A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 146
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Wicked. sig:
EueryEvery Naturall man, who is not regenerate. Ro. 4, 5. Iustifieth the Wicked.
2 All impenitent persons, who keepes on in a sinfull course, without returning to God. Psa. 51, 13. I will teach thy Waies vntounto the Wicked. Psal. 1, 1. and 112, 10. The Wicked shall see it.
3 That which is vngodly or against God. Iude 15. Of all their Wicked deeds which they hauehave vngodly committed.
wickednes. sig:
An vngodly worke. Gen. 39, 9. How can I doo this great Wickednesse? Acts 8, 22.
2 A course of Iniquity, continued without Repentance. Daniell 9, 5. We hauehave done Wickedly. Psal. 125, 3. Least the righteous put out their hand to wickednesse. Psal. 52, 1. Why doost thou boast thy selfe in thy Wickednesse?
Wife. sig:
A maried woman; or the Church, being maried to Christ. Ephes. 5, 23. The Husband is the Wiues head, as Christ is the head of the Church, &c. Heere the married woman is called a wife, explicite or expressely; the Church is so-called implicite, & by consequence.
Will. sig:
A faculty of mans soule, mouing and inclining it selfe freely to choose such things as it doth embrace, or to eschew freely such things as it dooth refuse. Or more breefely thus. VVill, is that facultie of our soule, whereby we will and nill things. It is of the Nature of will, to wil freely, whatsoeuer it wils; for the will cannot be compeld. It is vnable (til it be chaunged by grace) to mooue it selfe toward God, and to will any good thing pleasingNote. to him. Simply to will any thing, is of Nature; but to will well, is of Grace. Our will being free in respect of sinnefull actes, but bond in respect of Good-workes, till it be set free by Christ. Iohn 8, 36. If that Sonne therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeede. Iohn 15, 3. Without mee you can doo nothing. Therefore, the * Popish Doctrine ofWhen grace is offered, wee may refuse it, if we will: and if we will, wee may receiue it: This is popish Diuinity. free-will to that which is good, is to be abhorred, as contrary to the Scripture, and the Doctrine of the Church of God. Aug. voluntas libera quia liberata libera ad peccatum, serua ad iustitia.
2 Motions and purposes to good, or good affections. Phill. 2, 13. God worketh in you the Will and the deede. These be the effects of a renued VVill. 2. Cor. 8, 9. Rom. 7, 15, 16.
3 VVicked desires and Lustes, flowing out of Corrupt Nature. Ephes. 2, 3. In fulfilling the Will of the Flesh. Iohn 1, 13. These be the fruits of an vnregenerate VVill. Metonimie.
4 Naturall inclination of any creature. Rom. 8, 20. Not of it one Will.
5 Thoughts and endeuour of the heart. Rom. 11, 16. It is not in him that Willeth.
Wil of God sig:
The purpose and decree of GOD, touching all things. Ephes. 1, 11. After the Counsell of his Will. Rom. 9, 15, 18. Whom he Will he hardeneth. This is the wil of his good pleasure, which is secret till euents declare it.
2 The worde of God, Promising or Commaunding. Mathew. 7, 21. Hee that dooth my Fathers Will. Romans. 12, 2. This is his reuealed or signifyed VVill, which is knowne by the VVorde, as our VVill is manifested by our speech.
Wildernes sig▪ pro
A wast and desart place, not inhabited. Psalme 95, 8. As in the Wildernesse. Psalme 107, 33, And 35. Mat. 15, 33. Whence shall we hauehave so much bread in the Wildernesse?
2 A Countrey full of Hils, Mountaines, and Forrests, like to a Wildernesse. Math. 3, 1. He preached in the Wildernesse of Iudea. This Wildernesse had some Inhabitants. Zachary dwelt there. Luke 1, 40. Also, Ioab had his house there. 1 Kinges 2, 34. And there are sixe Townes being in this Wildernesse, rehearsed in Iosh. 15, 61. Therefore, from hence there is no ground for Popish Heremites, that liue in solitary places.
3 The Countrey of Heathen and Pagan people, which were void of grace, and barren in good workes (as a Wildernesse.) Esay 35, 1. The Wildernesse shall reioyce. And 41, 18. I will make the Wildernesse (as a poole of water.) A Metaphor.
Wind. sig: pro
The moouing of the ayre too and fro, which if it be temperate, it refresheth with his blastes; if violent, it prooues troublesome and daungerous. Acts 2, 2. As of a rushing and mighty winde. Gene. 3, 8. Math. 8, 26. He rebuked the Winds.
2 The mighty and powerfull working of Gods Spirit, quickning or reuiuing our hearts to Godward. Iohn 3, 8. The winde bloweth where it listeth. Actes 2, 2.
3 The doctrine of the Gospell, and the Preaching thereof. Reu. 7, 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vponupon the earth.
4 All manner of temptations. Math. 7, 27. The Winds blow, &c.
5 Parts and quarters of the World. Iere. 49, 32. I will scatter them to all winds.
Wind of doctrine. sig:
Mens deuises, which carry away vnstable men, as a Boate is carried away with the Wind. Ephe▪ 4▪ 14. With eueryevery wind of doctrine.
to hold the windes. sig:
To stoppe and hinder the passage and course of heauenly doctrine. Reuel. 7, 1. Holding the Winde that it should not blow vponupon the earth.
to sow the Wind. sig:
To busie and bestirre our selues in thinges that profit not, as Idolatours doe, who must reape according as they sow. Hose 8, 7. They hauehave sowne the Winde, or to the Winde.
to walke in the Wind. sig:
To be a rash and vnfaithfull Teacher. Micah. 2, 11. If a man walke in the winde.
Wine. sig:
The fruit of the Vine, or the iuyce of the Grapes. 1 Tim. 5, 23. Drink a little Wine for thy stomack. Mat. 26, 29. I will not drinke henceforth of the fruit of this Vine.
2 The bloud of Christ shed to death, reioycing the faithfull Soule, as the Wine doth the heart. Math. 26, 28. For this [Wine] is the bloud of the New Testament, which is shed for many. Sée Mark 14, 24, 25. A Metanimie.
3 The comfortable doctrine of free saluation, by faith in the bloudshed of Christ. Cant. 2, 4. He brought me into the Seller of Wine. A Metaphor.
4 The graces and fruits of the Spirit, which are sweete and delightfull, as Wine. Esay 55, 1. Come buy Wine and Milke without Money. A Metaphor.
5 Gluttony, or excesse in eating and drinking. Ose 4, 11. Wine taketh away the hart of man. Here it is taken in ill part.
6 Vngodly and vnrighteous workes, as the bitter fruit of impenitent and obstinate Sinners. Deu. 32, 33. Their Wine is the poyson of Dragons, and the cruell Gaule of Aspes. It is also taken in ill part here.
to drinke wine. sig:
To fare liberally. Iob 1, 13. Were eating and drinking Wine, in their elder Brothers house. Here it is vsed in good part.
2 To hauehave the heart cheared with godly ioy. Zac. …, 10. 7. There harts shall reioyce as one that drinketh wine. Heere it is taken in good part.
3 To play the Glutton and the Drunkard. Esay 5, 22. Woe bee them that are mighty to drinke wine. Here it is taken in ill part.
to drinke the wine of giddinesse. sig:
To trouble and astonish the minde (as men are troubled with excessiue drinking of New Wine.) Psal. 60, 3. Thou hast made vsus drinke of the Wine of Giddinesse.
Wine mixed with water. sig:
The chiefe Rulers and Gouernours of the people, to hauehave beene corrupted and peruerted. Esay 1, 22. Thy Wine is mixed with Water.
wine of violence. sig:
Wine gotten by oppression and extreamity, or violence. Prou. 4, 17. And they drinke the Wine of violence.
Wing. sig:
That part of a Bird wherewith it flyeth, and vnderunder which it hideth her young. Math. 23, 37. As a Hen gathereth her young vnderunder her wings.
2 The protection of Almighty God, vnderunder which his people be (as it were) hid, and kept safe. Psalme 91, 8. He will couer thee vnderunder his wing. Psa. 17, 8. Hide me vnderunder the shaddow of thy wings. Ruth. 2, 12. VnderUnder whose wings thou art come to trust.
3 The great readinesse of the Angels, performing the will of God with all speede and celeritie. Esay 6, 2. EueryEvery one had sixe wings.
4 The defence, which Princes, Rulers, Magistrates, Maisters, and Husbands, &c. doe affoord vntounto their inferiors. Ruth 3, 9. Spread the Wing of thy garment ouer thine hand-maide.
Eagles wing. Sée Eagles.
to take wings. sig:
Speedily and suddenly to depart and fly away. Prouer. 2, 5. Riches take vntounto them winges. Prosopopaeia.
to walk vponupon y• wings of the wind. sig:
To vse great celerity and speede, in executing his workes of iudgement and mercy. Psal. 104, 3. He walketh vponupon the wings of the wind. Psal. 18, 10. He came flying vponupon the wings of the wind.
To win. sig:
To gaine, or to get worldly thinges by our labour. Mat. 16, 26. What shall it profit a Man, though he win the whole world, and loose his soule.
2 To gaine a Soule to God. 1 Cor. 9, 22. That I may winne the weake. 1 Pet. 3, 1.
to Wipe all teares. sig:
To deliuer perfectly and fully from all teares, & all sins, sorrowes, and miseries, the cause of teares. Reuel. 21, …. I will wipe teares from your eies.
Wise. sig:
One, prudent and circumspect, who can forecast dangers and euils to preuent them. Mat. 10, 16. Be wise as Serpents.
2 EueryEvery godly person which feareth God and obeyeth his word. Pro. 10, 1. A wise Sonne maketh a glad Father. And 9, 9, 10. GiueGive admonition to the wise. Ephe. 5, 15.
3 One which swelleth, and is puft vp with opinion of wisedome. 2 Cor. 11, 19. Because that ye are wise. An Itonie.
4 Astronomers and Priestes of the Persians. Math. 2, 1. There came wisedome from the East; that is, such as were learned in the sciences of this World. Rom. 1, 14.
5 One, subtile and crafty. Exod. 1, 10. Let vsus worke wisely. 2 Sam. 14, 2. And brought thence a wise Woman, and said to her.
6 A cunning Artificer. Exod. 28, 3. And 35, 10. And all the wise hearted among you shall come.
7 Sorcerers and Magicians. Exod. 7, 11. Pharaoh called forth the wise men. Gene. 41, 8.
to be Wise for thy selfe. sig:
To apply thy wisedome for thine own good and benefit. Prou. 9, 12. Thou shalt be wise for thy selfe; that is, make vse of thy wisedome: not for others onelyonly, but the right direction of thine owne waies.
Wise to saluation. sig:
A true beleeuer, who by the eye of faith, doth behold and know, Iesus to bee the Christ and his owne Sauiour. 2 Tim. 3, 15. Which is able to make thee wise to saluation through faith.
wise Steward. sig:
A Minister of Christ, hauing skil to fit & giuegive eueryevery one within his charge, his due portion of food agreeable to his strength and age; Milke to whom Milke, and strong meate, to whom strong meate belongs. Luke 12, 42. Who is a faithfull Steward and wise.
wise to that which is good sig:
One, furnished with knowledge and wisedome, to embrace good, and eschew euill, to bewray and beware the deceit, both of sinne and of false Prophets. Ro. 16, 19. I would hauehave you wise to that which is good.
Wisedome. sig:
The Diuine Essence, beholding and infinitely knowing himselfe and all thinges else, which hee most wisely disposeth, being Authour of wisedome in all others. Psal. 147, 5. His wisedome is infinite. 1 Tim, 1, 16. To God onelyonly wise.
2 Christ Iesus (as God) by whom the counsell of God touching mans saluation, is declared. Pro. 8, 14. I hauehave counsell and wisedome.
3 The most perfect knowledge, which Christ (as Man) hath of the will of his Father, imputed to the faithfull, to couer their ignorance of God. 1 Cor. 1, 30. He is made vntounto vsus of God wisedome.
4 The Scriptures or word of God written, which are called wisedome, because they teach true wisedome, and lead vsus to God the Fountaine of true wisedome. Luke 11, 49. Therefore said the wisedome of God, I will send them Prophets.
5 The knowledge of faith, whereby the elect see and behold God to bee their Father in Christ. This is the cheefe Wisedome. Ephe. 1, 8. He hath abounded towardes vsus in all Wisedome. 2 Timothy 3, 15.
6 The doctrine of the Gospell. 1 Cor. 2, 6, 7. We speake the wisedome of God in a Mystery.
7 The sound vnderstanding and knowledge of the word. Prou. 4, 5, 7. Get wisedome, get vnderstanding. Pro. 14, 6. A Scorner seekes wisedome, and findeth it not.
8 True godlinesse, or the sincere feare of God, wherein consists a great part of wisedome. Prou. 10, 21. The Fooles shall dye for wa…t of wisedome. Also verse 13, 23. Prou. 1, 7. Fooles despise wisedome. Psalme 90, 13. We may apply our Heartes to VVisedome.
9 Prudence and discretion, enabling men to perceiue what is fit to bee done, according to the circumstances of time, place, persons, manners, & end of doing. Eccle. 2, 13, 14. I saw that there is profit in wisedome, for the wise Mans eies are in his head. Knowledge directes vsus to see what is to be done, and what not to be done; but wisedome directs vsus how to doe things duely conueniently, and fitly. Knowledge is of genetals; Wisedom of particulars.
10 That gift, whereby a publique person, Prince, or Counsellour, is enabled to aduise soundly and readily, of matters of State and Common-wealth. 1 Kinges 3, 28. And they saw the wisedome of GOD was in him to doe Iustice. Prouer. 21, 30. There is no Wisedome, nor vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord. Achitophell had this kinde of Wisedome as well as Salomon.
11 Humaine learning, or skill of prophane Arts and Sciences. Actes 7, 22. Learned in all the wisedome of the Aegiptians. This Wisedome also is common, both to good and bad.
12 Affection, lust, desire, or study. Rom. 8, 6. Wisedome of the flesh is death; that is, lust of sin leadeth to death.
Earthly wisedome. sig:
Such Wisedome as earthly minded men hauehave, which they learne not from God, but from the Deuill. Iames 3, 15. This wisedome descends not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuillish.
wisedom of the flesh. sig:
Such Wisedome as vnregenerate men are indued withall, whose wit and reason, as well as their will and affections, sauours onelyonly of earthly thinges. Rom. 8, 6, 7. The Wisedome of the Flesh is death.
hid wisedome. sig:
The Gospell which is hid from all naturall men. 1 Cor. 2, 7. We speake the hid Wisedome.
wisedome of God. sig:
Singular and excellent Wisedome. 1 Kinges 3, 28. The Wisedome of God was in them.
méeknesse of Wisedome. sig:
Such Wisedome as maketh meeke, and is ioyned with meeknesse. Iames 3, 13. Let him shew his workes with meeknesse of wisedome.
Spirit of Wisedome. sig:
That liuely faith, whereby wee embrace Christ, offered in the Gospell, by the guift and working of the Spirit. Ephe. 1, 17. Might giuegive vntounto you the spirit of Wisedome; that is, of true & liuely faith, which maketh wise to saluation.
2 Great cunning and skill, to doe the worke of the Tabernacle, through the guift of Gods Spirit. Exod. 28, 3. Whom I hauehave filled with the Spirit of Wisedome.
to sit in the seat of wisedome. sig:
To be a cheefe Counsellour of Estate vntounto any King. 2 Sam 23, 8. He that sate in the Seate of Wisedome.
treasures of Wisedome. sig:
Exceeding great plenty and store of heauenlie and diuine knowledge. Col. 1, 3. In whom are hid all the treasures of Wisedome and knowledge.
wisedome of the world. sig:
Such vnderstanding of diuine thinges, as men may attaine to by vertue of naturall wit, without reuelation of the Spirit. 1 Cor. 2, 6. We speake not the wisedom of this World. or that is the knowledge of things pertaining vntounto this World.
Wisedome of words. sig:
Affected eloquence, or pompous and painted speach, whereby carnall men vse to shew foorth their carnall wisedome. 1 Cor. 1, 17. Not with wisedome of wordes. 1 Cor. 2, 1, 4. Excellency of wordes, and words of mans wisedome.
Witnesse. sig:
One, called to testifie a truth in any matter. 1 Iohn 5, 8, 9. Iohn 8, 18. I beare Witnesse of my selfe.
2 The true record and Testimony that GOD beareth of Christ, and Christ of himselfe. 1 Iohn 5, 9. This is the witnesse of God, which he testified of his Son. Iohn 8, 14. And 18.
3 The record which Gods Spirit and a sanctified conscience doe beare to the godly, of their owne adoption. Rom. 8, 16. The same Spirit beares Witnesse with our Spirit, that wee are the Sonnes of God.
4 The true Ministers of Christ, who by their doctrine, liues, and death, do beare witnesse vntounto the doctrine of Christ. Iohn. 15, 27. Ye shall beare witnesse also. Reue. 11, 3.
faithfull witnesse. sig:
One, which plainely and sincerely doth vtter the whole needefull truth, eschewing deceit and falshood. Prou, 14, 5. A faithfull Witnesse will not lie. This is a ciuill Witnesse.
2 Christ …esus, who beareth a true Testimony of his Fathers will. Reue. 3, 14. The faithfull and true Witnesse. This is a Diuine Witnesse.
false Witnesse. sig:
One, who in the record and Witnesse which he beares, dooth vtter lies, or conceales a necessarie truth. Prouerbs 14 5. But a false Witnesse wil speake lyes. Prouer. 12, 17. But a false Witnesse speaketh deceit.
2 One which wresteth the words spoken by another man, vntounto a contrary meaning. Math. 26, 60, 61. At the last came two false Witnesses, &c.
A Witch. sig:
One, which coniectureth by the Clouds at things to come giuing too much to obseruation of times and daies. Leuit. 19, 26. Ye shall vse no Witch-craft, nor obserue times.
2 One, that exerciseth deuillish and wicked Artes, such as bee named in Deutro. 18, 10. Exod. 22, 18. Thou shalt not su…ier a Witch to liue.