A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 83
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Knées bowed to Christ sig:
All Creatures, visible, and inuisible, yeelding submission to Christ, voluntary, or vnvoluntary. Phil. 2, 10. That at the Name of Iesus should eueryevery Knee bow. Rom. 14▪ 11. Deuils and wicked Men, are subiect to Christ necessarily, the elect Angels and good men, willingly. Metaphor.
to bow the knees to God sig:
To pray vntounto him with reuerence, and submission of minde and body. Ephe. 3, 14. I bow my Knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. Metanimie of the signe.
Weake Knées. sig:
A man of a weake and feeble body. Psalm. 109, 24. My Knees are weake.
2 A man deiected in courage, and faint hearted. Heb. 12, 12. Wherefore strengthen your weake Knees. Iob 4, 4. Thou hast with thy wordes comforted weake Knees.
to strengthen weake knees. sig:
To confirme a feeble mind by counsell, instruction, and comfortable words. Esay 35, 3. Strengthen the feeble Knees.
to bring forth vponupon ones Knees. sig:
To cherish in our bosome, and entreat kindly the Child of another, as if it were our owne. Gen. 30, 3. That may bring forth, or beare vponupon her Knees.
Knocking. sig: pro
Making a noyse with our Finger, or otherwise, against a doore being shut, that may be opened vntounto vsus. Acts 12, 16. Peter continued Knocking.
2 A faithfull, earnest, and constant prayer, for al necessary thinges. Math. 7, 7. To him that Knocketh, it shall be opened. Iames 5, 16. This is our Knocking at the gates of Heauen.
3 Gods calling and inuiting of vsus, by his word & Spirit calling to our consciences to be let in and entertained, that hee may dwell with vsus for euer. Reu. 3, 20. I stand at the doore and Knocke. This is Gods Knocking at the Gates of our Hearts.
to Know. sig: pro
To take notice or knowledge of any thing. Rom. 1, 21. Though they knew God.
2 To enquire and search into a thing that wee may perceiue it. Neh. 6, 12. Then I knew, that (behold) the Lord had not sent him. In this sence it is often written of GOD, that hee came downe to Know, and to see.
3 To louelove, allow, and be well pleased with: As Psal. 1, 6. The Lord Knowes the way of the righteous. Rom. 11, 2. God hath not cast away his people whom he Knew before. 2 Tim. 2, 19. Reuel. 2, 24. As not to Know, signifies to be displeased with, to refuse, and punnish. Mathew 7, 23. I Know ye not. Mat. 25, 12.
4 To cherish and take care of others, to protect and doe them good. Iohn 10, 27. I Know them.
5 To Know or feele a thing by experience. Eccle. 8, 5. Hee that Keepeth the Commaundementes shall Know no euill thing. 1 Cor. 4, 19. 2 Cor. 2, 9. Gen. 22, 12.
6 To possesse or hauehave any thing in our power, or to enioy it as our owne. Psal. 50, 11. I Know all the Foules on the Mountaines, and the wilde Beasts in the fieldes are mine. Amos 3, 2. You onelyonly hauehave I Knowne of all other Families; that is, chosen and taken you as my owne possession.
7 To Know the honest and lawfull vse of the Marriage bed. Gen. 4, 1. After that Adam Knew Eue his Wife. Luke 1, 34. Seeing I Know not a man.
8 To consider. Psal. 90, 11: Who Knoweth the power of thy wrath? Luke 19, 12.
to Know God, or Christ. sig:
Barely and nakedly to vnderstand, that there is a God and a Christ, and that Iesus is hee. Luke 12, 47. Hee that Knoweth his Maisters will and doth it not. Marke 1, 24. I Know thee what thou art, euen that holy one of God. 1 Iohn 2, 4. Rom. 1, 21. Thus wicked men and Deuils Know God.
2 Truely and effectually, to beleeue this God to be our God and Father, and this Iesus to bee our Sauiour; whence ariseth hope, louelove, obedience towardes him and his word. Iohn 17, 3. This is life eternall, to Know thee to be the onelyonly very God. 1 Iohn 2, 3. Heereby we are sure we Know him if wee Keepe his Commaundements. Ieremy 31, 34. And often else-where, it doth signifie to Know with *Motions, affections, endeuours, and actions, which follow Knowledge, are signified & contained in wordes of Knowledge.confidence and trust. Thus godly men doe Know God with this speciall Knowledge of Faith, which is a part of the couenant of Grace, euen the condition on our behalfe.
3 To vnderstand the will of God extraordinarily, by visions and dreames. 1 Sam. 3, 7. This did Samuell before he Knew the Lord.
4 Perfectly and fully, to see God vntounto eternall happinesse. 1. Cor. 13, 12. Then shall I Know, euen as I am Knowne.
to Know Man. sig:
To pierce into his Heart, euen into his very thoughtes and purposes. Iohn 2, 24. Because hee Knew them all. Verse 25. For hee Knew what was in Man.
2 To put confidence in man. 2 Cor. 5, 16. Henceforth we Know no man after the Flesh; that is, I doe not admire them or their friendship, riches, &c. So as to relie vponupon them.
3 To liue in Marriage, and to take the vse of it. Luke 1, 34. Seeing I Know not a Man. Sée Know.
4 To commit that sinne that is against Nature. Gen. 19, 5. That we may Know them.
5 To Know one with approbation. Mathew 26, 75. I Know not the Man; That is, I do not approoue him as the Messiah, nor follow him as his Disciple.
to Know Sinne. sig:
To Know what is sinne, and to hauehave an experiment all feeling of the force and danger of it. Rom. 3, 20. By the Law commeth the Knowledge of sinne. Rom. 7, 7. I Knew not sinne but by the Law.
2 To consider it, and with godly sorrow to acknowledge it. Psalm. 51, 3. For I Know mine Iniquity.
3 To be priuy to a mans owne sinnes, what, and how many, and how great they be. Psalme 19, 12. Who can Know or vnderstand his faults?
4 To be guilty of sin, by committing or doing of it, in thought, word, or deed. 2 Cor. 5, 21. Which Knew no Sinne; that is, neuer did any sinfull thing, but is cleane void of all sinne, as well in Nature as Action.
5 To take notice of our Sinnes, to punish them. Reu. 3, 15. I Know thy workes, that thou art neyther hot nor cold.
to be knowne of God. sig:
To be loued and approued of God. 1 Cor. 8, 3. If any man louelove God, the same is Knowne of him.
2 To be taught a more perfit Knowledge of God. Gal. 4, 9. Ye rather are Knowne of God; that is, as Augustine expoundeth it; ye are knowne of God, because God hath made you to Know him better then ye did.
3 To be perfectly vnited and ioyned vntounto God, in full fruition of him and his Felicity. 1. Cor. 13, 12. Euen as I am Knowne.
knowledge. sig:
That infinite Diuine Essence, seeing, beholding, and vnderstanding himselfe, and all other thinges most perfectly. 1 Sam. 2, 3. For the Lord is a God of Knowledge.
2 The cleare and distinct vnderstanding of heauenly truth, reuealed in the word, when we are enlightened by the Spirite, to perceiue the Scriptures, both for the meaning of the words, and matters to be Knowne. Prou. 15, 14. The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh Knowledge. Prouer. 3, 10. 2 Peter 1, 7. Ioyne with your Uertue, Knowledge.
3 That speciall light of Faith, which is a Knowledge with application, when the elect Soule is enabled to see the doctrine of Christ, and to receiue it. Esay 53, 11. My righteous Seruant, by his Knowledge shall iustifie many. This is particular Knowledge; whereby we beleeue that doctrin which we Know to belong vntounto vsus.
4 An Idle, naked, and bare vnderstanding of Diuine truth, seuered from Faith to God, and louelove of our Neighbour. 1 Corin. 8, 1. Knowledge puffeth vp.
5 Prudence, wisedome. Pro. 1, 2. To vnderstand the words of Knowledge.
6 Vse, experience. 2 Cor. 8, 7. Ye abound in faith, in word, and Knowledge.
7 The guift of teaching, set vp of God, for the gathering and confirming of his Church, through the word preached. 1 Cor. 13, 8. Knowledge shall cease; That is, the Ministry of the word, whereof commeth Knowledge.
8 The skill how to do thinges well and rightly. 2 Corin. 6, 6. By Knowledge. Knowledge of truth, Knowledge of Christ, Knowledge of Saluation, Knowledge 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 giuegive instruction to others, helping them to Know what they did not Know.
to lay vp Knowledge. sig:
To hauehave 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 ye words and waies of God. sig:
Diuersly; eyther to vnderstand them onelyonly, 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.