as the most divine Diet I become perfect and absolute in all knowledge as the Gods who know every thing As before Godhead was not from her thought ran in her mind V. 790. Eve sick as she supposed of innocent Ignorance was resolved to diet her self with the Fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil as Physicians prescribe a certain Diet to their disorder'd Patients Diet of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gal. Mature ripe thence perfect and compleat Bo. I. Vers. 660. Animi maturus Alethes AEn 9. Wise Prudent V. 807. Experience next to thee I owe Next I owe my Thanks to the Experience my best guide Experientia Lat. Trial the Mistress of Mankind V. 812. Heaven is high and remote to see According to Lucretius Omnis enim per se divum natura necesse est Semota ab nostris rebus sejunctaque longè Lib. 1. V. 821. Without Copartner Without a Sharer and Partner in my new acquired knowledge Copartners and Coparceners of Con and Particeps Lat. are Law-terms for such as have equal shares in the Inheritance of their Ancestors V. 829. I extinct Dead destroyed the Lamp of Life being quench'd Extinctus Lat. dead of Extinguere Lat. to put out V. 837. Sciential Sap Eve probably enough adored and reverenced the Violated Tree as conceiving some wonderful Power dwelt therein which had bestowed upon the Plant the Juice and Sap productive of extraordinary knowledge as if not made by God to grow among the rest out of the Earth but being able to make others that eat it such of its own Innate Virtue As hinted before If they all things who enclos'd Knowledge of Good and Evil in this Tree That who so eats thereof forthwith attains Knowledge without their leave V. 722. Sciential Scientialis Lat. belonging to knowledge Scientia Lat. V. 845. Divine of something ill misgave him Yet oft his Heart foreboding and foretelling some Disaster made him fear all was not well Told him the joy he promis'd to his Thoughts and the new solace in her Return so long expected would disappoint him Divine Divinus Lat. one that foretells what shall happen Falli sperat Chaldaeos caeterosque Divinos Cic. So Divinare futura So Helâ—nus foretelling AEneas what was to befal him is said Canere Divino ex ore Sacerdos AEn 3. Misgave gave him to think something was amiss Mis as the Fr. Mes in composition depraving and depressing the word to which it is joyn'd as Misdeed Mishap c. V. 846. He the faultring measure felt He found his Heart kept not true time he felt the false and intermitting Measure the natural description of our Minds foreboding ill by the unequal beatings of the Heart and Pulse discovered Faulter of the Span. Faltar of the Fr Faillir to fail to be wanting V. 851. That downy smiled That cover'd with soft Down look'd sweetly Down of the Belg. Dun thin that Lanugo the soft Beard on Fruits Ipse ego cana legam tenerâ languine mala Ecl. 2. V. 852. And Ambrosial Smell diffus'd Virgil's very words Et liquidum Ambrosiae diffudit odorem Geo. 4â— Ambrosial Bo. II. V. 245. Diffused Bo. III. V. 137. V. 854. In her face Excuse came Prologue and Apology In her looks Excuse sate ready to declare the Reason of and to defend-the Occasion of her long Absence Excuse Excusatio Lat. of Excusare Lat. to lessen an objected Fault Prologue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Introduction or entring into or opening the matter of a Speech and among the Poets a Speech made before the Play to entreat the favour of the Auditory Apology 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Defence that part of an Oration in which the Accusation is endeavoured to be avoided and wiped off To Prompt Prontare Ital. to mind one of to suggest Promptum reddere Lat. to prepare or have in readiness V. 855. With bland Words With fair winning Words Of Blandus Lat. soft flattering fawning V. 858. Depriv'd thy Presence Robb'd of thy dear Society Depriv'd of thy Company Of Deprivare a disused Latin word to bereave of Ibid. Agony of Love Strange tormenting Passion not felt by Eve before she became sinful Love as all other her Passion while innocent easily obeying the Rule and Reign of Reason Agony 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an inward Conflict and Disturbance See Bo. II. V. 861. V. 876. Dilated Spirits ampler Heart c. My Understanding wider and my Heart large and more open Dilated Bo. I. v. 429. Ampler of Amplior Lat. larger Many are of Opinion that Eve did not relate to Adam the Promises the sly Serpent had made her and that if she had acquainted him therewith he would have suspected Satan's design and have stood upon his Guard grounding it on St. Paul's words Adam was not deceived but the woman being deceived was in the transgression 1 Tim. 2. 14. But that of meer fondness and impotency of Passion he was perswaded by his lovely and lost Eve to Ear against his better knowledge undeceiv'd yet the sad Sarcasme And the Lord God said Behold the man is become as one of us to know good and evil Gen. 3. 22. intimates that Adam was attack'd on the side of his Understanding which he hoped by eating of that Fruit to improve into Perfection Our Poet therefore has entertain'd both these Opinions in his Discourse of Adam's Transgression V. 880. Unshared and Odious soon Like Juturna Haud quicquam mihi dulce meorum Te sine frater erit AEn 12. V. 885. Too late renounce Deity c. Quo vitam dedit aeternam Cum mortis adempta est Conditio Ibid. V. 886. With Countenance blith With a chearful Countenance pleased and chearful Of the Sax. Blide or Belg. Bliide joyful V. 890. Blank while Horror chill c. Blank Blanc Fr. white pale Obstupuere animi gelidusque per ima cucurrit Ossa tremor AEn 2. V. 891. All his Joynts relax'd Illi solvuntur frigore membra AEn 12. Relax'd loosen'd Of Relaxare Lat. V. 895. He inward Silence broke He thus reason'd with himself discours'd with his own Thoughts inwardly in his Mind V. 901. To Death devote Made liable to Death given up and destin'd to Destruction Pesti devota futurae AEn 1. V. 914. The Link of Nature drawn The natural Affection by which I am link'd to thee who art the dearest tenderest part of my own self Flesh of my Flesh c. Link of Lien and Lier Fr. to bind together V. 917. So having said So having said to himself so having thought and considered in his Mind as at V. 895. V. 922. Who thus hath dar'd Misprinted for Hast dared V. 924. Sacred to Abstinâ—nce Set apart and secluded from use Dedicated to forbearance Abstinentia Lat. forbearance Arbor erat Luci medio in penetralibus umbris Sacra comam nullos morsu violanda per annos Quam Pater omnipotens fertur cum conderet orbem Perpetuae sacrasse fami Imitated from
AEn 7. Laurus erat tecti medio c. V. 925. Under Bann to touch Under Command and Injunction or under a Curse not to touch it Ban Fr. for a Proclamation Command or Edict solemnly publish'd Or Bann is of the Belg. Bannen to curse in the Fol. Edition it is misprinted Bane See V. 663. V. 934. Inducement strong Powerful Perswasion Inducement of Inducere Lat. to move or perswade Most probable it is that Adam had hopes of attaining to a higher degree of Life and Knowledge and that the Temptation attack'd him on that side as well as his weaker Eve for most Interpreters supposed that meant of him by way of Rebuke Job 28. 28. And unto the man he said Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil is understanding V. 943. With us must fail dependent c. Sharing in our Welfare or Woe depending on our Condition as being made our Servants and thence subject to Vanity as the whole Creation is by St. Paul described Groaning and travelling in pain together until now Rom. 8. 20 21 22. Even as we our selves groan within our selves waiting for the adoption to wit the redemption of our body v. 23. Dependent Dependens Lat. subject to of Dependere Lat. to rely upon V. 954. If Death consort with thee If Death must be thy Portion thy Lot of Consors Lat. a like a Companion Cui communis sors est V. 963. Ingaging me to emulate Obliging me to imitate this high Example of thy Love AEmulari Lat. to endeavour to be like V. 977. Death menac'd would ensue Could I think Death wherewith we are threaten'd would follow upon our Eating would certainly overtake us Menac'd of Menacer Fr. of Minari Lat. to threaten Ensue Ensuyvre Fr. Insequi Lat. to persue to follow after V. 980. Die deserted Die alone forsaken and forlorn Desertus Lat. Deserere to forsake Pernicious Bo. I. Vers. 282. V. 989. Fear of Death deliver to the Winds Throw away and despise this vain fear of Death 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nec ferre videt sua gaudia ventos AEn 10. Tristitiam metus Tradas protervis in mare Creticum Portare ventis Hor. Carm. 1. Od. 26. V. 998. Not deceiv'd According to the Historical Relation of Moses he did not plead for himself that he was deceiv'd the Excuse of Eve cheated by the Serpent but rather inticed and perswaded by her The woman whom thou gavest to be with me she gave me of the tree and I did eat Gen. 3. 12. Whence St. Paul Adam was not deceived but the woman being deceived was in the transgression 1 Tim. 2. 14. V. 999. Overcome with Female Charm Credendum est illum virum suae faeminae uni unum hominem homini conjugem conjugi ad Dei legem transgrediendam non tanquam verum loquenti credidisse seductum sed sociali necessitudine paruisse Aug. l. 11. de Genes ad litt c. 42. Which the holy Page styles Harkening unto the voice of his wife Gen. 3. 17. Improbe Amor quid non mortalia pectora cogis AEn 4. V. 1003. At compleating of the Mortal Sin Original For till Adam had transgress'd by eating the Forbidden Fruit the Original Sin that infected all the Nations of his Posterity was not accomplish'd See V. 782. Original Bo. VI. V. 511. Compleating of Complere Lat. to fulfil Mortal Mortalis Lat. deadly of Mors Death V. 1005. Nor Eve to iterate c. Nor Eve to repeat her Transgression Of Iterare Lat. to do over again So Horace Cras ingens iterabimus aequor Carm. l. 1. Od. 7. V. 1008. As with new Wine intoxicated As if disorder'd by new Wine Intoxicated of Intossicare Ital. to Poison Tossico and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Poison of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Bow because barbarous Encmies used to poison their Arrows at last Toxicum made Lat. was used to signifie any sort of Poison many of which as Phitra c. did disturb Men's Minds and made 'em mad Operation Bo. VIII V. 323. Display'd Bo. II. V. 10. V. 1013. Carnal Desire enflaming Blowing the Desires of the Flesh into a Flame Carnalis Lat. fleshly of Caro Lat. Flesh. V. 1014. Lascivious Eyes Wanton Looks Eyes full of Lust. Lascivus Lasciviosus Lat. lustful Dalliance Bo. IV. V. 338. V. 1017. Exact of Taste and Elegant Well skill'd and curious in thy Taste Exact Bo. VIII V. 539. Elegant Elegans Lat. Choice of Eligere Lat. to pick and choose Ut in epularum apparatu à magnificentiâ recedens non se parcum solum sed etiam elegantem videri volet eliget quibus ut atur Cice. de Orat. Sapience Bo. VII V. 193. of Sapere Lat. to taste to distinguish thence to be wise to know V. 1020. Savour we apply and Palate call judicious We use Taste in many Senses and apply Judgment to the Palate Palatum sagax in gustu Plaut Hic planè nihil sapit Cic. is an unfavory Fellow a Fool. Nec enim sequitur ut cui cor sapiat ei non sapiat Palatus Cic. de Fin. Savour Sapor Lat. Tincam multa ridiculè dicentem Granius obruerat nescio quo sapore vernaculo Cic. de Cla. Orat. So we say This savours of Atheism c. Judicious of Judicium Lat. Judgment so a Man is said to be a good Judge of Wine that has a good Palate Palatus or Palatum Lat. the Roof of the Mouth Purveyed Provided of Pourveoir Fr. Providere Lat. V. 1024. True Relish tasting Did not understand Taste in its heigth and perfection Relish of Relecher Fr. to lick over again as Hauts Gousts entice us to do V. 1036. Darted Contagious Fire Shot forth Infectious Fire Darted of Darder Fr. to fling a Dart. Contagiosus Lat. Infectious V. 1040. Pansies Violets and Asphodel c. Pansies of Pensée Fr. Viola Flammea of Tricolor called a Paunsie or a Fancy Violets Violette Fr. Viola Lat. Aspâ—odel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Daffodil Hyacinth Hyacinthus a Flower that sprang out of the Blood of a lovely Boy the Darling of Apollo slain by him by mischance See Bo. IV. V. 301. V. 1047. That with exhilerating Vapour bland As soon as that deceitful Fruit whose soft and pleasing Fume had fed their Fancies and play'd about their Animal Spirits had lost its force and having misled their Minds was now spent and evaporated Exhilerating of Exhilerare Lat. to delight to refresh Bland Bo. V. vers 5. Exhaled of Exhalare Lat. to breath out V. 1050. With Conscious Dreams encumbred Loaded and perplexed with guilty Dreams such as arose from an inward sense of their Transgression Encumbred of the Fr. Encombrer or Ital. Ingombrare to vex disturb of the Ger. Kummern to molest V. 1053. Soon found their Eyes how open'd Not as the Serpent had promised 'em To be as Gods Gen. 3. 5. but to be less than Men such as they were while Innocent They were naked before and were not ashamed Gen. 2. 25. Non quod eis sua
as our Passions do the inward and unruly Mob of Mankind Superior Master of Superior Lat. uppermost V. 533. Of Beauties powerful glance Weak and unarm'd against the danger of bright Beauties Darts Glance of Eslaâ—cer Fr. Slanciare Ital. to dart of Lancea the Rays of Beauty are frequently compared to Darts V. 534. Or Nature fail'd in me Or Nature did not sufficiently fortifie me on this side and left this part of me imperfect and unfinish'd unfit to sustain an Object so amazing Fail'd Faillit Fr. of Faillir to be wanting Sustain Substinere Lat. to undergo V. 536. Or from my Side subducting c. Or Nature taking her out of my Side took perhaps more than enough something that lay too near my Heart and ever since too much affects it Subducting Subducere Lat. to withdraw V. 539. Eâ—aborate of inward less exact As to her outside perfect and compleat inwardly less exactly finished Elaborate Elaboratus Lat. finished Exact Exactus Lat. perfect and compleat V. 540. In the prime End of Nature c. Because made out of Man and for him As God by Christ is the Head of the Man so is Man the Head of the Woman and Man receiving his Perfection from God and the Woman hers from Man therefore St. Paul styles Man the Image and Glory of God and Woman the Glory of the Man 1 Cor. 11. 7. Mas enim ut perfectior ita prior naturâ est quam faemina cumque sexus faemineus ut Arist. 1. 4. de Gen. Animal Sit lâ—esio quaedam quoddam detrimentum seu quaedam mutatio virilis sexus constat faeminae generationem esse velut multilationem debilitationem viâ—i Necessario vero quod integrum perfectum prius est quam debile mutilatum Ita secundum naturam effectum est ut si quod fuit totius generis initium id esset à â—mare â—illo verò percusso faemina fieret ut debilius quiddam necessarium tamen propter ipsum virum Val. sa Philo. c. 1. V. 542. In the Mind and inward Faculties In the Mind and its inward Powers and Perfections Women are generally inferior to Men to which their Contexture more soft and infirm does not only contribute much but their Education more Faculties Facultas Lat. Power Strength V. 543. Her resembling lesâ—â—is Image who made both That Eve as well as Adam was made in the Image of God is plain Gen. 1. 27. So God created man in his own image in the image of God created he him male and female created he them Doubtless Woman was created capable of Reason and Understanding endowed with Free-will with all the Gifts of Nature with an Immortal Soul receptive of Grace and Eternal Happiness as well as Man in which consists the most perfect Image of their Creator But as Man was made the Head of the Creation and all Things for him and he by God for his Service therefore he is chiefly said to be the Image of God and Woman being made out of Man and for him is in that respect esteemed his Image according to St. Paul Forasmuch as he the Man is the image and glory of God but the woman is the glory of the Man 1 Cor. 11. 7. Which the Apostle backs with this Argument For the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man vers 8 9. Resembling Resembler Fr. to be like of Re and Similis Lat. V. 545. The Character of that Dominion given That Dominion was equally given both to Man and Woman over the Creatures is evident Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the Sea c. according to the Blessing God gave them Gen. 1. 28. So that this seems to refer to Eve as not being the immediate Image of her Maker but rather his from whom she was taken and thence less Perfect and Compleat than her Original Or as being her self under some obligation of Obedience to her Husband even in the State of Innocency as the Schoolmen hold thô after her Offence imposed and heighten'd into her Punishment Character 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Mark of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. of the Heb. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Engrave V. 547. So Absolute and in her self Compleated So finely finish'd and in her self accomplish'd Absolute Absolutus Lat. perfect of Absolvere to finish Compleat Completus Lat. accomplish'd of Complere Lat. to fulfill to finishâ— V. 552. Falls degraded Seems low is undervalued of Degradare Lat. to debase to make low V. 553. Looses discount'nanc'd Wisdom it self in discourse with her is worsted and put out of Countenance Reason is by Beauty too often overborn and ruin'd wâ—en Seâ—se siâ—s Judge V. 555. As one intended first not after made occasionally Authority and Reason attend on her as if she had been first Created and not I not she for me but I had been made for her occasionally for the sake of Propagation Aristotle calls Woman Animal Occasionatum non per se ex principali naturae intentione generatum sed ex occasione id est propter imbecillitatem defectum virtutis generativae quae est in semine virili quod si validum semper perfectum esset semper virum nunquam faeminam generaret Pere in Gen. c. 2. v. 18. Occasionally for other ends upon another account Occasionalis Lat. V. 556. To Consummate all To say all at once of Consummare Lat. to reckon V. 558. Greatness of Mind and Nobleness Or take an Addition from her Beauty and are set off by it with wonderful advantage according to that of the Excellent Virgil Gratior pulâ—ro veniens in corpore virtus Adjuvat AEn 5. V. 560. With contracted Brow Frowning knitting his Brow Contracted Contractus Lat. drawn together of Contraâ—ere Lat. to pluck together Frontem contrahere Cic. pro Cluent V. 562. Be not diffident of Wisdom Mistrust not the Understanding God has given Diffident Diffidens Lat. mistrustful Deserts of Deserere Lat. to forsake Dismiss of Demittere Lat. to put away V. 565. By Attributing c. By rateing and esteeming Things more than they deserve Attriâ—uere Lat. to impute to to value at V. 570. Thy Cherishing not thy Subjection Well deserving thy Kindness not thy Cringing That may well deserve thy Love not thy Submission Cherishing thy Favour and Affection of Cherir Fr. to make much of Subjection Subjectio Lat. Obedience V. 575. And to Realitics c. And give up quietly all her gawdy Shews to those more Real and Essential Abilities that difference thee from her acknowledging thee her Head The Husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the Church Eph. 5. 23. Realitas Lat. for what is in deed and fact V. 576. Made so adorn Made so fair and compleat to please thee the more Adorn of Adornare Lat. to dress to set out V. 578.