Burden Amoz strong or mighty the Father of Isaiah the Prophet Amphibolis a City compassed Anab a Grape Anah answering or singing Anaharath Driness or burning or Wrath. Anak a Gyant Anahim a Fountain or the Eye of Waters Anauiah the Cloud of the Lord or the Deliverance of the Lord. Andrew verystrong and manly Andronicus a victorious Man Anna merciful or taking rest or gracious Apollo leesing or a Destroyer a Jew born in Alexandria who being both eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures disdained not to be further instructed in the Way of the Lord by a poor Crafts man named Aouilla and Priscilla his Wife Ariel the Altar or Light of God Arimathea a Lion dead unto God Arphaxad healing Arphad the light of Redemption Athaliah time for the Lord. Aza strength Azariah Help of the Lord. Azubah forsaken B Baal the Idol Baalgad the Idol of Fortune Baalhazer a possessor of Grace Baal-hermon a Possessor of Destruction Baalperazim the Idol of Division Baalshalisha the three-fold or principal Idol Baalzebub the Idol or Possessor of Flies Babylon Confusion Balak Covering or Destroying Barrabas the son of Confusion Barachel blessing or speaking well of God or bowing the Knee to God Baruch blessed Bathsheba the seventh Daughter Bathshua the Daughter of Salvation Becher the first begotten or first Fruits Ben a Son or Building Benajath the Lords Building Benjamin the Son of my right hand Jacob 's youngest Son called Benoni that is the son of Sorrow Jacob loved him Berachiah speaking well of the Lord. Berajah the choosing of the Lord. Besodaiah the Counsel of the Lord. Bethamath the House of affliction Bethaven the house of Vanity and Grief Bethazmaveth the House of Deaths Strength Bethpirei the house of my Maker Bethcar the house of Knowledge Betheden the house of Pleasure Bethel the house of God Bethemeck the house of Deepness Bethesda the house of Effusion Bethanan the house of Grace or Mercy Bethhathshittah the house of going out of the way or the house of Thorus Bethlehem the house of Bread or the house of War a City in the Tribe of Zebulon also a City in the Tribe of Juda called Ephrath near unto which Rachel was buried and unto which Joseph travelled with Mary the Mother of Jesus where she was delivered of Jesus Christ where the wise Men went and honoured him Bathmarcaboth the house of bitterness wiped out Bethnimrah the house of Rebellion Bethuel the Measure of God the Father of Rebekah Bethulia the Virgin of the Lord. Bezaleel in the shadow of God he was a man mightily endued with the Spirit of God Boaz in strength or Power Boochim the place of weeping Boanerges the Sons of Thunder C Caleb as an heart Caiphas a Searcher Canaan a Merchant Chilcab the restraint of the Father Christ anointed Clement Gentle or Meek Cleophas all Glory Cleopatra the glory of the Country Conaniah the strength or stability of the Lord. D Dalajah the Poor of the Lord. Deborah a Word or Bee a Prophetess who judged Israel Dina Judgment Dositheus giving to God E Eden Pleasure Egypt anguish or tribulation Elchanan the mercy of God Eldaah the love of God Eleadah witness of God Eleazer the help of God Eliab my God the Father Eliakim God ariseth Eliam the people of God Eliasaph the Lord encreaseth Eliaship the Lord returneth Eliatl a thou art my God Elihoenai the Lord mine Eye Elidad the Beloved of God Elihu he is my God Elimelech my God the King or the Counsel of God Eliphal a Miracle of God Eliphaleh the God of deliverance Elisha the Lamb of God Elishaphat my God judgeth Elisheba the Oath of God or the fulness of God Elizur the strength of God Elkanah the Zeal of God Elmoded God measureth Elnathan God's Gift Eliphaal God's Work Ezrie the Help of God G Gabriel a man of God Gamaliel God's Reward H Habbakkuk a Wrestler Habiah the hiding of the Lord. Habazzanjah a hiding of the Shield of the Lord. Hacaljah wanting of the Lord. Hadad Joy or Rejoycing Hagar a Stranger Haggiah the Lords Feast Hamul godly or merciful Hanan full of Grace Hannah merciful or taking Rest Hanameel the mercy of God Hananeel the grace of God Hanani gracious or merciful Hananiah the Grace of the Lord. Hatim dedicate to God Hasadiah the mercy of the Lord. Hattil an howling for sin Hazael seeing God Helkiah the Portion of the Lord. Hiel the Lord liveth Hezekiah Strength of the Lord. Hohab beloved I Jaasiel the Work of God Jaasoniah thâ— hearâ—ening of the Lord. Jabal bringing or budding Jabesh drought Jabiz Sorrow Jabin Vnderstanding Jachim Stability Jadiah knowing the Lord. Jahallel praising God Jabohel waiting for God or beseeching God or hope in God or beginning in God Jamuel God in his day Jasher Righteous Jatter a remnant or excellent Ichabod Where is glory Jeconiah stability of the Lord. Jedaiah the hand of the Lord or confessing the Lord. Jedidah beloved Jediel Knowledge of God Jehiah the Lord liveth Jehiel God liveth Jehoadan the Lords Pleasure Jehoahas the Possession of the Lord. Jehoash the fire of the Lord. Jehohanan Grace or mercy of the Lord. Jehoiakim the rising or avenging of the Lord. Jehoshaphat the Lord is the Judge Jehoshuah the Lords Salvation Jehozadak the Justice of the Lord. Jekannah the Lord shall arise establish or avenge Jerameel the mercy of God Jeriel the fear of God Jerimoth fearing Death Jeroboam encreasing the People Igdaliah the greatness of the Lord. Joel willing or beginning Jonah a Dove Jonathan the gift of the Lord. Joshabeth the fulness of the Lord. Ishmael God hath heard K Kabzeel the Congregation of God Kain a Possession Kelaiah the voice of the Lord. Kelita succour a gathering together Kirithaim a City of Cities L Laadah to gather to assemble together Laban white shining gentle Brother to Rebekah Lazarus the help of God Leah painful or wearied the Name of Laban's eldest Daughter M Maadiah Pleasantness or decking of the Lord or Testimony or Covenant of the Lord. Mahseiah the Protection of the Lord Maaziah the strength of the Lord. Machbanai my poor Son Madan Strife Magdalen magnified or exalted Magdiel preaching God Mahalah infirmity or weakness Magog covering or melting Malachi my Messenger Mahaleel praising God Menahem a Comforter Manoach Rest Maon dwelling place Martha bitter or provoking Mattan a gift Maeteni Mattaniah Matthaniah Mattharah his gift Mattathiah a gift of the Lord. Malchiel God is my King Malchiah the Lord is my King Melchizedeck King of Righteousness Malchishuah my King the Saviour Mehetabel how good is God Mehuman troubled Melatiah Deliverance of the Lord. Menelaus Strength of the People Merajath Bitterness Mered Rebellious Mesha Salvation Meshelemjah the Peace of the Lord. Meshullam peaceable Mephibosheth Shame of Mouth Milchah a Woman of Counsel Michah poor or smitten Michajah who is like the Lord. Michael who is like God Michal who is perfect Mordecai bitter Contrition he brought up Esther and bewailed the Jews Destruction N Naam fair or pleasant Naamah fair beautiful or
trafâ•Œfick transâ•Œpaâ•Œrent treaâ•Œcheâ•Œrous treaâ•Œsuâ•Œry triâ•Œumphâ•Œing trouble trough troughs twelfth twelve V Value Va lour Vaâ•Œpour vaâ•Œriâ•Œaâ•Œble ness vaunt eth veâ•Œnoâ•Œmous venâ•Œgeâ•Œance veâ•Œniâ•Œson veâ•Œnom verâ•Œtue verâ•Œtuâ•Œous vexâ•Œaâ•Œtiâ•Œon vicâ•Œtuâ•Œal viewâ•Œed viâ•Œgiâ•Œlant Unâ•Œbeâ•Œlief unâ•Œchangeâ•Œable unâ•Œcir cumâ•Œciâ•Œsed sed Unâ•Œcle unâ•Œcloathâ•Œed Unâ•Œctiâ•Œon unâ•Œfeignâ•Œed W Waâ•Œges Wagâ•Œgons walâ•Œlowâ•Œing wanâ•Œtonâ•Œness Warâ•Œriâ•Œour weighâ•Œed weight whoreâ•Œmonâ•Œger whoreâ•Œdom wickâ•Œedâ•Œness Willowâ•Œtree winâ•Œnowâ•Œed Witchâ•Œcrafts withâ•Œdraw wiâ•Œthies wiâ•Œtherâ•Œeth Wolf Wolves wonâ•Œdeâ•Œrous worâ•Œthies woâ•Œven would wrath wreath wreaâ•Œthen wreâ•Œstle wretchâ•Œed wrongâ•Œfulâ•Œly wrong wrote wrought Y Yarn yield yearâ•Œly yeâ•Œsterâ•Œday yoâ•Œked yonâ•Œder young youth Z Zeaâ•Œlous zeaâ•Œlousâ•Œly The Childs Lesson CHRIST is the Truth Christ is the Light Christ is my Way Christ is my Life Christ is my Saviour Christ is my hope of Glory Christ is my Redeemer Christ is my Rock Christ is the Door Christ is my King and Lord of Lords Christ is the Corner-stone Christ is the Lanth of God that takes away my Sin Christ is the Power of God Christ is my Wisdom Christ is my Righteousness Christ is my Sanctification Christ is my Iustification Christ is the Seed Christ is the Resurrection Christ destroyeth the Devil and his Works which leadeth Man and Woman from God and so Christ is the Way to God again Sarah was a good Woman Jezebel was a bad Woman who killed the Iust and turned against the Lord's Prophets with her attired Head and painted Face peeping out of the Window Christ I must feel within me who is my Life and my Light and the Truth and that is God that sheweth me my Thoughts and Imaginations of my Heart and that is the Lord God that dath search my Heart It is the Spirit of Truth that doth lead into all Truth It is the Spirit of Truth that reproves the World of Sin And that is the good Spirit which reproves the bad and his Works And the Light manifesteth and reproveth and that which doth make manifest and reprove is the Light And that which giveth the Light of the Knowledge of the glory of God in the Frace of Iesus Christ is the Light which shineth in the Heart And that which may be known of God is manifest within which God hath shewn unto you that is that which shews you Sin and Evil. The Gospel is the Power of God The Cross of Christ is the Power of God which crucifieth from the State of Adam and Eve in the Fall in that Power is the Glorying an Everlasting Glorying And this is above the Fleshly Glorying of Adam and Eve in the Fair with his Sons and Daughters The Church is in God the Father of Christ and not a Steeple-house and that is the Spirit that morrifies from my Sin And they that are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God and that is the Spirit of God that doth instruct me in God's ways which are good and that is the had Spirit which leadeth into bad ways And if I be a Child of God I must not grieve him but must be meek and sober and gentle and loving and quiet righteous and humble and live in the Fear of God and live godly and not Lie nor do any wrong to any one So if I be wild froward micked heady high-minded wilful stubborn proud envious disdainful scornful unrighteous ungodly and lie and do not the Truth and forget God such God turneth into Hell that grieveth him In the beginning was the Word Since the beginning were the Words and since the beginning was Babel which is the beginning of Tongues which is the Priests Original but the Saints Original is the Word before Babel was and that is the Original and make Divine and not the Tongues that began at Babel And it cost the second Adam his Blood to purchase me out of the state of Adam and Eve in the Fall to set me in the state that he was in before he fell to that which is a blessed state out of the cursed state and not only to the blessed state that Adam and Eve were in before they fell but to Christ that never fell to his Stature A Child being fallen from the Image of God he hath not Peace A Child being in the Image of God he hath Peace A Child being fallen from the Holiness he doth not see God but being in the Holiness he doth see God And the Image of God is Righteousness and true Holiness In six Dayes the Lord made the Heavens and the Earth and all things therein and the sixth Day made Man and Woman and bad him have Dominion over the Works of his Hands Christ is my Foundation And Christ is the first and the last And Christ is a quickning Spirit Abel was a good Man Cain was a bad man full of Envy and Wrath who killed his Brother about Religion Isaac was a good man and sober Ishmael was a wild Mocker and a scorning Archer and turned into the Wilderness Jacob was a good man Esau was a prophane man who turned against Jacob who bore the Sword The Spirit of Truth is my Leader into all Truth and sheweth methings to come And the Power of God is my Keeper from Sin and Evil. And the Worship of God is in the Spirit and in the Truth Proper Names in Scripture divided into Syllables and the Significations of them in English together with other memorable Passages mentioned in Scripture necessary and delightful for Children to Read and Learn ADam signifies Man Earthly red The World was created in six days Adam was the first Man in the Likeness of God and according to his Image but he lost his Image through Disobedience in eating of the Fruit that God had forbid him to eat of And Adam gave a Name to the Woman which was made of his Rib while he was asleep and called her Eve and he gave names to all other Creatures after that Adam and Eve had Transgressed God drove them out of Paradice where they were at first placed and set a fiery twoâ•Œedged Sword to keep the Way of the Tree of Life Adam lived till he was nine hundred and thirty year old and begat many Sons and Daughters After Adam's Transgression the Earth was cursed and brought forth Thistles and Thorns and man got his Bread by the Sweat of his Brow Cain and Abel were Adam's Sons Cain was a Husbandâ•Œman and being displeased that his Offerings were reproved and not his Brother Abel's although he was rebuked of God for his Envy slew his Brother and offended sevenâ•Œfold thereby after that he was made a Fugitive and a Vagabond upon the Earth for he was accursed of God his Sin was seven-fold for first He did not rightly divide secondly He envied his Brother thirdly He dealt subtilly fourthly He killed him fifthly He stubbornly denied it sixthly He despaired seventhly Being Condemned he Repented not This Cain was the first builder of the earthly City in the which he bestowed his Children for fear because he used Violence Ravine and Spoil Aâ•Œbel he was a Keeper of
all his House served the Lord. Sampâ•Œson slew a thousand of the Philistines with a Jawâ•Œbone of an Ass he also killed a Lion Sampson carried away the Gates and Posts and Bars of the City Gaza on his Shoulders to the top of the Hill Hebron Judg. 16. The Philistines put out Sampson's eyes Sampson was aveng'd on them at once and pulled down the House upon them Judg. 19. Ruth signifies watred or filled she found favour in the eyes of Boaz and was married to him and bare him a son named Oâ•Œbed he was the Father of Jesse the Father of David Saâ•Œmuâ•Œel signifies heard of God he was offered to God by his Mother he was in favour both with the Lord and also with Men God called him thrice and revealed his Will to him and made him a Prophet he Judged Israel with diligence all his dayes the Philistines were brought under when he died he was bewailed greatly Eâ•Œliâ•Œjah signifies God the Lord he was a Prophet who foretold the Famine to come among the Israelites he was fed by Ravens the Lord sent him to Aâ•Œhab whom he boldly reproved for following Baâ•Œaâ•Œlim by Prayer he obtained Rain he was persecuted by Jezabel he fled from her and being almost famished he was fed by an Angel in the strength of which Meat he travelled forty dayes and forty nights he afterwards took courage against Jezebel and foretold Ahab's and Jezebels death at his Prayer Fire came down from Heaven and destroyed two Captains with their Men He was an Hairy man and girdeded with a Girdle of Leather he was taken up into Heaven by a Whirlâ•Œwind Eâ•Œliâ•Œsha signifies My God saveth Eâ•Œliâ•Œjah anointed him Prophet in his room he was called to be a Prophet from the Ploughâ•Œtail 1 Kings 9.19 he craved of Elijah to have his Spirit doubled upon him forty two Children that mocked him were devoured by two Bears he healed Naâ•Œaâ•Œman of a Leprosie of whom he would take no reward because he would not sell the Gift of God he raised the Shunamites dead Son he healed the deadly Pottage 2 Kings 4. Elisha weeping shewed unto Hazael the evil that he should do unto Israel Daâ•Œvid signifies beloved he was a ruddy man and withal of a beautiful Countenance and goodly to look to Samuel anointed him King yet afterwards he fed his Fathers Sheep slew the Gyant Goliah and brought two hundred of the foreâ•Œskins of the Philistims to Saul God was with David and therefore Saul feared him and commanded that he should be slain It was said of David His Kingdom abideth for ever he followed the Lord with all his heart save only in the matter of Vriah Job signifies Sorrowful he was a man Upright and Just fearing God he was bereaved of his Substance and Children yet he praised God in his Affliction Jeâ•Œreâ•Œmiâ•Œah signifies my Height or Fearing he was a Prophet to whom the Lord gave his Word to preach he cried against the Priests that bore rule by their Means which he said was a horrible and filthy thing committed in the Land he was persecuted and mocked for publishing the Truth and Word of God and Pasher the Son of Imner the Priest when he heard what he Prophecied he smote Jeremiah and put him into the Stocks he was at another time taken by the Priests and accused before the Governours and as he was going from Jerusalem into the Land of Benjamin he was taken by an Officer and had before the Princes who smote him and committed him to Prison where he lay in a Dungeon a long time but at last was delivered by Zedekiah the King out of that place and the King commanded they should put him into the Court of the Prison and daily to give him a piece of Bread but the Princes desired the King that he might be put to death for that he prophesied That the City should surely be given into the hands of the King of Babel 's Army Then the King said He is in your hands for the King can deny you nothing So they took Jeremiah and let him down with Cords into a Dungeon where there was no water but mire till Jeremiah stuck fast into the mire but in this Dungeon the Lord preserved him and at last delivered him out Eâ•Œzeâ•Œkiâ•Œel signifies The strength of God he was a Prophet he was fed with the Word of God and made bold with his Spirit he cried Wo to the Shepherds that fought after the Fleece and clothed themselves with the Wool and fed with the Fat and made a Prey upon the People he said The Lord would gather his Sheep from their Mouths and that they should be a Prey unto them no longer Baâ•Œlaâ•Œam signifies the Antiquity or the Devourer or Destruction of the People he was called a Prophet Balak King of Moab hired him to curse the People of God he was slain among the Midianites he was one that loved the Wages of Unrighteousness and therefore was rebuked of a dumb Ass he taught Balak to lay a stumbling block before the Children of Israel Daâ•Œniâ•Œel sinifies Judgment of God a Prophets Name he would not defile himself with the Kings Meat he declar'd to Neâ•Œbuâ•Œcadâ•Œneâ•Œzer his Dream wherefore he was advanc'd by the King unto great dignity he foretold Belâ•Œshaâ•Œzer That he should be deprived of his Kingdom Daniel was made the third Ruler of the Kingdom because the Spirit of the Lord was excellent in him wherefore the Rulers and Governours sought occasions against him but they could find no fault for he was faithful to the Lord so they consulted together and got Darius the King to make a Decree That whosoever should ask a Petition of any God or Man for thirty days save of the King he should be cast into the Den of Lions but Daniel kneeled on his Knees and prayed to and praised his God in his Chamber his Window being open as he used to do aforetime wherefore they accused him to the King for breaking the Decree for which he was cast into the Lions Den and a Stone was laid thereon and the King sealed it with his Signet that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel then the King went unto his Palace and remained fasting neither were the Instruments of Musick brought before him and his sleep went from him Then the King arose early and went in all haste unto the Den of Lions and when he came to the Den he cried with a Lamentable voice unto Daniel and the King spake and said to Daniel O Daniel the Servant of the Living God Is not thy God whom thou alwayes servest able to deliver thee from the Lions Then said Daniel unto the King O King live for ever My God hath sent his Angel and hath shut the Lions Mouthes that they have not hurt me for my Justice was found out before him and unto thee O King have I done no hurt then was the King exceeding glad for him and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the Den so Daniel was brought out of