A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 101 – Part 109
S. T.
to Stand before the God of the earth. sig:
To Minister (as Instruments) vntounto him, who as God, ruleth not in heauen onelyonly, but also in earth, euen when Satan and wicked men seeme to hauehave their ful swinge, and to put all out of order. Reuel. 11, 4. Standing before the God of the earth. It is a speech, borrowed from seruants and such as attend vponupon Princes and Rulers, to Minister to them, and execute their Commandements. Thus also, Reu. 8, 2. Seauen Angels are said to stand before God, because they appeare before him, to minister to him.
to Stand a farre off. sig:
To refuse and be affraide to approach, to rescue Rome and Romish Hierarchie and Monarchie in the day of Gods horrible vengeance vponupon her. Reuel. 18, 15. The Merchants shall stand farre off.
to Stand vponupon earth and Sea. See Sea.
to Stand vponupon their feete. sig:
To reuiue after one is dead, as the two witnesses did after a sort, when God raised vp others in their roome, mightily to defend their Doctrine & cause, by the word of God, & by giuing their liues to death for that trueth. Such were Luther, &c. Also Wicliff, Hierom of Prage, Huss. &c. Reuel. 11, 11. And they shall stand vp vponupon their feete.
to Stand before the woman. sig:
To be ready at hand, watching narrowly to destroy the blessed seede of the woman. Reuel. 12, 4. And the Dragon stood before the woman.
Starre. sig▪
A Minister of the word, which giueth light to the flocke, by Doctrine and good example. Reuel. 1, 20. The seauen Starres, are the Angels of the seuen Churches.
morning Starre. sig:
Christ Iesus, who is himselfe the bright morning Starre, hauing receyued fulnesse of true glorious light, to communicate it to all the faithfull. Reuel. 2, 28. As I receiued of my Father, so will I giuegive him the Morning Starre.
great Star. sig:
Many Pastors of the Church declining togither, but amongst them some one Minister of especiall account and anthority, drawing downe others by his corrupt teaching. Reuel. 8, 10. And there fell a great Starre from heauen. This great Star, some do vnderstand, of degenerating Byshops, who thorow Pride and ambition, fell into Haeresie & Impiety. Others, do interpret it, of Constantius, Valens, & other wicked Emperors, which fauored the Arrian Haeresie, and molested Orthodox Christians. And surely, the word Starre, though it often signifie Teachers, yet somtime it noteth such, as shine aloft in high place (as it were in the ayre) as Nebuchadnezar is compared by the Prophet. Esay. chap. 14, 12.
Starres fallen from heauen. sig:
Ministers and Pastors of the Church, who (as Stars) did shine by sincere Doctrine, and now thorow tentation and force of Persecution, declined and turned from the truth, to errors and lies, which is meant by falling from heauen. Reuel. 6, 13. And the Starres fell from heauen to earth.
12 Starres sig:
The Doctrine of the twelue Apostles (as the Crowne and glory of the Church) which they borrowed from the most bright Sun (that Fountain of heauenly wisedome) and preached to the Worlde; afterward writing it in Bookes, called [Scriptures.] Reuelat. 12, 1. Upon her head, a Crowne of twelue Starres.
Stones precious. sig:
The excellent and rare guifts, wherein namely the Pastors of the Church shal shine before others. Reuel. 21, 19. With all manner of precious Stones.
Stings. sig.
Powwer to hurt, vex, and annoy others: bodily, as Sarazins; Spiritually, as Popish Monkes and Friars (which are the tailes heere spoken of.) Reue. 9, 10. And there were stings in their tailes.
Streets. sig:
Some part of the Romish iurisdiction, wherein this cruell spectacle was exhibited to be seene. Reuel. 11, 8. And their corpes shall lye in the Streetes of the great Citty.
2 A place, where the multitude of Cittizens doo dwell properly; and figuratiuely, a liberty, which all the Cittizens of heauen do enioy. Reuel. 22, 2. In the middest of the Street of it.
S. U.
Sunne. sig:
The light of trueth, obscured or extinct, rather by Haeresie in Doctrine, and by superstition, in the worship of God. Reuel. 9, 2. And the Sunne and the ayre were darkened. Reuel. 18, 8.
2 Christ Iesus, the Sunne of righteousnesse. Reuel. 12, 1. Cloathed with the Sunne.
Sun black. sig:
The prosperity and peace of the Christian church eclipsed, and taken away (for a time) by most cruell persecutions, and bloody extreamities, exercised, as at other times, yet especially in the dayes of Diocl…sianus and Maximinia…us, Emperors. Reuel. 6, 12. And the Sunne was blacke as Sackcloath. Here is an allusion to the Prophets. Ier. 4, 23, 28. Chap. 32, 7. 8. Esay 50, 3.
S. W.
to swallow. sig;
To sinke in and cause to vanish; as the earth or Land dooth to the flouds of Water which it drinketh in: so did the earth; that is, (men of earthly Religion and affections) swallow and drinke i… (as it were) the rage and persecution intended by the Diuell and his Instruments against the Church of Christ in earth. Reuel. 12, 16. The earth opened her mouth, and Swallowed vp the floud. This was verified in the Vandals, Gothes, and other barbarous people, who comming to dwel in ciuillized countries; and being turned (in shew at least) to Christian Religion, did much helpe the true Church, by stopping and allaying the furious minds of her aduersaries.
Sword sharp & sword of his mouth. sig:
The word of God, the force whereof is mighty, for the cutting downe sinne in the repentant, & for cutting a pieces, spiritually, and destroying the impenitent. Reuel. 2, 12. Which hath a sharpe Sword with two edges. Reuel. 1, 16. With the Sworde of my mouth. This signifies the same thing with sharpe Sworde, vnlesse happily, some greeuous Iudgement of Warre be meant, which being pronounced by the word, is therefore called the Sworde of his mouth.
2 Warre and battell, or slaughter of men in warre, executed by the sword. Reu. 6, 8. Power was giuen to kill with the Sword.
Wound of a Sword. Sée Wound.
S. Y.
Synagogue of Satan. sig:
A Company or assembly of men, indeede, worshipping and seruing the Diuell by errors and prophanenesse, yet pretending themselues to bee the holy people of God. Reu. 2, 9. Which are not Iewes, but are the Synagogue of Satan.
T. A.
Tabernacle sig;
THe dwelling of God, or (as some other Learned Diuines Iudge) the whole worship of God (which vnderunder the Law) was exercised in the Tabernacle. Reuel. 21, 3. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men.
2 The Church of God, in her pilgrimage or wayfaring heere in earth; especially, when it is most obscure and least knowne of the world. Reu. 13, 6. To blaspheme the Tabernacle of God.
Taile. sig:
Temptation, by Ambition, Vaine-glory, Couetousnesse, or by feare of persecution, whereby (as by a Taile) the Starres or Pastors of the Church, were stricken and pulled downe from their brightnesse of Doctrine and life, into errors & prophanenesse. Reuel. 12. 4. And his Taile drew down the third part of the Stars of heauen, for the fulfilling heerof. Sée Euseb. lib. 6. cap. 41.
2 The basest of any society, as begging Friers in Popery, &c. Amongst the Turkes, the Dregs of the Sarazins, Instruments of cruelty. Reu. 9, 19.
to be Taken vp to God. sig:
To be myraculously protected of God (as Christ the sonne of Mary was) by warning giuen to the Wise-men, and willing Ioseph to flie, when Satan by Herod, would hauehave destroyed him. Mat. …2. and afterwards strangely kept, against the subtle & cruell practises of the Herodians, Pharisies, Iewes, and Gentiles. If this Text be meant of Constantine the Great (because the Reuelation speakes not of things past, but fore-speakes things to come. Reu. 4, 1.) Then to be taken vp, signifies to be placed in height of earthly honour and Maiesty, being made Emperor when he lookt not for it, and with more large power and dominion (vppon earnest request of the Romans, burthened and wearied with the tyranny of Maxentius) being assured of victorie against his enemies, by voice and token from Heauen (as Stories report.) Reuel. 12, 5. And hee was taken vp of God, and to his Throne.
Talents. sig:
A Stone, or other thing of very great waight, (such as we read of Ioshua 10, 11. to hauehave bin cast vppon the accursed Canaanites) and such as heere are threatned to bee cast vppon the Antichristian route, to breake them in peeces withall. Reuel. 16, 21. There fell a great Haile like Talents.
T. E.
Teares. sig:
Calamity and sorrow, the cause of Teares. As Esay 25, 8. Reuel. 21, 4. And God will wipe away all Teares.
Temple. sig:
The worship of God, freed from Legall or Mosaicall Rites, and all humaine inuentions. Reuel. 21, 22. No Temple there.
2 The Holy of Holies, or most Holye place, where were the Mercy-seate and Cherubims, and the Arke, kept in time of the Lawe, as a Figure and signe of Gods presence. Reuelat. 15▪ 5. And I saw the Temple open, &c. And afterward, in verse 8. The Temple is sayde to bee filled with smoake; to signifye, a manifest Token of Gods presence, such as was in the Tabernacle. Exo. 40, 34, 35.
3 Heauenly Kingdome of Glorie. Reuel. 11, 19. And the Temple of GOD was open in Heauen.
Ten horns. sig:
Great strength, power, and might, to do much hurt. Reuel. 12, 3. He hath Ten hornes.
2 The first ten Christian Emperours, in whose dayes and raigne the beast encreased in dignity and power greatly. Reuel. 13, 1. I saw a Beast rise out of the Sea, hauing Ten hornes.
3 Ten Kings, which had not begun to raigne, when Iohn wrote the Booke of Reuelation. Reuel. 17, 3, 12. Seauen heads, and Ten hornes; the Tenne hornes, are ten Kings.
ten crowns. sig:
Great and many victories got by mighty force and power. Reuel. 13, 1. And vponupon his horns Ten Crownes.
ten Thousand Thousand. sig:
An inumerable company, or infinite multitude of Angels. Reuel. 5, 11. There were Ten thousande times ten Thousand, &c.
Tenth part sig:
A verie great portion of the Popish Kingdome, and superstition. Also diminished by the falling away of sundrie Nations; especially of the Germans. Reuel. 11, 13. The tenth part of the Citty fell.
to Testifye. sig:
To beare witnesse, as Christ did, both in respect of the whole Gospell generally, and of this prophesy particularly. Reuel. 22, 20. Hee which testifieth these Things.
Testimonie of Jesus. sig:
The Faith and Doctrine concerning saluation by Iesus Christ. Reuel. 12, 17. And hauehave the Testimony of Iesus Christ.
2 The preaching of Christ, and saluation by him. Reuel. 19. 10. The Testimony of Iesus, is the spirit of Prephesie; that is, they which hauehave the function to reach Christ, are equall to such as hauehave the guift to reueale things to come. By which reason, the Angell disswades Iohn from worshipping him.
T. H.
That beast and That false Prophet. sig:
The chiefe Instruments of the Deuill, Heathenish and Turkish Emperours, together with Pope and Popish Cleargy, who with their cheefe Captaine the Deuill, shall be cast into Hell. Reuela. 20, 10. With the Beast and that false Prophet.
as a Thiefe sig:
Suddenly, when he is not looked for: for, beside all mens expectation, will Christ come to be reuenged on the vngodly, for the wronges done to his Church. Reuel. 16, 15. Behold I come as a Thiefe.
Thigh. sig:
Properly the inferior part of the body, from the belly downe to the feet.
2 Mystically and figuratiuely, the meanest and lowest things in Christ our K. which shall be (in the glorious restoring of Religion to be performed, toward the end of the World) superior and more excellent, then that which is highest and most supreame in the Monarches of the earth. Reuel. 19, 16. VponUpon his Thigh a Name written, King of Kinges, &c.
Third part. sig:
The greatest part, or a very great part. Reuel. 8, 7. And the Third part of Trees was burnt vp.
Third Beast. Sée Beast.
Third part of Creatures. sig:
All that liue in Europe, the third part of the World; so vnderstand. ver. 12. also. Reu. 8, 9. The Third part of Creatures dyed.
Third part of Starres. sig:
Very many Pastors of the Church, sometime shining like Stars. Reue. 12, 4. Strike downe the Third part of the Stars.
to Thirst. sig:
To desire earnestly the graces of Christ, out of a feeling of our want. Reu. 22, 17. Let eueryevery one that Thirsteth come.
Throne. sig:
The glorious Maiesty of God, whereof the visible Thrones of Kings and earthly Iudges, beares a certaine representation. Reue. 1, 2.
2 Dominion and glory of Christ, and his members in Heauen. Reue. 3, 21.
T. O.
Torch. sig:
A Lampe or great light, which giueth forth apparantly, a very cleere and shining fiery brightnes, which yet lasteth no longer then it hath nourishment, which once failing, the Lampe is extinguished. Such were certaine Pastours of the Church, which fell from the Doctrine of Faith, through ambition or feare. Reu. 8, 10. A great Starre burning like a Torch.
to be Tormented. sig:
To be most extreamely pained and vexed, with most horrible and neuer-ending paine. Reuelat. 14, 10. They shall bee Tormented in Fire and Brimstone.
T. R.
to Trauaile in Birth. sig:
To couet and long to bee eased, of that most heauy and grieuous condition wherein the Church should continue, vnderunder Heathenish Emperors; euen as a Woman that is in Trauaile desireth to bee eased of her paine. Reu. 12, 2. And cryed Trauailing in Birth. Some, refer this to the longing & expectation of the Church of the Iewes, vehemently desiring & expecting to see the promised Messiah: but Saint Iohn heere prophesied of things to come, as Chap. 4. ver. 1. is signified to vsus plainely. Therefore the former interpretation seemeth to be better.
to Tread vnderunder feete the holy Citty. sig:
To lay wast (as some thinke) the pure worship and true Worshippers: or (as others iudge,) to frequent the assemblies daily, vnderunder the pretence of worshipping God, as false Christians doe, which are heere noted with the Name of Gentiles: But both significations well agree together, (as I take it;) namely, that such as in wordes professe Christ, yet for life and manners were as the prophane Gentiles, should both much haunt the place of Diuine worship, and yet as false hearted Hypocrites, tread downe the truth, and true Seruants of God.
Trée of life. sig:
Christ Iesus, who shall be to all his members, as a Tree of aeternall life, more plentifull then to-fore, satisfying and refreshing them with the fellowship of himselfe, which is heere meant by eating of this Tree. Reue. 2, 7. He that ouercommeth, shall eate of the Tree of life.
Trées. sig:
The company of Reprobates and vngodly men in the Kingdome of this World. Reuel. 8, 7. The Third part of the Trees were burnt.
2 The number of the elect, which are exempted from the hurt which the Locustes should doe. Reu. 9, 4. Neither any Tree.
True. sig:
One, which knoweth all things, as they be without error or ignorance, which also willeth and decreeth whatsoeuer hee willeth; seriously, without fraud, and performeth all his promises without inconstancy or vnfaithfulnesse. Such an one is Christ. Reuel. 3, 7. The thinges saith he which is holie and True.
2 One, which fulfilleth his punishments which he hath threatned. Reu. 16, 7. True and righteous are thy iudgements.
Trumpets seauen. sig:
The Reuelations of Gods iudgements (by Angels or Teachers of the Church, who are likened to Trumpets) and the manifest and famous euents which follow such Reuelations, in all manner and kindes of vnpunnishments. Reuelat. 8, 2. And to them were giuen seauen Trumpets.