A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 4 – To the reader
A Dictionary, of the Epistle vntounto the Hebrewes.
¶ This Epistle being fomwhat more darke then other the Writings of the New-Testament, I hauehave therefore allotted a peculiar Dictionary vntounto it, for the explanation of it. That word which you find not opened heere, seeke it in the Common Dictionary. Farewell, and take all things well.
Abrahams seed. sig:
HVmaine substance or nature, of the posterity of Abraham. Heb. 2, 16. But he tooke Abrahams seede.
Able. sig:
One, who is meete and fit. Heb. 5, 2. Who is Able.
After those daies. sig:
The times of the Olde-Testament, being fully expired, when that fulnesse of time promised to the Fathers was come. Heb. 10, 16. After those daies, I will make a New-Testament.
of Age. sig:
One capeable of more perfect Doctrine; or a man whose sences are exercised in the word. Heb. 5, 14. Strong meat belongs to them who are of Age.
All things. sig:
Throughout, in euerie point; for Nature, affections, infinnities, and sin, alwaies excepted. Hebr. 2, 17. In all things it behooued him to be like to vsus. Also 4, 15.
Anchor of our soules. sig:
The hope of life eternall, which is like an Anchor. Heb. 6, 19.
Nature. sig:
A sperituall substance, such as Angels hauehave. Heb. 2, 16. In no sort he tooke on him Angels nature.
Anger. sig:
Punnishment, which is a Token and effect of Gods anger. Heb. 3, 16. Prouoked him to Anger.
Annoint. sig:
To furnish with authority and answerable gifts to do the worke of a Mediator. Heb. 1, 9. Hee hath Annointed him with Oyle of gladnesse.
to Appeare. See the Common Dictionary, in the word [Appeare.]
2 To be existent or extant. Hebr. 11, 3. By those things which did Appeare.
Altar. See the Common Dictionary, in the word [Altar.]
Aliants. sig:
Forrainers, strangers, of another (both Country and Religion.) He. 11, 34. Turned amay the Army of the Aliants. This fulfilled Iude 7.
to Appoint. sig:
To decree by an vnchangeable purpose. Hebr. 9, 27. It is Appointed once to dye.
2 To command according to his decree. Heb. 3, 2. To him who Appointed him.
3 To prefixe and separate determinately. Heb: 4, 7. He Appointed a certaine day.
Assurance of faith. sig:
A certaine perswasion of such things as faith apprehends. Heb. 10, 22. Drawe neere in Assurance of Faith.
B. A.
Babe. sig:
One, to whom principles belong, beeing weake in knowledge of God, and therefore vncapeable of perfect Doctrine. Heb. 5, 13. For he is a Babe.
Bastard. sig:
One, who is no naturall Childe, but begotten beside and against the ordinary course of Nature, in fornication or adultery.
2 One, who is not the childe of God by grace of Adoption, but is either a wicked person, or an Hypocrite. Heb. 12, 8. Then are ye Bastards, nor sons.
to Beare vp all. sig:
To sustaine and vphold, that it fall not and perrish. Heb: 1, 3. He Bearei vp all things with his mighty word.
to Beget. sig:
To manifest and make Christ knowne to bee his naturall sonne, and consubstantiall. This was done when the word was made flesh; Also, when Christ rose from the dead. Acts 13. 33. Heb: 1, 5. This day hauehave I begotten thee.
Beginning sig:
A fundamentall Doctrine, or Catechising instructions, fit for children in knowledge. Heb: 6, 1. Leauing the Doctrine of the Beginning of Christ.
Beginning of the booke. sig:
The booke of the Law written by Moses, wherein were promises, concerning Christ his Priesthood and Sacrifice. Hebr: 10, 7, In the Beginning of the booke, it is written of me.
that Beginning of substance. sig:
Faith, which giueth vsus beeing and subsistence in Christ, by ioyning vsus to him, to be one with him, which is the cheefe and principall benefit, euen the foundation of the rest which follow. Heb. 3, 14. If ye keep sure vntounto the end, that Beginning of substance.
to Beléeue. sig:
To know and bee perswaded, that God is, and that he is our God, and will reward freely such as seeke him. Heb: 11, 6. Must Beleeue.
Birthright. sig:
The right of the first borne amongest the Hebrewes. Heb. 12, 16. Sold his Birthright. This stood in two prerogatiues; first, Dignity and power ouer his brethren; secondly, double portion. Gen: 49, 3 Deut. 21, 17. 2 Chro: 21, 3.
to Blesse abundantlie. sig:
To heape benefits vponupon one, or plentifully and effectually to giuegive good things. Hebr, 6, 14. I will abundantly Blesse thee.
2 To wish and pray (as a Priest of the high God) for good things to be giuen others. Heb: 7, 6. And Blessed him who had the promises.
Blessing. sig:
The inheritance or possession of such blessinges and promises as were made to Abraham and Isaac. Heb: 12, 17. Tho he sought that blessing with teares.
Blood of Abell. sig:
The death and slaughter of Abell. Heb: 12, 24. Then that Bloud of Abell.
Blood of Buls. sig:
Buls and Goats, offered in Sacrifice at the feast of expiation. Heb: 10, 4. That the Bloud of Buls and Goats shall put away sinnes.
Bloud of Jesus. sig:
His bloud shed and powred out to death, and his whole sufferinges, by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whole. Heb. 10, 19. By the Bloud of Iesus wee may be bold to enter.
Bloud of sprinkling. sig:
That blood of Iesus, shedde in his cruell death, wherewith the hearts of the faithfull being sprinkled and watered thorow Faith, their sins are washed away, that they may be accepted of God. Hebr. 12, 24. And to the bloud of sprinkling.
Bloud of testament. sig:
The death and bloud-shedde of Christ (ioyned with his Fathers curse) whereby the Testament or couenant of saluation was ratified. Hebru: 10, 29. And count the Blood of the Testament. Heb. 9, 20.
without▪ Bloud. sig:
Without shedding of Bloud. Hebr. 9, 18, 22. Without Bloud.
to resist vntounto Bloud. sig:
VntoUnto the suffering of death and martyrdome; to striue against sinners & persecutors as Christ himself did. He: 12, 4. Ye hauehave not yet resisted sin to blood.
Body of Jesus. sig:
The whole manhoode of Christ, which was the oblation and sacrifice giuen for our sinnes to take them away. Heb: 10, 10. Euen by the offering of the Body of Iesus once made.
to Ordaine a body. sig:
Asmuch as to pierce ones eares, by making one obedient and willing to heare. A phrase borrowed from seruants vnderunder the Law, who in token of perpetuall seruice, had their eares bored thorow. Heb: 10, 5. But a Body hast thou ordained me.
Boldly to go to God. sig:
With constant perswasion and good assurance to pray to God. Heb: 4, 16. Let vsus goe Boldly to the Throne of grace.
Bondage. sig:
That slauery and subiection to the Diuell, by the guilt of sin, working in vsus feare and terror of aeternall death, such as is in bondmen, toward their Lord, least hee scourge or kill them. Hebru▪ 2, 15. Which for feare of death, were all their life subiect to Bondage.
Brethren. sig:
Such, as not onelyonly hauehave society with Christ of flesh and bloud, but are borne of God, and become partakers of his spirit. Heb: 2, 11, 12. He is not ashamed to call them Brethren.
2 Such as hauehave society of one true Christian profession. Heb. 3, 12. Brethren take heede.
holy Brethren. sig:
Such as being sanctified by the Spirit, are receyued into his fellowship, to be one with him. Hebr. 3, 1. Therefore holy-Brethren.
Brightnesse of glory. sig:
Christ Iesus, the second person in Trinitie, in whom alone did shine foorth aeternally, the Image and beautie of his Fathers glorie: hauing also many waies shewed foorth vntounto men, his Fathers bright glorie, in his teaching, and cleare manifestation of the gospel; also, in his working of miracles: in both which, hee set forth a glorious light of the power and goodnesse of God, for the sauing of the elect. Heb: 1, 3. The Brightnesse of his glory.
to Build all things. sig:
To make all things in heauen & earth, but chiefly to set vp the Church of God, which is an house or building. Heb: 3, 4. But he that hath built all thinges is God.
C. A.
Called. sig:
Effectually drawn to Christ, by the Ministry thorow the spirit. Heb: 9, 15. That they which are Called.
Carnall commandement. sig:
A Precept, which enioyneth things weake and fraile, not lasting and aeternall, such was the whole ordination of the Leuiticall Priesthood. Heb: 7, 16 Which is not made Priest after the Law, of the carnall Commandement.
Carnall rites. sig:
Certaine outwarde Ceremonies, which did not come to the soule, but were placed in Terrene and earthly matters. Heb: 9, 10. Which onelyonly stood in carnall rites.
Carkasses. sig:
Their limbes and bodies, by little and little languished. Heb: 3, 17, Their Carkasses fell in the wildernesse.
to Cast away confidence. sig:
To make losse of, or to loose the free and ingenuous profession of the trueth, whereof the confidence is in the heart. Heb: 11, 35. And cast not away the confidence.
to Cease from our own works sig:
To doo our owne will no longer, but to resigne our selues to God, to yeeld him obedience by doing his will reuealed in his word. Heb: 4, 10. Hath Ceased from his owne workes.
Church. sig:
The congregation of Gods people, called out of the world by the word. Hebe. 2, 12. Amiddest the Church will I sing to thee.
Children. sig:
Such as are regenerate and born a new by the spirit of Christ, hauing God for their Father. Hebr. 2, 10. Seeing that he brought many Children to Glorie. Heb: 12, 5.
2 Disciples which louelove and obey their Teachers, as Children their Father. Heb. 2, 13. Heer am I, and the children which thou hast giuen me.
Citty of the liuing God. sig:
The Church of God, which is like to a Citty, being ruled by one King, Christ; and according to his Lawes. Heb: 12, 22. The Citty of the liuing God.
Cloude of witnesses. sig:
Many witnesses, euen an inumerable company of witnesses, as it were a cloud of godly and religious persons, by their examples of constancy, prouoking vsus to the like. Heb. 12, 1. Hauing such a Cloude of Witnesses.
to Come to God. sig:
To ioyne himselfe to the true God, as his seruant and true worshipper. Hebr. 11, 6. Hee that comes to God.
Companion sig:
One that taketh part with another in suffering. Heb. 10, 33. We were Companions with them.
to be Compassed with infirmities. sig:
To beare about a nature subiect to the same sins and discommodities. Hebru, 5, 2. Being Compassed with the same infirmities.
Compassion sig:
A disposition or affection, prone to pitty others, so much as neede is. Heb. 5, 2, Which is able sufficiently to hauehave Compassion.
to condemn the world. sig:
By his deede and example, in building the Arke at Gods commandement, to conuict other wicked men which did swarme in the world of infidelity. Heb. 11, 7. By which he condemned the world.
to Confirm. sig:
To stablish and ratifie a thing with signes, wonders, &c. Heb. 2, 3. And was Confirmed.
to Consecrate. sig:
To sanctifie or set apart to some excellent matter. Heb. 2, 10. That he should Consecrate the Prince of saluation by afflection. Verse 11. For he that sanctifieth, &c. This word expounds the former. The word in the Originall, signifies to make perfect.
Conseruation. sig:
Saluation, which is contrary to distinction. Heb. 10, 39. VntoUnto the Conseruation of our soules.
consolation. sig:
Exhortation. Heb. 12, 5. HaueHave ye forgot the Consolation.
to Consider sig:
To obserue, marke, and watch, with louing mind. Heb. 10, 24. Let vsus Consider one another.
2 To waigh, ponder, and thinke seriously vponupon. Heb: 3, 1. Consider the Apostle, &c.
euill Conscience. sig:
A Conscience accusing of sinne, and terrifying with Remembrance of punishment due to sin. For against an euill Conscience, is set a true faithfull heart, which truly beleeueth forgiuenesse of sinne. Heb. 10, 22. Pure from an euill Conscience.
to Count vnholy. sig:
Not to discerne and put difference between the bloud of Christ, and common bloud. Hebr. 10, 23. Count the bloud vnholy wherewith, &c.
to Crowne with glorie. sig:
To giuegive this dignity vntounto Christ, and by him to Gods children, to hauehave all thinges in this worlde subiect to them, and to bee fellow heyres of the heauenly kingdome. Heb. 2, 7. Thou Crownest him with glorie and honor, and settest him aboue the works of thy hands.
to Crucifye againe the son of God. sig:
To expose and lay open Christ (as it were, the second time nayled to the Crosse) to the reproach and ignominy of all men. Heb. 6, 6. Crucifie againe the sonne of God.
Custome. sig:
An habite gotten by Custome. Heb. 5, verse last. Which thorow long Custome hauehave their sences exercised.
D. A.
another Day sig:
A certaine day. Heb: 4, 7.
to Day, this Day. sig:
The season and opportunity appointed of God, for doing something. Heb: 4, 7.
2 All that time, in which God made his sonne knowne, by his wonderfull workes. Heb: 1, 5.
seuenth day sig:
The day which was the seuenth from the creation, which is our Sunday. Heb: 4, 4.
Day of temptation. sig:
The time, when the people of Israell tempted God by their contention and striuinges, as if they would try his power and Iustice. Heb: 3, 8.
Dauid. sig:
The Booke of Psalmes penned by Dauid A Metonimie. Heb. 4, 7.
Death. sig:
Separation of soule and bodie, being ioyned together with the wrath and cursse of God. Heb: 2, 15.
2 Eternall death or destruction. Heb: 2, 15.
to hauehave power of death sig.
To prouoke vntounto, and procure sinne, whence commeth death Temporall and Eternall. Hebr. 2, 15.
to tast death sig:
To die, or feele death, coupled with Gods infinite anger. Heb, 2, 9.
Deceitfulnesse of sin. sig:
Sinne, which is a deceitefull thing, or full of decerte and craft, for sinne neuer appeares in hir own countenance. Heb: 3, 13. Be hardened with the Deceitfulnesse of sinne.
Defiled. sig:
Stayned and corrupted with the filthinesse of sin. Heb: 12, 15.
to Depart from God. sig:
To fall away from God, by infidelity and distrust of his word. Heb: 3, 12.
to be Depriued. sig:
To be made frustrate or voide of the thing promised thorough Spirituall slownesse. Heb: 4, 1.
to Deuoure the aduersaries. sig:
To destroy vtterly with extreame destruction, the enemies of Christ, which maliciously resist his spirit. Heb: 10, 27.
to Despite. sig.
To put Christ vntounto reproach, by accusing him of a lye, in denying the trueth of the Gospell. Heb: 10, 29.
to Despise. sig.
To abrogate and make void by a defection from the whole Religion of God. Heb: 10, 28.
to Deliuer. sig.
To set free from the curse and bondage of sinne. Heb: 2, 15.
to Discerne. sig.
To direct the heart, either more to bee hardened by deceit of sinne, on wholly to bee renewed to the louelove of righteousnesse. Heb: 4, 12.
2 To be of Iudgement to put difference between good and euill. Heb: 5, 14.
to do Gods will. sig:
To yeeld perfect obedience to the will of God, euen to the suffering of death. Heb: 10, 7.
2 With patience to endure, what God will hauehave vsus suffer. Heb: 10, 36.
Doctrine of beginning. sig.
Catechising Doctrine, instruction fit for beginners. Heb: 6, 1.
Doctrine diuerse, and strange. sig:
False Doctrine, not grounded on Gods Worde, but deuised by men, therefore straunge. Hebru. 13, 4.
to Draw neere. sig:
To call vponupon God, to approach to him by faithfull prayer. Heb: 10, 22.
Dul o… hearing. sig:
Slow. Heb: 5, 11.
E. A.
Earth. sig:
Men dwelling in earth. A Metonimie. Heb: 12, 26.
Elders. sig:
Ancestors, or Fore-fathers, of whom wee hauehave our being; and by whose Authoritie and example we ought to be much moued. Heb; 11, 2. They are called Fathers. Heb: 1, 1.
to Endure. sig:
To perseuer and continue constant in the hope of the Gospell, notwithstanding troubles or persecutions, by tongue or hand. Heb: 10, 32.
Ensample of disobedience. sig:
The immitation or following of their disobedience, and for the same to perish, as those disobedient ones did. Heb: 4, 11.
to Enter into the holy place sig:
To hauehave passage made into our house, and power to go in. Heb: 10, 19.
to Enter into rest. sig:
To go into the Land of Canaan, and aeternal life in heauen, figured by Canaan. Heb, 3, 11.
2 By faith in Gods promises, & holy obedience, to begin to bee partakers of that true rest which shall be perfect in heauen. Heb, 4, 3, 4.
to establish the Earth. sig:
To create the earth in a firme and stable condition. Heb, 1, 10.
2 To settle a thing, that it may be perpetual. Heb, 10, 9.
for Euer & and Euer. sig:
No… for a long space of time, but eternally. Heb, 1, 8. Also Heb, 10, 12, 14.
Eyes. sig:
Diuine knowledge, or infinite vnderstanding of God. Heb: 4, 13.
Euidence. sig:
Setting forth to the eye, or making after a sort visible. Heb, 11, 1.
to Exhort. sig:
To stirre vp, and prouoke vntounto duties. Hebru, 10, 26.
F. A.
to Faint. sig:
To suffer ones heart and courage to sinke and fall. Heb. 12, 3.
Faithfull. sig:
One, who is constant, and leaueth not the elect, till he hauehave brought them to aeternall life. Hebr. 2, 17.
2 One, which doth in eueryevery point according to that trust and charge which God putteth in one, neglecting nothing which God commanded him. Heb. 3, 3. Moses was Faithfull in Gods House.
3 One, which standeth to his word, keeping truth without Failing or Falshood. Heb. 10, 23. For he is Faithfull that promiseth.
to Fall. sig:
To perish and be destroyed. Heb. 4, 11.
to fall away sig:
To oppose, or set himselfe against the grace of God, as a malicious aduersary. Hebr. 12, 15. Also. Heb. 6, 6.
Faith. sig:
That guift of God, by which we firmely belieue the whole word of God to be true; but especiallie the promise of saluation by Christ, with application of it to our selues. Hebr. 11, 1. And 4, 3. Heb. 10, 22.
Fathers of our Flesh. sig:
The men by whom we receiue our bodies, as by actiue Instruments which God dooth vse in our generation. Heb. 12, 9.
Fathers of Spirits. sig:
God, the Authour and Creator of our Soules. Heb. 12, 9.
Faultlesse. sig:
That, wherein nothing can worthily bee required, as wanting or lacking. Heb. 8, 7.
Feare. sig:
Extreame terrour and horrour of mind, through expectation of aeternall death due for sinne. Hebr. 2, 15.
2 The thing which is feared, not without great anxiety and anguish of heart. Thus was Christ deliuered from aeternall death, that he was swallowed vp of it, as in the infirmity of humain nature, he feared. Sée Math. 22. and Iohn 11. Heb. 5, 7. He was heard from his Feare.
3 Religious awe, such as is in good Children toward their Fathers. Heb. 12, 2. That we may serue him with Feare.
Fearefull looking or. sig:
Expectation, full of …read and horror. Heb. 10, 27.
fellowship. sig:
The gathering together of the faithfull in publike place, for the hearing of the word, publique Prayer, administration of Sacraments, and distribution of almes. Heb. 10, 25.
Fellowes. sig:
Godly Christians, which by grace communicate with Christ in his Merits, being thereby Heires of God, euen Fellow-heires with Christ. Heb. 1, 9.
to Finde grace. sig:
To find help and comfort in our neede, through the fauour and free louelove of God. Heb. 4, 16.
consuming Fire. sig:
The most seuere God, who is like a fire, to consume and destroy the wicked contemners of his word. Heb. 12, 29.
Flame of Fire. sig:
The holy Angels of God, endowed with a strong, agile, and actiue Nature, like vntounto a flame of Fire. Heb. 1, 7.
violent fire. sig.
Most feruent and hot indignation. Hebr. 10, 27.
first begotten. sig:
Christ, as Mediatour, who is called else-where, the first begotten among his Bretheren, for his preheminence ouer them. Heb. 1, 6.
to Follow. sig:
To come after others, in beleeuing and liuing well, as they hauehave giuen vsus example. Heb. 6, 12. and Heb. 12, 8.
to Forsake the promise. sig:
Not to beleeue and giuegive credit to the word of promise. Heb. 4, 1.
to forsake one. sig:
To deny helpe, or refuse to succour him in his need. Heb. 13, 6.
Foot-stoole. sig:
That which is put vnderunder the feete of him that sitteth to tread vponupon it. Meaning, is, that all Christes Enemies; euen to death, which is the last, shall be subdued to him for euer, as Paule teacheth. Corin. 15, 26. Heb. 1, 13. and 10, 13.
foundation of repentāce sig:
The Doctrine of repentance, as it is a principle and foundation. Heb. 1, 1.
Foundation of the world. sig:
The beginning, when the World was first made of nothing. Heb. 4, 3.
Fruit of righteousnesse. sig.
Life aeternall, which is a fruit of a righteous life. Heb. 12, 11.
G. H.
Partakers of the Holy Ghost. sig:
To inioy the knowledge of the word, by the benefit and enlightning of the holy Ghost. Hebrewes 6, 4.
liuing God sig:
That God, who in himselfe liueth, and is the Authour and Fountaine of all that doe liue. Hebr. 3, 12.
Guifts. sig:
Sacrifices and oblations freely giuen vntounto God, to honour him withall. Heb. 5, 1, 11, 4.
Generation sig:
A Nation or people, liuing together in some one age. Heb. 3, 10.
to sée God. sig:
To inioy the aeternall blessednesse in Heauen, which consists in the vision of God. Heb. 12, 14.
Glory. sig:
The high excellency and dignity of Christ, being exalted at the right hand of his Father, aboue all Creatures, Angels and Men. Heb. 2, 9.
Grace. sig:
The sence and feeling of the fauour of God, being reconciled vntounto vsus by Christ. Heb. 13, 9.
2 Faith, which proceedeth from the grace of God. Heb. 12, 28.
3 The free benefit of God. Heb. 2, 9.
Throne of Grace. sig:
God the Father, fauourably embracing vsus, and being ready to heare vsus, for, and through Christ his Son. Heb. 4, 16.
Ground. sig:
Substance or sustenance, causing a thing in some sort to exsist, and be, which yet is not. Heb. 11, 1.
H. A.
Halting. sig:
Not the negligent onelyonly and slow, but them which hangeth betweene two; inclining to the Gospell, and to the Law also. Heb. 12, 13.
Hands. sig:
The reuenging power of God. Heb. 10, 31.
2 Heauenly glory and Maiesty. Heb. 12, 2.
3 The almightinesse of God. Heb. 1, 10.
4 Sluggish and sloathfull mindes. Hebr. 12, 13. Hands hanging downe.
Hard to bee vttered. sig:
Not easie to be vnfolded and declared, but verie difficult things. Heb. 5, 11.
to Harden. sig:
To refuse obstinately, or with an obstinate hart, Heb. 3, 7.
to heare his voice. sig:
To belieue and obey the voice of Christ, being vttered and heard. Heb. 3, 12.
euill Heart. sig:
An heart of vnbeliefe, which distrusteth God in his word. Heb. 3, 12.
true Hart. sig:
An heart touched with a true sense of sinne and miseries. Heb. 10, 22.
Heauen. sig:
Angels, the Inbabitants of Heauen, who shall wonder at the strange and great alteration which the Gospell shall make. Heb. 12, 26.
to enter into Heauen. sig:
To pierce through these visible Heauens, and to passe into the supreame and highest Heauen. Hebr. 4, 14.
Heauenly things. sig:
Doctrine, ministry of the Gospell, Sacraments, Praiers; yea, the Church and company of the faithfull. Heb. 9, 29.
Heirs of the promises. sig:
Godly Patriarkes and other holy men, to whom Gods promises were made and kept. Heb. 6, 17.
Heire of righteousnesse. sig:
One, which is partaker of the righteousnesse of God, and of aeternall life, flowing from thence. Heb. 11, 17.
Heires of saluation. sig:
Such as shall possesse aeternall life in heauen. Heb. 1, 14.
Heire of all things. sig:
Equall possessor and Lord of all things created, together with God the Father. Heb. 1, 2.
highest places. sig:
The third heauen, which is the seat of Gods glory. Heb. 1, 3.
Holinesse. sig:
A quality created in the heart by the holy spirit, cleansing and purifying them, that they may purely worship God. Heb, 12, 14.
2 An vncreated quality, euen the most perfect purity of diuine nature. Heb. 12, 10.
Honor. sig:
The dignity and exaltation of Christ, aboue all creatures. Heb. 2, 8.
2 The Office of High-Priest, which is an honorable calling. Heb, 5▪ 4.
Hope. sig:
Eternall life which we hope for, Heb. 6, 18. See Common Dictionary.
2 The gift of hope, whereby we looke certainely for saluation. Heb. 10, 23.
to Hold fast the hope. sig:
With perseueraunce to embrace eternall life, which we hope for. Heb. 6, 18.
House. sig:
An earthly habitation of Timber and stone, put together for one to dwell in. Heb. 3, 4.
2 The Church of God heere in earth, which is like vntounto an house. Heb. 3, 2.
I. E.
Jesus. sig:
Iosuah, the Captaine of Gods people after Meses, vnderunder whose conduct the Israelites were broght into Canaan. Heb. 4. 8.
Ignorant. sig:
Such as hauehave sinned, of what sort, or in what kinde soeuer. Heb. 5, 2.
Inferior to Angels. sig:
One, which for a time humbled himselfe, & took on him the forme of a seruant, and was crucifyed. Heb. 2, 7, 9.
Infirmities sig:
Sinnes, and all consequents or effects of sinne, both body and soule miseries. Heb. 4, 15.
Ingraued forme. sig:
The person of the sonne, liuely and fully representing the person of the Father, as an Image set in wax, doth resemble the forme or figure of the seale. Heb. 3, 1.
Joynts and Marrow. sig:
The most inward, hidden, and secret partes and powers of a mans soule. Heb. 4, 12.
With Joy. sig:
Not onelyonly with patience, but with cheerfulnesse, being glad that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ. Heb. 10, 34.
to Judge his people. sig:
To gouerne the Church, by protecting it, and taking vengeance vponupon the enemies of it. Heb. 10, 30.
Iust. sig:
A person that is righteous, by beleeuing in Christ. Heb. 10, 38.
K. I.
scepter of his Kingdome. sig:
The administration and gouernment of Christes Church in earth. Heb. 1, 8.
to receiue a Kingdome. sig:
To lay hold vponupon the inheritance of heauen. Heb. 12, 28.
weak knées sig:
Feeble, remisse, and slothfull mindes. Hebr. 12, 12.
to know. sig:
To vnderstand the wil of God, in such sort, as to beleeue and liue thereafter. Heb. 3, 10.
L. A.
Last dayes. sig:
All the time betweene the first and second comming of Christ. Heb. 1, 1.
Laying on of hands. sig:
The whole ministry of the Church, and order of Church-policy. Heb. 6, 1.
Law. sig:
The whole Leuiticall Rites and Ceremonies. Heb. 10, 1.
2 The prescript and appointment of the Law. Heb. 10, 8.
3 The will of God reuealed in the Moral Law, which is saide to bee put or written in our mindes, when our wils are effectually reuealed and framed to begin obedience to it. Heb. 8, 10.
to be Lightned. sig:
To be endowed with the true knowledge of God, but not effectuall to the conuersion of the heart. Heb. 6, 4.
Fruit of Lips. sig:
The Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiuing. Hebr. 13, 15.
little while. sig:
A very small space of time, and then the reward will come to all such as be constant. Heb. 10, 37.
to Liue. Liuely. sig: sig.
To enioy aeternall life in heauen. Hebr. 10, 38.
Operatiue, effectually to pierce their hearts which heare the word; eyther to conuert, or to conuict and harden them. Heb. 4, 12.
LoueLove. … Sée generall Dictionary.
M. A.
Highest Maiesty. sig:
Supreame and most Soueraigne greatnesse, such as is propper vntounto the God-head. Heb. 1, 3.
Manifest. sig:
Open, bare, easie to be seene, as a face vncouered. Heb. 4, 13▪
after diuers Manners. sig:
Not fully and all at once, in perfect cleerenesse, but by little and little, till at last the Sonne of righteousnesse, Christ, did arise in the preaching of the Gospell, which brought a ful Reuelation. Heb. 1, 1.
strong Meat. sig:
More perfect doctrine, set downe exactlie and at large, to feede strong Christians withall. Hebr. 5, 12.
Without mercy. sig:
Without sparing or pardon at mans hands. Heb. 10, 28.
Melchisedech. sig:
A man, so called, who was both Priest of the hie God, and the King of Salem, which was afterward Ierusalem. Heb. 5, 10, 11. Heb. 7, 1, 2.
messengers sig:
Persons, sent by Commission to execute Gods decrees in comforting the godly, and punnishing the wicked; such are the Angels. Heb. 1, 7.
Ministers. sig:
Seruants, which by their Ministry do helpe the elect. Heb. 1, 7, 14.
Milke. sig:
Easie Doctrine, shortly and familiarly taught. Heb. 5, 12.
Mount Sion. sig:
The Church of Christ, whereof Mount Sion was a figure. Heb. 12, 22.
Men iust and perfect. sig:
True beleeuers, and godly persons. Hebr. 12, 23.
N. A.
Naked. sig:
Open, or plaine to be perceiued. Heb. 4, 13.
Name. sig:
Such dignity and excellency as is peculiar to God. Heb. 1, 9.
to confesse his Name. sig:
To celebrate and set foorth the praises of God. Heb. 13, 15.
declare his Name. sig:
To preach the Doctrine of grace. Heb. 2, 12.
O. B.
to Obey. sig:
To beleeue the word, yeilding vntounto the truth of the promises, and embracing them by faith, which is the principall obedience of a Christian, & a root of all other obedience. Heb. 5, 9.
to learne obedience. sig:
To proue and try indeede, what it was to obey such a Father as looked for and commanded obedience to the death of the crosse. Heb. 2, 8.
Order of Melchis…dek. sig:
The fashion, manner, or likenesse and similitude. Heb. 5, 6. Also heb. 7, 14.
to Offer. sig:
To shew himselfe, or to behaue and carrie himselfe as a father to his children. Thus God offereth him to his Saints. Heb. 12, 7.
2 To giuegive and make himselfe willingly a slayne oblation and Sacrifice for satisfaction. Thus Christ offered himselfe. Heb. 9, 25, 26.
3 To slay and kill Beasts for Sacrifices, to bee figures of Christ his offering himselfe. Thus Priestes vnderunder the Law offered. Heb. 10, 11.
4 To render praise to God, for mercy, & almes to the poore, which be needy and miserable. Thus Christians offer to God. heb. 13, 15.
Offering for sinne. sig:
Sacrifices expiatory, as peace offerings signifye Sacrifice gratulatory. heb. 10, 6.
Ofttimes. sig:
Some-thing, which for insufficiency from the promise in Paradise, must be deneagiue. hebru. 10, 11.
Old time. sig:
The time which was till Christ. heb. 1, 1.
Old. sig.
That which with time vanisheth, and doth not last euer, as the estate of this world, such as it is now shall not. heb. 1, 11.
Once. sig:
At one time onelyonly, and no more, not oftener. heb. 9, 27, 28.
Once for al, and one sacrifice. sig:
That which beeing doone, is so sufficient, as it needs no repetition or dooing againe. hebr. 10, 10, 12, 14.
Once more sig:
One turne, or for one time, and then to cease; to note vntounto vsus the firme and stable condition of the Gospell, and such as beleeue it. heb. 12, 26.
of One. sig:
Of one father; to wit, Israell or Iacob, of whom came Christ and the hebrewes, to whom this Epistle was sent: Or of one; that is, of one God, of whom is Christ, and all true Christians. heb. 2, 11.
Ouer the house of God sig:
One, that is Ruler and Gouernor of Gods church. heb. 10, 21.
to hauehave Ouersight. sig:
To hauehave roome and function of a Pastor & guide to Gods Flocke. heb. 13, 7, 17.
to be Out of the way. sig:
To take offence and stumble, putting his saluation in hazard by back-sliding and declining. heb. 12, 13.
P. A.
Past age. sig:
One, which is vnmeete through her great years to be a mother. Heb. 11, 11.
Patience. sig:
Power to endure grieuous things. Heb. 10, 36.
Perfect. sig:
Consecrate to God and sanctified with the Fathers who liued before Christ, were not by the Leuiticall Rites seuered from Christ, the substance of them. heb. 11. verse last. Also heb, 7, 11, 19.
Perdition. sig:
Destruction. heb. 10, 39.
Person. sig:
A Diuine subsistence. heb, 1, 3. Sée Common Dictionary.
holy Place. sig:
Heauen, euen third heauen, called Paradice. heb. 9, 12.
Pleased God. sig:
His person to be accepted into fauour by Faith. Hebr. 11, 5.
Pleasure. sig:
Allowance, approbation (as satisfactory for sin.) Heb. 10, 6.
2 Liking and will; yea, sometime vnresonable and vniust. Heb. 12, 10.
Power of the endlesse life. sig:
The strength and vertue of a life which knowes no end, but is aeternall. Hebr. 7, 16.
Thing pressing downe. sig:
Whatsoeuer heauy weight or burthen, which makes slow and hinders vsus in the course of pietie, as sinne doth. Heb. 12, 1.
High Priest. Sée the Common Dictionary, in the word [High-Priest.]
High-Priest of our profession. sig:
The chiefe and onelyonly Priest, from whom we are to take, both the Doctrine which we professe, and the Religion too. Heb, 3, 1.
Principles of the word sig:
The Catechising Doctrines, familiarly taught, and in few words, tempered and fitted to the vnderstanding of the weake in knowledge. Hebr. 5, 12.
Prince of saluation. sig:
One, which is Captaine or Chiefetaine & guide to aeternall life. Heb. 2, 10.
profession. sig:
The Faith or Religion which we professe. Heb. 3, 1.
2 The publishing, or open and free acknowledgement of our Faith▪ Heb. 10, 23.
Promise. sig:
The word of God, touching the exhibiting and sending Christ into the World. Hebr. 11▪ 39▪ This is a generall promise to al the faithful before christ. Heb. 6, 17. Heb. 7, 6.
2 Things promised; as the Kingdome to Dauid, &c. Heb. 11, 33. These be speciall Promises.
3 The word of God, touching the calling of Abrahams seed, in Isaac, and blessing all Nations in that seede. Heb. 11, 17, 18.
to Prouoke▪ sig:
To whet and quicken vntounto louelove. Hebr. 10, 24. Thus we prouoke one another.
2 To stirre God vntounto wrath, by tempting him,
T A.
Tabernacle sig:
Christes body: also Heauen. Hebre: 9, 11. See Common Dictionary.
to take away. sig:
Vtterly to remoue a thing, as if it had neuer been. Heb: 10, 4. 9, 11.
to Tast. sig:
To hauehave a slight and slender beliefe in Christ, & light feeling of heauenly blisse. Heb: 6, 5. Sée common Dictionary.
Testament. Sée Common Dictionary.
To Tempt. Sée Common Dictionary.
Things concerning God. sig:
Which concerne the pleasing and worshippe of God. Heb: 5, 1.
Things not seene. sig:
Of nothing. Heb: 11, 1.
better thing. sig:
Some thing more worthy and excellent. Hebr. 11, 40.
things hoped for. sig:
The glory and blisse of Heauen. Heb. 11, 1.
things shaken. sig.
Things of an vnstable condition, as Things not shaken, signifies, Thinges of a firme and constant Nature. Heb: 12, 27, 28.
V. A.
Uaile. sig:
The flesh or body of Christ. Heb: 10, 20.
2 That hanging or Cloath, which diuided the holy place of the Temple, from the most holy. Heb. 9, 3.
Uengeance sig:
Punishment for sinne. Heb. 10, 30.
Unbeliefe. sig:
An vtter absence and want of liuely faith. Heb. 3, 19.
Unpossible. sig:
Not that which absolutely can neuer be, but some thing which cannot be, because it is against Gods decree and counsell. Heb. 6, 5. and 11, 6.
Heauenly Uocation. Sée Common Dictionary.
W. A.
Waies. sig:
Either Gods workes of mercy and Iustice, whereby God comes to vsus, or his commaundements, whereby we come to him. Heb: 3, 10.
new and liuing Way. sig:
Christ Iesus, crucified and dead by the merit of his blood-shed, quickning all the elect. Hebr: 10, 20.
Out of the way. sig:
Transgressors or Sinners. Heb: 5, 2.
Word. See Common Dictionary.
World. See Common Dictionary.
our owne workes. sig:
Our corrupt Nature, and the euill fruites of it. Heb. 4, 10.
good works sig:
Mercifull and charitable actions. Hebr. 10, 24.
2 … Holy duties of all sorts, towards God and Man. Heb. 13, 21.
to Withdraw. sig:
To distrust God in his word. Heb: 10, 29.
without the camp & gate. sig:
To bee accounted for vnpure and wicked men. Heb. 13, 12.
within the vaile. sig:
In Heauen. Hebr. 6.
without Father and mother. sig.
Without mention or rehearsall eyther of Father or Mother, in the sacred Story. Heb. 7, 3.
written in Heauen. sig:
Chosen of God to aeternall life, by Christ Iesus. Heb. 12, 23.
Word of righteousnesse. sig:
The Gospell, which teacheth the righteousnesse of God, and the way to attaine to it. Hebr. 5, 13.
Y. E.
Yeares. sig:
The aeternity or perpetuity of Gods being, without end or limit of time. Heb. 1, 11.
Yesterday and to day. sig:
At all times, both before and after the comming of Christ. Heb. 13, 8.
FINIS.
Author to the Reader.
I Gentle Reader, notwithstanding, the Printers very great care and diligence, yet by the badnesse of the Copy, and by absence, as also partly by forgetfulnes of the Author, there are more faults committed then were thought of. Might it please thee with patience to beare with lesser, and first with thy Pen to amend these, eare thou beginne to vse this Booke.
Farewell.