C. R. Craft Sig Trade or occupation Acts 18 3. For that was their Craft Heere it is taken in good part 2 Deceite guile and fraud Eph. 4 14. By the deceite of men and with Craftinesse Heere it is taken in ill part Create sig To make something of nothing Gen. 1 1. God created heauen and earth Hebr. 11 2. The thinges we see were made of things which did not appeare 2 To giue and worke Grace where it is not Eph. 1 16. Created to good workes 3 To restore Grace as touching the feeling and fruite of it Psal 51 10. Create in me a cleane hart 4 To be the Author and worker of a thing Esay 45 7. I make peace and create euill I the Lord do all these things faithfull Creator sig God who safely and faithfully keepeth them whom hee hath once made and taken charge of 1. Pet. 4 19. As to a faithfull Creator Creature sig The whole frame of Heauen and earth and sometimes some particuler worke of God Rom. 8 20. Because the Creature is subiect to vanity Also verse 21 22 23. It is put for one particuler worke or thing created Rom. 8 39. 2 All men whether Iewes or Gentiles Marke 16 15. Preach the Gospell to euery Creature new Creature sig That quality of holinesse created in the heartes of the Elect at their first conuersion to God 2. Cor. 5 17. He that is in Christ let him be a new Creature This is called the New man and Spirit and Law of the minde Crooked sig pro That which is contrary to streight or to right Eccles. 7 15. 2 All swaruing from the straight and right line of Gods word Psal. 119 3. Surely they worke no Iniquitie or Crooked thing for so it is in the Originall Crum sig The least and lowest degree or measure of Gods grace Math. 15 17. The whelpes eate the Crums c. Crosse. Sig That Tree or Wood whereon Christ dyed beeing made in forme of a Crosse. Math. 27 32. They made Simon of Cyrene to beare his Crosse. Come down from the Crosse. The Papistes without all reason adore the Reliques of it and attribute Vertue to it being but a Creature if it were extant 2 The whole passion of Christ from his Cradle to his death but especially his sufferings vppon the Tree Heb. 12 3. Who for the Ioy was set before him endured the Crosse. Metonimie 3 The Doctrine of the Gospell that is of free Saluation by Christ crucified 1. Cor. 1 18. The preaching of the Crosse to vs that be saued is the power of God Also Verse 17. Gal. 5 11. 4 The preaching of Christ crucified Gal. 6 11. They woulde not suffer persecution for the Crosse of Christ. 5 Euery greeuous or painfull thing sent of God eyther to our minds or bodies Math. 10 38. Take vp thy Crosse and follow me Metaphor This is the generall Crosse common to all men as they bee men 6 Such afflictions as the faithfull suffer for Christ and for Righteousnesse Gal. 6 14. God forbid that I should reioyce but in the Crosse of Christ. This is a speciall Crosse peculiar to Christians Crowne Sig pro A round Garland set vppon the head in Token of victory or that which Princes weare vpon their head at their Coronation 2. Tim. 2 5. Hee is not crowned except he striue lawfully 2 Kingly or Royal dignity and power Ps. 132 18. But on him his Crowne shal flourish Metonimie 3 Whatsoeuer excellencie or glory wee haue in vs or without vs. Reuel 4 10. They cast their Crownes before his Throne Lam. 5 16. The crowne of our head is fallen 4 That which either bringeth or encreaseth our Renowne Comfort and Glory before men 1. Thes. 2 19 20. Ye are our Crowne of reioycing Ye are our Glory and Ioy. Prou. 12 4. Crowne of Righteousnesse Crowne of life Sig Eternall life which is giuen as a free reward to such as lead a righteous life which the God who is most righteous hath promised and will also performe 2. Tim. 4 8. Henceforth there is laide vp for mee a Crowne of Righteousnesse Rom. 6 16 23. This is also called the Crowne of life Iames. 1 12. Reu. 2 10. Because in the life eternall there shall bee honour and glory vnspeakeable whereunto Good-works are the way but are not the cause Hence the Papists do corruptly gather the merit of workes Sée their Annotat. on 2. Tim. 4 8. Crowne of Glory sig That most excellent glory which the Saints haue in Heauen shaddowed vnto vs by a kingly Crown which of all earthly things is most glorious 1. Pet. 5 4. Ye shall receiue an incorruptible Crowne of glory 2 A glorious and honorable thing Prou. 16 31. Age is a Crowne of Glory Crowne of Gold sig A most ample and glorious Kingdome such as Dauid had ouer Gods people Psal. 21 4. Thou hast set a Crowne of Gold vpon his head Crowne of Thornes sig A Crowne made of Thornes set vpon Christes head in derision and to encrease his paine Math. 27 29. They put a crowne of Thornes on his head to Crowne vs with Compassiō sig To make vs famous and glorious by merciful deliuerances as if he should set a Crowne vpon our head Psalme 103 4. He crowneth vs with compassion to Crucifie sig pro To fasten one to the Crosse there to languish till death Math. 27 35. Crucified him 2 To mortifie or kill sinfull lusts by little little Gal. 5 24. Haue Crucified the flesh 3 To lay open Christ vnto the scorne and mocke of the world Heb. 6 6. Crucifie Christ. 4 To despise the world and to be despised and set at naught by the world Gal. 6 14. Cry sig Most earnest desires in Prayer arising from the feeling or feare of some misery Psal. 40 1. Hee heard my Cry Exod. 14 15. Wherefore diddest thou Cry vnto me 2 Loud and boystrous speech or roaring Ephe. 4 31. Put away crying from you 3 Weeping and vehement sorrow or mourning Reuel 21 4. There shall be no more crying 4 Greeuous and bitter Complaints such as the poore make in their great distresses Iames 5 4. The cries of them are entred into the eares of the Lord. Cryer sig A publick Minister appointed and sent to proclaime as a Cryer the comming of the Messiah to work our Redemption Such an one was Iohn Baptist Math. 3 3. The voyce of a Cryer Iohn 1 23. to Cry sig To sigh in Prayer or with great earnestnesse to desire good things Psal. 22 2. O my God I cry by day Rom. 8 15. This is our crying to God 2 To reprooue sinne earnestly and to call sinners to repentance with great vehemency of voyce Esay 58. Cry aloud and spare not 3 To craue or demaund vengeance from Diuine Iustice. Gen. 18 20. The cry of Sodome is great Deut. 24 15. Iames 5 4. Gen. 4 10. C. U. Cup. sig pro A kinde of Pot Maser or Goblet whereby of olde time they did measure a portion of
onely being referred to men That quality whereby men become beneficial helpfull to others after Gods example Gal. 5 22. The Fruits of the spirit is Goodnesse This is created Goodnesse 2 That vnperfect agreement of all our faculties and powers with Gods will Acts 11 24. A Good man Good being referred vnto thinges sig That which all men desire as being pleasurable vnto them Psal. 4 7. Who will shew vs any Good Heere it signifies the chiefe Good felicity which all men seeme to desire 2 Prosperity and euery thing that is prosperous Lam. 3 38. Euill and Good proceeds from God Esay 45 7. I create Good and euill 3 That which is expedient behoouefull or conuenient 1. Cor. 7 1. It is not Good for man to touch a woman Gen. 2 18. It is not Good for man to be alone And else-where very often Good is put for commodious and profitable 4 That which is vertuous and Morrally Honest Righteous and Iust. Psal. 37 27. Flee from euill and do Good Psalme 14 1. There is none that doth Good 5 That which is commendable or praise-worthy Math. 26 10. She hath done a good worke vpon me 2. Tim. 4 7. A good fight 1. Tim. 6 13. A good confession 6 That which lackes nothing to the perfection of being Gen. 1 31. And loe all was very good 7 That which is healthfull wholsome auaileable to our saluation Rom. 8 28. All things worke together for good to them that loue God Ephe. 4 29. But that which is good to edifying 1. Tim. 4 6. 8 That which is sufficient 2. Chro. 30 22. He spake to the Leuites that had good knowledge 9 Cheerefull solemne and ioyfull 1. Sam. 25 8. We come in a Good season 10 That which is lawfull 1. Tim. 4 4. Euery creature of God is good 11 That which is sweete and gratefull Gen. 3 6. When she saw that the fruit was good 2. Chro. 18 7. He doth not prophesie good vnto me 12 The benefits of God both for this life and the life to come Psal. 103 5. Which fils thy mouth with good things Good when it is referred vnto persons sig One who is holy of himselfe and most holie or perfectly holy being Authour of all holinesse in others Marke 10 18. There is none good but one which is God 2 A godly man who is vnperfectly good doing good to many Actes 11 24. Barnabas was a good man Thus all regenerate persons be good God is said to be with good men either inwardly by his grace directing and assisting in doing all duties strengthning and comforting in feares and doubtfull cases and daungers or outwardly by his mercifull prouidence protecting their persons and prospering their enterprises and workes Good age sig A life full of yeares accompanied with health of bodye and spirituall prosperitie vnto the end of our dayes Gen. 25 8. Abraham dyed in a good age Gen. 15 15. Good Conscience sig A power in mans soule giuing testimony of mens actions and estate before God according to the light of knowledge which it hath Such a good Conscience may be in a man vnregenerate Actes 23 1. I haue in all good Conscience serued God vntill this day This Paule speaketh of him-selfe being a Pharisie 1. Tim. 1 19. Hauing faith and a good Conscience when one followeth the light of knowledge that shineth in his Conscience and doth accordingly vnto it such an one is saide in Scripture phrase to haue a Good Conscience and to serue God in a good conscience though he be but a naturall man and lack sauing knowledge This Conscience is good Morrally 2 A power of the soule enlightned with sauing knowledge of Gods trueth and sanctified by the Spirit to giue Testimony truly both of our Good estate before God for eternall life and of all our dooings in this life excusing and comforting vs when wee haue done well checking and accusing vs when we haue done euill Heb. 13 18. Pray for vs for we are assured we haue a good conscience And Actes 24 16. It is called A cleare and vnspotted Conscience 2. Tim. 1 3. It is called A pure Conscience This good Conscience onely regenerate men haue and it is Supernaturally good or good Spiritually Good eye sig A mercifull and liberall eye Prou. 22 9. He that hath a good eye a Good name sig A fauourable report giuen vs of Good men in respect of our well-doing Prou. 22 1â— A good name is better then riches Good word of God sig The will of God reuealed in Scriptures which teacheth a good life and promiseth good things and makes vs Good being Good in it selfe and therefore it is called The Good Word of God Hebr. 6 4. And haue tasted of the good Worde of God a Good hart sig A Soule framed by God vnto goodnesse being made able to loue this Good word of God and to desire and endeuour to obey it Luke 8 15. An honest and good Hart. Good hope sig A sure expectation of Good things in Heauen 2. Thess. 2 16. And good hope through grace Good things sig Remission of sinnes attonement with God eternall life Rom. 10 15. Which brings glad tydings of Good things Good works sig Such things as God hath commanded to be done euen all Good thoughts counsels desires words deeds which come from a regenerate man are according to the will of God reuealed in his Law Ephe. 2 10. Created to good workes Vnto a Good worke it is required that the ground or beginning of it be Good to wit a pure hart Faith vnfained and a Good Conscience Secondly that the thing done be Good being commaunded of God in his Law Thirdly the ende Good beeing referred to Gods Glory Workes of Popery deuised by men are no Good workes Math. 15. Gospell sig The History and Narration of the things which Christ spake and did as the Gospell according to Marke Mathew c. Marke 1 1. The beginning of the Gospell of Christ. 2 The glad and ioyfull tydings of Remission of sinnes and eternall saluation by Faith in Christ. Marke 1 15. Beleeue the Gospell Luke 2 10. I bring you tydings of great ioy c. Gala. 3 8. And elsewhere often it signifies that doctrine which teacheth the true way how to attaine perfect righteousnesse eternall life namely by beleeuing in the Sonne of God Hence called Gospell as one would say a Good-spell or Gods-spell 3 The whole doctrine of the word both of Law and Grace Marke 1 14. Teaching the Gospell of the Kingdome of God 4 The preaching or publishing the doctrine promise of Grace Rom. 1 9. I serue God in the Gospell of his Son That is in declaring and preaching the Gospell of his Sonne Gospell of Jesus christ sig The doctrine of saluation by Christ not as it is Bookes but as preached belieued and practised Rom. 1 16. Not ashamed of the Gospell Gospell of peace sig The message or doctrine of peace and Reconciliation with God by Christ
in their reckoning which they will forgiue 2 An action of God freely accounting the righteousnesse of Christ to be his righteousnesse who beleeues in Christ. Rom. 4 3 4. And it was Imputed or counted to him for righteousnesse In this fourth Chapter to the Romans this word Imputed derided by Popish Heretickes is seauen times repeated in the Doctrine of Iustification and is ioyned vnto faith without which there is no Imputation of Christs Iustice to vs. Rom. 4 23 24. Our sins and punishment were Imputed to Christ who bare our sins in his body and was made sinne for vs. 1 Pet. 2. verse last And his righteousnesse with the merit thereof euen eternall blisse is imputed and accounted to al beleeuers whence ariseth Iustification of a Sinner before God 2. Cor. 5. verse last He that knew no sinne was made sin for vs that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him Not our righteousnesse but the righteousnesse of God not in vs but in him saith an ancient father The Papists scoffing at this most necessary and deuine action of Imputing righteousnesse to faith apprehending Christ calling it in their Notes printed at Rhemes a new-no-Iustice an vntrue Imputation an immaginary thing a putatiue righteousnesse a fantastical apprehension In these and such like taunts they vtter so many blasphemies against Heauen and all to maintaine and establish their owne righteousnesse of workes I. N. In. sig By or through 1. Cor. 14 2. Speake in the spirit that is by the Inspiration of the spirit 1. Cor. 15 22. In Christ all shal be made aliue that is by Christ. 2. Cor. 3 16. 2 Against Gen. 4 23. I haue slaine a man in my wound that is against my selfe and to my owne hurt 3 To 1. Thes. 4 7. God hath called you In holinesse that is vnto holinesse Ephe. 2 10. Created of God In good workes that is vnto Good workes Iames 5 3. and very often else-where 4 Out of Exod. 31 4. To worke In Gold in Siluer and in Brasse 5 Of or concerning Rom. 5 12. We reioyce In the Lord that is concerning the Lord. 6 With or together with Math. 16 27. The Son of man shall come In the glory of his father that that is together with his owne and his Fathers glory 7 As Math. 10 41. Hee that shall receiue a Prophet In the name of a Prophet that is as a Prophet because he is so 8 From. Colo. 3 16. Sing in your hearts that is from your hearts or hartily 9 Before Iohn 1 1. In the beginning was the word that is before the beginning 10 For. 1 Cor. 1 4. I thanke God for the Grace giuen you In Christ that is for and by Christ. 11 Vpon Iohn 14 1. Ye beleeue 〈◊〉 God â—…eue also In me that is vpon me In Spirit and truth sig Spiritually and truely by the vnâ—… motion of a sanctified Heart Iohn 4 〈…〉 him In Spirit and In Truth Churches In Christ. sig Christian Churches Gal. 1 21. 1 Tâ—… so Bretheren In Christ Saintes In Christ aâ—d in Christ before me that is a Christian before me Babes In Christ. sig Such as be Babes or Infants in respect of groaâ—… in Christianity 1 Cor. 3 1. In the spirit sig Spirituall regenerate by the Spirit vnto a newe life Rom. 8 9. Ye are In the Spirit In Christ. sig As touching Christ and Christianity Gala. 6 15. For In Christ Iesus neither circumcision auayleth any thing 1 Cor. 4 15. I haue begotten ye In Christ. 2 In the preaching and publishing the doctrine of Christ. Rom. 16 9. Salute Urbanus our fellow Helper In Christ that is In the matters of Christ. 3 A member of Christ one linked vnto and grafted in Christ by Faith Rom. 8 1. To them which are In Christ. In sins and trespesses sig One couered and ouer-whelmed In Sin as one that is drowned In the Water Ephe. 2 1. Dead In trespasses and sins Incomprehensible sig One greater then Heauen and Earth whom the World cannot containe nor mens wit conceiue him as he is Psal. 145 3. Inconâ—â—nency sig An vnablenesse to keepe himselfe chast in single â—â—â—e or In the estate of Marriage 1 Cor. 7 4. Least â—…than tempt you to Incontinency Incoruption sig The qualitie of bodies after the Resurrection being no â—ore subiect to rottennesse and corruption 1 â—… 35. Till corruption put on Incorruption 〈…〉 â—…oundnesse and Integrity of a regenerate Soule â— Pet. 3 4. Which consisted In the Incorruption of a meeke Spirit Incorruptible crown sig Immortall and neuer perishing Glory 1. Peterâ—…4 â—…4 * Indifferent sig Some thing which is neither commaunded of God nor forbid but of a middle Nature being In it selfe neither good nor euill and may bee changed according to circumstances of time and persons and places as to eate this or that meate to 〈…〉 this or that apparrel to haue religious meetings at such a time in such a place and diuers other thinges as belong to the outward administration of the Word and Sacraments Wherein yet nothing must be appointed to be done contrary to order comlinesse or edification Sée Rom. 14. 1 Cor. 14. throughout Where though this Word Indifferent 〈…〉 not â—ound at all yet the matter it selfe signified by 〈…〉 the rules to direct vs about thinges that be Indifferent are there to bee found Learned Diuines affirme as Illiricus and others that thinges Indifferent that bee of a middle Nature cease to be such when any of these condicions following are annexed vnto them 1. Compulsion 2. Opinion of worship necessity or merit 3. Scandall and offence 4. Entrance and occasion of abuse or Idolatry 5. Any hindrance to truth or edification or obscuring and darkning of Religion and piety by them though they should containe no other euill In them A conformity and through agreement amongst all Christian Churches in outward Rites and Ceremonies is neither necessary nor possible because of the great differences of places people and times Infant sig pro A Child which cannot speake being young yet in the swathing clouts Such an one if he die at this age either before or after Baptisme so there be no contempt of the Sacrament he is saued by the Couenant of Grace made to Parents and their Children Gen. 17 7. Infidelity sig A priuation or vtter absence of Faith A totall distrust in Gods promise Sée Vnbeliefe 2. Cor. 4 4. Infidell sig One that is no Christian but a Heathen 1 Tim. 5 8. He is worse then an Infidell Sée Vnbelieuer * Infinite sig That which is absolutely vnbounded and vnlimited hauing no measure at all either for time or greatnesse So is God onely Sée Incomprehensible Infirmity or weakenesse sig pro Metanimies Outward bodily feeblenesse 1 Tim. 5 23. Use a little Wine for thine often Infirmities Thus is sicknesse called because it makes Infirme and feeble Metanimie 2 Some spirituall weaknesse of the godlie in their knowledge and Faith Rom. 6 19. Because of the Infirmity of the
their owne house and to recompence their Kindred Sée godlinesse Pilgrime sig One that trauaileth far from home in Forraign Countries without any certaine or setled dwelling place Gen. 47 9. The whole time of my Pilgrimage c. 2 Euery godly person which dwelling heere in earth as touching his body hath his desire loue and hope fixed in heauen as in his proper Country Heb. 11 13. They confessed that they were strangers and Pilgrimes in earth Psal. 39 12. For popish Pilgrimes and pilgrimage there is no ground and footing in all the Scriptures Pillar of truth sig The Church of Christ on earth 1 Timo. 3 15. The Piller and ground of truth which is the church of the liuing God In this Metaphor he borroweth his speech from an old custome of the Gentiles who were wont to write their Lawes in Tables and so to hang them vpon Pillers as we doe Proclamations on posts that they might be read hereby to teach vs that the Church is but a witnesse preseruer and no rule of truth as Papists say as the Pillar was not the Law but that whereon the Law hung so the true Church lesse the false Romish Church is that which shewes the truth vpholds it by her Ministry but it self is not the rule of truth for that is the holy Scriptures Pit sig Any mischiefe or affliction either spirituall or bodily temporall or eternall psalm 7 15. They digged a pit and themselues are fallen into it Mat. 15 14. If the blinde lead the blind they shall both fall into the pit or Ditch P. L. Place sig A portion of ioy in the kingdome of Heauen or a roome in that kingdome Iohn 14 3. I goe to prepare a place for you 2 A portion of torment in the kingdome of hel or a roome there Act. 1 25. That he might go into his owne place 3 A Tent House Citty or dwelling Gen 18 33 Abraham returned to his place Gen. 19 13. Plague sig Any great iudgement of God sent for sinne as Famine Warre Sword Sicknesse or any other Iudgement of God psal 38 11. My friends stande aside from my plague In this sence the ten Iudgements of Egypt are called plagues 2 That infectious disease commonly called the Pestilence 2 Sam. 24. 25 15. A Plant. sig The people of Israell which were as Plantes sowneand set in the Vineyard of the Church Esay 5 2. And planted it with the best Plants 2 Any false calling false Doctrine or Worship Math. 18 13. Euery Plant that my heauenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out 3 Children Psal. 44 12. Thy sonnes shall bee as Plants to Plant. sig pro To remoue and translate young trees from one earth to another that they may encrease and fructifie 2 To bring a people from one Countrey into an other Countrey there to place and settle them that they may encrease and multiply Psal. 44. 2. Thou hast planted them 88. 8. Thou hast planted it This is a terrestriall and earthly Planting 3 To vnite and ioyne the elect beeing taken out of the rotten stocke of old Adam vnto Christ and his Church by the spirit and faith Psal. 92 13. Such as be Planted in the house of the Lord. Rom. 6. 5. For if wee be Planted with him into the similitude of his death This is a spiritual inward planting of God himselfe 4 To preach the word plainely and easily for the entraunce of the ignorant into the knowledge of Christ. 1. Cor. 3 6. I haue Planted and Apollâ—s hath watered This is an outward Planting by the Ministers of God 5 To denounce and foretell the will of God for the continuance and prosperity of kingdomes and people Ierem. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer nations to build and to Plant. Planted by the riuers of waters sig One rooted into Christ by the grace of regeneration that drawing from him liuely iuyce and continuall moysture of the spirit he may be abundantly fruitfull in good works Ps. 1. 3. Hee shall be like a tree Planted by the riuers of waters to Plead ones cause sig To vndertake the defence of ones cause against his enemy Psalme 35 1. Plead thou my cause O Lord c. to Plead sig To expostulate or quarrell or contend and stand in strife against one Rom. 9 21. O man who art thou that Pleadest with God Michah 6 2. He will plead with Israell to Please sig To conforme as much as we may our thoughts words and deeds to Gods will Col. 1. 9. That you may Please God in all things When wee allow that which God allowes and hate that which God hateth This is to Please God 2 To purpose and will to doe some thinges or not to doe other things Psal. 115. 3. Our God is in heauen he doth whatsoeuer he Pleaseth Psalme 135 6. Whatsoeuer pleased the Lord c. to be Pleased sig To accept and approoue in mercy such duties as are done to God Heb. 13. 16. With such sacrifices God is Pleased to be well Pleased sig To be throughly satisfied and fully pacified in respect of a price payed vnto iustice for sinne Mat. 3 17. This is my beloued sonne in whome I am well pleased God looking vpon Christ crucified and vs in him layeth aside his whole displeasure wrath conceyued against vs for sinne Pleasure referred to men sig Any manner of sinfull delight agreeable to our corrupt nature 2. Timoh 3 4. Louers of Pleasure more then of godlines 2 Honest delights seruing for the solace and comforts of mans life Genes 49. 20. Hee shall giue Pleasures for a king 3 The most free and iust decree and determination of God touching all things Mat. 11 26. Euen so father because so it was thy Pleasure And not because men were worthy All merits of works is shut out by the doctrine of grace rightly vnderstood good Pleasure sig The free and louing purpose of God for the saluation of the elect Ephe. 1. 5. According to the good Pleasure of his will The high and first mouing cause of election 2 The delight and contentment which God taketh in the woorke of his purpose regenerating and creating faith in his elect 2 Thess. 1 11. Our God fulfil all the Pleasures of his goodnes and the work of faith with power Pleasures of gods house sig Euery spirituall blessing Psal. â—65 4. Satisfied with the Pleasures of thine house Pleasures of sinne sig Such delightes benefites and commodities of this life as bee kept and held with sinnefull conditions Heb. 11 25. To enjoy the Pleasures of sinne Ploughe sig The preaching of Christ and the profession of Christianity Luke 9 26. Hee that puts his hand to the Plough That is either to preach or professe Christ. to Plucke vp sig To destroy and ouerthrow Math. 15 13. Shal be Plucked vp 2 To denounce and foretell destruction Iere. 1 10. I haue set thee ouer Nations to Pluck vp Policye sig Counsell or aduice either good or euill Proue 21 30. There is
the word then it is an euill thought whatsoeuer good pretence it haue Math. 15 19. For out of the heart comes euill Thoughts 2 Our counsels touching matters to be done or not done Psalme 146 4. Then his Thoughtes perish 3. The griefe of an afflicted minde Psal. Amidst the Thoughts of my heart thy comforts haue refreshed my Soule 4 Reasoning inwardly in the Soule Luke 9 46 47. When Iesus saw the Thoughtes of their harts 5 Purpose ioyned with indeuour Gen. 50 20. When you Thought to doe me euill 6 Carking or immoderate care or care with anxiety Math. 6 31. Take no Thought Mat. 19. Take no Thought what ye speake Referred to God 7 The will counsell purpose or decree of God touching all things which he will doe or not doe Psalme 33 11. The Thoughts of his heart shall stand for euer It doth sometime signifie Gods disposition when his purpose is executed and brought vnto effect As Gen. 50 20. But God Thought c. So Tremelius translates it Thousand yeares sig The space of ten hundred yeares 2 An exceeding large space of time a finite number being put for an indefinite Psalme 90 4. A thousand yeares is but as yesterday when it is past 2 Pet. 3 8. A thousand yeares as one day Through or by in the doctine of iustification sig The cheefe efficient cause to wit the grace free fauour of God Rom. 3 24. Wee are iustified freely by or Through his grace 2 The outward meritorious cause to wit Christ Iesus our redeemer Reu. 3 24. Through the redemption which is in Christ. Ephe. 1 7. Through his bloud 3 The inward instrumentall cause to wit our Faith Rom. 3 28. We are iustified Through Faith without the workes of the Law Verse 25. Through Faith in his Bloud 4 The signes and fruits of our iustification to wit good workes Iames 2 21. Was not Abraham iustified Through workes Through him sig By his administration or powerfull gouernment Rom. 11 36. Through him are all things Thorny ground sig An heart stuffed with the cares of this World which choake the seede of the word as Thornes choake the Corne springing out of the ground Mat. 13 22. That which fell among Thornes or thorny ground Threatning sig A denunciation of some iudgement temporall or eternal from God 2 Hard and cruell speeches from one man to another Actes 14 17. Let vs Threaten and charge them 1 Pet. 2 23. When hee suffered he Threatned not to Thresh the Mountaines sig To destroy and afflict greeuously euen strong and mighty enemies Esay 41 15. Thou shalt Thresh the Mountaines and bring them to pouder Throne sig A high Seate full of Maiesty and glory fit for earthly Kinges or Iudges 1 Kings 10 18. Then the Kings made a great Throne of Iuory and the Throne had sixe steps 2 Some visible token or representation of Gods power and Maiesty Reue. 4 9. They gaue honour to him that sate on the Throne Reuel 15 1. Metaphor Thunder sig A great noyse and sound caused in the Clouds by the breaking out of hot and dry exâ—alations beating against the edge of the Cloud Psalm 18 13. The Lord Thundred in the Heauen Exo. 16 19. There were Thundrings and lightnings Thunder is a witnesse of Gods power and serueth to strike terrour and feare in men that the godly may bee humbled and the better subdued vnto God and the wicked confounded and left without excuse T. I. Time sig pro Some certaine space as houre day weeke yeare c. Dan. 2 21. Hee changeth the Times and seasons Dan. 4 20. And let his portion be among the Beastes till seauen Times passe ouer him that is seuen yeares Exod. 2 23. 2 Tearme period and shutting vp of ones life Psalme 31 15. My Times are in thy handes O Lord. 3 Opportunity or fit and conuenient season to doe thinges in Iohn 7 6. My Time is not yet come Acts 1 7. The Times and seasons 4 The whole tearme or space which a man liueth Psal. 90 10. The Time of our life is threescore yeares and ten c. Time and times and part of time sig Three yeares and ten daies Dan. 7 25. And they shall bee giuen into his handes vntill a Time and Times and the diuiding or part of Time Tithes sig The tenth part of our goods Deut. 14 28. Heb. 7 8. Men that did receiue Tithes T. O. To. sig The meanes that lead to the end Ephe. 2 11. Created To good workes 2 The end and finall cause Rom. 9 22. Prepared To destruction 1 Thess. 5 9. Appointed To saluation Ephe. 1 6. To the praise of his grace To day sig All the time that the doctrine of grace is Preached Psalme 95 7. To day if ye will heare his voice the morrow sig Time to come Mat. 6 34. Care not then for the Morrow Tongue sig pro The prinicipall instrument of speech Psalme 45 verse 1. My tongue is the pen of a ready Writer Iames 3 5. The Tongue is a little member 2 Speech itselfe Iam. 3 6. The Tongue is fire Iere. 18 18. Smite him with the Tongue A Metonimie of the cause for the effect 3 Strange language or the guift of speaking with a strange language 1 Cor. 14 2. He that speaketh a Tongue deceitfull Tongue sig A tongue vttering crafty and guilefull wordes Psalme 52 4. Thou louest all wordes that may destroy ô deceitfull Tongue that is a man speaking deceite with his Tongue Tongue imagineth mischiefe sig The Tongue to bee the Instrument to vtter that mischiefe which the heart hath thought and imagined Psalme 52 2. Thy Tongue imagineth mischiefe Tongue of the learned sig That singuler skill which Christ had in his owne person aboue measure and which hee gaue to his Ministers according to measure that they might know how to comfort and pacifie afflicted consciences Esay 50 4. The Lord hath giuen me a toong of the learned Tongues of men and Angels sig Such an excellent faculty of speach as might not only become men but euen the Angels if they could speake yet were it nothing worth vnlesse it were imployed through loue vnto the edification of others 1 Cor. 13 1. If I could speake with the Tongue of Men and Angels and had not loue I were as sounding Brasse and tinkling Cimball An Hiperbole to smite with the Tongue sig To vtter malicious and slanderous words which hurt a mans name as blows or strokes hurt a mans body Ier. 18 18. Let vs smite him with the toong Metaphor to Touch. sig To feele a thing lightly with the finger Luke 8 44. She Touched the Hâ—m of his Garment 2 To hurt or offer the least violence Psalme 105. Touch not mine annointed doe my Prophets no harme T. R. Tradition sig A doctrine first deliuered from God by speach and written downe afterward in his Booke for the vse of the Church 1 Cor. 11 2. And keepe the ordinances or Tradition for so it is in the Originall This is a written
Wombe shall be as the morning dew from the Wombe sig From the time of our birth euer since we were borne Psal. 58 3. The wicked are strangers from the Wombe to shut and open the womb sig To make one barren and Childlesse or to giue one Children 1 Sa. 1 6. The Lord had shut her womb Wonder sig Some strange vnwonted worke of God moouing and deseruing admiration Actes 2 19. I will shew wonders in Heauen aboue Acts 4 30. lying wonders sig A false iugling wonder or a true wonder and miracle done to confirme false doctrine 2 Thess. 2 9. With all power and signes and lying wonders Word Some speach vttered by the mouth to declare the intent and meaning of the heart Psalme 52 4. Thou louest all words c. This is a naturall word 2 The Sonne of God the second person in the Trinitity by whom the will of God is declared to the Church as our mindes are exprest to other men by our wordes Iohn 1 1 14. The Word was made Flesh. This is the Essentiall Diuine and vncreated word 3 The Scriptures of Old and New Testament Luke 11 28. Blessed are they that heare the Word Acts 11 19. This is the inspired and created word 4 The decree ordinance will and becke of God touching any thing that he wil do or not do Mat. 4 4. Man liues by euery word that comes out of the mouth of God Heb. 1 3. Beareth vp all thinges with his mighty Word This is the word of Gods ordinance and purpose 5 The diuine Law teaching and commaunding good things and forbidding euill Psal. 119 101. I haue refrained my feete from euery euill way that I might keepe thy word This is the Word of precept and commaundement 6 Euery promise of God touching any good things temporall and eternall But especially the promise of free Iustification by Christ receiued by faith Psa. 119 8 9. I Waite for thy word Also V. 25 Thy Word hath quickned me Luke 1 38. Eph. 5 26. By the washing of water through the Word This is the word of free promise whereof in Rom. 10 8. 7 A word of prediction or fore-telling thinges that are to come Esay 2 1. The Worde which Esay saw vpon Iudah Ezek. 3 4. Declare vnto them my Words This is the word of Prophesie 8 A Commandement for dooing anything in the matters of this life Luke 5 5. At thy Word wee will let downe our Nets Luke 7 7. Say the Word my Seruant shall be whole This is a worde of Authority charging things to be done effectually 9 A Graue wise and pithy sentence Prou. 1 6. To vnderstand the Words of the wise and their darke sayings Eccl. 10 11. The Words of the wise are like Goads Acts 20 35. This is a word of godly instruction and perswasion 10 Anything or matter that is either sayde or done Luke 1 65. And all these Wordes were noysed abroad throughout all the Hill-Country 11 The voice of God calling a man to do the worke of a Prophet Ier. 1 4. Ezek. 1 3. This is the word of Vocation the Word of faith sig The Gospell or the Doctrine of free saluation vpon condition we beleeue Rom. 10 8. This is the Word of faith which we preach ydle Word sig A vaine vnprofitable speech whereof there is no vse for soule or body for this life or the life to come for ourselues or others Math. 12 36. Men shall giue an account for euery idle worde which they speake A Worke. sig Some outward deede or action Diuine or Humaine Good or Euill Gen. 2 2. When God had made an end of all his Worke. Iames 2 18. Thou hast the Faith and I haue Workes Shew mee thy Faith out of thy Workes Reuel 2 23. I will render to euerie one of ye according to your Workes 2 The free rewarde which followes Good-workes in life euerlasting Reuel 14 13. And their Workes follow them 3 Such seruile worke as is proper to euerie mans calling which may be done in the six daies Exod. 4 5. Also Exod. 20 9. Thou shalt doo all thy workes 4 Merit or deseruing by works Ro. 3 20. Therefore by the Workes of the Law shall no flesh be iustified Verse 28. Chap. 4 2. Also 11 6. If it be of Grace no more of workes Thus is Worke taken in all places where it is opposed and set against Faith or Grace 5 VVicked and vnhonest manners Titus 1 16. They deny him in their Workes 6 Stuffe or matter needfull to builde withall Prou. 24 27. Prepare thy Worke without Workes of darkenesse sig Sinfull workes which come from ignorance and vnbeleefe Ephe. 5 11. Sée Darkenesse Worke of faith sig A true liuely faith which is the worke of Gods wonderfull power in the elect 2 Thess. 1 11. The Worke of Faith with power Iohn 6 29. This is the Worke of God that ye beleeue in him whom hee hath sent Workes of the flesh Sée Flesh. Workes of God sig Such deeds as God commands allowes loues and will reward Iohn 6 28. What shall we doo that we might Worke the workes of God 2 The actions of Gods mercies toward the Elect and of his iudgement toward the wicked Psa. 145 17. The Lord is holy in all his workes Also verse 5 and 10. All thy Workes praise thee Good-Workes sig All maner of duties inward and outward as wel thoughts as words and actions towarde God or man which are commanded in the Lawe of God and come from a pure heart and faith vnfaigned being referred to Gods glory Ephe. 2 10. Created to Good Workes Blinde Christians which think only Almes deeds to be Good-works or our outward actions at vtmost be deceiued Worke of the ministry sig The whole duty which a Minister by vertue of his calling is bound to performe to his Flocke as to Preach to Rule to Pray to administer the Sacraments to exhort and comfort priuately c. Ephe. 4 12. For the Worke of the Ministry according to our workes sig As our VVorkes shall be good or euill so shall our iudgement and doome be Rom. 2 6. Who will reward euery man according to his Workes Psa. 62 12 Mat. 16 27. Howsoeuer the forme of the sentence at last day shall passe according to the condition of our workes yet workes merit not as causes but witnesse as Tokens to Worke referred to God sig To execute and fulfill something decreed from euerlasting in Gods Counsell Eph. 1 11. God worketh all things after the Counsell of his will 2 To gouerne and rule the world by ordinarie administration Iohn 5 17. My Father worketh hitherto and I worke 3 To do some extraordinary thing which may in a speciall manner declare either Gods mercy or wrath Actes 13 41. I Worke a worke in your dayes a worke which ye will not beleeue if a man would tell it you to Worke referred to men sig To do some good action approoued of God and pleasing to him Iohn 6 28. That we
time which is behinde how little soeuer 1 Pet. 4 2. That time which Remaineth 2 Constant continuing and abiding for euer Iohn 16 15. And that your Fruite Remaine Remnant sig Certaine persons reserued out of a great number and masse of people Rom. 9 27. Though Israel were as the sand of the Sea yet but a Remnant shall be saued to Remoue sig To put a thing out of his due place Prou. 23 10 Remoue not the ancient bounds 2 To destroy and to confound Psalme 15 5. He that doth these thinges shall neuer be Remooued to Render sig To giue something backe where wee had it Psal. 116 16. What shall I Render vnto the Lorde That is by way of Thankefulnesse to returne vnto his praise all those graces and good blessinges which we receiue of him 2 To requite or recompence or to doo one like for like Psal. 94 2. Renewing sig That worke of the spirite whereby the elect of the enemies of God Children of his Wrath vngodly and sinners they are become the Children of God Cittizens with the Saints Heyres Coheires with Christ being made partaker through faith of Christ his Righteousnesse and his sufferinges vnto perfect reconciliation with GOD. This is the first worke of Grace and is the same with in graffing it into Christ or regeneration Ioh. 3 3 4 5 6 c. 2 The restoring of our corrupt Nature to our first Image when Satans Image being defaced and blotted out instead thereof there is printed in our breasts Gods Image consisting in true Righteousnesse Holynesse and Knowledge Titus 3 4 5. By the Renewing of the Holie-Ghost Coloss. 3 verse 10. Put on the New-Man which after God is created in knowledge Ephesians 4 24. This is an effect of the former Renewing as a second worke of Grace yet doone at the same time 3 The refreshing and strengthening of that which is some-what decayed and blemished by our daily slippes staines and falles Psal. 21 10. Renew a right spirit within me Ro. 12 2. Be Renewed in the spirit of your minde 2 Cor. 4 16. The inner man is Renewed daily This third Grace is the proceeding of the second work of grace till it be perfected Renting of garments sig Some great indignation and heauinesse conceiued for some horrible crime done or supposed to be done or some great and extraordinary calamity and iudgement Math. 26 62. They Rent their cloaths saying he hath spoken blasphemy Acts 14 14 When they heard that they Rent their cloaths Gen. 37. 34. Iacob Rent his cloaths and sorrowed for his sonne a long season to Rent the heart sig To endeuour by Prayer Meditation and Fasting to bring the heart to an vnfaigned and deep sorrowe and mourning for the offence of a most gracious God by our greeuous sinnes Ioel 2 13. Rent your hearts c. to Rent a kingdome sig To take away and depriue one of his kingdom 1 Sam. 15 28. The Lord hath Rent the Kingdome of Israell from thee this day to Repaire sig To build vp and raise that which is faln downe Amos 9 11. I will Repaire or builde vp the decayed Tabernacle of Dauid to Repay sig To pay backe againe or â—o pay a man with his owne Money as we vse to say Rom. 12 19. I will Repay saith the Lord. This is to meat sinners their owne measure to Repent referred to to men sig pro Referred to God To bee wise after the fact and to come to our selues againe 2 Cor. 7 8. I Repent not though I did Repent Luke 15 17. And he came to himselfe Mat. 21 29. Yet afterward he Repented 2 To wish with greefe some-thing which is done to bee vndoone in regard of the hurt that comes of it Math. 27 2. Iudas Repented c. 3 To change the mind being sorry for sinne as it is sinne and the offence of God with purpose of amendment Actes 8 22. Repent that thy wickednesse may be done away And 17 30. Now he warneth euery man euery where to Repent 4 To repaire and refresh Grace being decaied by negligence or security Reu. 2 5. Repent and doe thy first workes 5 To alter our purpose and counsell Thus God is said not to repent 1 Sam. 15 29. The eternity of Israell cannot Repent For God neuer alters his purpose 6 To vndo that which was once done Thus is God saide to Repent after the manner of men who repenting themselues of that was done they doe vndoe and afterward ouerthrow their first worke Gene. 6 6. God Repented that hee had made man repentance sig Any change of minde or purpose in any matter whatsoeuer Hebr. 12 17. Esau found no place for Repentance 2 A great griefe of mind through the sence of Gods wrath threatned to sin without any true hatred of sinne This is a Legall Repentance Mat. 27 2. 3 The whole change of a Sinner in mind wil and actions from euill to good at his first conuersion Acts 11 18. Hath God giuen the Gentiles Repentance to life This is Euangelicall Repentance and comprehendes faith vnder it Math. 3 8 11. This Repentance is wholy the worke of Gods grace for in that we are willing to turne to God it is because grace of vnwilling hath made willing 4 A reparation of our daily spirituall decaies by a turning from some particular sinnes after our first conuersion 2 Cor. 7 10. Godly sorrow bringes forth Repentance not to be repented off This is the Progresse of Euangelicall Repentance Repentance what Repentance is a very sore displeasure which man hath in his heart for his sinnes euen because they are the breach of Gods holy Lawes and the offence of God his most mercifull Father which ingendereth in him a true hatred against sinne and a setled desire to liue better in time to come ordering his life by the will of GOD reuealed in his word Reprobate sig A refused one or one cast out and reiected Also one not being found such an one as hee ought to be 1 Cor. 9 27. Least I be found a Reprobate or be reprooued that is not such as I should be by liuing otherwise then I teach Reprobation what Reprobation is the most wise purpose of God whereby he hath before all eternity for his owne wils sake constantly decreed without any Iniustice not to haue mercy on those Angels men whom he hath not loued but hath passed them ouer when he did chuse others that by their iust condemnation he might declare his wrath towards sin to the glory of his Iustice. Rom. 9 10 11 18 22 23. Reprobate mind sig A minde destitute and void of iudgement and common reason to discerne betweene good and euill Rom. 1 28. Deliuered into a Reprobate mind Reprobate to good workes sig Counterfeit and vnsincere professours which know not how to do or go about any good work Titus 1 16. And to euery good worke Reprobate Respect of persons sig The preferring of one before another for some outward qualities of riches pouerty
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
verse 11. Hauing the Glory of God that is most admirable Diuine and Caelestiall Glory Some do so vnderstand this of a most glorious Diuine brightnesse of Gods presence as withal they restraine it to the Ages of the Church which shall be next afore the end of the World Both may bee vnderstood the one as a fore-runner and preparation to the other Glory and honour of Kinges and Gentiles sig All that Maiesty with those great and excellent thinges which Kinges and people had shall be laid downe at what time the glory of the heauenly City is giuen them Reue. 21 24 26. Shall bring their Glory and honour to it to Glorifie her selfe sig To exalt and lift vp her selfe her Doctrine and decrees with great pride and insolency preferring her Traditions and ordinances aboue Gods written word his sacred ordinances as Ecclesiasticall Rome hath done Ren. 18 7. Insomuch as she Glorified her selfe c. to Glorifie his Name sig To set forth the Glory of Gods great Name by acknowledging and praysing his Iustice in his vengeance vppon the wicked and his exceeding loue and benignity toward the Saintes Reuel 15 4. Who woulde not feare thee and Glorifie thy great Name G. N. to Gnaw their toongs sig To take most grieuously the fall of their pomp Dignitie and authority also furiously for extream sorrow to bite their owne tongues Reuel 16 10. And they Gnawed their tongues for sorrow Some expound this of renouncing their owne proud words and writinges But the former signification is the better G. O. â—â— Go out no more sig To remaine for euer in the Church Triumphant being most firmely ioyned vnto Christ and immediatly Reuel 3 12. And he shall Goe no more out He alludeth vnto 1 Kings 7 15. Some vnderstand it of the stablenesse of Gods Children in the Church Militant namely of such faithfull ones as were Members of the Church at Philadelphia But it may well beare both significations for Christes true Members shall continue stead-fast in the Church Militant till they be translated into the Church tryumphant to go out of Babylon sig To depart as farre as may bee from all society and fellowshippe with the Romish Sinagogue in their Haeresies and Idolatries Reuel 18 4. Goe out of her my people c. This Exhortation and charge here in the Apocalipse is like to that in Ieremy Cha. 51 45. My people Goe out of the midst of her This of Ieremy was spoken touching departing from Babylon in the East when it was to bee destroyed and that in the Reuelation concerneth the ruine of Babylon in the West to forwarne the godly to auoid it by departing away to go into destruction sig To perish finally and vtterly to bee destroyed Reuel 17 11. And shall Goe into destruction god Almighty sig A God of infinite power Sâ—â— Almighty God of heauen sig The true God Creator of the whole World whereof Heauen is a cheefe and principall part Reuel 11 13. And gaue Glory to the God of Heauen His God sig A God fauourable vnto him in Christ euen so farre as to make him euerlastingly happy Reu. 21 7. And I will be his God to be their God sig To be ioyned vnto God by perfect and immediate fellowship which shall be the portion of the faithfull in Heauen Reuel 21 3. And God himselfe shall be their God with them before God sig In the presence of Christ the Iudge of the World being God equall to his Father Re. 20 12. I saw the dead stand before God 2 Cor. 5 10. Gog and Magog sig All the secret and open enemies of Christ and his Church both Papistes and Turkes banding themselues against the Gospell in these last times since the loosing of Sathan And thus much the verie Names themselues import for Gog signifies one couered and Magog signifies one vncouered Reu. 20 8. Euen Gog and Magog togather them to battaile For the better vnderstanding this place wee must haue recourse to Ezekiell Chapter 38 and 39. where vnder the Names of Gog and Magog are comprehended such Princes as gathered great Armies to fight against Israell after they came from the Captiuity of Babylon This Story is heere in the Reuelation applied to those Enemies as Sathan should muster together against the Church of Christ a little before his comming to iudgement Other Authours referre Gog and Magog to the Turkes and Persians and such Regions as are at their commaund Certaine it is that a mighty Army of such Heathenish people stirred vp by the Deuill being now let loose is meant here Golden Alter sig Christ Iesus who is both High-Priest Sacrifice and Altar This place alludeth to Exod. 30 3. Vnto the Altar of Incense which was before the Uaile Some expound it of the select company of Saintes the first fruits of the World Sée Altar Reue. 8 3. To offer vpon the Golden Altar Golden Censor sig An Instrument belonging to the holy of Holies whereon the Priest did burne sweete Incense before the Lord which did figure the Mediation of Christ in which the Prayers of the Saints were acceptable Reuel 8 3. Hauing a Golden Censor Golden Crowne sig Kingly Dignity and power where-with Christ himselfe or the Executioner of his iudgements shall be endowed Reu. 14 14. Hauing on his head a Golden Crowne Golden réed sig An Instrument to measure withall which being of Gold do signifie the Church measured to be of a most excellent worke and of a worthy workemanship Reu. 21 15. And he had a Golden Reede to measure the Citty withall stréets of pure Golde sig All euen the meanest partes as Streets in a Citty of the Church to bee most pretious beautifull and glorious Reuel 21 21. And the streete of the Citty is pure Gold Some heereby vnderstand that the actions of Gods Children shall be pure holie and vnblameable euerlasting Gospell sig The gladsome tydings of euerlasting reconciliation with God through Faith in Christ alone according to the eternall decree of God Reue. 14 6. Hauing an euerlasting Gospell This giues a sore checke to such as charge the doctrine of saluation by faith in Christ with nouelty slanderously calling it a yesterdaies Bird a start-vp doctrine Golden Girdle sig The diligence and readinesse of Christ in gouerning his Church whose worke heerein is pretious and acceptable to God Reu. 1 13. Girt with a Golden Girdle G. R. Great Babylon sig Rome as it is now gouerned by the Pope being like vnto Babylon a great Citty in Chaldea for tyrranny pride power power Idolatry superstition impiety Reuel 17 5. That Great Babylon Mother of Whoredome This cannot be meant of Heathenish Rome vnder the Emperors who did not thrust their Idolatry vpon other Nations and Kinges but left them euery one to their religion neither had Heathenish impiety any such Mystery in it as with shew of piety it shuld deceiue numbers seeing Heathenish superstition was palpable and execrable to all sorts of Christians therefore this must signifie Popish Rome which with