and a Rocke of offence Moreouer because he is of exceeding great value and excellency thence is he called an elect and precious Stone 1 Pet. 2 6. Behold I put in Sion a cheefe Corner-Stone elect and precious Whereunto adde this that he is tearmed a Liuing Stone because by his euer-liuing vertue hee preserues in life of grace all the faithfull till he bring them to the life of glorie 1 Pet. 2 4. To whom wee come as to a liuing Stone Lastly because the most perfit prouidence of GOD watcheth ouer the Church and euery faithfull person built vppon this Stone therefore it is saide that seauen eyes shall bee vppon it Zacha. 3 9. Vpon one Stone shall be seuen eyes Zach. 4 10. Stone of Israell sig God who was the strength and refuge of Israels people Gene. 49 24. By the Stone of Israell Liuing Stones sig All true beleeuers which by the doctrine of the Gospell are quickned with the life of God beeing founded vpon Christ the Head-Stone 1 Pet. 2 5. As liuing Stones are made a Spirituall House White Stones sig pro A Stone of this colour giuen in olde time to witnesse the acquitting or absolution of one from some crime vniustly laid to him 2 Absolution of Sinners which doe beleeue in Christ from guilt and punnishment of all their finnes Reuelation 2 17. I will giue him a white Stone Straight gate sig Mortification of our euill lusts or deniall of our selues when our reason and will are made subiect to Gods word Math. 7 13. Enter in at the streight gate Stranger sig One that is not a Iew but of some other Nation Math. 27 7. To bury Strangers in 2 One that comes to vs from another Countrey though he be a Iew. Heb. 13 2. Be not forgetfull to entertaine strangers 3 A Woman that is not a mans owne Wife Prou. 5 20. Why shouldst thou embrace the bosome of a Stranger 4 One that vseth this World as if hee vsed it not setting his mind vpon his Countrey which is aboue 1 Pet. 2 11. I beseech you as Pilgrims and Strangers Heb. 11 13. Confessed they were Strangers and Pilgrims vpon earth 5 Vncircumcised Gentiles who had nothing to doe with the Couenant of Saluation by Christ. Ephe. 2 12. And were Strangers from the Couenants of Promise To Stretch the hand Sée hand Subiection or submission sig pro The placing and setting one thing vnder another in a due order as the Water vnder the Earth the Earth vnder the Ayre the Ayre vnder the Firmament and this vnder the third Heauen children vnder Fathers Seruants vnder Maisters Subiects vnder Princes c. 2 That obedience that all Creatures yeeld vnto their Soueraigne Christ eyther voluntarily or vnuoluntarily Ephe. 1 22. He hath made all things subiect vnder his feete Phillip 2 10. That at the Name of Iesus euery knee should bow 3 Reuerence and obedience toward God Heb. 12 9. Be in Subiection to the Father 4 The willing obedience yeelded in word or deede by doing and suffering from Inferiours towardes their Superiours Rom. 13 1. Ephe. 5 22. Wiues Submit your selues to your Husbands 5 In ordinate and preposâ—erous yeelding to the wicked desires of others or to the bondage of such things as ought not to rule ouer our consciences Gala. 2 5. To whom we gaue no place by Subiection 1 Cor. 6 12. I will not be brought vnder the power of any thing to Submit sig To yeelde obedience to all lawfull Gouernors with a willing acknowledgement of their iust authority ouer vs. Colo. 3 18. Wiues Submit your selues to your Husbands 2 To serue one another through loue for Gods sake Ephe. 5 21. Submitting your selues one to another in the feare of God Subtiltie sig A singuler wit or naturall pollicy where-with Serpents were indued at their Creation Gen. 3 1. And the Serpent was more subtile then any Beast of the Fielde That is more prouident and wise for Subtilty heere is taken in good part because the Serpent was thus made of God and God made euery thing good but Sathan abused this good quality to a bad end 2 Craft and wicked wilinesse whereby men are made fit to deceiue others Acts 13 10. O full of all Subtilty and mischiefs Heere the word Subtilty is taken in ill part for guile and deceit to Suffer sig To giue leaue to doe a thing Luke 9 59. Suffer me first to goe bury my Father 2 To endure paine with patience 2 Tim. 2 3. Suffer affliction as a good Souldier c. to Suffer in the flesh sig To dye a painefull death according to his humaine Nature 1 Pet. 4 1. Forsomuch as Christ hath Suffered in the flesh 2 To mortifie our sinfull corruption which is so painefull a thing as may well bee called a suffering 1 Pet. 4 1. He that hath Suffered in the flesh hath ceased from Sinne. to Suffer with christ sig Either to be a Companion with Christ in suffering or to endure patiently painefull things for his sake Rom. 8 18. If so be you Suffer with him Sufferings of Christ. sig All the painefull and reproachfull afflictions which Christ felt in his owne person for our Redemption or with his members to wit the faithfull doe feele for exercise and tryall of their fayth patience and loue Col. 1 24. Fulfill the rest of the Sufferings or afflictions of Christ. 1 Pet. 1 11. Sée Passion and Affliction Summer sig The hottest season in the yeare Gen. 8 22. And Summer and Winter 2 Opportunity and fit time to doe thinges in Prou. 6 8. Prepareth her meate in Summer drought of Summer sig Extreame drinesse Psa. 31 4. My moysture was consumed into drought of Summer Sunne sig That great light which giueth light by day a most pure bright and glorious creature Gen. 1 16. The Sunne to rule the day 2 Christ Iesus the Sunne and light of the world Iohn 1 5. And that light shineth in darknesse 3 The bright and glorious presence of God Reuel 21 23. This Cittie hath no neede of the Sunne for the glory of God did light it or was a Sun to it 4 Worldly prosperity Iob 31 26. I did not regard the shining of the Sun 5 The inward beauty and purity of the Church of God Cant. 6 9. Pure as the Sunne Supererogation sig A worke of Counsell done by perfect ones being more then they were bound vnto by any precept of the Law of God Popish Superscription sig A Title written ouer ones head shewing the cause of his death Luke 23 38. This Superscription was written ouer him 2 A Title engrauen in Coyne to shew whose it is Mat. 22 21. Whose Image or Superscription is this Superstition sig A forme of Diuine worship deuised by men beside or beyond the Commandement of God breeding in the followers of it a seruile feare Actes 17 22. I perceiue you are in all thinges too Superstitious 2 True Religion reproached and slandered with the name of Superstition Acts 25 19. About some wordes of their
drinke to each person in the family Luke 22 17. And he tooke the Cup. 2 The Wine contained in the Cuppe also the blood whereof the Wine was a pledge Math. 26 27 28. He tooke the Cup and saide This is my blood 3 The Crosse or a portion of affliction measured and distributed to euery one of the faithfull Mat. 20 23. Ye shall indeede drinke of my cup. v. 22. 4 Death ioyned with the wrath and cursse of God Math. 26 39. Father let this cup passe from me Iohn 18 11. 5 Punishment or paine inflicted vpon Sinners in great measure and fearefull manner Psal. 11 5. This is the portion of their cup. Psal. 75 8. Ier. 25 17. Often in the Prophets and Psalmes it is vsed for Gods wrath and fury against the wicked 6 A great portion of Ioy giuen to the faithfull Psal. 23 5. And my cup runneth ouer 7 A lot a condition or happy estate Psal. 16 5. The Lord is the portion of my cup. golden Cup sig The Titles of the Catholicke church of Peters Chaire and Christs Vicar out of which as it were out of a Cup of Gold Popish Prelates haue offered vnto Kinges and Nations their abhominable errors and Idolatries Reuel 17 4. She had a cup of Gold in her hand Cursse sig Euery punnishment of sinne happening in this life also death in the end of this life but especially destruction both of bodye and soule after this life Deut. 28 2 3 4 5. Rom. 6 23. The wages of sinne is death Mat. 25 41. Go ye cursed 2 A thing accursed being seperate from Christ and from erernall Saluation to be for euer destroyed Gal. 2 9. Let him be a cursse Rom. 9 3. 1. Cor 16 22. to Cursse sig To wish and pray for euill things and execrable to befall others or our selues Math 5 44. Blesse them that cursse you Rom 3 14. Whose mouth is full of curssing 2 To vtter and pronounce cursses against others Num. 22 6 12. Custome sig The Law and that that ought to be done in reason and right 2 Vse or that which is wont to be done being sometimes contrary to Law and reason 1. Sa. 2 13. The Priests Custome towards the people was this And 8 9. Iohn 18 39. We haue a custome Gen. 31 35. 3 The place or Table where the custome was receiued Mat. 9 9. Hee saw a man sitting at the Custome Cutting a péeces sig pro A seuere punishment vsed amongst the Romaines for some heynous and grosse crimes 2 That most fearefull punnishment which shall be giuen to Hypocrites after this life Mat. 24 51. And he will cut them in peeces Cutting off 3 Temporall outward destruction and calamitie sent from God in this life 1. Sam. 2 31 33. I will cut off thy Arme or from Magistrates Gods Lieutenants Psal. 101 8. I will cut off the workers of Iniquitie 4 Separation from the fellowship of the Saints or a shutting out from the people of God both now and for euer Gen 17 14. Euen that person shall bee cut off from my people Mat. 3 10. Iohn 15 2. 5 To mortifie and subdue some wicked lust and affection Math 5 30. If thy right hand offend thee cut it off 6 Suddenly in a moment to be giuen and sent vnto men when they thought of no such matter Dan. 2 45. The stone was cut off the Mountaine D. A. Damnatiō sig THe Sentence of Damnation giuen foorth against one Reuel 17 1. I will shewe thee the Damnation of the great Whore that is her Damnatory Sentence 2 Temporall chastisement 1. Cor. 11 25. They eate their owne Damnation that is by their vnreuerent eating they procure vnto themselues Temporall corrections such as are named Verse 30. Weaknesse Sicknesse c. Luke 23 40. 3 Eternall and extreame paines of the Reprobate in hell Math. 23 14. And they shall haue the greater Damnation 2. Pet. 2 4. Dancing sig A comely motion of the body stirred vp by the Inward spirituall Ioy of the hart to testify thankfulnesse for some great benefit or deliuerance from God 2. Sam. 6 16. Dauid danced before the Arke 1. Sam. 18 6. Exod. 15 20. Iudg. 11 34. and 21 21. Luke 15 25. This kinde of Dancing is lawfull and holy 2 A motion of the body seemly or vnseemely stirred vp by naturall or carnall Ioy to please and satisfie our selues or others Marke 6 22. And the Daughter of Herodias danced and pleased Herod c. This kind of dancing is vnlawfull and wanton vnlesse it be priuately by the one sexe alone for moderate recreation Darknesse sig pro The absence priuation or want of natural light Gen. 1 4. God seperated light from Darkenesse Mat. 27 4◠This is naturall darknesse 2 Ignorance and vnbeleefe which is the absence and want of spirituall light 1. Thes. 5 4. Ye are not in darkenesse Eph. 5 11. Iohn 3 19. 1. Iohn 2 11 This is spirituall darkenesse containing the fearfull estate of vnbeleeuers in this world 3 The wofull and vncomfortable estate of the damned in hell which is the absence and want of Heauenly light Mat. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Mat. 8 12. This is eternall darkenesse the second death 4 Calamity and sorrow as light doth sometime signifie deliuerance and Ioy. Psal. 18 28. Thou ô God wilt lighten my darkenesse that is thou wilt turne my calamity and sorrow into prosperitie and Ioy. Ioel 2 2. A day of Darkenesse that is of affliction and sorrow and very often in the Prophets Psalmes 5 The minde of all men such as it is since their fall full of blindnesse and sinne Iohn 1 5. That light shined in the Darkenesse c. Ephe. 5 8. 6 Sinne and wretchednesse the wages of Sinne. 1. Iohn 1 5. And in God there is no Darkenesse 7 A priuate and secret place where some fewe persons onely be present Mat. 10 27. What I tell you in Darkenesse that is at home in priuate as appeareth by comparing verse 27. the first parte of it with the latter vtter Darkenesse sig Such darknes and misery as is without the kingdome of Heauen for in the kingdome there is light and happinesse Math. 22 13. Cast him into vtter darkenesse Prince of Darkenesse sig Satan the Captaine and Ring-Leader of al wicked men euen of the whole hellish Rowt Eph. 6 12. The Princes of the darkenesse of this world workes of Darkenesse sig All euill and sinnefull workes which come from darknesse of Ignorance and lead to darknes of misery Ephes. 5 11. 1. Thes. 5 8. Rom. 13 12. Cast away the workes of Darkenesse that is such workes as blinde Gentiles liue in and commit to walke in Darknesse sig To lead such a kinde of life as they doo which shun and flye the light of the word a sinnefull life 1. Iohn 1 6. He that walketh in Darkenesse c. to loue Darkenesse sig To take full pleasure and delight in vnbeliefe and Sinne. Iohn 3 19. Men loued Darkenesse rather then light to
of God signifies the sound vnderstanding of that truth concerning God and Christ which brings saluation with it that Knowledge sig A light in some particular truth which is reuealed to one and not to another 1 Cor. 8 7. Euerie man hath not that Knowledge rich in knowledge sig One endewed with great plenty and store of Knowledge 1 Cor. 1 5. Ye are made so rich in knowledge to spread Knowledge sig To giue instruction to others helping them to Know what they did not Know. to lay vp Knowledge sig To haue it laid vp that it may bee drawne out in time of neede Prou. 1◠14. A wise man layeth vp Knowledge to preserue Knowledge sig To Keepe maintaine and encrease vnderstanding of heauenly doctrine for the instruction of others Mal. 2 7. The Priests lippes preserue Knowledge to Know the words and waies of God sig Diuersly eyther to vnderstand them onely or to beleeue them to regard and approue them to obey and practise them according to the circumstances of the place Psal. 95 10. Psalm 147 20. Math. 13 23. L. A. to Labor sig PAines euen vnto wearinesse 1. Tim. 5 18. The Labourer is worthy of his wages Verse 17. They that Labour in the word 2 All euils both of sinne and misery Reuel 14 13. They rest from their Labours that is from paine care sorrow crying teares sinne death and whatsoeuer is euill In Ps. 90 10. it sig painfull greefe and sorrow 3 The diligence care and endeuour to do the workes of our calling well and constantly Prou. In all Labor there is abundance Prou. 10 16. The Labor of the righteous tends to life 4 The fruite and encrease which comes of Labour Exod. 23 16. When thou hast gathered in thy Labours Laden sig One groaning and mourning vnder the waight and burden of sinnes being seene and felt with great desire of forgiuenesse by Christ to the ease of his greeued soule Mat. 11 28. All that are Laden 2 One pressed down with a great waight of Iniquity being full of greeuous sinnes without feeling them Esay 1 4. A people Laden with Iniquitie Ladder of Iacob sig The iourney of Iacob wherein God would bee present with him in fauour by his Angels to lead him forth well and happily also to bring him back againe Gen. 28 12. Their stood a Ladder Sée verse 15 and 20. 2 Christ Iesus and his Mediation Iohn 1 51. Angels ascending c. Lake sig Some great standing water or deepe poole or hollow pit 2 Hell the place appointed for tormenting the Reprobate Reuel 20 14. Were cast into the Lake of fire 3 Great calamities and deadly daungers Psal. 30 3. Into the Lake or pit Verse 9. Elsewhere often Lambe sig A young Sheepe meeke and tractable apt for Sacrifice vnder the Law and alwaies for meat 2 A true Christian endowed with the spirit of Grace and meekenesse Esay 11 6. And the Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe Iohn 21 15. Feede my Lambes 3 Antichrist counterfetting and making shew of meekenesse and loue to the Saints of God Reuel 13 11. Which had two hornes like a Lambe 4 Christ. Reuel 21 23. And the Lambe is the light of it that Lamb of God sig Christ who is likened to a Lambe for his perfect Innocency and meekenesse and because by the Sacrifice of himselfe he alone tooke away the sinne of the elect making a full satisfaction for them to Gods Iustice therefore he is called by an excellency that Lambe of God as being the truth and substance of all outward oblations Iohn 1 29. Behold that Lambe of God which taketh away the sins of the world Lampe sig A Torch to giue light in the night season 2 A true liuely faith working by loue Mat. 25 4. The wise tooke Oyle in their vessels with their Lampes In the night and darkenesse of this world our light whereby wee see our way it is our faith in the word of God 3 A dead faith or naked knowledge of God voide of loue and good workes Math. 25 3. The foolish Virgins tooke their Lampes but tooke no Oyle with them Land sig The whole Continent of the earth as it is distinguished from Sea Math. 23 15. Ye compasse Sea and Land 2 One particular Region or Countrey Mat. 9 26. The brute went through all that Land as the Land of Iuda of Moab of Aegypt of Philistims c. 3 The people and Inhabitants of any Land or Countrey Esay 37 18. The Kings of Assyria haue destroyed all Lands Gen. 41. 57. The Famine was sore in all Lands Land of the liuing sig The earth or the worlde which is the place of this life Psal. 116 In the Land of the liuing Language of Canaan sig The Haebrew tongue wherein God was serued by his people while they dwelt in Canaan 2 Fellowship with Gods people in Doctrine worship Esay 19 18. Fiue Cities shall speak the Language of Canaan pure Language sig Sound and true Doctrine Zeph. 3 9. Then will I turne to the people a pure Language Last sig The Gentiles which being last yet become first Mat. 19 30. The last shall be first The Iewes who were first being reiected for their vnbeleefe became last and the Gentiles beleeuing in Christ by the calling of God were accepted before the disobedient Iewes and so became first though they were last Last dayes or last times sig The times since the reuelation of Christ by the preaching of himselfe and of his Apostles 2. Pet. 3 3. In the last dayes shall come Mockers Iude 18. 1. Tim. 4 1. These dayes since Christ are called last because all was consummated ended which was before prophesied touching mans Redemption and there remaineth nothing else but the comming of the great Iudge to finish this pilgrimage and warfare of the Church Last day sig The day of Iudgement after which there shal be no more day nor time Iohn 6 39. And should raise it vp againe at the last day to Laugh sig To smile out of doubting Thus Sarah laughed Gen. 18 12. Then Sarah Laughed 2 To smile in Token of ioy out of a true beleefe Thus Abraham Laughed Gen. 17 17. Abraham Laughed Laughing or derision sig The contempt of God toward wicked men and all their attempts against him and how much it is from God to think of releeuing them in their extreamities Psal. 2 3. The Lorde shall haue them in derision or Laugh them to scorne to Laugh at ones destruction sig To conceiue extreme fury against any person or people euen to the rooting of them out Pro. 1 26. I will Laugh when their destruction commeth When God is sayde to Laugh at the wicked it is to shew these foure things First how little he regards thē Secondly how far he is from helping them Thirdly how easie it is for him to destroy them Lastly that he is exceeding hotly displeased with them Law sig That which hath the force of gouerning moderating our actions This is the generall property
spoken to be so true as that the Lord liues or as that person liueth which is the speaker of it Ruth 3 13. I will do the duty of a Kinsman as the Lord liues 1. Sam. 1 26. Light sig That creature of light shining throughout ouer the whole earth Gen. 1 3. God sayde let there bee light 2 Sunne Moone and Starres which be as it were the vessels of this light Gen. 1 16. Therefore he made two great lights 3 God who is like light both for the brightnes of his maiesty his most pure single Nature being of infinit knowledge holines without any darknesse of ignorance or sin 1. Ioh. 1 4 5. God is Light Ioh. 1 5. That Light shineth in darknes And elswhere Light doth signifie God the Creator of Light 4 The word of God well vnderstoode which serues as a light to shew vs the way we are to walk to heauen Psal. 119 108. Thy word is a Lanterne to my feete and a Light to my paths Iohn 3 20 21. 5 Christ himselfe who is full of Light and enlightneth euery man that commeth into the world with reason and naturall vnderstanding and all elect men with true faith and holynesse Iohn 1 8. He was that true Light that enlightneth euerie man that commeth into the world Ioh. 9 5. I am the Light of the world Iohn 1 8. 6 The wise and faithfull Ministers of the Gospell who in respect of their sound Doctrine and good life are likened to light Math. 5 16. Ye are the Light of the world 7 The Doctrine of the Gospell Actes 26 23. And should shew light vnto this people and to the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of aeternall life 8 All beleeuing Christians which are theÌ„selues enlightened vnto the sauing knowledge of God giuing Light to others by their godly conuersation Ephe. 5 8. Ye are Light in the Lord. 9 Some knowledge of God and of his Glory Cor. 2 4 6. To giue the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God 10 Holinesse of life Mat. 5 16. Let your Light so shine before men 11 Ioy Gladnesse and Comfort which commeth by Gods mercifull benefits deliuerances as Darkenesse signifieth Sorrow and Misery Ester 8 16. And to the Iewes came Light and Ioy Gladnesse and Honor. 12 That force of reason and vnderstanding which is kindled in our mindes to acknowledge him the author of so great a benefit Iohn 1 4. And that life was the Light of men 13 That glorious and blessed life in Heauen which is endlesse Col. 1 12. The inheritance of the Saints in Light 14 One that deliuereth out of aduersities Psal. 27 1. The Lord is my Light Workes of Light Sée Armour of Light Light of Gods countenance sig Gods fauour declared by his blessings and graces as mens fauour is declared by their countenance Psal. 4 7. Let the Light of thy countenance shine vpon vs. 2 The knowledge or presence of God Psal. 90 8. Thou settest our sinnes in the Light of thy countenance to walke in the light sig To follow Gods word as our guide in our trauell to eternall blessednesse 1. Iohn 1 7. But if we walke in the Light See Lippes Little flock sig The people of GOD small in number and in worldly reputation Luke 12 32. Feare not Little Flocke Little sister sig The Church of the Gentiles Cant. 8 8. We haue a Little Sister Little ones sig Such as be of poore mean estate in the world Math. 18 6. Whosoeuer shall offend one of these Little ones Little faith sig A small portion and degree of Faith much troubled with ignorance and doubtings Math. 8 26. Why do ye donbt ô ye of Little faith Little strength sig A small measure of spirituall grace whereby the heart is but meanly strengthned to God-ward Reuel 3 8. Thou hast a Little strength Little Fores. sig All occasions and appearances of euill Cant. 2 15. L. O. Locusts sig pro A certaine vile Creature so called There were diuers kindes of them some hurtful venomous others commodious for meat Mat. 3 4. His meat was Locusts 2 Deceiuers or authors of false Doctrines generally and more specially the Popish Cleargie with their swarmes of Monkes Friars Priests and Iesuites Reu. 9 3. There came Locusts out of the smoake to Loose sig To pronounce forgiuenesse of sinnes to truely humbled and repentant sinners Math. 18 18. Whatsoeuer you shall loose on earth c. 2 To giue the fruite of forgiuenesse of sins in heauenly blessednesse Math. 18 18. Lord. sig A word of reuerence giuen to Prophets publicke Teachers and men of sort Thus is Elias called Lord and Abraham of his wife is called Lord. 1. Pet. 3 â— 2 A Title of honour giuen to great men in respect of their rule and command ouer others Gen. 42 30 33. The man who is Lord of the Land Gen. 4â— 16. 3 An absolute Ruler ouer the whole world vpholding all things in their beings Thus God onely is a Lord. Psalme 110 1. The Lord saide to my Lord. 4 An vnder Ruler which in stead of God and for him and vnder him hath Rule and Dominion ouer al things but more especially ouer his church Rom. 1 3. Concerning his son Iesus Christ our Lorde Thus Christ onely is a Lord. Lord of all sig Christ who is Lord of all Act. 10 36. By right of 1. Creation al things being made by him Iohn 1 3. 2. Preseruation vpholding all things Heb. 1 3. 3. Dominion gouerning al thinges Ephe. 1 22. 4. Redemption ransoming all men by the price of him-selfe 1. Tim. 2 5. Lorde of hoasts sig The mighty and strong God vnder whose power and disposition all creatures be as an hoast of Souldiers vnder their Emperour to execute his Iudgements Psal. 24 10. The Lord of Hoasts hee is the King of glory Lord of life sig One who liueth of him-selfe and is author giuer and preseruer of life in al liuing creatures hauing the liues of all creatures vnder his power being the onely procurer of eternall life to the elect Acts 3 18. â—e haue killed the Lord of life Lord of heauen earth sig The Maker Commaunder and disposer of all things in heauen and earth Sée Possessor Lord of glorie sig A glorious renowned Lord worthy of renown and full of glory 1. Cor. 2 8. They would not haue crucified the Lord of glory Lord of Lords sig The highest Ruler farre aboue all other Gouernors and Rulers whatsoeuer Reuel 19 16. Who hath his name written on his thigh The Lorde of Lords in the name of the Lord. sig At the Commaundement of God by his blessing and vnto his onely honour and glory Col. 3 17. Do all in the name of the Lord Iesus many Lords sig Many which be like vnto Lordes and reputed so of the worlde being not so indeede for to vs there is but one God and one Lord. 1. Cor. 8 5. As there be many Gods and many Lords Lords supper sig That Sacrament of
the tyranical enemies there of being extinct which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes and godly Kinges set vp to gouerne his people in his waies Reuel 12 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God not to receiue a kingdome sig To want and to bee without that Regall and princely power which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people Reuel 17 12. Which yet haue not receiued the Kingdome Kingdomes of this world are Christs sig Heathenish Kings conuerted to Christ who after a sort maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings framing their harts so as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete and both in themselues and their subiects to study chiefely how to promote his glory Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great and other godly Emperors of old time and of late by sundry worthy and religious Princes in Germany England Scotland Poland and Denmarke Reue. 11 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords and his Christs who shall raigne for euermore L. A. Lake of fire burning sig THE extreame tormentes of Hell called before the second death also destruction Chapt. 17 8. To be cast into this Lake is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there by an vnrecouerable sentence This shall be done as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery eyther for the Papacy it selfe or the men which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it For out of Hell no redemption Reuel 19 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning c. Lambe sig Christ and his Church humble meane and meeke as a Lambe Reuel 17 14. They shall fight against the Lambe Lambs mariage supper sig The participation and fellowship with Christ in his heauenly ioyes and blisse when the Church his Spouse shall be fully blessed Reuel 19 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement in which calling they shall not refuse vpon vaine excuses as at first Math. 22. But at the first hearing through the most effectuall grace of Christ they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues as men which sit together at a great Supper which beeing in the Euening and end of the day dooth signifie that this calling of the Iewes shall be in the Euening and end of the World as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper which the Church and Christ shall haue together in Heauen This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected L. E. to lead into Captiuity sig To expell or driue out of ones Country and to make them bond-men and slaues Reuel 13 10. If any Lead into Captiuity Leaues of the Trée sig The most certaine hope which the faithfull haue by Christ of the glory to come which as a fruit followes after a Christian hope as fruit in the season dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of the graces and merits of Christ fully enioyed not in hope onely in heauen Where seeing there shal be no difference betweene Iew and Gentile nor any sores to bee healed therefore the former signification is better Length as large as the breadth sig The durable continuance of the Church of Christ meant by length Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew meant by the breadth the one being as large as the other signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church Reu. 21 16. The Length was as large as the breadth Leopard sig pro A certaine beast which some call the Cat of the Mount others a Libbard very full of spottes diuersly coloured also exceeding swift subtile and fierce beeing most furiously enraged against men so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table or Paper it will most fiercely run against it to teare it Lastly it is of such a sweete sauour as allureth all other beastes vnto it by which meanes they are caught and deuoured 2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants his Popish Cleargy euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation which very fitly is likened to a Leopard whose spots represent the horrible filthinesse which sticketh in that Romish Beast so fast as there is no more hope they will change then that a Leopard will forsake his spots Also that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men not being able to endure the Image of such being adorers of all other Images They are swift to mischiefe vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty then they do subtilty in contriuing it entising many thousands into their snares by a kind of venerable Maiesty and counterfeit piety Finally they bee rauenous as Beares proud stout and intollerably insolent and sauage with all as Lyons hauing to be short al such immanities and deformities in them alone as Dan. 7 4 5 6. Vnder seuerall Beasts seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies to wit Assyrians or Chaldees Persians or Medes and Greekes Reu 1 2. This Beast was like a Leopard his Feete like a Beare and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard of the Romaine Empire ciuill or become Christian but tainted with corrupt errour it dooth not so well agree as to that Antichrist to the corporation of the Papacy whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe who hath exercised and doth practise cruelties of all sorts wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse L. I. Lies sig Errour in doctrine Haeresies dissimulation in Religion and counterfeit manners Reuel 22 15. And such as loue and make Lies Liars sig Hypocrites dissemblers and all which delight in error and false doctrine Reuel 21 8. And Liars Light of a Candle sig The very least commodity of this life as a Candle lighted in the night which the poorest will not be without So great shall be the fall of that Cittie wherein the least good thing shall be wanting and cannot be had Reu. 18 23. And the Light of a Candle shall shine no more in it to lighten the earth with his glory sig To illuminate mens mindes by the brightnesse of the pure word of God expelling darknesse of ignorance and damnable Haeresies which had long couered the face of the World Reuel 18 1. And he lightned the Earth with his glory Lightnings sig The terrible and vnauoydable punnishments which God from Heauen shall send vppon the persecutours of his Church Reuel 4 5. Out of that Throne came Lightnings linnen pure and bright sig Angelicall purity by the alone imputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints who be al Priests to God all now entring into Gods
Christ findes enterance into vs. Reuelations 3 20. He stands at the Doore According to some Doore signifies all hindrances inward and outward to keep Christ from entering This is a good Interpretation because our heart is the House rather then the Doore 2 An open way meane and passage giuen of God to Iohn the Euangelist that hee might see and vnderstand such deepe and hidden secrets so shut vp in Heauen as no humaine capacity could euer haue reached to perceiue them Reuel 4 1. Behold a Doore was open in Heauen D. R. Dragon sig The Deuill for his terrible fiercenesse likened to a Dragon beeing the Prince of that Army that maintaineth warre against Christ. Reuel 12 7. Michaell fought against the Dragon Some other by the Dragon vnderstand vnrighteous and cruell Princes assisted and strengthned by false Teachers Corruptors of the Truth Heretiques c. Al which ioyne in battaile together against the truth and the sincere maintainers of it but in Chapt. 20. Ver. 2. the Dragon is there expounded to bee the Deuill and Sathan who yet must worke by meete Instruments All which hauing one common worke and being but one corporation with the Deuill theyr Captaine are therefore well comprehended vnder one Name as the whole company of faithfull beares the Name of Christ their head 1 Cor. 12. drunk with the blood of the Saints sig The blood of the Saints to bee so aboundantly shed by great Babylon the Mother of Whooredomes the Romish Church as shee was wholely imbrued and coloured in blood Re. 17 6. I saw the Woman Drunk with the blood of the Saints The meaning is that so great was her cruelty as intemperate persons doe not more greedily drawe in the most Delicate Wine then shee shed the blood of Gods people drunk with the wine of fornication sig Such as are neuer satisfied with Idolatry spirituall fornication which they Drink in as men Drink in Wine Reu. 17 2. The Inhabitants of the Earth are Drunke with the Wine of Fornication D. W. to Dwel on the earth sig To bee a Reprobate not praedestinated to life aeternall nor regenerate by the Spirit whom Anti-Christ shall haue power to seduce and corrupt and to lead to destruction Reue. 17 8. They that Dwell on the Earth shall wonder to Dwell with the Saints sig To haue communion with the elect and holie Men and Women by a most perfit and immediate fellowship such as shall bee in Heauen betweene God and his people after the last iudgment whereas they are knit together now imperfectly and by meanes of the word and Sacrament Reuel 21 3. And he will Dwell with them D. Y. to Dye in the Lord. sig Eyther to suffer Death as the Martyrs do for the Lordes cause in defence of his truth against Antichrist or to fall asleepe in Christ dying in his Fayth as all the Saintes doe Reuelation 14 13. The dead which Dye in the Lorde are blessed henceforth E. A. Eagle sig EIther all Fowles and Birds by a Sinecdoche of one principall Bird the Eagle named in stead of all as being all both great and little gouerned by the prouidence of god or els the knowledge of great and high Mysteries represented fitly by the Eagles mounting aloft in the Ayre Others by the Eagle vnderstand Iohn the Euangelist who diued deepest into that high Mystery of the Diuinitie of Christ and his Incarnation The middle signification is best the last is worst because these wordes must bee taken of Ministers which should be after this Vision not of such as had beene before as Apostles were as it is written in the first verse of the fourth Chapte Come and I will shew the thinges that must bee done hereafter Secondly such as apply these foure beasts to the foure Euangelists do varry much One saith Marke is the Eagle as Aretas other say the Eagle signifies Iohn Some say Iohn is figured by the Lyon as Aretas Others say Mark And Augustine saith Math. is the Lyon Re. 4 7. The fourth beast an Eagle Eare. sig pro The outward Organ of the body to wit that sense which is the Instrument of vnderstanding 2 The mind wherewith we vnderstand things and attend to get more vnderstanding Reuel 2 7. He that hath an Eare c. to haue ears sig To haue the mind prepared or the vnderstanding opened obediently to heare and attend the things of God such are called vpon to marke in the conclusion of euery Epistle Others will but contemne the word Re. 2 11. Let him that hath an eare to hear Inhabitants or dwellers in the earth sig Men and Women whose Names are not written in Heauen in the Booke of life Reprobate persons which minde earthly things and embrace false Religion for filthy lucre sake Thus also the word Earth often signifies in this Reuelation Men of Terrene and earthly minds Reue. 12. 9 12 13 16. Woe vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth Also 8 5. Fire cast into the Earth Also verse 7. also Chap. 13 8. also 16 2. In all which places by the Earth and such as dwell in it is meant the wicked World or the Church falsly so called consisting of earthly minded men which are not chosen and sanctified of GOD to haue their conuersation in Heauen Earthquake sig pro A most vehement shaking of the Earth with horrible trembling Reuel 6 12. Loe there was a great Earth-quake This is a fearefull iudgement whereof many examples in all Ages and a forerunner of great mutations 2 Great alterations and changes of Religion and ciuill gouernments throughout the World after the custome of the Scriptures which vse to call some notable change a shaking of the Earth As Heb. 10 26. And Psalm 68 9. The deliuering the Children out of Aegipt is called the moouing of the Earth Reu. 16 18. And there was a great Earthquake such as was not since men were vpon the Earth Meaning heereby some extraordinary punishment inflicted vpon the vngodlie World by some great and vnlooked for alteration of State to come vp from the East sig Christ Iesus our Lord the Sunne of righteousnesse to arise in the doctrine of the word and to shine vpon the Christian Churches to expell from them spirituall darknesse euen when a whole rout of infernall Spirits are let loose to fill the World with the darknesse of Hel to wit with Ignorance Superstition Idolatry and Haeresie Re. 7 2. I saw another Angell come vp from the East Thus the Scripture else-where speaketh of Christ as in the Song of Zachary Luke 1. alluding vnto the custome and manner of the Sun which from the East seemeth still to arise and ascend till it come to the midst of heauen which some doe Interpret of Constantine who ascended out of the East parts of the World as Stories shew namely Eusebius and by whom as a maine Instrument of God the light of the Gospell did breake foorth to the scattering of the mists of errours and the enlightning of the Church after most
and earth sig To haue Dominion rule and power ouer the World such as Christ Iesus hath as himselfe saith All power is giuen me in Heauen and Earth Reu. 10 8. Which standeth vpon the Sea and vpon the earth to See his face sig To haue and enioy a more cleere Vision and sight of God then before by such a single and pure worship of God as if hee were familiarly beheld face to face Reu. 22 4. See his face to Seale sig To hide or keepe backe from others the knowledge of some things till there come due and conuenient time of reuealing them Reue. 10 4. Seale vp those things sealed with seuen seales sig That which is most perfitly closed and exceeding secret that it may be had in more reuerence and Honour Reuel 5 7. Sealed with seauen Seales not to seale sig Not to hide and conceale but to offer to free examination this Booke of prophesie Reuel 22 10. Seale not the words of this Prophesie Seal of the liuing God sig The holy Spirit of promise euen the Spirit of adoption wherewith all the Saints are Sealed and set in safety in the middest of Anti-christs tyranny Reu. 7 2. Hauing the Seale of the liuing God Also Reu. 9 4. to Séeke death sig With great desire to bee carried after death rather then to liue in such feare paine and torment Reue. 9 6. Men shall Seeke Death Seauen Churches sig The whole Church Militant on Earth the estate whereof is set forth of Iohn by the condition of the Seauen Churches in Asia in his time Reuel 1 20. Seauen Candlestickes are the Seauen Churches Seauen eyes sig The Seauen Spirits of God or the manifold gifts of the Spirit wherewith Christ endoweth the faithfull Reu. 5 6. Seauen eies which are the Seauen spirits of God Seauen Hornes sig The most perfit power whereby the Man-Christ sitting at the right hand of his Father ruling and gouerning all things is become able to destroy his Enemies and defend his members Reu. 5 6. Which had Seauen hornes It is a Metaphor drawne from Beastes whose strength and might is in their hornes Seauen Lampes sig The Guifts of Sanctification flowing from the holy Spirit of Christ. Reuel 4 5. And there were seauen Lampes Seauen heads sig Seauen Hils and Seauen Kinges or that Cittie which should be famous Throughout Seauen Hils Seauen Kings to wit Rome the Seat first of the Empire Secondly of the Papacy Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Heads Some expound these Seauen heads of the manifold subtilties and crafty deuices of the Deuill and his Instruments The former Exposition is better Seauen last plagues sig The fulnesse for Seauen is a number of perfection of Gods iudgements which beeing poured out vpon Rome there shall follow happy daies Reu. 15 1. Seauen Crownes sig The Supreame Maiesty of the Romish Emperor subduing other Prouinces and Nations vnto him by innumerable and great victories Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Crownes vpon his heads One of the Seauen sig The Romish Bishop or Pope exercising ciuill authority in temporall thinges like as the former Seauen Heads or Rulers did and yet said to be the eight eyther because of his spirituall iurisdiction or else because he did surpasse all the former sortes of Gouernours in impiety or tyranny Reu. 17 11. Is euen the eight and is one of the Seauen Seauen Spirits sig The holy Spirit of God plentifully enriching the Church with all kind of spirituall gifts It must be thus interpreted in this place because the Spirit is made Authour and Giuer of grace and peace together with the Father and the Son Reu. 1 4. And from the Seauen Sptrits 2 The seuerall gifts which are deriued from the three persons in Trinity the holy Spirit of GOD. Reuel 4 5. Which are the Seauen Spirits of God Seruice sig Offices and duties of Charity performed indeed towardes the Saints and not onely promised Reu. 2 19. I know thy seruice Seruants sig Such as earnestly and constantly obey GOD. Reuel 22 3. And his Seruants shall serue him Seauen Thunders sig Most greeuous iudgements of all sortes which God shall proclaime and inflict most seuerely vpon all wicked contemners of his Maiesty namely the Antichristian rabble Reuel 10 3. And when he had cried Seauen Thunders vttered their voyces Some expound this Seauen Thunders not of seuerall iudgements of God but of seuerall zealous Instruments ordained of God to restore his Religion and to terrify the wicked enemies thereof Seauen Trumpets Sée Trumpets S. H. Shine no more sig That is neuer to giue more light but to bee a place desolate Reue. 18 23. Shall Shine no more in thee This fore-tels such horrour and darkenesse to be in Rome at her ruine as none shall be there to light a Candle the third part of ships sig Townes and Citties bordering vppon the Sea or as others iudge the Ministers of the word which preached in Europe the third part of the Worlde were corrupt with Haeresie and swollen with ambition hauing more care of worldly Dignity then of their offices Reuela 8 9. And the third part of Ships were destroyed Shortly sig Quickly speedily without delay in due conuenient time which is not farre off Reuel 2 5. I wil come against thee Shortly Reu. 22 6 7. Short space sig A small space of time as it were for an hundred yeare or there about which howsoeuer seemeth long to vs yet Short in Gods account Reu. 17 10. He must continue a Short space sharp sickle sig Either the seuere sentence of the Iudge cutting downe the wicked in the ende of the Worlde as Corne is cut down with a Sickle or power and ability to gather the elect vnto God out of the Kingdome of Antichrist by the preaching of the word according to that of Christ. Math. 9 3 7. Reuel 14 14. He had in his hand a Sharp Sickle Also in verse 18. it signifies power to cut downe and destroy the wicked to shut heauen sig To do that spiritually by a drought of the word for withering of piety as Elias did by his sensible Miracle of staying the Raine from the earth and to cause the Grasse to wither Reu. 11 6. Haue power to Shut the Heauens S. I. Signe in heauen sig Some token or wondrous testimonie affoorded the holy and purer Church meant by Heauen out of which should come the word as before out of Sion and Hierusalem Amos. 1 2. which should denounce and threaten vengeance that should vex and destroy the members of Anti-christ Reuel 15 1. I saw another Signe in Heauen Silence in heauen sig Rest and peace graunted to the Church in earth for a short time after that the open Enemies of Gods truth were bridled by Constantine the great Reuel 8 1. There was Silence in Heauen about halfe an houre Others say this silence signifies consultation or astonishment Others refer it not to Gods consulting or Caelestiall Creatures astonished but to Iohn preparing himselfe in this great quietnesse to more attention