A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 22 – Part 25
C. O.
to Come down from heauen. sig:
To hauehave God for the Authour and founder (not men) of anything, or to hauehave an heauenly originall and beginning. Reuel. 21, 2. And I saw new Ierusalem come downe from heauen.
2 To bee deputed and assigned to some great seruice and worke, about the ruinating of Babylon, by the appointment of God. Reuel. 18, 1. I saw an Angell come downe from Heauen. Thus also is the Deuill said to come downe into the Earth. Reuel. 12, 12. To signifie, that hee was sent amongst the Reprobate, the Children of this World, by the iust iudgement of God, to execute his vengeance on their Soules and bodies.
to Come. sig:
To inuade and take vppon him, the tyrannicall gouernment and power ouer Gods people, as Antichrist shall doe. Reuel. 17, 10. Another is not yet come, but when he commeth, &c. Some vnderstand this of the Emperour Nerua, and his short and cruell raigne; but the former is better and fitter.
to Come a. none. sig:
To follow, or fall out shortly within a small time. Thus the Scripture vseth to speake of the last day, when aeternall Woe (heere called the third Woe) shall be executed vponupon Reprobates; as, the end at hand; the Iudge is at doore; these bee the last daies, &c. because in Gods account, a thousand yeares to bee but as a day. Reu. 11, 14. The third Woe shall Come anone. Other learned men thinke, the meaning to be, that the calamities which shall happen to Gods Enemies afore the comming of Christ, shall bee but short, in comparison of some miseries which shal happen vnderunder the second trumpet. Both expositions may stand well together.
to Come. sig:
To approach, draw neere, or be present; so doe the whole Church present, and that which is to succeede, and euerie true member in whom Christ his Spirit dwelleth, all and eueryevery one, earnestly desire the full accomplishment of good thinges, promised and prophesied of in this Reuelation, to bee present, and to draw neere; especially the marriage of the Lambe. Reuel. 22, 17. The Spirit and the Bride say; Come, and let him that heareth say; Come, &c.
to Commit fornication. sig:
To pertake with the Romish Church in her spirituall Woredome; namely, in the corruption of true Faith and Religion, by Heresie and Idolary. This is one cause of Babylons Downe-fall, that she was not content onelyonly to adulterate and depraue Gods worship, but drew people; yea, Kinges and Princes, into society of her errors and superstition. Reuel. 18, 3. The Kings of the earth hauehave committed Fornication with her.
to compasse the Saints. sig:
To bring the Church into a narrow streight, being beset with the Deuils Army on eueryevery side. Reu. 20, 9. And they Compassed the Tents of the Saints about.
to Conquer sig:
To ouercome the Enemies of God by Arrowes of Pestilence (as some thinke) shot out of the Bow of Gods wrath, but (as it is more reasonable to thinke) by the glad tydinges and promises of the Gospell, shot (as Arrowes) out of the tongues of the Apostles, and other Ministers of the word (as out of a Bow,) whereby the Nations were speedily subdued vnderunder Christ. Reuel. 6, 2. Hee went forth Conquering, that he might ouercome.
to continue. sig:
To last, remaine, or abide. Reu. 17, 10. He must Continue a little space.☞
to corrupt the earth. sig:
To defile and pollute men of earthly minds, both with bodily and spirituall Adultery, whereinto the great Whore; to wit, the Romish Sinagogue hath led Nations and Kingdomes. Reuel. 19, 2. Hee hath Condemned the great Where, which hath corrupted the Earth with her Fornication. Of their bodilie Fornication, their Vaults & Priuies were witnesse, and their Temples of Spirituall.
to Count. sig:
To reckon, or to make a Computation of a number. Reuel. 13, 18. Let him that hath wit, Count the number of the Beast.
C. R.
Crowne. sig:
Victory, Triumph, and heauenly glory, which shall bee giuen to faithfull Ministers at the end of their labours; as a Crowne or reward. Reue. 3, 11. Holde that which thou hast, that no Man take thy Crowne. Some doe refer this Crowne, not to the reward of aeternall life, but to that honour mentioned in verse 9. It may be both; the one a fore-runner and pledge of the other.
2 A signe or token of Conquest and victory. Reuel. 6, 2. And a Crowne was giuen vntounto him.
Crowne of twelu stars vponupon her head. sig:
The bright, shining, and glorious Ministers of the Gospell; to wit, the twelue Apostles cheefely, and other Apostolical men, which all receiued from that same most bright Sunne, the Fountaine of all Diuine Wisedome, the heauenly doctrine (as their chiefe ornament and Crowne) euen as the Stars do borrow their light from the Sunne. Reuel. 12, 1. And vponupon her head a Crowne of twelue Starres.
Crucified sig:
Slaine and put cruelly to death, eyther by the death of the Crosse, or any other kinde of violent death. Reuel. 11, 8. Where our Lord also was Crucified. Christ our Lord was not slain at Rome (whereof this Text speakes, by the figure of Sodome and Aegipt) otherwise then in his members, according to that which is said. Acts 9, 5. Saul, Saule, why persecutest thou me.
C. U.
Cup. sig:
A portion or measure of Vengeance and Iudgement allotted vntounto Romish Babylon, by the seuere Iustice of God. Reuel. 16, 19. To giuegive vntounto her the Cup of Wine, of the fiercenesse of his wrath.
Cup of gold sig:
The Title of the Catholique Church, of Peters Chaire, of Christs Vicar, and the whole externall profession of Christian Religion, whereby, as by a fine goodly Cup, both people and Princes of the World, hauehave beene entised to drinke vp and draw in, most abhominable filthy superstitions, Idolatry, and Heresies, which the Romish Church offered vntounto them, in that golden Cup of faire goodly Titles and shewes. Reue. 17, 4. And had a Cup of Gold in her hand, full of abhominations.
Cursse. sig:
Separation and casting foorth from Heauen, or any other danger or euil whatsoeuer; Spiritually or bodily. Reuel. 22, 3. And there shall bee no Cursse there.
D. A.
day smitten sig:
THE light of Diuine truth, obscured and darkened by a most thicke Cloud of filthy ignorance, sent by the iust iudgement of God, to punish such as were willingly blind at the shining foorth of the Gospell. Reue. 8, 12. And the Day was smitten. Some other, by the [Day smitten] doe vnderstand, the taking away of the gladnesse and ioy which men had in the fruition, and inioying of the light of the Gospell. These two senses, though they seeme to differ, yet they doe after a sort meete in one: the latter, being as the effect; and the former as the cause. For the darkning of the truth of God, must needs diminish the ioy of Gods people.
Dayes. sig:
A certaine compasse and space of time, appointed of God for certaine purposes. Reuel. 10, 7. In the Daies of the voices of the seauenth Angell.
Day and night. sig:
Continually, or time without any end, or any ceasing; euen for euer and euer. Reue. 20, 10. And shall be tormented euen Day and night, for euermore.
Day nor night. sig:
Neuer, at no time ceasing to praise God, but keeping on there in a perpetuall tenour. Reue. 4, …8. And they ceased not Day nor night; saying, Holy, Holy, &c.