A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 70 – Part 83

A Christian Dictionary · Dictionary 2 · Part 70 – Part 83

p. 99M. O.

Moone. sig. pro

That creature or great light, which giues shine by night. Reuel. 21, 23. Neither of the Moon to shine in it.

p. 1002 The vanity of all earthly thinges, subiect to changeablenesse; as Riches, Honours, &c. which the members of the primitiue Apostolical Church despised, being farre from that ambition and lust after Honors and wealth, which hath since entered in, and raged. Reuel. 12, 2. And the Moone was vnderunder her feet. It is a Godly and Learned exposition, by the Moone, to vnderstande that light of truth and doctrine, concerning manners, receyued from the Word (as the Moone borroweth her light of the Sunne) after which, the members of the first Apostolical Churches directed their feet and steps; being for worship, gouernment, life, and maners, both vniforme, and (as yet) vndefiled with human inuentions. But the first signification is godly, and also more vsuall.

song of Moses the Seruant of god. sig:

Such a song of reioycing and triumph, for deliuery out of the cruell Iawes of Antichrist; as Moses (who for honor-sake, by an excellency, is called the seruant of God. Deut. 34, 10.) did sing with the Israelites, after their deliuerance from the Aegyptians. Exod. 15. There being no lesse power and goodnesse of God, shewed foorth in sauing from Antichrist, then from Pharaoh. Reuel. 15, 3. And they sung the song of Moses the seruant of God.

Mother of whoredoms &c. sig:

One, that is the Mistris and Teacher of Idolatrie, (which is spiritual fornication.) As also the Mother and the Nursse of wickednesse of all sorts & kindes. Such an one is Rome, the Synagogue of Antichrist, boasting herselfe to bee the Mother-Church, the Pillar of truth; out of which, there is no saluation; yet indeed, approues her … to be that Step-Mother of all those superstitions and impieties, which of long time hauehave been deriued and spread abroad into the Westerne and Eastern Churches, vnderunder the appearance of Piety, & the title of the holy Church. Reuel. 17, 5. That great Babilon, that Mother of p. 101Whoredomes, and the abhominations of the earth. This is that Mysticall name, which Iohn in a Vision saw, written in the fore-head of the great Whore: and it is of great force, to serue vsus how to finde out who that Antichrist is; euen such an one, as dooth not openly and professeoly, but secretly and in a Mystery fight against Christ, his truth, al Religion and honesty: which how it dooth fit Papifme, one with halfe an eye may easily see. For Heathenish Rome, which Papists would hauehave to be this [Mother,] did not put her superstitions vppon other Citties and Countries which they conquered, but left them to their owne Religion, neither were their superstitions any Mysteries.

to sée no Mourning. sig:

To taste or feele any want or calamity, which may cause men to mourne and to greeue. Reu. 18, 7. I shall see no Mourning.

Mount Sion. sig:

The true Church of Christ in this worlde, prefigured by Mount-Sion, and like to it for firme stablenesse, being vnremoueable & inuincible by any assaults of afflictions. Reuel. 14, 8. A Lambe stoode vponupon Mount-Sion.

Mountaine burning with fire. sig:

Proud Tyrants and arrogant Princes, swollen with ambition and lust of honour, like Mountains: also eagerly and feruently studying and striuing (as men set on fire with desire ofHic meus ardens preiectus in mare cum de dignitate & honore dimi cabatur inter ecclesiastico… tanquam pro a… & locis De quare vide Canones Ni…ae…i Con…tlij quibus de primatu statutum est. Dignities) forgetting and maintaining their pomp and promotion. Reu. 8, 8. A great Mountaine burning with Fire was cast into the Sea. It is vsuall in Scripture by Mountaines, to describe mightie Kingdoms, Empires, & Principalities; Also haughty and high-minded Princes, as in I say 2, 14, 15. To what kingdome dooth this so fitly agree, as to that proud kingdome of Antichrist, aduauncing it p. 142selfe, not onelyonly ouer earthly Emperors, Kings, and their Empires and Kingdomes, but euen aboue Heauen.

2 Great and strong hils, which by Gods horrible Indgement shall bee so swallowed vp, as they shall be seene no more, or be any more extant. Reuel. 16, 20. And the Mountaines were not found.

Mountains sig: seauen. Names of the 7. Mountains. 1 Palatinus 2 Quirinalis 3 Auentinꝰ. 4 Coeluis. 5 Viminalis 6 Aesculinꝰ 7 Ianicularis Lege virg. Geor. 2. Ouid lib. 2. Ouid. Tristum Eleg. 4. lib. 3. eleg. 7. Romane vrbs vbi tipa manent capita. Antichri. gone sedes Antichristi.

Those seauen Hils, on which Olde Rome was built, hauing iust seauen Mountaines, neither more nor lesse; whose Names are knowne to this day, when that Citty was called, Septiceps and Septicollis Orbis, and by the Greekes foreign. These hils are inhabited to this day, and neuer a one of them, but either a Monastery, or a Church, or some other Religious house stands vponupon it. Therefore the Papistes cannot auoide, but the seat of Antichrist, of the Beast and the Whore, is at Rome; there being no Citty in the world, that was known to be scituated vponupon seuen hils when the Apostles wrote this Booke, neither more nor fewer. Reuel. 17, 9. The seauen Heads are seauen Mountaines. In S. Iohns time, of all Citties in the world, Rome onelyonly was built on seuen hils; it only raigned ouer the Kings of the earth; it onelyonly had seuen formes of gouernment; it onelyonly compelled other people to their Idolatry; and such a Citty must be the seate of the Whore.

Mouth of the Dragon sig:

The Commission, authority, and commaundements of the Deuill and his administers (called heer the Beast and the false Prophet.) Reu. 16, 13. I saw three vncleane Spirites, like Frogges, come out of the mouth of the Dragon, and out of the Mouth of the Beast, and out of the Mouth of the false Prophet.

2 Rayling slaunderous speeches, and wicked blasphemous calumniations and reproches, wherewith the deuill (as with a floud) endeuoured to bring the Christian Church into great hatred and p. 143danger among worldly men. Reu. 6, 12, and 16 Which the Dragon had cast out of his mouth.

A Mouth was giuen him. sig:

Power of blaspheming, with reproachful words, was by Gods iust iudgement permitted vntounto him, for the iust punishment of the wicked world. Reu. 13, 5. A Mouth was giuen him to speake great thinges and blasphemies.

to open his Mouth to blaspheme. sig:

To spread abroad and cast out by speeches, execrable contumelies and reproaches against the Diuine Maiesty, his religion, his true Church in which he dwels by his spirit, and against all the true members of his Church, the Saints of God. Reu. 13, 6.Sixtus Papa se cum spiritu Sancto aequat. Tom. 1. in Purgat: Sixti. And he opened his Mouth against God, to blaspheme his name, his Tabernacle, and them that dwell in heauen. How iustly may this be verified vponupon the Pope and his creatures, boasting himselfe as God, reproching the Christian Church as a Couenticle of heretickes, and with their vnpure Mouths, traducing all for Haereticall, Scismaticall, and most wicked men, which seperate them-selues from their Synagogue. A plentifull proofe of these blasphemies, is extant, in one Bull of Leo the tenth against Luther.

Out of his Mouth went a sword. sig:

The Doctrine of the word of God, which is (as a spirituall sword) and proceedeth from the mouth of Christ the sonne of God, subduing al people to the obedience of his Ordinances and Lawes. Reuel. 19, 5. And out of his Mouth went there a sharp sword, that with it he might smite the Heathen.

p. 104N. A.

Naked. sig:

ONE, exposed & laid open to shame, reproach, and contempt. For Garments are vsed to hide shame. Reue. 3, 17. Poore, Naked.

Name. sig:

Opinion, report, or account of Men. Reuel. 3, 1. Thou hast a Name to liue; that is, thou art thought to liue to God, in the opinion and account of men, but art not indeed what thou seemest to be.

2 The truth of the Gospell, or Faith of Christ. Reuel. 3, 8. Thou hast not denyed my Name.

3 God himselfe, who is become (through Christ) a Father of the faithfull. Reuel. 14, 1. Hauing his Fathers Name written in his Fore-head. Reuelation. 22, 4.

4 Persons of the elect, and Reprobates; Men and Women, so perfectly knowne to God, as Souldiours to their Captaine, who hath mustered theyr Names in a Booke. Reuel. 13, 8. Whose Names are not written in the Booke of life.

Name of Blasphemy sig:

The arrogant boasting, and Titles ful of reproch, to God, to Christ, and the Christian Church. For example: In that the Pope is entituled, to be neither God nor Man, but one betweene both. Also, our Lord God, the Vicar of Christ vponupon earth; the vniuersall Bishop; the Head of the vniuersall Church. Also, the particular Church of Rome, which vanteth herselfe to be the foundation of other Churches; the Mother-Church, from whence Peters Chaire p. 105cannot be sundred, that she cannot erre; and all to bee Heretiques, who in Articles of the Faith and Sacraments, thinketh otherwise then she doth: besides innumerable more blasphemous names which that Beast beares in his Fore-head. Reuel. 13, 1. And vponupon his heads the Name of Blasphemie.

N. E.

New Jerusalem. sig:

That Citty, wherein the Saints shall liue blessedly after this life. Reue. 2, 12. and Reu. 21, 2. Some, by New Hierusalem, vnderstand a Church in earth, towardes the end, which for purity of doctrine and manners, shall exceede all Churches, that euer were, being a liuely Image of Caelestiall purity.

New name sig:

The Title and Name of the Children of God, by grace of Adoption. Reue. 2, 17. In the Stone a New name written.

2 The society of that glorious Kingdome, which Christ shall in this Worlde comm…icate to his, as farre as they be capable of it. Reuel. 3, 12. I will put vponupon him my New Name.

Name of my God. sig:

A manifestation to the World, that God will take his chosen ones vnderunder his speciall protection. Reuel. 3, 12. I will write vponupon him the Name of my God.

N. O.

Noise of thunder. sig:

A mighty and glorious voyce, like to the noyse of Thunder. Reuel. 6, 1. As it had beene the noyse of Thunder.

N. U.

Number of a man. sig:

Such a number as a Man may bee able to finde out, not infinite and vnsearchable, but which the wit of a Man, endowed with wisedome, may finde. Reuel. 13, 18. For it is the Number of a Man. Others interpret, the Number of a Man, to be such a Name of a Man (as by the Numerall Letters, whereof this Number of sixe hundred sixty sixe will arise) yet meaning, not the proper Name of any p. 106particular person, but Nomen Gentile (as it is called of Grammarians) the Name of Nation or Country, passing from the head to the rest of the people.

Number is six hundred sixty sixe. sig:

A Name, consisting of so many, and such Numerall Letters, as beeing counted and summed vp, doe make the Number of 666. which is the Number of the Beast: both the first Beast; (to wit, the Romaine Emperour and Empire) and the second Beast; (to wit, the Romain Pope and Papacy) for vnderunder the Beast is comprehended no one particular Man, but an order and succession of Men, euen a Kingdome. Irenaeus, who liued neere the Apostles time (hauing seene and heard Polycarpus, who was one of the Disciples of Saint Iohn, the Pen man of the Apocalipse) doth report, that before this time, this Name (out of whose Numerall Letters, should arise 666.) was foreign, and hee himselfe iudged it likely to be so indeede; because (saith he) the most true Kingdome hath that name. For they be Latines which now doe raigne, as hee writeth. Lib. 5. Cap. 29. Aduersùs Haereses. foreign nomen sex centorum sexaginta sex Numerum continet. Now the Pope is head of the Latine Church, as the Emperour was of the Latine Empire. Therefore, if the Emperour with his Empire (by Irenaeus indgement) might be called Latinos; much more the Popedome and the Pope; who is so much a Latine, as hee will allow no exercise of Religion but in Latine. He compels all to pray in Latine. He hath the Bible of the Latine Translation, which he prefers before the Byble written in the Haebrew and Greeke tongues, by the Prophets and Apostles. His Lawes, decrees, and people, are all Latine. His Church Latine, and all condemned as Schismaticks which will not bee subiect to his Latine Law, and his Latine Faith. The Greekes being odious to Papists, vntill they consented to submit themselues to p. 107the Latine Byshop, as Primate and chiefe; and his Latine seruice. May not then the Name Latin…s, well agree to Popish Hierarchy, and better then… the Heathenish Empire? And that this should b… the very Name (howsoeuer the iudgements of m… much differ, and the Name may bee fitted to oth… words) which hath the Number of a Man, conta… ning 666▪ is apparant by these presumptions. First▪ because the Name here spoken of, was such, as wise men might finde, and it was a Name which then might bee found, when Saint Iohn wrote (else in vaine had an Exhortation beene to study and search it, had there beene no hope to finde it.) Also, by Irenaeus himselfe, and afore him, it was receiued by common consent. Lastly, the Greek Letters of this Name being Numbred, amounteth to 666. as may be perceiued in this which followeth.

p. 108O. D.

Odours. sig:

THe merits of Christ our Mediatour, which (as sweete odours) make the Prayers of the Saintes plea…ing to God. Reue. 8, 3. Much Odours was giuen him.

O. L.

Old serpent sig:

The Deuill or Sathan, which thorough long experience (euer since the Creation of Man) is wonderfull deep in manifold crafts and subtilties. Reu. 12, 9. The D…ill that Old Serpent.

O. N.

One of the Angels. sig:

That Angell or Messenger of God, which was last of the seauen Angels, that had the seauen viols, mentioned before. Chap. 15. Reu. 21, 9. And there came vntounto me One of the seauen Angels.

one consent sig:

The agreement of minde, and of affections, which shall bee (by Gods spirit) wrought in such Kinges, as shall execute his deepe decreed iudgement vponupon the Whore (the Romish Hierarchy) for her vtter ruine and wasting. The Kings did at the first, … more certainely consent for the exalting, then at length, their Successours shall agree to pull her downe. Reuel. 17, 17. To doe with One consent▪ &c.

at One day sig:

Suddenly, in short space, at an instant (as yee would say) after the Whore hath long flourished and tyrannized, she shall bee by a strange and suddain calamity, destroyed, both the people, by death, sorrow, and famine, and the Citty of Rome it selfe, p. 109by Fire, being burnt vp by the Besiedgers, and turned into Ashes. This shall be the perfit fall of Babylon, which is already much decayed, and hastning to ruine. Reu. 18, 8. Her plagues shall come at One day.

One houre. sig:

The suddennesse of the iudgement, which should crush Rome, and make her fauourites mourne and dye for sorrow. Re. 18, 10. In One houre that iudgment shall come.

2 Either a short time, or at and about the same time. Reu. 17, 12. Shall receiue power as Kings at one houre with the Beast.

One mind. sig:

One Counsell, consent, or purpose, which all the ten Kinges had with their vnited forces and power, to defend the tyranny of that Beast, the Roman Byshop. Reu. 17, 13. These hauehave One mind.

O. P.

to Open the Booke. sig.

To vnseale the Booke, by declaring and reuealing vntounto Iohn, and by him to the Church, such secrets and Mysteries, as were before hidden in Gods counsell. This no Creature could doe, Christ the Mediatour, he onelyonly was able; for he came out of the bosome of the Father, to declare him to vsus, hauing all power. Reu. 5, 2, 3, 5. Who is worthy to open the Booke. Such a treasure is this Booke of Reuelation, which is not otherwise communicated to the Church, but by the Mediation of Christ, who is the onelyonly Interpretour of his Fathers will, and Doctour of his Church.

to Open the bottomlesse pit. sig:

To set abroach, publish, and manifest such deuilish errours and Heresies as came from the deepe pit of Hell, which was done, when Antichrist got power and strength to obscure the truth of heauenly doctrine, and to deceiue the World with strong delusions. Reuela. 9, 2. And hee Opened the bottomlesse pit.

…n open doore sig:

The liberty and faculty, which is giuen to the p. 110Church for Preaching pure Doctrine, exercising sound worship, and an holy Discipline, with great readinesse and ioy, both of Ministers and people. Reuela. 3, 8. I hauehave set before thee an Open Doore. Some do too narrowly restraine this to the Preaching of the Gospell onelyonly, which indeed is a door, whereby an enterance is giuen into Heauen. It is better, more largely to take it, for the ioyning together of word, worship, discipline, zeale of Ministers, Magistrates, and people. When all this meets (as in this Church of Philadelphia it did) there is a large and ready way made, for piercing into Mens consciences.

to Open the doore or the gate. sig:

To receiue and admit into the heart, the grace and power of Christ. Reuel. 3, 20. If any Man heare and Open the Doore. Sée Doore Some vnderstand this, of admitting and receiuing all such ordinances of Christ, whereby the doore of our hearts may be most speedily, and forceably cast Open.

to open the mouth to blasphemies sig:

To vtter and b…lch forth reproachfull and contumelious wordes (as Antichrist dooth, boasting that he is God, aboue all Kinges and Emperours.) Reuel. 13, 6. He Opened his mouth to Blaspheme.

Temple opened in heauen. sig:

The Tryumphall Caelestiall Church, Opened by the death of Christ to all which beleeue in him, before hee came in the flesh; and to all, who since his comming are reconciled to God, thorough Faith in his blood. Reuel. 11, 19. Then the Temple of God was Opened in Heauen. Reuel. 15, 5. Some vnderstand this Temple Opened (not o… Heauen) but of the Christian Church in Earth, when it should lye Open to receiue a multitude of Saintes, thorough Gods good prouidence, scattering persecutions raised by Satan against the Church, being by his fury, shut vp for a time, none, or but few entering.

to ascend out of the earth. sig:

To hauehave an originall and beginning from earth, breeding and springing from the sensuality of men, p. 111and encreased by earthly power. Reuel. 13, 11.

O. V.

to Ouercome. sig:

To perseuer in the Faith and obedience of the Gospell, vntounto the end of our life; without fainting, because of tribulations. Reuel. 2, 7. To him that ouercommeth; that is, to him, who by Faith getteth the victory, as a good Souldier, ouer the Deuill, Sin, and the World. Thus vnderstand [Ouercome] throughout this Booke.

O. Y.

Oyle and Wine. sig:

Two Creatures (the fruites of Vine and Oliue) of speciall vse for necessity and comforts of Mans life. Of these, God would hauehave plenty remaine, when there was a famine & scarsity of other things. Reu. 6, 6. Oyle and Wine hurt thou not.

p. 112P. A.

Pale Horse sig:

PLague or pestilent diseases, (which make men pale and wanne) as a iust scourge from God, for despising the trueth of the Gospell. Reuel. 6, 8. And l… a Pale horse.

Palmes. sig:

Testimonies and Ensignes of victory ouer spirituall enemies, namely, ouer Antichrist. Reuel. 7, 9. And Palmes in their hands.

Paradise of God. sig:

Heauen, the seate of glory, whereof the earthly Paradice (in which Adam was placed at his Creation) was a figure or type (as the Tree of life was a Sacrament of aeternall life) Reuel. 5, 7. I will giuegive him to eate of the Tree of life, in the middest of the Paradise of God.

Part in the first Resurrection. sig:

Portion, share and interest, in the Regeneration of the soule from death of sinne (as some expound) or in the restitution of the truth vntounto the worlde, after long suppressing of it (as others thinke.) Both expositions may well stand. Reuel, 20, 6. Blessed and holy is he, which hath Part in the first Resurrection.

his Part. sig:

His portion, which he thought he had in Gods election, but he shall feele that he had none. Reuel. 22, 19. God shall take away his Part.

to Passe away. sig:

To vanish, or be abolished, in respect of the former vaine condition whereunto the Worlde was subiect, for sinne. Reuel. 21, 1. For the first heauen and first earth are Passed away. Or if we vnderstande by p. 113first heauen, and first earth the Churches on earth (as some do interpret it) then by passing away is meant, the darkning of the glory of the present churches in comparison of the brightnes which shalbe in future Churches being restored to excellent purity in Doctrine and maners.

Patience of our Lorde Jesus christ sig:

A tollerance or suffering of Tribulations for the glory of Christ, and promoting his Gospell, with a patient and constant minde. Reuel. 1, 9. Your Companion in the Patience of Iesus Christ.

Patience of the Saints. sig:

The triall and proofe of their patience, which should bee knowne to be true and sounde, if no threatnings nor cruelty of Antichrist should driue them from Christ. Reu. 14, 12. Heere is the Patience of the Saints.

P. E.

Peace. sig:

LoueLove, concord, and good agreement amongest men; whilst they liue without hatred, bloudy words, slaughters, tumults, and seditions, which the Diuell had power to raise, and to take; that is, to take away peace and quietnesse. Reuel. 6, 4. Power was giuen to him, to take Peace from the earth.

Pearle. sig:

Christ Iesus, conceiued in Caelestial sort by the Holy-ghost, in the womb of a Virgin, as the Pearle (heere mentioned) is begotten, not after an ordinarie fashion, but by a dewe falling from heauen. Reuel. 21, 21. Euerie gate of one Pearle.

Pearle and precious stone. sig.

The ornaments and most costly deckings of the Whore or Beast, by the partes, as Golde, precious Stone, Pearle, &c. all outwardly glorious, not spiritually, that she may be thereby known, not to be the chast spouse of Christ. Reuel. 17, 4. And the Woman was arrayed with Purple, Gold, and Pearle.

his People. sig:

A people which shal willingly submit to be gouerned of God, who shall for euer protect to hauehave them according to his couenant. Reuel. 21, 3. And they shall be his people.

p. 114People out of 4. quarters. sig:

A Company of men, gathered out of many sundry Nations and Regions. Reuel. 28, 8. He shall deceiue the people of all quarters, &c.

People saued. sig:

Elect people of all Nations, preserued from the cursse and tirany of sinne, by Christ; all these shold be helpefull and fauourable to the restored Church of the Iewes. Reu. 21, 24. And the People that are saued.

Perdition. sig:

Destruction and desolation, both temporall in this world, and aeternall heereafter in the next life. Reuel. 17, 8. And shall go into Perdition. Marke this, that Rome and Papall Dignity, shall not alwayes flourish, but shall hauehave a time of withering, as it had of rising and spreading.

to Permit. sig;

To giuegive power and liberty to worke straunge things, as saith Paule. 2 Thess. 2, 9. Reuel. 13, 14. Which were permitted him to do in the fight of the first beast.

to persecute sig:

To offer violence and iniury, to such as cannot repell it. Reuel. 12, 13. He Persecuted the Woman, which had brought forth the man-childe.

to be Pertakers of sinnes. sig:

To hauehave fellowship with others; namely, with Romish Idolaters, in their haeresie and Idolatry; by committing, consenting, defending, &c. Reuel. 18, 4. That ye be not Pertakers of her sinnes.

P. I.

Piller. sig;

One, which is firme, and dooth steddily abide in the Church, being rooted and surely builte on Christ the foundation. Reuel. 3, 12. I will make him a Pillar in the Temple of God. Some thinke, that this place hath allusion and respect vntounto those two Pillars, placed by Salomon in the Temple, to represent the stability of the Sonnes of God. Others do iudge, that heere is an allusion vntounto the fashion of such Countries, where Pillars and Statues with inscriptions vppon them, by way of gratefulnesse to the honour of such as were Captaines in war, and p. 115returned home Conquerors, as vsed to bee done at Rome, in foro & campo Martio. Howsoeuer this be, the meaning comes all to one passe; to note the great soliditie and vnmooueable estate of Gods children.