new nesse of the Spirit sig Such a new life as becomes them whom the Spirit hath renewed or a new and holy life wrought by the Spirit of God Rom. 7 6. That wee should serue God in newnesse of Spirit Spirit of promise sig That Spirit which brings not the Law to terrifie vs but the promise of free adoption to confirme and comfort vs. Ephe. 1 13. The holy Spirit of Promise Spirits of the Prophets sig The doctrine which the Prophets bring through the inspiration of the holy Spirit 1 Corin. 14 32. The Spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets to receiue the Spirit sig To feele the efficacy and power of the Spirit working in vs faith hope loue ioy feare greefe and such like graces and affections Rom. 8 15. Ye haue not receiued the Spirit of bondage but ye haue receiued the Spirit of adoption Spirit of slumber sig Spirituall slumber and blindnesse caused by the wicked Spirit Esay 29 10. The Lord hath couered you with the Spirit of slumber Spirit of southsaying sig Such an euill Spirit as can tell thinges past and guesse at things to com Acts 16 16. Hauing a spirit of South-saying or diuination sword of the Spirit sig The word of God which is a spirituall Sword to defend vs and offend Sathan Ephe. 6 17. Take to you the Sword of the Spirit Spirit of truth sig The holy Spirit beeing himselfe most true euen truth itselfe also the authour and teacher of truth to all others Iohn 14 17. Euen the Spirit of truth vncleane spirit sig A wicked Angell or a Deuill vncleane in himselfe and authour of vncleannesse in others Math. 10 1. Luke 9 1. And gaue them power against vncleane Spirits to walke after the spirit sig To be led by the Spirit when we follow in ordering our liues the good motions thereof Rom. 8 1. Which walke after the Spirit to worship in Spirit sig To giue and offer vnto God a spirituall seruice agreeable to his Nature beeing himselfe a Spirit Iohn 4 23. The true Worshippers shall worship the father in Spirit Spirituall sig That which is most pure being giuen not to our bodies onely but to our very Spirits and secret thoughts Rom. 7 14. The Law is Spirituall 2 Persons endued with great measure of godly knowledge and spirituall graces 1 Cor. 1 3. I cannot speake vnto you as vnto Spirituall 3 One mightily ruled and gouerned by the Spirit Gala. 6 1. You which are Spirituall restore such an one 4 One that hath the true sence and interpretation of the word in his heart by which he can try all doctrines 1 Cor. 2 15. The Spirituall man discerneth all thinges The Papistes appropriate this tearme Spirituall to their Cleargy which of all other men are most carnall euery way Spiritually sig By the vertue and speciall enlightning of the Spirit 1 Cor. 2 24. Because they are Spiritually discerned Spirtuall thinges sig The matter of doctrine and the words whereby it is deliuered and taught both being spirituall and heauenly Comparing Spirituall thinges with Spirituall thinges Sporting sig Some token or signe of marriage loue Gen. 26 8. He saw Isaac Sporting with Rebecca Sprinkling of the bloud of Jesus Christ. sig The purifying and cleansing of our consciences from the guilt and filthinesse of sinne by the merit of Christes bloud-shedding effectually applyed through the Spirit and Faith 1 Pet. 1 2. Through the Sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ. S. T. Staffe of Bread sig The strength of Bread which nourisheth vs. Sée Bread to go with a Staffe sig To goe simply barely without any riches or sterngth pompe or power Gene. 32 10. With my Staffe I came c. Marke 6 8. A Staffe onely Stained Cloath sig Vnperfit inherent righteousnesse of the Saintes mingled with many sins as it were so many staines Esay 64 6. Our righteousnesse is like a filthy or stained Cloath to stand in grace sig To perseuer and continue in the state of grace Rom. 5 2. In which grace we Stand. They do erre whosoeuer that thinke beleeuers and iustified persons can fall eyther wholy for a time or finally for euer from the grace of Reconciliation with God to Stand in the liberty of Christ. sig To settle the affections of our heart fast in our Christian liberty as it were in a Station wherein Christ our Captaine hath placed vs. Gal. 5 1. Stand fast in the liberty c. Starre sig pro A bright Creature set in the Firmament to adorne and giue light to vs heere below Gene. 1 15 Iob 25 5. and 38 31. 2 A Minister of the Gospell shining as a Star by his pure doctrine and good life Reuela 1 20. The seauen Stars are the Angels of the seauen Churches to shine as the Starres sig To be cloathed with heauenly glory Dan. 12 3. And they that turne many vnto righteousnesse shal shine as the Stars for euer and euer Day-Star sig The cleare doctrine of the Gospell 2 Pet. 1 19. The Day-Starre arise in your hearts How then do the Papistes well to keepe the Scriptures from the people of God vnder pretence of obscuritie and darknesse wandring Starre sig An vnstable man or one of an vnconstant mind Iude 13. They are wandring Starres Steward sig pro An officer in a great family put in trust with dispensing and laying out of his Maisters goods Luk. 16 1. A certaine man had a Steward c. 2 Euery Christian which hath receiued a calling and guifts from God but especially the Ministers of the Gospell trusted with the Mysteries of Christ to dispose and dispence them to the people Luke 16 2. For thou mayest be no longer Steward And 12 42. Who is a faithfull Steward and wise to Stir vp sig To foster and keepe burning the fire of Gods Grace which Sathan and the Flesh goe about to put out and quench 2 Tim. 1 6. That thou Stir vp the guift of God which is in thee 2 To bring one into the World aduance him to authority and to harden him in his Sin as a punishment of his former lustes Rom. 9 17 For this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp Stone sig pro A Creature so called being strong hard and stiffe whereof there be many kinds 2 Hardnesse of hart or a stiffe and vnyeelding that Ezek. 36 26. I will take from you your hearts of Stone how Christ is called a Stone 3 Christ who is likened to a Stone because he beares vp the whole building of the Church ioynes together Iewes and Gentiles as two Wals in one Hence he is called the Head-stone or the the Corner-Stone Math. 21 42. And because this Stone is not set vp by man but sent by God therefore he is said to be a Stone cut out of the Mountaines without handes Dan. 2 45. And because Vnbeleeuers refuse to be laid vpon this Stone and so perish therefore it is called A Stone of offence Esay 8 4. 1 Pet. 2 8. A Stone to stumble at
Hypocrisie 1 Kinges 2 4. That they walke before me in Truth to worship God in Truth sig To serue God with an inward pure worship without such Ceremonies as were vnder the Law Iohn 4 24. And will bee worshipped in Spirit and Truth T. V. to Turne sig To call one backe that erreth into the right way Iames 5 19. He that Turneth a Sinner saueth a soule Thus Ministers and Christians Turne one another 2 To endeuour ourselues to leaue the by-path of sinne and to turne to God by repentance Actes 3 19. Turne that your sinnes may be put away Thus are men said to turne themselues Ionas 3 10. They Turned from their euill waies 3 To change mans heart from euill to good by putting into it the grace of repentance Iere. 31 18. Turne vs ô Lord and we will returne Thus God alone turneth Sinners Acts 26 18. 2 Cor. 3 16. When their heart shall be Turned to the Lord. 4 To giue some mercy after some iudgement as if God did Turne and change his mind Psalme 8 7. Turne vs againe Lament 3 21. Ionas 3 9. In these and many other places the word Turne signifieth to restore such as bee in calamity shewing some new fauour after some affliction T. W. Two sig The least number consisting of Two Vnites or Two ones Luke 10 1. He sent them out Two by Two 2 Many ioyned together in society Eccle. 4 9. Two are better then one that is society is better then a solitary life though this be especially meant of marriage society They two shall be one sig The strait and most neere coniunction between Man and Wife by the band of mariage which maketh Two to be as it were one person Mat. 19 5. They Two shall be one flesh Two Witnesses sig A competent or sufficient number of Witnesses to testifie any truth Humaine or Diuine Ciuill or Religious Deu. 19 15. In the mouth of Two Witnesses shall the matter bee stablished Ruel 11 3. I will giue power to my Two Witnesses Which the Remists doe falsly expound of Henoch and Eliah preaching and striuing against Antichrist and by him to bee martyred c. All meere forgeries without warrant of Scripture V. A. Uagabonds sig SVch Companions as do nothing but walke the streets which commonly be called the Rascals and Dunghil-Knaues of all Townes and Citties Acts 17 5. The Iewes tooke vnto them certain Uagabonds Uaile sig pro A certaine cloath hanged before the light to hide it from our eyes or put vpon womens heades for a Couert in token of subiection to their Husbands Gen. 24 65. So she tooke a Vaile and couered her 2 A costly and precious hanging made of purple and blew Silke Scarlet and fine twined Linnen c. whereby the most holy place was diuided and separated from the holy place Exod. 26 31 32 33. And the Vaile shall make you a separation from the Holy place and the most holy place This was the Vaile that rent in twaine at the death of Christ to shew the determination and end of the whole Leuiticall and Ceremoniall Law as one saith In morte Christiomnia legaliater minantur a bodily materiall and Typicall Vaile 3 Blindnesse and hardnesse of heart 2 Cor. 3 16 When their hearts shall be turned to the Lord the Uaile shall be taken away As the Vaile kept men from looking vpon the thinges which were in the Holy of Holyest so the hardnesse of heaâ—t and vnbeleefe kept the Iewes from acknowledging and submitting them-selues to Christ. A Spirituall Vaile 4 The defence and preseruation which Husbands owe vnto and affoord their wiues agaynst the iniuries of others Gen. 20 16. He is the Uayle of thine eyes to all that are with thee and to all others A Metaphor A ciuill Vaile Uaine sig Something which is not firme and constant but subiect to decay being of a perishing and vanishing condition Psal. 108 12. Vaine is the helpe of man 2 Vnprofitable and needlesse of no vse and to no purpose Psal. 127 1. Except the Lord builde the house they labour in vaine that build it Uanitie sig A thing of no force vse or continuance 1 Sa. 20 23. Why will you follow vanity which profiteth not nor can deliuer In this sence Idols are often called Vanity Ionas 2 8. Rom. 8 20. The Creature is subiect to Vanity that is to a vanishing and fleeting estate Uanitie of Uanities sig Most vaine and exceeding full of vanity Eccl. 1 2. Vanity of Uanities saith the Preacher In the Haebrew phrase two positiues be equiualent to the superlatiue As Seruant of Seruants Vanity of vanities signifies most seruile most vaine Uapor sig pro A dewy Mist as the smoake of a seething pot 2 The frailty of mans life being of short continuance and suddainly extinct and put out like a Vapor Iames 4 14. It is euen a Vapor that appeares for a little time V. E. Uengeance sig Law and diuine right Acts 28 4. Vengeance hath not suffered him to liue 2 Punnishment inflicted and taken vppon the wicked for their wickednesse Rom. 12 19. Vengeance is mine Rom. 13 3. To take Vengeance on them which do euill Uertue sig pro The naturall vigour and strength which is put into euery creature for such vse as it is appointed vnto of God as the Vertue of Hearbes Plantes c. 2 Power and might or the effect of power Luke 8 46. Vertue is gone out of me that is there is some healthfull effect wrought by my power 3 Honesty of life and good maners Phil. 4 8. If there be any Uertue c. 4 Christian Valour Courage and Fortitude as Uirtus is deriued of Vir 2. Pet. 1 6. Ioyn to your faith Vertue Uessell sig pro Any instrument of vse in an house for the good of this life 2 Titus 2 20. In a great house are Uessels of Wood and of earth These seruing to common vse were prophane Instruments Mark 11 16. Neither would he suffer them to carry Uessels through the Temple 2 Naturall Instruments which receiue containe the matter of generation 1 Sam. 21. And the Uessels of the young men were holy 1 Thess. 4 4. That you know how to keepe your Vessels in holinesse and honour A Metaphor 3 Wiues which howsoeuer they be the weaker sex yet are Instruments of great and manifold vse 1 Pet. 3 7 8. Giuing honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker Vessell A Metaphor Uessels of earth sig Fraile and brittle men subiect to mortality 2. Cor. 4 7. We haue this Treasure in earthen Vessels Uesselles of mercy sig Elect and chosen ones ordained to Mercy euen to obtaine honor and saluation in heauen through Christ. 9 23. That hee might shew the Riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy These bee also called vessels of honor Verse 21. Uesselles of wrath sig Persons men and women prepared to destructi on Rom. 9 22. What if God would to shew his wrath and to make his power known suffer with long
haue the mighty God for their Lorde and are professors of the glorious Gospel of Christ. Col. 1 10. That ye might walke worthie of the Lord. Phil. 1 27. As becommeth the Gospell Worme sig pro A contemptible base creature creeping vppon the ground c. 2 A person contemned in the world and had in vile account Psal 22 6. But I am a Worme and not a man a shame and contempt of men Worship sig Ciuill reuerence due vnto men for their authority and gifts Math 9 18. There came a certain Ruler and worshipped him This is ciuill worship 2 Outward religious seruice due vnto God for the greatnesse of his Maiestie Math 4 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God This is outward Diuine worship 3 Inward Religious honour of the heart sincerely louing fearing and trusting in God because of his infinite knowledge mercy and power Iohn 4. 24. Must worship him in Spirit and Truth This is inward diuine worship 4 Immoderate reuerence towardes Creatures Acts 10 25. He fell downe at his Feete worshipped him Reuel 22 8. Neither Cornelius nor Iohn did take Peter or the Angell to be God they fayled in excesse of reuerence and were rebuked to Worship the Church sig To giue honor to Christ dwelling and raigning in his Church and to honor the Church in Christ her head Esay 49 23. They shall Worship thee with their Faces toward the earth Reuel 3 9. And worship before thy Feete W. R. Wrath. sig Iust Vengeance taken vpon sinners in this world Psal. 9 11. Who knewes the power of his Wrath Eph. 5 6. Rom. 3 5. Which punisheth 2 Eternall death in hell fire 1 Thess. 5 9. God hath not appointed vs to wrath 1 Thess. 1 10. Which deliuereth vs from that Wrath to come Rom. 2 5. 3 The perturbation of minde which mooueth men to reuenge their owne wrongs Gal. 5 30. Hatred Debate Wrath. Children of wrath sig Those that are guilty of eternall death through the iust anger of God against sinne as all men be by nature and birth Ephes. 2 3. And were by Nature the Children of wrath as well as others to Wrestle sig To striue together one man with another which should ouercome the other by strength Ge. 32 24. There Wrestled a man with him till the breaking of the day 2 To fight and striue against the spirituall enemies of our saluation Eph. 6 12. We Wrestle against Principalities and Powers to be written in earth sig To bee forgotten before God and his Church Ier. 17 13. All that forsake thee shall be written in the earth to be written in Heauen sig To bee predestinated and elected eternally by the firme counsell of God to obtaine saluation by Christ. Luke 10 20. Reioyce that your names be written in heauen to be written in the booke of remembrance sig To be loued respected cared for rewarded remembred of God Mala. 3 16. A Booke of Remembrance was Written before him for such as feare the Lord. See Remembrance to suffer Wrong sig To beare and put vp quietly and patiently any harme doone vnto vs without seeking reuenge 1 Cor. 6 7. Why rather suffer ye not wrong Y. E. Yeare sig pro THe space of twelue months Luke 3 23. Iesus began to be about 30. Yeares of age 2 The whole space and time of our life Psal. 60 9. We haue spent our Yeares as a thought Y O. Yoake sig pro An Instrument of Wood or Iron to ioyne men or Oxen or other creatures together seruing eyther â—o tame or to punish A materiall yoake 2 Afflictions for sinne or the Crosse sent from God Lam. 3 27. It is good for a man to beare the Yoake from his youth This is the Yoake of Tribulation 3 Our greeuous sinnes which be the cause of our afflictions Lamen 1 14. The Yoke of my transgressions is bound vpon my hands This is the Yoake of our sinnes 4 The cruell bondage wherein Tyrants keepe Gods people Esay 9 4. Thou hast broken the Yoake of their burden This is the yoake of oppression 5 Fellowship or agreement in any thing good or euill 2 Cor. 6 14. Beare not the Toake vnequally with Infidels 6 Gods Commandements that we should beleeue in Christ and liue vprightly Mat 1 29. Take my Yoake vpon you Also verse 30. This is the Yoke of Gods promises and Precepts which is not heauy to the regenerate man 7 The Law of Moses with a strict condition of performing it perfectly Acts 15 10. To lay a Yoake vpon them whith neither our Fathers nor we were able to beare This is the Yoke of perfect obedience to the Law A Metaphor Y. R. Yron barre sig That which is hard to be broken or ouercome Prouerbs Yron Furnace sig Carefull griefe anguish and sorrow of hart for great and greeuous thraldome and slauery Deut. 4 20. The Lord hath brought you out of the Yron furnace Yron sinew sig An obstinate sinner which wil not yeeld to the worde of God no more then an Yron sinnew will yeeld Yron yoake sig A Yoake most strong and heauy that is some greeuous and cruell bondage Deut. 28 48. And he shall put an Yron yoake vpon thy necke Yong men sig Such as for yeares were but young being grown past Child-hoode and entering into mans estate 1 Sam. 21 5. The Uessels of the Young men were holy 2 The first borne of the Israelites which executed the holy things till Priestes and Leuites were consecrated Exod. 34 5. He sent Young men of the children of Israell which Offered burnt Offerings Z. E. Zeale sig INncrease of affections as of griefe ioy hatred loue Iohn 2 17. The Zeale of thy House hath eate me vp Reu. 3 19. Bee Zealous and amend 2 An honest and commendable desire kindled in our harts to imitate or go beyond others in well doing 2 Cor. 9 2. Your Zeale hath prouoked many Titus 2 14. Zealous of good workes 3 An earnest desire of doing good things belonging vnto vs and of hindering euill things being ioyned with sound knowledge and hearty loue of Gods glorie and of our Neighbours good 2 Cor. 7 11. Yea what Zeale Col. 4 13. I beare him record that he hath a great Zeale for you Thus far it is taken in good part 4 Earnestnesse of affection in good thinges when neither the maner nor end of doing is good Such was the Zeale of Iehu 2 Kinges 10 6. And of the Iewes Rom. 10 2. They haue the Zeale of God but not according to knowledge Also of Paule being a Pharisie Actes 22 15. And was Zealous towardes God 5 Fierce and fiery bitternesse when men are earnest and hot in a bad cause Phil. 3 6. Concerding Zeale I persecuted the Church Here it is taken in ill part 6 Enuy indignation Actes 5 17. Also 7 9. And 17 5. The Iewes mooued with Zeale or Enuy. The Greeke word translated Enuy or Indignation doth signifie Zeale in ill part 7 The most earnest loue of God for the good
Bridegroomes friend B. U. Buckler sig pro A weapon for defence in time of fight 2 The mighty defence of GOD which is as a Buckler to them that trust in him Psal. 18 1. Thou art my Buckler or shield Bud. sig Christ in respect of his mean estate amongst men Esay 11 1. A graft or a Bud shall grow out of his root 2 The Church of Christ springing vp out of the remnant of Israel as a bud out of the earth Esay 4 2. In that day the bud of the Lord shall be beautifull glorious Buffeting sig Some shamefull temptation inward or outward as a buffetting to abase vs. 2. Cor. 12 7. The Messenger of Satan to buffet me Buggery sig Vncleannesse against nature about generation 1. Cor. 6 10. Leuit. 18 23. Building sig Making â—raming Gen 2 23. He built woman of a Rib. 2. Cor 5 1. 2 Teaching and instructing hence Ministers called builders 1. Cor. 3 10. How he buildeth Burden sig pro Some heauy thing which doth load or greeue vs with the weight of it Ier 17 27. 2 The Doctrine or commaundements of Christ. Mat 11 30. My burthen is light So it is to the regenerate to whom the commandements of Christ are not greeuous because they are led by the spirit and haue their sinnes forgiuen them but to the vnregenerate they are as a greeuous burthen 3 Prophesies and fore-telling of greeuous calamities as it were heauy burdens to come vpon a people for sinne Esay 13 1. The burden of Babell The burden of Aegypt 4 All heauy and hard things Psal. 55 24. Cast thy burden vpon the Lord. Esay 9 4. Mat. 23 4. Acts 15 28. 5 Imperfections and wants which appear in our duties Gal. 6 2. Beare ye one anothers burden that is seeing ye are all subiect to Infirmities support and vphold one another through loue All sins are burdens Psal. 38 4. For with their weight they presse vs downe Heb. 12 1. 6 Euery trouble or greefe euen to the least Eccles 12 5. Grashoppers shall be a burthen Bulles of Basan sig Strong powerfull and cruell enemies Psal 22 12. Many young Buls haue compassed me Buriall sig The putting of a Corpes into the graue to bee couered with earth which is the proceeding of naturall death Acts 8 2. 1. Cor 15 2 3. Dead buried 2 The wasting of sinne by mortification as a dead corpes wasteth in the graue Rom. 6 3. Wee are buried with him This is the proceeding of the death of sin which is one part of our sanctification and is effected by the Vertue of Christ buried To be buried with Christ. sig To be partaker of Christ his death and burial for a further mortification of sinne Col. 2 12. In that ye are buried with him Burning sig Earnest desire and lust after Sex which is when one hath an vnconquerable Army of vnruely and vnchast desires thoughts in him dishonoring him and his body 1. Cor 7 9. It were better marrie then burne Rom. 1 27. To builde sig pro To set vp or make an house where none was before Mat. 7 26. 2 To encrease or to enlarge a family and stocke by multitude of children Ruth 4 11. Rahell and Leah did build the house of Israell 3 To strengthen and encrease others in the knowledge and faith of Christ. 1. Cor. 3 10. I haue laide the foundation and another buildeth thereon Iude 20. 4 To prosper and blesse the Gouernour and gouernment of a family Psal. 127 1. Vnlesse the Lord build the house c. Building sig pro A materiall house set vp with hands 2 The Church and people of God heere on earth 1. Cor. 3 9. Ye are Gods building 3 A place of eternall blisse and glory 2. Cor. 5 1. We haue a building giuen of God Builder sig pro One which of nothing maketh something to be Heb. 11 10. Whose builder is God 2 A faithfull Minister of the Gospell who doth lay the elect vpon Christ as builders doo lay one stone vpon another 1. Cor. 3 10. As a skilful master Builder 3 Any Gouernour of Citty or family Psal. 127 1. The builder buildeth in vaine Wise builder sig One who layeth a sure foundation that is one who beleeuing the promises concerning Christ endeuoureth to do his commandement Mat. 7 24. Foolish Builder sig One who neglecteth a good foundation hauing the knowledge and profession of Christ without faith and repentance Mat. 7 26. To Buy sig To get some commodity by giuing the due price of it Gen. 49 30. Ruth 4 5. 2 To obtaine or get a thing by our endeuour Prayer or other good meanes Prou 23 23. By the trueth Esay 55 1. Come and buy without Money C. A. To Call sig TO Inuite Sinners vnto Repentance by the Outward preaching of the word or otherwise by afflictions and benefits Mat. 2 16. Many called few chosen Prou. 1 24. I haue called but you haue refused A common and outwarde calling 2 To draw effectually the elect vnto Christ by the Inward work of the spirit through the word Rom. 8 28. To them which are called of his purpose An inward and speciall calling 3 To appoint and chuse vnto some worke and to giue fitnesse thereunto Exod 31 2. A speciall and free worke of Gods spirit singling drawing the elect from amongst the Reprobate making them to become that which before they were not euen true beleeuers members of Christ Saints Sonnes and heyres of God Rom. 8 30. Whom he predestinated them he called 1. Cor 1 2. Saints by calling Rom. 4 17. God calleth those things which be not as though they were Calling sig A lawfull and warrantable estate of life 1. Cor. 7 10. Let euery man abide in his calling 2 The estate and condition of Christianity Eph. 4 1. Walke worthy of your calling 3 The action of God translating men into this estate 2. Pet. 1 10. Make your calling sure Calling vpon yâ— name of Jesus sig Eyther the whole worship of God by a Sinecdoche of the part for the whole or else it signifieth Prayer vnto Christ for necessary graces Actes 9 14. To bind all that call on thy name Acts 7 50. Stephen called on and sayde Lorde Iesus receiue my Spirit Called sig As much as named or one knowne by such a Name as Christ called Peter Cephas and Luke 1 60. He shall be called Iohn 2 One partaker of an effectuall vocation when the mighty God as it were by the speaking of a word doth make one to be that which he is named and called to wit a Saint and holye as God the caller is holy Rom. 1 7. Called to be Saints Candle sig pro A materiall light shining in the darknesse of the night Luke 15 8. 2 The light of knowledge or the worde of God rightly knowne seruing as a Candle to shew vs our duties and our sinnes and to direct both our selues and others Math 5 15. No man lighteth a Candle to put it vnder a Bushell but on
This is the visible Church which is not alwayes eminent and glorious to the eye of flesh as our Papistes doo auouch too confidently 2 The whole company of the elect which in all ages and places haue or doo or shall beleeue in Christ through the calling of God the father by the operation of the holy spirite This is the inuisible catholicke Church Col. 1 18. Hee is the head of the bodie of the church which comprehends the faithfull of all times countries conditions yeares and sex How then can the Romish church which began but since Christs time be the Catholicke 3 The faithfull of some one family Phile 2. And to the church that is in thinehouse 4 The lawful gouernors of the Church to whom the censures of the Church doo of right belong Mat. 18 17. If hee will not heare them tell it to the Church This is the Church representatiue 5 A materiall Temple 1. Cor. 14 34. Let women keepe silence in the Churches 1. Cor. 11 18. C. I. To Circumcise sig pro To cut off or to paâ—e away the foreskin of the flesh to witnesse thereby an entrance into the couenant of mercy with God for forgiuenesse of sin and newnes of life Gen. 17 10 11. This is to circumcise Sacramentally 2 To mortifie and subdue the flesh with the lusts thereof Ier. 4 4. Be circumcised to the Lord take away the foreskin of your harts This is to circumcise spiritually and thus much is meant in all places where circumcision of the heart is called for euen a correcting of sinful nature and the corrupt desires thereof Men of circumcised eares lips hearts sig Such as haue the inward spiritual effect and grace of circumcision together with the signe as on the other side vncircumcised lippes eares and heart be affirmed of such as haue the outward signe only without the signified grace Acts 7 51. Circumcision sig A person circumcised or a Iew as vncircumcision signifieth a person vncircumcised a Gentile Rom. 2 28. and Actes 15 2. Where Christ is called the Minister of circumcision that is of a people circumcised to wit of the Iewes Gal. 2 7 9. 2 The whole legal ceremonious worship of God by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whol Acts 15 1. Except ye be circumcised ye cannot be saued Gal. 5 2. 3 Those which be truly godly persons spiritually circumcised in their heart forsaking their own corrupt reason and will Phil. 3 3. We are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit This is Circumcision made without hands of the heart and in the Spirit not in the Lâ—â—ter Rom. 2 29. It is a Sacrament of the Old-Testament signifying and sealing vp to the people of the Iewes their entrance into Couenant with God for the remission of their sinnes and mortification of their lustes by faith in Christ to come Rom. 4 11. They receyued the signe of circumcision Gen. 17 10 11 12. Citty sig pro A place compassed with wals for people to dwell in Math. 9 35. And Iesus went to all Citties and Townes Gen. 19 25. And ouerthrewe those Cities and inhabitants 2 The people which dwell in such a place Actes 19 29. And the whole Citty was full of confusion A Metonimie 3 The Church of God vpon earth Cant. 3. 2 3. The Watchmen which went about the citty 4 Heauen Heb. 11 16. He hath prepared for them a citty Ephe. 2 19. A Metaphor C. L. To clappe hands sig To reioyce and be gladde whereof clapping of hands is a signe Psal. 98 8. Let the floods clap their hands and let the hils reioyce Prosopopoâ—â— To cleanse sig To pronounce one cleane from legall pollution Leuit. 13 7. And cleanse him Thus Priestes cleansed 2 To take away guilt and corruption of sinne 1. Iohn 1 7. Thus Christ cleanseth Cleansing Sig Outward ceremonious washing of things or persons as a Type of the Inward Marke 1 40 41. Be thou cleane 2 Spirituall and inward holinesse when the hart is kept cleane from the spot of sinne Mat. 22 26. Iames 4 8. Of this cleansing the spirit is Authour the Word is the Instrument Iohn 15 3. Ye are clean thorow the word 3 Forgiuenesse of sinnes by the imputation of Christes blood to the beleeuer Psal. 51 2. And cleanse me from my sinne Cleane sig One who is holy and pure free from the power of sinne by the grace of sanctification Iohn 13 10. Ye are cleane 2 One free from the guilt and curse of sin by the grace of iustification Psa. 51 7. Purge me with Isoâ— and I shall be cleane to Cleaue sig To sticke fast and be neerely and straightly knit vnto God by the affections of the heart 2 To bee ioyned together most straightly as man and wife Mat. 19 5. And cleaue to his wife 3 To continue with one Acts. 11 23. Acts. 8 13. And did cleaue to Phillip Cloudes of witnesses sig An heape or great number of witnesses or Holie examples Heb. 12 1. Cloudes without water sig Hypocrites which make a faire shew and yet are empty and barren of all goodnesse Iude 12. C. O. Cold. Sig Such as be scarse indifferent but meere carelesse in matters of God and of their owne saluation Reuel 3 15. I would ye were eyther hot or cold Comming of Christ to vs. Sig The presence of his spirit to conuert vs that our hearts may be made his dwelling place Reuel 3 20. I will come in to him Eph. 3 17. 2 Giuing newe tokens of his spirituall presence by comforting and strengthning vs and encreasing his graces in vs. Iohn 14 18. I wil not leaue you Fatherlesse but will come vnto you Also verses 23 28. This is a comming in mercy and fauour 3 Executing his Iudgements against Sin and Sinners Reuel 2 16. Repent or I wil come vnto thee and fight against them This is a comming in wrath Comming of Christ from the Father sig Christ his being borne man that hee might liue heere and do the work of a Mediator by his obeying the Law and suffering the death of the crosse Iohn 15 27 28. I am come out of the father 1. Tim. 1 15. This is a comming in infirmity and weakenesse Comming of Christ to the Father sig His leauing the world and going vp to his father Iohn 17 13. And now Father I come to thee This is a comming in glory as also his comming at the last day will be glorious Our Comming to Christ. sig Our beleeuing in him Iohn 6 3â— Hee that commeth to me shall neuer hunger c. Faith as it is the mouth hand and eye so it is also the foote of the soule whereby we come vnto Christ. Comming of Satan sig His setting vppon Christ with great power and subtilty Iohn 14 30. The Prince of this world comes and hath nought in me Comming of Antichrist Sig His effectual and mighty presence and working for some great hurt vnto others 1. Iohn 2 18. Yee haue heard that Antichrist shall
or Scholler who submitteth himselfe to another to be taught any Learning Actes 20 30. To draw Disciples after them Mat. 11 2. Iohn sent two of his Disciples 2 One who learneth the Doctrine of Christ that he may beleeue and practise it Luke 11 26. The Disciples were first called Christians in Antioch Luke 14 26. 3 The Apostles who in a peculiar manner are often called the Disciples of Christ. Math. 8 1. and 10 1. 4 Hypocrites which heard and professed his Doctrine without loue to it or faith in it Iohn 6 66. Many of his Disciples went from him and walked no more with him Disobedience to men sig An vnwillingnesse to do what is commaunded and a readinesse to doo the contrary 2. Tim. 3 2. Disobedient to parents Disobedience to God sig A vice which causeth men to do what God forbiddeth and to leaue vndone what he commaundeth either because his precepts be troublesom to our sloathfull nature or aboue our corrupt reason Rom. 5 19. By the Disobedience of one man Ephes. 5 6. Children of Disobedience Esay 1 19. to Disobey sig To refuse to harken and do according as God commaundeth and forbiddeth in his word Deut. 28 15. If thou Disobey the word of the Lord thy God Esay 1 20 But if ye refuse c. Dispose sig To put a thing in order or euery thing in his owne place 1. Cor. 11. 32. I will dispose or set things in order when I come 2 To direct and turne a thing to this or that end Gen. 50 20. 3 To giue out and distribute as a Steward the Treasures of God 1. Cor. 4 1 2. It is required of Disposers c. Disposition sig An effect of Gods most wise prouidence mightily ordering and fitting all counselles and actions both his owne and others to their due and proper ends Gen. 50 20. But God disposed it to good Pro. 16 9. Distresse sig Any great trouble danger or greeuous affliction whereby men are so straightned as they know not at al what they may do Ps. 107 6. He deliuered them out of their Distresse 2. Cor. 1 8. Distrust sig Want of trust when men doo not relye and rest vpon God for temporall prouision and protection or for eternall saluation Psal. 78 22. They beleeued not in God but distrusted his helpe Diuine sig One that excelleth in the knowledge and teaching of Diuine and heauenly Mysteries Reuel 1. Iohn the Diuine Diuine sentence sig A sentence most prouident and prudent full of foresight and preuention Prou. 16 10. A Diuine sentence shall be in the lips of the King Diuine nature sig The godly nature that is those godly qualities of righteousnesse and true holinesse wherein the regenerate resemble God 2. Pet. 2 5. Partakers of the Diuine Nature Diuiner or Soothsayer sig One which by a diuellish spirite that is in him doth prophesie and tell before what thinges shall come after Deut. 18 10. Let none be found among you that is a Diuiner Esay 8 19. Gen. 41 8. Ezek. 21 21. Consulting by Diuination spirit of Diuination sig One that by a diuellish Spirit studieth to withdraw others from the worship of God and true holinesse of life Leuit. 20 6 27. If a man or woman haue a spirit of Diuination to Diuine sig To tell thinges to come as a Soothsayer by the helpe of an euill spirit 2 To deuise and finde out wayes and meanes how to know that which is harde to bee knowne Gen. 44 15. Know ye not that such a man as I can Diuine Diuision sig Disagreement in Doctrine or affections Rom. 16 17. Marke them which cause Diuision to Diuorce sig To refuse ones wife or to put her away from being his wife To make a seperation and departing Math. 19 3 7. 1. Cor. 7 14 15. bill of Diuorce sig A writing or Letter which the Husband gaue vnro the wife to witnesse that hee had refused her and willingly put away or turned her off from being any more his wife Deut. 24 1. Let him write her a Bill of Diuorce and put it into her hand The Iewes did not this by precept from God but by permission from Moyses who allowed such a Letter of diuorce for the safety of such Wiues as had cruell and hard-hearted husbands as it is written Math. 19 8. Moyses suffered you for the hardnesse of your hearts to put away your Wiues but from the beginning it was not so Therefore such Iewish Diuorce was euill morrally but not ciuilly Diuorce for adultery allowed by Christ. Math. 5 33. Also 19 5. The Papists holde that the bond of marriage being an holy Sacrament as they say cannot vpon any cause bee broken but is vnviolable till death and therefore if Adultery be committed by either party they alow a Diuorce A thoro from bed onely and do not giue leaue to the innocent partie to marry againe Sée their Annotation in Rhem. Testament on Verse 18. of the 16. Chapter of Luke D. O. Doctor sig One who teacheth others and causeth them to learne any knowledge This is the generall signification 2 One who soundly teacheth the Doctrine of Christ skilfully confuting errors which be contrary to it Ephe. 4 11. Pastors and Doctors or Teachers 3 One who teacheth effectually and within making vs beleeue what we learne and know of him Math. 23 6. For one is your Doctor euen Christ. Esay 54 13. All thy Children shall be taught of the Lord. Ier 31 34. 4 One that ambitiously affecteth the honour of a Teacher and a guide Math. 23 10. Bee not many Doctors Rom. 2 19. Thou perswadest thy selfe that thou art a guide of the blinde that is one that can go before others as a guide or a teacher This honor the Pharisies willingly tooke to themselues being vnworthy of it Math. 5 14. be not called Doctors sig That the ambitious seeking after Titles ought to be eschewed Math. 23 10 Be not called Doctors Doctrine sig That which is taught or set others to learne This is the generall signification 2 The instruction of the Church in that truth which is according to Godlines 1. Tim 4 13. Giue attendance to Doctrine Titus 1 2. Heere it is taken in good part 3 Any manner of instruction how corrupt or euill soeuer it be 2. Tim. 4 2. Doctrine of Deuils Heere it is taken in ill part 4 The act of Teaching Marke 4 2. And said to them in his Doctrine that is whiles hee was teaching them or in the act of teaching he said forme of Doctrine sig The Doctrine of the Gospell which is like a forme mold or stampe chaunging the elect into the Image and likenesse of it selfe by imprinting in their hearts through the Holy-Ghost those very graces of faith hope loue obedience which it teacheth and requireth Ro. 6 17. Ye haue obeyed the forme of Doctrine c. Doctrine of Christ. sig Such Doctrine as hath Christ for the Authour matter and scope or end Heb. 6 1. The beginnings of the Doctrine
Satan euen whatsoeuer by counsell or force hee is able to do Math. 16 18. The Gates of Hell shall not preuaile against them 5 That godly conuersation whereby an entrance as by a Gate is ministred into the Kingdome of heauen Math. 7 13. Narrow is that Gate that leadeth to life 2. Pet. 1 11. 6 The Iudges and Princes which sat in the Gate to exercise Iudgement Esay 3 26. Then shall her Gates mourne and lament that is the Gouernours and Rulers Ier. 14 2. Gate of heauē or house of God sig A place worthy and fit to be consecrate and set apart for Prayer and the seruice of God Gen. 28 17. It is the house of God and the Gate of heauen Gates of Sion sig The open assemblies of the Church where the publicke ministry is exercised Psal. 9 14. Within the Gates of the Daughter of Sion Gates of righteousnesse sig The Temple which is called the Gate of righteousnesse either because only iust and righteous persons were to enter there to worship the righteous God or else because by the Doctrine and Religiō there taught an entrance was made to come vnto God and to attaine true righteousnes Psal. 118 19 20. Open vnto me the Gates of righteousnes Gate of death sig Death itselfe or grieuous daungers threatning Death Psal. 9 13. Psal. 107 18. broad Gate narrow Gate sig The enterance and passage to destruction to bee very easie but very hard to life and glory Math. 7 13 14. Broad is the Gate and narrow is the way Gates of brasse sig The strongest helps and defences Psal. 107 16. He hath broken the Gates of Brasse to raise one in the gates sig To commend one publikely in the open meetings amongst the Elders Pro. 31 31. Her workes praise her in the Gates to Gather sig pro To bring or bind together things which are scattered Leuit. 19 9 10. 2 Cor. 8 15. 2 To collect for the poore when the guiftes of many do meet together to help one 1 Cor. 16 1 2. Concerning the Gathering for the Saints 3 To bring elect Sinners like stragling sheepe into the Folde of the Church that they may at length meete altogether in Heauen Ephe. 4 12. For the Gathering of the Saints Also to call the reprobate by the outward ministry Mat. 23 37. How often would I haue Gathered thee and thou wouldst not 4 To destroy and ouerthrow Psal. 26 9. Gather not my soule with the Sinners 5 To search and examine our hearts prouoking our selues vnto repentance Zeph. 2 1. Gather your selues c. to Gather with Christ sig To further and aduance true Religion Gods kingdome Mathew 12 30. He that Gathereth not with me scattereth Gazing-stocke sig A publike reproach 1 Cor. 4 9. Wee are made a Gazing-stocke to the world Nahum 3 5. G. E. Genealogy sig A pedigree linage stocke or race 2 Vaine and vnprofitable questions and things 1 Tim. 1 4. Giue no heede to Genealogies Generations sig A History or Narration of things which happen vnto any persons Gen. 6 9 25 19. 2 The Originall or first beginning of a thing Gen. 2 4. These are the Generations c. 3 Ancestors and Forefathers Math. 1 1. The Booke of the Generation of Christ. 4 Persons or people which liue in some one age Heb. 3 10. I was grieued with that Generation Mat. 11 16. Eccle. 1 4. Math. 23 36. also 24 34. For an age or men of that age 5 A kinde of men Luke 16 8. Wiser in their Generation from Generation to generation sig In all times both past and to come for euer and without end Psal. 90 1. Thou hact been our refuge from Generation to Generation 2 For a long time Exod. 1◠16 The Lord sware I will haue warre with the Amalekites from Generation to Generation Genesis sig Birth Originall or first beginning of any thing Hence the first Booke of Moyses is called Genesis because it describes both the beginning of the World and the Church of God Gentile or Gréeke sig Euery one who is not a Iew. Rom. 2 28. Rom. 9 30. 2 One who being a Iew by Nation was a Gentile in behauiour being full of impiety and vnrighteousnesse Psal. 59 5. O Lord awake to visite all the Gentiles or Heathen 3 The Iewes which were scattered amongst the Greekes Iohn 12 20. There were certaine Greekes amongst them which came for to worship Gentlenes sig That gift which makes vs curteous and tractable ready to giue milde words and with reason to yeeld others easie to be spoken to and to bee entreated apt to please loath to displease with reason Gal. 5 22. The fruits of the Spirit is Gentlenes long suffering Faith c. G. H. holy Ghost sig The third person in Trinity proceeding from the Father and the Sonne being himselfe most holy the worker of holinesse in all Angels and good Men. Math. 28 18. Baptizing them in the Name of the Father of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost Iohn 15 20 Rom. 8 9. G. I. Gift sig Euery good thing which is giuen vs of GOD. Iames 1 17. Euery good Gift is from aboue 2 Christ who by an excellency is called that gift worth all other Gifts being the head and cause of them all Iohn 4 10. If thou knowest the Gift of God 2 Cor. 9 15. 3 Patient suffering for Christ. Phil. 1 19. It is giuen you to suffer with Christ. Where suffering for Christ is called a Gift 4 Gods eternall election and such spirituall good thinges as flow from thence to wit Remission of sinnes Faith Sanctification perseuerance in grace and eternall life Rom. 11 29. The Gifts of God are without Repentance 5 An almes or reliefe bestowed vpon the Saints 2 Cor. 8 7. That ye may abound also in this Gift 6 Iustification or imputed righteousnesse Rom. 5 16 17. The Gift of that righteousnesse 7 The Holy Ghost and his miraculous Giftes Acts 8 20. That the Gift of God may be obtained by many 8 A thing giuen from man to man eyther to testifie good will and loyall affections then it is taken in good part as 1 Sam. 19 27. or to gaine good will from some Ruler to helpe our suit then it is taken in ill part Exod. 23 8. Thou shalt take no Gift to neglect a Gift sig To suffer it to l◠idle and vprofitable as a sword that rusteth in a sheath Timo. 4 14. Neglect or despise not the Gift in thee the gift of ones hand sig That which is in ones power to giue or the giuing after ones ability Deut. 16 17. Euery Man shall giue according to the Gift of his hand to giue sig To elect or in his decree of election to giue Iohn 6 37 37. All that the Father giueth me c. 2 Actually to bestow and franckly Psalme 2 8. Iohn 3 16. That he gaue his Sonne 3 To consecrate and offer vp 2 Cor. 8 5. These gaue themselues to the Lord. Exod. 22. Girdle sig pro That which
Knowledge and profession of Christ without the fruit of obedience Mat. 2 19. He found Leaues but no Fruit. shaking of a Leafe sig Any small or little feare or the apparance and shew of a danger Leuit. 26 36. The sound of a Leafe shaken shall chase them League sig A solemne conuention or agreement by mutual promises eyther betweene man and man touching the affaires of this life or else betweene God and Man touching that life which is eternall Sée Couenant and Testament Leagues and Couenants were wont of old to bee ratified with blood and solemnized with Banquets and Feasts Sée Gene. 21 27. Also Exod. 24 8. Heb. 9 20. Leannesse sig Famine or scarsity of Earthly blessings which cause leannesse and wasting of the body Esay 17 4. The Fatnesse of his Flesh shall be made leane 2 Death which doth accompany and follow such scarsity and leannesse Psa. 106 15. And leannesse entred into their Soules to Leane vpon sig To rest or relie vpon the helpe of others which trust in them Esay 36 6. Whereupon if any Man Leane it will goe into his hand Leaping sig Reioycing eyther for health of body restored to the Lame or Grace restored to Sinners Esay 35 6. Then shall the Lame Man Leape as an Hart. Learning sig The doctrine of Christ. Ephe. 4 20. But ye haue not so Learned Christ. 2 False doctrin such as the false Prophetesse Iesabell taught to wit that men might eate of thinges sacrificed to Idols commit fornication without Sinne. Reuel 2 24. As many as haue not this Learning 3 The instruction and reformation of our minds in godlinesse Rom. 15 4. They are written for our Learning 4 Humaine knowledge or skill in the liberall Arts and Sciences Iohn 7 15. Seeing he neuer Learned Acts 7 22. Acts 4 13. Least sig None at all of no reckoning or place Math. 5 19. He shall bee called the Least in the Kingdome of Heauen that is he shal haue no place in the Church of God 2 Of small reckoning and regard with others Luke 22 26. Let the greatest amongst you be as the Least Leauen sig pro That which secretly and speedily sowereth the whole Lump of Dow altering the Nature of it Math. 13 33. 2 The Kingdome or Church of Christ heere on Earth secretly waxing and encreasing by degrees both in number of persons and in graces of the Spirit as Leauen being but little yet spreadeth it selfe through the whole Lump Math. 13 33. The Kingdome of Heauen is like vnto Leauen which a Woman tooke c. 3 The doctrine of the Gospell taught in the Church which altereth the Nature of a man turning his heart first and afterwardes his members that he may lead a new life euen as a Leauen altereth the Nature of the Dow maketh it through sower being sweete before Mat. 13 33. 4 The corrupt doctrine of Heretickes corrupting the sweetnesse of heauenly doctrine by theyr false Glosses which is also noted by the Name of Hypocrisie because corrupt doctrine is deceitfull false and vngodly making all the Louers of it Hipocrites Math. 16 6. Luke 12 1. Beware of the Leauen of the Pharisies which is Hipocrisie 5 Corrupt and vicious Liuers which with their company like Leauen infect others Corin. 5 6. Know ye not that a little Leauen Leaueneth the whole Lump 1 Cor. 15 33. old Leauen sig Maliciousnesse and wickednesse euen the whole naughtinesse of our sinfull Nature with the bitter Fruits of it 1 Cor. 5 7. Purge out the old Leauen to be led by the Spirit sig To be mightily and forcibly yet willingly remoued and carried by diuine power from place to place Math. 4 1. Beeing compared with Luke 4 1 14. Iesus was led aside of the Spirit And Mark 1 12. The Spirit is to driue him out 2 To be gouerned by the good motions of the Spirit of God Rom. 8 10. They that are Christs are led by the Spirit of Christ that is be obedient to the gouernment of the Spirit to be Led into temptation sig Not onely to be forsaken in the temptation but to bee giuen wholy ouer to the tempters will and helde prisoner at his pleasure This is neuer done but to the wicked yet it is often deserued by the godly who praying against it doe escape it Mat. 6 13. Lead vs not into Temptation that is let vs not fall into the Tempters hand to be as his slaues Left-hand sig The fearefull estate of the vngodly adiudged to torments as the right hand signifieth the happy estate of the godly appointed to life Mathew 25 30 31. left-handed sig pro One that performeth bodily actions as readily and strongly with the left hand as others doe with the right hand Iudges 3 15. Eâ—ud a Man left handed Letter sig Outward profession of God and whatsoeuer is in Religion besides the Spirit and Grace of Christ. Rom. 2 29. Not in the Letter 2 The whole doctrine of the Law seuered from the quickning Spirit of Christ to make it effectual Rom. 7 6. And not in oldnesse of the Letter Leuy sig The whole race or number of the Leuites Mal. 2 4. My Couenant which I made with Leuy Leuite sig A Minister of the Old Testament whose office it was to instruct the people and to waite vpon the Altar Numb 3 45. Take the Leuits c. Deutro 33 10. They shall teach Israell thy Law and shall put Incense before thy face c. 2 Euery true faithfull Christian which is a spirituall Leuite to worship God in Spirit and truth Esay 66 21. I will take of them for Priests and Leuits saith the Lord. L. I. Liberty sig pro Freedome from any seruitude or bondage 2 Freedome from the bondage of Sin and Sathan and from the seruitude of Moses Law Gala. 6 1. Stand fast in the Liberty wherein Christ hath set you free 1 Pet. 29 16. Gal. 5 13. This is Christian Liberty begun and vnperfit beeing bought for vs by the price of Christs blood and reuealed vnto vs by the Gospell 3 A full and perfect deliuerance from the very corruption of Sinne and of the Graue too and from all misery whatsoeuer Ephe. 1 14. Which is the Redemption of that Liberty purchased vnto the praise of his Glory This is the accomplishment of the former Liberty It is called Glorious Libertie Rom. 8 21. Because the Saints being once freed from all miseries shall be glorified in Heauen 4 That condition of Gods Children from whom the vaile of the heart is taken away and that yoake of darknesse which by the sin of one man beeing put vppon vs was made more heauy by another yoake of Moyses Law encreasing and strengthening naturall blindnesse in vs before conuersion 2 Cor. 3 17. Where the spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty 1 Pet. 2 16. 5 A freedome or power which is giuen vnto the Christian about things indifferent to vse them or not to vse them keeping our selues within bounds of Charity and Edification Rom.
The worke of the Spirit to wit the new quality of holinesse created by the Spirit in the hearts of the elect Gala. 5 17. The Flesh lustes against the Spirit Also verse 25. If we liue in the Spirit let vs walke in the Spirit Rom. 8 1. This is a supreame worke of the Spirit peculiar to the elect 6 An excellent and most singuler efficacy and working of the Spirit vnto the sanctification of Christs humaine Nature filling it with holinesse aboue measure Rom. 8 2. The Law of the Spirit of life which is in Christ Iesus that is the worke of perfect holinesse wrought in the Man-hood of Christ by his owne liuely quickning Spirit which is like a Law mightily gouerning and moderating 7 The spirituall worke of the Gospell beeing set against the carnall shadowish Ceremonies of Moses Law Gala. 3 3. That after you haue begun in the Spirit 8 An inferior worke of the Spirit generally and sleightly enlightning and reforming the reprobate 1 Sam. 10 10. The Spirit of God came vppon him 1 Thess. 5 19. Quench not the Spirit Hebr. 6 4. And were made partakers of the holy Ghost This is an inferiour worke of the Spirit common to the elect with many reprobates 10 The motions of the mind stirred vp by the Spirit Psal. 51 11. Renew a right Spirit within mee Roma 8 14. Luke 9 55. Iudges 3 10. And the Spirit of the Lord came vpon him that is hee was stirred vp or mooued by the Spirit to doe that hee did 11 Instinction or inspiration of the Spirit Mar. 22 43. How did Dauid in the Spirit Actes 28 25. Luke 2 26. It was declared to him by the holy Ghost 1 Cor. 14 14 15 16. 12 That which is spirituall or pure Iohn 3 6. That which is borne of the Spirit is Spirit that is cleane holy and pure like to the cause whereof it springeth 13 Reuelation of the Spirit 1 Cor. 12 12. By the Spirit we know what thinges are giuen vs of God For the Spirits reueale the hidden things of God Verse 10. 14 An holy Angel Heb. 1 verse 14. Are they not all ministring Spirits Also it signifies a wicked Angell to wit the Deuill Actes 12 43 45. Hee tooke seauen other Spirits 15 The Soule of man Luke 23 46. Father into thy hands I commend my Spirit 1 Pet. 3 19. And Preached to the Spirits that are in Prison that is to the Soules which were in the Prison of hel now at this time when Peter wrote this Epistle but were aliue at what time the Sonne of God did Preach vnto them by his Seruant Noah For in Hell there is no place of Preaching or repentance Roma 8 10. 16 That high and Noble facultie of mans soule called the vnderstanding or minde with the most inward cogitations thereof Luke 1. 47. My Spirit reioyceth Rom. 12 2. Be renewed in the Spirit of your minde 1 Thess. 5 23. 1 Cor. 2 11. And in all places where Spirit and Soule are mentioned together 17 Purpose thought will and consent 1 Cor. 5 3. But present in Spirit Also verse 4. 18 With all the heart or with a true affection Rom. 1 9. Whom I serue in my Spirit that is cheerfully and with a good will 19 The conscience sanctified and renewed by the Spirit Rom. 8 16. Gods Spirit beareth witnesse with our Spirit that is to our sanctified conscience 20 The meanes and deuises of men couered and cloaked with pretence of spirituall reuelation 2 Thess. 2 2. Nor be troubled neyther by Spirit nor by word 21 The spirituall worship of God Iohn 4 24. Must worship him in Spirit and truth Phil. 3 3. 22 The Gospell 2 Cor. 3 6. Hath made vs able Ministers of the Spirit 23 One that pretendeth to haue the guift of the Spirit to doe the office of a Prophet and Teacher yet indeede hath it not 1 Iohn 4 1. Beleeue not euery Spirit 24 Doctrine deliuered by him which is endewed with the guift of the Spirit for instruction of the Church 1 Iohn 4 2. Euery Spirit which confesseth that Iesus is come in the Flesh is of God Heere is meant both doctrine and person that bringes it 25 Spirituall exercises of Prayer Meditation hearing c. Gala. 6 8. Hee that Sowes to the Spirit that is he that exerciseth himselfe in spirituall duties 26 Skill of working in Gold Siluer Iron and Brasse Exod. 31 3. Whom I filled with the Spirit of God Spirits sig The most inward and secret conceptions and thoughts of the Soule 1 Cor. 12 10. To another discerning of Spirits Spirit of adoption sig An effect of the holy Spirit to wit a witnessing vnto the beleeuers that God hath adopted them and taken them for his Children Rom. 8 15. Yee haue receiued the Spirit of Adoption that is the spirit which witnesseth vnto you your adoption to be Gods Children to bee borne after the spirit sig To bee borne into this elementary World by the vertues of Gods promise and after a spirituall manner and not by ordinary course of Nature Gal. 4 29. Persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit borne of the spirit sig One regenerate and borne into the Christian World by the holy Spirit the Authour of our new-birth Iohn 3 6. That which is borne of the Spirit Earnest of the Spirit See Seale and Earnest spirit of fear sig An effect of the Spirit to wit feare and terror wrought in the hearts of Men by the holy Spirit in the Ministry and Preaching of the Law reuealing our sinnes and Gods wrath due vnto them Rom. 8 15. Yee haue not receiued the Spirit of feare againe Thus the Spirit of a sound minde the Spirit of wisedome and meeknesse the Spirit of knowledge the Spirit of grace and prayer the Spirit of Prophesie and such like signifie seuerall effects works and guifts together with the Authour and cause which is the holy Spirit and on the other side the Spirit of Pride Couetousnesse Fury vncleannesse and the like do signifie these vices and the Diuell that wicked Spirit the authour of them Spirit of the Gods sig A diuine force and vertue Gen. 41 38. In whom is the Spirit of Gods holy Spirit sig That Spirit of God which in himselfe is most holy and worker of holinesse in all others Eph. 1 â—3 Ye were sealed with the holy Spirit to bee led by the Spirit sig To follow the direction of the Spirit hauing his good motions for the guide and gouernour of our whole life Rom. 8 14. They that are led by the Spirit are the Sons of God Spirit lusting against the Flesh. Sée Lust. ministring of the spirit sig The Preaching of the Gospell whereby GOD giueth his quickning Spirit working the life of Grace in the elect 2 Cor. 3 8. How shall not the Ministry of the Spirit be more glorious meaning of the Spirit sig Inward sighes and earnest desires proceeding from the instinct of the Spirit Rom. 8 27. Know the meaning of the Spirit
or soldiers which fight for the pope as a iust meet recompence of their cruell slaughtering shedding the blood of Gods children Reu. 16 4. The Riuers Fountains of Water becam blood These riuers fountaines some expound of the Iesuites whence other Papists draw instructions as the Sea is nourished by Fountains and Riuers the turning of these into blood is the putting of those to death which were cheefe Maisters in Popery which was done in this our Kingdome and Dominion 1581 when an Acte was made to make their comming into the Realme to disswade subiectes from their allegiance to be treason Blood of a dead man sig The cruell Warres which God would send vpon the Popish Kingdoms which should be as a Sea of blood wherein men should dye by the sworde as the Fishes dyed in Aegypt when the Waters were turned into blood Ren. 16 3. The Sea became the blood of a dead man to shed the Blood of the Saints sig To exercise cruelty vpon the Saints and Prophets of God euen to death yea and to torment also many times by the Antichristian Popish or any other Tyrants to satisfie their owne fierce and bloody disposition and malice conceiued against them for Christ and his Gospel sake Reuel 16 6. For they shed the blood of the Saints and the Prophets Reuel 6 10. to drinke Blood sig pro To take in blood as men take in other drinke as Cyrus did by the compulsion of Tomyris 2 To haue their owne blood abundantly shed till they swim in it and do drinke as it were their owne blood A fit punishment for Popish and all other cruel persecutors that they shold one slaughter another til they be bathed in their own bloods as hapned to the Midianites in the Iudges and to Papists also as Stories witnesse Reuel 16 6. Thou hast giuen them blood to drinke This Phrase seemeth to be fetched from Ezek. 16 38. I will giue thee the blood of wrath that is I will cause thee be cruelly slaine as they which are killed in furie and wrath Blood of the Lambe sig The Sacrifice of Christ his death together with his perfect Iustice and holinesse imputed Reu. 7 14. They washed their Robes in the Blood of the Lambe Reuel 1â— 11. The Saintes ouercame the Dragon and his army not by their constancy to death but by their faith in the blood and death of the Lamb Christ Iesus 1 Iohn 51 5. to Blowe sig To breath or inspire the heart with graces as the holy Spirit vseth to doo by the Ministry of the word which is heere threatned to be for a time remooued and hindered Reuel 7 1. That the Winds should not Blow B. O. Booke sig This Prophesie or Booke of Reuelation as appeareth by the opening the seales of this Booke heere shewed Iohn in a Vision containing the Decrees Counsels and will of God the Father touching the Gouernment of the world namely of his Church till Christ come Whereas these counsels are written in a Book it signifieth the certainty of them that they are surely determined And whereas the Booke was written within without after the fashion of writing in Parchments vsuall in those times it signifieth the largenesse of this Prophesie that there be many things to be reuealed And whereas it is sealed with seauen seales it signifyeth these Decrees only to bee knowne to God vntill he was pleased to manifest them And whereas no creature was able to open the Booke or to looke on it this signifies both the difficulties and dignity of these secrets that they must be with great honour reuerenced Reuel 5 1. I saw a Booke Written c. little Book sig The Scripture containing the doctrine of grace by the powerfull preaching whereof in the latter end of the world Antichrist is to be ouerthrowne as hath bin begun to be fulfilled through the pubshing of the Diuine truth written in that Booke by Luther Wicliffe and others Reuel 10 8. Go take the little Booke Also verse 9 10. Some expound the taking of this little Booke to bee the restoring of prophesie or preaching the trueth vnto the Church which is all one with the former to eate this Booke sig To hide the knowledge of it in the heart and to digest it by godly Meditation Reuel 10 9 Take it and eate it vp The effect of this Booke should be sweetnesse like the sweetnesse of Honey in the mouth but bitternesse in the belly To knowe and beleeue it bringes exceeding delight to the Christian minde but the earnest desire to vent publish it to others the heauinesse and sorrow for the contemning of it and preferring errors before it shall be as Gawle to Gods Seruants In this phrase there is allusion to that in Ezek. 3 3. Ieremy 15 16 Iob. 32. Bookes opened sig Mens Consciences or records and Testimonies of euery mans conscience being vnâ—olded and manifested through the mighty power of God wherin as in Bookes are written all mens thoughtes words and workes Reuel 20 12. And the Bookes were opened Booke of life sig Gods immutable and aeternall Decree wherein as in a Booke the names of the elect are written as Souldiors names vse to be written in a Muster Booke Vpon this most firme and merciful decree of saluation to aeternall life by Christ doth depend the election of the godly who otherwise are not without many blots and very foule ones too in their Consciences which yet are wiped out by the blood of Christ according to Gods euerlasting loue and purpose Reuel 20 12. Another Booke was opened which was the Booke of Life Also Reuel 22 19. Bottomles pit sig Hell where the Diuels bee tormented and whence commeth all Tyranicall and wicked beastly seruage both power and practises of the cruell enemies of the Church Hell for the largenesse of the place and deepenesse of the pain suffered there is called Bottomlesse a Pit because it is below in the nethermost parts of the world a darkish vncomfortable place like a pit or dungeon Reuel 11 7. The Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit 2 The company of Reprobates and earthly minded men among whom Satan raigneth as king Reuel 20 3. And cast him into the bottomlesse pit Comparing this place with Chap. 12. verse 13. It is plaine that Bottomlesse pit signifies the earth that is earthly minded men which are but Christians in shew onely and name for vnto such Satan is sent Bought from the earth sig The elect of God the Father redeemed by Christ fealed vp to the day of Redemption by the holie Spirit by whose effectuall sanctification they haue escaped the fellowship of the false church signified by earth as it were brands pulled out of the fire and are made members of the true Church euen his sincere worshippers These alone can praise the Lambe with ioyfull hearts Reuelat. 14 3. Forty foure thousande which were bought from the Earth Bowe sig The Tongues of Gods Ministers out of which
Temple whereinto the Leuitical Priests only were wont to come Reuel 15 6. Cloathed in pure and bright Linnen He alludeth heerein to the Cloathing of the Priests vnder the Law Exod. 28 42. Some vnderstand by this pure Linnen the Equity and Integrity of Gods iudgment vpon his Enemies Iunius writeth that this kind of Cloathing with fine pure Linnen it was of olde time a signe of royall and Priestlie Dignitie to lift vp the hand to heauen sig To sweare or by oath to confirme a thing It was a gesture of old vsed by such as did swear and at this day is in vse with the Aethiopians Reuel 10 5. He Lift vp his hand to Heauen Very often in the Old Testament Lifting vp the hand is put to signifie swearing Gene. 14 22. Numb 14 30. Ezek. 20 5. To these Texts doth Iohn allude little booke sig A speciall Booke concerning the affaires of Gods Church which is kept with Christ the Redeemer out of which he took this Apocalipse Thus Maister Iunius Reuel 10 2. And he had in his hand a little Booke open 2 The holy Byble which though a large booke considered by it selfe yet if it bee compared with the huge volumes of Popish ordinances and decrees it is but little Maister Gifford takes it thus 3 All Diuine Mysteries which to reueale is in Christs power Claudius doth thus interpret it 4 All consolatarie Scripture or Euangelicall promises which are written in a Booke that they might be extant to comfort Christians in all Ages And because they lead as directly a readie way to the Throne of grace through one Mediator and not by long windlesses and circuits therefore it is saide to be a little Booke Maister Fulke expoundes it thus 5 An vncertaine woorke or Booke written very anciently touching the estate of latter times affirming that as the doctrine of grace was preached first to the Iewes then to the Greekes and lastly to the Latines so contrariwise it should returne from Latines to the Greekes and so backe againe to the Haebrewes whence it first came saith an vnknowne Authour 6 The slender meane and weake knowledge of diuine truth giuen to some one certaine Age whereof Iohn speakes Maister Bright-man takes it thus Let godly Readers take what sense of these they shall thinke meetest I most encline to Maister Giffords Exposition That the holy Byble which long had been shut vp from the people by the craft and malice of Antichrist should at length be cleerly knowne to the people little season sig A short space of time wherein the tyranny of Antichrist should last which of the learned is accounted to be about 390. years or foure hundred In which time the Deuill let loose did deceiue the World with abhominable superstition Idolatry wicked errours and such strong delusions as was wonderfull Reue. 20 3. And afterward he must bee loosed a little season Liuely fountaines sig All good thinges which the memory of former euils cannot diminish and to be led to these Fountaines signifies to bee partakers of all those good thinges and that by the Lambe Christ his Mediation onely Reuel 7 17. And shall leade them to the liuely Fountaines These wordes containe the cause of the felicity described in the former verses Sée Iohn 7 ver 33 39. What is meant by the Waters of Life All spirituall good thinges or graces of the spirit aboundantly shed vppon the thirsty Soules which desire them and feele an extreame need of them euery liuing thing sig All the worshippers of the Beast as well the Cleargy and Popish Teachers signified by the Sea as the Laicall Papistes signified by the earth one and other shall bee horribly slaughtered in the great day of Gods vengeance vppon them for which God is praised in the next verse euen as Fishes dyed in the Sea turned into blood in Aegipt and men were driuen to drinke blood when the fresh Waters were smitten Reuel 16 3. And euery liuing thing dyed in the Sea L. O. Locuste sig The false Prophets and all the worshippers of Mahomet in the East arising out of grosse errours and ignorance flying as it were by companies feeding not vpon their owne but the thinges of others like Locusts till they had in a maner deuoured and miserably wasted both the East Regions of the World and the West Countries of Europe Also by these Locustes are meant especially the great swames of Popish Priests Fryars Monkes and Cardinals euen the whole Popish Hirarchie pontificall Cleargy in the West These are fitly likened vnto Locustes which are a little and vile vermine springing as some say out of Smoake flying together by great heapes and swarmes eating vp and destroying greene things and fruites of the Earth beeing a very sloathfull and idle Creature Euen such for all the World are the Popish Clergy-men They are bred out of the Smoake and darkenesse of Hellish ignorance they are slow-bellies liuing vppon the Sweate of other mens browes whatsoeuer in any Region or Country is most pleasant they draw it vnto them and eate it vp laying wast all the green things in the Church * ouerspreading the Earth in great heaps and rablements â—tinging thousand thousands with their damnable deuises and diuellish inuentions Reuel 9 3. And there came out of the Smoake Locusts vpon the Earth which haue power as the Scorpions of the Earth haue power The Popish Writers themselues do acknowledge by these Locusts to be meant the Maysters of errors Hereticall Teachers such as should giue heede to spirits of errour and doctrines of Deuils bringing in dangerous errours and denying the Lorde as Franciscus Claudius a Carmelite Fryar hath expounded this place The Rhemists also vpon this Text confesseth thus much in their Marginall Notes Long white Robes Sée Robes to Loose sig To giue liberty and power more fully to execute his rage and cruelty against the truth and professors of it to vex them by all the meanes he can Reu. 20 3. He must be Loosed Lord of Lordes sig A Soueraigne Lord to whom belongs all power and Domination ouer all Emperours and Kinges of the Earth Reu. 17 14. For he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings strong Lord sig Christ Iesus infinite in power which no earthly or hellish power is able to resist therefore howsoeuer it seeme vnpossible that Rome being proped vp with the might and riches of many great friends and confederats should bee destroyed yet it must be so sithence he that executeth the iudgement is so strong a Lord. Reu. 18 8. For be that condemneth her is a strong Lord. not to Loue their liues sig To preferre the truth of the Gospell and faith in Christ before their owne liues being prodigall to spend euen their blood rather then by any torments to be remoued from the Gospell Reu. 12 11. And they Loued not their liues vnto death that is not their Liues more then Christ. A comparatiue speech like that in 1 Cor. 1 17. Christ sent mee not to