured but for repayring and building vp and not to throw them downe Therefore the further restoring of the Church is signifyed by measuring the Temple with a Reed Reu. 11 1. Then was giuen me a Reede like a Rod c. This place hath respect to Ezek. 40. Zach. 1. where the building and restoring of the Church is signified by measuring to Reape sig To cut downe Corne at the time of ripenesse which we commonly call Haruest 2 To abrogate and abolish the wicked Idolatrous worship in this world by such Instruments as God ordained to doo it in his due time and by his sonne Christ to Iudge and destroy the vngodly at his second comming to Iudgement when the wickednesse of the world will be fully ripe Reuel 14 15. Thrust in thy sickle and Reap for the time is come to Reape to Receyue the Beasts marke in the forehead and hand sig To consent to the Authority of Antichrist and to Antichristian worship either secretly in heart or by outward profession of mouth and by participation in externall Ceremonies whether it be by vulgar persons of the Comminalty barely professing it or by Princes and Prelates with their hand and power maintaining it also Reuel 14 9. If any man worship the Beast and his Image receiuing his marke in his forehead or hand c. to Receiue the print of his name sig To yeeld subiection to Antichrist and to testifie it by any note Reuel 14 11. And whosoeuer receiue the print of his name Red-horse sig Cruell and bloody warres for contempt of the Gospell Reuel 6 4. Another Horse that was Red. to Reioyce euer them sig To make common mirth and ioy among themselues because the true Prophets of God beeing slaine which were woont to vexe and trouble the members of the false Church with their wholsom interpretations of Scriptures and sound reproofe of errors and vices the wicked Antichristian crew might now make merry being eased of that yoke and depending onely vpon the Popes pleasure for sense of Scriptures Reuel 11 10. And they that dwell on the earth shall Reioyce ouer them and bee glad to Reioyce and be glad sig To conceiue sweete comfort and gladnesse for the accesse of the Iewes so long diuorced vnto the bodie of the Church and for the neere approch of Christ to iudgement when he will take his spouse consisting of beleeuing Gentiles and Iewes into a most neere society in heauen Reuel 19 7. Let vs Reioyce things which Remaine sig That little portion of graces which was left in the Pastor of Sardis and in his flocke Reuelat. 3 2. Strengthen the things which remaine to come in Rememberance before God sig To execute either some promised mercie or some decreed and threatned Iudgement as heere For as God seemeth forgetfull whilst he defers the punishment of wicked men so his taking Reuenge as heere he threatned to do vpon Constantinople the Turkish Babylon is called his Rememberance Reuel 16 19. And that great Babylon came in Remembrance afore God Also Chap. 18 5. And God hath Remembred her iniquities Remnant of men sig So many men as were left
paine Reuelat. 14 10. They shall bee Tormented in Fire and Brimstone T. R. to Trauaile in Birth sig To couet and long to bee eased of that most heauy and grieuous condition wherein the Church should continue vnder Heathenish Emperors euen as a Woman that is in Trauaile desireth to bee eased of her paine Reu. 12 2. And cryed Trauailing in Birth Some refer this to the longing expectation of the Church of the Iewes vehemently desiring expecting to see the promised Messiah but Saint Iohn heere prophesied of things to come as Chap. 4. ver 1. is signified to vs plainely Therefore the former interpretation seemeth to be better to Tread vnder feete the holy Citty sig To lay wast as some thinke the pure worship and true Worshippers or as others iudge to frequent the assemblies daily vnder the pretence of worshipping God as false Christians doe which are heere noted with the Name of Gentiles But both significations well agree together as I take it namely that such as in wordes professe Christ yet for life and manners were as the prophane Gentiles should both much haunt the place of Diuine worship and yet as false hearted Hypocrites tread downe the truth and true Seruants of God Trée of life sig Christ Iesus who shall be to all his members as a Tree of aeternall life more plentifull then to-fore satisfying and refreshing them with the fellowship of himselfe which is heere meant by eating of this Tree Reue. 2 7. He that ouercommeth shall eate of the Tree of life Trées sig The company of Reprobates and vngodly men in the Kingdome of this World Reuel 8 7. The Third part of the Trees were burnt 2 The number of the elect which are exempted from the hurt which the Locustes should doe Reu. 9 4. Neither any Tree True sig One which knoweth all things as they be without error or ignorance which also willeth and decreeth whatsoeuer hee willeth seriously without fraud and performeth all his promises without inconstancy or vnfaithfulnesse Such an one is Christ. Reuel 3 7. The thinges saith he which is holie and True 2 One which fulfilleth his punishments which he hath threatned Reu. 16 7. True and righteous are thy iudgements Trumpets seauen sig The Reuelations of Gods iudgements by Angels or Teachers of the Church who are likened to Trumpets and the manifest and famous euents which follow such Reuelations in all manner and kindes of vnpunnishments Reuelat. 8 2. And to them were giuen seauen Trumpets T. W. Twelue Angels sig The Keepers which Watch to open the Gates of the New Hierusalem and to receiue the Cittizens quickly without delay Reuel 21 12. At the Gates twelue Angels Twelue foundations sig The Doctrine of grace taught the Church first by the twelue Apostles which were instrumentall and ministeriall foundations Christ alone beeing the principall Foundation and Head-corner stone on which euen the Apostles themselues as liuing Stones are laid and afterward Preached by al faithfull Pastours in all Ages Reue. 21 14. And the wall of the Citty had twelue Foundations Twelue Gates sig The ready enterance and easie accesse as by Gates into an House which the Children of God the true Israelites shall finde into the New Hierusalem from aboue Reuel 21 12. And the Wall had twelue Gates Heere is an allusion to the earthly Ierusalem in Iewry where the Iewes had free ingresse from all quarters by twelue Gates Twelue Pearles Sée Pearles Twelue Tribes sig The whole number of the faithfull both Iewes or Gentiles which walked the steppes of their Father Abraham Reuel 21 12. Which are the twelue Tribes of the Children of Israell Twelue fruites sig Variety of fruit not one kinde but sundry yet without satiety Reuel 22 2. Bearing twelue fruits Twelue thousand furlong sig The vnmeasurable greatnesse and largenesse of New-Hierusalem being for multitude of Cittizens without number very spacious and capacious Reu. 21 16. And he measured the Citty Twelue thousand furlongs Two Candlestickes sig All the faithfull Pastours of the Church from whom the light of Gods word shineth vpon men as Candlestickes beares out the light which be put on them Reuel 11 5. These are Two Candlestickes Two horns sig The Two powers Regall and Pontificall Ciuill and Ecclesiasticall which the Pope Papall Cleargy challenge to themselues ouer the Emperors and Kinges of the earth Also ouer mens soules and consciences and because they pretend this double power to bee deriued and receiued from Christ though indeede it be from the Dragon euen from the Deuill of Hell Therefore bee they called the Hornes of a Lamb. Reu. 11 13. The Beast had Two hornes like the Lamb. Some vnderstand these Two Hornes of Two French Kinges Pipinus and Carolus Magnus who succoured the Two Popes Stephanus the second and Adrian whom they took to be Innocents harmlesse as Lambs against the Kings of the Lombards Aristulphus Desiderius Two forty months sig Three yeares and a halfe which is halfe a propheticall weeke according to Daniell 9. and iumpeth with the other numbers of a time Two times and halfe a time Also a thousand Two hundred threescore daies Which seuerall numbers doe note and point out one thing to wit that the time of the tyranny of Antichrist persecuting the Saints is certaine fixed and determined which he cannot passe and that it shall not bee very long which greatly maketh for the consolation of the Saintes Reuel 11 2. The holy Citty they shall tread vnder-foote Two and forty months Where these months tooke theyr beginning and where they are determined I take not on me to iudge certain it is that in these forty two months euery day is put for a yeare as in the Prophesie of weeks by Daniell and euery week for seauen yeare and euery month to consist of thirtie daies according to the Aegiptian account And finally that it is the whole space of time wherein Antichrist shall arise encrease or waxe be wounded reuiue and take heart againe to execute his cruelty in that Citty which was the Queene of the World as it were where hee and his fauorites should bath themselues in pleasures Therefore they doe erre which doe precisely vnderstand these monethes of three yeare and a halfe where by this number mystically is fignified the whole time of Antichrists raigne which is by the former Computation twelue hundred threescore yeares Two Witnesses sig A competent number of faithfull Preachers which testifie against the errors of Anti-christ and for the Doctrine of Christ. Reue. 11 3. I will giue the same to my Two Witnesses These Witnesses though few weake and contemptible yet shall be a sufficient number to help and confirme one another T. Y. Tyme of the dead sig The tyme when the Iewes strangers from Christ without his Saluation and therefore truely dead shall be brought to the knowledge of the truth according to the Prophesies of Scripture Reuel 11 18. And the tyme of the dead should be iudged Some referre this to the
haue Power 13 Wicked or good Angelles which are of exceeding strength and haue leaue and Commission of God to doo mighty thinges and therefore are called powers Col. 1 16. By him were created Powers Principalities Ephe. 6 12. We wrestle against Principalities and Powers 14 Excellent and singular guifts of the Spirite Acts 6 8. Steuen full of faith and Power did signes and Myracles c. 15 Kingdomes and Nations which haue great power Luke 3 6. All this Power will I giue thee all Power sig Vniuersall power ouer euery thing in heauen earth without exception of any Math. 28 18. All Power is giuen vnto me This Power the Father as God giues the Sonne as Mediatour receiues it Power of God sig The most mighty and powerfull God Mat. 26 64. Sitting at the right hand of the Power of God 2 That notable Vertue and might giuen to the Apostles not onely to work Myracles but also to tame and bridle the wicked 2 Cor. 6 7. By the Power of God Powers of heauen sig The Heauens or Celestiall Orbes and Sphears being exceeding firme and strong creatures and exercising great strength vppon these inferiour earthly bodies Math. 24 29. And the Powers of heauen shall be shaken to Pour out sig To giue and bestow liberally and franckly Esay 53 12. He Powred out his soule to death Acts 2 17. I will Poure out my Spirit vpon all flesh Poyson of Aspes sig Malicious and bitter wordes cast out against such as be absent to their great hurt Rom. 3 13. The Poyson of Aspes is vnder their lips Poyson of Dragons sig The wicked vngracious workes of vngodlye men which are as vnpleasant to God as the poyson of Dragons to men Deut. 32 33. Their Wine is the poison of Dragons P. R. Praise sig A confession and due acknowledgement of the great and manifolde excellencies and perfections that be in God Ps. 136 1. Praise the Lord because he is good for his mercies endure for euer Psal. 117 1 2. 103 1 2 3. 2 Commendation and speaketh forth the good things that be in other men Prou. 27 2. Let another man praise thee 3 The matter argument occasion of praise Exod. 15 2. The Lord is my strength and praise Psa. 118 14. Prayer sig The whole seruice of God and euery part of it Math. 21 13. An house of Prayer 2 That one part of his worship called Prayer Petition Iam. 5 15. Prayer of faith to Pray sig To desire some lawfull thing of God alone with trust to haue it for the merit of Christ only Actes 10 9. Peter went vp on the house to pray Math 6 9. After this manner pray ye Actes 12 12. Marke 11 24. 2 To craue some-thing with the voice onely without Faith in Christ. Luke 18 10. They went vp into the Temple to Pray Verse 11. This is vocall Prayer onely and the former is both Vocall and Mentall 3 To worship God A Sinechdoche of part for the whole Luke 19 46. A house of Prayer Prayer what it is Prayer is a worke of the beleeuing soule desiring of God alone things lawfull and needfull with confidence to obtaine them through the alone mediation of Christ to the praise of the mercy trueth and power of God Prayer is eyther priuate or publicke for our selues or others for the hauing of good things or remoouing thinges euill Whence ariseth the difference and diuers kinds of Prayers mentioned 1. Tim. 2 2. Let supplications and Prayers Intercession and giuing of Thankes be made for all men to preach sig To declare the will of God by voice for the instruction of the Church Marke 1 49. He Preached in their Synagogues what Preaching is Preaching is an action of the Minister of the word soundly interpreting and opening the sence of the Scriptures by the Scriptures with application of them vnto the vse of the Church by Doctrin Exhortation reprofe conuincing comfort Mar. 2 2. He Preached the word to thē Lu. 4 18 19 20 21. He tooke vp the booke and read and said this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares Also 1 Cor. 14 3. He that professeth that is Preacheth speaketh to men to edifying to exhortation to comfort Sée Nehe. 8 8. And he reade in the booke of the Law and gaue the sence according to Scripture Acts. 9. 20 22. Hee Preached Christ confirming that Iesus was this Christ that is to say Hee compared Scripture with Scripture conferring them together as cunning Craftsmen which ioyne all partes together to make them agree one with another This is Preaching in the ordinary phrase of the Scriptue Indeed euery declaration of Gods wil eyther by afflictions blessings readings and creatures or otherwise may generally and improperly be called Preaching Predestination sig The fore-appointment of euery thing to certaine ends Acts. 4 28. 2 The fore-ordaining of some persons to obtaine eternall life by Christ. Rom. 8 30. Whom he Predestinated them he called Predestination what it is Predestination is a most righteous decree of God freely according to his own good pleasure without any respect of forseene faith or works as mouing causes ordaining from all eternity out of the whole lumpe of lost mankind a certaine number to obtaine eternal life in heauen by Christ hauing first called Iustified and Sanctified them vnto the praise of his glorious grace Rom. 8. 28 29 30. Eph. 1. 5 6 7. Predestination is the most wise purpose of God whereby he hath before all eternity constantly decreed to call those whom hee hath loued in Christ to the adoption of his children to Iustification by Faith at the lēgth to glory thorow good works that they may bee made like to the Image of the Son of God and that in them should bee declared the glory and mercy of the Creatour to Predestinate sig To determine and appoint before most firmely some persons to be saued by Christ. Rom. 8 29. Prepare sig pro To make a thing ready before hand Math. 26. 17. Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee 1 Chro. 29 19. To build the house which I haue prepared Math. 20 23. 2 To fit effectually and mightily the elect of God vnto that blessednesse which they were appointed vnto from euerlasting Rom. 9 23. Vessels of mercy which hee hath prepared to glory And to make meete the Reprobates vnto that wretchednesse vnto which they were ordained before Rom. 9 22. Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction Or thus more breifly to purpose make meete heauen for the elect and the elect for it Math. 25. 34 41. Prepared for you c. Also Hell for the Reprobate and them for it Prepared for the deuill and his Angels Rom. 9. 22. 23. 3 To make vs meete or fit eyther for doing good duties or for suffering afflictions 1 Chron. 29. 18. Prepare their hearts vnto thee 4 To make ready eyther some things which belonges eyther to Gods seruice or to the seruice of the Saints 2. Cor. 9
2. Achaia was prepared a yeare ago Iohn 19 42. Because of the Iewes preparation day to Preserue sig To keepe one free and safe from taking hurt by any enemies or dangers Psal. 16. 6. Preserue me ô Lord for I trust in thee 2 To sustaine and vphold all things in their being Iob O thou preseruer of men Psal. He Preserueth both man and Beast Nehe. 9 6. Thou Preseruest them all This is generall preseruation 3 To keepe constantly the faithfull vnto the possession of eternall life 1 Pet. 1 8. Preserued or kept through the power of God by faith vnto eternall life This is speciall preseruation to Presume sig Either to take too much vpon vs out of a vaine confidence in our selues or to take too much hart and boldnesse to vs. Psal. 73 8. They talke presumptuously 1 Cor. 4 6. Let none Presume aboue that is written What Presumption is It is a vice whereby many men in regard of Gods blessings and patience towardes them haue their hearts too much lifted vp in vaine confidence of their owne sufficiency and Gods goodnesse waxing secure haughty and carelesse in the course of their liues without any feare of sin or Gods iudgments for them Presump tuous sins sig Sinnes of contumacy which come from a stubborne and malicious heart Psal. 19 13. Keepe mee from Presumptuous sinnes Note that hee gaue not his body or bloud but himselfe that is his whole man-hood as the price the onely al-sufficient Price of redemption sig Satisfaction or paiment made to the Iustice of God for the hurt doone to it by the sinnes of the elect that so they may bee redeemed and set free 1 Tim. 2 6. He gaue himselfe a price of Redemption Note that he gaue not his body or bloud onely but himselfe euen the whole man-hood to be the price the onely al-sufficient price to God for sin adew to al Popish satisfactions Pricke sig pro A sharpe peece of wood a pole stake or sharp thing which pricketh one as he goeth thorough bushes or thicke places Pricke in the flesh sig Inbred corruption or naturall Concupisence which sticketh fast in vs as it were a pricke molesting and vexing vs by euill motions as the flesh is galled and pained with a Pricke or sharpe stub sticking in it 2. Cor. 12. There was giuen vnto me a Pricke in the flesh A Metaphor Pricked in heart sig Persons stricken with great greefe and soule-sorrow in the sence of Gods displeasure for sin as if their hearts had beene pricked through with a sword Actes 2 37. And being Pricked in heart they saide c. Pride sig Haughtinesse or loftinesse of mind being puft vp and swollen with a high conceit of our owne excellency to the contempt of God and the disdaine of men Pro. 16 18. Pride goeth before a fall and an high minde before destruction 1. Cor. 4 6. Swell not one against another Luke 18 9. Pride of life sig Vaine boasting and arrogancy wherein they please and delight themselues which doo abound in the things of this life 1 Iohn 2. 16. And the pride of life Pride as a Chaine sig The arrogancy of wicked men glorying in their Pride as one would glory in a Chaine of Golde Psal. 73 6. Priest sig A Sacrificing person ordained of God not only to teach the people and pray for them but also to offer vp outwarde and bodily Sacrifices for his owne sinnes and the sinnes of the people Leuit. 5 4 2 5. Such were the Priests of the Law and old Testament Legall and Leuiticall Priests 2 A Sacrificing person especially ordained of God that by the Sacrifice of himselfe once offered by himselfe and also by his intercession he might reconcile vnto and keepe in fauour with God for euer all beleeuing sinners Such a Priest is Christ onely being the alone Priest of the New-Testament propperly so called Heb. 7 17. Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchizedek Also verse 23. 24 25 c. See Chapter 10. from verse 5. vnto the 15. These two significations of Priest be proper 3 Euery faithfull Christian man or woman of what calling soeuer enabled by the authoritie and commandement of God to offer vp themselues their Good-works as spirituall Sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ. 1 Pet. 2 5. Reuel 1 6 He made vs Kings and Priests to God Rom. 12 1. Heb. 13 15 16. This is an improper figuratiue sence of the word by resemblance and likenesse 4 A man of great dignity a cheefe Ruler or officer Exod. 2 15. And the Priest of Midian had seuen Daughters Gen. 41 45. The Daughter of Potipherah the Priest or Prince of Onn. Exod. 18 1. lethro the Priest of Midian 5 The first borne of the male children whome God did consecrate and set apart to do the Office of Priests in administring holy things vntil Aaron and his sonnes were sanctified to that end Exod. 19 22. And the Priests also be sanctified Exo. 13 2. Sanctifie to me the first borne c. high Priest sig The chiefe amongst and ouer the Priests of the Law who in a speciall manner was a figure of Christ both in his garments publicke workes and actions and also in his eminent place Christ being chiefe among the Pastours as Aaron was among the Priests Heb. 5 1 2 3. vnto the 10. verse For euery High-Priest is taken from among men 1 Pet. 2 25. The difference betweene a Priest properly and improperly taken is this The former hath an externall and bodily Sacrifice to giue and offer vnto God as Christ did giue his owne body and the Priest of the Law the bodies of beasts The latter offereth spirituall Sacrifices only as their Prayers praise obedience almes and all other Good-workes and duties of their callings which euerie Christian as well as a Minister is bound to offer The popish Priest-hood is an immaginary blasphemous fixion hauing no grounde neither any colour and shew of ground and proofe in the whole Booke of God Princes sig The true beleeuers the children of the Church Psal. 45 16. Whom thou maiest make Princes in all Lands 2 Men of principall giftes chiefe and choyse persons Eccles. 10 7. Princes walking c. Prince of God sig A man singularly loued and exceedingly blessed of God Gen. 23 6. Thou art a Prince of God Prince of peace sig Procurer ground and cause of Peace which also causeth his subiects to continue in peace quietnesse Such an one is Christ and he onely Esay 9 6. Prince of Peace Profession sig An action of a Christian plainly and openly declaring and vttering with his mouth that which he beleeueth and hopeth in his heart concerning Christ and saluation by him 1 Tim. 6 12. And hast professed a good Profession before many witnesses There may be a profession made before men with the mouth when the truth of it is not to be found in the heart before God Tit. 1 16. They Professed to know God when in their works