A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 118
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Sea. sig:
The gathering of the Waters into one heape. Gon. 1, 10. And hee called the gathering together of the waters, [Seas.]
2 A Lake. Iohn 6, 1, 18. Sea of Galilee, and of Tiberias.
3 This present world, which is like a Sea, for the vnstable and vnquiet condition thereof. Reuel. 21, 1. And there was no more Sea.
Sea of Glasse. sig:
This brittle inconstant estate of the world, mixed with troubles and afflictions, through the cruelty of wicked men. Reuel. 15, 1. I saw as it were a glassy Sea, mingled with fire. See the word (Sea) in the Dictionary of the Reuelation.
Seale. sig: pro
An Instrument, wherewith bondes or Letters be sealed and ratified.
2 Some outward holy thing, or worke done, by the appointment of God, for confirmation of weake faith. Thus Sacraments are called Seales. Rom. 4, 11. He receiued the Seale of Circumcision.
3 Some inward worke of the Spirit, by his secret, powerfull, and euident inspiration and witnesse, assuring eueryevery elect beleeuer of his owne adoption and saluation by Christ. Ephes. 1, 13. Ye were sealed with the holy Spirite of promise. & 4, 30.
4 The firme stablenesse of Gods free predestination to life. 2 Tim. 2, 19. The foundation of God remaineth sure, and hath this seale; God knoweth who are his.
Seal of the spirit. sig:
An inward grace or worke of the Spirit, assuring to eueryevery regenerate Childe of God, his own adoption. 2 Cor. 1, 22. Papists, foolishly expounds this, of the outward Seale of Baptisme.
to Seal one sig:
To put a marke vppon one for difference sake, and to distinguish one from all other men. Iohn 6, 27. Him hath God the Father Sealed. It is one vse of a Seale, to put difference betweene thinges which be authentical and warrantable, and which be not. The Seale set vponupon Christ (for distinguishing him from all other men) is the Holy-Ghost, giuen him aboue measure. Iohn 3, 34.
Seared. sig: pro
Burnt with a hot Iron, till it be cut off.
2 Extinct and vtterly put out, as the hornes of a beast vse to bee burnt off with an hot searing Iron. 3 Tim. 4, 2. And hauehave their Consciences seared or burned with an hot Iron; that is, his Conscience is cut off, so as he hath none at all.
to Search. sig:
Diligently to look into a thing, to vnderstand or finde it out; as the Woman did search her lost Groat. Luke. 15, 8. and as offenders must search their sinnes. Lamen. 3, 40. Let vsus search and try our wayes.
2 To know a thing perfectly and exactly. 1. Chron. 28, 9. The Lord searcheth all hearts. This is a speech borrowed from men, who are saide thoroughly to know what they diligently search.
to Search the Scriptures. sig:
To looke into them carefully, with an earnest desire and endeuour to try and finde out the truth contained in them. Iohn 5, 39. Acts 17, 11.
Season. sig:
A fit and conuenient time or occasion of doing things. Rom. 13, 11. See Opportunitie.
Seate. sig: pro
A place to sit in. Math. 23, 6. They louelove vpper Seats.
2 A Chaire to teach out of. Math. 23, 2. They sit in Moses Chaire.
3 The Glorious state of beleeuers, partaking with Christ in his Dominion and Rule. Luke 22, 30. And sit on Seats, and Iudge the twelue Tribes of Israell.
4 The desperate, malicious, and incorrigible contempt of Gods word. Psalme 1, 1. Nor sit in the Seat of the scornefull.
Seauen. sig:
Many times, or often; a certain number, put for an vncertaine. Math. 18, 21. Forgiue him vntounto seauen times. Esay 4. 1. Prou. 24, 16. 1 Kings 2, 5.
Seuen candlestickes. sig:
The seauen Churches of Asia. See Candlesticke.
Seauen Churches. sig:
All the Churches of the world. Reuel. 1, ver. last. Are the seauen Churches. A Sinecdoche.
Seuen eies. sig:
The most perfect prouidence of God. Zach. 3, 9. Seauen eyes shall be vponupon one stone.
Seauen heads. sig:
Either seauen formes of Gouernment, wherewith Rome was gouerned; or the seauen hils with which that Citty was compassed. Reuel. 17, 9. The seauen heads, are Seauen Mountaines; they are also Seauen Kings.
Seauen spirits. sig:
The manifold graces of the spirit; or (as some do iudge) the innumerable anger of God, which are as a Gard to waite about his Throne. Reuel. 1, 4.
Seauen Starres. sig:
The seuerall Ministers of the Churches, which for their lightsome Doctrine and life, are likened vntounto Starres. Reuel. 1, 20. See Starres.
Seauenty times seuen times. sig:
Continually, and alwayes. Math. 18, 22, 23. I say vntounto thee seauenty times seauen times; that is, so often as one trespasseth against vsus, and repents; so often are we bound to forgiue him.
Secret. sig:
Things hid from the vnderstanding of all men, and knowne onelyonly vntounto God. Deut. 20, 29. Secret things belong to God. Thus Gods Counsels and Decrees are called secrets, till euents declare them.
2 Darke things, being hid from naturall men, and hard to be vnderstood without speciall illumination of the Holy-ghost. Psal. 25, 14. The secret of the Lord is reuealed to them that feare him. Math. 13: 11. Thus is the Gospell a secret. See Mysterie.
3 Things kept close from the knowledge of al others, whereof our selues onelyonly are priuy. Eccle. 12, 14. He will Iudge eueryevery secret thing. Rom. 2, 16. Thus our owne thoughts and purposes are secrets, euen sometime to our selues. Psal. 19.
4 Such tidings as few do know, and ought not to bee made common to many, but kept priuate. Prou. 20, 19. He that discouereth a secret, &c. Iudges 3, 19. I hauehave a secret errand to thee, (ô King.) Thus infirmities & Counsels; our own, or others, are called secrets. As Gen. 49, 6. Ier. 15, 17.
Sect. sig:
A faction, study, or course of life, singled and chosen out to be followed of vsus. Acts. 5, 17. Which was of the Sect of the Saduces.
2 A forme of Doctrine. Acts 28, 22. Wee know that this Sect is eueryevery where spoken against; that is, the Doctrine of the Gospell, is generally spoken against.
to See. Exo. 18, 14 sig: pro
To behold with bodily eye any obiect. Also, to see a thing with consideration and obseruation. Math. 22, 11. The King came in to See the Guests. Psal. 46, 8. Come and See the workes of God.
2 Heare. Reuel. 1, 12. I turned, to See the voice that spake.
3 To know, or to vnderstand. Exodus. 24, 10. They Saw the God of Israell; that is, they knew that he was present with them, by some visible signs of his presence. Iohn 9. 41. But now you say, wee See; that is, we know.
4 To beleeue in Christ. Iohn 6, 40. This is the will of my Father, that eueryevery one that Sees the Sonne, and beleeues in him, &c.
5 To See with the eye; to know with vnderstanding; to beleeue with the heart. Math. 13, 13.
6 To hauehave the perfect and immediate enioying or fruition of the glorious presence of God in heauen. Math. 5, 8. Blessed are the pure in hart, for they shall See God. 1 Cor. 13, 12.
7 To liue. Gen. 16, 13. HaueHave I not Seene? After God saw me? A Sinecdoche.
8 To know a thing with approbation & louelove to it. Iohn 14, 9, 7. He that Sees the sonne, Sees the Father; that is, hee which knowes the sonne, approoues and embraceth him for the true God, &c.
9 To take heed or beware, or carefully looke to our selues. Mat. 9, 30. See that no man know it. Reuel. 22, 9. See thou do it not. Mat. 27, 3. See thou to that.
10 Try or feele by experience. Psal. 77. The waters saw thee and fled. Psal. 90, 16. According to the yeares which we hauehave seene euill.
Referred to God.
11 To take knowledge of men and their dooings; to blesse, prosper, and helpe them, if they be good; to punish and destroy them, if they be euil. Gen. 31, 12. I hauehave seene all that Laban hath doone. Exod. 3, 7.
seeing, they may not See. sig:
Such a knowledge of Gods will reuealed in his word, as is without vse and profit to such as hauehave it. Math. 13, 14. Acts 28, 27. Esay 6, 9. Ye shall See, and not See.
Seer. sig:
A Prophet, to whome God did make knowne himselfe and things secret, by visions. 1 Sam. 9, 9. Hee that now is a Prophet, was in olde time called a Seer. Numb. 12, 6.
Seed. sig: pro
That thin fluent substance in mans body, which is the matter of generation. Gen. 38, 9.
2 A Sonne, or a Daughter. Gen. 38, 9. To raise vp Seed to thy Brother. Rom. 1, 3. Of the Seed of Dauid; that is, his Sonne.
3 Posterity, as Nephewes or Neeces, or Childrens Children. Psal. 24, 13. His Seede shall inherit the Land. And Psal. 112, 2. His Seed shall be mighty vponupon earth.
Seede of Abraham. sig:
The whole posterity of Abraham; in which, many bad were mixed with good. Rom. 9, 7. Which are the Seede of Abraham.
2 The faithfull only, whether Iewes or Gentiles, which walked in the steps of the faith of their Father Abraham. Rom. 4, 13, 16.
3 Christ, which came of Abraham, according to the flesh; and was specially promised to Abraham, that he should come. In thy Seede shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed. Gal. 3, 16. Gen. 12, 3.
godly Seed sig:
The Seede of God, or such a posterity and issue, as God will allow of and blesse, Mala. 2, 15. Because he sought a godly Seede.
Seed. sig:
Some kind of Graine, wherewith the earth is sowne. Gen. 47, 19. And giuegive vsus Seede.
2 The word of God. Luke 8, 11. The Seede is the word; which is cast into the heart by the Ministers, as Seede is into the ground, by the Husbandman.
3 The promise of saluation by Christ, being receiued into the heart by the spirit and faith. 1 Pet. 1, 23. Begotten of immortall Seede; that is, of the word of God. Iohn 1, 3, 9. His Seede abides in them; that is, the Vertue of the Holy Ghost, working Faith and holinesse by the word preached.
4 Bread, or some other thing, distributed to the releefe of the poore. Eccl. 11, 1, 6. In the morning sowe thy Seede.
seeds of diuers kinds, or mingled Seed. sig:
Hypocrisie in the Doctrine or worship of God, or in maners and life; when false Doctrine is mixed with true, and mens inuentions with Gods worship; and curiosity, with honest simplicitie. Leuit. 19, 19. Deutro. 22, 9. Thou shalt not sowe thy Uineyard with diuers kinds of Seede.
Seeking. sig: pro
An action of a man, that desireth to finde something which he lacketh, as Saule did seeke his Fathers Asses. 1 Sam. 9, 3, 4. & the woman sought hir lost Groat. Luke 15, 8.
2 The action of a godly person, springing from an earnest desire of hauing some excellent & needfull grace, which is absent and wanting to him, either in whole or in part; in substance, or in degree. Thus wee are commanded to Seeke the Kingdome of Heauen. Math. 6, 33. to Seeke Wisedome. Prou. 2, 4. to Seeke God and his face. Psal. 27, …8. Esay 55, 6. Also, to Seeke Christ, &c. For these thinges are still wanting to the Godly, who hauehave them not in such measure, as they would and should.
3 Praying, or asking by Prayer. Math. 7, 7. Seeke, and you shall finde.
4 An action of Gods louelove, towards such as hauehave forsaken him. Luke 19, 10.
The actiō of our seeking hath these degrees. First, the feeling of the want of som excellent & needful thing. Secondly, an ernest desire of finding. Thirdly,Note. a diligent vse of all good meanes whereby to attaine it; as Prayer, reading, hearing, &c. Fourthly, constancy till we find. Fiftly, a louelove of the thing found. Sixtly, care to keepe, & loathnesse to loose it. This whole action, is shaddowed in the example of Mary, in seeking vp of Iesus. Luke 2, 44, 45, &c.
First, that wee are either lost (as all are beforeSeeking referred to God, doth imply & contain vnderunder it, these fiue seuerall things. their conuersion) or stragled from him (as eueryevery conuerted person is more, or lesse; at one time or other.) Luke 19, 10. Luke 15, 3, 4, &c.
2 A desire and care in God, to recouer vsus, and to bring vsus backe to himselfe (as an Hen is careful to gather her Chickings.) Math. 23, 37. How often &c.
3 The offering and continuing vntounto vsus means, that he may finde vsus; to wit, his Word, Ministers, blessings, corrections, motions of his spirit, checks of our Conscience, admonitions of the godly: By all which, we are sought vp and called to him, as thorough the whole Scripture manifestly appeareth.
4 His great louelove towardes vsus, being found and recouered. This is expressed, in the father of the lost sonne. Luke 15, 22.
5 Lastly, care to keepe vsus still, with vnwillingnesse to loose vsus again. Iohn 10, 28. None shal take them out of my hands. All these things are shaddowed out vntounto vsus, in him that fought his lost sheepe. Luke 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, &c.
Seeking (as it is affirmed of Hypocrites & wickedNote. men) is nothing else, but the making of a shew, as if they felt a want of God, and his good guifts, and were desirous to find them, when in truth they seeke not him, for him-selfe, but for some other thing, as their owne case and commodities, &c. Or they Seeke other things more then him, or before him, as worldlings; or Seeke him amisse, not in his word, as Heretickes; or not in all his word, as Hypocrites Seeke him: or lastly, they Seek him too late, when he is not to bee found; as the fiue foolish Virgins did, and all secure Christians doo. Of these, and such like Seekers it is written. Prou. 1, 20. They shall Seeke mee earely, and shall not finde me.
to Seeke God. sig:
To aske Counsel at his word, concerning both ciuill affaires, and things to be done in Religion. Exod. 18, 15. The people come to mee to Seeke God. See face.
Selfe. sig:
Ones person, soule, and body. Math. 22, 39. LoueLove thy Neighbor as thy selfe.
2 Ones wife. Ephe. 5, 18. He that loueth his wife, loueth himselfe,
3 Our reason and will, as it corrupted with sin, which cleaues so close to vsus, & we make so much of it, as if it were our owne selfe. Luke 9, 23. Let him deny himselfe.
4 The mercies of God, or his truth and iustice. Esay 43, 25. I will put out his iniquity for my selfe. 2 Tim. 2, 13. He cannot deny himselfe. His MercieMercy and Iustice be himselfe.
to Sell. sig: pro
To depart from some commodity, in respect of a due price giuen vsus for it.
to Sell the truth. sig:
To make slight reckoning of it, as men commonly do of those things which they Sell. Prou. 23, 23. Buy the truth, but Sell it not.
to Sell all we hauehave. sig:
To pull our hearts from the thinges we possesse, and to bee ready indeede to make Sale of them, when Gods glory, and the necessitie of our Neighbour requires it. Marke 10, 21. Sell all thou hast and giuegive to the poore. Acts 2, 45. and 4, 34.
2 Willingly to depart from, and forsake al our sinnes, both of Nature and action, open and secret, and al our pleasures and profits too, which we cannot hold without sinne. Math. 13, 44. Hee Selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the fielde where the Treasure was hid.
to Send. sig:
To appoint and put forth (of fauour) any person vntounto some publike function, furnishing him with guifts and authority thereunto. Thus God sent his Sonne to doe the office of a Mediatour. Gala. 4, 4. God sent his Sonne borne of a Woman. Also, thus hee sendeth Ministers to preach the Gospell. Rom. 10, 15. How can they Preach vnlesse they be sent? Ier. 14, 14. I hauehave not Sent them.
2 To endow and furnish one with authoritie and guiftes, for execution of a publike function. Rom. 10, 15. How shall they Preach except they bee Sent.
3 To appoint a person (in wrath) vntounto some publique function, for the which hee is not fitted of God: after this sort God sendeth forth foolish Shepheards and vniust Princes, for the punishment of Sinners. Esay 10, 6. I will Send him to a dissembling Nation, &c.
4 To fulfill some promised good thing, or some threatned euill. Thus it is written, that God Sendes his Spirit. Iohn 16, 7. If I depart, I will send him vntounto you: Thus God is said to send the Sword or Famine, &c. Amos 8, 11. I will Send a Famine, &c. 2 Sam. 24. The Lord Sent a Pestilence.
5 To commit something ouer to others of trust and charge. Acts 11, 30. They Sent it by the handes of Barnabas and Saule.
Sentence. sig:
Iudgement. 2 Cor. 1, 9. For we receiued the sentence of death.
Seraphims sig:
Elect and good Angels from Heauen, burning like fire, for the purging of the godly by the calling of God, and the consuming of the wicked. Esay 6, 2. Seraphims stood by him.
Serpent. sig:
A Creature, so called, being full of venome and subtiltie, of all other Creatures most contrary and dangerous to mankind: whereof there bee sundry kindes. Gen. 3, 1. And the Serpent was more subtile then all the beasts of the field.
2 Sathan, for his deepe wilinesse and craft, likened to a Serpent. Reu. 12, 9. That old Serpent. To the wilinesse of his Nature (being exceeding crafty) Sathan hath ioyned the experience of some thousand yeares; therefore called [an old Serpent.] O be watchfull and pray.
Wise as serpents. sig:
Such as bee prouident and circumspect (as Serpents be) to see to themselues, that they be not circumuented by crafty ones of this world. Math. 10, 16. Be wise as Serpents.
Seruant. sig: pro
A Bond-man, one conquered in wars, or bought for Money; and in that regard, bound to serue him by whom his life was preserued. 2 Kings 5, 2. The Arramites had gone out in Bands, and taken a little Maid of Israell, and she serued Naamans wife. Exod. 21, 2. If thou buy an Hebrew Seruant. Ephe. 6. 5. Col. 4, 1.
2 EueryEvery faithfull person, being bought and redeemed from the bondage of sinne and Sathan, to serue and obey God in righteousnesse and true holinesse. Rom. 6, 22. And made Seruants to GOD. Luke 1, 74, 75. Being deliuered from our Enemies, we should serue him without feare, in righteousnesse, and holinesse of truth.
3 One, that serueth and obeyeth God, not onelyonly in the common profession of godlinesse, but in some particular function and calling. Thus Paul calleth himselfe the Seruant of God. Rom. 1, 1. Paule a Seruant of Iesus Christ. In this sence also, Christ is tearmed the Seruant of his Father, to execute his will (as Mediatour) in working mans redemption. Esay 53, 11. My righteous Seruant.
4 One, whom God doth vse as an Instrument and meanes, to effect and performe his will in the worke of some particular mercy, or some particular iudgement. Thus may Cyrus bee called the Seruant of God, his Shepheard and annointed. Es. 44. Last. 45, 1.
5 EueryEvery Creature of God obeying his will (as a seruant obeyeth the will of his Maister.) Psa. 119, 91. For all are thy Seruants.
6 One, that is in bondage vnderunder the Ceremonies of Moses Law. Gal. 4, 7. Thou art no more a seruant, but a Sonne.
7 One, which is of a base mind, hauing mean or no guifts, being a man of no worth or respect for good qualities. Eccles. 10, 7. I hauehave seene Seruants on Horses.
8 One of inferiour condition and low degree. Eccle. 10, 7. Princes walke as Seruants.
Seruant of righteousnesse. sig:
One, who obeyeth God, in doing righteous workes commaunded in his Law. Rom. 6, 18. Yee are made the Seruants of righteousnesse; that is, yee liue righteously. Such are called the Seruants of God, to teach, that God is serued, when righteous workes are done and performed.
Seruant of sinne. sig:
One, who of his owne accord, readily obeyeth the desires and motions of sinne. Rom. 6, 20. For when yee were the Seruants of sin; that is, when ye liued in sin, doing that willingly which it commanded.
to Serue. sig:
To submit our selues to obey such who are Lords ouer vsus, and bought vsus with their Money. Exod. 21, 6. And he shall serue him for euer: This is done willingly, or vnwillingly.
2 To obey, and do the reuealed wil of God, in the generall calling of a Christian. Hebr. 12, 28. Let vsus hauehave Grace, that wee may Serue GOD. This is our seruice of God, in respect of our common vocation.
3 To be obedient vntounto God, by doing readily and constantly the duty of some publike calling, to the honour of God, and the good of his people. Rom. 1, 9. Whom I Serue in the Gospell of his Sonne. Actes 13, 36. After hee had Serued his time. Math. 20, 28. This is our seruice of God, in respect of a particular function.
4 To yeild our selues vntounto God, by the inward obedience of the conscience, witnessed by the outward gesture of the body; in kneeling, bowing, lifting vp eyes and handes to him, as to one that hath absolute power ouer vsus, & knowledge of vsus. Mat. 4, 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onelyonly shalt thou Serue. Exod. 20, 5. Thou shalt not bow downe to them, nor Serue them. This is our religious seruice of God, in his publike worship.
5 To sticke vntounto, and to follow the true God and his true worship, forsaking all strange Gods, or strange worship of the true God. Iosh, 24, 15. I, and my house will Serue the Lord.
to serue at the Altar. sig:
To performe the whole office of the Leuiticall Priest, whereof oblations or Sacrifices (beeing a chiefe part) are put for the whole, by a Sinecdoche. 1 Cor. 9, 13. They which Serue (or wait) at the altar, are partakers of the Altar.
to Serue lusts. sig:
To obey wicked motions, by consenting to them or practising them. Tiuis 3, 3. Seruing diuers lusts and pleasures.
to serue our Neighbour. sig:
To apply our selues cheerefully and diligentlie, to do him all the good we can. Gala. 5, 13. Serue one another through louelove.
to Serue riches. sig:
To louelove Riches, obeying the couetous desire thereof. Math. 6, 24. Yee cannot Serue God and Riches.