A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 53
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Feare. sig:
A certaine naturall affection, whereby men are stricken, by reason of some dangerous and hurtfull euill; either true, or imagined. Gen. 32, 11. I Fear him. Iosh. 2, 9, 11. Mat. 14, 30. and 28, 4. This is naturall Feare, in it selfe neither good nor euill: It was in the man Christ. Heb. 5, 7. It becomes euill through our distrust mixt with it.
2 The free voluntary reuerence which inferiours shew to their Superiors, for the Lordes sake, making them carefull to obey, and loath to offend. Ephe: 5, 33. Ye Wiues Feare your Husbands. Rom. 13, 7. Feare, to whom Feare belongeth.
3 The thing, or daunger Feared. Prou. 1, 20. When their Feare cōmeth; that is, when that which they Feare commeth. Psal. They Feare where no Feare is; that is, no cause of Feare, nothing to be feared. A Metanimie.
4 The person which is feared. In this sence God is called the Feare of Isaac. Gen. 31, 42, 53. But Iacob sware by the Feare of his father Isaac; either because God had stricken Isaac with a feare when he would hauehave giuen away the blessing to Esau; or because of the reuerence and Feare which▪ Isaac yeelded vntounto God: or for both these causes, is God called the Feare of Isaac. A Metanimie.
5 An holy affection of the heart, awing vsus, and making vsus loath to displease God by sin, in respect of his great goodnesse and mercies, and for a louelove we beare to righteousnesse. Psal. 130, 4. There is mercy with thee, that thou maist be Feared. Exo. 24, 25. This is *This childe like Fear, may wel stand with certainty of saluation, so cannot seruile and perplexed Feare.filliall or child-like Feare. Gods children are commanded thus to Feare, and are often commended for so fearing. Iob 1, 1. Actes 10, 2. The fruite and force of this Feare is, to restraine from vice, and constraine vntounto well doing for desire to glorifie God. Sée examples of Ioseph. Gen: 39, and Nehemiah.
6 A terror in the heart of wicked men, dreading God as a Iudge, being loath to offend him by sin, in respect of his punnishments, and not from a hatred of wickednesse. Thus Foelix feared. Acts 24, 25. This is seruile and slauish Feare. Gods children are forbid this Feare. Exod. 20, 20. Moyses saide to the people, Feare not. Yet thorough Gods mercifull goodnesse it proues a preparatiue vntounto faith. Acts 2, 37. Rom. 8, 15.
7 The whole worship of God. Deut. 6, 13. Thou shalt Feare the Lord. Acts 10, 35. In euerie nation he that Feareth God. Psal. 112, …. and 128, 1. & elsewhere often by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole. For, where Gods feare is truely planted, there will follow the whole worship of God.
8 Dreadful works of Gods Iustice, which strike men with Feare. Psal: 90, 12. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath or anger, according to thy Fear. Thus Tremelius reads it. It is a Metanimie, of the effect for the cause.
Feare not their Feare sig:
Feare not that whereof they are afraid; to wit, their Idols. Esay 8, 12. Feare not their Feare; or (as Tremelius translates it) Feare not with their Feare; that is, with a distrustfull Feare, which withdraweth the heart from God and his promises.
to meditate Feare. sig:
To thinke vponupon dangerous things, which breede Feare. Esay 33, 18. Thine heart shall Meditate Feare.
Feare of God was vponupon them. sig:
A great terror and feare, sent into their hearrs of God, to restraine and stay them from dooing any harme to Iacob. Gen: 35, 5. And the Feare of God was vponupon the Citties that were round about them.
Feast. sig:
Solemne, and abundant fare, kept vponupon some especiall occasion, to remember some great merciemercy of God, and therewith to cheare the hart. Gen. 21, 8. Abraham made a great Feast that same day that▪ Isaac was weaned. Nehe. 18, 12. Gen: 29, 22. And made a Feast.
2 The day or whole time wherein such solemne Feasts are kept. Acts 18, 21. I must needs keepe this Feast. Iohn 7, 8. Leuit: 23, 4. The whole space of eight daies, wherein their Feasts lasted.
3 A good Conscience, which of Salomon is called a continuall Feast, because of the great and constant peace and ioy which it breedeth. Prou: 15, 15. A good Conscience is a continuall Feast. A Metaphor.
Feasts of louelove. sig:
Bankets kept in the publicke meetings of the Church, to testifie and to nourish brotherly louelove. Iude 12. These are as spots in your feasts of louelove. These grew to such abuse, as the Apostle Paul abolished them. 1. Cor: 11.
to Feede. sig:
To nourish, by ministring meate to the bodye, common to men and beasts. This is naturall feeding.
2 To teach others by wholesome doctrine, and to rule them with godly discipline. Iohn 21, 16. Feede my Sheepe. Math. 28, 18. Goe teach all Nations. This is Ecclesiasticall Feeding, peculiar to Gods Church. It is farre from the Popes supremacy, which is a tyranising, not a teaching. A Metaphor.
3 To rule or gouerne politically. Psal. 78, 71, 72 He brought Dauid to Feede his people, and so hee Fed them. 2 Sam. 5, 2. Math. 2, 6. This is a politicall Feeding.
4 To strengthen and comfort the Soule inwardly. Psalme 28, 9. Feede them also. A spirituall Feeding.
Fellowes. sig:
All true beleeuing Christians, whom Christ hath taken into fellowship of himselfe and his merites. Psalme 45, 7. With Oyle of gladnesse aboue his Fellowes.
Féete. sig: pro
That member which is lowest in the body, bearing it vp, being the Instrument of motion, and carrying the body from place to place. Iohn 13, 5. He washed the Apostles Feete.
2 Approching and comming of such as preach reconcilement with God, or the Preachers so approching. Rom. 10, 15. How beautifull are the Feete, &c.
3 The whole man, or the man himselfe. Rom. 3, 15. Their Feete are swift to shed blood; That is, they themselues are ready and forward to slaughter. Psalm 119, 101, 105. Thy word is a Lanthorne to my Feete; that is, to my selfe. Psalm 73, 2. There be innumerable examples of this signification in the Psalmes, and else-where in the Scripture. It is a Senecdoche of the part for the whole. Psalme 122, 2.
4 The Apostles, and other sincere Preachers of the word. Rom. 10, 15. How beautifull are their Feete; That is, if the Feete which bee the lowest & basest part of Gods Messengers be beautiful, much more the Teachers themselues, are acceptable and gratious to eueryevery contrite and broken heart. A Sinecdoche.
5 The will, and the affections, desires, care and endeuours, which are the beginning of our actions, as the Feet are the Instrument of motion, and doe carry our minde hether and thether, as our body is carried by our Feete. Eccle. 4, 17. Looke well vntounto thy Feet, when thou entrest into the house of God. Psal. 17, 5. That my Feete doe not slide. Psal. 16, 12. Prou▪ 4, 27. Remoue thy Foote from euill. Metaphor.
6 The daily slips and sinnes that come of frailty. Iohn 13, 10. He that is washed, hath no neede saue to wash his Feete; The meaning is, such as be once washed from their sinnes, by Faith in the blood of Christ vntounto Iustification, and by his Spirite vntounto newnesse of life, or Sanctification; such hauehave no neede but to wash their Feete; that is, their daily faults which they fall into of weaknesse, which are to be washed, by lamenting that we hauehave committed them, by asking of God pardon for them, beleeuing that we shall obtaine it thorough Christ, crauing the gouernment of the holy Spirit, to become more needefull of Sinne for hereafter.
7 Christs humanity or Man-hood, the which is subiect to his God-head, as our Feete is to our head; also to Christ, as hee is Man, all thinges are put vnderunder, as the Foot-stoole to the Foote. Psalme 8, 6. Thou shalt put all thinges vnderunder his Feete.
Foote of pride. sig:
The cruelty and violence of proud men. Psalme 30, 11. Let not the Foote of Pride come against me.
to sit at ones Féete. sig:
To be ones Scholler, or daily hearer. Acts 20, 3. At the Feete of Gamaliell, and Deut. 33, 3. The reason heereof is, because hearers sat on formes at the Feete of their Teachers, speaking to them out of a Chaire or higher place.
to dip the Foot in oyle. sig:
To hauehave Oyle in such aboundance, as one may wash or dip his Foote in it. Deut. 33, 34.
washing one anothers Féete. sig:
All mutual duties and works of louelove. Iohn 13, 14 Ye ought to wash one anothers Feete; By this (One) all helpes and seruices towards our neighbour are meant.
Path of thy Féete. sig:
EueryEvery action of our life, either outward, or inward. Prou. 4, 26. Ponder the path of thy Feete.
to fall at ones Féete. sig:
To become a suppliant vntounto any. 1 Sam. 25, 24. She fell at his feete.
to licke the dust of Féet sig:
Most submisse reuerence, and extreame adoration. Esay 49, 23. Psalme 99, 5.
Feruent. sig:
Earnest. Iames 5, 16. Prayer auaileth much if it be Feruent. VntoUnto Feruent Prayer there is required; on the one side, a distinct knowledge, ioyned with good feeling of our sinnes and miseries; and on the other side, a certaine beleefe to speede, coupled with zeale of his glory, earnest desire of Gods truth and mercy to be manifested, in graunting of Prayers.
Few. sig:
A small number. Math. 15, 34. A Few Fishes. It is vsed here absolutely.
2 A very great number, yet but a Few in comparison of a farre greater. Math. 20, 16. Many called, Few chosen. Math. 7, 14. Few there are that finde it. It is put here comparatiuely.