Fr. Resolv'd V. 679. Th' Assessor of his Throne Who sate Entâ—roned at his Right Hand Assessores Lat. were such as sate on the Bench not as Judges properly but as Assistants Assessâ—r Lat. of Assidere Lat. to sit by V. 681. Son in whose Face invisible c. Son in whose Face all my infinite and invisible perfections are made visibly and plainly to appear and by whose Hand all my Almighty Power and Everlasting Decrees are manifested being the Image of the Invisible God according to Heb. 1. Vers. 15. Like and Equal to his Father who being altogether invisible to us was by this his Image in the fulness of time manifested in the Flesh made known and visible to Mankind V. 684. Second Omnipotence Second Almightiness as being the Second Person in the Holy Trinity of which the Father is Almighty the Son Almighty and the Holy Ghost Almighty making however but one incomprehensible Almighty according to Athanasius Exposition of the Creed V. 685. Compute the days c. As we reckon the days of Heav'n Computare Lat. to Count or reckon V. 692 Insensibly Unperceiveably Insensibiliter Lat. so little as not to be perceiv'd to scape the Notice of sense Suspend delay defer of Suspendere Lat. to put off V. 694. No Solution will be found No end no determination of their Conflict will be found Solutio Lat. for loosening or untying thence for the Answer to any hard or doubtful question thence Metaphorically for the end or decision of any dubious Affair V. 704. Immense I have Transfused I have power'd forth such vast Strength and efficacy on thee Transfused Book 3. V. 389. V. 706. And this perverse Commotion c. And have so Order'd this Obstinate and Wild Tumult Perverse Book 2. Vers. 625. Commotion Vers. 310 of this Book V. 709. By Sacred Unction by thy Holy Anâ—inting Constituting the Heir of all things and King Unctio Lat. Anoynting See Book 5. Vers. 605. V. 712. That shake Heav'ns Basis That shake Heav'ns Firmament that make Heav'ns foundations shake Basis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a foundation that supports a Building Rapid Rapidus Lat. Swift Fierce Violent He beheld and drove asunder the Nations and the Everlasting Mountains were scattered and the Perpetual Hills did Bow Haba 3. Vers. 6. V. 713. All my War my Bow All my Instruments and Preparations for War my Bow and Thunder my Irresistible Arms. God is described by the Royal Psalmist Whetting his Sword and bending his Bow Psal. 6. Vers. 12. He bent his Bow and set me as a Mark for the Arrow he caused the Arrows of his Quiver to enter into my Reins Lam. 3. Vers. 12 and 13. Thy Bow was made quite Naked Hab. 3. Vers. 9. V. 714. Upon thy puissant Thigh According to that Psalm Prophetick of our Saviour Gird thy Sword upon thy Thigh O most Mighty Psal. 43. Vers. 3. Puissant Book 1. Vers. 632. V. 720. All his Father ful exprest He Received the fulness of his Almighty Father exprest in his Face unaccountably Ineffably Unspeakably exprest of ineffabilis Lat. not to be utter'd V. 722. The Filial Godhead God the Son Filial Lat. Filialis and Filius a Son V. 728. Is all my Bliss According to his own Testimony of himself My Meat is to do the Will of him that sent me John 4. Vers. 34. For I came down from Heav'n not to do mine own Will but the Will of him that sent me John 6. Vers. 38. Then said Lo I come in the Volume of the Book it is Written of me to do thy Will O God Heb. 10. Vers. 7. V 731. In the End thou shalt be all in all Then cometh the End when he shall have deliver'd up the Kingdom to God even the Father and when all things shall be subdued unto him then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him that God may be All in All 1 Cor. 15 Vers. 24 and 28. Resign Resignare Lat. to Restore to give up V. 739. Th' undying Worm Of gnawing and tormenting Conscience Where their worm dieth not Mar. 9. 44. V. 749. With Whirlwind sound the Chariot of Paternal Deity The Chariot of the Almighty God the Father came rushing forth with the sound of a mighty Whirlwind And I looked and behold a whirlwind came out of the north Ezek. 1. 4. For behold the Lord will come with fire and with his chariots like a whirlwind Isa. 66. 15. Behold the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury a continuing whirlwind Jer. 30. 23. By this terrible Metaphor God's Wrath and Fury is frequently described in Scripture With a tempest in the day of the whirlwind Amos 1. 14. Turbinis atri More furens AEn 10. Paternal Deity God the Father Paternalis Lat. of Pater Lat. a Father Wâ—irlwind Wirbelwind Ger. of Wirblen Ger. to turn round V. 751. Wheel within Wheel instinct with Spirit And their appearance was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel Ezek. 1. 16. Undrawn Instinct c. When the living creatures went the wheels went by them for the spirit of life was in the wheels Ibid. v. 19 20. out of which Chapter this noble Description is taken Instinct Book II. V. 935. V. 753. Four Faces each had wondrous c. Every one had four faces and every one four wings Ezek. 1. 16. And every one had four faces the first was the face of a cherub Ezek. 10. 14. Convoy'd accompanied attended on of the Fr. Convoyer to wait on V. 755 Wings were sit with Eyes As for the likeness of the living creatures their appearance was like burning coals of fire like the appearance of lamps here called Eyes Ezek. 1. 13. According to that of Daniel His eyes as lamps of fiâ—e ch 10. v. 16. Ezek. 1. 18. and ch 10. v. 12. And their whole body and their wings and the wheels were full of eyes round about Cui quot sunt corpore plumâ— tot vigiles oculi subter AEn 4. V. 756. The Wheels of Beril And the appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of Beril Ezek. 1. 16. And the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a Beril stone Ezek. 10. 10. In both which places and also Exod. 28. 20 the original word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of a Sea-colour thence translated a Beril stone 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a precious Stone of a Sea-green colour found in India by Aquila rendred a Chrysolite and by Symmachus a Hiacinth all of that complexion Ibid. And careering Fires between With quick and darting Fires between And the fire was bright and out of the fire went forth lightnings Exek 1. 13. Careering Book 1. V 766. V. 757. A chrystal Firmament A bright Firmament like the AErial expanse clear as Chrystal the Footstool of God's Throne And the likeness of the firmament upon thr heads of the living creature was as the colour of terrible chrystal Ezek. 1. 22. V. 758. Whereon a Saphir
Pleasure flowing from Reason and raised above low sensual Delights V. 396. Nor with the Ox the Ape The one a dull gross heavy Creature the other an Airy Animal Mimic of Mankind V. 410. Inferior infinite Descents All created Beings are by infinite degrees more beneath me than the meanest of 'em below thee Descents Descensus Lat. a going down Converse Conversatio Lat. Familiarity of Conversari to keep company with V. 413. To attain to the heighth and depth c. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out Rom. 11. 13. V. 416. Is no Deficience found No want nothing can be wanting in him who created all things by the Word of his Power GOD who is infinite in all his Attributes of Power Goodness Wisdom Truth c. must be incomprehensibly most Perfect Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection Job 11. 7. Qui omnia habet intra se eminenter nulla re caret Deficience Defectus Lat. want imperfection V. 417. Not so is Man but in degree Aristotle tells us The compleat or perfect act of a living Creature is to beget its like A Perfection which Adam without his Eve could never have attained Whence his desire by Conversation with his like to help and solace his Defects Nihil est enim appetentius similium sui nihil rapacius quam natura Cic. Solace of Solari Lat. to ease V. 420. Already Infinite Infinite is incapable of Encrease Pauperis est numerare 't is impossible for any number how vast so ever to be Infinite for though so great as to exceed Human Nomination yet it may still be made greater by the addition of a Unite Infinito verò nihil majus But what is Infinite can never be Encreast Propogate Propagare Lat. to encrease V. 421. And through all numbers absolute though One Complete in all thy infinite Perfections though but One Gods Power Wisdom Truth Justice Omniscience c. are not Degrees of his unspeakable Perfections but his Essence and all One with him who as he is the only One Eternal is the first Being and as the first the most Simple and only One. Illud verò quia aeternum sit primum quia primum simplex unum quod verò ejusmodi omnes homines Dâ—um esse dicunt Vall. de Sacra Philo. c. 1. The Assyrians named God Achad doubtless of the Heb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 One Macr. 1. Satur. c. 23. and famous is the ancient Hermes his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Unitas so often by him used to signifie God as being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Solus Unus not only one but before the Creation Alone Monas generat Monadem in seiâ—sâ—m reflexit Ardorem Pimand According with St. John I and my Father are One ch 10. 30. The Cabbalists exprest â—iâ— by their Aleph Lucidum Tenebrosum St. John by his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Beginning and the Ending Rev. 1. 8 and both but One An exact Unire the Beginning and End of all yet it self like no number unalterable by Multiplication by which all numbers proceed from it it self the Divinity whose Image it is immutable and unchangeable Through all numbers absolute most perfect Omnibus numer is absolutus Quicquid Perfectum Absolutum est ut Stoici dicâ—nt omnes numeros habet Cic. de Divinat Absolute Absolutus Lat. perfect and complete V. 423. and 425. His single Imperfoction in unity defective But Mankinds particular Imperfection appears by being unable to preserve his Kind without a Companion lame while alone and imperfect while but one uncapable of his Makers early and universal Blessing Be fruitful and multiply Gen. 1. 28. This very Multiplication denotes his disability and defect as removed from the All the Self-sufficient Unity V. 426. Collateral Love Which makes me stand in need of a Companion capable of mutual Love and endearing Friendship Collateral Collateralis Lat. side by side thence mutually Assistant as Friends and Lovers as exprest Bo. IV. Vers. 483. To give thee being I lent Out of my Side to thee nearest my Heart Substantial Life to have thee by my Side Henceforth an individual Solace dear Love so Collateral as none but the first Lover e'er could boast V. 428. Best with thy self accompanied Thou in thy Blisful Solitude though alone from all Eternity art in thy own self Sufficiency most perfectly Happy as knowing none second unto thy self or like equal much less with whom to hold converse Vers. 406. V. 430. Canst raise thy Creature to what heighth c. Canst raise thy Intellectual Creature Angels or Men to what degree of Fellowship or Communion thou art pleased to Dignifie 'em with by thy Grace and Holy Spirit Truly our Fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ 1 John 1. 3. If any Fellowship of the Spirit Phil. 2. 1. Deified Of Deificare Lat. made partakers by his Grace of the Deity For we are made Partakers of Christ Heb. 3. 14. And wore made partakers of the Holy Ghost Heb. 6. 4. Union Unio Lat. a making one Communio Lat. Fellowship a joyning together V. 432. Cannot these erect from prone I by conversing with the Brutes cannot raise their groveling Senses to my Understanding nor in their Natures find any Satisfaction or Agreement with my own Complacence Complacentia Lat. pleasure of Complacere to please V. 435. Freedom used Permissive And used the liberty granted me Permissive Permissus Lat. given allow'd V. 455. Colloquie Sublime In that high Heavenly discourse held with my Maker Colloquium Lat. talk of Colloqui to discourse with V. 462. Abstract as in a Transe The Lord caused a deep sleep te fall upon Adam Gen. 2. 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â—yled Sopor Domini 1 Sam. 26. 12. for its force Interpreters by this deep Sleep understand a Transe or Extasie such as fell on St. Paul 2 Cor. 12. 2. In which though his Bodily Eyes were closed yet the Cell of his Fancy his internal sight was clear and open by which he saw Abstract and separated from himself where he lay and what was done c. Abstract Abstractus Lat. pluckt away separated for the same reason that Exstatics 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi extrà se Stantes Transe Of Transi Fr. swoounded Of Transire Lat. to go forth as such seem to do out of themselves Ne quis autem existimaret somnum illum fuisse naturalem naturalibus ex causis profectum Moses dixit Deum immisisse illum somnum Perer. in Gen. V. 465. Open'd my Left Side Following the common Opinion that the Heart inclines more to the left than right Side in Human Bodies because its Pulsation is there felt For the Relation of Moses leaves it unascertained out of which of Adam's Sides Eve was taken And he took one of his Ribs Gen. 2. 21.
ANNOTATIONS ON MILTON's Paradise Lost. WHEREIN The Texts of Sacred Writ relating to the POEM are Quoted The Parallel Places and Imitations of the most Excellent Homer and Virgil Cited and Compared All the Obscure Parts render'd in Phrases more Familiar The Old and Obsolete Words with their Originals Explain'd and made Easie to the English Reader By P. H. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Uni cedit MILTONUS Homero Propter Mille annos Juv. vii 38. LONDON Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judges Head near the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleet-street MDCXCV NOTES On MILTON's PARADISE Lost. BOOK I. PARADISE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a word of Persian Extraction whence the Jews borrowed it and of them the Grecians Though they who affect such Gingles derive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to water round about because it was a Place according to the Description of Moses watered by some of the most famous Rivers of the World This adopted Hebrew word is found but in three places in the Old Testament Eccles. 2. v. 5. Nehem. 2. v. 8. and Cantic 8. v. 13. where it is styled a Paradise of Pomegranates expressive every where of a Place of the greatest Perfection Pleasure Plenty and Delight imaginable Xenophon tells us of divers Paradises like Fortunate Islands encompassed by Euphrates and Phil. in Vit. Apoll. mentions Many in which not only the choicest Trees and Fruits the most sweet and beautiful Flowers the most fragrant and lasting Greens but Multitudes of living Creatures of the selectest sorts were enclosed whence Aul. Gell. Est autem Paradisus omnis locus amaenissimus voluptatis plenissimus quem etiam vivaria dici à Latinis l. 2. c. 20. Noct. Alt. That Paradise was not Allegorical or Figurative according to Origen St. Ambrose and others is not only confirmed by the general Consent of the Greek and Latin Fathers nor Fantastical according to the Jewish Cabbala But a part of Asia where Babylon was afterwards built and known by the Name of Mesopotamia as lying between the Euphrates and the Tygris both the Description of Moses the Nature of the Soil and the Comparison of many places of Scripture most evidently make out Of the Fertility of the Country Q. Curtius gives this Testimony Resudat toto ferè solo humor qui ex utroque amne Euphrate Tigri manat per aquarum vends solo Babylonico foelicitatem affert maximam In this Garden of God as it is called Gen. 13. 10. abounding with all things the choicest and most excellent the Earth ever bore God seated our great Progenitors in a Condition so superlatively happy that our blessed Saviour was pleased by it to Typifie the high and happy State of Everlasting Life Luk. 23. 43. This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise The Forfeiture of this Innocent and Blissful Seat by the Disobedience of our first Parents and their deserved Expulsion out of this Paradise is the sad Subject of this unparallell'd Poem V. 2. The Fruit of that Forbidden Tree It imports not much to know nor can it be determined what kind this Interdicted Tree was of the Prohibition having no regard to or influence on its Fruit more than that it was made the Trial of Man's entire Obedience to his Maker Moses Barcepha endeavours to prove it a Fig-Tree because the Offenders had its Leaves so ready at hand to cover their Nakedness Gen. 3. 7. But this implies no more than that a Tree of that kind stood in its dangerous Neighborhood It seemeth on the contrary not reasonable to imagine Adam should presume to cloath his Nakedness the Consequence of his Offence with the Leaves of the same Tree the Eating of whose Fruit had been the cause of his Offending especially when according to Gen. 3. 3. the Prohibition was so strict and severe that it had been a Daring second to his shameful Sin but to have touch'd that sacred Tree sacred as our Author tells us to Abstinence secluded and set apart from all Enjoyment The common Opinion That this Tree so set apart and secluded by God's Command was an Apple-Tree is weakly grounded on Cantic 8. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. sub arbore malo suscitavi te Ibi corrupta est mater tua ibi violata est genetrix tua more expressive of the Original than our Translation I raised thee up under an Apple-Tree there thy Mother conceived thee there she conceived that bare thee But this excellent Song is wholly Allegorical and not to be literally understood V. 2. Whose mortal taste Mortalis Lat. deadly The taste of this Forbidden Fruit is called Deadly not as such in its own Nature and therefore prohibited but by the Prohibition being made the Test of Man's Obedience became pernicious to him by violating his Creator's Command and brought forth Death and Hell V. 4. With loss of EDEN Of Paradise which by God was planted Eastward in Eden as to the place where Moses wrote Gen. 2. 8. though 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies Pleasure and Delight from whence perhaps the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and also Adonis horti from some knowledge the Ancient Poets had of the Writings of Moses and this Garden of Eden And although St. Hierom and after him Cajetan and others and in some places the LXX though not in this translate Eden Pleasure as Gen. 2. 8. Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus Paradisum voluptatis yet undoubtedly Eden is here the proper Name of a Region as will be more evident from Gen. 4. 16. Ezech. 27. 23. Isai. 37. 12. Divers have been the Opinions of Men and Many even of the Learned absurd enough concerning the Site of this Terrestrial Paradise Some have fancied it in the Moon others beyond an Unnavigable Ocean others under the Equinox some near the North-Pole others above the middle Region of the Air But the Learned Sir Walt. Rawleigh plainly proves God planted this Delightful Garden in Eden Eastward in respect of Judaea which was afterwards called Mesopotamia where Tygris and Euphrates joyn their Streams and taking several Courses water Chus and Havilah according to Moses the Seat of Chus and his Sons being then in the Valley of Shinar where Nimrod built Babel A Climate of all others the most temperate 35 Degrees from the Equinoxial and 55 from the Pole abounding with most Excellent Wines Fruits Oyl and Grain of all sorts where as the most perfect proof of Fertility Palm-Trees grow in great numbers at this Day without Care or Cultivation Ibid. One greater Man the Man Christ Jesus much greater than the Protoplast Adam as being both God and Man the perfect Image of his Father who fulfill'd all Righteousness and was made a Propitiation for us V. 6. Sing Heav'nly Muse Inform me Heavenly Muse who didst instruct the Shepherd Moses who first taught the Sons of Israel how the Heavens and Earth were made and how this Beauteous Universe arose in such bright various Forms out of Confusion The Poets
ruddy Lightning and stoâ—my Rage perhaps exhausted of its Shafts begins to give over Roaring and Bellowing through the void Immense Sulphureuâ— Lat made of Brimstone Upon the Wicked he shall rain Snares Fire and Brimstone and stormy Tempest Psal. 11. 5. V. 173. The Fiery Surge The Flaming Flood Surge a Wave à Surgendo from their rising and riding over one another Ibid. That from the Precipice That in our steep downfal from Heaven received us Pracipitium Lat. a direct steep downfal V. 175. Wing'd with Red Lightning The Poets give the Thunder Wings to denote its swiftness and suddenness Fulminis Ocyor alis AEn 5. and Virg. describing the Cyclâ—ps forging a Thunderbolt Radios Addiderant rutili tres ignis alitis Austri Fulgores nunc terrificos sonitumque metu nque Miscelant operi flammisque sequacibus Iras. AEn 8. A Noble Description yet is our Poet very short and very significant Impetuous Impetuus Lat. violent stormy V. 179. Or satiate Fury Or his Anger now allay'd his Rage appeased Satiatus Lat. full cloy'd satisfied V. 180. Yâ—n Dreary That dismal woful an old Sax. word Yon that Sax. Ibid. Forlorn Waste destroy'd Verlohren Ger spoil'd lost whence the Forlorn Hope from the eminent danger they are exposed to V. 181. The Seat of Desolation That lonely solitary Seat destitute of any living Creature but our wretched selves Desolatio Lat. a laying waste Ibid. Void of Light Without Light dark Unide Fr. from Vacuus Lat. empty V. 182. Save what the Glimmering c. Except what th' obscure Glimpses of those Pale Flames Casts faint and fearful Glimmering a faint feeble shining like that of the Twilight from the Danish Glimmer to shine a little Livid Lividus Lat. for Lead-colour or that of bruised Flesh. Virg. styles the Water of Cocytus one of the Poetick Rivers in Hell Vada Livida AEn 6. This is an exact Explanation of our Poets meaning by Darkness visible in the foregoing Description of Hell V. 63. and is a wonderful addition to it V. 183. Tend Go Tendo Lat. to go to remove Tendimus in Latium AEn 1. V. 185. Can harbour there Can dwell is to be found there Hauberge Fr. an inn a place to stay at or from the Ger. Here an Army and Bergen to cover signifying properly the station of an Army V. 186. Our afflicted Powers Our broken and beaten Forces Afflictus Lat. broken harrass'd V. 187. Consult Consider of Consulo Lat. to advise about V. 189. This dire Calamity This sad Affliction and Overthrow Calamitas Lat. Damage Adversity V. 190. What Reinforcement What Reparation what new Strength and Courage we may gain from hope Renforcer Fr. to strengthen again to inspirit and add new Vigour to V. 192. Mate Companion from Maet Beâ—g an Associate V. 194. That Sparkling blazed That shot forth Fire and blazed out like a Flame Blaze from Blase Sax. a Torch V. 195. Prone on the Flood Lying along upon the flaming Flood Pronus Lat. lying down both from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cecidit autem Pronus Iâ— E. Ibid. Extended Extentus Lat. stretcht out in length and breadth V. 169. Lay floating many a Rood Cover'd a mighty space Rodata terrae as the Law terms it is the fourth part of an Acre Ibid. In bulk as huge For size as large Bulk signifies Greatness Thickness Largeness according to all Dimensions from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. weight Hugh vastly great from Oga Sax. terror fright as hugy terrible big V. 197. As whom the Fables Satan was of a size as vastly big as any of the Giant-Sons of Earth Briarcos or Typhon who as the Poets relate made War on Jove The Fables Name of whom the Stories are told Fabula Lat. a Tale a Fiction Ibid. Monstrous Wonderful Monstrosus Lat. strange preternatural V. 198. Titanian or Earth-born The last explains the first as is evident Genus antiquâ—un terrae Titania Pubes AEn 6. The Poets tell us Coelus and Vesta had two remarkable Sons Titan and Saturn this the youngest was permitted to Reign on condition he should destroy all his Male Children that the Empire might revert to Titan and his Posterity But the Cheat of Nursing Jove in Crete being discovered Titan and his Sons made War upon Saturn and deposed him To his Fathers rescue came Jupin overthrew the Titans and soon after deprived his Father of his Kingdom Vesta the Earth concerned at the Destruction of her Sons brought forth and raised against Jupiter many hideous Monsters of vast bigness who Rendezvousing in Thessaly piled the Mountains one upon another till they gave Jupiter a terrible Scalado at Heaven-Gates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Affectasse ferunt Regnum Coeleste Gigantes Aitaque Congestos struxisse ad sydera montes Meta. 1. Et conjuratos Coelum rescindere Fratres Ter sunt conati impâ—nere Pelio Ossam Georg. 1. V. 199. Briareos was one of these Earth-born Boobies he had 100 Hands with which he hurl'd up great Rocks at Jupiter therefore styled by Virg. Centum Geminus Briareus AEn 6. Ibid. Typhen who had his Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to smoak was of all these Monsters the most dreadful therefore reported the Son of Earth and Hell His Stature was so prodigious his Knees reach'd above the highest Mountains He had 100 Dragons Heads vomiting perpetual Fire and Flame at such a rate that all the Gods who came to Jupiter's Assistance finding such hot Work on 't ran shamefully away into Egypt disguising themselves there in the shapes of divers Beasts c. However with much to do at length Jupiter with many Volley of his Thunder overbore him and buried him under the Isle of Sicile as Ovâ—â— relates Emissumque unâ de sede Typhoëa terrae Coelitibus fecisse metum Metam l. 5. Vasta Gigantaeis injecta est Insula Membris Trinacris Magnis subjectum molibus urget AEtherias ausum sperare Typhoëa sedes In Memory of this Victory of Jupiters Virgil calls his Thunder Tela Typhoëa AEn 1. Nec tam justa fuit Terrarum Gloria Typhon c. Luc. 1. 4. V. 200. By Ancient Tarsus the chief City of Cilicia in Asia the Lesser near which in the Mountain Arimus was a Cave call'd Typhon's Den. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Translated by Virg. Durumque Cubile Inarime Jovis Imperiis Imposta Typhoëo AEn 9. Where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is made Inarime an Island Southward of Prochyta which is a Mountain in Cilicia V. 201. Leviathan The Whale 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. excellently described Job 41. 9. His Neisings make the Light to shine his Eyes are like the Eyelids of the Morn out of his Mouth go Lamps and Sparks of Fire So that Satans Blazing Eyes came up to the Comparison After this he that has a mind to read Tasso's Description of Satan may find it Cant. 4. Stan. 6 7 8. Nè tanto scoglio in mar ne rupe Alpestra Ne pur Calpe
excitatas ait ipsumque diem Lampada appellatum In Homil. de Nat. St. Joann In this sense Ahaz made his Son to go through the Fire 2 Kings 16. 3. V. 396. Grim Idol Ugly cruel Grimm Ger. Anger which distorts the Countenance and disorders it hence the Fr. Grimace for an ugly or ridiculous Face Ibid. Him the Ammonitâ— The Ammonites were descended from Lot by his youngest Daughter Gen. 19. 38. who called her Son 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Son of my People 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying a Nation The worshipping this detestable Deity Moloch is called The Abomination of the Children of Ammon 1 Kings 11. 7. V. 397. Worshipt in Rabba A City beyond Jordan belonging to the Ammonites and Capital of their Kingdom besieged by Joab and taken by David before whose Walls Uriah was slain 2 Sam. Chap. 11. and 12. Her Plains are styled Watry from the many Springs and Brooks that gave Rabba the Name of The City of Waters 2 Sam. 12. 27. V. 398. Argob Was a Country part of the Dominion of Og King of Basan Deut. 3. 3 4. Jair Son of Manasseh took this Country to whose half Tribe it was allotted for a Possession Deut. 3. 13 and 14. Ibid. Basan Was all that Country under the Command of Og the last King thereof lying beyond Jordan from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon given in Allotment to the Reubenites Gadites and the half Tribe of Manasseh Deut. 3. 12 13. V. 399. Utmost Arnon A River beyond Jordan in the Country of the Ammonites being the farthest part Eastward possest by the Children of Israel therefore called utmost outermost as their Boundary on that side V. 400. Audacious Neighbourhood Nor was Moloch satisfied by being so bold a Neighbour to the True God as to invade the Land of Promise and to be worshipp'd in the borders of his Kingdom among the Idolatrous Ammonites but he seduced even Solomon himself to build him a Temple just o'er against God's Holy Temple at Jerusalem on that scandalous Hill c. Audax Lat. bold daring V. 401. Of Solomon The Son of David by Bathsheba 2 Sam. 12. 24. so named of God by Nathan the Prophet famous for his extraordinary Wisdom granted him by God 1 Kings 3. 12. and 1 Kings 4. 29. to the end V. 403. On that Opprobrious Hill Where Moloch's Temple was erected in the Valley of Minnom South East of Jerusalem by King Solomon 1 Kings 11. 7. to please and gratifie his Idolatrous Wives The Hill is deservedly called Opprobrious from the scandal which it gave not only to the People of God but to the Jealous God of his and their Fathers Opprobriosus Lat. repro chful V. 404. Valley of Hinnom This is sometime called the Valley of Benhinnom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the Vale of the Children of Hinnom an usual Hebraism Jer. 7. 31. in which the Grove of Moloch stood Throughout the Sacred Text where-ever Idolatry is either reproved punish'd or abolish'd mention is made of Groves 2 Chron. 24. 18. They left the House of the Lord God of their Fathers and served Groves and Idols So 2 Chron. 14. 3. the planting of Groves near God's Altar was positively forbid Deut. 16. 21. as being a part of the Gentile Superstition Ingens ara fuit juxtaque veterrima Laurus Incumbens arae atque umbrâ complexa Penates AEn 11. Ibid. Tophet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. a Drum the Name opprobriously and by way of detestation of the Grove where Moloch's Temple stood because they made use of many of those loud and noiseful Instruments to drown the dismal Outcries and Groans which proceeded from those cruel Sacrifices Jer. 7. 31 and 32. V. 405. Black Gehenna call'd Hell it self from its dismal Flames This Valley of Hinnon some fetch from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to roar to cry out through excessive torment It lay South-East of Jerusalem Josh. 15. 8. where Tophet stood 2 Kings 23. 10. From the Burnt sacrifices of Infants and the horrid Groans and Outcries of Human Holocausts Hell the Seat of Eternal Punishment and Penal Fire was named Gehenna read Isai. 30. 33. and our blessed Saviour himself so applies it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 18. 9. Type the Image the Resemblance of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Form or Likeness V. 406. Chemos the Idol of Moab Jer. 47. 7 and 13. from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hide 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 says Philo Judae both importing a behaviour fit to be concealed Origen who search'd the Hebrew Authors confesseth he could find no other account of this Chemos and Peor which are the same but that it was Idolum Turpitudinis St. Hierom on the 9 Chapter of Hosea likens it to Priapus whose Lascivious Deity was worshipp'd by shameful Prostitutions And indeed in Numb 25. 1 Kings 15. 2 Chron. 15. 16. and in all other Texts of Holy Writ where mention is made of this abominable Idol his Worship is attended with and exprest by all the Lustful and Wanton Enjoyments imaginable Of the same Opinion is our Milton who therefore styleâ— Chemos the Oâ—scene Dread of the Moabiâ—es and his Rites Wanton ' But our Learned Selden disagrees and not without sufficient Reason on his side for Idolatry throughout the Old Testament is every where exprost by going a Whoring after strange Gods and by Lust and Abominations as is sufficiently evident Ezek. 23. The Whoredoms which the Israelites committed with the Daughters of Moab cannot be proved to have been any part of the Idolatrous Rites performed in Worshipping this their God but rather the Allurements and Rewards these fair Idolatresses bestow'd on their Admirers by which they ensnared them to bow down before their senseless Deities and to provoke the Living God Read Numb 25. Ibid. The Obscene Dread The filthy Fear the lustful Deity the beastly lascivious God of the Moabites Dread for Deity Primus in orbe deos fecit timor And Ovid speaking of Styx so much reverenced of all that swore by it Stygii quoque conscia sunto Numina torrentis timor deus ille deorum Met. Lib. 3. Obscaenus Lat. unclean unchaste abominable Moab the Father of the Moabites was the Son of Lot by his eldest Daughter Gen. 19. 37. V. 407. From Aroar to Nebo The first a City West of the later a Hill East of the Promised Land whence Moses took his prospect of it Deut. 34. 1. V. 408. Of Southmost Abarim Mountains of Moab bordering on the Desart Southward and therefore wild a Wilderness not far from Mount Nebo Numb 33. 47. V. 409. In Hesebon and Horonaim c. Chief Cities of Seon King of the Amorites from whence he had driven out the Moabites Numb 21. 26. Jerem. 48. 3 4 and 5. V. 410. The Flow'ry Dale of Sibma The Fruitful Vale Dale of the Dan. Dall the Germ. Thall all of Vallis Lat. which seems to spring of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be green to abound and flourish as Valleys
Lat. Exponere to set out to Publick View to deliver into the Power of Ibid. To avoid worse Rape To prevent a worse Sin and Shame Namely that Unnatural Sin of Sodomy Rape of Raptus Lat. for a Ravishing and Deflowering a Woman by Violence V. 506. These were the Prime The First the Chief the most considerable for Rank and Power Primus Lat. First Order of Ordo Lat. for Condition and Degree Ordo amplissimus the Senate of Rome Cic. V. 508. The Ionian Gods of Javan's Issue Javan was the fourth Son of Japhet the Son of Noah Gen. X. 2. This Javan and his Offspring Peopled that part of Greece as Josephus tells us call'd from him Ionia whence the Iones a considerable People sprang Joseph lib. 1. 8. Issue Offspring Posterity of the Ital. Uscita from Uscire as this of Exire to go out of to proceed as Children do out of the Loins of their Parents V. 509. Later than Heav'n and Earth their boasted Parents So Orpheus in his Hymn to Saturn stiles him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Offspring of the Earth and the Starry Heaven And the same Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Homer in his Hymn to the Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hail Mother of the Gods and Wife of the bright Starry Heaven See Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Virg. tells us the Bees nurs'd Jupiter in Crete Dictaeo Coeli Regem pavere sub antro Geor. IV. Ovid that a Goat suckled him Sidus Pluviale capellae Quae fuit in cunis Officiosa Jovis Fast. lib. II. And Epiphan affirms they shew'd his Tomb in a Mountain of Crete To which Callimachâ—â— alludes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 510. Titan Heavn's first-born Titan and Saturn were Sons of Coeli Vestae of Heaven and Earth The Elder at the entreaty of his Mother yielded his Birthright in the Kingdom to Saturn who obliged himself to destroy all his Male Children that the Empire might after him revert to Titan and his Descendants but contrary to this Contract Rhea Wife to Saturn concealed Jupiter and bred him up in Crete Upon the Discovery of which War arose between Titan and Saturn in which the first was Victorious but Jupiter coming to his Father's Assistance recovered all and re-instared him in his Kingdom out of which he drove him not long after provoked by his Father's designing against his Life who had been forewarned by an Oracle that one of his Sons should deprive him of his Kingdom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orph. in Hym. V. 511. Enormous Brood with his vast monstrous Offspring Enormis Lat. for Irregular beyond the ordinary Shape and Size Terra feros partus immania monstra Gigantes Edidit ausuros in Jovis ire domum Ovi Fast. lib. 5. V. 512. By younger Saturn in respect of Titan Heavens First-born for Saturn was one of the most Ancient of the Gods in whose time the Poets date the Golden Age. Aurea Prima sata est aetas c. Postquam Saturno tenebrosa in tartara misso Sub Jove mundus erat subiit Argentea Proces Met. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Jove Jovis a diminutive of Jupiter from Jovah an Abbreviation of Jehovah the most Sacred Name of God Jupiter was the Son of Saturn and Rhea V. 513. Rhea's Son Rhea was the Daughter of Heaven and Earth and Wife to Saturn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epig. Graec. Orpheus in his Hymns has a remarkable Verse of her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 514. Usurping Encroaching on his Father's Authority taking his Power and Scepter out of his Hand of the Lat. Usurpare to invade anothers Right or Property Ibid. In Crete one of the largest Islands in the Mediterranean Sea now Candia lying opposite to the Mouth of the Archipelago from East to West in Length 150 Miles in Breadth 60 in Compass about 540. It took its Name from Creta the Daughter of one of its Kings It was call'd by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as having had formerly 100 famous Cities In which Virg. imitates him Creta Jovis magni medio jacet insula Ponto Mons Idaeus ubi gentis Cunabila nostrae Centum urbes habitant magnas AEn 3. See Strab. lib. 10. and Diodor. Sicul. lib. 6. c. 12. V. 515. And Ida a famous Mountain in Crete in a Cave adjoyning to which the Fables tell us Jove was Nurs'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Callim Hym. in Jovem From this he was Named Idaeus Idaeumque Jovem Phrigiamque ex Ordine Matrem AEn 7. V. 516. Of Cold Olympus Several Mountains were Renown'd by this Name the Chief of which is that of Thessaly where it Borders on Macedonia so high it exceeds the Clouds by the Poets used for Heaven from its height termed Cold and Snowy and the Gods dwelling there are said to rule the Middle Air From this Mountain Jupiter was call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 its Name is derivable quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because never cover'd and obscured by the Clouds or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Cold being so extream or rather the dazling unshaded Light that it took away the Eye-sight Virgil stiles the same Jupiter Superi Regnator Olympi AEn 2. V. 517. The Delphian Cliff Was a Rock on which the Oraculous Temple of Apollo thence called Delphius was seated in Delphos anciently a very great City of Phoeis in Achaia at the Foot of Mount Parnassus never Walled but by the steep Rocks that surrounded it thence stiled the Delphian Cliff or rather Clift of our English word Cleave a Clift being properly a ragged Rock broken and rising in Points and sharp Eminencies V. 518. Or in Dodona a famous Wood in Chaonia the Western Part of Epirus dedicated to Jupiter full of Oaks Trees Sacred to him consulted and celebrated for Oracles hence called Quercus fatidicae habitae Graiis oracula quercus Geor. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cum jam glandes atque arbuta sacrae Deficerent Sylvae victum Dodona negaret Geor. 1. Two Doves that used to haunt this Wood and generally sate upon these Oraculous Oaks flying away the one to Delphos the other to the Temple of Jupiter Ammon in Lybia transferr'd the Spirit of Prediction to those places and silenced this Wood which for a long time was well stored with groaning Boards V. 519. Of Doric Land Of Greece a part for the whole Doris or Doria was that Country in Achaia where the Doric Dialect was Spoken Ibid. Saturn Old Of whom before well might he be Old and so call'd of whom Sibylla Erithr 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Greek Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying Time denotes his Antiquity and Saturnus his Lat. Appellation Quod saturetur annis See Cicer. de Nat. Deor. lib. 2. where he gives the Physical account of what is involved in these Fables V. 520. Fled over Adria Saturn
Meta. 9. Tabem fluenti vulneris dextra excipit Traditque nobis ungulae insertam suae c. Her Oet Act. 2. O Mare Terras ardeo Quantam neque atro delibutus Hercules Nessi cruore Hor. Epod. 17. V. 546. Oeta A Hill in the Borders of Thessaly where enraged Hercules burnt himself which made Seneca give Hercules the Name of Oetaeus in the Tragedy written of him V. 547. Into th' Euboic Sea Eubaea now Negropont is an Island in the Archipelago from whence the Neighbouring Sea was formerly called Euboic Euboica tellus Vertice immenso tumens Pulsatur omni latere Sen. Her Oet Act. 3. Sce. 2. Sternentemque trabes irascentemque videres Montibus aut Patrio tendentem brachia Caelo Ecce lichan trepidum latitantem rupe cavata c. Corripit Alcides terque quaterque rotatum Mittit in Euboicas tormento fortius undas Met. 9. V. 548. Others more gentle Retired into some secret Valley sing with Angels Voices tuned to many a Harp their own bold Deeds and luckless Overthrow by chance of War complaining that hard Fate free Virtue should to Force or Chance enslave V. 551. By Doom of Battel By the Decision of the Sword by Event of Battel Doom signifies Judgment of the Sax. Dom hence Domedag Doomesday the Day of Judgment V. 552. Should Enthral Should make subject to should Enslave of the Dan. Trael a Slave V. 553. Their Song was Partial Their Song was Selfish but the Notes Divine how could they choose when Souls Immortal sing made Hell more tolerable and took with strange Delight those who in Throngs gave ear Partial of Partialis Lat. one so byass'd by his Affections to the side he is engaged on that right or wrong his Judgment is overborn by Passion for his Party V. 554. Suspended Hell Made 'em forget their Pains mitigated their Torments of Suspendere Lat. to put off to stay to defer Ravishment extream Delight of the Fr. Ravissement V. 555. The thronging Audience The thronging Hearers of Audientia Lat. the sense of Hearing Listning of Audire Lat. to hear An Imitation of Virg. AEn 6. Pars pedibus plaudunt Choreas Carmina dicunt Nec non Threicius longâ cum veste Sacerdos c. But he introduceth only an Orpheus or Musaeus his Scholar far inferior to this Angelic Quire Ibid. Discourse Which our Poet so justly prefers to the highest Harmony that he has seated his Reasoning Angels on a Hill as high and elevated as their Thoughts leaving the Songsters in their humble Valley is from the Fr. Discours as this of the Lat. Discursus Reasoning Discourse leading from one Notion or Argument to another V. 556. For Eloquence c. For Eloquence seizeth the very Soul while Song only attacques our Ears the Powers of the first affect all the Faculties of our Souls and Captivate 'em while the Charms of the other work but on Sense tickle our Ears and then vanish with their Airy Trillo's Eloquentia Lat. for the noble Faculty of Reasoning in free strong and copious Speech V. 558. In Thoughts more elevate In Notions more high and refined Elevatus Lat. for raised of Elevare to lift up V. 559. Of Providence c. They Discoursed and Reasoned subtily and refinedly of the wonderfull various and unaccountable Providence of that Eternal Being who made this beauteous Universe and manageth it according to the Methods of his inscrutable Will not to be fathomed by the most discerning and enlightened Angels much less by Minds cloathed and immersed in Clay Providentia Lat. of Providere to foresee and take care of Instances of God's continual and general Providence over the World are many in Scripture Psal. 147. v. 8. Matth. 6. v. 26. Read the 39th Chapter of Job Orpheus styled GOD Oculum Infinitum an Infinite Eye supervising and providing for the whole Creation Ibid. Fore-knowledge Will and Fate The Praescience and Fore-knowledge of God Almighty is indubitable since he who is Omniscient must needs know and see all Things at one view those that are past or yet to come being only such in reference to finite Beings but have no relation to him that is Eternal From this Fore-knowledge which in God is Absolute as the next Verse affirms the weak Apologists for Sin and Folly endeavour to draw a Consequential Impunity as if whatever God foreknows will be were by that his Fore-knowledge influenced and compelled so to come to pass robbing at once the just Judge of all the Earth of whom the Psalmist says The Lord is righteous in all his Ways and holy in all his Works Psal. 145. v. 7. of his Glory and Man of his Free-will whom God created after his Image Gen. 1. 27. and left him in the hands of his own Counsel Eccles. 5. v. 14. But to avoid deriving our Finite Consequences from Incomprehensible Infinitude many things are by Men foreknown on which nevertheless their Foreknowledge has not the least effect or shadow of Impulse as the Rising and Setting of the Sun the Succession of the Seasons of the Year the various Appearances of the Moon and the Eclipses of both those Luminaries to the end of the World are easie to be foreknown yet no Man will affirm that his Foreknowledge is the cause of any of 'em V. 560. Fix'd Fate Free-Will Omnia fato fieri was the Dogma of the Stoicks And Quod fore paratum est id summum exuperat Jovem Seneca in his Oedipus follows their Opinion Fatis agimur cedite fatis non illa Deo vertisse licet quae nexa suis currunt causis It cuique ratus prece non ulla Mobilis ordo This Inflexibility of Fate seems borrowed of what Sacred Writ has delivered of the Immutability of the Almighty I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3. v 6. To this fixed Fate this fatal Necessity is opposed Man's Free-Will well described Eccles. 15. from v. 11. to the end Come now let us reason together saith the Lord if you consent and obey ye shall eat the good Things of the Land but if ye refuse and be rebellious c. Isa. 1. v. 18 19 20. 2 Esdras 1. v. 28 29 30. Thus saith the Almighty Lord have I not prayed you as a Father his Son c. See Luke 13. v. 38. and read the 11th Chapter of Hosea Absolute of Absolutus Lat. perfect finish'd Man's Free-Will will be made out more clear in the third Book of this Poem V. 561. In wandring Mazes lost And found no way out of the Confusions of the Controversie well compared to the turnings and windings of a Maze Human Reason may well grow weary and lose its way among the many amazing turns of Providence or become giddy and confounded when it runs into Disputes so far above its reach as are those infinite Perfections of God's Omniscience and his Eternal Decrees A Mazė a Labyrinth contrived with so many turnings that he who entereth it may easily miss his way by rounding often the same place
137. Ineffable diffused and spread A sense of new Joy such as they never felt before and above all expression unspeakable over all the Elect Angels Ineffabilis Lat. unspeakable of In Negative and Fari Lat. to speak Diffus'd poured out of Diffundere Lat. to pour abroad V. 140. Substantially express'd According to Hebr. 1. v. 3. where the Son of God is styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The brightness of his Father's Glory and the express Image of his Person The Character of his Substance as the Original expresseth it V. 143. Which uttering All the divine Compassion everlasting Love and immensurable Grace and good Will to Mankind which so plainly appeared in the Son of God now breathing forth in words to his Father thus he spake To Utter is to speak that is to bring forth the most secret and inmost Thoughts of the Heart and to render them intelligible to others of Utter signifying utmost external Visibly apparently to be plainly seen of Visibilis Lat. that may be seen V. 150. Finally be lost Be lost for ever for so both the Latin and Greek word for End are used in Scripture Psal. 79. v. 5. How long Lord wilt thou be angry for ever The Original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies to Eternity which the Lat. translates In finem So 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thess. 2. v. 16. To the end to all Eternity Finally of Finis Lat. the end V. 151. Thy youngest Son In respect of the Angels created as our Poet well enough supposes long before Man V 152. Fail Circumvented Miscarry thus deceived by Satan's Wiles thô made more dangerous by his own foolish Credulity Circumvented of Circumvenire to beset to cheat Fraud of Fraus Lat. deceit tricks V. 158. His Malice c. Shall Satan the Adversary of God and Man be able to effect and bring to pass his Hellish Malice and disappoint thy Mercies Malice of Malitia Lat. for Fore-thought Wickedness Cum quis datâ operâ malè agit Naught of the Sax. Naht Nothing V. 165. So should thy Goodness So should thy Mercy and thy Majesty be called in question both and be reproached without reply Blasphemed be ill spoken of of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to reproach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hurt and violate the Reputation of a Person 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mar. 3. v. 28. V. 168. Chief Delight According to the Voice from Heaven at his Baptism This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Matth. 3. v. 27. Mar. 1. v. 11. and ch 12. v. 6. Having therefore one Son his Well-beloved in the Parable wherein our Saviour represented himself V. 169. Son of my Bosom As in John 1. v. 18. The only begotten Son which is in the Bosom of the Father an Expression of highest Indearment as appears from ch 13. v. 23. Now there was leaning on Jesus bosom one of his Disciples whom Jesus loved V. 170. My Word Suitable to John 1. v. 1 2 and 3. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God c 1 John 1. v. 1. Which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of Life And ch 5. v. 7. Three that bear Record in Heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one Ibid. My Wisdom Read the Description of Eternal Wisdom Prov. 8. The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way before his works of old then was I by him as one brought up with him and I was daily his delight rejoycing always before him v. 22 and 30. Christ the Power of God and Wisdom of God 1 Cor. 1. v. 24. Ibid. And effectual Might And my prevailing Power All Power is given to me in Heaven and Earth Matth. 28. v. 18. Now is come Salvation and Strength and the Kingdom of our God and the Power of his Christ Rev. 12. v. 10. Effectual of Efficax Lat. able strong powerful V. 172. As my Eternal Purpose From all Eternity as I have appointed Purpose of the Fr. Propos of the Lat. Propositum an intention a design V. 175. But Grace in me freely voutsaft Man was utterly unable after his Fall to recover the favour of his Creator or to attone in any measure for his Offences nor could all his best Endeavours have so rectified his Free-will debauched and depraved in its first Source but that he must inevitably have lyen under God Almighty's everlasting Displeasure But God who is rich in Mercy for his great Love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in Sins hath quickened us together with Christ by whose Grace ye are saved that in the Ages to come he might shew the exceeding Riches of his Grace for by Grace are ye saved through Faith and that not of your selves but the Gift of God Eph. 2. v. 4 5 7 and 8. Gratia Lat. Grace Good-will Frâ—ely voutsaft freely bestow'd without any Right or Claim of ours To voutsafe is to Grant as Superiors do to Inferiors of their own meer Motion and Generosity the Greatness of the Donor vouching as it were for the safety and security of the Gift V. 176. His lapsed Powers Once more I will reinforce his decayed Strength and Faculties thô liable and enslaved by Sin to many ungovernable Desires and Passions extravagant and wild Lapsed of Lapsus Lat. fallen decayed So Virgil in the same sense Lapsis quaesitum cracula rebus Geor. 4. Forfeit lost of the Fr. Forfaict a Crime an Offence or rather the Punishment of a Fault by loss of Goods and Life there being Forfeitures of both as well of as Member a Law Term Exorbitant unmeasurable ungovernable of Exorbitare to go out of the right way or tract V. 180. How frail How weak how unable to support it self of the Fr. Fresle of Fragilis Lat. easily broken V. 184. Of peculiar Grace elect above the rest Of my special Grace and Favour chosen before others So the Israelites The Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special People unto himself above all the People that are upon the face of the Earth Deut. 7. v. 6. Ye are a chosen Generation a Royal Priesthood an holy Nation a peculiar People 1 Pet. 2. v. 9. Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and ordained you John 15. v. 16. As he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the World Eph. 1. v. 4. So is my Will God who has endowed his Creature Man with Free-will may be certainly allowed to be Master of his own Therefore according to his good pleasure he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy Rom. 9. v. 18. But unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out Rom. 9. v. 11. V. 186. To appease the incensed Deity By Repentance to allay the wrath of God provoked while Mercy and Pardon is tendred to 'em Incensed angry of Incendere Lat. to burn as God's wrath is by the Inspired Psalmist described Shall thy wrath burn
reasons excellently ch 6. v. 6 and 7. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord and how my self before the high God Shall I come before him with Burnt-offerings with Calves of a year old Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of Rams or with ten thousands of Rivers of Oyl Shall I give my First-born for my Transgression the Fruit of my Body for the Sin of my Soul No alas nothing less than the First-born of the Almighty The Image of the Invisible God and the First-born of every Creature Coloss. 1. 15. could attone whom God ordained to be a Propitiation for us Rom. 3. 25. Atonement under the Mosaic Law was an Offering brought to appease God's Anger by Sacrifice out of the Herd or the Flocks which was to be slain by him that offered it Lev. 1. v. 4 and 5. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the Burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make Atonement for him And he shall kill the Bullock before the Lord. The Word in the Original is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and signifies Redemption or Ransom all the Judaic Immolations being Types and Figures of that Immaculate Lamb Jesus Christ The Lamb of God who taketh away the Sins of the World John 1. 29. In whom we have Redemption through his Blood Eph. 1. 7. Atonement seems a Musical Metaphor like Accord to bring Jarring Differences and Diffonancies ad Toman into Tune V. 241. On me wreck all his Rage On me let Death revenge himself with his utmost Rage Wreck of the Sax. Wpaecan to be revenged V. 249. With Corruption there to dwell According to the Prophetic Psalmist For thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell neither suffer thy holy One to see Corruption Psal. 16. 10. Illustrated and applied to our Saviour who rose the third day by St. Peter Act. 2. v. 20 21 c. V. 253. And stoop inglorious And be humbled and subdued disgraced and disarmed of his irresistible Dart. Positis inglorius armis AEn 10. Inglorious Inglorius Lat. disgraced V. 255. Maugre Hell In spight of Hell Maugre of the Fr. Malgré against ones will of the Lat. Malé and Gratum V. 256. The Powers of Darkness bound According to the Apostle to the Colossians ch 2. v. 15. And having spoiled Principalities and Powers he made a shew of them openly triumphing over them confirmed by St. Luke ch 10. v. 17 and 18. Lord even the Devils are subject unto us through thy Name and he said unto them I saw Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven V. 259. Glut the Grave Satisfie cloy the wide gaping Grave that e're it be satisfied must devour all Mankind The last Enemy that shall be destroyed is Death 1 Cor. 15. 26. Glut of the Lat Glutire to swallow V. 269. Filial Obedience The Duty and Submission which as a Son he paid his Almighty Father exceeded only his everlasting Love to mortal Men Filial of Filialis Lat. belonging to a Son Obedientia Lat. Duty Obedience V. 273. Thus replied Answered thus Of Replicare Lat. to reply to speak again to V. 276. My sole Complacence My only Delight and Pleasure In whom alone I am well pleased Complacentia Lat. of Complacere to like well See before V. 168. of this Book V. 282. Their Nature c. Joyn and unite their Manhood to their Godhead Perfect God and perfect Man c. according to St. Athanasius's Creed V. 285. By wonderous Birth Behold a Virgin shall Conceive and bear a Son Isa. 7. 14. and Matth. 7. 18. V. 286. The Head of all Mankind thô Adam's Son The Answer to the Question with which our Saviour posed the Pharisees Matth. 22. 45. Christ is Adam's and David's Son as to his Humanity and David's and Adam's Lord as to his Divinity therefore in the holy Page styled The last Adam The first man Adam was made a living Soul the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit 1 Cor. 15. 45. V. 287. As in him perish For as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15. 22. Restored of Restaurare Lat. to renew revive V. 291. Thy Merit imputed shall absolve Thy holy Life and meritorious Death accounted and imputed to Mankind shall obtain Pardon and Forgiveness for as many as renounce their own Deserts and through Faith lay Claim to thine For as by one man's disobedience many were made Sinners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous Rom. 5. 19. And therrfore it was imputed to him for Righteousness Now it was not written for his sake alone Abraham that it was imputed to him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe him c. Rom. 4. v. 22 23 and 24. Imputed of the Lat. Imputare to reckon to account Absolve of the Lat. Absolvere to absolve to acquit to free V. 292. Who renounce their own both Righteous For who can justifie himself before God We must all say as Job did If I be wicked woe unto me and if I be righteous yet will I not lift up my head I am full of confusion Job 10. 15. We are all an unclean thing and all our Righteousnesses are as filthy rags Isa. 64. 6. But could we do all that is commanded us we are unprofitable Servants Luke 17. 10. Renounce of the Lat. Renuntiare to forsake to disclaim V. 293. Live in the transplanted Removed from the killing Letter of the Law to the gracious Gospel that brought Life and Immortality to light pursuing the Simile used before at V. 288. of Christ being a second Root by whom we are Regenerated Transplantari Lat. to be removed as Trees are into another place a better soil V. 304. Degrade thine own Debase dishonour of Degradare Lat. to disgrace V. 307. God-like Fruition All that God enjoys Fruition of the Lat. Frui to enjoy Quitted all left forsaken all of the Fr. Quitter to leave V. 313. This Humiliation This thy humbling and debasing of thy self to redeem lost Man The greatest Humiliation sure that ever was where the Son of God made himself of no Reputation and took upon him the form of a Servant and was made in the likeness of Men And being found in fashion as a Man he humbled himself and became obedient unto Death even the Death of the Cross Phil. 2. v. 7 8. V. 314. Thy Manhood to this Throne According to our Creed As also 1 Tim. 3. 16. God was manifested in the Flesh justified in the Spirit seen of Angels preached unto the Gentiles believed on in the World received up into Glory And Ye Men of Galilee why stand ye Gazing up into Heaven This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven Acts 1. 11. Hereafter shall you see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power and coming in the Clouds of Heaven Matth. 26. 64 V. 315. Here shalt thou sit Incarnate Here
him Psal. 97. 2. The House was filled with the Cloud and the Court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory Ezekiel's Vision ch 10. v. 4. He holdeth back the face of his Throne and spreadeth his Cloud upon it Job 26. 9. V. 380. Dark with excessive Bright The excessive Brightness amazing and astonishing all created Sight to that degree that Darkness and Confusion seizes all approaching Eyes He that will stedfastly behold the Sun will in a short time make the dazling Experiment end in Darkness not soon recovered How impossible therefore is it for human Eyes to behold him Who is cloathed with Honour and Majesty who covereth himself with Light as with a Garment Psal. 104. v. 1 2 Our blessed Saviour's Face in his Transfiguration in the Mount thô the full blaze of his Glory was shaded by a shrine of Flesh did shine as the Sun and his Rayment was white as the Light Matth. 17. 2. His Countenance was as the Sun shineth in his strength Rev. 1. 16. Ibid. Thy Skirts appear The borders of thy shining Shrine Read Isaiah's Vision ch 6. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a Throne high and lifted up and his Skirts filled the Temple To which our Author seems to have had respect in this noble description of God's Glorious Majesty Excessivus Lat. boundless V. 382. With both Wings veil their Eyes According to the description of God's Throne by the Prophet Isaiah And about it stood the Seraphims each one had six Wings with two he covered his face c. Isa. 25. 2. V. 383. Of all Creation first According to our Creed The onely begotten Son of God begotten of his Father before all Worlds of whom David says The dew of thy birth is from the womb of the morning Psal. 110. 3. before the World or Light that distinguished Morn from Evening were brought forth of the Womb of the Creation Who is the image of the invisible God the first-born of every Creature Coloss. 1. 15. V. 384. Divine Similitude Exact Resemblance of the Divinity God of God Light of Light very God of very God Nicene Creed Similitudo Lat. likeness V. 385. Without Cloud th' Almighty Father shines The Law at its Promulgation by Moses was delivered with Thunders and Lightenings great Earthquakes and Terrors and Mount Sinai was covered with a Cloud Exod. 19. v. 9 and 16. I come unto thee in a cloud there were thunders and lightenings and a thick cloud upon the Mount and the whole Mount Sinai quaked greatly But when our Saviour appeared the Cloud was removed That the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ who is the image of God might shine unto Believers For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness has shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4. v. 4 and 6. V. 387. No Creature can behold No man hath seen God at any time the onely begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father he hath declared him John 1. 18. No man hath ascended up into Heaven but he that came down from Heaven even the Son of Man which is in Heaven John 3. 13. Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. Now the Righteousness of the best of Mankind being but as filthy Rags it must be the imputative Holiness of Jesus Christ that must qualifie and enable us to behold the Lord of Glory V. 388. Imprest the Effulgence Stamp'd upon thee the brightness of his Glory dwells Imprest Impressus Lat stamp'd printed graven as Cratera impressum signis AEn 5. Effulgence brightness of Effulgere Lat. to shine bright Who being the brightness of his Glory and the express image of his Person Heb. 1. 3. And we beheld his Glory the Glory as of the only begotten Son of the Father John 1. 14. V. 389. Transfus'd on thee c. Poured out on thee according to those many Prophecies fulfilled visibly at his Baptism by St. John And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him Isa. 11. 2. I have put my Spirit upon him Isa. 42. 1. And lo the Heavens were opened unto him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove and lightening upon him Matth. 3. 16. And John bare record saying I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a Dove and it abode upon him John 1. 32. Transfus'd Transfusus Lat. poured out Amplus Lat. large mighty V. 390. He Heaven of Heavens c. God created the World and the Heavens and all their high Inhabitants by his Son the Word of his Power All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made He was in the World and the World was made by him John 1. v. 3 10. For by him were all things created that are in Heaven and that are in Earth visible and invisible whether Thrones or Dominions or Principalities or Powers all things were created by him and for him Coloss. 1. 16. V. 391. By thee threw down the aspiring Dominations By thee cast down into Hell the ambitious Angels God spared not the Angels that sinned but cast them down to Hell 2 Pet. 2. 4. The Angels which kept not their first estate but left their own Habitation he hath reserved in everlasting Chains under darkness unto the Judgment of the Great Day Jude 1. 6. Dominatio Lat. Power Authority as the Angels are styled Coloss. 1. 16. quoted at V. 390. V. 394. That shook Heaven's everlasting Frame Well might God's flaming Chariot loaden with Almighty Vengeance shake Heaven's everlasting Basis Whose Pillars tremble and are astonished at his Reproof Job 16. 11. Juno giving her self but a jogg on her Throne shook the wide Olympus the Homeric Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jupiter when in good humour does as much Annuit totum nutu tremefecit Olympum AEn 9. How much more true is that of the Almighty He looketh on the earth and it trembleth he toucheth the Hills and they smoak Psal. 104. 32. V. 396. Angels disarray'd Disordered and put to the rout Disarray'd Desarroyer Fr. disordered of the old Fr. word Arroy the Equipage and Order belonging to Soldiers hence in our Law-Books Arrayer Arraiatores were such as had Commissions of Array to see the Soldiers well provided of Arms c. Read the Battel of the great Dragon and his Angels Rev. 12. v. 7 8 and 9. And they overcame him by the bloud of the Lamb v. 11. V. 398. Thee only extoll'd Praise thee alone And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven Now is come Salvation and Strength and the Kingdom of our God and the Power of his Christ Rev. 12. 10. Extollere Lat. to lift to raise up and thence to praise V. 405. But much more to Pity enclined A Repetition affected after the Homeric manner who often uses the same Verses and Words in which Commands were given or Messages sent as supposing it not
a Ladder of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Ladder V. 193. Lewd Hirelings Wicked Mercenary Priests Avaritious greedy Hirelings of the Sax. Hira a Mercenary Servant Lewd is a word expressing general Wickedness of Laerede signifying a Laick one of the common People and therefore more Flagitious generally than the Clergy a dissolute Person as the word Laxus Lat. and as the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the same sense seems to signifie V. 195. The middle Tree The Tree of Life also in the midst of the Garden Gen. 2. Vers. 9. In the midst is a Hebrew Phrase expressing not only the Local Situation of this enlivening Tree but denoting its Excellency as being the most considerable the tallest goodliest and most lovely Tree in that beauteous Garden planted by God himself So Scotus Duran Valesius c. whom our Poet follows affirming it the highest there that grew To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God Revel 2. Vers. 7. V. 196. Sate like a Cormorant A very Voracious Sea-Fowl and a great Devourer of Fish its Name is the Corruption of Corvus Marinus Lat. the Sea-Crow V. 199. Of that Life-giving Plant After many frivolous Disputes concerning the truth of this Tree of Life whether it were Natural c. which is plain from Gen. 2. Vers. 9. where it is said Out of the Ground made the Lord God to grow every Tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for Food The Tree of Life also c. The best account of it is that it was a Tree of wonderful Virtue whose Fruit more Physical than for daily Food tasted sometimes would have prolonged and lengthened out the Lives of Men for many Hundreds or some Thousands of Years A Natural Preservative and Panpharmacon against all Diseases and Decay by which Mankind if sinless had lived for ever Gen. 3. Vers. 23. That is till it had pleased God to have translated em to Heaven without tasting of Death visiting the Grave or seeing Corruption Plant Planta Lat. that of which an Herb or Tree grows of Deinde Feraces Plantae immittuntur nec longum tempus ingens Exiit ad Coelum ramis felicibus arbos Geo. 2. V. 200. What well us'd had been the Pledge of Immortality Satan made use of the Tree of Life only to advance his prospect round God's Garden never thinking or reflecting on the Virtue the hidden mystick Power of that Plant the Type and Figure of the Son of God Saviour of Mankind whose Fruit is Life and Immortality the repining at whose Power was what occasion'd the Rebellion of the laps'd Angels and their ambitious Leader Our Author must in this have respect to some Allegorick sense for 't is unconceivable that Satan could have better'd his sad estate by eating of the Tree of Life for he was already immortal à parte post to his cost and everlasting misery Strange is the Conceipt of Rupertus in his Commentaries on Gen. 2. Vers. 22. Igitur nec Adam cognovit nec ipse Serpens Diabolus scivit quod etiam Lignum Vitae plantasset Dominus Deus in medio Paradisi c. That neither Adam nor the Devil himself knew any thing of the Tree of Life planted in the midst of Paradise For if he had understood there had been a Tree of that vivifying Vertue he would never have persued his Malice by halves but as he perswaded him to eat of the forbidden Tree and thereby to sin and become miserable so he would doubtless have incited him to have tasted of this Tree of Life to have made him Immortal in Immutable Misery Cap. 30. Lib. 3. Comment in Genes V. 209. Of God the Garden was Suitable to Gen. 2. Vers. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden V. 210. Eden stretch'd her Line The Region of Eden in which Paradise was planted extended and stretch'd it self from Auran Eastward to the ancient City of Seleucia seated on Euphrates rebuilt by Grecian Monarchs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That Eden was the Name of a Country and particularly of Mesopotamia from its Fruitfulness and Amenity well deriving its Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. to be delightful is most certain from the Testimonies of the LXX Translators all the Greek Fathers and the most Learned of the Jewish Rabbins And though St. Hierom has translated Eden by Pleasure Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus Paradisum voluptat is à principio Gen. 2. Vers. 8. very erroneously which is by the Septuagint and our Version exactly render'd and though he has continued the same mistake Vers. 10. Et Fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis And a River went out of the place of Pleasure Eden to water the Garden yet he was ashamed to say that Cain dwelt on the East of Pleasure but has there used the proper Name of the Region Eden Ad Orientalem Plagam Eden Gen. 4. Vers. 16. V. 211. From Auran Eastward Auran A City in Mesopotamia diversly written Haran by the Turks at this day Harran and Haran Charran in Holy Writ memorable for the remove of Abraham to it from Ur in Chaldea Gen. 11. Vers. 31. and Acts 7. Vers. 4. and for the famous overthrow of the Covetous Crassus by the Parthians Miserando Funere Crassus Assyrias Latio Maculavit Sanguine Carras Luc. Lib. 1. This Country was also called Aram and Aramia of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Seat of the Syrians from Aram one of the Sons of Shem Gen. 10. Vers. 22. whence the Region took the Name of Aram and Aran and Auran and Ptolomy dividing Babylonia into three parts gives one of 'em the Name of Auranitis V. 212. Of great Seleucia c. Seleucia a famous City of Mesopotamia on the River Tigris anciently called Chalne and Chalaune as Appian affirms afterwards Coche and then Alexandria being rebuilt by the famous Conqueror of that Name It was again Re-edified by Antiochus King of Syria and by his Fathers Name called Seleucia now Bachad Bagdad and Bagdett a great rich and populous City the Seat of the Califs often mistaken for Babylon forty Miles distant from it and situated on Euphrates V. 214. The Sons of Eden dwelt in Telassar Our Author has bounded Eden by Charran Seleucia and Telassar where the Edenites were Garison'd on the Borders of Babylonia to resist the Assyrians Two Epistles sent by the Nestorian Christians inhabiting Mesopotamia to the Pope in the Year 1552. mention an Island of Eden in the River Tigris commonly called Gozoria See Sir Walter Rawleigh's History Book 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 10. Telassar was a very Strong-hold on a steep Rock in an Island of Euphrates being a Pass out of Mesopotamia into Babylonia and as the Name declares was a Garison maintain'd to curb the Assyrians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Fort a Rampart and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Assyrian The Children of Eden that were at
is the Safeguard of the Sex not too stiff and incompliant yet inflexible and disdaining to descend to any Indecency or Indiscretion a little Pride being a necessary Ingredient to preserve both Body and Mind in their Native Cleanliness and Purity Coy Shy or Schewen Bel. to shun to avoid Reluctant of Reluctans Lat. struggling of Reluctari Lat. to strive V. 312. Nor those Mysterious Parts c. Those Privy Parts then were not hid All the Secrets of Heathen Religion and Philosophy were carefully concealed from the Vulgar and therefore called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mysteries not exposed to common and profane Eyes but by constant Concealment made more Awful and Majestick Our Author has well applyed it to those Parts which all Civilized Nations are justly concerned to conceal Concealed of con and celare Lat. to hide V. 313. Guilty Dishonest Shame Unseemly Shame the Off-spring of Guilt and Sin Difhonest ugly disgraceful of dis the Privative Particle and honestus Lat. comely Shame of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because discoverable in the Face disordered by the guilty Blush V. 314. Honour dishonourable Nihil Naturale turpe is an Axiom most true That none of the Works and Acts of Nature are disgraceful yet Sinful Mankind have introduced among them Dishonest Shame and a Dishonourable sort of Honour the meer Shews and Pretences of Purity which in their first state of Simplicity and Innocence were Strangers to the World when Man absolute Master of himself of all his Thoughts and Passions that obey'd the Sovereignty of Reason dreaded no Indecency though naked because innocent still visible in Children that play naked without the Crimson Coverture of a Blush till they attain the sense of Guilty Shame V. 323. Adam the goodliest Man of Men c. That the Protoplast the first Man came most compleat out of the Hand of his Creator perfect in all the Powers and Faculties both of Body and Soul That his Consort and Derivative Eve was also accomplish'd in like manner in the full Bloom of Beauty and all the Charming Ornaments of which her Sex was capable is beyond all question That they were of Growth fit for Propagation and of Understanding capable of GOD's Commands is evident from the Benediction bestowed on 'em Gen. 1. Vers. 28. and the Injunction Gen. 2. Vers. 17. which gave rise to that Opinion of the Fathers that Adam was created of the Size that his Sons might arrive at about Fifty Years old Childhood and Youth inlarging and lessening in the times of different Longaevity and therefore doubtless they did not only excel all their Descendents as the first Originals of Mankind but as the most exact Image of their Maker while they continued in glorious Innocence which in their sinful Posterity is so defaced that the most accomplish'd of either Sex is but a dull dry Copy of those Master-Pieces of the Almighty There is in these two Verses something so plain and yet so full and so close couched that it is hard to be exprest so fully and yet so concisely Omnes stirpe suâ genitos superavit Adamus Frontis honore sui nivei dulcedine vultûs Omnes stirpe suâ genitas superaverat Eva. Hog Adamus Ante homines à se genitos pulcherrimus unus Inter formosas Eva formosissima natas Both short of the Beauty as well as Brevity of the Original V. 325. Under a Tuft of Shade Under a shady Grove that on a Green allowed the wanton Winds a whispering place c. Tuft of the Fr. Touffe de bois a little Grove Trees growing thick about a Country Seat V. 329. To recommend cool Zephyr To make the soft West-Wind more pleasing Zephyr 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as if 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the reviving Wind that awakens the Spring in Lat. Favonius Genitalis Mundi Spiritus à fovendo dictus Plin. Lib. 16. 25. The Favourite of the Poets the Inhabitant of Alcinous his Garden celebrated by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sive sub incertas Zephyris motantibus umbras Virg. Ecl. 5. V. 330. Appetite more grateful Hunger more pleasant in being satisfied Hunger the best Sawce tho' seldom served to the best furnish'd Tables Appetite Appetitus Lat. of Appetere to desire to crave V. 332. Nectarine Fruits c. Delicious Fruits which the o'er-loaded bending Boughs reach'd down to them as leaning sidelong they sate on the soft yielding Bank bestrew'd with Flowers Nectarine of Nectareus Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sweet like Nectar better suiting the delicious Fruits of Paradise than Helens perfumed Petticoat in Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Compliant willing yielding of the Verb to comply that is to yield to agree to V. 333. Sate recline Sate leaning as the manner of the Ancients was whence accumbere Lat. to dine Recline Reclinus Lat. leaning lying down on Defigunt tellure hastās Scuta reclinant AEn 12. V. 334. Damask'd with Flowers Cover'd all o'er with Flowers Damask'd of Damassé Fr. to be wrought in Flowers like Silk or Linnen first so made at Damascus a Syrian City of great Fame now call'd Damas. V. 335. The savoury Pulp they chew They eat the soft Juicy inside of the Fruit. Savoury pleasant to the taste of savour sapor Lat. taste Pulp of Pulpa Lat. the Pith or inside of any thing that is soft as Pulpa Cassiae Jun. V. 336. Scoop the Brimming Stream And in the hollow Rind lave and take up the Brimful Stream an expedient more seemly than that of Diogenes Drinking out of his Hand V. 338. Nor Youthful Dalliance c. Nor Sportiveness and Youthful Pleasure such as becomes Young Persons joyn'd in Matrimonial State when by themselves alone Dalliance Pleasure of the Verb to Dally to play to divert one derived by some of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to flourish Youth being the fittest time for Dalliance others of Delay to while and pass the time away alluding to the Fr. Phrase Passer son envie Nuptial League Marriage the Covenant enter'd into by the Married Couple Nuptialis Lat. of Nuptiae Lat. a Wedding V. 340. Frisking play'd Danced and play'd about 'em endeavouring to divert their Lords Frisque Fr. brisk lively nimble V. 341. Of all Chase Of all sorts of Game such as are hunted since either for Sport or Prey of Chasser Fr. to hunt to pursue V. 343. Sporting the Lyon Ramp'd The Lyon ramping sported and play'd standing upright A Lyon Rampant is by the Heralds drawn standing on his hinder Legs and pawing with the other two although it be derivable of the Fr. Remper to creep V. 344. Dandl'd the Kid Play'd with and danc'd the Kid of the Ger. Danten or the Fr. Dandiner to play with as Nurses do with Children 'T is the general Opinion and highly probable that before Adam violated the Command of his Maker there was an Universal Peace even among the fiercest Beasts throughout the whole Creation but Sin being the Parent of Death disturbed that
The Workmanship of some deputed Power not of GOD himself but his Son as a Task or Business shuffled off from the Father to his Son Secundarius Lat. of the second sort Transferr'd put over of Transferre Lat. to convey to turn over to V. 855. Strange Point and new A new and strange Opinion Point of the Fr. Poinct a Proposition an Argument Doctrine of Doctrina Lat. Learning Knowledge V. 861. When fatal Course c. When Powerful Fate had fetch'd its mighty Round Had compleated its accomplish'd Course we the Sons of Heav'n our Native Seat brought our selves into being the ready Off-spring and Sons of that fatal season Mature Maturus Lat. ripe seasonable V. 864. Our Puissance is our own c. Our Power and Might is our own not owing to or derived from any Superiour like that Our Lips are our own who is Lord over us Psal. 12. V. 4. To which he has subjoyn'd Thy Right Hand shall teach thee terrible things Psal. 44. Vers. 4. Puissance Fr. Power V. 868. Address Whether we intend by Prayer to make our Applications to him or to surround his dreadful Throne with Praises or Approaches or to attend him with Tunes or with Attacks Addresse Fr. a drawing near to s'addresser Fr. to sue to by approaching humbly V. 869. This Report Carry this Answer this Account Report of the Fr. Rapporter to carry back word of the Lat. Reportare V. 871. Ere evil intercept Before some Mischief prevent and hinder thy escape Intercept of Intercipere Lat. to prevent by coming between as Letters are intercepted when seized before they come where directed V. 880. Contagion spread c. I see the Infection of thy Fault and its Punishment that must attend it spread over all thy accurs'd and condemn'd Crew Contagion Contagio Contagium any infectious pois'nous Distemper Priusquam Dira per incautum serpant contagia vulgus Geor. 3. V. 883. Those indulgent Laws Those easie and gentle Commands Indulgent Indulgens Lat tender Coeli Indulgentia Geor. 4. For the good Temperature of the Air. V. 886. That Golden Scepter c. That easie Empire which thou didst refuse is changed into an Iron Rod to break and to correct thy Disobedience The first has relation to Esth 8. Vers. 4. Then the King held out the Golden Scepter to Esther the last to Psal. 2. Vers. 9. Thou shalt break them with a Rod of Iron c. V. 904. Which he sustein'd Superiour Through the flouting and contemptuous Reproaches of his Enemy which he bore so as to be much above it Hostilis Lat. of an Enemy sustein'd underwent of sustinere Lat. to endure V. 906. Retorted c. At once his Back he turn'd and their own disdain return'd upon 'em double Retorted thrown and driven back upon 'em of Retorquere to shoot or throw back again NOTES ON MILTON's PARADISE Lost. BOOK VI. V. 1. ALL Night the dreadless c. All Night th' undaunted Angel unpursu'd Held through Heav'ns open plain his way till Morn Roused by the Hours that keep their constant course Blushing unbarr'd the East-Doors of the Dawn Within GOD's Holy Mount Neighb'ring his Throne There is a Cave where Light and Darkness dwell By turns foll'wing each other in a Round Uninterrupted which makes through high Heav'n Pleasing Variety like Day and Night Light sallies forth while at the other Door Obedient Darkness enters till her time To overcast Heav'n though our blackest Night Shews like Gray Twilight here And now the Morn Such as with us went forth adorn'd with Gold Refin'd by Heav'ns pure Fires before her Night Fled vanquish'd with the piercing Darts of Light Shot through and scatter'd V. 3. With Rosie Hand From those Colours that adorn the Morning she was call'd by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Rosie-finger'd Morn and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from her Gay Morning Gown She is said to be waked by the Circling Hours because appearing exactly when the Hour of her rising comes â—ound Ecce Vigil rutilo patefecit ab ortu Purpureas Aurora fores plena Rosarum Atria Met. Lib. 2. Il di seguente all' hor ch' aperte sono Del Lucido Oriente al Sol le porte Tass. C. 1. Stan. 71. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imitated by Virgil Tithoni croceum linquens Aurora Cubile AEn 4. V. 4. Unâ—arr'd the Gates of Light As if Heaven were shut at Night and open'd every Morning As Virgil Ante diem clauso componet Vesper Olympo AEn 1. Jam nitidum retegente diem noctisque fugante Tempora Lucifero Met. Lib. 7. V. 8. Vicissitude Vicissitudo Lat. Changing by turns succeeding one another V. 10. Obsequious Obsequiosus Lat. obedient complying V. 13. The Morn such as in highest Heav'n Homer made the Day break in Heaven as well as on Earth and the Light as necessary to the Gods as Men. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 From whence our Author seems to have taken the hint of his Heav'nly Cave where Light and Darkness make their Intercourse Array'd in Gold Empyreal deck'd and adorn'd in flaming Gold Array'd Arroyé Fr. Equipp'd furnish'd set out with Empyreal Book 1. Vers. 117. V. 15. Vanish'd Night shot through c. Night fled away wounded and shot quite through with the piercing Rays of Light Era ne la Flagion ch'anco non cede Libero Ogni confin la notte al giorno Mà Oriente rosseggiar si vede Et anco e il ciel d'alcuna Stella adorno Tasso Can. 18. Stan. 12. Vanish'd of Vanescere Lat. to go away on a suddain as Mists do V. 16. With thick embattel'd Squadrons With great Numbers set in Battel-array Embattel'd embodied drawn into great Squadron of in and battailler Fr. to fight to order and range an Army fit to engage V. 18. Reflecting blaze on blaze Darting sierce Fire from their Flaming Arms. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So Diomedes in his shining Armour is described 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Virgil of AEneas's Armour made by Vulcan says they were Arma radiantia Terribilem cristis galeam flammasque vomentem Fatiferumque ensem loricam ex aere rigentem Sanguineam ingentem Qualis cum coerula nubes Solis inardcscit radiis longéque refulget AEn 8. Blaze signifies a suddain and fierce flame of the Teut. Blasen to blow as the effect of a great blast or the imitation of its noise V. 19. War in procinct All Preparations for War ready The Angelick Host that stood for Heav'n ready to march against the Rebel Army In procinctu stare The Roman Soldiers were said to stand when ready to give the Onset Cum praecincti jam milites expediti â—d bellum erant V. 20. Had thought to have reported This is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the manner of Men for it is unconceivable that an Angel a Spirit of more pure and enlighten'd Perfection than
Bo. V. V. 609. To thee I have transferr'd all Judgment For the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgment to the Son John 5. 22. V. 59. Mercy collegue with Justice That Mercy should go hand in hand with Justice and have equal sway Collega Lat. a Companion and sharer in Office and Power V. 62. Destin'd Man to Judge Man fall'n And hath given him Authority to execute Judgment also because he is the Son of Man St. John 5. 27. V. 83. Convict by Flight Owning himself Guilty by withdrawing himself from Trial. Proved Guilty by the Confession of his flight a strong Presumption of Guilt in our Law Convict Convictus Lat. cast prov'd Guilty V. 84. Conviction to the Serpent c. No proof is needful against the Serpent compel'd by Satan to be the ignorant Instrument of his Malice against Mankind now mute and unable to answer for himself Convictio Lat. a proving Guilty V. 86. Collateral Glory Bo. VIII V. 426. in which he sate at his Fathers right Hand Ministrant as Ministring Bo. VI. V. 167. V. 92. The Sun in Western Cadence low from Neon Now was the Sun from his Mid-Day heighth fall'n low declining in the West his setting place Cadence Fr. falling Of Cadere Lat. to fall V. 95. And usher in the Evening cool In the cool of the day Gen. 3. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Original by Symmachus word for word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the Breath of the Day by Aquila 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the Wind of the Day by Theodotion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the Breath that refreshes the Day Egypt where the Hebrews dwelt and Canaan the Promised Land where they were to dwell were seated on the Sea bounded on the West by the Mediterranean from whence cooling Gales with their gentle Breaths used to refresh the Evening which the Jews styled The Air or Breath of the Day V. 96. Mild Judge and Intercessor both Our Saviour the meek Judge and earnest obtainer of our Pardon Mild Mitis Lat. meek gentle Intercessor Bo. 3. v. 219. V. 98. The Voice of God by soft Winds brought to their Ears And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the Garden Gen. 3. 8. Which words well considered our Author has with great Judgment followed those who interpret this Voice to have been a gentle and soft one like that small still Voice heard by Elijah on Mount Horeb when God appeared to him 1 King 19. 12. Not Ingentem quendam terrificumque sonitum ac fragorem quo Deus sese Adamo representavit formidabilem horribilem ac velut ira tumentem ruentemque c. as Pererius is of Opinion Besides the Son of God is often styled The Voice and the Word of his Father and is said to Walk 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the manner of Men in the Garden Haec ergo fuere praeludia Humanitatis assumendae atque futurae incarnationis At which our Poet hints V. 73. V. 99. While Day declin'd While the Day with the Sun was drawing down Declined Bo. 4. v. 792. V. 100. From his Presence hid themselves Not says Irenaeus as if they thought they could conceal themselves from God's all-seeing Eye but ashamed and confounded by offending him and terrified by their guilty Conscience they durst not presume to appear before his Infinite Purity Lib. 3. c. 27. Adv. Haere V. 103. Where art thou Adam Gen. 3. 9. Where not in relation to the Place but thy Condition Where is thy just and usual Confidence Thy fear to approach me is a confession of thy fault thy Hiding-place discovers thy Transgression Ubi ergo es Non in quo loco quaero sed in quo statu quo te deduxerunt peccata tua ut fugias Deum tuum quem antè quaerebas Ambros. lib. de Parad. c. 14. Whom our Author has imitated Wont with joy to meet c. V. 106. Where obvious Duty erewhile c. Where forward Duty heretofore was used to shew it self unask'd Obvious Bo. 6. v. 69. V. 107. Or come I less conspicuous Or come I less remarkable Conspicuous Bo. 6. v. 299. Detains with-holds of Detinere Lat. to keep back V. 117. Afraid being naked hid my self Gen. 3. 10. Mistaken Adam or as yet unrepenting assigns not his Sin but the ill consequence of it his Shame as the cause and occasion of his guilty Fear V. 118. Without Revile Without Reproach without any Invective to Revile to Reproach of the Lat. Re an Auctive Particle and Vilis Lat. base V. 122. Hast thou eaten of the Tree Gen. 3. 11. V. 125. In Evil strait In a sad and distressed condition in a hard state and sad circumstances I stand Strait Fr. Estroit Ital. Stretto both of the Lat. Strictus bound up or hemm'd in and beset on all sides so In augustias compellere Lat. to bring one to a hard pass that he knows not which way to turn himself V. 128. Or to accuse the Partner of my Life As St. Bernard O Perversitas paenam pro eâ suscipere refugis culpam admittere non recusasti Perniciosè misericors fuisti ubi severus esse debebas Sed perniciosius crudelis fuisti uhi misericordiam impendere debebas Nunquam enim propter alium peccari debet quod est justitiae libenter tamen aliena peccata portare decet quod est misericordiae V. 131. Strict Necessity subdues me c. But cruel and unavoidable Necessity does overpower me and this dismal Calamity compels and forces me least on my Head both all the Sin and Punishment how intollerable soever should thrown at once oppress me Strict Strictus Lat. sharp severe Subdues Subdere Lat. to overcome Calamitous Calamitosous Lat. miserable Constraint force of Contraindre Fr. of Constingere Lat. to bind Devolv'd Devolutus Lat. of Devolvere to rowl down upon Insupportable Fr. not to be born of In Sub and Portare Lat. Detect Detegere Lat. to discover V. 140. That from her hand I could suspect no ill What our Author supposes Adam to have said in the three preceeding and two subsequent Verses to this is the genuine Consequence and general Exposition of all Interpreters on Gen. 3. 12. Mulier quam dedisti mihi sociam ipsa mihi dedit de ligno comedi obliquè Adam Dominum tangens quod ipse peccati eorum auctor extiterit qui mulierem fecit sic ergo reatum suum dum defendere molitur addidit ut culpa atrocior discussa fieret quam fuerat perpetrata Greg. l. 22. c. 13. Moral V. 144. The Sov'ran Presence GOD the Sovereign Lord of all loftily express'd V. 145. Was she thy God c. Sociam quidem mulierem dederat ei Deus sed non ut propter eam Deum ipsum relinqueret comedit ergo quia mulier ei praebui◠at cum esset caput non obedire sed imperare sed arguere sed docere debuerat Mersen com in Gen. c. 3. v. 13. See Bo. 8. v. 570 to v.
grievous and more grating Aggravate Bo. 3. v. 524. Pennance the contraction of Penitence Penitentia Lat. Punishment or the fear of it being the Parent ef Repentance V. 557. Could not abstain Could not forbear Abstain of Abstinere Lat. properly to forbear eating to fast from Delude Bo. 9. v. 639. V. 560. That curl'd Megaera Hung thicker on those tempting Trees than curling Serpents on the dreadful Head of dire Megaera her hissing horrid Hair Megaera one of the three Snaky Sisters Daughters of Acheron and Night-Furies of Hell so invidious and detestable of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to hate Odit ipse pater Pluton odere sorores Tartareae monstrum tot sese vertit in ora Tam saevae facies tot pullulat atra colubris AEn 7. Tot Erynnis sibilat Hydris Tantaque se facies aperit Ibid. Quas Tartaream nox intempesta Megaeram Uno eodemque tulit partu paribusque revinxit Serpentum Spiris AEn 12 Curl'd Megaera Crinita Draconibus ora Met. l. 4. So Medusa's Hair was turn'd into curling Snakes Gorgâ—neum turpes crinem mutavit in Hydros Ibid. V. 562. Bituminous Lake where Sodom flam'd The Lake Asphaltites near which Sodom and Gomorrah burnt by Fire from Heaven Gen. 19. 24. were situated Josephus affirms the Shapes and Fashions of 'em and three other Cities called the Cities of the Plain were to be seen in his Days and Trees loaden with fair Fruit styled the Apples of Sodom rising out of the Ashes which at the first touch dissolved into Ashes and Smoak Bo. V. of the Wars of the Jews c. 5. This Lake is named Bituminous Bituminosus Lat. of Bitumen Lat. a fat clammy Slime gathered on the Lake See Asphaltic Bo. 1. v. 411. V. 563. This moâ—e delusive c. This fair Fruitage was more deceitful and disappointing than Sodom's cheating Apples which only deceiv'd the Touch by dissolving into Ashes but this endured the handling the more to vex and disappoint their Taste by filling the Mouths of the Damned with grating Cinders and bitter Ashes in stead of allaying their scorching Thirst provoking and inflaming it So handsomly has our Author improved their Punishment Gust Taste of Gustus Lat. the pleasure of Tasting V. 567. With spattering Noise As the manner of those is that disgusted by any ill Taste spit out its Cause with a spattering Noise A word coin'd of the Sound thereby made Rejected cast out of Rejicere Lat. to throw out V. 568. Drug'd as oft c. Vex'd as often with hatefullest Distaste Drug'd of the Sax. Drecan to vex to toyl whence a Drudge one employed in the vilest and most loathsome Offices Disrelish Disgust Distaste Bo. 5. v. 305. Illusion Bo. 4. v. 803. V. 572. Laps'd Fall'n Lapsus Lat. Of Labi Lat. to fall V. 578. Tradition they dispers'd They spread abroad some Account among the Gentiles Tradition Traditio Lat. an ancient Account of Tradere Lat. to deliver down as those of the Jews were from Father to Son Dispers'd Bo. 3. v. 54. Heathen the Idolatrous Gentiles of the Sax. Haeden or Ger. Heyden of Heyde Ger. a Heath because when Christianity was received in the great Cities the Heathen practised their wicked Rites in little Villages and Country Obscurities for a long time V. 581. Ophion with Eurynome c. And reported how the Serpent whom they disguised under the Name of Ophion with his Wife Euâ—â—nome that Govern'd far and near was the most ancient of all the Gods and Reign'd on Olympus till driven thence by Saturn and Ops long before Jove their Son was born and Nurs'd in Crete Ophion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Serpent was one of the Titans possess'd of the Empire of all things before Saturn but overthrown by him as he was at last by his Son Jupiter as Isacius reports Eurynome was the Daughter of the Ocean and Consort of Ophion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. wide and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Law thence here styled The wide encroaching Eve who by her powerful sway over the Souls and Bodies of her Sons subjected 'em to Sin and Death encroaching and usurping wide on her Posterity involved both in her Crime and Punishment down to her last Descendent Haec arma Mimantis Sustinet hos onerat ramos exutus Opion Claud. de Raptu Proserp l. 3. V. 584. Saturn The Son of Caelus and Vesta espoused his Sister Ops on whom he begot Jupiter named Dictaeus of Dicte a Mountain in Crete Di nempe suâ—s habuere Sorores Sic Saturnus Opim junctam sibi sanguine duxit Met. l. 9. Dictaeo caeli regem pavere sub antro Geo. 4. V. 587. Once Actual When the first fatal Transgression was committed now in Body now personally present Actualis Lat. done ab Agendo V. 588. Habitual Habitant A constant Inhabitant Habitual of Habitus Lat. a custom a constant habit of Body or Mind Habitant Habitans Lat. of Habitare Lat. to dwell to aâ—ide constantly in a place V. 590. Not mounted yet on his pale Horse The first Generations of Men were so vicavious there Longevity being necessary to the Peopling the World that Death seemed as then to walk on foot and follow Sin but slowly He had not those dreadful Executions to do that have since required his mounting on Horse-back as he is described Rev. 6. 8. And behold a pale Horse and his name that sate on him was Death and Hell follow'd with him c. V. 592. Second of Satan sprung Death is said to be the second Offspring of Satan Sin being his first and Death her Son and his therefore styled the Sin-bred Monster V. 596. according to the Holy Writ When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death Jam. 1. 15. By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin Rom. 5. 12. V. 599. Where most with Ravin I may meet Where I may best find wherewithal to glut my self Ravine of Rapina Lat. Pillage Spoil all Ravenous Creatures being violent and rapacious V. 601. This vast unhide-bound Corps This vast wide Womb of mine Death is so all-devouring that his Body may well be styled Not hide-bound as those Creatures are whose Leanness makes their Skin stick to their Ribs Death on the contrary seems of so loose a Constitution that thô he eats up all things nothing stays with him Maw of the Ital. Magone the Stomach Corps the contraction of Corpus Lat. a Body V. 602. Th' incestuous Mother Sin the Mother of Death by Satan her own Sire Incestucsus Lat. one that has carnal knowledge with a Person within the Degrees forbidden Of Incestare Lat. V. 605. No homely Morsels No course Fare Morsel of Morceau Fr. of Morsus Lat. a bit V. 609. And season him c. Season him with much Sinfulness thy sweetest and most delicious Dish the highest Morsel of Mortality Season Assaissonner Fr. Sasonare Ital. to relish with Salt or Spice V. 611. Or unimmortal
appointed Gen. 2. 17. Fixt of Figere Lat. to sasten to to appoint Why do I over live Why do I out live it V. 784. That pure Breath of Life My Soul Divinae particula Aâ—rae V. 788. Die a living Death Be eternally miserable Living Death everlasting Misery V. 791. The Body properly hath neither the Body hath neither Life nor the Power of doing Good or Evil being only the Organ of the Soul therefore what had Life and the faculty of doing well or ill my Soul must Die All of me then shall Die. Ibid. Let this appease c. Let this calm my disquieted Thoughts let this set my troubled Heart at rest Appease Appaisir Fr. to restore to Peace to quiet V. 799. Strange Contradiction To make Deathless Death immortal mortality to make that everlasting and endless that must destroy and make an end of all Things is an amazing Contradiction implying Impossibility of being true a Proposition that contradicts and gain-says what it proposes Contradictio Lat. V. 800. Which to God himself impossible is held The Schoolmen tell us God can do Quicquid non implicat all things but those that imply a Contradiction for such are absolutely impossible since the one destroys the other Quod enim cum affirmatur negatur impossibile est Atque haec impossibilia non posse immensae est potentiae posse infirmitatis est An Argument of Weakness not of Power For of two Contradictories one must be a Non Entity a meer nothing Therefore it would imply the highest Imperfection and Impotency in the Almighty Power Operari nihil efficere to imploy it on that which can have no Existence Impossible to be brought into Being But Deathless Death that is Eternal Death as everlasting Punishment implies no Contradiction Argument Argumentum Lat. a proof V. 802. Finite to Infinite Will he for the sake of his Vengeance make me who am Finite and Mortal Infinite endless and everlasting Finitus Lat. ended limited Of Finis Lat. an end Infinitus Lat. endless Eternal Punisht of Punir Fr. Punire Lat. to afflict V. 803. To satisfie his rigour satisfied never To satisfie his Severity that never will be satisfied to fulfill his Anger that to all Eternity will be in filling V. 805. Beyond Dust and Natures Laws c. That would be to stretch his Sentence that to Dust I shall return beyond this Dust and beyond Natures Everlasting Law by which all other Agents work on their subject matter in proportion to it not to the utmost possibility of their own vast Power Natural Causes act in proportion to the subject matter which they actuate called Sphaera Activitatis Virtutis Orbis the compass of their Power Terminus Activitatis quem propter limitatam suam agendi virtutem praeterire non pâ—ssunt Extend of Extendere Lat. to stretch out The Reception of their matter the matter which they act upon Reception Receptio Lat of Recipere Lat. to receive according to the capacity of their subject according as their matter will admit Extent Extensio Lat. a stretching out the utmost compass of Bereaving Bo. 6. v. 903. Perpetuity Perpetuitas Lat. Everlastingness In Perpetuum for ever V. 813. Ay me Alas Ahime Ital. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. all of the sighing Sound that Mourners make V. 814. Comes Thundring back c. The fear of endless Misery comes rowling back as dreadful as a Thunderbolt upon my bare Head Revolution Bo. 8. v. 31. V. 816. And incorporate both Lodged both together in one mortal Body as St. Paul says even Spiritually having the sentence of death in our selves 2 Cor. 1. 9. Oh wretch man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death Rom. 7. 24. Incorporate Incorporatus Lat. of the same Body V. 820. So Disinherited So rob'd of the Inheritance of Sin and Shame and double Death both Temporal and Eternal an unlucky and lasting Patrimony entailed upon my Sons Patrimonium Lat. the Estate that descends from Father to Son of Pater Lat. a Father Disinherited of Dis the Privative Particle In and Haereditare Lat. to possess V. 825. Both Mind and Will deprav'd For a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit Mat. 7. 18. Thence the Royal Psalmist's Confession Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Psal. 51. 5. Death reigned from Adam even over them that had not sin'd after the similitude of Adam's transgression Rom. 5. 14. A designation of Original Sin even in Infants as the Commentators observe Nam peccante Adamo qui omnium Parens Princeps erat in eo omnes simul peccaverunt quia omnium voluntates consensus erant collocatae in voluntate unius Adami As all the Greek and Latin Fathers agree Acquitted discharged Acquitte of Acquitter Fr. to absolve to free from blame or guilt V. 830. All my Evasions vain c. All my frivolous Excuses vain Arguments all the sly ways I try t' avoid the imputation of my guilt lead me through all their intangled Turnings but to a plainer Proof and my own Confession Absolve Bo. 7. v. 94. Evasions Bo. 2. v. 412. Disputes Reasonings Arguing of Disputare Lat. to debate Mazes Bo. 2. v. 561. Conviction V. 84. of this Book Support undergo of Sub and Pâ—rtare Lat. to bear V. 840. Beyond all past Example c. That Adam as to the consideration of his being the first Offender of all Mankind and the spreading of the Pollution and Infection of his Fault over all his Posterity might reflect on himself as most sinful and thence most miserable of all Men his Sons and so exceeding all Examples of Futurity is not hard to be conceived But that he surpass'd all past Examples which could be only the fallen Angels must be understood as an aggravation of his Guilt and the excessive Sense of and Sorrow for it by which he was overwhelmed Refuge Bo. 2. v. 168. Future Bo. 2. v. 222. Lamented Bo. 1. v. 448. V. 852. Curs'd his Creation The Day on which he was created as Job did Chap. 3. of Tardy Execution of slow Dispatch Tardus Lat. slow V. 859. Mends not her slowest pace Sequitur pede Paena â—laudo Hor. V. 866. With stern Regard With an angry Countenance Stern Bo. 8. v. 333. Regard Fr. the looks V. 870. Colour Serpentine Color Serpentinus But that thy Milky Skin of the green Serpents colour might discover the hidden Falshood that lurks underneath that fair Disguise V. 872. Pretended to Hellish Falshood Lest thy Divine Angelic Beauty disguising thy Devilish Deceitfulness ensnare ' em Pretended Pretentus Lat. drawn over like a Curtain to hide Sicanio praetenta sinâ— jacet insula AEn 3. Morti praetendere muros AEn 11. Form Forma Lat. Beauty V. 886. More to the part sinister from me drawn Taken out of my left unlucky Side as leaning and inclining to my Enemy not determined by Gen. 2. 21. The right Hand and Side is every where accounted more honourable and happy God's Power
Collision Collisio Lat. of Collidere Lat. to strike one thing against another as Flints on Steel or Stones against each other thence forcing Fire The Air attrite the Air fretted into forc'd into Fire Attritus Lat. ground of Atterere Lt. to bruise to break Silici Scintillam excudit Achates AEn 1. V. 1074. Justling or push'd c. As lately we observ'd the Clouds rushing on one another or hurried by the Winds kindling the sidelong Lightning in their violent encounter whose Flame darting across down fired the uncteous Bark of Fir or Pine Justling of Jouster Fr. to run a-tilt at Rude violent of Rede Sax. fierce Shock Bo. 2. v. 1014. Tines Sax. Tynan to light a word still used in the West of England whence our Tinder slant or slanting Lightning that is darted awry of the Ger. Schlange a Serpent a Creature moving indirectly Thwart crosswise oblique of the Ger. Zwerch cross V. 1076. The Gummy Bark Fires the fat Juice that runs down the sides of the Fir or Pine-trees Gummy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a barbarous Word used by the Greeks for the Juice that sweats through the Bark of divers Trees whence our Gum. It is not improbable but Mankind had the first hint of Fire its Usefulness and the way of obtaining it from some such natural Accident An Observation as old as Lucretius Fulmen detulit in terras mortalibus ignem Primitus inde omnis flammarum diditur ardor Multa videmus enim caelestibus incita flammis Fulgere cum caeli donavit plaga vapores Exprimitur và lidis extrictus viribus ignis Et micat interdum flammaï fervidus ardor Lib. 5. Pine Bo. 4. v. 139. V. 1081. Of Grace beseeching him Intreating and praying for his Favour Gratia Lat. V. 1085. Dust our Native Home From whence we came and to which we must return out of which we had our Being and in which we must be buried thence Native to us Nativus Lat. of our Birth Gen. 3. 19. V. 1087. Prostrate Bo. 6. v. 841. Reverent of Revereri Lat. to worship V. 1091. With our Sighs the Air freqenting Sending up many frequent Sighs to Heaven of Frequentare Lat. to do any thing often Contrite Contritus Lat. broken Humiliation Humiliatio lowliness of Mind and Humility from a sense of the vileness of Sin V. 1097. Penitent Repenting Penitens Lat. Remorse Bo. 1. v. 604. V. 1099. Repairing where c. This is an Homeric Repetition of the six foregoing Verses it being usual with him to deliver Messages c. in the same words he first conceived them as in the beginning of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. where five preceeding Verses are repeated and in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where Talbythius delivers his Message to Machaon in the same three Verses that preceeded and in many other places at has been remark'd before NOTES On MILTON's PARADISE Lost. BOOK XI Verse 3. PRevenient Grace c. God's free Grace sent down into their Souls had removed all Hardness and Obduracy from their Hearts Prevenient Preveniens Lat. coming before Preventive Grace Gratia Lat. Quia gratis data The Spirit of Grace and Supplication promised to be poured out upon God's People Zech. 12. 10. Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began 2 Tim. 1. 9. V. 5. Regenerate grow in stead And made a relenting Tenderness like the Flesh of a new-born Babe grow in their Hearts in stead of their stubborn Hardness express'd by Rancor Pride Impatience Despite and Reluctance against God Bo. 10. v. 1044. The Conversion of a Sinner is in Scripture Phrase styled Regeneration a New-birth Except ye be converted and become as little children Matth. 18. 3. Of this New-birth Regeneratio Lat. our Saviour discoursed with Nicodemus John 3. 3. Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God Unto a lively hope of which kingdom God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ hath begotten us again by the resurrection of his Son from the dead 1 Pet. 1. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Regeneravit nos Regenerate Regeneratus Lat. begot again anew V. 6. Unutterable That Sighs unexpressible burst forth which God's holy Spirit the Spirit of Supplication and Intercession breathed into 'em and wafted up to Heaven with nimbler speed than the most audible and loudest Oration could ever reach According to St. Paul Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit it self maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered Rom. 8. 26. Oratory Oratoria Lat. Rhetorick the Art of Speaking well and readily Port Bo. 4. v. 869. V. 9. Nor important less c. Yet neither did they for their Persons seem mean Supplicants nor was their Request less weighty or considerable than that of the ancient Couple devout Deucalion and chast Pyrrha less Ancient yet than Adam and Eve when Praying they approached the Temple of just Themis begging to be instructed how to restore Mankind destroy'd by a Deluge as the Poets write Important Fr. considerable of Importer Fr. Importare Lat. to be of weight valuable Petitio Lat. a Request V. 12. Deucalion and chast Pyrrha Deucalion was Son of Prometheus and Husband to Pyrrha his Brother Epymetheus's Daughter O soror ô conjux ô faemina sola superstes Quam commune mihi genus patruelis origo Deinde torus junxit nunc ipsa pericula jungunt Met. l. 1. V. 14. Before the Shrine of Themis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. was a Goddess supposed to prompt Men those Petitions that were fit to be ask'd of the Gods of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Fas Lat. fit and right She did also preside over Oracles and General Assemblies whose Consultations she prosper'd or perverted as she thought right and just 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 She Summon'd the Consulting Gods together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dic Themi quâ generis damnum reparabile nostri Arte sit mersis fer opem mitissima rebus Met. 1. She had a Temple in Baeotia near the River Cephisus Adeunt pariter Cephesidos undas Ibid. Shrine Bo. 1. v. 388. V. 16. By envious Winds blown Vagabond c. Not blown away by blustring Winds vain and disappointed The Poets feigned Prayers and Vows ineffectual to be blown away as not able to obtain Audience of the Gods Voti Phaebus succedere partem Mente dedit partem volucres dispersit in auras AEn 11. Multa patri portanda dabat mandata sed aurae Omnia discerpunt nubibus irrita donant AEn 9. Nec ferre videt sua gaudia ventos AEn 10. So Horace Tristitiam metus Tradam pro tervis in mare Creticum Portare ventis Vagabond Vagabundus Lat. a Wanderer a Vagrant Frustrate Bo. 2. v. 193. Dimentionless Spiritual and
upright Reason the Sourse and Soul of all true Liberty Twinn'd of the Ger. Twiinen to twist or double Individual Being cannot subsist separate from her Dividuus Lat. that may be separated V. 86. When Reason is obscur'd c. When a Man suffers his Reason to be discountenanc'd or slighted immediately an Invasion of violent Lusts and headstrong Desires an Insurrection of unruly Passions usurp upon her Soverignty and degrade the Man till that mad Minute free to meanest Slavery No wonder then if God in his just judgments suffer him to lose his outward Freedom also who has forfeited to such vile Powers his inward Liberty subject to Vice and self enslav'd Obscur'd Obscurare Lat. to darken Upstart an excellent Epithete for our Passions so suddenly rais'd and oftentimes from small and unknown Causes and of mean Original Servitude Servitudo Lat. Slavery Reduce Bo. 10. v. 727. Subjects of Subjicere Lat. to bring under Enthral Bo. 6. v. 181. V. 98. Virtue which is Reason Reason which is given us for our guide must be of kin to our Virtue otherwise she could not lead us right nor dictate what in the whole course of our Lives is fit and decent to be done Virtus est recta Ratio animi habitus naturae modo rationi consentaneus Cic. in Tusc. Decline so low debase themselves so far of Declinare Lat. to go down V. 99. Some fatal Curse annex'd Some Curse following their Folly as a just and necessary Punishment by Heaven's appointment Fatalis Lat. unavoidable Annex'd Annexus Lat. tied fixed to Deprives Bo. 9. v. 858. V. 101. The irreverent Son Witness C ham the Father of Canaan and shameful Son of Noah who for the Reproach done to his Father by discovering his Nakedness heard the heavy Curse pronounced by him on his wicked Posterity the Canaanites Cursed be Canaan a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren Gen. 9. 22 25. Avert of Avertere Lat. to turn away To Select Seligere Lat. to choose V. 113. A Nation from one faithful Man Abram I will make of thee a great nation and I will bless thee and make thy name great Gen. 12. 2. V. 115. Bred up in Idol-worship Bred an Idolater and living among them in Chaldea on this side Euphrates Bo. 1. v. 420. Residing living of Residere Lat. to abide remain The Opinion of Abraham's being Educated in Idolatry thô much controverted is grounded on Josh. 24. 2. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel The Fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nachor and they served other Gods Upon which Text Andreas Masius thus Comments Quod porro ait majores ipsorum trans fluvium coluisse Dcos alienos valet ad explicandam Dei benignitatem quam ille in Populum Israeliticum contulit Hoc enim solum agitur ut constet gratuitò ipsos esse à Deo adoptatos pro populo neque gratis solum verum cum etiam hostes essent divinum cultum atque honorem non vero Deo cui debebatur sed alienis falsisque diis adhiberent c. Neque enim eos audire possum qui magno conatu Abrahamum ab hoc Idololatriae turpissimo scelere vindicare nescio quibus argutiis student Quasi vero non tanto illustrior sit Dei gratia quâ illum est complexus quanto ipse fuit sceleratior minusque tanto dignus favore The sense of all which is That God by calling Abraham when he was an Idolater and leading him forth from among the Heathenish Chaldeans did thereby the more magnifie and manifest the Riches of his Free Grace both to him and to his Chosen People the Children of Israel his Descendents V. 117. While yet the Patriarch Noah who lived after the flood 350 years Gen. 9. 28. During whose Life time Abraham was born 292 years after the Flood as is evident from Gen. 11. 26. Stupid Stupidus Lat. senseless V. 121. To call by Vision Now the Lord said unto Abram Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house unto the Land that I will shew thee Gen. 12. 1. Which St. Steven interpreteth The God of Glory appeared unto our Father Abraham c. Acts 7. 2. Vision Bo. 1. v. 455. V. 126. All Nations shall be blest In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed Gen. 12. 3. and Acts 3. 25. V. 128. With what Faith he leaves his Gods c. This people are doscended of the Chaldeans and they sojourned heretofore in Mesopotamia because they would not follow the Gods of their fathers which were in the land of Chaldea but they left the way of their Ancestors and worshipped the God of Heaven the God whom they knew Judith 5. 6 7 8. Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness who against hope believed in hope that he might become the father of many nations Rom. 4. 3 18. and Gen. 15. 6. V. 130. Ur of Chaldaea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ur Uris now Horrea the chief City of Chaldaea had its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Light because the Idolatrous Chaldeans its ancient Inhabitants worship'd the Sun Heaven's everlasting Light Chaldaea so named of Chaldeus the 14th King from Ninus was in Holy Writ stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 now Curdistan a vast Province in Asia bounded West by Euphrates East by Tigris North by Turcomania and South by Alidulia Abraham's first Peregrination from this place is recorded Gen. 11. 31. V. 131. Passing the Ford to Haran Fording over the River Euphrates to Haran lying 60 miles from it Eastward Haran formerly a considerable City of Mesopotamia is by the Turks called Heren or Harran by Pliny and Ptolemy Charrae by St. Stephen Charran Acts 7. 4. remarkable for Abraham's sojourning here and burying his Father Terah in it before he went into the Land of Canaan Gen. 11. 31 32. as also for the slaughter of Crassus the rich Roman Miserando funere Crassus Assyrias latio maculavit sanguine Carras Luc. Phar. l. 1. Ford of the Ger. Fahren to go a place where People may pass over V. 135. Canaan he now attains He is now arrived at the Land of Canaan so called of Canaan the Son of Cham the Son of Noah Gen. 11. 18. Part of whose Territory reaching to Mediterranean Sea made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Canaanite to signifie a Merchant Attains Attinere Lat. to get to obtain V. 137. Sechem and the Plain of Moreh And Abraham passed through the Land unto the place of Sichem unto the Plain of Moreh Gen. 12. 6. Progeny Bo. 2. v. 431. V. 139. From Hamath Northward c. From Hamath now Hems a City of Syria North to the great desert of Arabia South call'd the Wilderness of Zin This shall be their North Border From the great Sea the Mediterranean to Mount Hor and from Mount Hor unto the entrance of Hamath Numb 34. 7
and 8. And the South quarter shall be from the Wilderness of Zin c. Ibid. v. 3. V. 142. From Hermon to the Western Sea From Mount Hermon to the Mediterranean or Western Sea was the East and West Boundary of the Promised Land Hermon a Mountain beyond Jordan on the North East the Boundary of the Tribe of Manasses From the River Arnon unto Mount Hermon Deut. 3. 8. V 144. Mount Carmel Carmelus a Mountain on the Mediterranean Sea fifty miles North of Jerusalem famous for Eliiah's confounding the Priests of Baal 1 King 18 19 20 c. V. 145. Jordan true limit Eastward The River Jordan its true Bounds on the East-Jordan Jordanus now Scheriah a celebrated River of the Holy Land rising in the Confines of Coelosyria from two Fountains Jor and Dan at the Foot of Mount Libanus thence here styled Double Founted Rising on the North of Canaan it runs Southward enclosing all the East-side of the Holy Land Then Lot chose him all the Plain of Jordan and Lot journied East Gen. 13. 11. And ye shall point out the East Border from Hazar Enan c. and the Border shall go down to Jordan Numb 34. 10 and 12. V. 146. Shall dwell to Senir Shall enlarge their dwelling places as far as Senir or Saner a long ridge of Hills call'd of its many sharp Rocks Trachonitis and Ituraea and Petraea on the East of Palestine some part of which was by the Jews named Hermon and Gilead by the Sydonians Syrion and by the Amerites Shenir Deut. 3. 9. Ponder Bo. 2. v. 421. V. 148. All Nations shall in his Seed be Blessed The earliest Promise of the Messiah made implicitely to Abraham Gen. 12. 3. which St. Paul so interprets Galat. 3. 8. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the Promises made he saith not and to Seeds as of many but as of one and to thy Seed which is Christ v. 16. V. 152. Whom faithful Abraham c. Who in due time when he shall be Born shall be called Faithful Abraham His Father Terah named him Abram 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Great Father of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Father and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. High Excellent Gen. 11. 26. which God changed when he was 99 years old to Abraham 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 consisting of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Father 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 many and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Nation a Father of many Nations Gen. 17. 5. whose Faith is much celebrated by St. Paul Rom. 4. V. 153. A Son Isaac the Son of Abraham by Sarah Gen. 21. 3. Ibid. A Granchild Jacob the Son of Isaac and Grandson of Abraham Gen. 25. 26. who with his twelve Sons went into Egypt Gen. 35. 22. Egypt Bo. 1. v. 339. V. 158. Disgorging at seven Mouths Emptying his seven wide Mouths into the Sea Nile Bo. 1. v. 413. Et septem gemini turbant trepida Ostia Nili AEn 6. Disgorging Bo. 2. v. 575. V. 160. Invited by a younger Son Thus saith thy Son Joseph God hath made me Lord of all Egypt come down unto me tarry not Gen. 45. 9. Sojourn Bo. 7. v. 247. Invited Invitatâ—s Lat. desired V. 163. Second in that Realm of Pharoa Only in the Throne will I be greater then thou Gen. 41. 40. Pharao Bo. 1. v. 342. V. 165. Suspected to a sequent King By their numbers grown suspected to a King that knew not Joseph least when War should happen they might join with the Enemies of Egypt and get them up out of the Land Exod. 1. 8 and 10. Sequent Sequens Lat. next that succeeded the Successor of Pharao V. 168. Kills their Infants Males And by the Artifice of the Midwives destroy'd their young Male Children Exod. 1. 17. Infant Infans Lat. a young Child V. 170. Moses and Aaron The Sons of Amram by Jochebed of the House of Levi Exod. 6. 20. and c. 2. 1. V. 176. To blood unshed c. Their Rivers must be turn'd into Streams of Blood Unshed not by slaying any Creatures living therein but by Moses's Miraculous Rod Exod. 7. 20. This first Plague had relation to the drowning the Innocent Hebrew Males in their Rivers therefore it pleased God to turn their Rivers into Blood For they have shed the Blood of Saints and Prophets and thou hast given them Blood to drink for they are worthy Revel 16. 6. V. 178. With loath'd Intrusion With hateful importunity the Plagues of the Frogs Lices and Flies are Recorded Exod. 8. Intrusion Intrusio Lat. a pressing into Company of Intrudere Lat. to thrust in rudely V. 179. Of Murren Die Murrain is the Name for the Plague among Cattle as if Moriana of Mori Lat. to Die Exod. 9. 6. V. 180. Botches and Blains Imboss Swellings and Ulcers must raise all his Flesh tumid and rank like high Embrodery Exod. 9. 9 and 10. A Botch Bosse Fr. Bozza Ital. all of the Lat. Pusa Pusula and Pustula a Swelling as that of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Bladder Imboss of Embosser Fr. to rise in Bunches and great knobs A Word used by our Spencer Felt our feeble Hearts Embost with bale Fai. Q. Cant. 9. St. 29. V. 182. Must rend th' Egyptian Sky A Thundring Storm of Hail mixt with fire and flashing Lightning must tare the Egyptian Sky over-running all the Land and ruining all where ere it roul'd So there was Hail and Fire mingled with the Hail very grievous such as as there was none like it in all the Land of Egypt since it became a Nation Gen. 9. 24 and 25. This fiery Hail is said to wheel on th' Earth from its Rotundity and Orbicular Shape To Rend or Rent is to tare in pieces Of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to break in pieces V. 185. A Cloud of Locusts Exod. 10. 4 and 5. A Creature so distructiue that in Africa especially that part of it called Abissina they often desolate whole Countries and force the Inhabitants to dislodge by Famine well Styled by the Prophet Gods mighty Army Joel 2. 25. Locusta Lat. V. 188. Palpable Darkness c. Darkness that may be felt Exod. 10. 21. which by most Interpreters is taken as an Hyperbole expressive of the greatest and most gross darkness not to be overcome by Sun Moon or Stars or the Artificial Aids of Fire or Lamps expounded in the subsequent verse 22. And there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days which our Author says therefore were blotted out V. 190. All the first Born of Egypt must lie Dead It came to pass that at Midnight the Lord smote all the first Born in the land of Egypt Exod. 12. 29. V. 191. The River Dragon Pharao Who opprest the Children of Israel thought to be Cencres according to that of Ezekiel Behold I am against the Pharoah King of Egypt the great Dragon that lieth in the middest of his Rivers which hath said my River Nile is my own and I have made it for my self Chap. 29. 3. V. 194.
here Postponed by a Day twice as long as ordinary Was not one Day as long as two As this Miracle is Descanted on Eccles. 46. 4. Recorded Josu 10. 12 and 13. V. 265. Sun in Gibeon stand c. The Word of Command given to the restless Sun Jos. 13. 12. V. 267. Israel third from Abraham Son Isaac Abraham's Grandson was first named Jacob 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. a Deceiver a Supplanter of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. a Heel because by taking hold of his Brother Esau by that part he strugled with him for Precedence in his Mothers Womb Gen. 2 26. Afterwards wrestling with God's Angel he was by him named Israel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To be a Prince to be Powerful and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God For as a Prince hast thou Power with God and with Men and hast prevailed Gen. 32. 28. Both which are Recorded together by Hosea He took his Brother by the Heel in the Womb and by his strength he had Power with God yea he had Power over the Angel and prevailed c. 12. 3 and 4. From this new Name all his Descendents the Chosen Seed God's People were Named the Children of Israel and Israelites Descent Descensus Lat. Posterity V. 274. First mine Eyes true opening Relating to that false Promise made Adam by the lying Serpent Your Eyes shall be opened Gen. 3. 5. so does what follows Forbidden Knowledge by forbidden means relate to the same Text and his Transgression V. 288. Law was given to evince their Natural Pravity The Law of God was given to convince us like a Rule of the Crookedness and many Deviations of our depraved Nature For by the Law is the Knowledge of Sin Rom. 3. 20. Where no Law is there is no Transgression Chap. 4. 15. And in many other places of that Epistle Wherefore then serveth the Law It was added because of Transgressions Galat. 3. 19. Evincere Lat. to prove V. 289. Sin against Law to Fight Moreover the Law enter'd that the offence might abound Rom. 5. 20. Of the terrible Conflict between Sin and Law St. Paul gives a lively Idea his Soul being the place of Combat I see another Law in my Members warring against the Law of my Mind and bringing me into Captivity to the Law of Sin which is in my Members Rom. 7. 23. Pravity Pravitas Lat. Crookedness and Wickedness V. 290. Law can discover Sin Sin by the Commandment becoming exceeding Sinful as St. Paul Rom. 7. 13. was to be expiated by the Sacrifices of Bulls and Goats according to the Mosaic Institution under the Law So that without shedding of Blood there was no Remission Heb. 9. 22. These Types and weak Shadows of Expiation and Pardon were to inform Mankind of some Sacrifice of more absolute Satisfaction of the Just for the Unjust Jesus Christ who not by the Blood of Goats and Calves but by his own Blood enter'd once into the holy place having obtained Eternal Redemption for us Heb. 9. 12. Expiatio Lat. a cleansing by Sacrifice thence Pardon V. 295. To them by Faith imputed That Christ Righteousness and Satisfaction being by Faith made and reckon'd as their own c. By the Righteousness of one came the Free-Gift upon all Men unto Justification of Life by the Obedience of one shall many be made Righteous Rom. 5. 18 and 19. Therefore being justified by Faith we have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ v. 1. V. 298. Nor Man the Moral part perform No Man is able to keep God's Commandments call'd the Decalogue or Moral Law Therefore by the Deeds of the Law there shall no Flesh be justified in his sight Rom. 3. 20. From which ye could not be justified by the Law of Moses Act. 13. 39. Moralis Lat. appertaining to Manners V. 300. So Law appears imperfect for the Law made nothing perfect Heb. 7. 19. V. 303. From Shadowy Types to Truth From the Types and Shadows of the Legal Sacrifices to Christs real Satisfaction From the Law having a shadow of good things to come Heb. 10. 1. To Grace given by Jesus who fulfill'd all Righteousness Matth. 3. 15. V. 305. To free acceptance of large Grace c. Much more the Grace of God and the Gift by Grace by one Man Jesus Christ hath abounded unto many The Freegift is of many Offences untó Justification Rom. 5. 15 and 16. V. 306. Works of Law c. By what Law of Works Nay but by the Law of Faith Rom. 3. 27. V. 307. Shall not Moses lead his People into Canaan Moses Died in Mount Nebo in the Land of Moab from whence he had the prospect of the Promised Land but not the honour of leading the Israelites in to possess it which was reserved for Joshuah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Jesus a Saviour of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hiph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. to save Deut. 34. 1. Jos. 1. 2. Commentators on the Death of Aaron in Mount Hor Numb 20. 28. Remark that neither Mariam that is the Prophets nor Araon the Priests nor Moses the Deliverer of the Law but Josuah that is Jesus Christ was able to lead Gods People into the Promised Land to Heaven and Everlasting Bliss St. Jerom. Theod. Rabanus c. V. 320. By Judges first Such as were Othoniel Deborah Gideon Jeptha Sampsen Eli Samuel Recorded in the Book of Judges and Samuel V. 324. His Regal Throne for ever c. Thy House and thy Kingdom shall be establisht for ever before thee Thy Throne shall be Establisht for ever 2 Sam. 7. 16. V. 326. That of the Royal Stock of David c. I have found David my Servant with my Holy Oil have I anointed him Thou art my Father c I will make him my first Bern higher than the Kings of the Earth His Seed will I make to endure for ever And his Throne as the days of Heaven Psal. 89. 20. 26. 29. Interpreted of our Saviour Heb. 1. As the sure Mercies of David Esa. 55. 5. are also apply'd to him Acts 13. 34. David 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Beloved He that is feeble among them shall be as David and the House of David as God as the Angel of God before them Zechar. 12. 6. V. 329. Shall trust all Nations There shall be a Root of Jesse and he shall rise to rule over the Gentiles in him shall the Gentiles trust Esai 11. 10. Acts 15. 12. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust Matth. 12. 21. V. 330. For of his Reign no end He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David and he shall reign over the House of Jacob for ever and of his Kingdom there shall be no end Luk. 1. 32. and 33. V. 332. His next Son for Wealth and Wisdom c. Solomon to whom God gave a Wise and an Understanding Heart
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to dip or wash whence that and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are both used for the washing of Hands and Cups and Pots Mark 7. 3 4. But among Christians it is used for the Symbol of Regeneration a washing from the Guilt and Pollution of Sin engaging us to Newness and Purity of Life Thus St. John thence Styled the Baptist Baptized in Jordan all that came unto him Confessing their Sins Matth. 3. 6. and our Saviour also though Sinless that he might fulfill all Righteousness v. 15. Profluent Profluens Lat. flowing as Rivers do V. 449. To the Sons of Abraham's Faith Therefore it is of Faith that it might be by Grace to the end the promise might be sure to all the Seed not to that only which is of the Law but to that also which is of the Faith of Abraham who is the Father of us all Rom. 4. 16. V. 451. Then to the Heaven of Heavens So after the Lord had spoken unto them he was receiv'd up into Heaven and sate on the right hand of God Mark 16. 19. V. 454. The Serpent Prince of Air. Having spoiled Principalities and Powers he made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in himself Col. 2. 15. The Devils are subject to us through thy Name and Jesus said unto them I beheld Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven Luk. 10. 17 18. Thou hast ascended on high thou hast led Captivity Captive Psal. 78. 18. applied to our Saviour Eph. 4. 8. Satan is styled The Prince of the Power of the Air Eph. 2. 2. V. 457. At Gods right hand above all Names in Heaven Which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places far above all Principalities and Powors and Might and Dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come Eph. 1. 20 21. V. 460. To judge both quick and dead The Father judgeth no man for he hath committed all judgment unto the Son John 5. 22. Because he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in Righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained whereof he hath given assurance unto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead Acts 17. 31. I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4. 1. Period Bo. 2. V. 603. V. 477. To God more Glory c. According to the Heavenly Hymn Glory to God in the highest c. Luk. 2. 14. V. 480. What will betide What will befal his Servants here Betide of Be and Tid Sax. time V. 487. A Comforter the Promise of the Father When the Comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the Father John 15. 26. And behold I send the promise of my Father unto you Luk. 24. 49. V. 490. To guide them in all Truth When he the Spirit of Truth is come he shall guide you into all Truth John 16. 13. V. 498. The Spirit Powr'd first on his Apostles They were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other Tongues Acts 2. 4. These Signs shall follow them that believe in my Name They shall cast out Devils they shall take up Serpents c. they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover Mark 16. 17 18. Verified throughout the Acts of the Apostles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Messanger of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to send thence Christ's chosen Messengers sent into the World with the glad Tidings of his Gospel to Evangelize the Nations to bring the joyful news of Salvation to the Gentiles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to bring joyful News of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. well and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to Report Hence the Four Apostles who writ the History of our Saviours Birth Life Doctrine and Passion are styled The Evangelists V. 508. Wolves shall succeed for Teachers Of which St. Paul forewarned the Church After my departure shall grievous Wolves enter in among you not sparing the Flock Acts 20. 29. V. 511. Of Lucre and Ambition Aiming at worldly Wealth and Honour turning Godliness into gain Teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucres sake Titus 1. 11. Lucre Lucrum Lat. gain V. 512. With Traditions Taint Corrupt the Truth with Mens vain Inventions delivered down from one to another Laying aside the Commandments of God and following the Traditions of Men as our Saviour observ'd of the Pharisees Mark 7. 8. against which St. Paul cautioned the Colossians Beware least any Man spoil you through Philosophy and vain Deceit after the Tradition of Men ch 2. v. 8. such as St. Paul calls The Doctrines of Devils and old Wives Fables 1 Tim. 4. 2. 7. Traditio of Tradere Lat. to deliver Superstition Bo. 3. V. 452. V. 515. Tavail themselves of Names Places and Titles Of Names Christ Vicar General Universal Bishop Successor of St. Peter Places Bishop of Rome Ti les His Holiness Infallibility assuming to themselves worldly Power and human Authority Avail Bo. 1. 153. Secular Secularis Lat. worldly temporal V. 518. Appropiating the Spirit of God promised to all Confining to themselves seising and converting to their own use the Free Gift of God's Spirit promised to all Believers I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh Joel 2. 28. Appropriating of Approprier Fr. Proprium facere Lat. to make ones own V. 522. Laws which none shall find left them inroul'd From the pretence of having God's Holy Spirit in their Possession and at their disposal shall impose Spiritual Laws on Mens Consciences backt and supported by Secular Power Laws no where to be found in Holy Writ nor by that Holy Spirit dictated within and written on their Hearts contrary to his Promise who has said I will put my Laws into their Hearts and in their Minds I will write them Jer. 31. 33. Inroul'd Enrollez Fr. enter'd on Record Engrave Engraver Fr. cut or Carved V. 526. Bind his Consort Liberty What is this but to lay violent hands on God's Free Grace and to shakle his Free Spirit to controul its liberty of breathing when and where he pleaseth Joh. 3. 8. This Liberty is every where exprest by a Gift On the Gentiles was poured out the Gift of the Holy Ghost Acts 10. 45. Unto every one of us is given Grace according to the measure of the Gift of Christ Eph. 4. 7. of which divers Gifts an enumeration is made 1 Cor. 12. to v. 11. All wrought by one and the self same Spirit dividing to every Man severally as he will Consort Consors Lat. Companion V. 527. His living Temples Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you If any Man defile the Temple of God him will God destroy for the Temple of God is Holy which Temple ye